#for your tummy tuesday considerations

[ollyollyaxe]

the people have spoken, he wears t-shirts

more chubby adam in Shirts- ft. hoffman's terrible taste

[moviestarmartini]

everyone's a winner — jude bellingham x wag!reader x brahim díaz

summary: your boyfriends, both laliga winners and champions league finalists, demand a reward out of you for their two excellent performances in less than a week.

warnings: nsfw (18+ minors dni), prestablished!brahim x reader (they were dating before jude joined in), jealous!jude, mostly mean dom!jude, soft dom!brahim, oral (m & f receiving), voyeur-ish, unprotected sex (sounds fun but don't!!!), creampie, porn with a lil bit of plot.

wc: 2.1k

A/N: finally did something with these two GAHHHH sorry for any antis that are jude girlies, this is filled with luvvv for my club 😛

The last five days had been insane. 

Starting out on the first Saturday of the month, having to sit around with the entirety of Real Madrid and their families in the Bernabeu’s VIP seats to practice ‘hate watching’ was something you’d ever expected to do. But there you sat pretty next to your official boyfriend, the unofficial one— so to say, was talking to his mother. 

The moment the final whistle rang it felt like the match had been won by them, not Girona. Before you could even breathe out a sigh of happiness, Brahim was swiping you off your feet kissing you with fervor. A familiar tickle in the bottom of your tummy surfaced. 

You watched happily as the team celebrated, taking pictures of both the men who stole your heart. You took a couple pictures with Brahim at the empty stadium, on the grass. Everyone laughed off the way Jude sprinted to your side and held you tight as there were pictures of only the three of you taken. No one but him knew it was a move made out of jealousy. 

But that was it for that day, heading to the comfort of your shared home as rest had been set mandatory. 

On Tuesday morning you drove them both to Valdebebas, each getting a kiss on the forehead as a wife would give her soldier husband heading for war, since you knew you wouldn’t see them after the semi-final match was over. The next almost hundred minutes were cardiac arrest worthy. The VIP sections full of family, friends and special guests suffered through every second and emotion– the euphoria exploding when the two goals imminently arrived– waiting painfully for the final whistle to be blown. Then another considerable amount of time waiting patiently for the players to finish interviews and change into regular clothes. 

You stood marveling at the empty stadium, similar to Jude’s pre-match ritual. But he wasn’t the one who practically tackled you off your feet, hugging you from behind. 

“Brahim!” You giggled as he put you down, turning around to give him a giant squeeze. You didn’t notice the pair of jealous eyes observing you carefully from the tunnel as you took pictures before exiting, his hand on yours, one of the last couples to do so.  

“Where are we going, amor?” You laughed as you ran through the tunnels of the Bernabeu being practically dragged by him. He took a turn to the left, instead of the right to head out to the underground parking lots. He kissed you, and you knew you were stumbling into the empty locker room by the way your steps echoed. 

“Brahim…” You sighed as he leaned in to kiss your neck, taking slow steps towards his station, the light of the name cards above were the only thing guiding your steps. 

“No one’s going to catch us. Everyone’s going home.” He whispered against the skin, clutching you tight as your knees came in contact with the bench, forcing you to take a seat. 

“Exactly, what if we’re locked in here forever?” You tried counterarguing, only for the rational thoughts to turn to mush when his hand pulled your shirt out of the tuck of your bottoms and cupped your breasts. 

“You don’t think winners deserve a prize? First LaLiga title, now we’ve passed on to the final.” He removed the white top, throwing it somewhere in the room as his kisses descended down your torso. He placed open mouth kisses where the midi slip skirt started, slowly tugging it down. 

Your fingers sneaked on his hair, back arching. “That’s what I thought.” He knew the context clues of your body too well. “Déjame probarte, princesa. That’s the best prize anyone could ever get.” He breathed against the soaked piece of underwear, and you raised your hips to help him slide it down to rest at your ankles. He parted your knees, placing open mouth kisses as he made way to your sopping cunt, his tongue pressing flat. 

“Hm you taste so good,” He practically moaned against your core before fully indulging in it. In no time he was slipping two fingers past your entrance, working wonders with them and his tongue flicking the swollen nub. It was enough for both of you not to notice the lights turning on and staying that way before someone cleared their throat. 

“Having fun without me?” 

The voice made you both freeze. Your stomach tightened as you feared to look who did that voice belong to, but your eyes met a pair of brown eyes with a defiant look placed on them. 

“No, go ahead. I’ll just make myself welcome,” He incited, taking slow cautious steps towards you both. “You don’t want to keep our baby unsatisfied?” He cooed, petting Brahim’s hair, the hand on your jaw forcing you to look up at him before he crashed his lips into yours. You sighed in relief feeling Brahim resume his actions, they were quick, good enough for that tension to build on your lower stomach. 

Jude took your hand, parting away from your lips. “That show you two were putting on got me like this,” He puckered out his lips as your hand grazed his bulge. Your mouth watered as he kneeled on the bench, tugging teasingly at the drawstrings of his sweatpants before lowering them. “Where’s my prize, huh? I’m a winner too, remember?” 

Then, you easily understood the glances Jude often gave the two of you as you interacted in public, in front of the cameras. He burned with jealousy at the reality of being unable to show the world how he loved sharing you with his teammate, your only boyfriend at first. 

Brahim looked up at you, giving you a nod of approval. It was just a way to encourage you; you didn’t need permission to please Jude, not when he was part of the relationship. 

You cupped his boner over the black underwear, pulling down at it sweetly. Not wasting any time, you told a hold of his hard cock with your manicured fingers, tongue sticking out to lick the glossy drops that leaked from his tip. You watched as he threw his head back with a groan when you wrapped your lips around his tip. 

“That’s it baby, that’s it,” He praised, turning his head down to watch you take his length inside your mouth, the bit you couldn’t fit getting stroked by your hand once you started bobbing your head, searching to hear those groans loaded with both praise and degradation. 

“She’s getting wetter from giving you head, mate,” Brahim tore himself away from your cunt to give out the fact with a snicker, your juices rolling down the short stubble on his chin. The chuckle both men shared felt sinister, Jude’s hand settling in the back of your head to give support to your pace, similar to the way Brahim’s fingers hooked to hit that spongy spot over and over again. 

“Cum for us, amor, do it.” Brahim breathed out, knowing that the way your calves shivered and your fingers dug into his scalp only signified one thing. Your moans and cries were muffled by Jude’s cock still stuffed down your mouth, soon being torn away from it and being pulled into yet another kiss. 

Brahim sat next to you on the bench, following after Jude’s lead while you continued to stroke him. He broke the kiss, nudging you to kiss your boyfriend, and you did it without a hitch. The way you could taste yourself on him was intoxicating, and the way Jude pulled you in for another sloppy kiss hinted that he could agree, too. 

“You’re mine too, you hear me?” He whispered, the short hairs on his chin tickling the skin of your cheek. 

“Why do you give Judy a ride, princesa?” Brahim almost interrupted, coercing  you with a sweet voice to your ear, soft lips kissing at your jaw. 

“I think that’s not enough for a prize. Let’s not use a condom,” Jude whispered in your left ear, a teasing hand caressing your inner thigh. Your legs parted, eliciting a humiliating reaction out of the men, who snickered between themselves. Their voices felt like having an angel and a devil on each of your shoulders, inviting you to different decisions with a similar outcome. 

“Yeah, let’s do both,” You affirmed with a breathy voice, and without effort Jude took you off the bench to place you on his lap. He didn’t even have to ask you to help him, as you reached down to line him with your entrance, both sighing in relief once he was all the way in. 

“Don’t just sit there.” Jude reprimanded you as you finished getting used to the stretch, wrapping your hair in his fist and tugging you back ever so slightly. You yelped, taking the order and shifting your hips, starting to ride him. 

“You’re doing so good, baby,” Brahim praised you with a coo, watching as you tugged at the waistband of his sweatpants. He helped you out, pulling them down before you started to stroke him. He didn’t even realize how pent up he was, a flush running up his neck and up his cheeks. 

You tried to match the movement of your legs to your hand, bouncing on Jude’s cock at the same pace you jerked Brahim off. 

“I think he’s going to need more than that, sweetheart,” Jude tutted, and you wondered if they communicated telephonically as Brahim stood up. You took his hard cock in your mouth without much complaint— actually melting as you sucked, eyes falling shut— while Jude’s grip on your hair controlled the pace. 

“Let me help you out,” Jude ran a soothing hand on your knee, propping himself up on his heels before he started thrusting upwards. “Fuuuck you’re squeezing me so tight, love.” A groan left the back of his throat, and he could tell you were close.

His hand reached around to toy with your clit, and that was more than enough to tip you over the edge, thighs shivering. Your moans were tucked away behind your tongue as it happened earlier. The squeeze your walls gave him seemed to be more than enough to tip him over the edge, ropes of white coating your insides. 

He pulled out, but the adjustment time was minimal, “I need to cum too, love.” Brahim explained with a soft voice as Jude tore you away from him, making your head rest on his shoulder. “Please, let me…” 

You knew very well what he was requesting, and with a hazy smile you nodded. He kissed your neck as he crouched down a little before pushing himself in, groaning at the initial resistance you presented to the penetration due to your recent orgasm. 

“Oh, baby,” You cried out, Jude’s grip in your hair turning into a soothing hand on your cheek. 

“You’ve been doing so good for us, darling. C’mon,” The British national praised softly, a nod from Brahim confirming his statement. 

You were still sitting on his lap, but sandwiched between his chest and Brahim’s. 

The pressure from being between them only furthered that state of haziness your mind found itself in, sweat rolling down your forehead as your boyfriend seemed to be edging on to yet another release. 

“Brahim, baby, I’m not going to last long.” You warned, and he kissed your cheek quickly.

“Me neither princesa, with the way you’re squeezing me…” He managed to breathe out, Jude reaching out to brush the sweaty hair off his forehead. 

“Your legs are shivering, you wanna cum?” Jude mocked you, his fingers yet again pressed on that swollen nub in a way that made your back arch. “Cum for your winners, baby. Do it.” He commanded, and it’s not like you’ve ever not obliged to his instructions. 

You panted out both their names as you chased your last high, good enough to make your toes curl and your eyes water. 

“Mierda, joder—“ Brahim cursed, holding onto your upper thighs and gripping them as his own orgasm caught up to him. He pulled out, collapsing next to the two of you on the bench. You threw your legs to rest on his lap as the three of you sat there, catching your breaths. 

“Dinner at ours?” You asked Jude, brushing his eyebrows into place. Brahim kissed your calf gently.

“You bet,” He kissed your cheek loudly. 

The video of him and Brahim with their windows rolled down, shouting with the fans while you drove the BMW became viral in a matter of hours. Thank god no one knew why you three were the last to leave the stadium, and why the two teammates were leaving together in the first place. 

It had happened too many times for it to be questioned, anyway.

[greatbigbellies]

Hallo! I'm back!

TL;DR I'm mentally Ill and kinda crumpled from irl stuff the last couple of months, but I'm back and hope to stay a while. I'm also taking serious consideration into turning on tips for basically a lil extra funding for kink-related stuff like comms and stuff that I can't afford/justify atm. My writing comms are staying closed for the foreseeable future, sorry.

Hey everyone! Sorry for disappearing for... *checks watch* over two months. Last year was rough, and this year is starting off... frankly worse but that's just how it is sometimes. Unfortunately when things get rough the secret kink blog gets shelved first cause irl obligations just... can't be. But... I tentatively think stuff is stabilizing enough I can come back. So... here's where we're at...

Daily Queue Getting refilled as soon as this post goes live.

Comms Staying closed for the foreseeable future cause I don't have creative energy to work on paid projects at the moment. I'm working 2 jobs, volunteering, considering dating... I don't have space for them as much as it sucks.

Tips I'm very seriously considering turning on tips for this blog. It's not even a "I need the money for bills" thing because I can't rely on social media for steady income, it'd be like, fun money to put back into the preg-kink-economy. Save up enough tips and I can comm someone again, maybe tip someone else, buy a Kofi for someone, participate in a drive... all stuff I haven't been able to do in like a year. If there's a genuinely good argument to be made for not turning on tips, I'd love to hear it, but I'm not putting anything behind a paywall. It'd be just a little treat for me if anyone wanted to pay in cause they felt generous. I don't plan on pressuring anyone or even asking for tips. They'll just be there as an option.

McPreggo Menu The next update will come when it comes. The content is better when the mood strikes.

Asks Sorry to everyone who sent asks I'm gonna get those answered soon. I appreciate your patience.

Trans Girl Tummy Tuesday WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME I'M SUPPOSED TO POST MY TUMMY EVERY WEEK AND THAT THERE'S A TAG FOR THAT? THIS IS AMAZING CONTENT! GOD BLESS ALL THESE FINE WOMEN!

Uh... I think that's it. Thank you all for coming to my ted talk!

[jjk-biased]

jungkook x reader

requested by @atulipandarose (oooh soulmate/jungkook/one shot!! it's been big missing jk hours over here)

genre: fluff, soulmate au

words: 2.5k of dumb jungkook pining

warnings: none >< cussing here and there, also my first time writing just fluff so please be kind. unedited!!!

synopsis: jungkook never loved the idea of soulmates because he liked you and he wanted only you.

masterlist | events masterlist

There it was, the panging he felt in his heart even if he wasn’t the person in pain. As his chest throbbed, it was emotional pain he supposed, the song began to play in his head. He gritted his teeth, upset to have been reminded once again of the world he lived in. 

The world had to be so stupid to believe in such nonsense. It was idiotic. They had to be so naive to rely on  this whole scam - to the point where they even revolve their lives around it. 

It isn’t true. It’s far-fetched. This whole soulmate system wasn’t reliable.

He lived in a world where the universe decided who each person’s other was. Soulmates existed. It was everywhere. And he didn’t like it one bit.

Whoever made the world like this had to be an utter idiot. Why would anyone allow something like this to take over people’s lives? This bullshit soulmate system gave people a false sense of hope that someone out of the millions and millions of people would be the only right person for you. That somehow, out of 7.5 billion people, someone would be the perfect yin to your yang. 

It shouldn’t exist. Soulmates shouldn’t exist. 

Come to think of it, how can the universe even be so sure that the person they have “destined” for him is the right one? And, honestly, who even gave the universe the right to choose for him?

Fuck the universe, Jeon Jungkook wanted to pick for himself.

He thought this whole sham was an inconvenience. Unlike almost every love-crazed and soulmate-addict person, he thought otherwise. Jungkook felt suffocated at the thought of being tied down to someone who he probably didn’t even like. He didn’t need whoever they had for him. He didn’t have to meet this so-called pre-destined love of his life to live happily.

Actually, he did. Or else he would forever be haunted by it. He’d go crazy.

People had different “soulmate indicators” -- basically something in their body that gave them a hint on whoever they were destined for. Namjoon, his writer friend, had a tattoo of his soulmate’s name on his collarbone. Jimin, the short friend, had a ring on his finger with the initials of his soulmate and would even change colors depending on the mood of his other. One part of Taehyung's hair is the same color as his soulmate’s, regardless if he tried to dye it along with his locks. 

To say the least, theirs were easy to find, to discover - much more convenient than what the universe had in store for dear Jeon Jungkook. His had to be the most vague indicator of this whole scam. 

A song.

The universe gave Jungkook one specific song that only he and his soulmate knew. Not a name, not a ring, not even a hair color. Just one fucking song. 

Jeon Jungkook didn’t want to believe in this obviously fraudulent scheme that the universe set up. Despite his woes and resentment towards the system, Jungkook couldn’t exactly ignore it. The song, somehow sung by both him and the soulmate, always played in his head whenever he or the other would feel down. Somehow, it only played when any of them were sad. Not when they’re happy. Not when they’re angry. Not when they’re bored. Only when one or the other wasn’t feeling well.

But hey, at least he knew when it would start. 

There would always be a pang in his chest before it began. It was akin to when the dog dies in the movie, or when someone relayed bad news, or when the character in a book had to leave. The weird feeling would be eased immediately as soon as the song played in their head. It would lull him to sleep, he guessed it held the same effect for whoever was on the other side, and would make him feel at home. 

But he did not like this soulmate bullshit. 

Not one bit.

Even if the song brought him great comfort. Even if it was the only thing he looked forward to when he had a bad day. Even if his soulmate’s honey-like voice blended well with his. 

Wait shit, he should be hating this nonsense. Why did he just think that his soulmate sang nicely?

Fuck it. Forget what he thought. It didn’t matter anyway. 

He had other things to think about anyway, especially how to gain the courage to ask his friend out. 

Jungkook is currently and sadly a college student, who, aside from drowning in student debt, studies fine arts. He hopes to become a renowned artist someday, and in pursuing so, had to disobey his typical Asian parents’ wish for him to be called Dr. or Atty. someday. 

Soulmate hatred aside, art had always been his passion. Despite growing into a family full of doctors, lawyers, and judges, he knew his heart belonged in fine arts. When his brother would play with the toy syringes and stethoscopes, he would be seen getting himself dirty with the washable markers. That love for coloring grew into something more, and so Jungkook decided he would become an artist in the future. 

It was always so freeing for him to dabble in the blues and greens and create whatever he visualized in his mind. The pencil in his hand could easily convey the emotions he had trouble vocalizing. All of his troubles would go away faster than you can say worldwide handsome Jin-hyung with the aid of his drawing tablet. Everything about art just intrigued him. Art was easy. Art was comforting. 

Art is where he felt free.

It wasn’t suffocating. Unlike his family that wanted him to be someone he couldn’t become and this soulmate shit that wanted to cuff him down to one specific person he doubts would even go well with him. 

He wanted the soulmate system gone. For reasons that seemed justified to him and only him. 

He could live without the incessant nagging of his very traditional family who wanted to sped things up. Jungkook would finally stop seeing some of his soulmate-less acquaintances miserable. He could finally go on with his sad day without the song that would automatically play in his head. 

Wait… that last thought made him feel sad. Perhaps he would miss the song after all. 

Anyway, and above all, he could finally court his cute friend without having to worry of the soulmate shabang. 

Jungkook didn’t want whoever the universe paired him with. He wanted his cute seatmate and friend, Y/N Y/L/N.

Y/N Y/L/N. Your name was perfect. 

The way your name rolled off his tongue felt just right. The way your nose would scrunch as you focused on sketching the naked dude who had to pose in front of everyone. The way you would tilt your head when the professor never made sense with his discussions. 

Everything about you was just so… perfect. 

You were kind-hearted, considerate, and intelligent. Your humor was unmatched and you were very enthusiastic when you conversed with Jungkook. From a small crush, his liking towards you grew into something he couldn’t exactly ignore. He liked you more than he liked to listen to the duet in his head.  

Okay… scratch that. Maybe he did like his significant other’s singing voice. It eased his worries after a troublesome day. Admittedly, he had found comfort in it.

If only the universe allowed him to converse with whoever was on the other side, then maybe he didn’t have to loathe this system so much. He could’ve gotten a friend out of it, not a soulmate… but a friend. 

Somehow, his thoughts wandered back to you. God, imagine if you were his soulmate. Jungkook would be more than happy if that happened. But he didn’t need the universe to act on his feelings for you. Jungkook will do something… He knew he had to do something about it. He just didn’t know when. 

All of his thinking made Jungkook revert to airplane mode, so it was only then that he noticed you concernedly waving your hand in front of his face for a sign of consciousness. He found your scrunched up face painstakingly cute but holy shit… why are you so close? Please don’t be so close. Jungkook would malfunction if you decreased the space between you two even more. 

“Are you okay, kook?” You luckily stepped back once he locked eyes with you. 

 Ah… that sweet voice of yours that could rival the comforting honey-like singing in his head.

“Y-yeah! Sorry, was spacing out,” Jungkook’s words were jumbled as he noticed he was staring at you like a gaping goldfish instead of answering like a normal person. 

Your giggles rang throughout the room at his predicament. He crookedly grinned then laughed along. This must be heaven. Your happiness was always contagious and he’d often mirror the smile on your face whenever you were happy. 

You made him feel giddy as much as he did on the days he finished his artworks. You made him complete. 

But that damn soulmate thing had to ruin it. 

How he wished you were his soulmate. 

“I thought something happened to you, kook! Mr. Kang dismissed us some time ago but you were still frozen in your seat when everyone left. I was so… worried,” You chuckled, though quite red and hesitant at the end. 

Well did that instigate the butterflies in Jungkook’s tummy. 

“Concerned for me?” Jungkook teased, it was his go-to response because he couldn’t exactly flirt in straight sentences. 

Your eyebrows furrowed but the pink hue became much more evident. Jungkook didn’t even mind the kick you gave him because he made you feel a bit flustered. Success :D

“Taehyungie’s been busy, hasn’t he?” You said, trying to change the subject so everyone could forget the embarrassment.

Taehyung, the theater kid and drama major, was friends with the both of you. He had been busy for the past month because their project was to create a series of plays to showcase to the school. Their show will be on Tuesday, days away from now. 

Right! He could invite you to the play.

“He is… Hey,” You tilted your head and hummed when Jungkook’s voice sounded a bit unsure. 

“Do you wanna go with me to the play?”

The red on your face and the shy nod you did made him swell in accomplishment. He can’t wait for Tuesday to come. 

Fuck.  He should’ve waited for Tuesday to come. Now it is Tuesday and he was too nervous to even stand in a five-meter radius near you. Slapping himself to forget the momentary faltering of his confidence, he shakily waited at the foot of your doorstep with an album in his hand. 

You two bonded on music and he knew you well enough to know you’d rather have the CD of your favorite artist than some flower that would wilt after awhile. He was right. The beam on your face when he handed over the gift made him so happy that all his nerves were washed away. You always had a way to ease him, even if you weren’t aware. 

“M’lady,” He jokingly tried to replicate a british accent as he offered his arm, waiting for you. And as you always would, you took his arm along with an accent-laced, “M’lord,”

Jungkook forgot his worries for a moment and it was always because of you. 

You two sat near the stage to support Taehyung with his play. You two remembered him sharing that their play was about a soulmate-driven world with much more darker consequences. It was about the fictional hanahaki disease, he said. 

And boy did it feel so sad. Taehyung acted so well, as if he was really losing his character’s best friend onstage. Jungkook peered at you for a moment and saw your eyes glisten as Taehyung’s cries grew louder and louder. 

The story was really heartbreaking.

To the point where Jungkook felt the familiar pang on his chest and the song began to play in his head. 

How peculiar. His soulmate was sad just as Taehyung’s scene played out. Perhaps they were in the same auditorium as well. But that was impossible. His soulmate was probably watching some soap opera. 

Not that he minded. Jungkook had other things to think about, especially how to comfort you as your tears flowed down from the actors’ amazing performance. As slick as he could, he draped an arm around you and let you rest your head on his shoulder. His heart was beating faster than he could comprehend. Even more so, when you scooted closer to him.

Fuck. You were cuddling. Oh my god. Jungkook is gonna die out of happiness. 

He had to play it cool though. Jungkook ignored the warmth in his chest and face as he rubbed your arm in consolation. He was surprised you reacted well. Nothing prepared him for what happened next. 

You were humming. 

You were humming his song. 

hOLY SHIT. HOLY SHIT YOU WERE HUMMING HIS SONG. 

You… were his soulmate.

Okay universe… Unfuck you, Jungkook guessed. Apparently the universe was on his side after all… All he had to do was somehow tell you…

Jungkook, his face now an uncontrollable red, nervously turned towards you and successfully got  your undivided attention. God, he could die then and there. Gathering courage from glob knows where, he smiled and sang the first line of the song. 

Universe might have been laughing at him for suddenly changing his views. Jungkook would’ve laughed at himself if he found out the double-back on his opinion. But this was you. 

You and your cute nose scrunch, you and your adorable head tilt, you and your witty comebacks.

This was you.

Everything about you was perfect, and he couldn’t believe that the universe liked him enough to grace him with you as his soulmate. 

何故 こんなにも 涙が溢れるの

[Naze, konna ni mo namida ga afureru no]

Your eyes widened as he sang the song that felt like home to the both of you. 

ねぇ 側にいて そして笑ってよ

[Nee, soba ni ite soshite waratte yo]

You joined in on the singing and everything just made sense. None of the leaving people in the auditorium mattered at the moment. 

君のいない未来は 色のない世界

[Kimi no inai mirai wa iro no nai sekai]

Jungkook was so happy. It seemed like the world was brighter than before.

モノクロで冷たい

[Monokuro de tsumetai]

He shouldn’t have doubted the universe’s plan. Everything was better with you. 

見つめてる 暗闇さえも so beautiful

[Mitsumeteru kurayami sae mo so beautiful]

You smiled shyly as your soft honey-like voice harmonized with him. 

僕を信じてほしい

[Boku wo shinjite hoshii]

Jungkook’s smile grew wider, encasing your delicate hand in his.

まっすぐに君だけを見て

[Massugu ni kimi dake wo mite]

For once in his life, he was happy and it was better because he was happy with you.

どこにも行かないように

[Doko ni mo ikanai you ni]

You two shared a kiss that afternoon, on a Tuesday, at the university’s auditorium.

permanent taglist: @luvinseokjinnie @97faerie @amoreguk @bbyjoonies @borednia @tanumiki @taescake

[Extra]

Jungkook: Hey Taehyung! Congrats, that play was amazing

Taehyung: ...yeah… but why did you two make out when I died onstage?

You: ahahaha bye.

[troubled-tums]

CW: constipation, belly rubs, discussion of (past?) eating disorders, body image issues

When Eve returned home, they found Jason curled up in a miserable lump on the sofa under a blanket, dozing off.

"Hey, sleepyhead. Are you feeling alright?" they asked, kneeling down next to Jason, cupping his cheek. As his eyes blinked open blearily, they noticed that he was holding his belly, and that his facial expression looked a little pained.

"Is your stomach hurting?"

Jason nodded, his face crumpling. "I... Oh, Eve, I haven't gone to the bathroom since Sunday," he admitted. Eve frowned, worried. It was already Tuesday, and Jason usually went every morning. Then, he turned away from her as a hacking cough gripped him. When it subsided, he turned back to find Eve gazing down at him, concerned.

"You've been eating a bit less at meals, Jason," Eve said gently. "I thought it was due to this flu you're fighting. Are you doing OK, baby? Is there anything else you want to tell me?" His face fell immediately, and he reached out for them. Eve went willingly, sitting down on the sofa and settling their partner's head onto their lap.

"At first it was genuine. I didn't feel hungry at all, and it was just... It was natural to eat less." The words rushed out of him, like water after a dam had broken. "But yesterday, and today - oh, Eve, I don't want you to be ashamed of me!" Jason put a hand over his eyes, clearly upset with himself. Eve stroked his cheek gently, and encouraged him to go on.

"Eating less just reminded me of the past, you know. On Sunday I took a shower after you left for work, and I realised all over again that I've gained a lot of weight since high school. I couldn't stop fixating on the shape of my stomach, my thighs, my arms... So on Monday and Tuesday, I decided to cut down on the carbs. I don't know if I got enough fibre." Jason's breath hitched dangerously. He was on the brink of tears, and Eve's heart ached for him. They cupped his face tenderly, leaving him no choice but to look them in the eye.

"Thank you for telling me, baby. Listen, this is something we can fix. Why don't we have at least one or two meals together daily, when we can? If our work schedules don't allow it, then we'll plan to cook something and portion it out. And don't forget, Jason - I told you that I'll love your body as it is. That's still true." Overcome by emotion, Jason struggled into a sitting position and threw his arms around them, and they clung to each other for a long moment.

"Listen, I just did some grocery shopping, and I did buy some yoghurt. Do you want to try some?"

Jason made a face, but nodded. He was mildly lactose intolerant, and usually avoided yoghurt. While he could tolerate some milk in his coffee and cheese on pizza, too much dairy typically left Jason with a tummy ache and diarrhea. Shrugging off the blanket, he got up to help Eve put away the groceries.

Soon, they were back on the sofa. Jason consumed a cup of yoghurt and disposed of the container, snuggling back into Eve. The bloat of his stomach was obvious, as his T-shirt was old and stretched over the swell of his belly. It was clear that he didn't feel well. Although his gaze was fixed on the TV programme he was watching with Eve, his hand hadn't left his unhappy belly, parked right over his navel.

"Let me rub your tummy," Eve offered. Jason agreed gratefully, lying down. Their fingertips massaged the area around his belly button before moving clockwise along the sides of his stomach, taking extra care not to press too hard. As the massage stimulated his bowels, Jason flinched, especially when they applied pressure to the areas right above his hip bones. Attuned to his reactions, Eve lightened their touch, trying not to hurt him too much. Suddenly, a loud fart burst forth.

"Excuse me!" Jason reddened, but Eve chuckled.

"That's OK, baby. Farting is normal. Maybe it'll help your poor bloated tummy get some relief."

The massage went on for the next half an hour, and Jason continued to let out some of the gas that had been trapped in his tummy. Suddenly, he winced and squirmed a little.

"Ooh, my tummy hurts..." Eve took it to mean that the discomfort had increased, perhaps signalling an urgent need to use the bathroom.

"Do you need to go yet?" Jason clutched his tummy, whimpering as a cramp gripped his guts, and thanked Eve before getting up and scuttling to the bathroom.

"Oh, ooh, ow... " Jason couldn't help but let out little pained moans as he tugged his boxers down. Although his belly was hurting, he still wasn't quite ready. He reached for the stool and propped his feet up on it, raising the height of his knees. It helped. Even though he did have to strain lightly, things began to move along.

"Ahhhh!" Jason grunted with the effort, bearing down. He was rewarded by the sensation of finally being able to pass what had been bound up inside him. For the next few minutes, he continued straining his stomach muscles, trying to get rid of everything. It wasn't very much, considering that his food intake had decreased, but it was a start. Jason was left panting after all his struggles, although he did feel much better. Setting aside the stool, he palmed his belly and found that the bloat had subsided somewhat.

When he finally emerged, he found Eve in the kitchen. Coming up behind them, he nuzzled the back of their neck, wrapping his arms around their waist.

"Thanks for your help, baby," he murmured. "My tummy's feeling better now." Eve turned to kiss him.

"I'm glad," they replied. "It's been rough, hasn't it?" Jason nodded as he stroked their back. "Why don't you help me with dinner? These carrots need peeling and chopping." Peeling himself away from the embrace with one last kiss, Jason began doing so. It looked like Eve had started on the base for a nutritious, fibre-rich soup, and he smiled to himself as realised how considerate they were being.

A few minutes later, though, Jason put the knife down abruptly.

"Ooh, I think I need the toilet again," he groaned, desperation showing on his face and in the way he hugged his belly. Eve shooed him off with an amused laugh, and Jason stumbled off to the bathroom once more.

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SENTENCE MEME ⟶ PARSNIPS, BUTTERED / pp. 200-293 always feel free to tweak the sentence to fit your muse.

‘everyone hates estate agents. even estate agents hate estate agents.’

‘ive frequently had my time wasted by someone who has promised me the world and shown me a crack den.’

‘i grasp any opportunity to annoy them with both hands.’

‘don’t assume because i am a largely healthy young man that i am not incredibly lazy.’

‘he has the power, but i have twitter.’

‘went for a bike ride and now i’ve chafed my cluttons.’

‘he could marry a poor, widowed refugee and adopt her children.’

‘it would be sort of remarkable if you had been living in an isolation tank for thirty years.’

‘i presumed my inbox would be flooded with fan emails, love letters and polite requests to see my genitals.’

‘fuck off! fucking terrible! i’m going to find out who your dad is!’

‘he rejected my suggestion of using ‘annoying joke stealer dogger utter cunt’ as his twitter bio.’

‘i made sure to put three kisses to demonstrate that i am in love with him.;

‘she spent hours online searching for the right style of arseless chaps.’

‘i killed two birds with one stone, which is ultimately why i lost my job at the aviary.’

‘their whole premise is basically ‘eat a yogurt with gok wan, have a laugh, have a nice shit’.’

‘i would happily snatch one from a toddler’s feeble grasp.’

‘if you could see the contents of your tummy, i don’t think the first word you’d think of would be ‘happy’. it would be ‘ambulance’.’

‘OH I DON’T KNOW, I JUST GENERALLY FEEL MUCH BETTER WHEN I’M NOT CLOSE TO SHITTING MYSELF.’

‘what? ‘every hour is for the taking’? what does that even mean?’

‘everybody hurts but not everybody YOGhurts!’

‘sorry if that’s not useful, i’m on a lot of painkillers!’

‘i just feel really fantastic and not lonely but still quite angry.’

‘i don’t ruin everything for you like you say i do.’

‘we’re destined for a life of being talked down to by people who make a fucking yogurt.’

‘get that pipette and petri dish away from me.’

‘i have many issues with the idea of ghosts.’ 

‘ghost stories almost never start mid-afternoon on a tuesday in a well-lit branch of TK maxx’

‘ i had the night off and i was curious.’

‘i think what happens is they’ve confused their subconscious monologue with people in the afterlife.’

‘i know you have an erection under there.’

‘i’m outside the house without my keys, so i’m going to have to get in somehow.’

‘you can sue anybody for pretty much anything.’

‘it’s a natural hazard when you work in a lube shop.’

‘at least i don’t claim to be respectable.’

‘i was too distracted to hear about the problem in any detail as i was CHOKING TO DEATH.’

‘her neck was hilarious.’

‘who doesn’t love a petition?’

‘i will think about thinking about it.’

‘sorry bees, but just not quite enough people give a shit.’

‘perhaps they weren’t sure what ‘ends of bells’ means?’

‘if they weren’t going to take me seriously, i wasn’t going to take them seriously either.’

‘if anything, i feel undervalued by my cat.’

‘spare me your fucking vagaries.’

‘it’s worth lowering your expectations. lower them again. are they in the gutter? lower them further.’

‘i can complete a rubiks cube in 20 seconds. if my ‘complete a rubiks cube’ you mean ‘pour a glass of rioja and look out of the window’.’ 

‘i meant to shout ‘come on, lads’ but ended up saying ‘come on the lads’.’

‘he doesn’t know a fucking thing and is a fucking prick.’

‘if someone gets within your personal space you may consider punching them to the ground.’

‘i don’t know if it’s been said, but one day we will all be dead.’

‘i don’t know but i’m sure i’m right, if you disagree let’s have a fight.’

‘you never truly understand someone better than when you are subjected to their dreadful ideas.’

‘i wish him well and he’s a nice guy, but i’m mainly incredibly bitter.’

‘i’ve been very busy refilling a 10ft deep hole i dug in my garden.’

‘you’re not a valid human.’

‘i am lucky when it comes to gambling, in that i am not lucky.’

‘i once saw him throwing 2p pieces at a pigeon in trafalgar square and i’ve not been sure of him since.’

‘i promised her that i would destroy their business as vengeance for their rudeness.’

‘i am considering spending some of my considerable wealth on annoying you.’

‘i am a petty man with a lot of spare time.’

‘i am not threatening to do this, i am just making it clear that, should i wish, i could do this.’

‘so annoying when you mean to text ‘hey how are you’ but it autocorrects to a selfie with you erect in the bathroom mirror.’

‘if i catch any of you using them, i will put you on my list.’

‘i can’t say what will happen to people on my list, but it involves a bird bath filled with old pesto and repeated episodes of geordie shore.’

‘but exhaustive, i don’t mean comprehensive, just that i find them exhausting.’

‘the word ‘soon’ is relative.’

‘NO, I AM NOT WELL, I HAVE JUST BEEN FINED £65.’

‘i never hesitate. i act on instinct always, capable of lashing out without a moment’s notice.’

‘it came in handy when she actually wanted to get rid of their ugly leftover furniture / fresh corpses.’

‘i’m not sure but i think some of these might be illegal, so don’t sue me if you end up in jail!’

‘it’s probably ‘cause i think you’re a knob.’

[coldhandswildhearts]

Top 5 Remedies to Avoid Bad Breathe

So, you're desperate to deal with poor breath (halitosis), as well as have been attempting one product after the next. You might wish to stop what you're doing right this minute, read this post, and utilize what you find out to stop whatever it is you're doing incorrect. You see, there is plenty of false information on how to treat stinky breath. Unless you understand the scientific research behind the remedy, you might wind up squandering your loan, time, and power on inadequate techniques that assure to be options but are anything however.

1. Eating Gum. Certain, gum tissues can freshen up your breath however only temporarily. Gum tissues with sugar enhance the frequency of acid attacks in your mouth. You're much better off attempting various other treatments than eating gum.

2. Mouthwash. Since your mouth scents of alcohol after you swish on alcohol-based mouth wash doesn't indicate it's clean, simply. Keep in mind, alcohol dries out up the mouth, adding to the have an odor factor.

3. Pills. Have you stumble upon ads that declare tummy pills can take the stink out of your cakehole? Do not fall for it. The have an odor is not generated in your belly, and it's absolutely not treated by a belly tablet.

4. Sour (Marsh) Bourbon and Vodka Martinis. You're possibly believing this is the most effective method to treat negative breath because it lets you shoot two birds with one rock - you get a buzz, and also you reach call it therapy. You could not be extra wrong. Anything with alcohol in it will certainly dry out the mouth, helping microorganisms flourish.

5. Kerosene Rinse. Believe it or otherwise, there are people that actually do this! I'm unsure why any individual would certainly intend to swish with kerosene. But please, don't do it. This is a dreadful, awful concept!

Doing away with halitosis calls for far more than standing out a stick of periodontal or mint in your mouth. Do not simply cover up the scent; do something to get rid of it completely if you want to say goodbye to halitosis for great and also for genuine!

You're determined to deal with bad breath (bad breath), and also have actually been attempting one item after the next. You see, there is plenty of misinformation on exactly how to treat stinky breath. Certain, gum tissues can freshen up your breath yet only for a short time. The have an odor is not created in your stomach, and also it's most definitely not treated by a tummy pill.

You're probably assuming this is the best method to deal with bad breath because it lets you fire two birds with one stone - you get a buzz, as well as you obtain to call it treatment.

Fasting

When a person do without consuming for a long period of time, the absence of food triggers the body begins to break down the fats. This malfunction of fat creates the launch of ketones which are pressed out together with the breath and offers a foul odor that looks like the odor of sour apples.

When an individual is about to go with an unique celebration or if he/she is under a great deal of anxiety as well as if they are fasting for a long time, there is a rise in the drying of the mouth as well as enhanced launch of digestive system juices because of the anxiety that will lead to bad breath.

If the individual has practices such as smoking, then this is not taken into consideration halitosis, but it can absolutely add to bad breath problems. Even the intake of alcohols on an empty stomach can raise the occurrence of issues.

To prevent foul-smelling breath connected with fasting, stay clear of getting on an empty stomach for lengthy sizes of time. Even if it is not possible to eat a full program dish, it will aid if you make certain to have a tiny snack or also just a whole lot of water. When the individual is experiencing stress and anxiety before an unique occasion, this is generally really useful.\

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[wellnessroutines]

Grocery shopping on a budget: 14 tips to eat healthy for less

I prefer to think I ready at a great deal of points, but grocery buying on a budget plan is certainly not one of them. I generally start off with great purposes - as well as an incredible buying checklist - however the minute life gets active, our grocery spending plan is the initial point to slip. It seems like the more pushed for time I am, the even more grocery store trips I make, which is totally counterproductive, as well as while I'm totally conscious that I'm my very own worst enemy, I've simply never ever actually mastered a plan that allows me to consume healthy for less.

For a very long time, I just accepted this as one of my character flaws, but when we made the relocation from a trendy mid-town condo that needed us to drive 24/7, to an old Victorian semi-detached in an urban neighborhood that allows us to stroll almost everywhere, I began investing much more on grocery stores compared to ever before before.

As it turns out, road auto parking in Toronto makes owning very inconvenient, and also I have actually gradually traded my once a week stockpiling sessions with daily journeys to our local grocery store, as well as the effect on our month-to-month budget plan has actually been exponential.

I'm spending an excessively high amount of loan on food, our refrigerator and also kitchen cabinets are a catastrophe, I'm tossing away a bunch of ruined fruit and vegetables at the end of each week, and even though we consume 3 healthy-ish meals each day, I really feel like my hand is forever hidden in a bag of chips or gummie bears.

It's not pretty.

And it's time making some major changes.

So for the last couple of weeks, I've been learning the art of grocery store buying on a budget plan and also the results have been pretty amazing. My lasting objectives are to reduce our grocery store costs in fifty percent while at the same time discovering the best ways to eat healthy on a spending plan, as well as I'm already seeing the benefits of my tough job. Not only am I investing much less time at the supermarket each week, however I feel a million times much more arranged and we're eating much healthier meals that keep me really feeling complete so I do not spend my evenings grazing, which has actually been amazing for my waistline.

Check out 14 of my finest suggestions for grocery shopping on a budget plan listed below to aid you begin consuming healthy and balanced for less today!

1. Don't go shopping on an empty stomach

This is the first point I read anytime I try to find grocery store buying pointers, but it wasn't up until I took the time to consciously arrange my tips to the grocery shop - after lunch on Sunday mid-days - that I realized simply exactly how huge a difference it makes. Going to a grocery shop on an empty tummy, and even a half-empty tummy, resembles setting a 5-year-old complimentary in a candy store. You wind up obtaining sidetracked by things you do not require, making you most likely to make impulse purchases and also negative food choices. It's a recipe for disaster.

2. Take your time

I recognize this is tough to do, especially when you have little youngsters in tow, however while hurrying via the food store like a caged pet may help you enter and out in record time, it won't enable you to detect sales, rate match, and so forth. Avoid the grocery store when you're limited on time, as well as just go shopping when you can be much more purposeful as well as proactively look out the finest deals.

And if you absolutely must bring your children with you, make sure they have been fed, their interest baskets have actually been filled up, they aren't tired, and also that you have enjoyable toys and games on hand to maintain them occupied.

Here are a lot more suggestions on just how to survive grocery store purchasing with kids.

3. Plan, Plan, Plan

Carve out a portion of time shortly prior to your grocery store each week to take stock of exactly what you already have in your refrigerator, freezer, and also pantry, plan out your dishes for the week, make a list, and also stick to it. This may feel like a great deal of upfront work, yet I guarantee you it will conserve you HEAPS of time in the long-run, and also will not just help you conserve loan, however also help with any type of healthy and balanced eating/weight loss goals you may have.

Suck at meal preparation? I do too. I wound up purchasing MyFreezEasy a couple of weeks earlier, which is a wonderful program that showed me the best ways to make 10 dishes in ... await it ... a hr. I'm major! Plans start at only $10/month and there are heaps of different dish choices to pick from - gluten-free, slow-cooker, all hen, etc.

Learn a lot more about MyFreezEasy here.

4. Get organized

When I was acquiring groceries multiple times a week, our fridge and kitchen cabinets were a nightmare, and I certainly invested Monday nights (garbage collection is every Tuesday for us) throwing out a lots of spoiled food, just to duplicate the exact same blunders the following week. I've since learned that if I put in the time to arrange my cooking area so I could see exactly what food is available to me - when it will certainly end - I wind up getting less as well as I seldom, if ever, throw out spoiled food nowadays. Provide it a try!

5. Buy canned or frozen

While I'm not a fan of packaged foods, I choose not to pay $8 for a pint of blueberries when they're not in period, so I search for a great equilibrium. You require to do just what you really feel comfy with, but I do advise having a choice of icy and canned things on hand in all times to keep you going in between grocery trips.

6. Stockpile

Buying in bulk when things are on sale is an amazing means to conserve money, and I extremely suggest it. We have actually been doing this with toiletries and cleansing products for several years and it's saved us a lot of cash, when I took the time to discover the art of freezing produce as well as producing delicious fridge freezer dishes (thanks Erin Chase!), it reduced our spending also more.

7. Only buy what you'll use

As a follow-up to my last factor, I urge you to actually think regarding your purchases. While stockpiling is an excellent means to minimize groceries, you don't want to get something even if it gets on sale. If you aren't going to utilize it, do not put it in your cart. Period. It's a waste of cash and also area, so be wise regarding your purchases.

8. Don't fall for advertising traps

Grocery shops are wonderful at aiming to deceive you into purchasing points you do not require, so prior to you put something in your cart, assume long and tough regarding it. While that 'get 3 get one totally free!' bargain could appear like a take, be honest with yourself. Will you in fact make use of all 4 products you're getting? No? After that it will certainly be cheaper for you to purchase the exact quantity you need.

Also?

Opt for the self-checkout lane whenever feasible so you typically aren't tempted by the candies, magazines, DVDs, as well as toys that are purposefully put in the checkout area.

A few more pointers to remember ...

9. Switch to no-name brands. A lot more frequently compared to not, no-name brand names are virtually identical to their expensive counterparts, as well as a straightforward switch could save you a lot of loan in the long run.

10. Save leftovers. You can package them up for lunch or freeze them for a fast dish on active nights!

11. Prepare vegetables and fruits in advance of time. If you have a practice of tossing out expired generate weekly, invest the time in washing, reducing, and also saving fruits and veggies when you get home from the grocery shop. This will minimize meal preparation, provide healthy and balanced snack choices, and make you most likely to utilize exactly what's available to you instead of throwing it in the trash.

12. Say no to take out. When you devote to meal preparation, you can make the same choices for less at home.

13. Use coupons. Study weekly leaflets, try to find deals, as well as utilize them to your advantage!

14. Price match. Familiarize on your own with the grocery store shops in your area to figure out where you can rack up the finest offers, and intend your grocery trips accordingly.

See? Grocery shopping on a spending plan isn't as complicated as it sounds, and with a little planning and also prep work, it is feasible to eat healthy for much less. The method is to find out the best ways to be extra intentional with your time and also schedule meal prep work and also grocery buying right into your week. Keep in mind that practice makes perfect - the a lot more you attempt to adhere to your grocery store spending plan, the better you'll access it.

Still need a little help?

Erin Chase uses a magnificent training course called Grocery Budget Makeover that will show you ways to considerably reduce your grocery store spending. She'll educate you how you can develop an efficient wish list, dish strategy successfully, stockpile, avoid marketing catches, and also score freebies, and she'll additionally show you the art of couponing (if you stay in the United States) as well as some wonderful time-saving kitchen area as well as food preparation hacks.

Learn more regarding Grocery store Spending plan Transformation below.

Registration is just open a couple of times a year, as well as with strategies starting as low as $49, it's worth registering for the wait list!

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January 2020 Event Guide: Property, Techno, Electro, Acid, Drum & Bass

(Credit: Chip Mizen Digital Photography) As our company hurry headlong right into the 1st month of 2020, The Waveform Transmitter's Ste Knight offers an examine the greatest goes crazy on deal to take your mind off the January blues. Happy New Year, visitors! Along with a brand-new decade upon our company, we are actually launching a handful of new small amounts and bobs right here at the Waveform Transmitter, featuring an assemble of the greatest celebrations that have actually been actually revealed for the anticipated months.

January is actually an infamously meditation for everyone. The voracity of Xmas consistently guarantees that our thoughts, body systems, as well as budgets are a little bit on the weary edge. Nevertheless, the rave stopovers for no person, therefore let our company check out (in no specific purchase) at what is located ahead for you to dance the tummy off to.

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Acid, 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool If acid is your bag, move to Cooking area Road where the I Acid team are going to be actually taking the gathering on Friday January 24th. Visitors include Ceephax Acid Staff, Luke Vibert,, and Jacques Malchance . The Waveform Transmitter are going to be hosting the official pre-party at 3B Records with The Equipment,, and also Posthuman. Happen as well as determine why DJ Magazine awards ... When: 24th January 2020 Where : 24 Cooking area Road(pre-party at 3B)Tickets: ClickBelow! Base Heavy Vol XI, Dalston Superstore, Manchester The ever-busy Wes Baggaley comes back to Dalston Warehouse store along with an evening of queer ear-gear on Saturday January 11th. The l lth excursionof the well-known Bottom Heavy LGBTQparty will definitely observe Wes going in deep along with Dan Beaumont all night long in area one, with the

second space looked after through Jill Brook, Mwen,

and ARUN. When: 11th January 2020 Where: Dalston Warehouse store Tickets: Click Listed Here! Playtime: A Charity Event For Wood Road Mission, Phase as well as Broadcast, Manchester There's nowt fairly like obtaining your dance trousers set alight with a wonderful cause in thoughts and Difficult Warm are holding the Playtime event in help of the Hardwood Road Mission on Friday, January 17th; an excellent charitable organization that aids vulnerable youngsters in scarcity. You may buy breakthrough tickets tothe occasion, however organisers ask that you bring donation items to help the very most at-risk in our community. Some of Manchester's best promoters are actually included ... you require to become very. When: 17th January 2020 Where: Phase and also Broadcast Tickets: Visit this site

! Subliminal audio Seems, 24 Cooking Area Street, Liverpool Your mid-week rinse-out is cared for by Kaiju and Privy Sounds, as they reserve Tuesday 21st January for their Subliminal audio Sounds celebration. Drum and also bass is the program, along with very hot duo Technimatic and also DRS taking the reins. Expert DJ and producer Peshay will certainly also be actually delivering the items, with Blocks & Escher and ED: IT spinning hard in help. When: 21st January 2020 Where: 24 Kitchen area Road Tickets: Click on this link! Das Booty, MOT Device 18, SE London Heading'down south 'for

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[calorieworkouts]

Are You Doing the Right Workouts?

Starting a workout program could be complicated, despite having (or, perhaps because of) the info around informing us how you can get started. We know we're supposed to do cardio, lift weights and stretch, however one question is much more challenging to respond to: How do I recognize if I'm doing this right?

There's no excellent solution to this inquiry since the answer specifies to you: Your goals, your fitness degree as well as your expectations.

If that's the case and you don't have a fitness instructor or various other specialist in order to help you out, just how can you inform if you're doing it right?

There are a few concerns you could ask yourself to figure out if you're on the right track.

1. Am I Complying with the Standard Exercise Standards?

Thanks to companies like the American College of Sports Medicine, we have some guidelines in position to give us a framework for our workouts. Now, do these in shape everyone? No. Do you need to follow them specifically? No. Just how much workout you require is various for every person. However, you could compare your program with these standard standards to see where you stand.

Cardio Recommendations

Frequency:

For Better Health and wellness or Beginners: A minimum of 3 times a week

For Weight-loss or More Advanced Exercisers: 5-7 days a week

Intensity:

For Better Health or Beginners: Moderate intensity - Moderate intensity is about a Degree 5 on this Viewed Effort Scale, 70-80% of your optimum heart rate (MHR) or at a level where you're working but you could still continue a conversation.

For Weight reduction or Advanced Exercisers-- A selection of intensities that consist of:

High Intensity - Degree 8-9 viewed effort, 80-90% of your MHR or working at a degree where you're breathless. Instance: High strength interval training (HIIT). Suggested schedule: 1-2 times a week.

Moderate Intensity - Level 5-6 perceived effort, 70-80% of your MHR or working at a level where you're contemporary of your convenience zone yet can still chat. Example: Cardio Collection Workout. Recommended schedule: 2-4 times a week.

Low Intensity - Degree 3-5 regarded exertion, 60-70% of your MHR or working at a comfortable degree. Example: A long, slow bike trip. Suggested routine: 1-2 times a week.

Duration:

For Better Wellness or Beginners: Developing to 30 minutes of continual movement

For Weight management or More Advanced Exercisers-- 30-60 mins, relying on the intensity of your exercises. High strength might be 20-30 minutes, modest exercises, 30-60 mins and also low strength, 60 or more minutes.

Strength Training Recommendations

Work All Muscle Groups-- Your toughness exercises need to include exercises for the entire body, including: The lower body, chest, back, shoulders, arms, triceps and abdominals

Work Your Muscles 2-3 Nonconsecutive Days Each Week - Just how often you educate will depend on the program you're adhering to, yet you desire to stay clear of working the very same muscular tissue teams 2 days in a row. Below are a few examples of how you can arrange typical strength training programs:

Complete Body: Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Basic Split Program: Upper Body: Monday/Thursday, Lower Body: Tuesday/Friday

Sets and Reps

For Beginners-- 1 collection of 8-12 reps

For Intermediate/Advanced - Multiple sets (2-4) of 6-12 reps, depending on your goals

Use a Challenging Weight - We only obtain more powerful as well as create muscle mass when we utilize even more weight compared to our bodies can take care of. That doesn't imply you must grab a weight you can't lift at all, it indicates selecting a weight you can only raise for the desired variety of reps. If you're doing 10 arms swirls, you desire a weight that will certainly permit you to do 10 reps with excellent kind. The last rep ought to be quite hard, but not impossible.

Use Good Form - Raising weights is only reliable if you do the exercises with great type. Excellent form will be various depending on the workout, but it normally means having good pose, doing sluggish, regulated motions rather than turning the weights as well as keeping your abdominal muscles involved during each exercise.

Flexibility Recommendations

You have far more shake area when it comes to flexibility, since you can stretch at any time. Exactly what you don't want to do is skip the stretch at the end of your workout because being versatile can actually assist you prevent injury, boost your array of activity and aid you loosen up. A couple of basic suggestions for stretching:

Stretch your muscle mass after your workout when your muscles are warm. Stretching cold weather muscles could possibly cause injuries

Avoid jumping. Hold each go for 15-30 secs and also, for the ideal flexibility outcomes, do each stretch 2-3 times

Stretch the muscular tissues you used during your exercise with a concentrate on any kind of constantly limited locations like the reduced back, hips and hamstrings

You recognize the basics of a workout program and you may have some general specifications to follow, courtesy of Workout GuidelinesYou probably know the fundamentals of an exercise program: Cardio, toughness training and also flexibility exercises. The complicated component is identifying exactly how frequently, just how long and also just how hard you working from each of these elements. Just how much workout you have to have is different for every person,

Next Inquiry: Am I Obtaining Results?

2. Am I Getting Results?

This may feel like a very easy question, specifically if your objective is to reduce weight. If the number on the scale drops, you're obtaining outcomes? Not always. A delayed range isn't always a sign of failing, but exactly how do you know? Having a look at different situations could assist you figure out if you have to make an adjustment or if you're on the right track:

Weight Loss - If the scale is relocating in the ideal instructions, that's an advantage. Nevertheless, if it isn't moving, have a look these common issues before you make a decision to lose hope:

Slow Weight Loss: Some individuals assume that slow weight-loss (e.g..5-2 lbs a week) is as well sluggish, yet that's specifically where you wish to be if you wish to shed fat, maintain muscular tissue mass as well as maintain the weight off. Quick fat burning could provide pleasure principle, however it normally indicates you're cutting your calories at a level that might be hard to keep for the lasting.

Not Losing Weight: If you're not reducing weight whatsoever, take a look at the moment factor. It could take weeks or months to see considerable adjustments and the body requires time to adapt to your new exercises and diet. If it's been several months and you're not seeing any type of weight-loss, see to it your workouts remain in line with the fundamental referrals as well as concentrate on your diet regimen, which has a significant influence on weight loss. If you're monitoring your calories and really feel you're doing every little thing possible, but still not shedding weight, make a consultation with your medical professional making certain there aren't various other problems influencing your weight loss.

Losing Inches, But Not Weight: If you're shedding inches but not weight, you could assume you're not getting the results you want. Losing inches means you're shedding body fat, which is specifically what you want. The scale isn't always the ideal measure of your success. Take your measurements, obtain your body fat checked and/or take note of just how your clothes fit. Those numbers may inform you much more about your progress compared to the scale.

Gaining Weight: If you're gaining weight and that isn't your goal, you might be eating even more calories to make up for your workouts without also understanding it. Maintaining a careful log of your workouts and also meals could aid you remain on top of things and prevent extra calories.

Strength and Endurance - Weight loss isn't the only measure of you're success. One more important one is whether you're getting more powerful and also much faster. If you're doing more cardio, raising more weight and doing new workouts, that's a sign your body is obtaining stronger and fitter. If you're not making progression in those locations, you may have to have assistance from a personal trainer to learn what's going on.

Better Sychronisation as well as Balance-- Workout could feel awkward at very first however, over time, you need to discover that the moves come conveniently and also feel even more automated. As an example, you could seem like you're on an unusual earth the first time you attempt an elliptical machine instructor however, over time, it must seem like it's acquired behavior. Take note of your equilibrium and also control as well as, if they're improving, that's a sign you're on the right track.

Better health - One way to track your progress is to search for renovations in various other areas of your life. Do you really feel much better? Rest far better? Have more energy? Feel good concerning on your own? There are numerous terrific benefits of exercise that have nothing to do with dropping weight, yet could assist improve your quality of life, some promptly and also some with time. Making a list of how your health and wellness has boosted, both literally as well as emotionally, can inform you if you're getting results.

Next Question: Am I Appreciating My Workouts?

3. Am I Enjoying My Workouts?

While bodily results are very important, another method to evaluate your exercises is to ask on your own: Am I appreciating this? Exercising isn't always fun and it's in some cases a struggle start, however if you really feel a knot in the pit of your tummy each time you think about hopping on the 'dreadmill' or utilize any type of reason to miss your exercise ("Gee, my junk drawer is way too untidy for me to exercise today"), something isn't working.

If you hate what you're doing, there's a good chance you'll quit doing it at some point. Before you do, ask on your own a couple of inquiries to discover out if there's another way to exercise:

Do my workouts fit my personality? - If you're a social exerciser and also battling to do your exercises at house, you may favor a fitness center where you could attract on power from other exercisers. If you're an affordable individual, playing basketball or racquetball could fit you much better compared to walking to nowhere on a treadmill. Throughout your next workout, think of exactly what you like about it ("I like going to the fitness center with various other exercisers") and what you don't like ("But I can't stand the cardio machines"). Exists a means to transform points so you appreciate your exercises more?

Do my workouts have a purpose? - This may appear like a dim-witted inquiry, but if you arbitrarily select workouts without having any actual suggestion of exactly what you're working or why, workout starts to feel pointless. Knowing your focus is to construct a solid chest or that you want to burn added calories and create endurance with interval training, you understand precisely just what you're doing and also why. Have a prepare for every workout: What you're doing, for how long, how tough as well as the goal of the exercise. As an example: "I'm doing a 45-minute interval exercise on the treadmill to shed calories as well as deal with my endurance, complied with by a reduced body go for flexibility.

Do my exercises fit with my lifestyle? - If you frequently set up 5 or 6 days of training, but only show up for 3, you wind up in a cycle of frustration as well as failure. You may have to have even more training to reach your goals, but something is standing in your way:

Your fitness level - If you're simply starting out, your body might not prepare to take care of greater than a few days of exercise. Slowly include even more time (e.g., 5 minutes to every cardio workout) or strength (e.g., adding a collection of each strength workout after two weeks of training) to slowly function your means as much as even more frequent exercise.

Your schedule - Are you missing out on workouts because you're also active to work out? If you wish to reach your objectives yet aren't doing sufficient exercise to obtain there, you need to choose: Do you change your objective or do you change your routine? Or probably you make little changes in your schedule to suit even more workout, building on that particular as it obtains much easier. You don't have to change your schedule overnight, so begin tiny and method making workout a component of your life. The more you technique, the simpler it gets.

Your priorities - If exercise is a top priority while you're planning it, however not during the follow-through, it may not be as vital to you as you believe. If workout matters to you, you'll be much more determined to do it. If you keep scheduling and also skipping, ask yourself just what would certainly make it more of a top priority? If you knew exercise would certainly give you a lot more energy throughout the day or that it would assist you rest better in the evening, would that inspire you? Discovering the worth in exercise, past weight-loss, can aid make it a priority.

Do I need new goals? - It could seem strange, but attempt changing your emphasis from weight management, which takes place gradually, to the real steps you should shed the weight. Viewing the scale inch its way down at a glacial speed could not make you really feel really successful, but ticking off each workout you do, recognizing every one will at some point bring about weight loss, can give you a feeling of success that will certainly maintain you going.

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HSA contributions offer tax savings, but add to filing time

I've been rearranging some upcoming doctors' appoints that I made months ago, well before anyone had heard of COVID-19, much less watched as it overtook our lives.

A couple were able to be conducted as teleconferences with my physicians. Some, however, require actual in-office visits. Like getting jabbed for blood work.

I'm also rescheduling some appointments originally set for June. These are being changed not because of the coronavirus pandemic, but because of new medical insurance. The dates are now late instead of mid-summer in the hopes that the new policy transition goes smoothly and I won't have to hassle with doctors' office administrators demanding up-front pay.

HDHP options, costs, considerations: In making my health coverage change, I looked into a high deductible health plan (HDHP).

As regular readers know, this type of coverage offers lower monthly premiums in exchange for, as the name says, paying a larger out-of-pocket deductible. I mentioned the coverage just last week when the Internal Revenue Service released inflation-adjusted HDHP amount guidelines, as well as increases to this type of policy's associated health savings account (HSA).

When you get HDHP medical coverage as an employee, your payroll office takes care of taking HDHP plan premiums and any HSA contributions out of your paychecks before you get them. Even better, these tax-favored workplace cafeteria benefits choices come out of your checks before taxes are calculated, so you get that tax break up front.

However, if you're like me and are in charge finding and then paying for your health care insurance on your own, they you'll have to take care of all that yourself.

And regardless of whether you have an HDHP and HSA through your job or work for yourself, you'll have to deal with IRS Form 8889, which is this week's Tax Form Tuesday feature.

Added HSA tax tasks: I totally understand the allure of lower monthly health care premiums. If you're relatively healthy, these medical plans are a good trade-off for a higher deductible you probably won't have to worry about meeting.

But you'll pay a bit at tax time, not necessarily in dollars, but in time completing Form 8889.

You must file this form any year you or an employer contribute to your HSA. The same filing demand is made when take money from the account, regardless of whether you ultimately owe tax on the distributions.

And if you don't follow the HDHP and HSA rules, you'll also file it to pay penalties on your mistakes.

If you hire a tax professional to handle your annual filing, he or she will take care of Form 8889 for you. If you're like millions of taxpayers and use software to file on your own, that compute program, depending on which version you choose, can help you through the process.

But even if you're in those categories, it's always helpful to know what's on the form. For the sake of brevity and to not sound like one of those software programs, I'm going to hit some Form 8889 highlights below.

Part 1 HSA Contributions and Deduction: The first part of Form 8889 (lines 1-13) focus on HSA contributions and deductions.

Line 2 is where you enter the amount you contributed to an HSA. This is just what you put in as, like me, a non-salaried individual. However, if you do have a job and an HSA, this also is where you enter any HSA contributions you made in addition to the amounts taken automatically from your paycheck.

This also is where those inflation adjustments I mentioned a few paragraphs ago come into play. Line 3 tells you what they are for the applicable tax year. For 2019, the maximum is $3,500 for individual coverage or $7,000 for family coverage. If you're age 55 or older, you can add another $1,000 catch-up amount to each of those limits.

And again like me, if your insurance changes/changed during the year, the HSA cap is pro-rated for the time that you had the HDHP. Basically, you count each month you have a high-deductible policy and contribute 1/12 of the overall limit.

The form also considers situations if you're among the even smaller group of filers who has other special tax-favored accounts, as well as cases where both spouses have their own HSAs.

Line 9 is where you enter your employer's contributions to you HSA. These primarily are your payroll amounts that go directly into your HSA.

Line 10 wants to know how much, if any, money you took out of your HSA.

All your adding and subtracting will finish up on Line 13. This is your HSA deduction, or more precisely your HSA adjustment to income. This amount, per Form 8889 instructions, is transferred to line 12 of Form 1040 Schedule 1.

Part II HSA Distributions: Note the instructions in this title section. "If you are filing jointly and both you and your spouse each have separate HSAs, complete a separate Part II for each spouse."

OK, now that you know how many 8889 forms your family has to fill out, let's get to part II.

It starts with line 14a, where you let the IRS know of all your HSA withdrawals for the tax year. Subline b breaks that out further and this amount is subtracted from line a to get to the amount of applicable distributions that go on line c.

The IRS wants to know on line 15 the amount of medical expenses you paid using your HSA money. The form's instructions give you details on what applies here.

Ideally, all your medical costs count and your math on line 16 will come to 0 or less. Say, for example, you used $10,000 of your HSA to pay for $10,000 of emergency surgery out-of-pocket costs when your appendix burst. That IRS-approved operating room procedure and allowable HSA expenditure means that you don't owe any tax on your HSA distributions.

But say you opted later to have a cosmetic surgeon do a tummy tuck to get rid of a few pounds and hide the appendectomy scar. If you used HSA money for that, the expenditure would give you a plus-dollar amount that is taxable since the IRS doesn't consider such for-looks-only medical treatments tax deductible.

I know that tax-savvy readers of the ol' blog are careful to know what is an isn't an allowable medical tax break, so this segment of Part II should be an issue. But if you want a refresher just in case, you can thumb through the IRS' medical deduction (or not) list.

Part III Income and Additional Tax for Failure To Maintain HDHP Coverage: This final section of Form 8889 comes into play if you didn't have your HDHP long enough to qualify for the full HSA contribution amount in both the current tax year and the previous tax year.

Remember, as noted earlier, if it turns out that you only have partial HDHP coverage — for example, like me, you encounter a life change that led to a healthcare plan change halfway through the tax year — then you can only make a partial contribution to your HSA.

If you don't follow the limits or don't maintain your HDHP, you could face a steep penalty.

Again, while the IRS form instructions has worksheets, your tax preparer or software will walk you through this if need be.

Record keeping imperative: As will all things tax, it's crucial that you keep good records.

So the final piece of advice when it comes to completing Form 8889 (and actually all tax actions related to medical expenses and possible deductions) is to make sure you thoroughly document all your health care costs.

You also need to make sure you get and keep HSA documentation. This includes some official tax statements you'll need to complete IRS Form 8889.

Form 1099-SA details on each HSA distribution you took. Form 5498-SA tracks the contributions made to your Health Savings Account during the applicable tax year.

Yes, an HDHP and HSA is a bit of a filing pain, including adding Form 8889 to your annual tax tasks. But considering the ever-increasing costs of health care, it could be just the medical and tax prescription you need.

You also might find these items of interest:

Make the most of tax-deductible medical miles

Comparing tax-favored HSA, HRA & FSA medical options

Tax help for those who lost healthcare along with their jobs

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Mood Imbalances in Children

Suzanne Sparrow, Nutritionist & Naturopath; 20th August, 2019

We know, as adults, we often experience mood swings; highs and lows that may be exacerbated by our environment eg. stress at work, fighting with a spouse, a messy house. But most of us have “tools” to deal with these highs and lows, whether that’s seeking counselling, talking to a friend, going for a walk, taking a bath, or doing some meditation. Kids, on the other hand, are often not equipped with these “tools”. That, coupled with their underdeveloped emotional regulation and maturity, and their inability to express how they’re feeling, can mean that the mood imbalances they experience can be even more intense and harder for them to regulate. Add in external factors, such as poor nutrition and sleep quality, and things can spiral out of hand pretty quickly.

So what can we, as parents, teachers, minders and friends, do to help our kids regulate their moods?

* Focus on good nutrition: When I see kids with suspected mood disorders in clinic, the first thing I do is examine what they’re eating and drinking. And more specifically, what they’re NOT. Children with diets high in processed carbohydrates and refined sugars are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. Those who are fed a diet rich in complex carbohydrates, good quality protein, and a variety of healthy fats are less likely to suffer from depressive episodes, and the energy (and emotional) highs and lows that accompany the Standard Australian Diet (SAD, how apt!).

* Avoid problematic foods: Foods that cause an allergic response (eg. loose stools, skin rashes, runny nose) raise histamine levels in the body. And high histamine levels have been linked to brain inflammation and mood disturbances. Avoiding foods that cause such responses in your children, and supporting histamine metabolism with nutrients such as vitamin C and quercetin, can improve mood balance.

* Address infections: Gut dysbiosis (when the balance of bad bacteria in the gut outweighs the good) and underlying infections, such as streptoccus, can have a negative impact on mood. Antimicrobial / antiparasitic herbs, such as garlic, thyme, oregano and clove, can be an effective way to eliminate pathogenic bacteria and parasites - always work with a Naturopath or Herbalist to address gut dysbiosis in children using herbs.

* Good gut health: You’ll notice children often complain of having a “sore tummy”, even if what they’re feeling is a headache, low mood or anxiety. And we’ve all heard of the gut-brain axis by now, and how the two are intrinsically linked. Ensuring good gut health is a vital component of addressing childrens’ moods - make sure they are getting plenty of fibre and water so that they are having a bowel movement at least once a day, and eating probiotic foods (eg. yoghurt, apple cider vinegar, kombucha) or supplementing with a broad-spectrum probiotic.

* Sleep quality: Lack of sleep duration, and poor sleep quality, contribute to low mood in children, and are also linked to poor digestion and a variety of nutrient deficiencies. It is important that children have a bedtime routine that involves a wind-down period well before they are expected to go to sleep, which may involve turning off electronic devices, having a bath, reading a book, and “unloading” their day to mum or dad while having a cuddle in bed. Beautiful gentle herbs such as Passionflower and Chamomile may also be conducive to better quality sleep, as can magnesium.

* Stress: Being exposed to stress, or having a long history of stressful situations (eg. parents divorcing, the death of a close family member, being bullied at school), can cause low mood. It is important to understand what a child’s understanding of such situations is eg. whether they blame themselves, if they’ve received counselling as a result, what impact such events have had on their social interactions with other, their nutritional intake, etc.

* Exposure to toxins: Heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, can cause mood imbalances due to their accumulation in the brain. Conducting a hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) can give your practitioner a greater understanding of the toxic burden the child is carrying, and what can be done to support his/her detoxification from such toxins.

* Genetic considerations: Nutritional deficiencies coupled with certain genetic mutations (or “SNPs”) are also linked with mood imbalances in children, as they can result in altered production of neurotransmitters. It may be worthwhile having a genetic screening (a simple salivary test) done if you suspect this applies to your child.

In terms of specific nutrients, my top priority considerations are always zinc (especially for fussy eaters or children with behavioural disorders) and omega-3 fatty acids (for brain function and cognition). Other important nutrients to consider include magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin D.

Think your child could benefit from a Naturopathic consult? Book online via my website, or call The Natural Health and Wellness Clinic in Somerville, VIC on (03) 5977-7342 to find a time that suits you - after-school consults available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!

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The Lesson of New York City’s Elite High Schools

The intransigent problem of racism, as proved by disparate impact, needs to be fixed. And we came upon just such a fix that couldn’t possibly fail because it overcame all the problems that surely gave rise to this insidious reality. There could be no favoritism. No legacy special treatment. No good ol’ boy’s club. No excuses.

There was an answer, and we went all-in to seized upon it: neutral objective tests that would eradicate all the outside influences that maintained a legacy of racism. This was the solution, except it didn’t work.

In the face of growing pressure to tackle New York City’s widespread school segregation, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Saturday a proposal that would change how students are admitted to eight of the city’s specialized high schools, a group of highly sought-after institutions where students gain entry based on a single test.

Black and Hispanic students, who make up 67 percent of the public school population, are grossly underrepresented at the specialized high schools, which include Stuyvesant High School and the Bronx High School of Science.

And indeed, they are grossly underrepresented, while Asian students are grossly overrepresented.

“The Specialized High School Admissions Test isn’t just flawed — it’s a roadblock to justice, progress and academic excellence,” Mr. de Blasio wrote in an op-ed published Saturday on the education website Chalkbeat.

“Can anyone defend this?” he continued. “Can anyone look the parent of a Latino or black child in the eye and tell them their precious daughter or son has an equal chance to get into one of their city’s best high schools? Can anyone say this is the America we signed up for?”

The irony here is overwhelming. This was as equal a chance as there could possibly be. The entry test, the Specialized High School Admissions Test, didn’t care about your race or gender. It was harsh. It was cruel. It was, if nothing else, objectively fair. And it was, despite de Blasio’s denial or ignorance, the solution to racism rather than the “roadblock to justice, progress and academic excellence.”

Most importantly, it distinguished those who could handle the level of work being taught at these elite high schools from those who couldn’t. This was the kicker. Without requiring students to have the capacity to succeed in these schools, they either would fail or the schools would have to dumb down their curriculum.

There was the possibility of remedial education, but that would eat up two things high schools and their students don’t have, time and money. A student can’t give up a quarter of his education to remediation and come out the same at the end. And even if he could, it doesn’t mean he has the chops to be as capable as those who came in competent. Remediation is helpful, but not a substitute for the ability to do the work.

So the very tool that was certain to eradicate racism, meritocracy, is now the culprit?

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest attempt to destroy New York’s elite high schools by replacing the single standard test of English, logic and math with grades, class standing, interviews and other subjective measures, made progress in Albany Tuesday, with Democrats on the State Assembly Education Committee signaling their openness.

The objective test did its job. It eliminated any considerations of race and relied exclusively on merit. It failed miserably to produce the outcome everyone was certain it would, and so the solution swung the other direction, to reintroduce subjectivity into the mix, but this time tilt the playing field so it would produce the desired outcome directly.

He’s right that that’s a problem — but not one that will be solved by diluting entrance criteria to push unprepared students into competitive, academically rigorous high schools.

To remedy the dearth of black and Hispanic students, the mayor proposes expanding enrollment by 20 percent, with additional students who failed to get qualifying scores, but only from majority black and Hispanic middle schools. And he wants to bring in the top 7 percent of each of the 600 middle schools in the city. Consider that many of those middle schools do not report even one student reading or doing math at grade level.

The racial mix will be changed, but not because the students are any more prepared to do the work. And it will come at the expense of the over-represented Asian students, as their chairs will be filled by others.

There are two natural reactions to this gambit, that the failure to score well enough on the SHSAT reflects something about racial intelligence or it reflects something about the nature of the education and environment from which these students come.

Fixing elementary and middle school education in low-income, minority schools is the correct response. Indeed, providing early education as good as the city’s charter schools, to which 25,000 black and Hispanic families, including half of entering students in Harlem, send their children, would seem to be the obvious model.

But “fixing” education so that these students are better educated, have the nurturing environment, if not the aggressive world that Tiger Mom’s provide their kids, is hard and inconsistent with trends favoring cultural acquiescence. Bourgeois values are racist. Even using standard English is racist. And doing well enough on a test of English, logic and math to gain admission to Bronx Science is, as de Blasio says, totally racist.

Teaching your smartest students that hard work and talent, not status, race or identity, will be rewarded, is a good thing. Destroying the meritocratic, egalitarian ethos will have undoubtedly negative social outcomes.

The solution of an objective test to eradicate racism wasn’t wrong. It just wasn’t enough. Rather than take the hard, realistic view of where the problems are, we went, and continue to go, to fantasy solutions that denied the cause and focused only on the desired outcome. The problem isn’t that black and Hispanic kids aren’t good enough, smart enough, competent enough to gain admission, and from there enjoy great success. The problem is we refuse to confront the hard work required to get there by rationalizing reality.

The test isn’t wrong. The well-intended are. And the students who will never get the opportunity to achieve what they’re capable of, but for the excuses and tummy rubs for failure, will never get another chance to achieve the success they might have. And they call this social justice.

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Woman with advanced cancer claims juicing has prolonged her life

According to The Express, Grindley and also her partner, Ian, began looking into the Web for different therapies as well as for inspiration on ways to develop a much more nutritious diet. This was how they transpired juicing, the outcomes which have been miraculous.

' When you really feel that low, to be provided your body back is invaluable', she states. 'I'm still being dealt with, however this has actually completely transformed my life'.

Gone are the days of alcohol consumption large amounts of alcohol as well as eating greasy convenience food, and Grindley asserts her tumour has considerably reduced in size.

' My diet was dreadful before this - I drank great deals of alcohol and also takeaways. I didn't understand that my body can't do that, it was making me ill. Currently I resemble a various person', she said.

Speaking of the minute she learned of her prognosis, Grindley explained exactly how troubled she was.

' I was entirely ruined. All of it took place fairly quickly, as well as they placed a camera down, and I could see that it was my tummy as well as had actually spread out to my lymph nodes, my neck and also my entire abdomen, really', she stated. 'It was an extremely, very dark time for some time, and also me and also my partner started reading constantly to locate alternative treatments'.

Her trip to recuperation is much from over, yet Grindley has been sharing her development and also her healthy dishes (which she utilizes to power her immune system before chemotherapy) on her Facebook page called Heal For Real.

She has almost 9,000 fans, and also her cancer journey seems to be inspiring others.

Just intend to rapidly thanks every one of you that have actually independently messaged me. I am surprised and also overwhelmed by the support ...

Posted by Heal For Real ️ on Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Comments on her message consist of one from Roz Parry, that created, 'You are an ideas truly. Please compose a recipe book, we would certainly all love to have these healthy dishes. I recognize hundreds of people would certainly purchase it. Thanks as well as stay healthy X'.

Commenter Dawn McCutcheon also shared her thoughts: 'Not just are you by yourself journey however to additionally aim to make others mindful of the advantages is remarkable well done, sending great deals of love xx'.

' With types of cancers cells like Natasha's, there are a variety of treatment courses that can be complied with', claimed Dr Sripadam, specialist in medical oncology at the Clatterbridge Private Center in the Wirral, Merseyside, where Grindley is being dealt with. 'In some cases these options could be hard, as well as it's important that the patient is educated as well as fully associated with the procedure of choosing the right treatment alternative for them, which is the technique we take right here'.

Although Dr Sripadam did not support Grindley's page, he applauded her for staying so positive, explaining that her treatement is 'recurring, however she proceeds to continue to be positive, proactive as well as extremely involved in her care'.

Do you think that juicing can assist to prolong the life expectancy of terminally ill cancer cells individuals? Let us know your thoughts on this tale below.

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