"And I'm trying my best to stand up for you in every way I can." 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Always always always thinking of this quote from Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
dear universe give me ten billion dollars and infinite free time and indestructible hands so i can do every hobby ever
Once you become a certain age, it is your responsibility to unlearn behaviors that hinder your growth as a person.
Man I cannot stress this enough. The “this is how I am, take it or leave it” attitude is an act of immaturity. We all have toxic traits that we need to work on and as an adult it’s our responsibility to recognize the damage that they can do to the ones we love. We all need to put in more effort in becoming better individuals.
look at them. i like these creatures ok??? i think they're neat. i think they should kill someone together.
Why was I today years old when I learned that lead compounds taste SWEET and THAT'S why kids eating paint chips back in the day was a concern?
people these days, it's always "stop eating lead" and "lead is poisonous" and never "was the lead yummy?" or "you looked really cool eating those tasty lead chips" smh
the Romans had lead pipes for two reasons: one, lead is soft and it's easily worked into pipes; two, it makes your water delicious and slightly sweet
Some places with really shitty old plumbing, lead paint, and other lead heavy things (you know, places that poor people and BIPOC live) sometimes a bunch of it gets into the snow melt around the community in winter. A lot of kids in places like that know where it collects and go find it because it's sweet ice that tastes a little bit like sour patch kids.
I've lived in more than one place like that and I've talked to other people who have as well and it's a pretty common experience from what I can tell. Lead is still an issue TODAY. In communities of color and poor rural areas especially.
But, can confirm. Tastes good. And warn kids about WHY eating anything they find outdoors is dangerous. Some kids genuinely can't follow directions without details.
req'd by @legally-a-bastard
everyone's hearing this one in matt berry's voice right?
text: Well, was he? Was he being a less than pleasant penis?