#as som

[reasonsforhope]

"FYI to the non-parents out there, it takes at least 15 pairs of shoes for a child to grow from a toddler to a teenager—that’s a lot of trips to the Footlocker.

Fortunately, an Indian entrepreneur from Pune has designed a line of shoes that slowly uncurl as the child ages, intuitively solving the problem and reducing unnecessary manufacturing waste.

Called Aretto, the shoes were designed by Satyajit Mittal and his childhood friend Krutika Lal. Their innovative knitted uppers are designed with all the qualities a parent would want their kids’ shoes to have—durability, flexibility, and washability.

“Children do not wear the right shoes for the first ten years of their lives,” Mittal, who designed the Aretto shoes with consultations with concerned childhood podiatrists, told The Better India.

“Between zero and three years of age, children’s feet size changes every three months, and you need roughly 15 sizes between zero and nine, before attaining final foot size at 13 years. We figured out the problem that while feet grow, their shoes do not.”

What the podiatrists explained to him was that children have a broader footprint than adults, due to their not having worn shoes for most of their lives like adults. Tens of thousands of nerve endings provide the feedback needed for children to understand how to use the miraculous musculature in their feet to walk and run.

Most infantile and childhood shoes don’t consider this, and based on the frequency at which parents need to buy new shoe sizes, proper foot function is probably never even taken into account, and the occasional stuffing of toddler feet into shoes too small or too large, can disrupt this critical muscle development.

“We wanted to give children the right fit for all cycles. We chose one shoe to cover three sizes that allow 18 mm growth. We took inspiration from how a flower blooms from the bud stage to the fully-flowered stage. The transition happens organically every day. We applied this concept to the shoe,” said Mittal.

“We started working on a shoe that flexes as per the feet. Simply put, as and when the feet grow either from the front or back or sideways, and when a child wears this shoe, it expands accordingly and takes the shape and contour of their feet. That’s why children feel comfortable wearing such shoes,” he adds.

The shoes are priced between Rs 1,800 and Rs 2,600, ($22 – $31) and are available internationally as well, provided that international buyers have either an Indian bank, or Google Pay, Amazon Pay, or WhatsApp Pay.

The shoes are fairly new on the marketplace but have already generated 21 lakh, or Rs 2.1 million ($25,000) in revenue."

-via Good News Network, 4/10/23

Note: This is very mundane in some ways, but it's also something that's going to legit make a difference for some kids/families. One annoyingly regular problem/cost off the backs to parents.

Also, can say from painful experience that wearing shoes that don't fit or aren't supportive can Fuck You Up longterm--some people just get the pain from it sooner than others. So this design sounds fantastic

#india #entreprenuership #parenthood #shoes #baby shoes #toddlers #clothing #podiatry #very mundane in some ways but also something that is going to legit make a big difference for some kids/families #as som

[nekophy]

✨👏 DOUBLE DAD DEFENSE!! 👏✨

KFP3 pt1 - KFP3 pt2

#hazbin hotel #lucifer hazbin hotel #alastor hazbin hotel #radioapple #my art #This is probably the last part! #time to do som beach episode lmao

[blueskiesandstarrynights]

personally i think they should make the s2 announcement via video with aryan in a wedding dress, leah in a fancy white dress, and the two of them holding a little guinea pig. yknow. to confuse the new fans.

#pjo #pjo series #pjo show #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #sea of monsters #som #blue rambles

[badxwolf]

Christopher Eccleston on Junior Mastermind (x)

#i love him som uch #<3<3 #christopher eccleston #doctor who #ninth doctor #rose tyler #timepetals #ninerose #nine x rose

[in-som-niyah]

Jason “daaaarlinggg guess who just escaped the psych warddddd” Todd

#jason todd #niyah speaks yappanese #jason todd x reader #red hood #jason peter todd #jason todd x you #red hood x reader #dcu #arkham knight #arkham knight x reader #in som niyah

[purplepomegranate08]

I just love the idea that there was talk going around the sea about percabeth

#percy jackson #pjo disney+ #pjo #hoo #annabeth chase #percyjackson #grover underwood #percabeth #som #sea of monsters

[scourge-sympathiser]

SCOURGE SUNDAY 026/???

real fur coat [thtz cruel]

#scourge wc #warriors #warrior cats #scourge warriors #wc scourge #scourge #scourge warrior cats #bloodclan #scourge sunday #tigerclawstar #I GUESS LMFAO #slapping filterz n texturez on this i may hav gone 2 far but well. idk #i basically alwayz wanna hav this filter on super heavy but it distortz the colorz soo much i alwayz only evr use it at like. 5% LOL #shoudl this hav som kinda warning. i feel like itz not any mnore grusome thn the avaerage scourge so idk

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: MAKING MONEY DMV: GETTING SOME… SEX Verdict: DENIED

#California license plate with text GETN SOM #bot #ca-dmv-bot #california #dmv #funny #government #lol #public records

[celestialtitania]

listen i think its great that they're changing stuff in the show, making the kids more aware, but i don't care how they do it. if percy doesn't get turned into a guinea pig next season i will riot. uncle rick will catch these hands

#percy jackon and the olympians #pjo tv show #pjo series #pjo tv series #pjo #percy jackson #som #sea of monsters #pjo circe #percy as a guinea pig #guinea pig

[panicfast]

dickhead! \(^o^)/

#stop forgetting to post here challenge impossible #myart #miguel o'hara #atsv #across the spiderverse #now that I’ve gotten a good grade in Resemblance I can do som colour studies yaahaaaa

[bakubunny]

f!reader | thinkin abt this hc, but katsuki is roommates with denki. katsuki is pretty sure he’s heard denki’s girl cum more and harder than any girl he’s ever been with in his life. he’d never want to say it, but he’s questioning his sexual abilities with every passing orgasm, and he audibly witnesses a lot of them. sure, you always cum when he’s intimate with you - at least twice every time, he makes sure of it. but he’s never turned you into a complete mess like denki’s girl is every time they fuck or whatever it is they do.

so one day, katsuki finally bucks up the courage to say something to his best friend and admits he might want to do better with you in bed. denki is a little surprised and embarrassed; he never expected katsuki to be the one asking him for sex advice. he’d just taken the time to figure out what works for him and assumed that if anything, the roles might be reversed.

they talk, denki shares a little bit of what he does and eventually asks katsuki, “dude, when was the last time you slowed down and took your time?”

denki realizes the answer is probably never when katsuki spits back a defensive, “whadda ya mean?”

so he explains in more detail. katsuki takes mental notes.

･˳ . ⋆ .˳⁺⁎˚ ⋆･˳ . ⋆ .˳⁺⁎˚ ⋆･˳ . ⋆ .˳⁺⁎˚ ⋆

the next time katsuki’s got you in his bed, something is different. he’s a little too soft and a little too slow for your preference as he goes in for a kiss, so you pull him deeper. but he’s still got a measured pace, the way his hands are firm and trace your body like he means it. with him, sex is overwhelming and all consuming. it’s hard and fast and raw. but not today.

there’s a hint of impatience in his movements, but he stops himself; he spends extra time caressing your face, in the crook of your neck, mapping out every little spot that makes your breath catch just a hair or your fingers curl a little tighter and committing it better to memory. then his tongue is in your mouth, and he’s groping you over your clothes. a small whimper leaves your lips as you try to shift and get your legs around his waist, but he doesn’t let you.

realization hits when katsuki stops to look you in the eye. your cheeks are flushed hard, and it’s almost difficult to look back with how much heat is radiating between your legs. usually by now he’s got you half naked and grinding, or his hand is deep in your cunt. a twinkle lights his eyes, a boyish grin on his face. you pull him into you, pushing your face into his neck with a shyness you hadn’t felt with him in a long time.

“what?”

you shake your head and kiss his neck, taking in the warmth of his skin and the way he sighs into your touch.

“need somethin?” he teases. his hand runs down your torso to grip your hip. the same hand slides under the fabric of your shirt to caress your side.

“no,” you reply quietly. “you’re usually a bit more… fast paced. that’s all.”

his lips are grazing your neck, his tone low and playful. “yeah. i’m tryin somethin new. got a problem with it?”

he’s kissing you neck again before you can respond, sucking and licking faint marks into a tender spot on your skin.

your breath catches. “n-no, not at all.”

“good.” katsuki puts his muscular thigh between your own and presses it to the damp heat of your cotton shorts.

a small whimper escapes your throat.

“now be a good girl n' grind on me, princess.”

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#this is one of those times where i’m a teeny bit glad i’m more of a denki girl than i thought 🙊 #this has been in my drafts for like a month and a half and i think this is as far as it's gonna get so mwah here u go enjoy ur meal #may or may not be digging up som yan dad bf erasermic next #bnha #mha #x reader #bnha smut #mha smut #bakugou katsuki #aged up characters #bakubunny #f!reader #bakugo katuski #bakugo smut #bakugou smut #bakugou x reader #boku no hero academia #my hero academia

[rapidhighway]

grammaton cleric metal sonic is made when sonic, the best cleric to date, stops taking prozium and rebels against the eggman empire. in turn eggman creates a substitute, one that has no emotions to control with prozium in the first place (2002) written and directed by kurt wimmer

#sorry for being insane about my silly little 2002 movie i will not be normal #metal sonic #sonic the hedgehog #art #fanart #i just thought hed look awesome in the cleric drip but then i made a bit of a story in my head sfdbgdfsfsdg #sonic fanart #sonic au #I GUESS #pls dont take this seriously im just goofin around but maybe ill draw som more cause... i like this look ok dsfdggshfhfhfh

[nowritingonthewall]

Oscar Isaac by Josh Olins for Brioni

#oscar isaac #Brioni #som

[in-som-niyah]

oh nothing, just jason’s cute little eyebrow crease

#jason todd #niyah speaks yappanese #jason todd x reader #red hood #jason peter todd #jason todd x you #red hood x reader #dcu #robin jason todd #dc robin #batman #under the red hood #dc jason todd #dc titans #dc #batman and robin #jason todd fluff #jason todd angst #in som niyah

[aroaceleovaldez]

was reminded of this: so "seaweed brain" and "wise girl" in the series are actually kind of interesting (alongside "pinecone face") for a couple of reasons.

First is that Clarisse was actually the first character to use "Wise Girl" to refer to Annabeth, to her face, and in fact uses about the same amount of times as Percy in the first series. Thalia also uses "Seaweed Brain" independently of hearing it from Annabeth during Percy's dreams in TLT and Sea of Monsters. Nico also calls Percy "Seaweed Brain" in Un Natale Mezzosangue. Fun facts.

Second is that they were originally intended as light-hearted insults - because both originate from the first book and Percy and Annabeth bickering. In Titan's Curse, Percy pretty solidly acknowledges that anybody but Annabeth calling him "seaweed brain" is an offense to him by that point (though he doesn't care when Nico does it in Un Natale Mezzosangue). We also know that Percy has tried and failed to come up with witty comebacks to those nicknames before.

Third, Rick has 4 ways of writing characters swearing - the characters being cut off (seen with Nico in TTC), the characters are described as swearing but we don't actually see their exact words (Hazel in SoN), the characters actually swear (only present in Percy's Guide To Greek Heroes when he says "ass" like five times), and the characters use a replacement term for their swear (most commonly seen in Heroes of Olympus, every time Leo says "freaking" - he is very clearly implied to be saying "fucking.")

So, based on all of that, we can actually potentially infer that "seaweed brain" and "wise girl" (and "pinecone face") are censored swears, and Annabeth and Percy are actually constantly affectionately calling each other "Dumbass" and "Smartass" (and by that logic, Percy called Thalia "shitface" or something similar one time)

anyways i just think that's funny

#pjo #percy jackson #riordanverse #annabeth chase #fun fact based on the pdf search i did ''wise girl'' is only used four times in the first series #twice by Clarisse (in TLT and SoM) and twice by Percy #comparatively seaweed brain pops up in the first series like 25 times

[that-was-a-bit-stupid-of-you]

pjo has consumed me and my entire being. completely. I don't have a life or a sense of identity anymore. this dam series has taken over my life.

#heheh get it #pjo ttc #pjo tv show #pjo fandom #pjo series #pjo tlt #pjo som #pjo #percy jackson and the titan's curse #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson and the lightning thief #percy jackson and the sea of monsters #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #percabeth