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hey ny’all my friend theresa did the draw over a selfie meme for me…anyways check out this cute gay dog

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@sharkosupreme and my sonas fused together! Tigershark!!!!!

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Art trade with Weaselgorl ~Commission info here~ Follow me on twitter!

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I like how these three stages ended up looking.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY @toxicology-reports​ ILU

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yeah

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It’s almost christmas!!!

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i looove my partner

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Happy holidays from Silver, Mishka, and Adri!

(Tumblr’s probably going to fuck this GIF up so you can see the full size here.)

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commission for @riskylew! what a good punk cat

thank you! <3

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Noctis’ personality might alter slightly ?

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#reindeergames

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waindeew

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Petition to leave donuts out for those poor elves on Christmas Eve

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sometimes you say or do bad things while you’re in an awful mental place. sometimes you say things that are rude or uncalled for or manipulative. and i’m not going to hold that against you. mental illness is hard, and no one is perfect. but once you’re through that episode, you need to take steps to make amends. you need to apologize.

“i couldn’t help it, i was having a bad episode” is a justification, not an apology.

“i’m so fucking sorry, i fucked up, i don’t deserve to live, i should stop talking to anyone ever, i should die” is a second breakdown and a guilt trip. it is not an apology.

when you apologize, the focus should be on the person you hurt. “i’m sorry. i did something that was hurtful to you. even if i was having a rough time, you didn’t deserve to hear that,” is a better apology. if it was a small thing, you can leave it at that.

if you caused significant distress to the other person, this is a good time to talk about how you can minimize damage in the future. and again, even if it is tempting to say you should self-isolate and/or die, that is not a helpful suggestion. it will result in the person you’re talking to trying to talk you out of doing that, which makes your guilt the focus of the conversation instead of their hurt.

you deserve friendship, and you deserve support. but a supportive friend is not an emotional punching bag, and mental illness does not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. what you say during a mental breakdown doesn’t define you. how you deal with the aftermath though, says a lot.