#you should smile more

[thewritehag]

I've been looking for this one

"If a man tells you to smile more, do it, but use all of your teeth. They hate it when you do that."

#smile #you should smile more #beautiful smile #teeth #tiktok #show all your teeth #you're so pretty when you smile

[bytaylorrenee]

You should smile more — stop smiling, you're flirting, you're giving bedroom eyes

You're too young you shouldn't be flirting with older men, you're a whore, shave your legs so when men look they'll look nice

Wear your hair down, you want to look pretty — stop trying so hard who are you trying to impress?

Put in some effort once in a while, put on a dress

Look attractive but don't draw attention, you're asking for it, let them tell you your own intention

Men like it when you show a little skin — you're a slut, you should cover up, don't tease them

Stop showing off you're making us feel bad, after all, women support women

You shouldn’t lead men on, you should wear less — you should fit in with their ideals of fetishised feminism

It really isn’t that difficult, suck it up, stop crying, you got everything you’ve been asking for

You really should smile more.

#feminine rage #girlhood #poems and poetry #my writing #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #words words words #fuck the patriarchy #thoughts #angry women #you should smile more #women #poetry #authors

[smittenskitten]

#the queen of office #kim hye soo #queen of office text #kdrama #you should smile more #😬😬😬😬

[little-horror-smut]

#you should smile more #you #should #smile #more #oppossum quotes #opposum #quote #happy #cute #animal #meme

[bradfordblitz]

Me, looking at the cop that pulled me aside and said I didn't look old enough to have a license, and then said I should smile more:

#my brother in christ I just fucking look like that #you should smile more #you should shut the FUCK UP

[imdoingwhateverisnext]

Dental Conundrum (a problem-solving writing exercise)

Susie didn't have insurance, but she did have a plan she was excited about. In an act of self-care, she was going to get some long overdue dental work done. Maybe then she would no longer have to hear people tell her she should smile more.

Susie begins by shopping around a dentist with good customer reviews/ratings for a reasonable price. She finds one office that charges $300 for X-rays and initial exam, not including any interventions.

She thinks to herself, 'If it costs that much for them to tell me what is wrong, how much does the actual dental work cost?'

She doesn't know because they will not tell her until she pays $300.

She tells them, "I am not looking to get out of paying for the work, in fact I have a plan. I was going to go to the bank and take out a loan for the amount I needed to get everything done at once."

They tell her they cannot help her without the money up front.

Susie seeks clarification. "So, unless I pay $300, I will not be able to find out how much it's going to cost?"

The receptionist apologizes and repeats the same basic series of words involving a $300 payment up front.

Susie understood that they wanted and needed payment for services rendered, but all she wanted was an estimate so she could move forward with her plan. She didn't understand how they had so suddenly reached such an impasse.

Susie says thank you and excuses herself from the conversation. She leaves the office with no clear answer.

It seems Susie has been completely derailed in the first step of her exciting plan; the actual planning phase. Feeling defeated, Susie goes home and tries to make sense of what just happened.

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If I were Susie, I would begin breaking down this strange conundrum. Initially, it is problematic that I am in a 'deadlock' with no compromise in sight. I am legitimately confused and depressed about this outcome, or lack thereof. It is probably needless to say, but if I were Susie, the initial excitement I once had has left the room.

So, how does this cash-pay system usually work? In the past, I have always had insurance when I needed to see a dentist. So I never looked into the different methods of payment. I just blindly and ignorantly paid my co-pay.

Is this an accurate representation of the situation I have found myself in? I do not want to use faulty logic when formulating a plan/solution.

I am not a mathematical whiz, but I loved solving geometric proofs in school, so I will try to break this down into logical steps as best as my brain will allow.

-If I were to check with 3 more dentists who have similar cash-pay policies, according to my calculations, I would be out more than a thousand dollars before even getting a tooth cleaned.

-Exercising due diligence, if I was shopping around, I would check with a few different places to get estimates. Isn't this logically how one would go about making an expensive purchase?

-The last time I checked, dental work (per tooth) can quickly run into the thousands of dollars. I would consider that an expensive purchase.

-Since I am looking to take out a loan for dental work, one could assume that I don't have a lot of money just lying around.

-Under the above assumption, would it make sense that I would have $300 that I could easily part with? Hint: The answer here is "NO".

This seems like a no-solution problem based on the information I have, but I will dive a little deeper.

-If I wanted to buy a car, a dealership using similar twisted logic would charge me for a test drive. They might even charge me for the privilege of looking around the show room. But how do I know I want it without seeing it or driving it?

-Maybe I want to buy a home, would the realtor then charge me to look at available houses? I suppose in this case it would be financially wise to already know exactly what I want before showing up. But if I knew that, why would I pay a realtor?

In what other situation would someone only tell me how much something costs after I first pay them hundreds of dollars. The few examples I can think of are mostly illegal or unethical.

Now I will simplify the above situation into a dialogue; just to be certain my logic isn't flawed. Would this conversation sound ridiculous if it were involving something else?

Me- I am going to the bank to take out a loan to give you a large amount of money. How much do I need to get?

Other person- I can't tell you that.

Me- I want to give you money for your services, how much do I need to bring you?

Other person- Give me $300 and I will tell you how much it costs.

Me- Does the $300 go towards the overall cost?

Other person- No. It is just so I can tell you how much it costs and what you need.

Me- I already know what I need. I need you to tell me how much it costs.

Other person- I can't tell you how much it costs without the money up front.

Me- So I pay you to tell me how much it costs?

Other person- Yes.

Me- One of us does not understand this conversation. I will make a purchase somewhere else.

Other person- Good luck to you!

Yes, I have concluded that it sounds ridiculous. This isn't an exaggeration. It is an almost verbatim conversation I had with another person. I am still confused by the cash pay system, and now my brain hurts (wait, who's on first)?

As if the state of poverty itself isn't bad enough, I am reminded of how it seems poor people are punished for being poor. In what reality does this make sense? I could start a discussion about credit cards, missed payments and interest rates, but that is a topic for another brain exercise. This is not a political discussion, nor is it anti-dentist. It is simply a written version of ways my brain tries to make sense of a world that often doesn't make sense; sometimes using flawed logic (because it is all that is available at the time).

#Dental conundrum #problem solving exercise #thought and writing exercise #you should smile more #when logic doesn't make sense

[psytronix]

AI has successfully generated pics of men who have never had sex they didn't pay for.

#you should smile more #input: sex pest #huntsman eyes #predator stare

[glitteryfoxsoul]

You should leave

#you shouldn't #you should smile more #the sign of four #The sign you've been waiting for #sign of the times #destiny spoilers #actually bpd #bpd #abuse survivor #bpd things #depressiv #drugblr #drug abuse #domestic violene poem #drug blog #drug addiction #addiction #recovering addict #Recovery #recovery #addictions #addictive #great blue heron #same here #cycletheworld #break the cycle #break free #get better #get help #better self

[goddessvioletsworld]

Nothing makes my day more than my boss telling me I’m ruining everyone’s mood at work 😌

#maybe if I were paid adequately #I still don’t think that would be enough to bring happiness back into this godforsaken place #you should smile more #stay out of my personal life

[itsdefinitely]

Blinky, I give you a gift

Hope you enjoy

he looks like a librarian

#bliklotep #lords in black #hatchetfield #id in alt text #definitely art #its times like these were i remember lauren lopez plays him and if he had a bun it would look like emma's #you guys should totally give me more outfit requests smile. i'll be so normal about them #<- it's also a nice exercise to get out of the art slump im in

[froschli96]

🗣️ Darlin', you give love a bad name

Found this in my old wip folder and it feels now more relevant than ever :)

Also these don't know why I never uploaded these they were just sitting there completely finished:

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #michael sheen #david tennant #good omens fanart #go fanart #good omens tv #go tv #my art #other relevant lyrics include #an angels smile is what you sell you promise me heaven then put me through hell #and #your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye #:D #for the record I am on team 'they are both wrong bc crowley can't keep trying to solve problems by spiriting his angel away to the stars' #like maybe your arguments should be more elaborate than 'lets just run away together' #like idk for example don't just say 'heaven is toxic' maybe give some reasons for that #MAYBE tell him what happened during aziraphale's 'trial' #or what actually happened with gabriel #u know #communication.

[beaulesbian]

One Piece ep. 986 || Luffy & Zoro on Onigashima

They're running away!

#one piece #opgraphics #opedit #onepieceedit #zolu #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #luzo #wano #one piece wano #wano spoilers #mine #gif:one piece #gif:op anime #gif:zolu #zoro smiling around luffy like this? its more likely than you think #just loved this ep so much! #the running away part. making more chaos part. zoro asking if now luffy's happy/satisfied #also that luffy asking if they should fight now reminded me of jaya arc - in a way they decided not to fight at first #like luffy on jaya asking/ordering zoro not to fight back #but this time the opponents are different and worth fighting and it was necessary for them here. plus its fun to see them like this!

[dreamsy990]

something about the erasure of platonic love in fandom bothers me. maybe its just that im aroace, maybe i just dont 'get' the differences between loving and being in love. but it bothers me.

#are you in love with the friend you hold when they cry #are you in love when you smile whenever you see someone #are you in love when you wish they were by your side because they always make you laugh #where is the boundary. where does love turn into something more #is it not knowing what youd do without them? #is it devotion? is it wanting the world and more for someone? #do you just know? is it a gut feeling? #i dont know and i probably wont ever know #but i think people see romance as something far more universal than it really is #anyways. bonus points if one of the characters is a minor i see that more than i should #not saying its inherently wrong to ship these kinds of characters also #its literally fine do what you want #i just think. maybe not everything has to be romantic #doodles #this is probably my hottest take ngl

[lesbiangiratina]

Hi do you like images. I love images. Heres a little over 100 guilty gear trading cards from the early 2000s. Every character up to xx is accounted for… some more than others. For now. But the average is probably 4 or 5 cards per character. Nearly all of the art is original. Okay have fun :)

#i hope anyone thinks this is as neat as i do. #oh yeah! also scanned the booklet. a little messy but its fine. so theoretically you could learn how to play. if you can read japanese #i tried not to let my perfectionism consume me too much with this. but know if anything looks off hmm 90% chance its the card's fault. #some arent in the best condition and the printing isnt the best to begin with on some of em. but i tried to pick out the best when i could #theres only 1 zappa​ and robo-ky. very sorry. #complete coincidence that testament has the most cards… well tied with dizzy. and they arent even on 2 of them so dizzy wins actually. #ill probably keep lookin for more cards but i should ummm. pace myself. smile. #the kat goes meow #guilty gear #gg #show up in the main tag... please

[broodlords]

big bird ego thoughts for verg (red eyes are a sign of danger)

#slashing art #vergilius lcb #limbus company #project moon #RAAAH i still like this the eyes were super fun #not tremendously in love with his face though #but i had a good time with the coat and the socks. smiles #i should practice his face more or do more angles with it #but you get the birds for now #idont feel like rambling about why big bird fits but read leviathan THANKS

[synvelesow]

traditional funger art requests part 1

#part 2 probably coming tomorrow #someone take away this mans smiling privileges hes turning into the creepy cat !!! #i really should draw olivia more shes so cute #tried experimenting with crayons a bit ehehehe #thank you everyone for sending in asks! #fear and hunger #fear and hunger termina #fear & hunger #daan #fear and hunger daan #my asks #art requests #synvelesow art #marina #fear and hunger marina #karin #fear and hunger karin #olivia #fear and hunger olivia #olivia haas #karin sauer #daan von dutch #marina domek