there's a tree, cowering in the wind

*flirting* are you ever repulsed by ur desires

If your system doesn't account for the fact that Parents Are Going To Be Abusive/Neglectful/Insufficient then it objectively sucks I'm sorry I don't make the rules

Monitored bank accounts for those under 18. Requiring parental consent for medical procedures. Parental controls on personal devices. "We won't teach this at school because parents are supposed to address it at home." Anything that puts all of the child's power onto the parents' hand, anything that assumes parents are going to inherently do enough of a good job no one else needs to interfer, every single one of these IS going to be used by controlling, neglectful or unprepared parents and already are, and if the system did not account for that very real, tangible, dangerous tendency, then it's not worth fucking anything. You shouldn't make things "for the youth"/with children in mind if you are going to overlook this painfully common aspect of their lives u_u

it’s been talked about a million times but way too many books now have a problem with telling and not showing. a character in the book i’m reading rn said “my therapist says my anorexia and drug use is my way of gaining control” girl i don’t want to hear that i want to see you starving yourself and snorting coke every time something goes wrong

sir please thats my emotional support song that i first heard on a 8tracks playlist in 2014

i am full of love and also fatigue

we need to normalize a tradition where nonpartnering aros are like "hey, i'm officially never getting married, please come to this party and give me whatever kitchenware you would have bought me for a wedding"

it's so difficult to get people into The Terror because, in my opinion, you really have to watch it *at least* twice to get the full experience... like every little detail is a setup for something that happens later, and you don't realize how insane it was at the time until the payoff five episodes later. and then you rewatch and you get to be like Oh My God... That's Why He Did That... and you really have to really lock in when you watch it, like some of the best parts of the show just happen silently and aren't addressed out loud by anyone. also you may need a spreadsheet for characters because there are like 30 unique character arcs happening

Trying somno but we both fall fast asleep expecting the other to do something and end up both having a beautiful nights rest

Sam Handwich.

dropout posts on the dash, where's the video of Sam Reich joking about transfems being predators

kill your white boy for me

the way sam was so excited to make that joke, literally jumping to the edge of his seat, looking around excitedly for a reaction. this is fucking nasty.

what people dont get about divorces is the Whole Thing About Dogs

i have written custody plans for labrador retrievers more complex than i have for children. i went to four years of undergrad, three years of law school, and sat for the bar exam to write up custody exchange provisions for dogs with hyphonated last names

my clients are paying $295 an hour for me to go to court and litigate who makes veterinary decisions for Chuckles the Goldfish and theres literally nothing i can do to stop them