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kids have no concept of anything. i walked into my kindergarten class and one kid asked me what my name was. when i said miss jones, he said “i like that name. did you know i’m in love with you”
once i told a 6 year old that i had finished school and was doing “more school” [university] and she asked “why haven’t you found anyone to marry then”
We were at a museum and I was asking for the student discount and my nine year old cousin looks up at me with his eyes wide and says “wait you’re a STUDENT??”
I used to babysit these three kids and the eldest who was around 11 at the time was talking about how adults are boring and when I told him I was an adult he said, “That’s not true, you’re my age”
our aunt teaches and she has this story about a little girl who really was always pretty quiet in class and then on the final day of kindergarten she just up and stated ‘i’m all teached now. i don’t need to be teached anymore. i’m done of being teached.’
once when i was 19, I told my little cousin that i was 19 and she looked up at me with huge eyes and went, “Does that mean you don’t have to bring an adult with you to the pool?”
I watched my dad and my niece (3 at the time) arguing over a pair of pants and whether or not they were also a dress. My neice’s argument was that they were, in fact, also a dress because they were blue.
I asked the kids in my daycare class what they thought I should be for Halloween and this little boy goes, “ooh I know! A pickle! You’d be such a good pickle”
On the first day of class with my favorite student of all time, I said, “Are you okay? You look like you have a question.” And she looked me right in the eyes and said, tremulously,
One time I was working with a kid and he looked up at me and asked “Do you have a boy?” I had no idea what he was talking about, but I told him that I did not have any boys. He looked shocked and then deeply concerned and said “Well, you better hurry up and shave your arms so you can get married; August is next month!”
I was sitting on the floor with my 3yo niece and we were playing with her younger brother’s alphabet blocks and the O had an octopus on it. So I picked it up and asked her what it was.
“Octopus,” she said, all curls and smiles.
“And what kind of animal is an octopus?” I asked. I was looking for “fish” or “sea creature” but I would have accepted almost anything–”weird,” “gross,” even “slimy.” “Underwater” or “it lives in the ocean” would have also been acceptable.
She looks me right in the eye and says, happy as a clam, “It’s a cephalopod.”
if youve never physically been in the presence of like, a real live wolf, and you probably wont get the chance to, heres some stuff about them you should know
a wolf’s fur is so unbelievably thick that you can get like, your whole hand into it while petting. and then you can keep going
wolves are a lot bigger than you think they are. think about how big you think a wolf is then just like double that
they dont really smell like dog but they DO smell and youre not going to be able to figure out if its a good smell or not
a wolf really wants to lick the inside of your mouth. he will not stop trying to lick the inside of your mouth at any cost, and generally speaking you need to press your lips together kind of tightly when he approaches your face so that he doesnt worm his damn tongue in there to give you what he thinks is an appropriate greeting
a wolf doesnt really want to look at you while you pet him but he wants you to pet him. hes embarrassed
if a grown ass wolf decides to lay down on you, you just have to deal with it and thats your life now
young wolves, much like young dogs, are overwhelmingly goofy and stupid. a teenage wolf will see your very fragile, very human shoulder and go “i can probably step on that with my full weight” and then he will do it
letting a wolf eat out of your hand is actually not remotely frightening, and youll want to do it all day
like seriously their brain-to-body size ratio is equal to that of a chimpanzee
They vocalize anger, sadness, or happiness in response to things
they are scary smart at solving puzzles
some crows stay with their mates until one of them dies
they can remember faces
SIDENOTE HERE BECAUSE HOLY SHIT. They did an experiment where these guys wore masks and some of them fucked with crows. Pretty soon the crows recognized the masks = douchebag. But the nice guys with masks they left alone. THEN, OH WE’RE NOT DONE, NO SIR crows that WEREN’T EVEN IN THE EXPERIMENT AND NEVER SAW THE MASK BEFORE knew about mask-dudes and attacked them on sight. THEY PASSED ON THE FUCKING INFORMATION TO THEIR CROW BUDDIES.
They remember places where crows were killed by farmers and change their migration patterns.
A colleague of my dad’s lives next to a lake, and looked out the window one morning to see a duck trapped in the ice. A crow swooped down. “Oh hell,” she thought, expecting carnage, because crows are opportunists. But the crow chipped at the ice with its beak until the duck was free.
Idk of this counts but a few crows saved me from a magpie swooping attack once ,they’re bros who can tell when magpies are being unreasonable and need to chill
I love crows so damn much. When I was fifteen, I hit a pretty serious bout of depression, to the point I was in my room for months. Well, a family of crows made a nest in a tree outside my window. There were two parents and two chicks. One chick was healthy and strong. One was weak, and had a caw like something being strained. It sounded more like a rooster crowing and so my parents jokingly named him ‘Buck’.Well… months passed and Buck’s sibling was taught to fly. His parents focused on the sibling because the sibling was strong. The father stayed behind to try and teach Buck, but I saw him try to fly, fail, and crash to the floor. His father helped him back up into the tree.
Every day, I would watch Buck from my window until one day I opened it and started talking to him. He was small and gangly and he couldn’t caw right. His feathers were all over the place and I felt a kinship. So I made a deal with him. I told him that if he could do it, if he could fly, then I could find the strength to get up. Well… near the end of the season, after talking with him every day, I finally saw him get out of the nest. He went to the edge of his branch, braced himself, and jumped… and just before he hit the ground, he soared back up into the sky. I cheered harder than I ever had before.
That winter, Buck left the area. I was crestfallen. I felt like I’d lost a friend. But I was so damn proud of him.
Cut to the next spring? I’m walking up the driveway one day when suddenly I hear a sound… a broken caw. I look up, and Buck is sitting in a tree above my head. He stared at me and puffed his feathers, then hopped down in front of me and cawed again. I was so damn thrilled, and I told him how proud I was of him. He ruffled his feathers and then soared off into his old tree.
That summer? I heard two broken caws. One from Buck… and one from his chick.
Cut to ten years later? We have a family of crows who all have a very distinct caw and they come here and spend every spring, summer, and fall on our property. Buck still greets me every spring.
this one morning i kept hearing really loud caws, i remember it was like 5am, LIKE REALLY LOUD AND ANNOYING AND AGGRESSIVE, so loud that i could hear it through a closed window, and i eventually went outside to check it out. there was a crow on my front lawn, it had an injury on its head and couldn’t fly and there were two other crows circling right above it, and they were cawing like mad.
i tried to get close and take a better look and one of them dived super low and tried to attack me. so i went back in the house and chopped some sliced raw meat and tossed it at him from a distance.
a few more times later, very soon after, they could tell i was trying to help, and did not attack me. i was “allowed” to walk up close and pick him up, he couldn’t drink water properly so i had to dip my finger in a bowl and stick it in his mouth.
i did this few times a day and it went on for about a week before he disappeared, i thought he recovered and left, but he came back the next day and lands on me, and i see him around the block quite often, and he would come sit on my shoulder for a few minutes and then fly away again. i feel like i’ve adopted a son.
Like, I wouldn’t want to be on bad terms with a crow, but they are a really smart animal, they aren’t scary You just want to be nice to them because they will know and they will remember, and they will pay you back if you treat them a certain way.
As a side note, I volunteered at a rehab (Hope for Wildlife), where they were rehabbing a crow with a broken wing–who was named Russell Crow. He kept pulling his bandage off so a sleeve was cut off some old clothing and put on him like a little sweater.
i love queerplatonic relationships where one of them is aroace and the other isn't. i love when the allo character has a crush that fades over time. i love when they don't care what they are to each other as long as they're together. i love when romance is an option that they don't choose. i love when both aros and allos feel fulfilled without romance or sex.
looking at my more feminine sona. looking at Ineffa.
Genshin version of Glitchy is the Simulanka counterpart to Souls/Denny. Who at the end of that event went to Teyvat and lives there now. They still have doll-like limbs and probably struggle with viewing themselves as "human" / otherwise regular person.
taps chin. what if. I nudge them together with Ineffa...
Looking through the wiki for references and damn Inspektas regular height is way shorter than I initially interpreted.
Not like it really matters with him specifically (considering the way his body works lol) but I think it's funny 😭 - probably will keep interpreting him as taller tbh and say the height we see him as when next to his gang is more what he'd appear as if he were to walk the regular world as a god. Yk, for Convince of not breaking stuff and actually fitting in places lmao.
Will keep him among the shorter gods tho. Tiny aaaa youngest god. Probably very easy to be picked up by the scruff by the older and taller gods (as long as he doesn't cartoon his way out of being scruffed lol).
Anyways this is me rambling about trying to figure out how to depict characters heights send help.
This all started bc I played with the idea of Inspekta pre-game adopting a kid one way or another, whilst already a God, and now I need to figure out the scaling for all that.
You already saw the sketches and WIP design of this lil guy but... here everyone else can look. (Spoilers under cut & in tags!)
Wow look at this little fella and their God of a father. So teeny tiny. In their Papa's big big paw. Telling him about their day...
(Again, this would be pre-game)
Their colour palette isnt entirely finished (bc I'm struggling HARD with the boots...)
The design notes have some spoilers soooo....
The general idea is them wearing the same colours as Inspekta, Hector & the BizzyBoys, seeing as they would be raised by the BizzyBoys and Inspekta primarily pre-game, mostly the BizzyBoys during the game & events leading up to the game, and then post game Hector would re-enter the picture as a human.
I especially tried pulling from Hectors design (Red sweater) and Inspektas design (yellow hearts) to get across the idea of expectations being placed on the kid. Getting adopted & raised by a God? You sure have big shoes to fill kiddo! And I don't mean that in just the literal sense!
The flower hairtie purposely matches with Patty, establishing Patty as probably the closest friend within the BizzyBoys the kid has. Being the youngest member, Patty takes more of a big sibling kind of role, and due to his kindhearted, sweet nature he tends to be more understanding and patient than let's say hot headed Capochin.
Additionally, with Capo trying to stop Patty from actually investigating during the game, this gives me a great opportunity to have him repeatedly assign Patty as babysitter in an attempt to keep him occupied.
Unfortunately for him, the kid does look up to how hardworking their "big sibling" P is, and probably would easily want to be Patty's little assistant when investigating.
I did try to make the boots and pants pull from Hectors and Inspektas color palettes too, but it kept looking off balance. Even now, trying to use the black from the BizzyBoys uniform, I still feel it looks off balance. So that part is still a huge WIP.
Now, cycling to the actual plot of the game & the reason the kiddo looks so upset here!
When first being taken in by Inspekta and his men, that was way before Spekta spiraled down the hole he us in during the game. Making him much more caring towards everyone involved. This also meant that he would be open to spend plenty of time with the kiddo (whomst I still need a name for ugh).
I still need to sort out the events that lead up to the Papa 'Ekta situation here, but the reason he felt a sense of responsibility and care for the kid is that they reminded him of his own insecurities and worries. Very much through a trauma response of "I don't want anyone else to feel that way", he felt responsible to ensure of that personally .
Which makes it even more heartbreaking when he does eventually spiral, resulting in having less time for his kid. He can't risk them figuring out what he's planning, and with how much time they'd normally spend in the God Complex, they definitely would.
So this results in Capochin repeatedly telling the kid that Inspekta is busy with "God work" and preparations for the Rift situation coming up, which to be fair isn't entirely a lie.
The kid is confused, as in the past there was no issue being in the Complex whilst Spekta was working. At least as long as they didn't go out of their way to distract him & waited until he was done.
Due to (the shared) fear of abandonment & being forgotten, simply being able to be around the Complex, knowing their newfound caregiver was right there, was a huge comfort for the kid. Inspekta suddenly having no time for them, makes them feel pretty forgotten and left behind - similarly to what Inspekta himself (and admittedly Capochin too) is spiraling through, but obviously on a much smaller and less destructive scale.
The once rather social butterfly, becomes less outspoken and timid by the time the Godpoke enters the picture. Clinging to their only consistently present person of comfort and safety during this point of time; that being Patty.
Due to how Patty likes the Godpoke and views them as more of a friend than stranger, he would likely try to encourage the kid to talk to them as well. This would be a step by step development throughout the different areas, similar to Patty's own arc of standing up for himself & voicing his thoughts and feelings on Capochin's and Inspekta's treatment towards himself & the team.
Which would eventually open the opportunity for the kid to possibly open up a little about their own feelings as well; those being that they don't exactly know what caused Inspekta to be so much more closed off and busy, and not knowing why Capo seems much more strict for about that same time frame. They don't know what's going on, and that scares them, they don't want to lose another family and be left behind again (They weren't purposely left behind by their initial family, but it's simply the way they feel about losing them).
The only thing they really want is for things to go back to normal, and for their Papa to have time for them again. They are starting to doubt the excuses Capo gives as of why they can rarely visit Inspekta now, but due to lacking the "insider info" they just cannot understand what the reason is.
The few times they would get to visit Inspekta, and would try to express missing him, they would simply get reassured that things will go back to normal after the Rift is closed and there is less workload. But something about that doesn't sit right with them; possibly the tone of Inspektas voice? The anxious expressions on his face at times? The way it feels like he just wants them out his room as soon as possible?
They don't know for sure, and it's stressing them out.
Cutting to end game, the kid likely would tune out a lot of what is going on. That doesn't mean they don't see all the Propaganda (like, it's literally plastered EVERYWHERE), but they are in denial.
Their Papa cared about the BizzyBoys, them and the other gods didn't he? So why would Capo suddenly talk about overruling the other Gods? Plus Patty is now not available, taking away the last consistent caregiver. They would be slowly going down their own little spiral throughout the entire revolution arc, but unfortunately there is not much the Godpoke can do for them. They don't want to be talked to, don't want to be touched or even looked at at most times.
There could be an option to collect their spiraling rambles and try getting the other BizzyBoys to step in, but most are busy following orders or have other excuses.
Once Patty is free of the bucket, it would be possible to tell him to check on them (possibly another team member mentioning that they probably wont let anyone other than Inspekta or P near them in this state, implying a similar thing happened before under a different context [trauma]). But beyond that there's no way to help someone who will only get worse due to overstimulation if you try to intervene.
They likely wouldn't talk after that anymore before the Godpoke leaves to look for Capo, because they are just so exhausted emotionally, mentally and physically (bc breakdowns are draining).
Then later at the spire, most things would go as normal.
The kid never actually met Inspekta as a human (duh), so they wouldn't quite recognize Hector until he launched into a speech displaying the leadership that initially got him elected in the first place.
That's the version of the leadership Inspekta still held when they originally met, and likely a while after that. So that would make the realization kick in.
After it's all over, they definitely wouldn't instantly forgive Hector. Similarly to what Capo tells the Godpoke about himself and Hector, the fact that there's a lot of work to do to rebuild a bond and trust also applies to them. And it probably would make Hector feel the according pain when realizing he broke that trust not only with his team, Capo and honestly everyone ever in the Grove, but also towards the kid he promised to look after. He promised to never let them feel the way he had just made them feel for however long he had been spiraling. And seeing them hesitate to reach out to him, only to then turn away and once again cling to Patty instead, would hurt.
Eventually post-game they would talk, and Hector would make an active effort to make things up to them, the same as he tries with everyone else. But it's a process and healing isn't linear. There will be good days and there will be bad days. And that's just how things are.
And let's not forget that his human body did in fact age. This man is in his early 60s now, or late 50s at best.
He's not going to have the same amount of energy he had whilst he was Inspekta.
Their entire dynamic between each other would change drastically simply because of Hector now being a human, even if we were to remove all the hurt and trauma from the situation.
This is a 60 year old man (who is more-or-less single due to needing to work on things cough cough) who has to raise a kid at his big age, and also needs to readjust to human society. Heck, even to having a regular body if we wanna go there.
Despite things probably not being the smoothest with the, now former, BizzyBoys, I do believe that they would try to still be present in the kids life to some extent.
Especially Patty, who essentially is an older sibling to them. Even if he himself was hurt by everything that happened, that doesn't mean he should have the kid bear the consequences of a former gods actions.
Anyways I think that's all for now, so I'll leave you with this:
POV - Uncle Alexei raided the snacks cabinet, and Hector was just trying to take a nap bc yk. Old man.
oh no don't get me wrong. i knew. I used she/they privately ahaha. I just used he/him publicly back then because I didn't know the fandoms stance yet and wanted to be safe
Looking through the wiki for references and damn Inspektas regular height is way shorter than I initially interpreted.
Not like it really matters with him specifically (considering the way his body works lol) but I think it's funny 😭 - probably will keep interpreting him as taller tbh and say the height we see him as when next to his gang is more what he'd appear as if he were to walk the regular world as a god. Yk, for Convince of not breaking stuff and actually fitting in places lmao.
Will keep him among the shorter gods tho. Tiny aaaa youngest god. Probably very easy to be picked up by the scruff by the older and taller gods (as long as he doesn't cartoon his way out of being scruffed lol).
Anyways this is me rambling about trying to figure out how to depict characters heights send help.
This all started bc I played with the idea of Inspekta pre-game adopting a kid one way or another, whilst already a God, and now I need to figure out the scaling for all that.
You already saw the sketches and WIP design of this lil guy but... here everyone else can look. (Spoilers under cut & in tags!)
Wow look at this little fella and their God of a father. So teeny tiny. In their Papa's big big paw. Telling him about their day...
(Again, this would be pre-game)
Their colour palette isnt entirely finished (bc I'm struggling HARD with the boots...)
The design notes have some spoilers soooo....
The general idea is them wearing the same colours as Inspekta, Hector & the BizzyBoys, seeing as they would be raised by the BizzyBoys and Inspekta primarily pre-game, mostly the BizzyBoys during the game & events leading up to the game, and then post game Hector would re-enter the picture as a human.
I especially tried pulling from Hectors design (Red sweater) and Inspektas design (yellow hearts) to get across the idea of expectations being placed on the kid. Getting adopted & raised by a God? You sure have big shoes to fill kiddo! And I don't mean that in just the literal sense!
The flower hairtie purposely matches with Patty, establishing Patty as probably the closest friend within the BizzyBoys the kid has. Being the youngest member, Patty takes more of a big sibling kind of role, and due to his kindhearted, sweet nature he tends to be more understanding and patient than let's say hot headed Capochin.
Additionally, with Capo trying to stop Patty from actually investigating during the game, this gives me a great opportunity to have him repeatedly assign Patty as babysitter in an attempt to keep him occupied.
Unfortunately for him, the kid does look up to how hardworking their "big sibling" P is, and probably would easily want to be Patty's little assistant when investigating.
I did try to make the boots and pants pull from Hectors and Inspektas color palettes too, but it kept looking off balance. Even now, trying to use the black from the BizzyBoys uniform, I still feel it looks off balance. So that part is still a huge WIP.
Now, cycling to the actual plot of the game & the reason the kiddo looks so upset here!
When first being taken in by Inspekta and his men, that was way before Spekta spiraled down the hole he us in during the game. Making him much more caring towards everyone involved. This also meant that he would be open to spend plenty of time with the kiddo (whomst I still need a name for ugh).
I still need to sort out the events that lead up to the Papa 'Ekta situation here, but the reason he felt a sense of responsibility and care for the kid is that they reminded him of his own insecurities and worries. Very much through a trauma response of "I don't want anyone else to feel that way", he felt responsible to ensure of that personally .
Which makes it even more heartbreaking when he does eventually spiral, resulting in having less time for his kid. He can't risk them figuring out what he's planning, and with how much time they'd normally spend in the God Complex, they definitely would.
So this results in Capochin repeatedly telling the kid that Inspekta is busy with "God work" and preparations for the Rift situation coming up, which to be fair isn't entirely a lie.
The kid is confused, as in the past there was no issue being in the Complex whilst Spekta was working. At least as long as they didn't go out of their way to distract him & waited until he was done.
Due to (the shared) fear of abandonment & being forgotten, simply being able to be around the Complex, knowing their newfound caregiver was right there, was a huge comfort for the kid. Inspekta suddenly having no time for them, makes them feel pretty forgotten and left behind - similarly to what Inspekta himself (and admittedly Capochin too) is spiraling through, but obviously on a much smaller and less destructive scale.
The once rather social butterfly, becomes less outspoken and timid by the time the Godpoke enters the picture. Clinging to their only consistently present person of comfort and safety during this point of time; that being Patty.
Due to how Patty likes the Godpoke and views them as more of a friend than stranger, he would likely try to encourage the kid to talk to them as well. This would be a step by step development throughout the different areas, similar to Patty's own arc of standing up for himself & voicing his thoughts and feelings on Capochin's and Inspekta's treatment towards himself & the team.
Which would eventually open the opportunity for the kid to possibly open up a little about their own feelings as well; those being that they don't exactly know what caused Inspekta to be so much more closed off and busy, and not knowing why Capo seems much more strict for about that same time frame. They don't know what's going on, and that scares them, they don't want to lose another family and be left behind again (They weren't purposely left behind by their initial family, but it's simply the way they feel about losing them).
The only thing they really want is for things to go back to normal, and for their Papa to have time for them again. They are starting to doubt the excuses Capo gives as of why they can rarely visit Inspekta now, but due to lacking the "insider info" they just cannot understand what the reason is.
The few times they would get to visit Inspekta, and would try to express missing him, they would simply get reassured that things will go back to normal after the Rift is closed and there is less workload. But something about that doesn't sit right with them; possibly the tone of Inspektas voice? The anxious expressions on his face at times? The way it feels like he just wants them out his room as soon as possible?
They don't know for sure, and it's stressing them out.
Cutting to end game, the kid likely would tune out a lot of what is going on. That doesn't mean they don't see all the Propaganda (like, it's literally plastered EVERYWHERE), but they are in denial.
Their Papa cared about the BizzyBoys, them and the other gods didn't he? So why would Capo suddenly talk about overruling the other Gods? Plus Patty is now not available, taking away the last consistent caregiver. They would be slowly going down their own little spiral throughout the entire revolution arc, but unfortunately there is not much the Godpoke can do for them. They don't want to be talked to, don't want to be touched or even looked at at most times.
There could be an option to collect their spiraling rambles and try getting the other BizzyBoys to step in, but most are busy following orders or have other excuses.
Once Patty is free of the bucket, it would be possible to tell him to check on them (possibly another team member mentioning that they probably wont let anyone other than Inspekta or P near them in this state, implying a similar thing happened before under a different context [trauma]). But beyond that there's no way to help someone who will only get worse due to overstimulation if you try to intervene.
They likely wouldn't talk after that anymore before the Godpoke leaves to look for Capo, because they are just so exhausted emotionally, mentally and physically (bc breakdowns are draining).
Then later at the spire, most things would go as normal.
The kid never actually met Inspekta as a human (duh), so they wouldn't quite recognize Hector until he launched into a speech displaying the leadership that initially got him elected in the first place.
That's the version of the leadership Inspekta still held when they originally met, and likely a while after that. So that would make the realization kick in.
After it's all over, they definitely wouldn't instantly forgive Hector. Similarly to what Capo tells the Godpoke about himself and Hector, the fact that there's a lot of work to do to rebuild a bond and trust also applies to them. And it probably would make Hector feel the according pain when realizing he broke that trust not only with his team, Capo and honestly everyone ever in the Grove, but also towards the kid he promised to look after. He promised to never let them feel the way he had just made them feel for however long he had been spiraling. And seeing them hesitate to reach out to him, only to then turn away and once again cling to Patty instead, would hurt.
Eventually post-game they would talk, and Hector would make an active effort to make things up to them, the same as he tries with everyone else. But it's a process and healing isn't linear. There will be good days and there will be bad days. And that's just how things are.
And let's not forget that his human body did in fact age. This man is in his early 60s now, or late 50s at best.
He's not going to have the same amount of energy he had whilst he was Inspekta.
Their entire dynamic between each other would change drastically simply because of Hector now being a human, even if we were to remove all the hurt and trauma from the situation.
This is a 60 year old man (who is more-or-less single due to needing to work on things cough cough) who has to raise a kid at his big age, and also needs to readjust to human society. Heck, even to having a regular body if we wanna go there.
Despite things probably not being the smoothest with the, now former, BizzyBoys, I do believe that they would try to still be present in the kids life to some extent.
Especially Patty, who essentially is an older sibling to them. Even if he himself was hurt by everything that happened, that doesn't mean he should have the kid bear the consequences of a former gods actions.
Anyways I think that's all for now, so I'll leave you with this:
POV - Uncle Alexei raided the snacks cabinet, and Hector was just trying to take a nap bc yk. Old man.
#idk what this means or if i do this but ig i'll just hold my phone with my pinky stuck out from now on??
Good question, also no that won’t help.
shitty MS Paint 3 minutes doodle, nto entirely accurate: When you have your pinky hooked on the “bottom” edge of the phone for the extra security so it doesn’t slide out of your hand that easily, you’re wreaking damage on your hand, since the pinky is extremely askew from it’s resting position. You might have noticed that when you hold your phone like that for long time it begins to hurt, like when you are gripping a pen too tightly for example.
Green lines - the fingers are going their natural way. Red line - the pinky is way off, that’s bad.
this was disproven years ago. the real problem comes from holding your elbow at 90° or closer for long periods, which compresses the ulnar nerve & causes cubital tunnel syndrome (i have CTS, but i got it from typing, not holding my phone). CTS causes pain/numbness/tingling and weakness/loss of control in the pinky and ring fingers as its primary symptoms. holding your pinky at an odd angle or putting weight on it isn’t the cause of any pain in that finger. it’s a symptom.
#idk what this means or if i do this but ig i'll just hold my phone with my pinky stuck out from now on??
Good question, also no that won’t help.
shitty MS Paint 3 minutes doodle, nto entirely accurate: When you have your pinky hooked on the “bottom” edge of the phone for the extra security so it doesn’t slide out of your hand that easily, you’re wreaking damage on your hand, since the pinky is extremely askew from it’s resting position. You might have noticed that when you hold your phone like that for long time it begins to hurt, like when you are gripping a pen too tightly for example.
Green lines - the fingers are going their natural way. Red line - the pinky is way off, that’s bad.
you will see us use i/me and we/us pretty interchangeably btw. like there is a vague logic behind it, but most of the time, we put zero effort into actually disecting what that logic is. like sometimes "i/me" gets conflated with someone else because whatever we're talking about is kinda generally applicable, or we can vaguely remember someone else's experience from their perspective for any number of reasons. half of it is also just conditional from using first-person singular pronouns for our entire life until last year.
plurality is messy. we're still people afterall, and people are inconsistent and unpredictable and weird. especially in the case of DID lmao.
I asked one of my (male) friends to stop using the phrase “man up” and he has been using “fortify” for the past two weeks instead and it’s just a little thing but honestly it makes a difference
and tbh it’s also pretty funny when I start to deflate in the library and he leans over and goes “FORTIFY”
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