- you will in fact continue to have acne past the age of twenty
- you will eventually hit a point where you start to feel icky inside if you go too long without eating some sort of vegetables
- depending on your current level of athleticism/physical activity as well as the kind of activities you did as a kid/teenager, your joints may start acting whack in your twenties, despite what everyone says about that not happening until middle age
- eventually you will reach a point where you wonder how you were able to stay up until 3am nearly every night and be perfectly fine the next day (and this moment will come much younger than you expect)
- it is much harder to meet new people after you’re done with school than sitcoms would have you believe
- don’t let society tell you shit: it is perfectly acceptable to live with your parents after you graduate, there’s no need to be broke and miserable just so you can have some misguided attempt at independence straight out of school
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Maternity and paternity leave is really important, paternity leave is, I think, a really important part of equality. Normalise the idea that men will raise children, be these men hetero or gay.
All parents need time to bond with a new baby, and time to acclimate themselves to all that’s required to care for one.Â
On top of forming a connection with their child, this can help to simplify distribution of labor when it comes to childcare. This way, there isn’t just one parent doing everything most of the time and then one confused parent in over their head anytime the other hands the baby off so they can go shower, get some food in them, go shopping/to a meeting, etc.
ALSO a woman will need weeks and months to heal from the birth. My husband always felt so guilty about leaving back to work just two weeks after the baby was born with BOTH our kids, because he knew I was still figuring out breastfeeding, getting used to the new baby, far too tired to clean/cook, etc. He obviously helped out outside of work, but that is so much to ask of anyone to work 9-5 and then play homemaker on top of that. Fathers need rest and time to enjoy the baby too.
It’s honestly ridiculous that fathers are expected to only spare a few weeks (at most) post-labor. The mother just went through one of the most physically traumatic episodes the human body is capable of, she’s not going to be bouncing back to normal after a few weeks. It’s a critical time when the father is needed more than ever to ease the adjustment period.
I’ve seen people complain that paternal leave is a “scam”. Certainly a lot of companies seem to think so. But the truth is that our culture is so consumer/work based, that career and money is everything, that we (a) assume that any attempt at paid leave is gimmicking the system, and (b) that parenthood is not a reasonable thing to prioritize over making income
Fathers are often portrayed in media as helpless with children or unable to empathize as well as mothers. And you know what? There’s some truth to that because of how society depicts men’s roles in parenthood since the early 20th century. Their job is to make a living and discipline. Not spend time connecting to their offspring.
Let fathers bond with their kids. It starts at the beginning. Spare them at least a month to get to know their son or daughter. Let them enjoy getting to know each babies’ unique personality outside of late-night wake-ups. Without paternity leave, they must choose between being a good husband and father, or putting bread on the table.
Let mothers and fathers have time to bond with EACH OTHER, too – they have a new dynamic every time a new little person shows up in their family. They need time to be together as well as time to be with their kids.
The biggest thing I have is that I’ve been told maternity and paternity leave is a privilege you get from having a good job. Well why can’t you get these in lower income jobs??? If you’re working minimum wage why should you have to worry about having a job or else spending time with your kid/recovering from pregnancy?? And also why is pregnancy usually solely what paternal/maternal leave are for? What about adoption?? The bonding aspects matter there too! If not even more!!! I’m sorry I’m just so opinionated on this and it’s one thing I can talk about without being nervous
Yogis Nearly Stop Heart Beat
Like the Tibetan monks, Indian Yogis seem to have an unusual talent
for manipulating their physiological processes while in deep meditation.
After hearing stories of yogis spending 28 days underground and
surviving, in 1936, a French cardiologist named Therese Brosse
traveled to India to see if the yogis truly did have such talents. In
her experiments, the yogis reportedly slowed their heart down so slow
that it was only detectable via an EKG machine.In the 1950s Brosse’s study was expanded by another group of
researchers who traveled through India with an eight-channel
electro-encephalograph and various other instruments, which they used to
monitor the yogis’ brain activity, respirations, skin temperature,
blood-volume changes, and skin conductance. Two of their test subjects
were placed in air-tight sealed boxes, on two separate occasions, and
were monitored for 8 to 10 hours. During that time the Yogis showed
biological characteristics similar to sleep and were able to slow down
their heart rate and respiration to low enough levels that oxygen and
carbon dioxide quantities inside the box remained virtually in the same
proportions as found in air at sea level. Thus, it was shown that by
slowing down their bodily processes and not panicking (as most would do)
the Yogis could survive a live-burial for far longer than the average
person, possibly even weeks longer. (Source)Wouldnt dehydration kill u
i don’t “make characters”, i break myself into pieces and then give the pieces names
I know you’re joking but this is literally how several literary scholars and renowned authors say you SHOULD make characters
But also, that’s how Voldemort made horocruxes. Soooo, win win?
For my young friends with illnesses and symptoms more common in the elderly:
I see you.
You with the cane and arthritic hands, who has to ask for non-childlock caps on their medications lest they are unable to open them. Who has banged too many jars against counter tops trying to pop the seal to count. Who uses scissors to open everything possible, and rubs their knees when it rains. I see you.
You who has to wear diapers at night to keep their sheets dry, or during the day for incontinence. You who knows the best brands, which show through clothing the least, what stores have the best deals. I see you.
You with the cannula, wheeling your oxygen around, sitting on benches and leaning against walls, trying to catch your breath. I see you.
You with the catheter, who knows exactly how large your bladder is and how much you can drink, and has cathed themselves too many times to count.
You with the ostomy pouch, who knows just how to hide it but might be shy to wear a bathing suit. Who has become a pro at cleaning their skin and stoma. Who knows exactly what sorts of foods your body has trouble digesting. I see you.
You with the discolored or missing teeth, who is afraid to smile big. Who is terrified of judging by dentists, or expensive bills. Who winces when they see their mouth in photos, or has been ridiculed to have their mouth. I see you.
If you have memory problems, if you have rashes, if you have too many pills to count up without paper, if your hands shake, if your knees are weak, if you’ve been told you’re “Too young” to live with your illness or symptoms: I see you.
You are not too young. You are not gross. I see you, and you are valid.Â
jiho:
jiho:
can you guys reblog this and tag what job you have in your fantasy life? I’m a singer + actress in mine lol
so many people misunderstand this post, I don’t mean your dream job I mean what job do you have inside your head? like in your imaginary world you’ve created
Writer and artist. Also, what you’re describing is called a paracosm, and is actually relatively rare. It’s quite a long way beyond a fantasy or daydream, and most people will never experience it.
Oh man, depends on which fantasy, but usually I am rich and powerful, so like hell if I need a job lol.
Though, usually, I do live in a castle like mansion that is in a forest or open field far away from civilization, with a crystal fortress in front of it, protecting the mansion. On either side of the mansion are two tall trees. In the front, there is a beautiful garden of wild flowers. The sky is so blue, a few clouds, with a nice breeze. Just a place where I can be free and healthy. I actually drew this in art therapy, I want to try and maybe draw it again, cause why not and add more detail, maybe:
In my other fantasy, pokemon is real and I am a Team Rocket field agent conpleting missions for Giovanni, lmao.
That or I am fighting this crooked world and trying to take over to establish a better kingdom that, of course, I will rule. I have my own crest and family crest.
I have no idea xD
Honestly this is why I work 3rd shift happily.
My BiL is a neurologist who has done a lot of sleep research and one of his favorite areas of study is circadian rhythms. He says that being a night owl is real, it is predicated on the genetic structure of the brain, it is not just “laziness,” and it is not a disorder. He hypothesizes that its original evolutionary purpose was basically to produce night watchmen—people who can stay awake and alert at night to protect the domicile while the early birds sleep.
So we’re not lazy, night owls; we’re the fucking late shift lookouts. Gonna grab my torch and patrol the perimeter if anyone would like to join me.
thank u night shift lookouts!
🔥 There is beauty in destruction🔥 