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not that im an expert at anything but i feel like when we say "focus on loving yourself before you love someone else" or "learn how to be alone" the unspoken and therefore ignored part is "in 99.999% of unhappy and unhealthy relationships the person KNOWS it's bad but is more terrified of the Unknown on the other side of breaking up than they are being unhappy their whole lives. having happy memories of being single mitigates this risk some" and bc we don't say that shit out loud the cycle continues

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Dogsred, ch. 48

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eventually one has to come to terms with the fact that "conceive of myself as a person capable of tackling difficult things" is an achievable goal toward which one can take concrete steps whereas "have things be easy" is Not

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i made a mistake explaining to my mom what it meant that i was nonbinary (no gender) and asexual (attracted to no genders) in the same conversation, cause now those things are inextricably linked in her brain and she struggles to understand that not all NBs are ace, so I don't DARE try to explain that actually im genderfluid (all the genders) and biromantic (attracted to all the genders)

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Murderbot quoting and taking inspiration from The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon in episodes 4 and 6

[1 and 2]

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Caldwell how DARE you be that strong!!!

Watch the new episode only on Dropout

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Lazarus - Episode 11 "Runnin' With the Devil"

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The Summer Hikaru Died art by me so far

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Dogsred ch. 48

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As a society we have benefited so much from successful public health measures that we now have the privilege of declaring that we must not need them anymore

Bitch before enriched flour, neural tube defects like spina bifida were far more common. Even now, spina bifida clinicians and researchers are begging to have salt and maize fortified to reach groups that don’t use as much flour. Before iodized salt, the United States had a fucking GOITER BELT. Eleven years after the introduction of fluoridated water, a city in Michigan found the rate of dental caries among school children dropped a staggering 60%— in an era where tooth decay regularly fucking killed people

I’m literally not even going to start on vaccines, which are among the most successful and robustly studied public health measures in world history

You might say “oh well today we all have access to vitamins and toothpastes and dentists so we don’t need those things in our food supplies” and boy do white people on social media loooove to fucking say that. But here’s the thing: no, people don’t all have easy access to those things. That’s privilege talking yet again

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GUYS. Real talk. The only other starred review that I ever received from Kirkus was for Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey, seven years ago. Kirkus stars are so hard to come by for me, okay? 😭 I can't believe FLIP got one, with that cheeky little stinger—"flipping awesome." So thankful!

Full review under the cut.

"After a wish goes wrong, a girl and her crush must figure out how to break a body-switching curse. Chi-Chi Ekeh feels invisible. Like her previous crushes, hot varsity swimmer Flip Henderson—yet another rich white boy at her Texas boarding school—seems unaware of her existence. With only weeks until graduation, Nigerian American Chi-Chi’s friends Esther and Yesenia dare her to ask Flip to Senior Festival. But Flip accidentally shows her promposal video to the whole class—and immediately turns her down. Embarrassed, Chi-Chi flees, but her innocent remark—“I just wish Flip Henderson liked me”—has unexpected consequences. After falling and hitting her head, Chi-Chi wakes up in Flip’s body, and he in hers. Freaked out beyond belief and regularly switching bodies, Chi-Chi and Flip work with Esther and Yesenia to break the curse. Meanwhile, forced to see herself through someone else’s eyes, Chi-Chi must confront uncomfortable feelings. There’s much to love about this book. The fully realized and sympathetic characters, sincere and humorous development of friendships, and protagonist’s relatable and bittersweet emotional journey will keep readers engaged, eager to reach the resolution. Ukazu carefully balances tough topics like self-hatred, depression, and suicidal ideation with funny feel-good moments, deftly rendered in her characteristically expressive style. The dynamic and engaging illustrations bring to life a heartwarming story of self-love, acceptance, and true connection. Flipping awesome." (Graphic fiction. 14-18)

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im doing hawkeye month again!! if anyone remembers that from last year haha

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Bernard Vié. Chat descendant l’escalier, 2009. Bronze patiné. 61 x 36 x 13 cm

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It's impressive how Neil Gaiman vanished from the internet. Wish Rowling would do the same.

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"Fictional high school that's basically a miniature university because the author doesn't actually remember what high school was like" versus "author who really wants to write a high school sex comedy, but doesn't want the cast to be underage, so they invent a university that inexplicably operates like a high school".

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Dogsred, ch. 47

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