fish for brains

my town’s fireworks were cancelled because they had hired a new company to supply the display this year, and the company ended up not having a properly certified driver to deliver the fireworks from maryland to beachwood, NJ. 

everyone found this out at 2pm on july 4th.

the display was not delivered earlier because apparently there was no place to store them.

my town has been doing this for like 70 years so like. good work everyone involved.

when calls were made to the company, callers were met with an automated message informing them that the company was closed for the holiday.

amazing

mayor was Pissed beyond Pissed. this is a huge thing that my town’s been doing for decades that people invest a lot of money in. everyone’s bummed.

however

around 8:30 last night, everyone and their mother started shooting off illegal fireworks, implying that people heard about this, and immediately drove to delaware or pennsylvania, and stocked up on all the good shit that’s illegal in NJ.

not a single siren/police boat to be seen

from my aunt’s dock, i had a great view of one house on the water in particular shooting off more fireworks than everyone else, blasting music, tons of smoke and noise.

I will never forget the moment my abusive father used the “I turned out fine!” to defend his upbringing.

Anyone who wants kids, I want you to spend real time every day preparing yourself for what you’ll do when your child backtalks. When your child points out something you hoped they were too naive to notice. When your child is completely aware of your insecurity and fallability. When your child may exceed your capabilities academically. When your child is not just hurt but angry with you. When your child won’t take ‘no’ for a sufficient answer. When you must explain yourself to a child.

When the authority you imagined you had over them begins to waver, and they become someone so different than the fantasy you had of them before they were born.

Papyrus understands that greatness is not a competition; it’s something everyone can win at! And even if he is the greatest, it’s only so that he can show everyone else how to recognize their own inherent value.