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J/k

I decided to post back over here.

Fresh start and all that. :)

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Sleep training

Once we get back from our trip to Finland, I want to start sleep training Salem.  I’ll give him a week to get settled back at home and then start in earnest.  He’ll be six months by then so it’s possible he’ll have learned how to put himself to sleep, but if not, it’s crucial.  I can’t deal with waking up five times a night to reset him and his pacifier anymore.

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one of my third graders has a special talent for making 2-frame comics that really speak to me

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Так видит себя мой кот, когда я с утра не дал ему поесть

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Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, James Whistler

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for wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning — Vincent van Gogh

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Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they have met themselves.

Matt Kahn (via themindmovement)

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My favorite thing to do when someone asks me to perform a simple task is to say “No” while doing it

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Note: i have not read this article, but figured i could write part of this list based on my own experiences.

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but imagine being in your favorite foreign city, living in a cute, cozy apartment with a lovely view, working at a small bookstore, spending your time at beautiful cofffee shops and libraries, taking long walks, meeting new people that make you feel good, being yourself, finding true love and actually feeling good & fullfilled with your life

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ENFJ gothic

Someone across the room has an emotion. Suddenly, you feel the emotion as if it was your own. It is your emotion now. Was there ever a time when it wasn’t?

Everyone calls you “mom,” even your own mom. You are a mom because all ENFJs are moms. Even your ENFJ friend who is a 17-year-old boy. He too is a mom.

A classmate is online. You are gripped with the urge to ask them about their problems. You can tell they have problems. Everyone has problems. “Do you want to talk about it?” you ask. It’s 12:07 a.m. You haven’t slept in months.

You sit down and realize that the girl sitting in front of you thinks she is your best friend. So does the boy to your right. Everyone in this class thinks they are your best friend. You have no best friend. What is a best friend? You can’t remember.

You can’t comprehend why people get annoyed when you meddle in their lives. Can’t they see how much of a better job you would do?

You sit in silence, streams of tears running down your face. “What’s wrong with them?” someone whispers behind you. “Nothing,” someone else replies. “They’re an ENFJ. ENFJs are never sad.” You are never sad. These are tears of joy.

Someone asks if you can volunteer at the animal shelter. You’re allergic to all animals, and you open your mouth to say “no,” but no sound comes out. The word “no” no longer exists in your vocabulary. You scream. No one can hear you. “Of course,” you say.

You bring cupcakes to church every Sunday. You are an atheist, but it doesn’t matter.

You can only process the world through emotions because you are incapable of logical thought. Everything is an emotion now. You look down at your math homework; it too, has transformed into emotions. You begin to laugh hysterically. You are so happy.

Everyone you know is an INFP. You see someone on the street who you remember is an ESTP. “Thank God,” you say. “I haven’t talked to a non-INFP in ages.” He looks at you blankly and explains he is an INFP. He has always been an INFP. You know him, therefore he is INFP.

You can never be alone. Everything you know about yourself is derived from other people. While you’re in the bathroom by yourself, you forget your name. Who are you, again? You look in the mirror and see the reflection of everyone you’ve ever known, and you smile in relief. There you are.

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Authenticity in life is one of the most important things to me. I want to relate to people in natural, genuine ways. I want to form friendships which feel comfortable for everyone involved. I have found that when I remove expectations for what a friendship should and shouldn’t be, it slowly begins to take its natural form, and becomes something even more beautiful.

The bigger picture of polyamory //  Jasna (via polylove-girls-blog)

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Danny Phantom: the man of several good comebacks.