There is still more dignity in it than having an American Diner fly around as a Tardis.
Also important lessons like “people die” and “don’t rely on the doctor all the time”
are there any very simple, free music programs? even if they just have a bleep-bloop
Audacity
[video]
[video]
*Clears throat*
You are not a martyr for having a disabled kid.
You are not a martyr for having a disabled kid.
You are not a martyr for having a disabled kid.
YOU ARE NOT A MARTYR FOR HAVING A DISABLED KID.
YOU ARE NOT A MARTYR FOR HAVING A DISABLED KID!
That is all.
Okay seriously, let’s talk about this.
Do you know how harmful it is? Do you know how hurtful it is? Do you know how damaging it is to disabled children?
When parents turn themselves into martyrs, when they talk about how amazing they are, when they post on social media about the sacrifices they made and how they’re proud to make those sacrifices, when they get dozens of likes/comments, when they talk about the things they could be doing instead of dealing with medical problems, when they talk about how they’re superheroes, when people comment/repost/etc. their photos or stories saying that not all heroes wear capes, when they repeatedly give off the impression that they are better than everyone else because they have a disabled kid who they haven’t killed
yet…No, seriously, that’s what all of this is implying. Oh, sure, on the surface, it’s all about the attention and the glory. But really, what you’re saying each and every single time you do one of these things is that you’re not like other parents - you don’t care that your child is a burden, you see them as your inspiration, you would never harm them, you would never kill them, etc.
And all you’re doing is letting your child know that there are people out there who would have neglected, abused, even killed them and that you, you, the super-parent, you would never do such a thing and so that child should count themselves lucky every single day. Why? Because you’re being a parent? Because you’re choosing to not neglect your kid? That’s not heroic. That doesn’t deserve praise. That’s your damn job.
And I know, you might not think you’re implying that, but you are. Every single time you talk about the sacrifices that you’ve made for your child, every single time you talk about how amazing you are for being the parent of a disabled child because it’s not easy, you are just hammering in the fact that your child is a burden. You’re dehumanizing them, you’re exploiting them, and you’re teaching them that you deserve praise for not treating them like crap.
It’s manipulative, it’s abusive, it’s disgusting, and it needs to stop.
People are not martyrs for having disabled kids. And anyone who thinks they are really shouldn’t have those disabled kids to begin with.
(via rosexknight)
Anonymous asked: Isn't u dating Paper Wiki illegal since he's underage?
tamascotchi-deactivated20190101:
im only a year and a half older than him? so no??
Due to the romeo and juliet clause, if two people were in a relationship and the age difference is only 2 years or less, it’s still legal when one partner turns 18.
I have never seen grape ice cream.
Actually, i know why this is:
Grapes contain a a special molecule Anthocyanin that prevents freezing, so you’d keep ending up with grape milk. Many ice cream companies and manufacturers have made bold attempts at grape ice cream, hardly any of them successful.
But then, finally, those geniuses at Ben and Jerry’s did it. So why don’t we have grape ice cream?
Here’s the thing: Ben confessed in a People Magazine interview in 1984 that he had a huge crush on Becky and promised to create the flavor just for her. Knowing the history of grape ice cream, she coyly requested it, thinking it to be impossible. Ben began to include the grape skin and juice to better see the differences between batches. While he didn’t understand the science behind this at the time, he found that including the skins increased the levels of anthocyanin enough to make the ice cream freeze. “Becky was impressed,” he remarked, “We were at her house, alone. I gave her the scoop – on a cone. I was really getting somewhere. She was laughing and happy. She couldn’t believe I did it. I’ll never forget what happened next.”
“Becky jokingly gave her dog a lick from the cone. He liked it and took a couple of licks. Then he just gasped and dropped dead. He flipped down onto the floor and was just gone. I had no idea grapes are toxic to dogs. Specifically to the anthocyanin. Becky was devasted. I had invented a deadly dog poison, and I definitely wasn’t getting anywhere with her now.”
Yeah.
tldr; The reason we don’t have grape ice cream is because Ben from Ben and Jerry’s killed Jerry’s hot sister’s dog with it.
holy fuck
If they don’t make an ice cream cause it kills dogs, why do they make chocolate ice cream still?
Because more people know not to feed chocolate to dogs than not to feed grapes to dogs.
(via rosexknight)
Hey wait a minute
Steven describes the Diamond bomb as “a song”
Jasper mentions knowing Rose so she probably fought in the civil war
Remember how intensely Jasper reacted to Sapphire singing in Jailbreak?
Hm.
Hmmmmmmm.
Oh dang
I mean, powers based on songs would make a whole lot of sense to the world and why Steven (and the other gems) are compelled to randomly sing. Peridot naturally being able to pick up the mechanics of notes and voice pitch rather instantly would also make more sense if gems are predispositioned to have vocal based powers rather then “lmao peri is so smart”
Jasper yelling for Sapphire to stop singing could have been more of an aggressive self preservation rather then annoyance, since she was apart of the war on Earth, she likely saw the effects of the Diamonds’ song first hand.This also reminds me of something someone pointed out before about Jailbreak. In Jailbreak, Sapphire was singing as a message to Ruby/ the Crystal gems to find her. (Remember, she has future vision so she saw that Ruby and Steven would find her if she did this.)
Jasper didn’t punch a wall and yell at Sapphire to stop singing just to be mean. She was specifically cutting off Sapphire’s mode of communicating with the others.
Songs could also have codes in them, think of that.
Don’t forget the huge power boost that Garnet had when she started singing
(via bloodsbane)
[video]