Hidden Butterfly

I hate the sound of babies crying, but I can't hate a baby. They've been here for like five minutes and approach this situation with an unhesitant attitude of "my needs are unmet and I am going to make it everybody's problem", and I respect that.

Something I read years ago and completely agree with, is that human babies are pretty helpless compared to many other species. We can't walk or run within hours of being born, as many mammals can. We don't have teeth yet, to defend ourselves. We can't get our own food for a long time.

But one thing human babies are really good at - often within seconds of being born - is asking for help.

As we mature and gain new skills - vocabulary both verbal and written, gestures, facial expressions, and so forth - the way we ask for help changes. But babies have just one way of asking for help - filling their lungs with air and wailing. And they're right to do so! Their needs are unmet and they cannot do a damn thing about it except request assistance.

There's plenty of adults who could stand to take some pointers.

Throwing in some vintage @foxes-in-love

I hate the sound of babies crying, but I can't hate a baby. They've been here for like five minutes and approach this situation with an unhesitant attitude of "my needs are unmet and I am going to make it everybody's problem", and I respect that.

googling shit like "why do i feel bad after hanging out with my friends" and all of the answers are either "you need better friends" (i don't; my friends are wonderful) or "your social battery is drained, you need to rest and regain your energy levels" (i don't; i've got tons of energy, it's just manifesting as over-the-top neurotic mania). why is this even happening. it's like some stupid toll i have to pay as a punishment for enjoying myself too much

I actually, genuinely think social event aftercare would fix me. I need someone to put me to bed and say "you were fun today and no one hated you"

#theres a thing called 'larp drop' thats essentially this#esp since when having a great time you might be more inclined to disregard your limits and ignore discomfort#(and forget to eat/drink if its larp whoops)#and then once you have a moment to yourself it all comes crashing in#source: once forgot to eat at larp and had a sobbing fit in my car that ended the instant i bit into a chicken nugget - @queerfarmgremlin

Hi, I'm looking for people willing to participate in my BA research. It is a survey about how being in fandom influences motivation towards learning English.

If you have some time to spare, English is not your first language but you are more or less actively involved in any fan activities in English, please take a moment to help me (I would also appreciate it if you shared the link with your friends that could help 😉)

Bright red sky after a storm when I was working at Walmart a few years ago. Still one of my favorite pictures

I like the way you think

Murderbot face reveal + bonus awkward Gurathin interaction!

Plus the trailer is dropping today or tomorrow!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh!

(via op)

of all the excuses bruce wayne has ever made for why he has to leave right now immediately this is the best one

clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right

here i am

My friend was messing with Never Gonna Give You Up on her record player and she sped it up. It beCAME A FREAKING MAGICAL GIRL THEME.

Reminds me of a late 80s or early 90s anime ending theme.

God his voice is so deep even this fast he hasn’t hit ‘chipmunk’ vocals

I regret many things.

This is the tone people expected to hear from him at 20.

můžem se prosím vrátit k ragú z klokana? to znělo míň strašidelně

No, nakonec to vypadalo takhle:

(foceno u kolegyně, já na to odvahu neměla)

like, i know that basically all the AI servers learnt their coding from Stack OverFlow, just like the rest of us ... but no AI can ever recreate the second best thing on that site: random questions people are asking on the other parts of StackExchange: