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Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi in the Mythic Quest S4 trailer

i hate the way fat antagonists have their weight moralized and used as a metaphor for greed and corruption and i hate the way it's overcorrected into fat people being "soft squishy friend-shaped cupcakes who look like they give incredible hugs" and i long for the day we have nuanced, interesting, and complicated fat characters and most of all i long for the day people are normal about fatness

hungwy

today someone asked me what my favorite even-toed ungulate is… god, who could decide?

hungwy

this was ignorant of me to post. of course its the muskox

hungwy

and here comes my favorite boy…

weaselle

okay. some of you must surely be getting tired of seeing me say this but i literally cannot help myself- THAT IS AN ICE AGE GOAT. THAT CAN GET TO BE 800lbs BIG.

we called them musk-ox because we thought they must be some kind of cow thing, but they are actually a goat thing; this is to a normal wild goat what a woolly mammoth is to a normal elephant, only these things survived.

and i absolutely cannot help myself because of the tizzy my brain goes into over the twin facts of

1: ice-age megafauna that is still alive! and

2: EIGHT HUNDRED POUND GOAT

you can see the goatishness a little more in their babies

i just, i am crazy over the fact that these guys are still alive on our planet

wolfythewitch

Dog years

important-animal-images

moniquill

'Borrowing the Tiger's Majesty' by Yuzu Kato

pansyfemme

“never kill yourself” is such a funny phrase to me that i think it’s accidently started working. its like an affrimation. say ‘never kill yourself’ enough times as a joke and maybe you won’t try to kill yourself over minor inconviences anymore

landmineblogging

aleliante

[ID: Various styled gifs of "Never kill yourself" /End ID]

glowcowboy

once i learn to express any strong emotion without bursting into tears it’s over for y’all

ampersketch-art

Did you know that— hold on I'm getting a call.

Hello?

ampersketch-art

What?

Who died?

ampersketch-art

Well I'm not too upset by this but how?

ampersketch-art

...uh huh, uh huh...

ampersketch-art

Every single Power Ranger, you say?

clambatch

*promares your stargaze*

eatsleepcrap

Look, I made a collection of Fandom cakes that I found!

I like cake.

mimidiann

What about Homestuck.

princecharmingtobe

Homestucks aren’t sorry.

fuckingkarkalicious

dunkstein

Children born when this post was made will be in the sixth grade this year

wingedcatgirl

Children born when this post was made are now allowed to create a tumblr account.

ryanthel0ser

TRIPLE VASHUSSY BABY

sandersstudies

I think a great way to improve communication with kids (and adults) is to make every yes or no question a this or that question.

I started doing it when after brain surgery my husband had trouble forming responses to questions for a while, and realized that the habit was helping my students engage more truthfully with me.

Some examples:

Yes/No: “Did you clean up your room like I told you?”

This/That: “Did you clean up already, or do you still need to do that?”

Yes/No: “Are you going to sit quietly?”

This/That: “Are you ready to sit and do our quiet activity, or do you need some time by yourself first?”

Yes/No: “Are you doing anything fun for your birthday?”

This/That: “Are you having a party on your birthday, or are you going to relax?”

I think many children (and adults!) are averse to telling adults “No,” especially when a command is implied. (“Did you clean your room?” “Are you going to sit quietly?” Hmmm if I say ‘no’ I will be in trouble with the adult.) So they are actually pretty likely to just lie and say what they think you want to hear.

Presenting a this or that question provides an alternative to lying, a ‘no, but’ scenario where they are presented with the reasonable consequences of a No (“if you’re not ready to sit quietly, you cannot do our quiet activity with us yet.”)

unfavorableinstigation

I find it useful professionally with adults too - "Did you have a chance to finish that project, or is it more of a next-week item?" When done sincerely (rather than passive-aggressively), it gets over rough ground lightly: it gives the other person a solution you clearly already find acceptable, so they don't have to flail around trying to defend/excuse themselves, they can just take the solution and everyone can move on.