Forwarded from Basic Fucking Kindness
body, disability, parenting, society
"instead of telling disabled kids "you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it", i think we should tell them, "the things you are capable of doing matter"
a person cant live on an increasingly strained hope that someday they'll be good enough, especially if all you ever do is tell them who they are and what they do now is worthless"
"instead of telling disabled kids "you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it", i think we should tell them, "the things you are capable of doing matter"
a person cant live on an increasingly strained hope that someday they'll be good enough, especially if all you ever do is tell them who they are and what they do now is worthless"
I think I figured it out. Tiny dog constantly chooses spaces that you'd think is the worst for her play sessions because her toys get constantly stuck.
Here's the thing tho, usually she's able to get it out. Its when she can't that it becomes a /chore/ [in my perspective] to have to get it unstuck. But for her, it becoming difficult to acquire is part of the fun of puzzling out how to get it.
This feels apt as her fave enrichments are puzzling things out like getting treats out of treats, interesting/difficult containers, digging for them, crawling thru layers of fabric, etc.
So I guess I'm going to be blocking off the spaces that I find annoying to get it from, and leaving the rest for her to continue to entertain herself between walks and enrichment time xD
Here's the thing tho, usually she's able to get it out. Its when she can't that it becomes a /chore/ [in my perspective] to have to get it unstuck. But for her, it becoming difficult to acquire is part of the fun of puzzling out how to get it.
This feels apt as her fave enrichments are puzzling things out like getting treats out of treats, interesting/difficult containers, digging for them, crawling thru layers of fabric, etc.
So I guess I'm going to be blocking off the spaces that I find annoying to get it from, and leaving the rest for her to continue to entertain herself between walks and enrichment time xD
Forwarded from Basic Fucking Kindness
socialization, love
"platonic love is not a runner up to romantic love. platonic love isnt second place. platonic love isnt less real, less valid, or less powerful than romantic love. dont let your platonic love take a back seat to romantic love"
"platonic love is not a runner up to romantic love. platonic love isnt second place. platonic love isnt less real, less valid, or less powerful than romantic love. dont let your platonic love take a back seat to romantic love"