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Juno, it/its check out this really cool game called friendship test [link] :)

[luxiomahariel]

"you have to love-"

cant 👍

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[thefairytaler]

My wife pointed out to me the other day that apparently most people were literally only taught how to say Sorry and not how to Apologize or even that they are different things so here.

If all you ever do is step 1, not only did you not apologize, but people will rightfully stop believing you and start getting pissed or hurt.

[aroacedavestrider]

people will hear you talk about struggling with mental illness and say “you can do anything if you just put your mind to it”. brother what part of the body does the mental illness happen in. what do you think is the problem

[tonysopranoproskater69420]

once you notice half of all memes are just a picture of a black person with unrelated text over them you really cannot unsee it

[terkaterr]

ah doing ma thing just like god int- (remembers im atheist) just like the universe intend- (remembers i don't believe in determinism) just like noone and nothing intended ever. doin ma thang fucking unpredictable style

[covid-safer-hotties]

Vivian's third reply is really important. Meeting people where they are can be hard, but this is a good example of it.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Health classes really ought to teach people what the beginning stages of addiction are like because a lot of people don’t realize they’re addicted to something until they’re years deep into it.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Signs you might be getting addicted to something:

If you go without it you feel unwell in a way that you never usually feel unwell. Sweating, tired, sleepy, headaches, irritable, depressed, etc. For example when I was in opium withdrawal I got incredibly depressed in a way that I’ve never been before or since. When you quit caffeine you might get super bad headaches even if you never usually get any headaches.

Thoughts of it regularly bother you and the thoughts go away once you’ve taken it but only temporarily. Unlike with a food craving which usually stays away once you’ve satisfied it or distracted yourself from it.

You find yourself rationalizing with yourself why you should break your own rules about how much you can take and how often. For example you might only let yourself drink alcohol every four days but start thinking that three days is actually close enough to four days, right? Especially if this happens regularly.

You’re using it so often that you feel the need to lie about how much you use because other people might think it’s concerning

If the substance or activity is nearby it’s genuinely difficult to not consume it or participate in it in a way that’s really frustrating.

You feel bad when you’re not on it and your brain tells you “if you just take the thing you wouldn’t feel this way”

You can only feel “whole” or “normal” when you’re on a substance even though it’s a recreational drug

And if you read this and think you might be addicted to something, don’t panic and don’t feel ashamed. Realizing you’re addicted to something isn’t a failure. It’s more information about your health that you can use to manage your condition, whether you want to get rid of your addiction or not.

[endcrys]

Happy disability pride to dissociative people, those with personality disorders, people with schizophrenia, and everyone elsewise labelled ‘insane’ and ‘crazy’ by annoying assholes. I hope you all have a pleasant & comfortable July and beyond

[ganondorf]

i think this captures the defining pathology of the collective social media psyche right now. we are in the thrall of people who are wantonly cruel but who also demand to be coddled at all times in every way

[tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

[wanderinsect]

🫩 no i don't think those characters are siblings i think they're friends. I don't think that's their mom I actually think she's their friend. I don't think they're related actually I think they're friends with each other.

[alagaisia]

Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

[alagaisia]

It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!

[alagaisia]

It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.

[watermelon-converse]

Hey. Hey. Tumblr. Ides of March ppl. We can do this

[emi--rose]

Hell yeah moon holiday

[hello-delicious-tea]

Ooh coming up we should celebrate

[ariaste]

PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)

[bisexualbaker]

Happy Moon Landing Eve! Remember to leave out milk and cookies for Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, and don’t let Michael Collins convince you to prank NASA!

[bisexualbaker]

If Tumblr is still here next July 19th, I fully expect this post to obliterate my activity feed.

[inclusive-youth-liberation]

about screen time for children; I don't like how screen time is presented as a privledge because that means that limiting screen time feels like a punishment for doing nothing. I don't like screen time being used as a reward or punishment at all. I think framing screen time as a positive or reward and lack thereof as a negative or punishment, if anything, leads to screen addiction, sort of like what the other anon said about how having limited screen time led them to use their phone more when their parental controls were lifted. I think screen time should be taught and thought of as something not tied to morality, reward, or punishment, but as just another thing that's good in moderation but can be bad for you if you use it irresponsibly, e.g. overuse it, use it for unsafe activities, ect.

Full agreement! I honestly don't really have anything to add. It's just a good idea to teach kids about *everything* in moderation. Framing any neutral concept as a reward or a punishment fosters unhealthy relationships.

[antigonehappy]

people have really got to understand that there are many valid reasons someone might choose not to seek therapy or other psychiatric care, and that refusal to see a therapist or go on meds does not equate to someone being "unwilling to get better".

[antigonehappy]

I have been told multiple times by multiple people some variation of "there is something deeply wrong with you. the only way it can possibly be fixed is therapy. nothing else will help. if you're not willing to talk to a therapist, stop complaining about the problem. it's not my fault that you don't want to get better". at some point I think it would be great for everyone to consider how that kind of narrative might be harmful and incorrect. if for whatever reason you personally cannot handle hearing about someone else's struggles there are ways you can communicate this to them that don't involve claiming that one specific form of psychiatric care is their only chance of ever recovering, or that their discomfort with that specific form of care indicates that they don't want to recover.

[junglejim4322]

It’s crazy that most people don’t realize alcohol is one of the only drugs that has fatal withdrawal like the prevalence of people thinking the answer is to dump people’s liquor into the sink to “help” them is insane

[callie-dragons]

If you ever feel the urge to hatch an egg, try out the egg hatching simulator by Duosora and I guarantee the urge will go away once you see what monstrosity you end up with

[piospiderfangs]

cute :)