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Holy cuteness batman

Cindy Clark, a Pennsylvania-based dog breeder decided to share these images of her then 3-month-old nephew with a few 3-week-old French bulldog puppies.

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Love

autumn. 

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25 Things To Do Before You Turn 25 1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize that they actually have your best interests in mind or you forgive them for being flawed human beings, you can’t happily enter adulthood with that familial brand of resentment. 2. Kiss someone you think is out of your league; kiss models and med students and entrepreneurs with part-time lives in Dubai and don’t worry about if they’re going to call you afterward. 3. Minimize your passivity. 4. Work a service job to gain some understanding of how tipping works, how to keep your cool around assholes, how a few kind words can change someone’s day. 5. Recognize freedom as a 5:30 a.m. trip to the diner with a bunch of strangers you’ve just met. 6. Try not to beat yourself up over having obtained a ‘useless’ Bachelor’s Degree. Debt is hell, and things didn’t pan out quite like you expected, but you did get to go to college, and having a degree isn’t the worst thing in the world to have. We will figure this mess out, I think, probably; the point is you’re not worth less just because there hasn’t been an immediate pay off for going to school. Be patient, work with what you have, and remember that a lot of us are in this together. 7. If you’re employed in any capacity, open a savings account. You never know when you might be unemployed or in desperate need of getting away for a few days. Even $10 a week is $520 more a year than you would’ve had otherwise. 8. Make a habit of going outside, enjoying the light, relearning your friends, forgetting the internet. 9. Go on a 4-day, brunch-fueled bender. 10. Start a relationship with your crush by telling them that you want them. Directly. Like, look them in the face and say it to them. Say, I want you. I want to be with you. 11. Learn to say ‘no’ — to yourself. Don’t keep wearing high heels if you hate them; don’t keep smoking if you’re disgusted by the way you smell the morning after; stop wasting entire days on your couch if you’re going to complain about missing the sun. 12. Take time to revisit the places that made you who you are: the apartment you grew up in, your middle school, your hometown. These places may or may not be here forever; you definitely won’t be. 13. Find a hobby that makes being alone feel lovely and empowering and like something to look forward to. 14. Think you know yourself until you meet someone better than you. 15. Forget who you are, what your priorities are, and how a person should be. 16. Identify your fears and instead of letting them dictate your every move, find and talk to people who have overcome them. Don’t settle for experiencing .000002% of what the world has to offer because you’re afraid of getting on a plane. 17. Make a habit of cleaning up and letting go. Just because it fit at one point doesn’t mean you need to keep it forever — whether ‘it’ is your favorite pair of pants or your ex. 18. Stop hating yourself. 19. Go out and watch that movie, read that book, listen to that band you already lied about watching, reading, listening to. 20. Take advantage of health insurance while you have it. 21. Make a habit of telling people how you feel, whether it means writing a gushing fan-girl email to someone whose work you love or telling your boss why you deserve a raise. 22. Date someone who says, “I love you” first. 23. Leave the country under the premise of “finding yourself.” This will be unsuccessful. Places do not change people. Instead, do a lot of solo drinking, read a lot of books, have sex in dirty hostels, and come home when you start to miss it. 24. Suck it up and buy a Macbook Pro. 25. Quit that job that’s making you miserable, end the relationship that makes you act like a lunatic, lose the friend whose sole purpose in life is making you feel like you’re perpetually on the verge of vomiting. You’re young, you’re resilient, there are other jobs and relationships and friends if you’re patient and open.

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Just a little reality check as I am approaching my 25 and a half year birthday!

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Been following Daisy's story for a couple years now and I can truly say she is a shining light on this planet! Happy birthday Daisy! Many more birthdays to come for you.

Dad surprised Daisy this morning, her 8th birthday! Wow!

Eight years ago this girl appeared in all her 10 pound 3 ounce glory. She was already a fighter as she, after much struggle, exited my 5’2” frame. She was bruised and mangled but beautiful in all her chubby glory!

With an affinity for adventure and dressing appropriately (dinosaur costumes, et al) she has completed our family and blessed each of us in so many ways. I’ve watched her grow and change and lose all hair and baby fat but gain even more tenacity, kindness, grit, and courage. She is honest, encouraging, selfless and possesses true beauty. Thank you Daisy for the laughter and tears and for being a girl of whom we could not be more proud.

Happy Birthday Daisy!!!!

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I told myself to not overthink when I write in this new journal. To just let my thoughts flow out of the pen and onto the paper. This is what I came up with today... Life seems to constantly take a crazy turn just when I think I have it under control. I think I am just going stir crazy, but I feel the urge to get up and go again. I can't seem to find anything in life that makes me want to settle down. Besides some friends back home and the constant longing to fall in love there is nothing I hold near and dear to my heart that can make me stay. I itch! I itch to get out and continue traveling the world and explore God's creation. I guess I'm just feeling trapped. Trapped due to my circumstances and trapped due to the expectations I have for myself and that others have of me. I'm only getting older and I don't to disappoint those around me anymore. It's not that I want to give up, I just want to have so much more. Gee wiz, this life stuff is rough, huh?

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Couldn't ask for a better day or friend! #smilesgalore (Taken with instagram)

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Bye Burlington! See you soon Maine! :) all with my fav lady! (Taken with instagram)

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Last day of edfs! :) (Taken with instagram)

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My first piece of photography officially framed. #proudmoment #patontheback (Taken with instagram)

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Couldn't have asked for a more fabulous day and it's not over yet! :) friends and fam...u rock my socks (Taken with instagram)

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My heart aches for daisy and her family and friends but God can perform miracles and daisy's smile is infectious! :)

Not sure how to say this guys… My daughter Daisy (7) had a CAT scan yesterday. Her cancer has returned. 3rd time being diagnosed with cancer in as many years. She has a golf ball size tumor right where her last one was. This morning at 10:45AM she gets a PET scan to look closer and see if...

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My first early birthday FUNness!! Thanks Starbucks! (Taken with instagram)

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Moccasins, cell phones, and spiked lemonade...welcome to Tuesday nights! (Taken with instagram)

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I love this girl <3 @bearstetson (Taken with instagram)

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Causing trouble...I think YES!!! (Taken with instagram)

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Holy snowfall batman!!! #strollinghomefromwork (Taken with instagram)

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