The phrase “No amount of skill will protect you from the sheer luck of a chronic dumbass” popped into my head and if that aint a Big Mood™ i dunno what is
really love imagining a bunch a kids and teens on their pokemon journeys staying the night on the couches and floors in the lobbies of pokemon centers, having long talks about their experiences and feelings sharing funny and scary stories and myths about legendaries and trading items and sharing TMs along with sugary snacks and pokedex chargers all while their pokemon are out of their pokeballs and all bundled up in blankets sleeping soundly next to their trainers while they stare up at the stars shining through the glass ceiling over their heads
any white at a protest who tries to go against police and deliberately provoke a response from them is not to be trusted and does not have the safety of black and brown people in mind.
Chester Bennington with his children, days before he took his own life, succumbing to years of depression.
The talented musician who had a crazy fan base spread across continents, several awards and hits to his credit, a loving family of 4 children, was secretly battling depression for years. Imagine a person of his stature, having an army of highly priced therapists/psychiatrists at his disposal, a blooming career, abundance of talent, plenty to live for, but not being able to beat suicidal thoughts. This is for everyone out there, who labels depression as ‘sadness’, ‘a phase’, ‘result of a break up’, ‘mood swings’ and my personal favorite - ‘attention seeking behavior’.
Depression is that face in the picture. A perfect picture of happiness and contentment. A face masking the dark thoughts going on in the head. It is being happy and posing for pictures with the people you love and yet thinking that you are unwanted and not worthy of this life. From here
Joe Arridy was a mentally disabled 23-year-old who was falsely accused of rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was put to death on 6 January 1939. Arridy was officially pardoned in 2011 (72 years after his death) as evidence proved he was coerced into confession.
Arridy was known for spending his time on death row playing with a toy train, given to him by prison warden Roy Best, who called Arridy “the happiest prisoner on death row.” He was liked by both the prisoners and guards. His execution was commented on by warden Roy Best “He probably didn’t even know he was about to die, all he did was happily sit and play with a toy train I had given him.”
For his last meal, he requested ice cream. When questioned about his impending execution he showed “blank bewilderment” and it was clear that he didn’t realize the meaning of the gas chamber, telling the warden “No, no, Joe won’t die.” He even saved some of his ice cream for after the execution.
He was reported to have smiled while being taken to the gas chamber and was only momentarily nervous until the warden grabbed his hand and reassured him. (Source)