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scp-l4-clef-alto-001:

holyfuckabear:

thebaconsandwichofregret:

asexual-not-asexual-detective:

Am I the only one who thinks that hitting a kid and abuse are different things? Like, if I ever had a kid, I wouldn’t spank their ass raw or something like that. But a bop on the mouth or the ear pull or a smack upside the head? Yea. Those are behavior modifiers.

Except they’re not.

The studies done by the trained psychologists in this joke show that little kids don’t associate being hit with the thing they’ve done wrong. Very small children only understand consequences that are directly caused by the thing they did. Steal a biscuit, biscuit tastes good. Then for no reason mummy hit me. Very different to stole a biscuit, now no biscuit after dinner because I stole a biscuit.

And they also show that when a child is old enough to understand why they are being hit that non-physical punishment is equally as effective and less mentally harmful in the long run.

Do you know who benefits the most from hitting as a punishment? The parent. It gives a satisfaction rush. Parents do it because it makes them feel good.

Basically kids have two stages: too young to understand why they are being hit so physical punishment is useless for anything other than teaching a child that bigger stronger people can hit you whenever they like (Which sounds like the same lesson you would learn from abuse)

And the second stage is old enough to be reasoned with so many punishment options are available and you chose physical violence because it makes *you* feel better, which is an abusive action.

The only time a person should ever use violence against another human being, of any age, is to stop that person from being violent themselves.

Hitting a stranger is a crime. Hitting someone small who relies on you for food, love, and shelter should be as well. Don’t hit your fucking kid.

The only time a person should ever use violence against another human being, of any age, is to stop that person from being violent themselves.

Pretty much this in a nutshell: if a kid is punching another kid, knocking shit over, punching the teacher in the dick, trying to run out into the street, you can grab them and restrain them. So if a kid reaches for a biscuit, you can grab their hand and push it away or something - that indicates to them that they shouldn’t do that. But hitting them afterwards? Doesn’t really do it.

And as for those adults who seem to insist that corporal punishment is the only way to protect kids from dangerous actions: over the holidays, I witnessed a small child grabbing a heavy snack tray and pulling it towards the edge of the table. Her parents immediately barked at her to stop (no yelling, just a slightly voice and a sharp tone). She was immediately so upset that she ran to her mommy and cried and needed to be hugged, at which point her mother told her gently that the snack tray was heavy and that they were worried that it might fall off and hurt someone, but that it was okay for her to have snacks. Another adult helped her to get some snacks and put them on plate so that she could enjoy them safely. The rest of the evening, she would ask grownups to put snacks on her plate for her instead of grabbing the tray and pulling it.

The adults were able to modify her behavior without laying a finger on her, except for a reassuring hug. I still think about that.

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showerthoughtsofficial:

When you’re a teenager and you watch your parents trying to use technology, that’s how they feel when you try to date

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teenscoolest:

me: *just chilin*

brain: hey guess what

me: what

brain: sudden overwhelming sadness, that’s what

me:

me, softly: come on, man

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purplebuddhaquotes:

“Stop expecting loyalty from people who can’t even give you honesty.”

—

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heavensghost:

Ribs // lorde

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gentlethorns:

IT IS TIME TO TAKE THE KNIVES OUT OF OUR BACKS AND BECOME INCREDIBLY SOFT

a spread pertaining to gentleness!!

the-fit-geek:

“Don’t be so thirsty for validation that you drink from every cup that is handed to you. It is the best way to get poisoned.”

— CKP, Finding Avalon

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quitoito:

official-daft-punk:

ok so the other day i was at sears. I was in the baby section. Im standing there looking at clothes and a lady who works there comes up and is like “oh are you expecting?” And i was like “uhhhh” and because im a dumbass i was like “no i already delivered.” And she was like “How long ago?” And i was just like “two weeks.” And she said “wow! You look great! When i had my first son, i looked like a mess for six months. Is it a boy or a girl?” And i was just awkwardly like “a girl….” And she asked her name and i said Chernobyl and she was like “oh what a cute name! It sounds really familiar.” And i honestly just stood there going through all that and pretending i had a human baby two weeks ago named Chernobyl because i didnt wanna tell this poor lady i was buying baby clothes for my fucking baby opossum

every time i see this text post i forget the ending and every single time it decimates me

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badjokesbyjeff:

A man in the bar offers to bet anyone $100 that his dog can talk.

At first everyone is dubious, but after the man clarifies he means complete grammatically correct sentences, and they make sure there are no hidden devices on the dog, several bets are made.

The man: Well, Charley?

Charley lifts his paw.

The man: Charley, come on, say something.

Charley barks once.

The man: Charley, what is it, now? Say something in English.

Charley clearly doesn’t understand what the man wants from him and is getting visibly nervous.

Finally the man has to give up, pays the lost money, and leaves with Charley.

After walking a few blocks in the rain the man asks sadly: “Why did you do that?”

“Just imagine how much we’re going to win there tomorrow.”

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sounddesignerjeans:

theonlyleftydesk:

meropischao:

mesopelagic:

meropischao:

meropischao:

youd think horses were one of those animals that has horrible health due to humans breeding unhealthy animals to achieve a certain look but no they really are just naturally that fucked up

horses’ lungs bleed when they run at a certain speed

if their diet is too rich / low in selenium their hooves fall off

excuse me

The reason they have such poor health outcomes after breaking or otherwise injuring their legs is because their legs are actually hyper-specialized fingers; and as in human fingers, there is very little muscle supporting the bone, just a lot of cartilage and tendons and whatnot. You’d think an animal that literally evolved to run away to avoid being eaten would have ALSO evolved sturdier running appendages, but…

I fucking hate this post, it’s 1 AM I don’t want to know that horse legs are giant fucking fingers

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luckytwodollarbill:

autoimmuneamy:

“Do you want to talk about it or be distracted from it” is honestly the best thing you can say to me when I say im sad/in pain etc.

this is really good advice to say to anyone who is upset

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official-canadianjesus:

roman-sunshine:

Beetles compromise 25% of all animal species. That means 1 in 4 animals is probably a beetle. Is it you? Is it your best friend? How can you be sure?

Ringo could be living in your backyard without you even knowing

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