my kind of adventure

Flowers are pretty, but so are Christmas lights.

[photomuzik]

[theglasschild]

“THE WORLD IS increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.”

— Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

[eliminated]

[8-bitfiction]

[welcometoyouredoom]

[eliminated]

[understands]

[destroymylife]

[hypnotic-flow]

me, whenever Self Care by Mac Miller comes on

[trapwords]

[9710144]

[quotefeeling]

“So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me because I, too, am fluent in silence.”

— R. Arnold

[medelliaofthegrayskies]

[bonbonez]

the universe in her eyes

[haonsowmqpoznwk-blog]

[normal-with-adhd-is-a-joke]

This is the bare minimum of decent human behavior for ANY gender. If you are an adult and someone who is not an adult wants to have a relationship with you, it is your duty to, at bare minimum, turn them away.

[glorious-spoon]

and like... having crushes on adults is a Normal Adolescent Thing, but it doesn’t mean they’re ready for--or for that matter, want--an actual relationship with said adult. it’s a goddamn developmental phase for kids working out their sexuality, and treating it as a chance to get laid is fucking monstrous.

[bendingsignpost]

Recommended tactics to deal with a child hitting on you:

“kiddo”

“buddy”

inform a friend to ensure you’re never left alone with them

refer to own age in conversation

“yeah, I know I look young, but you wouldn’t BELIEVE how awkward it is being mistakenly hit on by a teenager!”

upon that child turning 18:

“Happy birthday, kiddo!”

“Have you registered to vote yet?”

“Man, being a baby adult was so hard, good luck with that”

[awed-frog]

And as a reminder, teenagers often have crushes on older and/or unavailable people like celebrities precisely because psychologically/emotionally they’re not ready to have a relationship. On a subconscious level, fantasizing about someone you know you can’t be with allows you to experiment with your emotions in a safe way. And obviously an adult taking advantage of that will disrupt the entire thing.

[wonting]

[perrfectly]

“No matter how bad you want a person, if your hearts are in two different places, you’ll have to pass and move on.”

— Alexandra Elle (via perrfectly)