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“Get Rings” by Geneva Hodgson

I don’t know what it is about this comic, but it has stood out to me since the moment I read it. It’s so simple. but at the same time it’s just very… I don’t even know the right word. It just makes me feel kind of quiet and makes me think.

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To sum up:

Pope Francis is not judging.

Catholic Church welcomes all of us.

We all sin.

We all fall short.

Catechism reference (x), article by Jenny Uebbing

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Security camera clips that make the news usually show bad things, but Coke decided to “look at the world a little differently” in this heartwarming viral video. They found security camera footage from around the world showing happy moments: people stealing kisses instead of possessions, dealing potato chips instead of drugs, and offering car assistance rather than road rage. [x]

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why the fuck would God send down the cure for aids in a baby he knows is gonna get aborted

GOD CAN SEE THIS SHIT COMIN HES NOT GONNA BE LIKE DAMN FOILED AGAIN BY PRO-CHOICERS

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i really hate seeing children at gay rallies. in most cases, they don’t understand what they’re doing and what they’re promoting. i think most children are pressured into going to gay rallies by their parents and, therefore, pressured into believing in gay marriage. 

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Just a reminder that the LGBT community isn’t some magical place where everyone is accepted. 

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not sure how much of this is still accurate from 11 years ago (most unfortunately, the LGBTQ slide may be entirely invalid now due to the circus) but something to at least have an idea about, even if theres more to research yourself (which there always is, especially when it comes to state laws)

Brokenbalder:

Some Know Your Rights materials I made. Hopefully find them helpful. :)

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So, on a school trip to Italy we parked next to another tour bus filled with kids about our age or younger. While waiting to get going to our next stop, we ended up having a staredown with the ginger kid and his floppy haired friend. After a few moments of intense staring, someone lifted their hand to the window to display their Game Boy. 

With that, someone from our bus pulled out their Game Boy and waved it next to the window as well. Within moments, the entire other bus had children clamouring to the side. all with arms outstretched and game cartridges and consoles pressed eagerly against the glass, each one smiling and waving as our bus erupted with laughter.  The bus eventually pulled away and we never saw them again, but I will always remember this as one of the funniest moments on our trip.

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Excellent alternative to the yellow ribbon concept.

Check them out here: Friendly Dog Collars

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Fullmetal Alchemist is so fascinating to me as a narrative because I think it handles the idea of taking responsibility for unforgiveable acts so well, better than any narrative I’ve seen.

People who commit these acts aren’t necessarily always pure evil. They can be very sympathetic even. But they cannot be excused.

Riza doesn’t make excuses, even though she could easily shift the blame. She knows she has agency in what she did. She doesn’t seek atonement or redemption, because she knows it’s not possible. Nor does she take refuge in guilt or self pity or give up on living, because that would not accomplish or help anything, and she doesn’t have the right to feel sorry for herself. Instead, she takes responsibility. She did these things. They cannot be forgiven or excused or atoned for.

The only thing she can do is move forward and use what she has left to make sure it doesn’t happen again. She must create a world where she can be properly judged for her crimes. She must face what she did, take responsibility, do all she can to help the world repair itself and accept whatever consequences come because of it. And that’s what true responsibility is. Knowing something can’t ever be fixed completely, that there can’t be true salvation, but making the repairs you can because it’s your duty to try to clean up your mess to the best of your ability. There’s no self satisfaction in it- just the honesty of trying to build a better future so history doesn’t repeat itself.

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(via iamupinthecloud)

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

The color red is intentionally absent from most of the film, but is used prominently in a few isolated shots for “anything in the real world that has been tainted by the other world” and “to connote really explosively emotional moments and situations”.

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“The venn diagram of boys who don’t like smart girls and boys you don’t wanna date is a pizza.”

— John Green (via johngreenpizzaquotes)

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This is my son, Chester, who is nearly 4. He was invited to his friend Chloe’s birthday party today, the theme was prince and princesses. He asked if he could go as Sleeping Beauty, so I bought him a dress and put a cute little clip in his hair.

We arrived at the party to the following comments from the adults present: “Oh that is just cruel.”

“Why did you make him wear a dress?”

“Poor little man, what’s your mummy playing at?”

“He’s going to hate you when he grows up.”

“No way I’d let my son dress like a girl.”

The fact is, Chester is almost completely gender neutral. I let him wear what he wants, be it boys or girls clothes, and he plays with whatever toys he likes. This usually involves him holding tea parties while wearing his pink Minnie Mouse top, jeans and a tiara. The guests are more often than not a mixture of Winnie The Pooh characters, dinosaurs, Barbie, Dora and solders, and they’re usually transported in his favorite fire engine.

When my husband arrived at the party later on, he was subjected to endless ridicule from the other dad’s present about how I must keep his balls in my back pocket because otherwise he would have put his foot down and not allowed Chester out like that. Oh, and by the way, our other son dressed as Ariel. When my husband pointed out that the boys were happy, and the mother of the birthday child made a point of saying how wonderful she thought it was that we allowed them freedom of choice and expression, they then stopped talking about it to our faces and started muttering about us behind our backs.

Interestingly enough, not a single child said a word about their choice of costumes, other than to compliment Chester on his new dress.

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