Did someone do this yet?

this is so important!!

Rex voiced by Wallace Shawn TOY STORY (1995) dir. John Lasseter

Baymax in the new Baymax! show buying pads for a girl who got her first period and getting help from people, including a trans man.

Some people are really mad about this, when he is literally a health care robot interested in people's physical and emotional needs.

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

People on Twitter sharing mental health advice that helped them

So I thought this was ridiculously silly the first time I heard it. Then I had a really bad patch and decided to try it. Not only did this help me feel better, it made my friends feel better. They liked hearing the positive ‘thank you for helping me/ catching that/ understanding that’ which helped them be happier around me which helped lift up my mood.

This is also INCREDIBLY USEFUL in Customer Service. If I could teach one rule in customer service it would be “You’re getting paid to fix that idiot’s problem, it’s your job, quit acting like it’s not. You have nothing better to do with your time than to help that idiot with their problem, and they have no other way of getting that problem solved.” But if I could teach TWO, the second would be “Never apologize for anything that’s not specifically your personal fault.”

“I’m sorry you were on hold for so long.”

“Thank you for your patience; that was longer than it should have been.”

“I’m sorry the last rep treated you that way.”

“The last rep’s behavior was unacceptable; you won’t get that from me.”

“I’m sorry to make you do this, but it’s necessary.”

“I know this is unpleasant, and I sympathize, but this is what we need to do to fix the problem.”

This is excellent career advice in general. A lot of people make one of two mistakes when something comes up: they either apologize (owning the problem entirely when they might not have to) or try to push it off to someone else. But apologizing or pinning the blame on others doesn’t move you from the problem to the solution. 

Changing your language is a really great step to appearing more professional and mature. The ^ is great for customer service, but it also works really well when addressing projects that might have run long or run into issues. 

To your boss: ‘Thank you for your patience, we had to reach out to our partners to coordinate a response’ is better then ‘I’m sorry I screwed up and asked for help’ and ‘the other guys screwed up so I had to fix it’. 

To someone helping you: ‘Thank you for your assistance/knowledge/expertise/advice, I appreciate it and you helped us achieve success here’ is better then ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t figure it out on my own’ or ‘someone else screwed up so we have to fix it’.

To the customer: ‘Thank you for your patience or understanding, we’ve achieved a better product/outcome now that we’ve had time to investigate and respond to the issue’ is better then ‘I’m sorry I let this break when I either couldn’t avoid that or dropped the ball on keeping it from breaking and kept you waiting’ and ‘don’t get mad at me get mad at someone else’.

Unless the mistake is catastrophic, pretty much everyone understands that things happen and minor errors slip by. Inserting a thank you into the sentence adds understanding that the other person is being inconvenienced, and tells them you recognize that and are responding to end that inconvenience as quickly and smoothly as possible. ‘We have a problem’ should always be followed by ‘and I’m on it to fix it’. Get into the habit of replacing ‘I’m sorry’ with announcing corrective action is being taken. 

Seconded on this being a useful reframing technique

omfg that is just too adorable

This will always be one of my favorite comics ever. It gives me warm fuzzies~

This is the most perfect.

This kitteh having a little halloween adventure is one of my favourite posts of all time :)

Every fall like clockwork this photo set pops up and we all must reblog it

I remember being a kid and seeing this comic…. And every year without fail i see it every Halloween. It genuinely makes me happy that the kitten got to learn how Halloween isn’t all scary… Especially if there’s someone there to enjoy it with you.

I hope everyone are logging this post has a happy Halloween with someone they love

Great Halloween, everybody! THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) dir. Henry Selick

Been a while but I found it! It’s called when bad meets pure

Yeah, that doesn't prevent pregnancy.

Dfgajagakala it’s so you don’t get a UTI 😂

[Video description: a TikTok by @concongray. At the beginning is a note that lets the viewer know that it contains LOK spoilers. A white man labeled Wan is lying against a wall. He says, very sadly, “Raava, I failed. I couldn’t bring peace to the world in time.” The video transitions to show the same man, this time labeled Raava, who says, “Don’t worry, Wan. We will be together in all of your lifetimes.” The video transitions back to Wan, who says, “Ok, just don’t let me fuck a dude.” Raava says, “What?” and looks down at Wan with confusion. Wan says, “Don’t let me fuck a dude, ok? Any future Avatar, only girls, okay, we only into girls.” Raava says, “Ok, so, is that only don’t fuck dudes if you’re a guy, or…” Wan inturrupts him and says, “No, no, what the fuck do I look like? If we’re a girl, we gay, ok? We gay if we a girl.” Raava says, “Ok, yeah, ok, that’s good with me if it’s good with you.” Wan says, “Alright,” and then dies. The video transitions to the same man, this time labeled Korra, who says, “Ha, that Mako guy’s really cute.” Raava, now also labeled, “gay icon”, turns around with an angry expression and smacks Korra. Korra says, “Ah, ow, what the fuck.” Raava says, “We not playing that. Look at her!” Korra says, “Who?” and then makes an astonished face. The same man, now labeled Asami, turns to look at Korra, smiles, and waves. Korra says, “Wow.” Wan returns and says, “Yes, Raava, that’s what I’m talkin-” The same man, labeled Kyoshi, comes in through a door and says “Fuck yeah Raava keep it up.” Wan says, “Oh, excuse me, who the fuck are you?” Kyoshi says, “Oh, sorry, have we not met yet? I’m your peak” with an exasperated expression. End video description.]

I’ve noticed, the last few days as the temperature has steadily dropped that my appetite is kicking into Cold Weather Mode. 

Warm weather appetite; “Ahh, a salad would be nice, maybe a bit of fish and fruit.”

Cold weather appetite; “Okay, brain, we’re cranking up the metabolism because it’s cold out, so tell the stomach that we want STARCH and BUTTER and we want it RIGHT NOW.” 

Warm weather appetite; Ehh, don’t really feel like dessert, but maybe a cookie or something. 

Cold weather appetite; Brownies. All of them. Now. 

Yes! Cold weather makes our bodies work harder to stay warm, and burns through calories a lot faster. This is why a lot of cultures who live in cold climates eat a lot of rich foods and have traditions like butter tea. You need the calories to stay warm. 

If this is your first time in colder weather, your body is having to adapt real fast, and so you’re burning food energy like tinder to keep the ol’ warm blooded system revved up. If you don’t get the food energy your body is demanding, it’ll save energy other places to keep the heat cranked up, and you’ll find yourself becoming really lethargic and tired. 

Have some extra peanut butter toast (so long as you aren’t allergic to peanuts, of course) and make some chili. 

Also learn the non-physical signs of hunger!

Did u kno ur first “I’m hungry” signal is when your thoughts keep turning to food? If you’re thinking about food, and your brain keeps wandering back to food- you’re hungry. Have a snack. Or a meal, if it’s meal time!

Making cupcakes and taking one, two, ten secret tastes of frosting? You’re in a calorie deficit and the bank is here to COLLECT. Eat something!

(I reccomend going at the frosting with a spoon, which also serves as an impromptu lesson on the body self regulating- it Will Taste Bad once you’ve had your fill, and despite what media tells you, it will probably be closer to two big ol bites, not like… all of it.)

Tired, lethargic, kinda cranky? You’re hungry!

Irrationally angry? Try a snack.

Cold, even when you should logically be warm? Food.

Overwhelmingly stressed by things you’re normally OK with? It’s tortilla time!

If you don’t eat when you’re hungry your winter experience is going to be a miserable back and forth between Too Full and Fucking Starving

(Why yes, most American women live in a perpetual calorie deficit, why do you ask?)

Welcome to the Midwest!

I know my body is gearing up for winter when it starts insisting on me buying hard candies. Like, don’t get me wrong, I like candy in general, but when it fixates on hard candy, I know it wants more calories

Y’all be safe playing among us. I now its a social game but like don’t give out your name or what school you go to. Like I’m sure people might Not track you down using that information but im 23 years old and I grew up during a time were they made us fear strangers and putting information online.

For my followers that play Among Us, PLEASE watch out for people like that. If ANYONE you don’t know asks you about your age/where you live/go to school, that’s a red flag. Please be careful, candy call people out if you see them doing this shit.

I was in a lobby where someone admitted they were a 16 year old girl and everyone kept asking her for her phone number, her instagram, etc and i got kicked because i kept telling people that it was creepy and they should stop. Seriously do not share anything like that on public servers, especially if youre an underage girl

To illustrate how big a deal this is, outside of people getting harassed online, if someone has your phone number, they can track down where you live. If someone has your instagram, they can use it figure out where you live if youre not careful. Ive had do exactly this a couple times so i could send something to the right address. Do not give strangers your social media. Do not give them your age. Do not give them any identifying information.

Also! A tactic that was very popular Back In The Day but gen z doesn’t seem to indulge in as much:

Lie!

Whether it’s to some creeper asking too many questions or just some random website you’re signing up for... you can lie, kids. While obviously it’s great to not respond to weirdos seeking your personal information, there are times that for various reasons it’s difficult to avoid giving out any info entirely. So just bullshit. Name, age, gender, location, whatever you want. Just lie about it.

You are not beholden to an honor code with strangers or random websites on the internet. Just fake whatever. It’s not only completely fine, it is many times more advantageous for you in the long run (not only in dodging creeps, but it helps keep your IRL info and online info separate). You can pick and choose w/e online friends you want to be honest with, but signing up for social media or being asked invasive questions by a stranger? Just fuckin make shit up.

Literally lying about your age or location or whatever was so common online 15+ years ago, so that it wasn’t just anyone who could find out your actual private information. Revive this practice.

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#WAKEUP

here’s the thing about adulthood-

you will go for like three months with nothing happening and you’re bored as hell and then in the span of two weeks eight different things happen at once - some fantastic and some shitty and some just plain bonkers - and you’re just running around like a chicken with your head cut off and no clue what the fuck is going on

imagine coming out of an ice-induced, 70 year coma then being hired by the us government to fight aliens and one of your coworkers was the most insufferable, entitled billionaire who constantly made jokes about your past without knowing anything about you and you weren’t allowed to knock him out bc it’d be an HR nightmare.. yea i’d start jumping out of planes without a parachute too