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I am so grateful that over the past few years, my Father and I have become closer. I am not a parent, but now as an adult, I can see that having a child can be rewarding but also pretty tough! Trying to provide and support them while also trying to teach them about the world so they are ready to take on life once they are an adult is, well, not easy.  So thank you Dad, for: * Never just giving me the answer. If I had a question, he told me to look it up and only then if I have trouble finding the answer, then come back to him. It used to drive me CRAZY! But it made me very resourceful and self-reliant, and I am grateful for that.* Exposing me to technology early on in life. I started with an Apple IIe and had an email address before most people even knew what that was. He saw where the future was headed and he wanted to make sure I learned about it. So if people wondered why I’m such an internet person/early adopter of technology in general, now you know.* Teaching me the basics of many different religions, telling me I can choose a religion if it’s right for me, but to remember that the overall message of all religions is this: to be good to others. To be a good person. * Doing things like exposing me to technology, or teaching me to know how to check the oil in my car and change a tire, watching action movies with me, buying used video games for me (since at the time he could not afford new ones), etc. I am not sure if he knows it or not, but these are things that many little girls and daughters do not always experience. The words that something “is for boys” is phrase that I never heard from him, ever. He helped shape me into the woman I am today.Love you, Papa! 

I am so grateful that over the past few years, my Father and I have become closer. I am not a parent, but now as an adult, I can see that having a child can be rewarding but also pretty tough! Trying to provide and support them while also trying to teach them about the world so they are ready to take on life once they are an adult is, well, not easy.  So thank you Dad, for: 

* Never just giving me the answer. If I had a question, he told me to look it up and only then if I have trouble finding the answer, then come back to him. It used to drive me CRAZY! But it made me very resourceful and self-reliant, and I am grateful for that.

* Exposing me to technology early on in life. I started with an Apple IIe and had an email address before most people even knew what that was. He saw where the future was headed and he wanted to make sure I learned about it. So if people wondered why I’m such an internet person/early adopter of technology in general, now you know.

* Teaching me the basics of many different religions, telling me I can choose a religion if it’s right for me, but to remember that the overall message of all religions is this: to be good to others. To be a good person. 

* Doing things like exposing me to technology, or teaching me to know how to check the oil in my car and change a tire, watching action movies with me, buying used video games for me (since at the time he could not afford new ones), etc. I am not sure if he knows it or not, but these are things that many little girls and daughters do not always experience. The words that something “is for boys” is phrase that I never heard from him, ever. 

He helped shape me into the woman I am today.

Love you, Papa!
 

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milkywaywhite:

Animals With Stuffed Animals Of Themselves

Here are some animals hanging out with stuffed animal versions of themselves, which is clearly a thing that animals should be doing a lot more often.

omg

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  • what you said was: "i don't respect women who don't respect themselves"
  • what you meant was: "i and society as a whole hold women up to ridiculous respectability standards directly relating to the "purity" of said women while hypersexualizing them at the same time and if you are a woman and don't fit my awkward monolith of criteria then i refuse to acknowledge your humanity"
  • what i heard was: "hi i'm a misogynist piece of shit, please punch me in my face"
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emilytea10:

in truly successful relationships no one wears the pants

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I can’t tell if this an innuendo or legitimate relationship advice

Both.

(Source: flauxx)

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Diamonds Are A Sham

Something that many people aren’t aware of, but should be.

EDIT: I just want to add, I am not trying to shame anyone if a diamond is something they want. We all spend money on things that others would consider frivolous. However, many seem to think that there is monetary value in getting one, when it’s in fact the opposite. 

The point in reading this article is knowing that the “requirement” of a diamond engagement ring in our culture was pushed via marketing only. A diamond does not hold it’s value (in fact it loses 50% of its value upon leaving the store as you will read in the article).

I personally think it’s important to consider this information. Consider the cost of something that was ONLY made important and expensive DUE TO marketing. Compare the cost to something equally expensive, such as a week long trip somewhere with your loved one full of experiences. Which one is more important to you?

If the answer is still the diamond, then that’s up to you and to each their own. But if that gives you pause, it’s time to rethink the importance of a big diamond ring.

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mattfrith:

Pixels? Where we’re going, we don’t need… pixels.

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Before | After

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One more in better(lol) lighting because… yeah.

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Before | After

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lalondes:

i have a new favourite twitter

I now actually wish I knew more Taylor Swift songs so I can compare/hear them in my head. Heh.

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SubitoAllegra: DO NOT BUY DR HOO PINS ON AMAZON

pupukachoo:

There is just a special layer of hell where you get a “suggested products you may enjoy” e-mail from Amazon and it’s your own stolen artwork.

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Guys, please, PLEASE if you ever see the “Doctor Hoo” painting for sale ANYWHERE except for these websites

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brain-food:

Hospital rebrands chemotherapy as DC-themed “superformula” for kids

Chemotherapy is never fun, but A.C.Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo is trying to make it easier for children to accept the treatment. They’re rebranding the treatment as “superformula” and using comics to help kids understand chemo.

Buzzfeed’s Copyranter blog explains that the cancer center is working with ad agency JWT, which also works with Warner Bros. The idea was to help children believe in the power of chemotherapy to make them ultimately better. They’re not just covering the chemo cases with superhero logos; they’re also giving pediatric cancer patients comic books in which the heroes experience something similar to cancer and must receive a similar treatment formulated by doctors. And in the comics, the cases for the treatment bags look just like the cases the kids get over their own chemo bags.

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Zelda and Nintendo t-shirts