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Think about why it’s illegal to hire a hit man.

All you’re really doing is speaking and giving someone money.

It’s legal to speak.

It’s legal to give someone money.

Even if they actually complete the job, you’re not the one who committed the murder.

So why is it illegal to hire a hit man?

Could it be because inciting violence is not protected under free speech?

And if that’s the case, why should free speech protect Nazis advocating genocide?

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At the begining, when dog first touches kitten1, cat pushes dog with a paw and dog makes a weird face as it is growling. I think cat tell dog it was too brutal and needed to calm down, then dog growled a little then immediatly calm down, meaning “it hurt but ok you are right, no problem”. And THEN cat get a little further to let dog play with kittens, because now dogs now that the adult cat boundaries are not the same as the kitten boundaries. <3

Mother cat with kittens came to meet an old friend.

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A helpful guide to some common birds here in the western US

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Obsessed with this way of drawing roses.

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friends, lemme share this little gem with you

FIRST! The inner flap:

oh dear indeed… 

some people crayons are jerks.

:’(

:D

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :’’’’) :’’’’’’’’)))))))))))

i just have a lot of feelings about this book and think everyone should own it

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This hits home a little too hard

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Don’t know if we can look at Coke every the same way again. Be prepared to cringe when you watch the full video  here. 

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Autism and NT concepts in children’s literature

I work in a public library and there are times a book comes through circulation that is so awesome I can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before.

Last week I came across this lovely children’s picture book called Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap: NT is OK! by Clay Morton, Gail Morton, and illustrated by Alex Merry. (Pardon the library barcode covering part of the title here.)

[Pictures of the front and back covers of the picture book. The back cover summary says: “My friend Johnny is different from me. We have fun together, but sometimes he acts pretty strangely. He is never exactly on time, he can;t seem to strict to a routine, he stares right into your eyes, and he often says puzzling things. Johnny is neurotypical. I like Johnny and I think being NT is OK.”]

The fact that I was seeing the term “NT” on the cover of a children’s book was enough to pique my interest. Upon further inspection, I discovered that the book is really quite lovely!

[Two page spread reads: “We have a lot of fun together, but sometimes he acts pretty strangely. Mom says it is because he is NT, or neurotypical. He doesn’t have autism, so his brain works differently from mine, but that’s OK.”]

It flips the typical “little Timmy has a special friend” narrative on its head. Instead, the narrator is an autistic boy who has an NT friend who he sometimes struggles to understand. 

[Two page spread reads: It can be pretty interesting being friends with a kid who is NT. He has a lot of quirks that can be very frustrating until you get used to them. Mom says that everyone’s brain is different and different isn’t always wrong.”]

The book uses simple terms to describe a perspective not usually seen in any literature, let alone lit intended for children.

[Two page spread reads: “When something exciting happens, Johnny doesn’t respond like you would expect. He doesn’t flap his arms or jump up and down. He just moves the sides of his mouth up and slightly widens his eyes. Maybe he doesn’t know much about how to express emotions.”]

I think ultimately this flipping of the narrative is more effective in getting the message across that kids with autism are just like everyone else but with unique needs. 

[Two page spread reads: “Johnny never has a meltdown when disasters happen, like a fire drill or art class being canceled. He is afraid of what people might think. It seems like he is bottling his feelings up, but he just has his own way of dealing with things, and that’s OK.”]

And this book is something autistic kids don’t usually have– it’s a book from their perspective! And it’s a non-offensive, matter-of-fact perspective, which is all the rarer.

[Two pages spread reads: “When he talks to you, Johnny looks directly into your eyes, which can make you pretty uncomfortable. He doesn’t mean any harm, though. That’s just the way he is, and that’s OK.”]

It talks about things that autistic people experience and can relate to.

[Page reads: “I like Johnny. I think that being NT is OK.”]

How awesome is that?

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A reminder to myself and others: It’s important to let yourself rest when you need it 💙

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Neutotypical expectations on Autism taking metaphors literally : I am a very dumb baby and ive never heard a single metaphor my entire life please talk slowly to me

Me, an autism no longer listening to a conversation: i get what “a heart of a lion” means in context but now my brain has latched onto it because lions are known for not being risk takers, being ambush predators that take neccesary precautions when hunting because injurys can prove fatal they litterally do nothing but conserve energy and come up with strategies on how not to get fucked by a zebra kick where’s this said bravery where the fuck did this metaphor manifest about lions when they are indeed the complete damn opposite to bravery in essence this makes no sense.

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Ew

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a bird apartment

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Give Sirius a vlog, please. 

(Based on this).

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J'ai toujours demandé aux gens comment ils avaient rencontré tel ou telle personne. Je trouve ça tellement beau de voir leur sourire s'agrandir au fur et à mesure de l'histoire, et regarder leurs yeux pétiller en repensant à un moment précis. C'est beau, les sentiments quand on arrive à les apercevoir, même un instant.

Oxymore humaine (via oxymore-humaine)

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Their is just no way Goblins let you do this. They are better at magic than wizards and run the economy and Gringotts. They for sure know about this weird muggle fluctuation thing and hate it. And the money is cursed so if you try to do that it turns into lead.

…holy shit