#it was REALLY good for that
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
Text
This is so true, so well-put, and so alarming.
I talk about this constantly but one of the greatest things that ever happened to me was the neighborhood where I lived during my elementary school years. You wouldn't call it a walkable area as an adult, but for a kid it was perfect: I lived on a quiet cul-de-sac, within walking distance of most of my friends; the park (with playgrounds and nature areas); the public pool; my family's church; and Baskin Robbins. My parents were also deeply committed to giving my siblings and I reasons to be outside, so we had a largeish backyard with a playset and trampoline, and a treehouse and sandbox my dad built, himself; and my parents kept a garage full of various riding toys (bikes, scooters, skates etc), sports equipment, and stuff like sidewalk chalk and water guns. (When I say they were committed, I mean they were committed.)
So that's how I spent my childhood. I started by playing in the back yard; moved to the cul-de-sac as I got a little older and could be trusted around the occasional car; and by the time we moved away, I had fairly free rein to wander the neighborhood, bike around, visit my friends, go to the park etc, all without a phone of any kind, as long as my parents knew ~generally how to find me. I don't think I could be described as a super confident kid - I've always been a bit cautious as a person and there were definitely other factors that impacted my confidence especially socially - but like, I was always in these situations where I was navigating choices on my own, away from my parents, and where I was fairly self-governing.
And then we moved! Far away from that perfect little neighborhood, to the other side of the country, in a patch of suburbia in the middle of the woods where nobody my age lived and nothing was within walking distance and my parents didn't want me walking through the woods anyway, all right as I transitioned into my teenage years in earnest. There were a lot of things about that move that were difficult for me, but I think the sudden, sharp loss of independence was maybe the worst. All of the confidence I'd built up was gone. I became completely dependent on my parents immediately. it's not really anybody's fault, but I had a lonely several years until my parents put me in online high school, I made friends, and I started to Be Online for the first time in my life (and I've been Online™️ ever since 😬)
Anyway. I guess I've seen both sides of this? And like, my elementary school years weren't perfect and I had my share of small and big troubles. But I was generally happy, navigating friendships and making decisions and spending time outside and around people and getting plenty of fresh air and exercise every day, just playing. Vs being utterly dependent on busy adults and not seeking out opportunities just because I don't know what's out there and don't have the confidence to go for it even if I did.
I don't know where I'm going with this besides that I feel awful for kids. Like actual kids as well as teenagers. They all deserve better; they deserve independence and autonomy to a developmentally appropriate degree, and they deserve time outside and spaces where they can hang out and be themselves in public with other people their age. This situation is unfair to them on so many levels. It's not their fault that they are the way that they are. Kids don't get a choice, nor is it their responsibility. It's adults' jobs to make sure kids have what they need for healthy development, and it's society's responsibility to support parents in providing their children with what they need, and kids have been repeatedly failed by both of these groups since before they were born. It's not their fault.
if pointing out that the age of getting a phone decreasing along with the prevalence of short form video as the dominant form of social media content during the most significant collective educational gap in recent history all of which happened during one of the most significant windows of psychological development in a human lifetime has had a deleterious effect on the attention spans, self-regulation, impulse control, social skills, tech literacy, and actual literacy of zoomers and gen alpha. if pointing out that that is a real and serious problem makes me a boomer and an old crank who has fallen for “kids these days” propaganda someone find me a porch and a rocking chair so i can yell at you to get off my lawn
#talking about this makes me feel like i sound old. bc kids don't run wild anymore like that. it sounds like i grew up in another world#i think being homeschooled also played a significant role here. i have mixed feelings about the experience overall#but when it comes to me developing an open and curious nature and allowing interest and curiosity to drive me#it was REALLY good for that#and i think my early years of being homeschooled had a huge positive impact on how i interact with the world#plus it left me with a lot more time for playing outside. which. i think that that was also super beneficial for me long term and short term#I'm scared to have kids bc of all of this. do i need to move to the Netherlands or something so my kids can have a good childhood
12K notes
·
View notes
Text

...😎😎🌟
#shadow the hedgehog#maria robotnik#sonic movie 3#sonic the hedgehog#movie was a bit of a mixed bag but the good stuff was REALLY good#I love how they handled all the maria stuff#im devastated
31K notes
·
View notes
Text
The majority of the Earth’s rodents: How do you survive environments with practically zero oxygen, feel no pain, and live for decades when none of the rest of us can???
Naked mole-rats:
#naked mole rat#animals#esoteric biology jokes#memes#I’m bald#I love this meme sm every time someone uses ‘I’m bald’ like this it gets a snort outta me#also real talk go read up on naked mole rats they’re doing wild stuff with their physiology#I’m impatiently awaiting a good NMR popsci book to come out#but alas I still haven’t found a really good one
32K notes
·
View notes
Text
Just Checking In! (aka Something About Red Triangles)
#well its 5 am but i DID IT#sorry i just thought about how bill turns red when hes mad and had a Vision#i actually really love how this came out. maybe i AM a good artist sometimes#doc talks#my art#bill cipher#gravity falls#the book of bill#thisisnotawebsitedotcom#book of bill spoilers#gravity falls spoilers#the axolotl#undescribed
57K notes
·
View notes
Text

i love when i look into a window and find a cat there... | minizine ♡
#art#fantasy illustration#inks#artists on tumblr#cat#really old piece#LOL#I just have a few old wips that i wanna finish before heading out for my long trip#feels good….#theres actually a few more pics on this theme i’ll finish soon too#and add on to this post#cats#cat art#garden#window
23K notes
·
View notes
Text
Sorry Sonic, Your stay in the story has been extended. Indefinitely.
#Sonic#Sonic and the Black Knight#satbk#Lansoni#Sonadow#Sonic the Hedgehog#satbk Sir Lancelot#satbk Nimue#satbk Sir Percival#satbk Sir Gawain#Fanart#MSPaint Draw#forgot he was in fact not dealing with Shadow but Sir Lancelot - the One Closest to the King#and that you now buddy (☞゚ヮ゚)☞#i am so tickled by satbk#it has also given me the illness of lansoni#so good game really
29K notes
·
View notes
Text
the whole tiktok situation is EXACTLY why media literacy and education on propaganda is so important. the notifications about tiktok going down and then coming back use VERY propagandistic language, and with a literal fascist coming into power in the us tomorrow we need to be even more critical of the information we’re consuming and stay on the lookout for political stunts like this
#i hate to be conspiratorial but this is 100000% a publicity stunt for trump#this is scary shit#tiktok ban#tiktok#donald trump#trump#us politics#sorry for all the tags i want this to get a good reach. because this is really important honestly#soliloquies#100<#500<#1k#5k#10k#15k#20k
23K notes
·
View notes
Text
A Pragmatic and surprisingly comforting perspective about the Trump 2nd Presidency from the ACLU
***Apologies if this is how you found out the 2024 election results***
Blacked out part is my name.




I’m not going to let this make me give up. It’s disheartening, and today I will wallow, probably tomorrow too
AND
I will continue to do my part in my community to spread the activism and promote change for the world I want to live in. I want to change the world AND help with the dishes.
And I won’t let an orange pit stain be what stops me from trying to be better.
A link to donate to the ACLU if able and inclined. I know I am
#us politics#donald trump#election 2024#aclu#a promise to myself#how is this comforting you May ask#bc we are not fighting alone or uninformed#we have good and strong groups in our corners defending what we believe in#it’s not over yet#we have to try and pushback#added Alt image descriptions since this is leaving containment#happy to see many engaging with this to either donate time or money or both#really warms the cold heart of mine#wow this broke containment#overall it’s been pretty nice seeing people engaging with it ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work#they did the travel ban right at the beginning of the previous presidency too#also every major civil battle in the last century#brown V board of education- the one that desegregated schools#loving V Virginia- legalized interracial marriage#roe V wade- legalized abortion#United States V Nixon- watergate scandal WHICH LIMITED US PRESIDENTAL POWER#Edwards v. Aguillard- helped allow schools to teach evolution#Planned Parenthood v. Casey- another abortion case#ACLU v. NSA- to stop the NSA spying on wikipedia users#Ingersoll v. Arlene's Flowers- fought to stop LGBTQ discrimination from businesses#Obergefell v. Hodges- case that legalized gay marriage#literally WAY MORE GUYS#so don’t fall into dispair! these are literally one of the good ones!
26K notes
·
View notes
Text
in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21
#please watch!!#imo this ad does a really good job of storytelling from start to finish#tiktok#down syndrome#1k#5k#10k#15k#20k#30k#40k#50k#75k#100k
105K notes
·
View notes
Text
It was affection.
#oh they got me#they got me bad#doomed yaoi and I go hand in hand are we even surprised#arcane you are the greatest thing humanity has ever created#I just really wanted to draw jayvik and I kinda went a little overboard with this#I haven't drawn something this detailed since the good omens angels illustration#so you get an idea for how bad this brainrot is#anyways#you will find me on ao3#jayvik I love you#please don't die#jayvik#jayvik fanart#jayce talis#viktor arcane#jayce arcane#arcane fanart#arcane s2#arcane spoilers#arcane art#my fanart#digital art#my art
21K notes
·
View notes
Text
Something something, living rent free in my mind and such, anyway I love them.
#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool#wade wilson#wolverine#logan howlett#poolverine#deadclaws#mcu#gosh I really need to find a good style to draw them#I drew wolverine's face FOUR times cuz I hated the way it looked hhhh#this movie took Hugh Jackman out of one of the boxes in my head and put him in a spinning wheel right in the middle of my brain#my art
30K notes
·
View notes
Text
I love you Safety Wizard.
(Inspired by @keroascrazy)
#safety wizard#wizard#Tumblr wants me to use the wizardposting tag so badly and I'm tempted. It's a good tag.#Shout out to stackedbirds for sending me the safety wizard post. Beloved mutual and beloved supplier of good wizard posts.#I will make it an open secret that I love me some good goofy wizards.#Safety Wizard has a special pizzazz that just gets the gears turning.#I like to imagine Safety Wizard began their studies as a traffic wizard. Then took some courses in roadside hazard magic.#This sparked an interest in safety magic and resulted in an eventual change of major - but the outfit stayed true to their roots.#All that said and done; The original costume is really good and I hope OP keeps up the good wizarding work.#Remember that distracted driving is extremely dangerous. Do not drive tired or in altered states of awareness.#It is always morally correct to call a friend of ride service if you have even the smallest doubt you will be a safe driver.#And *please* wear proper PPE on your job site. Do not put yourself or other's at risk!
19K notes
·
View notes
Text
toxic yaoi or something idk i haven't watched gravity falls


#currently obsessed with these two#they're all over my fyp dude#UPDATE: GUYS I WATCHED IT IT WAS SO GOOD#old tags ->#should really sit down and watch gravity falls in its entirety-#i only ever made it like halfway through it years ago and consumed the rest through osmosis lmao#anyways just wanted to try my hand at drawing this old man#gravity falls#bill cipher#stanford pines#the book of bill#gravity falls fanart#billford#s0up1tart
40K notes
·
View notes
Text


#text#ocd tag#ITS SO MUCH WORSE WHEN I HAVW AN ACTUAL REASON TO CHECK SOMETHING#LIKE I AM GENUINELY REALLY BAD WITH MAPS#HOWEVER I HAVE ASKED THE FOURTH TIME IN LIKE TWO HOURS I THINK WE’RE GOOD NOW#ocd#peer reviewed banger
22K notes
·
View notes
Text
Full of Desires
#dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi fanart#dungeon meshi manga spoilers#dungeon meshi spoilers#its really just cause of the outfit#farcille#marcille donato#im still surprised this came out of my hands tbh#im not normal about her#curse you dunmeshi for making me fall for the white girl#but god#she looked so good in that fit#i dont understand whyvthe other characters shat on it smh#falin wouldve loved it tho#this drawing is for the gays and theys btw#for the sapphics#lets go lesbians#ok ill shut up now#my art
35K notes
·
View notes