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Mortado, The Human Fountain was born in Berlin and first exhibited himself there in 1929.  He had holes bored through both his hands and feet, and, when seated in a specially constructed chair, copper tubes were fed through the wounds.   Water flowed through them at a high pressure, making Mortado a “human fountain”.  

When he was not performing, he plugged his wounds with corks to keep them from healing.  He occasionally also performed in biblical Crucifixion reenactments, placing small “blood bags” in his wounds for realism, which his assistant would puncture when he nailed him.  

This is what Native American fashion looks like without the cultural appropriation

He always convinces me that I am the cause of all of our problems. That I am so unstable that I ruin us. That I’m being too needy by asking for basic needs. That I am irrational whenever I try to talk to him about a problem. That he is innocent.

If you haven’t been in an emotionally abusive relationship you couldn’t possibly understand.

I am mentally ill & the person I love takes advantage of it. He can convince me that I’m fucking worthless in a single swoop. I am desperate for him to love me & I try so hard to be a better person, but he does not love me. He uses me.

I’m trying so hard to leave. It’s hard. He convinces me this is all in my head. He convinces me that nobody will love me except him.

(via mamas-still-doing-it-all)

I made myself a pretty rainbowriffic pain chart to print out and use for myself. I loved this chart I saw so much I just recreated a print-version for me to use at home and hand to my doctors to explain what my “pain level” is.

The Case For And Against Prayer In Public Schools

As it continues to be a hot-button issue for lawmakers, here are the cases for and against allowing prayer in public schools:

FOR: Students’ vocabulary expanded to include “tresspasses,” “apostolic,” “prodigal,” “fiery wrath”

AGAINST: Mandated prayer creates hostile environment for the hellbound