Just Breathe.

Liz. 19. Ohio. Running. Food. College. Whatever else.

[shewolfofengland]

Whilst in Sydney in 1994, a man apparently tries to assassinate Prince Charles. And not a single fuck was given by His Royal Highness.

[deutschemark]

(x)

[heartyounot]

I’m dead at his face in the last one like “Did you even try?”

[aletolover-deactivated20151208]

And then when he gets pushed he’s like “Wait no let him try!”

[morepopcornplease]

his composure is just everything I aspire to be

[thosedarnwindsors-deactivated20]

OMG IT’S BACK!

[minimiddletons]

CHARLES IS THE BEST OMG

[realityofroyals-blog]

Like how he stands there as if, “Okay, I’ll be perfectly still and we’ll see if you can hit me this time. Come on, it is like I’m giving you a head start.” He’s more annoyed with his cuff link than the wanna be assassin.

[duchess-of-aquitaine-deactivate]

FOREVER REBLOGGING THIS.

[atomictiki]

THIS is how you deal with terrorists

Even if you go down you did it with dignity.

[jasoncanty01]

You all do know who his mother is right? You know the woman who stayed home during the bombing of London and drove Jeeps in WW2. They are trained to be final boss overlord level composed at age 2.

[atomictiki]

U don’t fuck with the Queen

[qbnaith]

His sister, Princess Anne, was the victim of an attempted kidnapping. The guy pointed a gun at her and told her to get out her car. She replied: “Not bloody likely.” And tried to kick him.

[parskis]

i swear to god, men raising their voice is the most terrifying thing in the whole world. they dont understand, like its an immediate panic response, game over

[cl4yton-deactivated20180207]

I actually had no idea women found this so scary

[periwinklepromise]

my downstairs neighbors fight on a regular basis, and every time he starts yelling i’m a little afraid he’s going to kill her. i have no reason to think this except that he is a man and he is angry

[thewonderfulthingaboutfish]

My math teacher has a loud voice and a temper and he scares the living shit out of me almost everyday. He’s made me and other kids cry more than once and he and his teacher buddies make a joke out of terrifying students.

[diamondsamura1-deactivated20220]

this was women in general? i knew my gf didn’t like it but I was unaware if this affected most women

[survivor-surviving]

Yes, it does

[pandora-ness]

As a woman, I had no idea it effected other women like this. I was too afraid to even talk about it. I thought I was weak. Thanks for bringing attention to this.

[kaldraws8280]

My dad thinks it’s funny that I used to cry when he raised his voice. I freak out whenever some one does. Once my director did, and I started crying I couldn’t stop. I’m glad to see I’m not alone…

[suicunesrider]

This is so important– seeing how common this is– and I also want you all to know that this is not normal. It isn’t something instinctively ingrained into women, to be afraid of men. There is no natural state of men being a threat that women constantly have to be afraid of. This is cultural. So many women and girls here have a mutual understanding of this feeling, and I think it really shows an unsettling truth about our society, particularly about how men are raised to act and how so many women have this defensive reaction gradually develop. It’s so important that these people have their voices heard, because it teaches us about problems that we just can’t deny the existence of any longer.

[shidoninoure]

I’m glad I’m not the only one

[anexperimentallife]

My fellow men, pay attention. I didn’t realize how scary this could be until one of my exes explained it to me, and it’s heartbreaking.

Also, when we move too much during an argument, or lean forward, it’s scary, and I never knew. I was even a little insulted at first, because surely she didn’t think I would hurt her. But see, that doesn’t matter. It wasn’t a sign that she mistrusted me specifically; it’s a conditioned response. (Although if you keep doing it once you realize it scares her, she SHOULDN’T trust you.)

Not every woman has been physically harmed by a man she trusted, but every woman KNOWS a woman who has.

I used to be horrible about this, because I didn’t realize how intimidating it was. I didn’t understand why the woman I was with clammed up or tried to tell me what she thought I wanted to hear, and I only got angrier, and acted even more like an asshole. It was wrong. It was abusive. It didn’t matter if I INTENDED it that way; it was still emotionally abusive. And it was inexcusable.

I get that when passions are high, and when you’re frustrated, it’s a natural tendency to let your voice get louder, to shout and gesture and lean forward. But you can train yourself to do better. You can train yourself to keep more of an even tone, to refrain from large and fast gestures, to not lean into her personal space. I did. I’m not perfect at it yet, but goddamn it, I WILL be.

Don’t tell me it’s too hard, that you just can’t do it, or that you “shouldn’t have to.” I’m 53 years old and just now getting the hang of it, and if this old dog can learn something new, so can you.

[elfwreck]

Note to guys: It really, REALLY doesn’t matter if you’re thinking, “but I would never…”

History is littered with the bodies of women who believed a man “would never.” This includes women killed by men who honestly, deeply, truly believed they “would never”… right up until she said that one thing or moved in just that way and he just got so mad, just that once, and pushed her or punched her or slashed her or shot her… just once, y’know, to shut her up, or because she was flinching and didn’t she know that HE’S NOT LIKE THAT and I’LL TEACH HER TO BE AFRAID OF ME…

We are trained, from infancy, that Men With Loud Voices are a source of pain from which we cannot escape, and attempts to escape may result in more pain. And as soon as we’re old enough to comprehend a world broader than our immediate circle, a world that extends into the past and will run into the future, we realize that there is no way, no way at all, to tell which men “would never” and which men “would never… except if.”

We live or die on that “if.” And any man who doesn’t like facing that hyper-vigilance can work on fixing OTHER MEN, not women’s fear.

The reaction shouldn’t be “not all men are like that;” it should be “no woman should have to live in fear.”

It’s telling that so many people will hear a story of long-term abuse and say, “why did she stay with him?” and not “why did he treat her like that?”

[plaggnoir]

This made me cry.

[thewhaleridingvulcan-deactivate]

I didn’t realize I wasn’t the only one. Like even if I hear OTHER people fighting and the guy raises his voice I always KNOW that he’s gonna kill that other man or woman…..even if he’s not. It’s just what the raised voice does to me

[helenarasmussen87]

To this day, all the men in my family do this to me when they want to shut me up or intimidate me to do what they want. 

My ex, as gentle a man you could hope to meet, did this once, along with grabbing me by the neck and pinning me to the wall because I was doing something he didn’t want me to do. 

It’s like Louis CK said once about the equivalent being a world were men could only date a half-bear half-lion and hope for the best.

[laughterbynight]

Tbh I thought it was common knowledge. Like, I just assumed everyone knew that getting loud and/or moving aggressively towards women scared the fuck out of us.

I’m actually glad to see it’s not. Doesn’t make me any less scared but it tells me that when this happens it’s not always on purpose. So there’s that.

[hollowedskin]

I had to explain to my partner that I’ve had exes try and kill me before and I can’t deal with his anger. at first he just tried to explain that he’s not mad at me or that he wouldn’t hurt me but he saw the kind of wreck it makes me and eventually he understood that that has never mattered before and now if he gets mad he usually goes outside or messes around downstairs with his fishtanks.

my partner used to be a head chef in a resort, used to build cars and he’s a manager in a factory, he’s used to yelling at everything and everyone when stuff isn’t working but once he realised how painful it was for me he controls himself when I’m there and comes and finds me to explain why he was mad when he’s calmer (so I stop freaking out that it’s my fault).

he’s a loud, explosive, confident man with a hair trigger temper and he can still pull himself together and control that anger for the most part around me now, so there’s no “but I’m just like that” or “I can’t help it” excuses to be had.

if you know you’re frightening people and using that ingrained fear of abuse against them to get what you want idk what to say to you except stop.

[rosebramblewolf]

this absolutely is normal what it isnt is healthy.

[trashfirefallon-deactivated2019]

I’ve never had a man hit me or get violent with me, my father, step father, any of my boyfriends, or my husband.  But I am still terrified when someone raises their voice in anger or moves to fast. It scares the shit out of me.

[coolthingoftheday]

[coolthingoftheday]

“Who gives a shit about your genitals you have a fucking dragon.”

[brown-nena]

You can tell he’s going “ohhHhhhhHHH!” 😩😭 this is so cute lmao

[iverbz]

this is one of most wholesome me posts ive ever seen

[thebigbiwolf]

current aesthetic: cute english teacher who’s high key banging the history professor

[satanstrousers]

current aesthetic: the history professor

[velvetjailofcrimes-deactivated2]

current aesthetic: the history professor’s substitute who joins in on the action.

[datvikingtho]

current aesthetic: the principal who really wants to get in on this sexyfest, but also doesn’t want this whole thing to blow up in his face.

[professor-remus-deactivated2018]

aesthetic: the librarian who nearly exposes the whole affair before joining in.

[welpwomp]

aesthetic: The bookish guidance counselor who thinks you all need Jesus. 

[gandalfthegreywarden-deactivate]

Aesthetic: the law student in his dorm across campus who can hear everything.

[ghost-roads]

Every time I see this it has different characters I love this post

[wordsnquotes]

[aprilynnepike]

Shel Silverstein wanted to say something very wise. So he wrote a children’s book.

[pqinful]

I couldn’t fully appreciate these as a kid. I’m so glad to see these. Shel Silverstein was so magnificent.

[rogerdabbit]

My entire childhood.

[whospilledthebongwater]

Yassssssss I’ve loved these since I was little

[mizworldofrandom]

[shittyelfwriter]

The best fucking thing I’ve ever seen

[nyokoko]

Gordon Ramsey has settled the candy corn debate once and for all.

[orangeoutlet]

Never thought knife wielding clowns would ever be a serious concern in adult life.

[just-shower-thoughts]

You’re the bad guy in somebody’s story.

[blightspider]

Pal I’m the bad guy in MY story

[fazitenenbaum]

Damn straight

[tealesbian]

imagine having foreign relations like this.

[sourcefieldmix-deactivated20161]

relationship goals

[jasonapham]

[enchanted-dystopia]

REPRESENTATION MATTERS.

[profeminist]

[mysliceoffun]

Representation is SO important.

[miaalyse96]

[hopeful-weirdo]

Thankyou zendaya

[beastboy]

chameleons have such cute hands

look they’re like little mittens

[commongayboy-deactivated2018082]

[julietamoroni-deactivated201507]

Don’t fuck with Ed’s love

[culturistjack-deactivated201804]

I'd very much like to punch a feminist.

I’d never, ever hurt a lady but I’d be happy to punch a feminist. It’d bring me great joy.

[olisaurusrex]

I’m 6’2 and weigh 180lbs

ready when you are

[thattallsummonerguy]

Or if you’d like to have some more options….

I’m 6’4” 228 pounds and have 9 years of combined martial arts training and 3 years of being a Line Backer in football. Just in case you are looking for variety.

[wontbeafraid-deactivated2014041]

what about a lady and a feminist. warning, combatives certified soldier.

[nevergenders]

im tiny, i’m like 5′4 and 130 lbs but u can fight me too

[scumbagsblog]

Reblogging for the last one cuz that’s adorable

[vampirezigzagoon]

When you're an adult and you see advertisements for new episodes of "SpongeBob" and "The Fairly Odd Parents"