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blm. || aris, he/it. || nonbinary, adhd. || writer and dev || majoring in psychology || i identify as a problem and baby i'm yours || ASK ME ABOUT MY GERMAN PROGRESS

Watching my toddler figure out how to language is fascinating. Yesterday we were stumped when he kept insisting there was a “Lego winner” behind his bookshelf - it turned out to be a little Lego trophy cup. Not knowing the word for “trophy”, he’d extrapolated a word for “thing you can win”. And then, just now, he held up his empty milk container and said, “Mummy? It’s not rubbish. It’s allowed to be a bottle.” - meaning, effectively, “I want this. Don’t throw it away.” But to an adult ear, there’s something quite lovely about “it’s allowed to be a bottle,” as if we’re acknowledging that the object is entitled to keep its title even in the absence of the original function.

Another good post to read for those writing small human characters. 

My son was about three when he came to me in the middle of the day and said, “Mommy, there’s a knight behind the bush.” I thought he meant a toy knight or something. So I follow him outside and he goes, “Listen. Do you hear it? It’s night behind the bush.” It was a cricket. A cricket was standing in the little patch of shade under the bush, chirping. So, my son saw this dark area with accompanying nighttime sounds and decided, okay, well, that is a night right there. Their brains are incredible.

My little bean knows she’s two, constantly saying proudly ‘I’m two!’ And the other day she saw this very frail old lady who looked one foot in the grave, pulled a face and said ‘oh shiiiit. She’s three.’ I almost screamed.

I live in Korea and have a lot of international friends, and the same is true with language barriers in adults. 

*Looking at a bowl of pears* “Can you please pass me the… apple’s friend?” 

Oh my favorite language based one was back when I was still in law school I was talking to this old Japanese man one time and he called me a “lawyer egg” instead of a law student and I still think about that turn of phrase

Anonymous asked:

Do you have any advice on how to get more involved in protests and stuff? Like, how do you find out when they're happening so you can go, since I usually only hear about them after they've already finished or when it's too late for me to get there in time.

We try to give advance notice for as many legit anti-fascist actions as we hear about/come across, so following all our socials is a good starting point.

You should also reach out to people doing anti-fascist work or related work in your area, get plugged into their comms, and/or let them know you're interested in supporting them. Protests are actually a small-ish percentage of anti-fascist work, so there's lots of other things you can do, too. Check out:

30 Anti-Fascist Actions 40 Ways To Fight Fascists Good luck/let us know how it goes!

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