YES, YES, AND MILLION TIMES YES!!!!!!!

❤❤❤❤❤

cats try the invisible wall challenge

The way Fives looks at Echo. Please I love them

I love how in the second one Fives just wants to complain about the plan while Echo is just like “let’s do this!”. Well at least he was excited about the citadel mission...

Kix + caring immensely about his brothers

May you fight the good fight!

(Arcane x Star Wars)

There was a phrase that I used in my classroom when my students would ask me about doing questionable things, and my response was always, "Technically you can, but should you?"

The reason I used this instead of a simple yes or no answer is because it opened up conversation. Instead of blindly looking for permission, the conversation became more about cause and effect. Usually it navigated the "well you can't tell me what to do I'm going to do it anyway" instinct in kids when I'd say no, because all they were looking for is something to challenge them.

For example: "Can I jump off the slide?"

"Technically you can, but should you?"

If they answer no, I'd ask why. Usually they'd say because it's against the rules or I don't know.

If they say it's against the rules, I'd ask them why they think it's a rule. And if they'd say I don't know, I'd explain that the slide is five feet off of the ground, and jumping that high is a good way to hurt your knees or worse.

And then the most important part: if you did do it, how can you make it safer?

That's when the creativity juices started to flow. I'd get anything from pillows to beds to bouncy shoes to wings to someone catching them (which became a whole different conversation). And I told them since we didn't have those things here, it wasn't safe. And safety is everyone's number one job at school.

It stopped them from doing it behind my back. It got them to engage in critical thinking. And it helped them figure out how to do things without help.

However, there's always been an itching thought in the back of my head. Somewhere out there, did one of my past students drag their mattress out to the slide and jump off of it?

Fanart for the story Safe Passage  from @whisperingdarknessfanfic

made by the the awesome artist @inky-axolotl

GODS YES!!!! I LOVED Voltron, but my mental health cannot take a Voltron Fandom 2.0!!! Please don’t let it come to that!!!! Please let the cast and crew make good choices!!!!⚔️⚔️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Please, as a long time member of the VLD Fandom, let the toxicity die!!!!

Guys please

Guys, please don’t let She-Ra become the next Voltron. Please don’t let it become so toxic, that we start threatening the voice actors, that we start scaring people, threatening people, telling them to kill themselves. Please don’t let it get that far, the to the point where we only care about shipping and love and our own fanfiction. I know we all work incredibly, incredibly hard on the contents that we create as a fandom but just remember that the voice actors, creators of the show, they’re people too. Don’t let She-Ra become so toxic that I’m scared to be in the fandom. Don’t start caring only about Catradora vs Glimmadora. Or whatever ship you ship. So far, we’ve all done an amazing job with keeping everyone calm and there are lots of posts even saying that we all respect and love each other. I just wanted to keep it that way.

FEEL FREE TO REBLOG. IN FACT, I ENCOURAGE IT.

❤️💛💚💙💜🖤🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁

I know so many people are hurting right now. I know so many people are struggling with all sorts of aspects of emotional onslaught S8 left them with. I get it. I do, and I am so sorry you are struggling right now. I wish I could speak some magical words or take some magical actions that would resolve your pain, but sadly I can’t.

All I can offer you are these words. Words which I’ve taken so deeply to heart.

For my~~~

Allurance Shippers: You loved this ship and created this ship before it was canon. You can still love and create this ship. It’s OK to be devastated. It’s OK to feel slighted and betrayed, but what’s not OK is stopping your creations. Turn your pain into beauty. Keep shipping. Keep creating. Nothing stopped you before, nothing should stop you now.

Sheith Shippers: I love you all. I know you feel betrayed at the moment. So many events led you to believe that Sheith could really be canon, you were misguided and disserviced. Your anger and pain is justified, but do not stop creating. You shipped Sheith with no canon proof of its existence. You grasped onto small moments and turned them into beautiful stories and art. The lack of canon Sheith prior to S8 did not stop you from creating before, it should not stop you now.

Allura Stans: I am so sorry for your loss. We’ve all felt this so deeply, but canon does not direct your creations. Keep writing. Keep drawing. Keep Allura alive through your creations. It’s the least she deserves. Don’t give up on her.

Shiro Stans: Shiro has suffered since the beginning. If you feel his ending was stifled and dishonest, it’s ok. Shiro has always deserved better. The most wonderful thing is that you can create a better world for him. Do not stop creating him. He can live happily, in whatever way you feel he best deserves, through your work.

And to everyone else that is feeling betrayed, misguided or is hurting in any way from S8, for whatever reason. Just remember to be safe. Remember to take care of yourself both mentally and physically. Remember to not give up. Remember to keep creating. Our fandom does not need to be filled with hate and anguish right now. We may not be able to change canon, but we can create whatever we want.

And always, always remember: Patience Yields Focus.

I love you all.

reblogging this for my recently reignited love of the Historical Characters of American Girls! Love these books!

kirsten, josefina, addy, kit and julie's family and friends! :D

I just read that Donald Trump and his circus took down a website called reproductiverights.gov

This was a website to help women learn about their reproductive rights in the US and to find health care.

This is absolutely disgusting so I’ll share in this post some resources in case you need them:

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Contraception and Birth Control Resources

Links to websites of groups that study or provide information about contraception and birth control.

Reproductive Freedom for All

Resources for Accessing Abortion Care

Browse resources for accessing abortion care: find providers, get information and advice, access abortion funds, legal advocacy and more.

plancpills.org

PLAN C: Abortion pills by mail in every state

Plan C is an information resource for self-managed, at-home abortion with pills. Learn how people in the U.S. are accessing abortion pill op

National Abortion Federation

Home - National Abortion Federation

The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in North America. We believe that women should

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn