you don’t have to shave to be femme. you don’t have to wear makeup to be femme. you don’t have to be tiny and skinny to be femme.
These are fucking amazing
The figure swinging the earth – The Force Of Nature by Lorenzo Quinn
The guy being dragged by a bird – part of an installation titled Hacienda Paradise – Utopia Experiment by Fredrik Raddum.
The balancing elephant – Balancing Elephant by Daniel Firman.
The tea splashes kissing – Kiss of Eternity by Johnson Tsang.
The figure emerging from the wall – Break Through From Your Mold by Zenos Frudakis
The meditating figure splitting apart – Expansion by Paige Bradley.
The horses running through water – Mustangs at Las Colinas by Robert Glen.
The giant peeking from under the lawn – Popped Up by Ervin Loránth Hervé
The man under the raining umbrella – L’uomo della Pioggia (The Rain Man) by Jean-Michel Folon.
The huge bearded guy – The Appennnine Colossus by Giambologna.
The impossibly balanced stones on a beach – Untitled by Adrian Gray
The dragons with an egg – The Dragons in Love or The Varna Dragons by Darin Lazarov.
The stairway to nowhere – Diminish And Ascend by David McCracken
The underwater circle – Vicissitudes by Jason deCaires Taylor.
The epic warrior guy – General Guan Yu by Han Meilin
The sinking library – Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia. I couldn’t find an artist’s name.
The giant hand holding a tree – The Caring Hand by Eva Oertli and Beat Huber
there’s nothing purer or better than how much kids enjoy being picked up and then hurled at soft surfaces
anyone who’s ever been around kids for ay meaningful amount of time should know exactly how much kids long to be hefted up and then just fuckin tossed! it’s so good! they’re so excited to get fucking tossed around like a sack of potatoes it’s so pure
Why do kids love it so much? Like I remember when I was a kid at diving practice during the summer, the best part was when one if the coaches would toss you into the deep end. And in gymnastics coaches would toss us into the foam pit. Do kids just have a evolutionary urge to die?
“Vestibular sense provides information about where the body is in relation to its surroundings. This is the sense that helps you understand balance, and it connects with all the other senses.
When the vestibular system does not develop properly all other senses will struggle to function properly. Without a strong vestibular sense, kids will have no choice but to fidget, get frustrated, experience more falls and aggression, get too close to people when talking, and struggle with focusing and listening. Because they literally cannot help it.”
“Here are a few ways to support your child’s vestibular sense:
- Spinning in circles.
- Using a Merry-Go-Round.
- Rolling down a hill.
- Spinning on a swing.
- Going upside down.
- Climbing trees.
- Rocking.
- Jumping rope.
- Summersaults or cartwheels.
- Using monkey bars.
- Skating.
- Going backwards.
- Swimming.
- Dancing.
- Wheel-barrel walks.”
Yeeting kids, spinning them, flipping them upside down, tossing them in the air, and otherwise disrupting their balance temporarily, is Important For Their Development, specifically for their vestibular sense.
Kids love this because they NEED it.
In other words: Don’t forget to calibrate your child’s GPS!
YEET THE CHILD FOR THEIR HEALTH
Hi! Paediatric Occupational Therapist here who yeets children into pillows for a living. It’s actually more than the vestibular system! It’s also giving them proprioception, which is the feeling of your joints and muscles / where your body is in space!
We all seek proprioceptive input, leaning against walls, pushing against the steering wheel when driving, giving your body a squeeze to wake yourself up, the list goes on! When we ‘crash’ kids into soft things like pillows or beds, we’re waking their bodies up AND calming their bodies down! In other words, getting them into this super nice zone of “just right” regulation.
When I see a child who is bouncing off the walls and can’t seem to stand still for more than a few seconds? I start wrestling with them, crashing them into pillows, giving their body the right amount of input they need to feel good and organised. And suddenly, this kid is able to sit and play attentively or do their handwriting practice. It’s amazing! If you want to know more about why the vestibular and proprioceptive systems are awesome at making your body feel good, google those two words (and sensory processing) and read through some occupational therapy websites!
Side note: As adults, does your body ever feel jittering/jiggly/wiggly/like it needs to move or calm down but you just can’t figure out why? That’s your sensory system saying Hey! I need to feel differently in order to function better! Here’s what you can do:
- Jump up and down (vestibular and proprioception)
- Give yourself big squeezes (proprioception)
- Place your hands on a wall and do push ups (proprioception)
- Do cartwheels (vestibular and proprioception)
- Get someone to give you the biggest bear hug for at least 10 seconds (proprioception and social connection, also proven to help regulate your sensory system into just right zone!)
- Get a drink of water and drink it through a straw OR blow bubbles into the water (way more fun!) (oral motor input and respiration)
- Have a shower or a bath (tactile)
- Stretch and do exercise (vestibular and proprioception)
- Eat something crunchy or chewy (like chips or gum) (oral motor input)
- Listen to some music that suits your mood (auditory)
- etc etc etc! I’m sure you already have a strategy that your body has figured out works for you. I personally like to chew gum when I feel like i need to eat something but I’m not actually hungry and just need that chewing sensation in my jaw.
Long story short, everyone has a sensory system and we all use regulation strategies like the ones listed above to help make our body feel better. So if you ever see someone (especially kids!) fidgeting and having a hard time focusing, maybe suggest something from the list above!
What do you mean “”“"kids”“”“ love it? How fucking rude
Do you think I don’t like all of those things?
Oh wait
Name me a better Pokemon friendship duo.
I will wait.
mood: bedridden victorian child
papah …… am i going to die ?
pâpâ…………i’m colde ….
will grándmama be there? in the light??
My hobby is woodcarving. I made this cat of cherry wood. Is he really good?
all of my snakes have telepathic ghost warding abilities
and it interferes with my wifi signal
I can think of no other logical explanation for my wifi to be interrupted
Evidence:
1. My wifi signal is terrible
2. I do not have any ghosts
Help us pay for a funeral - my husband is dying of cancer
TLDR; my husband is dying of lung cancer that has spread to the brain. We need to raise $30,000 for a funeral, burial, headstone and flowers. We have no coverage whatsoever. Please help in any way you can by sharing this post, praying, or donating money.
Hi all, it’s Darcy’s wife here. My name is Michelle and I am writing this at the worst time in my life. My husband Darcy has been given the worst prognosis: he is dying quickly of lung cancer that has spread to the brain.
In March 2018, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was then fired by his boss at the time and given no benefits. Almost immediately after that, he started chemo and radiation therapy. Everything was going great and he was responding to treatment. His oncologist recommended immunotherapy, a new treatment in Canada.
Everything went downhill after that. His liver levels skyrocketed to the point that, if they continued, he would die from liver failure. All treatment was revoked. Next, the oncologist made an appointment with the surgeon to see if the tumour was small enough to remove. The surgeon ordered an MRI of the brain to see if the cancer had spread. Unfortunately, they found over 50 small lesions on the brain to date.
He then underwent full brain radiation therapy to control the spread of the disease. The focus of treatment changed from finding a cure to preventing spread of the disease. He was then referred to end of life care and all treatment has been stopped. Darcy has been asked to prepare a living will and plan for end of life arrangements by his palliative care doctor. I, his wife, have been appointed by Darcy to take care of any medical decisions.
As far as insurance and coverage, Darcy has none. Filling out forms for disability has been too hard because he forgets most of the information asked of him. We have had to cancel the appointment with the social worker because he sleeps nearly 20 hours a day. Darcy has absolutely no income. Whatever I make goes to rent, our cable/phone bill, hydro, appointments, and any medications that are not covered.
Please, if you can help us out in any way, whether it be by sharing this post, praying, or donating money, it would mean so much. Darcy’s PayPal link and GoFundMe is below.
Thank you,
Michelle
Explains why I’m so fucking stupid
no, not like ‘stupid’ brain damage. your emotions become so stressful your brain starts getting a little numb to them. you start experiencing higher rates of apathy. you can also have further trouble with memory and problem-solving.
That Explains Why I’m So Fucking Stupid
Kawaii-duceus sketches from my twitter……….my sweet cow….boy..?
Spoken as if we wouldn’t all immediately sell our kidneys to fund an animated TAZ show.
this is vital and important information
look at these absolute angels oh my Fuck
“wow it must suck being the only teen titans member without superpowers”
tim drake, with an unlimited number of memes: “are u kidding”
HE WORE A SHIRT WITH HIS WIFE ON IT