#srsly I can’t even

[istra-ish-sucha-geek]

So I substitute taught today.

And I have never been so affirmed in my choice to go after a COUNSELING career, rather than return to teaching.

First thing was that detention is “supposed to be a punishment,” and like my whole body is “immediately no.”

Punishment as a concept is about control, is not a long-term, beneficial solution, and fuck that shit.

Consequences that create self control and self discipline and support self reflection, yes.

Arbitrary, authoritarian punishment, hell no.

Second was this catch up credit program that had a kid watching 20 minute videos and answering dove quiz questions at the end. As if that’s a history education. WHERE IS THE THINKING?! WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION?! WHERE IS THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS?! THE DISCOVERY OF THE DEPTHS AND HEIGHTS HUMANITY CAN GO TO?! THE MORAL QUANDRIES?!

It wasn’t even good history videos, just lame dates and numbers and AUGH.

And the AMOUNT of kids who had “finished their work” (per the teacher), and could just … do nothing. Their butts had to be in these classroom seats, and they had no work to do.

Oh. My. God.

The LEVEL of “teach to the test” things have sunk to; I had no idea.

And having them just sit … omg, get them out growing a garden. Moving. Building shit. Doing art. An improv class.

There were coloring pages, but like THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.

There were no good books in the room (except the one I brought in my bag.)

Just.

I was sad.

And they had to go to the bathroom and be back in 5 minutes.

Now I get we don’t want kids meandering the hallways, but like.

Good grief.

I just.

I’m tired.

I was also distressed by the things the kids talked about going on in their personal lives, and was like “YUP. COUNSELOR.”

So. Yeah.

[disco-cola]

oh my god i‘ve just seen the new photos of the aftermath of the siege on al shifa hospital these war criminals have burned it it’s almost unrecognizable! the remains of the executed people in the yard still wearing handcuffs! surgeons killed! a whole ass medical team kidnapped! i am at a loss for words at the fact people are still so caught up in their own bubble that they simply IGNORE this

[hana-bobo-finch]

ouuuughhh my birthday is in 3 days yaaaaaayayyynghhhh why was I cursed with having birthday depression school anxiety and seasonal depression (I get it in summer for some reason) all in the same month……………

[starlightandmagic]

Listen, LISTEN, what makes Kanej such a compelling and unique ship is that they IN FACT don’t need skin on skin contact to love each other. They don’t need what other couples have to feel how they feel or to show their affection for each other. They have so much trauma and issues they have to deal with but that does not stop them from being willing to try to be together despite their struggles. They can barely hold hands but that does not erase the yearning and the love and devotion they so clearly feel for the other.

Kaz is willing to try to put himself together for her. He shows he cares by giving her everything she ever wanted: her freedom and her parents and a ship to hunt slavers.

And Inej canonically states she doesn’t think she could ever have a normal relationship with anybody else, she doesn’t want that, she’s not made for that life. What she wants is Kaz being willing to try to open up for her. The “I will have you without armor” is not about her wanting him to remove his gloves for her and give her physical affection. SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW IF SHE COULD EVEN HANDLE THAT.

What she wants is Kaz being willing to try for her. If she was going to make herself vulnerable and open her heart to a relationship with him she needs him to meet her in the middle. She knows what she deserves and she was not going to try if Kaz was going to give her nothing but his usual emotionally repressed self.

That’s it. It’s not about skin on skin contact, it’s not about Inej needing a man without trauma to fulfill physical needs she cannot even handle just yet because she was the victim of human trafficking and repeated SA in the Menagerie. And I DESPISE the writers for completely erasing that aspect and daring to imply something between Inej and Tolya. Tolya who canonically states he has no interest in romance, who literally says his books and his poetry are more than enough! That one writer with their stupid IG post, I swear they don’t have even the most basic understanding of these characters and what make them so unique and special. LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED FOR A LOVE TRIANGLE WHERE ITS NOT NEEDED STOP THAT SHIT RIGHT THIS INSTANT!

[kuchipark]

I want to rewatch sp so bad, but ever since they changed the website so that you can’t use ad blockers and there is that annoying ever-present cookies button in the corner, I just can’t be bothered. Please, almighty kung fu panda (or whoever else controls the universe ig) restore the website back to it’s original form… I am but a humble girl; I don’t ask much… just this one favor and maybe like some money bc I’m kinda poor rn. Thx

[houseonahilll]

Train somewhere in Montana this morning around 5:30am

[angelfic]

you are SOOO right about desi!james. that boy is WHITEE through and through. can get behind a desi lily maybe, but (to me) james is just a HEAVILY privileged guy who didn’t know how well he had it. making him desi would talk away from that in my opinion, with white privilege and all. that may just be me! idk

no ur so right like it’s not even an opinion that’s just a fact, desi lily id understand (still would prefer they just keep them white and make new original desi characters that everyone loves but whatever)

so many desi boys could act like james like so many of them do irl but the difference is that james gets away with it and is never punished in the same ways as a desi boy would

ALSO???? U KNOW WHATS INSANE TO ME. the most popular desi fancast isn’t even a desi actor. reiky de valk didn’t have a drop of desi in him like pleeeeease don’t take the piss

[kavehater]

I wish I could inject pasilyo into my brain so I can have permanent happiness

[kirvee]

SOMEONE PLEASE CAPTION THIS

(this is from the commercial, not a leak :D)

[rowanhoney]

Whenever I feel strange and distant from myself I like to go on google maps street view and explore the villages where my family are

[oldyears]

i easily get annoyed seeing my sister wake up late and prepare slowly before going out because she doesn’t mind following filipino time nd it’s such blatant disrespect to the people she made plans with :/

[glasseswearingrabbitdetective]

Ofc my hyperfixation(?) leads to wanting to draw her so I looked up references and… 😶 the gap…. Pg-13 in America vs banned in Australia fejivefkjfjer

Update; its 3am but ,,, I did that glkas little doodle

[achilleslyre]

[barrenceallence]

not enough posts about nice blorbos. what about a character who has committed no atrocities. and if he has he’s real sorry about it.

[cj-marj]

Every time I open this app, I have to battle with the urge to rewatch the entirety of Gravity Falls.

[kavehater]

It’s so interesting how you use a comparator which ties into your senses to compare a moment in time to the stark difference of how you’re feeling right now, if that makes any sense ? But then when you feel that momentary nice feeling you felt in the past you realise just how different things are now, and you knew it was weird and different but you didn’t realise it’s gotten THAT bad