blame it on my add, baby

Collecting rocks nurtures curiosity in children, teaches them observation skills (as well as problem solving skills), helps them develop a healthy relationship with the earth, helps to develop a positive self image (they found some pretty awesome rocks all by themselves!!), gets them outside, and is a physical and healthy activity.

They might even find some small fossils!!!

You can also have fun washing your rocks together with scrub brushes to make them shiny and clean. Hell, some stones that either of you find (and are willing to part with) might even be worth a decent sum of money. You can learn how to tumble, polish, and make jewelry or art from them, or use them to landscape and make other neat little things.

If you don’t live by a rocky area, collecting shells and seaglass is also pretty fun for them.

✨✨✨THE CROSS STITCH WITCH 2017 GIVEAWAY✨✨✨

Hello everyone! Ever since I started this blog at the beginning of this year, people have been so nice and welcoming and I wanted to do something to show my appreciation 💖

What the winner will get:

♥ The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook (Official Keepsake Box Set). One of my all-time favourite tarot decks!

♥ Velvet Tarot Card Drawstring Pouch

♥ Gemstone Pendants x 5: Clear Quartz Heart, Amethyst Heart, Rose Quartz Star, Tiger’s Eye Heart, Smokey Quartz Heart

♥ Two Lined Notebooks

♥ Pack of Stablio Point Fineliner Pens

♥ Set of Coloured Tealights

♥ Teabag Coaster and Teaspoon Set

♥ Handmade (by me!) Coffee and Doughnut Keychain

Rules:

1. You must be 16 or older (and if you are under 18, you must have parental permission!)

2. You must be following me: thecrossstichwitch

3. Each reblog equals one entry. Likes do not count, but feel free to like this post for bookmarking purposes.

4. People who favourite my etsy shop will receive an extra entry! Message me on tumblr with your etsy profile name so I know it was you!

5. No giveaway or spam blogs.

6. DO NOT tag as giveaway! Tumblr has been known to remove giveaway posts/hide posts tagged as giveaway (to reduce spam posts in the tags I think), so let’s not risk it!!!

7. The winner must respond with their full name and shipping address within 24 hours. If you fail to respond another winner will be chosen in your place.

This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL, so everyone feel free to participate! The giveaway ends 21st of May 2017, at 12 midnight BST (British Summer Time).

Good Luck Everyone!

I didn’t say men are useless. I think they should get credit only for what they actually contribute, no less, and no more.

Women should also get the due credit for our contribution, credit for the immense sacrifice that pregnancy truly is, a sacrifice which deserves respect.

Fetching the paint for Da Vinci doesn’t get you credit for painting half the Mona Lisa, it gets you credit for fetching the paint.

Supporting actors don’t win best lead actor.

All Homicide Types by Gender, 1976-2005. From Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement, 7/00, NCJ 182990, U.S. Dept of Justice.

Eldercide: Male 85.2%, Female 14.8% 

Felony murder: Male 93.2%, Female 6.8% 

Sex related murder: Male 93.6%, Female 6.4%

Gang related murder: Male 98.3%, Female 1.7%

Drug related murder: Male 95.5%, Female 4.5%

Workplace murders: Male 91.3%, Female 8.7%

Argument murders: Male 85.6%, Female 14.4%

Gun homicide: Male 91.3%, Female 8.7%

Multiple victims: Male 93.5%, Female 6.5%

Wisconsin Rep. Melissa Sargent wants to make “stealthing,” secretly removing a condom, a crime

It is currently not a crime to secretly remove a condom during sex without consent, but one Wisconsin lawmaker hopes to change that. 

Rep. Melissa Sargent has introduced a bill that would classifying “stealthing” as sexual assault. "This is clearly a sexual crime,“ Sargent told the Capital Times. “There are victims and predators.”

My 20 year old 6 foot something skinny beanpole brother is a size medium t-shirt.

My 71 year old 5 foot 8 average weight dad is a size medium t-shirt.

My uncle who is built like Captain freaking America is a size medium t-shirt.

I can wear a men’s size medium t-shirt.

Women’s clothes?

Depends on the phases of the moon, your star sign, and whether you’ve looked at a picture of a chicken recently.