#grew*

[yousaveeveryonebutwhosavesyou]

Just because you did something wrong in the past doesn't mean you can't advocate against it now. It doesn't make you a hypocrite. You just grew. Don't let people use your past to invalidate your current mindset.

[liptonchikkk]

i just remembered about the cartoon “Despicable Me”. Those who watched it know that in the third part it turns out that the main character Gru has a twin brother Drew. Now remember Andrew and Aaron... they also didn't know about each other at first until they were told... By the way, they all had misunderstandings among themselves, but in different topics, it's sad(((

[wiirocku]

Acts 19:20 (NKJV) - So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.

[aiiaiiiyo]

[wordsoftheheartandsoul]

Silent Reading Everyone has a chapter of their life they'd rather not read out loud, times and testimonies they share humbly with an appropriate few, and a wisdom that only stems from a fool's experience. As tempted as we are to let those pages define or derail us, we have to remember that our story does not end there. If we repented, learned, and grew from that chapter - that's where many of our spiritual journeys began. Not a single page was a surprise to God. He used our broken pieces to not only get our attention but also to create something even more beautiful. Turn the page, keep going, and find peace in knowing that it's your plot twist that aligned you with purpose. your story is far from over, and there is no better time to revise it than now.

Morgan Richard Olivier - Blooming Bare

[pastafossa]

prompt 21 from your kinktober list is looking mighty vacant right now… (unless you plan to include something similar in trt at some point in which case i think i’ll be able to wait)

you wanna know what's hilarious, that one's the longest out of all of the unfinished kinktober fics in my draft folder and it's not even done, the fucker's like 8k words, it's 50 pounds of sin that god will shoot lightning at me for, it's an Ode to Matt's Ass for his cheeks beith so fair that the moon doth burn with jealousy, an ass so round the sun doth turn away in shame that it does not compare, and to matt i say that thine ass deserves to get fucked to the stars and back and that is what you're fucking getting when this fic is done.

[furrygoblins]

Grew Lunarwing

A Bugbear artisan known for excellent and deadly magic item creation.

One of my personal avatars that I decided to redesign.

[sam-spills-alot]

[crow-caller]

as a child there's nothing cooler than a kid who gets subjected to evil experiments and gains special abilities. it's even cooler if these abilities also cause unfathomable suffering to use/against others. children love stories like this.

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[snowspot]

all the world will be your enemy

[rockstarsbookings]

IATA reports air cargo grew by 9.4 percent in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s global air cargo markets report for September 2024 showed continuing strong annual growth in demand. IATA director-general Willie Walsh remarked: “September performance brought continued good news for air cargo markets. With 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, cargo volumes continued to mark all-time highs for demand.” Walsh added that yields are…

[a2zsportsnews]

Sunday Notes: Drew Gilbert Grew Up a Twins Fan (and Loves Playoff Baseball)

Boyhood allegiances typically go away after a player is drafted and signs with a team other than the one he (or she) grew up following. Drew Gilbert isn’t necessarily an exception to that rule, but the 24-year-old St. Paul native does retain a soft spot for the Minnesota Twins. “I think that happens a little more so as you get older, not necessarily exactly when you sign,” said Gilbert, whom the…

[daincrediblegg]

OK THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL EVERYONE FUCKING REPEAT AFTER ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN YOU WATCH MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS YEAR:

You will navigate to the page on disney plus (and it has to be here. Unless someone has actually uploaded the REAL movie anywhere else you cannot get it elsewhere)

BUT YOU WILL NOT HIT PLAY. You won’t do it. Because it’s NOT THE REAL VERSION OF THE FILM AND DISNEY IS FUCKING LYING TO YOU AS IT ALWAYS DOES

You will scroll down HERE. To EXTRAS instead. You MUST GO HERE. This is non -negotiable

THEN YOU WILL SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRAS AND YOU WILL THEN HIT PLAY ON THIS BAD BOY: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION

And you will watch it. And you will thank me for having been so blind and led astray by that stupid fucking mouse. You’re welcome.

[jrtelfer]

Understanding Obama: On Dreams from My Father

Dreams from My Father (1995) is Barack Obama’s autobiographical coming of age story. He wrote it after graduating from Harvard Law in 1991. The book recounts his upbringing, his community work in Chicago, and the search for his paternal roots in Kenya.

Originally Posted – May 14, 2017 On Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance President Barack Obama’s history may not be well-known to most people. Is he from Hawaii or Chicago? What is his connection to Kansas, Kenya, and Indonesia? Most interestingly, what life experiences shaped the 44th President of the United States? Dreams from My Father was written after Obama’s graduation…