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my cat: blinks

me: you are my adorable baby, the love of my life, my absolute everything, the sweetest angel on this Earth to which I have been bestowed the utmost honor and grace of being in the blessed presence of such unparalleled beauty and glory

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One of the best lessons you can master in life is to master how to remain calm.

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I've rarely seen a more validating sentence in my entire life.

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name moodboard: order for “babette” | want one?

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gay culture is falling in love with any pretty girl you just saw for .2 seconds

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tiksumarin

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i wish i could scoop out all the words and stories inside my head with a butter knife and spread it onto a document and that was it

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as a child I wondered why adults were so stupid (doing things out of habit/routine/heuristics rather than reasoning explicitly about what to do based on their goals) and the answer is that adults are unimaginably fucking tired all the time

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How to talk to children

This is based on decades of experience as an uncle and as an older brother.

Never forget that children are just as much people as adults are.

Kids 10 years or younger (and sometimes older than that) don't get sarcasm or irony, so don't use them.

If a child has difficulty pronouncing a word, don't copy their misprounciation when speaking to them. They can hear the word just fine. It could sound to them like you're making fun of them.

(Yes, this means no babytalk)

Don't be dismissive.

Listen to what they're saying.

To get on the same eye-level, don't bend over or squat: it seems condescending. Kneeling or sitting are better.

It should go without saying that you should respect children's body autonomy. Don't force affection on them.

Respect children's emotional autonomy as well. Let them be angry. Let them be sad. Don't force them to be happy.

Let children like things. Don't run down the things they like just because you find them cringy.

Don't think that you know better.

To children, adults are giants. Be a big friendly giant.

Don't stifle children's curiosity.

Don't stifle children's enthusiasm.

To quote Sondheim, "Be careful the words you say, children will listen."

Don't look down on children.

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I love her. I want to spend time with her. She makes me feel good. But i don’t see the future where we spend the rest of our life together.

And nothing can kill that thought, it kills me everyday

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Girlfriend Project Day 1

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Lucky Fish (2022) dir. by Emily May Jampel