These 'scripture teacher' roles generally do not require any formal education training, and can be filled by just about any random off the street, which means that for one class a week Australian students are subjected to some of the most unhinged people on earth teaching them all kinds of made up stuff with zero supervision.

Also shoutout to this gold in the tags:

And we forgot, "having to sit in silence on your own for an hour" was up until recently the most common alternative if your parents opted you out of the dumpster fire:

Pretty sure this one is a legit hate crime:

And the absolute pinacle:

The thing that stuck with me most was the guy in 7th grade who showed us a video on "satanic abuse", satanic ritual murders and other crimes, and the evils of rock music. It was 1000% intended for parents of teenagers, not for 7th graders, and it included very realistic looking "ritual murder" reenactments, as well as clips from some sort of music video that had fully bare tits in it, and instead of just not showing a bunch of 12 year olds any of this, he fast-forwarded through the tits (so we still saw them, just faster) and let us just experience the rest of it.

And then when they fired him after parents found out about that, the next guy was uncomfortably handsy, and the guy after that seemed to think Song of Solomon was the perfect part of the bible to focus on teaching, again, a class of 12-year-olds.

Turns out I have ADHD and an anxiety disorder and things were really hard for me, she was just a massive bitch who stole what joy I might have taken in being a child and who made me so terrified of the future I have never been able to stop worrying about when things will get worse, and can't trust a single good time I have.

Even if you’re a 13 year old with normal 13 year old problems & struggles…

If it’s the hardest life has ever been For You, it’s going to be difficult. It’s going to suck sometimes. Yeah you may have harder days as you get older, but you’ll have better days, more freedoms, new friends.

Your first crush is an agony. Your first friendship breakup is utter heartache. Not getting a part in a play or a spot on a team can be crushingly disappointing. Meanwhile you’re trying to figure out who you are, who you want to be, and pass all your classes. You’re going to have friends who confide scary shit to you, like how they have an eating disorder or are suicidally depressed or were sexually assaulted.

And you’re still “just kids” in some ways while not being “just a kid” in other ways.

cartoons I lost it laughing

at in a cafe