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I should be able to both read for 8hrs a night and sleep for 8hrs a night. That I cannot is very rude and, frankly, poor design.

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Oc called Ilaria for Zoolpal

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I... I don't think the patient's weight got entered correctly. Just a hunch

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Hey, don’t cry. You can log onto the computer and talk to other gay people about The Characters okay??

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"identical twins but they're different genders" is one of my favorite fictional twin tropes because the authors literally never realize what they've done

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so much care put into housing this aging spider. why are my eyes wet

(tiktok link)

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cannot even begin to imagine the Blade Runner cyberpunk shit this ladybug i found on my RGB keyboard was going through

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"spiders and rollie pollies aren't bugs because-" actually they are bugs because they are little

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Just bought a live butterfly off alibaba and I made it fly back to wherever its green ass came from

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my mom is one of those white women who would die on the cross to save pitbulls but she also has hyperempathy autism so it kind of applies to all animals. now for the last maybe 18 years weve had this turtle at my grandmothers house and the only reason we had it is that my dad (also has crazy autism just of the baseball variety) accidentally ran it over with the lawnmower when it was just born and decided to keep it. for nearly my entire life we had that turtle and we really didnt think that much about it- obviously we took care of it and fed it, but we didnt really pay a ton of attention to it or even give it a name, it was just "the turtle" "she" or at most "lady turtle". anyways after my grandmother passed away my dad ended up with the turtle which was no big deal since hed been taking care of it the whole time anyways so he was just like whatever well keep it at her house until it starts hibernating and then well bring it home

well. my mother got her hands on this turtle. now keep in mind that every pet we have ever had has been spoiled to hell and back, ESPECIALLY by my mom. i was also away at college at this point so she didnt really have me around to coddle. so now she has this turtle, this turtle that has been an unremarkable part of me and my dads life for almost 20 years, and she goes CRAZY. suddenly shes calling me at college and telling me all about Mathilde, or Tilly, as shes dubbed her, who now has a giant tank full of enrichment, that she coos at and talks to all day. it got to the point where she would talk about the turtle at our extended family sunday dinners. she knows what fruits tilly likes and doesnt like, and she talks to her like shes a baby.

but all summers must come to an end, and so tilly was soon back into hibernation. for many months my mother yearned for her turtle. however, she found a way to fill the void in her heart: research. for the past few months she has been obsessively watching turtle youtubers, specifically ones who rescue disabled turtles, because my mom cannot resist the sight of a disabled animal being saved (weve had so many at this point - we even have the holy grail of disabled animals aka a pitbull with 3 legs that she valiantly saved at my rabbits vet as a puppy from a drug money pitbull breeding ring. yeah its to that point with my mom.) shes been buying books to read, shes been going to conventions, she was looking at turtle enclosures on pinterest at my doctors waiting room yesterday, hell she even watercolored a turtle print she bought.

but finally today, after months of waiting..... tilly has awoken from her slumber. my mom has been anxiously awaiting this day for so long, terrified that her precious turtle may be ill or hungry or dehydrated... thank god, the turtle is fine because its literally a turtle and it hibernates without any issues every year. shes got this thing living in the turtle garden of eden, waited on hand and foot, and shes still terrified that a small breeze may come and strike her down. she drank a bunch of water just now (keep in mind, shes a TURTLE that just got done HIBERNATING) and my mom was "worried she drowned". but no, thankfully the turtle is alive and well.

all of this is to say that now that spring has sprung ill get to stumble upon my mom silently looming over our turtle for half an hour again

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It is not okay for a parent to not to apologize to you because “they’re the parent” - whether they actually say that or it’s just implied. It’s not okay for a partner to not apologize because “if you love me you should accept/forgive my flaws.” It’s not okay for a friend to not apologize because “that’s just how I am.”

If someone hurt you, it is not your responsibility to “let it go,” especially if they don’t accept responsibility in the first place.

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“whatever the fuck these two characters had going on” is a vastly underrated character dynamic

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we need to talk abt the power scaling problem in playing pretend :/

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River Toad (Phrynoidis asper), family Bufonidae, Malaysia

photograph by Bernard DUPONT