Silver Tongue

tin-pan-ali:

birdship:

so that post about how you can get around the bot by tagging things “#sfw”? uhhhhh it’s TRUE.

i did a little test in my drafts:

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i am losing my goddamn mind like how is it possible to be this stupid

in a fascinating and asinine twist, we must now tag NSFW as SFW

heyblackrose:

yourejustanotherversionofme:

gahdamnpunk:

Why is this even a question? How is your child meant to learn to apologize when you don’t do it yourself as a parent?

This is actually a really important factor in how I establish healthy, trusting relationships with kiddos at work. I am a human and therefore make mistakes, which children will catch and call me out for, because children are information sponges with no verbal filters.

When a kid says, “but miss tommy, i thought you said we’re not supposed to do that,” I answer, “You’re right. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that. I won’t do it again.” It could be something small, maybe a kid sees me biting my nails, or maybe I grabbed a kid by the arm who was about to collide with something solid but I grabbed too hard. Whatever it is, it’s important to

  • acknowledge the mistake,
  • apologize to the kid,
  • and verbalize a plan to correct it.

Not only does this model HOW to make an effective apology, but it establishes trust on many levels. The children who witness the exchange now know that:

  • I will be honest with them even if it does not serve my ego,
  • I care about their feelings,
  • and I am taking their needs seriously.

Apologize to your kids when you mess up! It won’t diminish your authority as their grown-up, it shows that you respect that authority!

This is one thing emotionally abusive parents are known for. Holding power over accountability and they wonder why their children don’t want to be around when they get older.

amethystspaceprincess:

onlyblackgirl:

elodieunderglass:

brevityandclarity:

just-tea-thanks:

accidentalyandere:

i never thought i would say this about a fish but wow what an asshole

Science side of tumblr, can I get an explanation?

@elodieunderglass

(Science lecturer voice) and here we observe a fish just being a real jerk

Student: but why

Me: asshole behavior is a conserved trait in chordates

She found his side hoes.

That little goth clownfish is just enjoying all the drama

radiantsolstice:

ryantherabbit:

king-crescendo:

kintatsujo:

gayforbagels:

brianadeshe:

annakie:

micdotcom:

Watch: It’s your right to share your salary, not doing so could be holding you back.

At my last company, one day someone in accounting approached me at lunch and quietly told me I need to ask for a raise because I was way underpaid.

They gave me a number to shoot for.  It was about twice than what I had been making at the time.

So I went online, did some research, found some figures backing up my claim, put it all together and went to my boss.

I got what I asked for.

If it hadn’t been for that person in accounting telling me I was way underpaid, I’d have never known.  I went from barely scraping by to being able to have a savings account and getting all my debts paid thanks to them.

You should at least check sites like salary.com to start the process of seeing what you should be making.

Because this is crucially important

Except for the fact that 90% of the time you are under contract not to talk about your salary otherwise the company can sue you. Every job I’ve had I’ve had to sign that I won’t discuss my pay with other employees otherwise my employment is terminated and the company will take legal action. 

It’s actually illegal for companies to forbid wage discussion, they’re just counting on you not knowing your rights.

Important

Fuck.

If you scrolled right past this - GO THE FUCK BACK UP - this is a huge PSA

jfc I’ll be having some words with some folks

Me in hell: why am I here?
Mom in heaven: cause you be on that phone

mikkeneko:

revolant:

like i know there are a lot of fics out there where other vulcans are all “oh man, jim kirk’s so freakin HOT how’d spock get in his pants” but IF ANYTHING it’s actually the reverse. spock shows up on vulcan one day with Jim on his arm and all the other vulcans are OUTRAGED. They’ve spent years mooning (logically) over spock’s flaxen bowl cut. his dark eyes. his slightly lax emotional control that gives him just a hint of the “bad boy” vibe that we all know vulcans secretly go wild for. Sarek receives like a thousand bonding proposals a year from VSA graduates who all have google alerts set to notify them when spock gets a new xeniobiology article published. and then they find out. that the object of their (totally logical) affections. had the equivalent of a las vegas wedding with the human captain of his starfleet ship while in the middle of a five year mission. vulcans may be too logical to riot but on that day, a good many vulcans had to meditate for an extra hour or two just to contain their rage

This is the sci fi equivalent to that post about Gimli son of Gloin, the Stud of Erebor

theconcealedweapon:

theambassadorposts:

The youth is the truth

The statement “cops shouldn’t kick handcuffed people” is politics? How the hell is there more than one side to that?

If this cop accomplished anything, it’s getting more people to hate cops.

lanternist:

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Villain Deku AU except instead of stabbing people he’s a 911 operator

thatpettyblackgirl:

“Lacron was also behind a Tumblr account, “CharlestonChurchMiracle,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. That account, which is still live, contains hundreds of images that glorify mass killings.“ 

No female presenting nipples though I guess.

White violence has to be named so it can be changed.