I may be clueless but I’m trying

She/her 17 Sometimes my brain cells decide to interact

don’t ever feel bad for asking me to tag a trigger

i do not care what the trigger is

i will tag it for you

you have legitimate reasons to be triggered by it

and i am not one to question those reasons

so just send me an ask

anonymous if you’re scared

and i will tag it all the time in future

your wellbeing is worth twenty extra seconds of my time at least

[fbi-captain-rainy]

don’t ever feel bad if i dont remember to tag it

i might be on mobile

i might be dumb

i might have forgotten

just send me an ask

anon if you’re scared

i’ll correct it

your wellbeing is worth twenty extra seconds of my time at least

[hermitcraftheadcanons]

I’m reblogging this here because I’m not sure I’ve addressed it on this blog before, but: I try my best to tag common issues in all my posts and answered asks, but if I’ve missed something that could be upsetting, please tell me!

[kitty-kat-ash]

P L E A S E

[denki-kaminari-anon]

OKOK THIS! I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS POST FOREVER, AND I FINALLY FOUND IT! Anon or not, please let me know! It doesn’t matter what it is, if you want me to tag it I will, I promise! It’s important to you, and that’s what matters.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[thatmadhatter]

Okay, but THIS.

My therapist only recently understood that when I said, “I don’t know how to make this phone call or make this appointment.” I very literally meant I didn’t know what to do. I can dial the phone, but what do I say EXACTLY? What questions are going to be asked? What do I need to have on hand? What if they ask me something I don’t know the answer to?

I’m one of those people that needs very specific and detailed instructions if I’m doing something for the first time.

[dovewithscales]

Be patient with people. We all have our struggles. Sometimes it can make all the difference in the world knowing someone can spare a few minutes to care about you and walk you through something that’s hard for you.

[fuckingconversations]

HOW TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT ADULT CALL 

FOR THE FIRST TIME

From an adult who has been doing this for about a decade now: 

Remember that about 10% of any office’s weekly call volume is from people just like you who have never done this in their life. 

The mass majority of people who run dentist offices, insurance claim call centers, whatever - remember what it’s like to be completely new, and are generally happy to explain the steps and re-phrase themselves if you let them know what you’re having trouble with, and are kind and patient with them. 

You’re not inconveniencing them. You’re not burdening them. Call center folks are 1000x happier to speak with someone who is earnestly trying and needs some basic help on super simple things, instead of a pissy long-time customer who demands free shit. 

You are a bright spot in their day. A chance to actually help. 

So! Here’s the steps: 

Keep reading

[pagesofivy]

I can’t tell you how much I needed this.

[kittenofdoomage]

I had to ring my car insurance yesterday, which I’ve never had to do before. It was terrifying. BUT when I explained to the call center person, including calling myself a useless adult who can’t adult, and they were very kind. It’s always worth saying “I’ve never done this before” because they’re usually a kind human (apart from P.B in my office, who I won’t name, but you get her on the phone and good lord, you’ll want to throw yourself out a window. I think she wants you to throw yourself out the window too) who will assist you however they can.

[allyitis]

Here’s the Subway Reddit thread they were referencing.

[hungwy]

maybe i should succumb to poetics

[mymedlife]

The most common side effect of the vaccine is telling everyone you got the vaccine.

[heartbeatsandrainstorms]

this is completely accurate and I’m not even a little sorry about it

[sexhaver]

locusts are SO fucked up. imagine if your apartment complex got too crowded during a drought so everyone in it started overproducing serotonin until they gained 100lb of pure muscle and then chewed through the drywall of every building in the neighborhood

[powerburial]

they do this over in philly

[hungwy]

the problem with learning other languages is i got nothin to say LOL

[doktorwhat]

eating food always improves the mood, dont know why

[ley-med]

it’s the sugar

brains love sugar

[hungwy]

This was a weirdly productive 4 hours for me i read like 3 articles and then did some writing editing practice. . . But I sleep under the covers in my bed in my room now. Thank you

[transsending]

this one death of that woman is suddenly going to count more than over 350,000 deaths from covid bc it's more politically convenient

[transsending]

"A woman died today!"

thousands of people died today from a virus you had the ability to help prevent! I'm not interested in turning some MAGA fucker into a martyr! stop doing it for them!

[advanced-procrastination]

The fact that she was maga trash isn’t even important. She was a terrorist. Like an actual terrorist. “She died” yeah, committing acts of terror. “She was a 14-year vet” cool, she was a 1-day terrorist. “She had a family” whom she abandoned to commit acts of terror. Keep the fuck up.

[no-passaran]

2019 what a great year for

the British Museum to return all the pieces they stole to their respective countries of origin that are asking to get them back

[no-passaran]

2020 what a great year for

the British Museum to return all the pieces they stole to their respective countries of origin that are asking to get them back

[no-passaran]

2021 what a great year for

the British Museum to return all the pieces they stole to their respective countries of origin that are asking to get them back

[simplynotthere]

My optimal brunch meal is a hot pocket

[emmaharwoods]

israel is currently bombing damascus, syria in the middle of the night while the world is focused on the situation in the united states. please take the time to read through the carrd linked on this thread to spread awareness and help the syrian people in anyway you can

[emmaharwoods]

this is a carrd that details how to help syria, lebanon, and palestine

this thread details how to help syrians and includes donation links

[emmaharwoods]

here’s a reminder signing petitions will not help most of the situations in the middle east! instead, look through the links above to find places where you can donate to trustworthy organizations or to syrian people directly. 

if you can’t donate, reblog to boost

[emmaharwoods]

update: this thread talks about which sites you should and should not be donating to

[determinate-negation]

well now is probably a good time for a post like this, what are some essential readings on fascism in your opinion. i really like the point you made, that the right now has a reason to be on the offensive, didn’t even consider that.

thank you for asking! ive been studying (or trying to study) the far right and the history of fascism for the past four years and my position has always been that 

its wrong to characterize trump or the entire trump movement as fascist because they dont have a lot characteristics that define fascism

doing so obfuscates the meaning of fascism and the conditions fascism forms in, and it will make it difficult to analyze and prepare for an actual fascist movement

trump is more aptly characterized as proto-fascist. the actual fascist movement is on the horizon and will probably develop more post-trump

those characteristics that define fascism are absolutely emerging now so its crucial for radical and antifascists to understand what fascism is and what the historical precedent for it was. heres my essential readings:

Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism – Michael Parenti

Discourse on Colonialism – Aimé Cesairé 

War, Technology and Fascism – Herbert Marcuse (this is a collection of essays. the most important and illuminating one is State and Individual Under National Socialism)

The Fascist Revolution: Towards a General Theory of Fascism - George Mosse (this is a cultural history of fascism, he’s a little anti-soviet but its very good otherwise. his other books on nazism and european history are also great)

Fascism and What is Coming – Michael Novick

Lectures on Fascism – Palmiro Togliatti

Anatomy of Fascism – Robert Paxton

i have a few posts which are tagged #fascism that may be of interest, this one here has more resources on german culture, nazi culture, and pre-fascist militias. also reading about italian and german history from the late 19th century to the 1920′s is very helpful for understanding the historical context

[astrelle]

Hey guys,

I’ll make this short. Today a racist idiot burned our car completely. It can only be sold for scrap because the motor, brain and sensors are fried.

We’re a family of black latine immigrants. we did not get any stimulus checks. I was forced to drop out cause I can’t pay for college so I’m using my shop to sustain my family, and without a car this is just so, so much more difficult.

I beg of you. If you’ve ever used these:

Please. please consider boosting and/or donating. I’m in complete shambles over this. 

http://paypal.me/mothcharm  http://ko-fi.com/swordknight  https://mothcharm.bigcartel.com

Thank you ♥

[dronesofthedesert2023-deactivat]

[i.d.: nine of the “blessed emojis”. they show different emotions and theyre all blushing.]

[badhighfive]

Hi tumblr people my best friend’s family members house burned down hours into the new year, they have no home insurance and one of them has cancer. They also found their son dead of a suspected overdose yesterday. Please consider contributing or sharing, thank you https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8vPb84gfHC

The Cervantes family

My family is going through a rough start to the year. On New Year’s Day in the early hours my uncle and aunts house burned to the ground. My

[zerpent]

Joel is a warm person n I s2g I’ll block everyone who doesn’t reblog this it’s the least youcan do if you can’t spare $

[yikes-ii]

January 6th, 2021

In regards to what happened today at the capital building

[emmaharwoods]

dc and american mutuals/followers, if you’re anxious and stressed due to the current situation, here are a few mental health and checkpoint carrds!

https://checkpoint.carrd.co/

https://comfortpack.carrd.co/

https://mentalhealthhelpsite.carrd.co/

https://mhresources.carrd.co/

feel free to add more links!