"I think sometimes we let nostalgia trick us into forgetting that the people in our past are there for a reason.
We must remind ourselves it is either because we purposely left them there or they ended up there for reasons beyond our control.
It’s okay to think about the past and reminisce the good times occasionally – but don’t obsess over it to the point where you’re sacrificing opportunities in the here and now because you’re too attached to the echoes of things long gone…
The present is the greatest gift you’ll ever have and the future holds wonders beyond your imagining… Don’t throw it all away by constantly looking for the things you lost along the way…"
Pedophilia is bad should not be a radical statement.
No really, please reblog this if you can, because this site in general, but fandom spaces especially bad for this, to the point where people are genuinely afraid of harassment they may face for saying ‘Pedophilia is a bad thing and you probably should not encourage it’ or for calling it what it is. Fandom spaces are also especially bad for screaming about how it’s ‘just fiction’ when we know damn well that fiction impacts reality.
There are only three strong female characters in the Star Wars universe
Net Neutrality is going away on the 14th
Shiro probably hates himself for leaving Matt when he escaped
Dean and Cas have been having eye sex for years but will probably never be together because of heteronormativity
Net Neutrality is being voted against on the 14th
Sally probably freaked out when she saw Percy’s legion tattoo because she’s a good mom whose 17 year old kid shouldn’t have a tattoo
Harry, Ron, and Hermione have PTSD from fighting evil since they were 11
The vote for Net Neutrality is on the 14th
Adrien and Marinette were a blink from knowing who the other was
Sense8 is getting a finale and hopefully all the pairs will get married because it’s what they deserve
The only reason you read this post is because you recognized a name from something and I hope you know that we need Net Neutrality to be able to continue enjoying all of these and more
This is actually really good for babies’ brain development. You’re laying the groundwork for conversation, teaching them through example that people take turns talking and listening.
Did you know that babies from affluent families hear an average of thirty MILLION more words before age 5 than babies in families below the poverty line? For context, Les Miserables is about 650,000 words and it looks like this:
So it’s like reading this book 46 times.* And that’s not the total number of spoken words, that’s the GAP between affluent and poor babies. And these are the years in which the brain undergoes the most development. It’s mind-boggling.
So what I’m saying is: keep doing the thing. Do it to all babies, all the time. Narrate your day. Ask them for opinions. (“Should we buy the large bag of potatoes or the small bag?” “Gaabooglagje.” “Yes, just as I thought.”) Point out colors and shapes and letters. Let them scribble outside the lines and treat their babble like talk. Sing them nursery rhymes and Raffi songs and songs from the radio. All of these things are going to build their brains to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond.
*Please do not read Les Mis 46 times to an infant. They don’t even care about the Parisian sewer system.
