katie;twenty-six; capricorn; hufflepuff; enfj; florida; Michelle is my soul sister. I love most things Disney and animal related and the occasional anime or SPN. I am fat. Fat is not a bad word and I will love my fat body forever and no one can ever tell me differently
Hi brain, you obstinate fucker. I drank the clear splashy stuff. I ate the green things. I went under that bright fucker up there. I did the thing with the moving and sweating and whatnot. Now make the happy chemical, you lump of fuck.
Don’t talk about weight loss and diets to your daughter, don’t talk about weight loss and diets around your daughter, don’t comment on your daughter’s weight, don’t tell her she has to weigh herself every once in a while, don’t ruin your daughter’s relationship with food, don’t make her feel bad about the way she looks. I’m sorry if diet culture fucked you up but please try to break the cycle instead of perpetuating it. Thanks.
Hello guys, sorry for long time no art but I’ve been busy on my other platforms sharing resources and news for the Black Lives Matter movement, so art is currently on pause.
Either way, this is a guide I illustrated for user chivrik on Instagram on how to properly blur and de-trace protest photos. Many protesters have gone missing or turned up dead because they were traced through images they appeared on. Don’t help pigs and protect one another. ACAB and Black lives always matter.
If you need tips on protests, what is acab, defunding/reform of police, how to stay safe and links for charities/petitions, my Instagram is @/paperballz and there are saved highlights with the information. Or you can dm me.
Fourth in a series I of comics about protesting safety tips I made with @this.is.ysabel . This one is about the dangers of police surveillance and how to avoid it if possible. Keep being safe when you go out. Don’t get snatched!
HERBS AND CRYSTALS ARE NOT ALTERNATIVES FOR MEDICINE.
THEY CAN HELP IN YOUR HEALING PROCESS BUT THEY CANNOT BE USED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT!
Like, say you break your leg, you wouldn’t just hold an amethyst or a rose quartz to it and expect it to heal.
I’m seeing some people arguing that herbalism is a cure for some things and what I have to say is that it all really depends on the injury, the herb, your knowledge, and poverty.
The injury: How severe are we talking here? Yeah, I make jewel weed balms to use on bee stings, bug bites, scrapes, and poison ivy. I chew on peppermint leaves from my garden for indigestion. I use chamomile and lavender to treat stress and anxiety. But these are all (when I treat them) minor things. If any of these were severe (bee allergies, deer ticks bits with risk of lyme disease, clinical depression.anxiety disorder), I would advice seeking genuine medical attention! Every time!! Broken bones don’t even MAKE my list, because while yes people have been treating broken bones forever with this stuff, there are now BETTER, more effective, safer methods!
The herb: Not all herbs are made equal. Some are more effective than modern medicine, others not so much. Peppermint leaves tend to help my indigestion better than tums, legal medical weed seems a LOT healthier for people with anxiety than addictive medications like xanax, and I much prefer a hot lavender bath with chamomile tea over sleeping medications.
But, uh, no. There aren’t herbs out there more effective in treating cancer, serious infections, broken bones, etc. Do not use herbs for this!
I’ve been on hikes with people saying “I’ve always wanted to make a tea with that herb!” And I’ve had to tell them the plant they’re talking about is used as birth control, or as a diuretic (you’ll pee a LOT).
I’ve seen people think they’re about to pick Queen Anne’s Lace (has a history o being used as birth control), but they’re actually looking at VERY deadly poison hemlock (fun fact, it killed Socrates).
Many herbs have deadly cousins that are nearly twins. People die every year misidentifying wild medical and medicinal plants and fungi. You don’t want to be one of them.
All of this means you really need to know what the hell you’re talking about beyond googling “what herbs make nice teas,” or you could really fuck yourself u, or worse, someone who thought you knew what you were doing.
Poverty: I’m not familiar with many other regions in the US, but I know herbal remedies are still used a lot here in Appalachia, especially by older folks. I’m sure it’s like this in other places in the US, and in other countries. The reason being is that these people don’t have affordable, accessible modern medicine where they live. Which you know, is awful. If you’re living in destitution, and there’s a granny in your town who knows how to use wild medicinal plants, far be it from me to preach at you!
But this usually isn’t the case, is it? Most people online turning to herbal remedies are young people who haven’t grown up learning herbal traditions.
And that’s not always a bad thing. Like I said, I rely on herbs for more than a few remedies. But if you’ve not been taught, there is a lot of room for error. And what’s more, herbs often AREN’T better simply because they’re traditional.
If you have access and funds for modern medicine, it’s almost always the better choice. Almost.
Alright, that’s all I really have to say without writing a whole book. Please use your best judgement, always err on the side of doubt, be careful, and for the love of every god unless you’re genuinely trained, don’t perform herbal medicine on someone who isn’t you!!!!
Thanks!
You took the words right out of my mouth, thank you Molly Anne <3
may I also add, if you have children, PLEASE take them to the doctor over any other treatment
when guys are like “girls over [relatively low weight] shouldn’t wear [revealing article of clothing]” a lot of the time they are trying to get women above that weight to say “OH REALLY?” and post a picture of themselves looking good in that article of clothing. It’s a creepy power play designed to prey on both women’s confidence and their insecurities and trick them into posting revealing pictures of themselves for the sexual gratification of men who they otherwise wouldn’t have given the time of day. It’s a sleazy pick-up artist tactic. It’s negging. When you see an all-too-common post that’s like “bigger girls shouldn’t wear bikinis” and the response is him getting “owned” because a woman replied with pictures of herself looking beautiful, he’s not getting owned at all, he’s getting exactly the result he was hoping for. They’re basically saying “You sure showed me by sending me, a huge sexist creep, a picture of yourself in a bikini! PLEASE don’t send me nudes, I don’t know if I could take the humiliation!”
The scary thing is that I’ve had a guy admit this to me. He said something about “fat girls always have ugly tits”. I am fat and a girl. I said “no, they don’t.” He said “prove it”. When I made it clear that a) I had nothing to prove, b) why the fuck am I gonna care about some beanpole-in-a-meme-shirt’s opinion?, and c) I wasn’t EVER gonna send him shit, he went crazy. Straight up admitted that the technique always worked blah blah, I must have been a dude pretending to be a girl blah blah, and basically had a temper tantrum till I blocked him.
So 100% guys that do this are garbage and even if they’re not, remember that you don’t have to prove anything to anyone.
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ANYONE” ^^^^^^^
Aries:The first spear thrown in the most important hunt for the tribe. The arrowhead sharpened to a point that cuts through wind, and more importantly, flesh. Taurus:A shield used in the Colosseum. Perfectly round, its edges bare chips as scars from many close calls. A blade is only as strong as one who weilds it, a shield will always hold if built correctly. Gemini:Two daggers, both forged by a self proclaimed God. One blessed by sunlight, the other cursed by moonlight. Where one is weak, the other is strong. Never to be separated, as you can not live solely in the day or the night. Cancer:A war axe, crafted from diamond and metals passed down from the heavens. Incredibly heavy, when in the hands of the pure it swings with the speed and force of the northern winds. Leo:A whip eight feet long, with thorns protruding from the aged leather. Legend says when cracked by one with a lion’s spirit, the animal kingdom is theirs to rule. Virgo:The poison itself may not warrant the label weapon, but the needles dipped lightly in the vile before being perfectly placed in the nape of the victim’s neck might. Starting from there the poison slowly eats away the muscles and fat from the body, leaving its host a shriveled pile of skin and bone. Libra:A shaman’s fan, made of large leaves bound in twine and blessed with drops of patchouli oil. Seemingly a flimsy decorative piece, when fanned as the ancestors did, the winds themselves bend to the control of the shaman. Scorpio:A woodsman’s axe, two small chunks of opal tied tight to the handle. It’s intention is to forge through the darkest part of the woods, to clear any obstacles that the forest may present, but the blade is very familiar with the feeling of blood. Sagittarius:The bow was carved from glass, engraved with the prayer of a lost civilization. The arrows, nine of them, found in the chest of a queen buried deep in an eleborate tomb. When used together, they say a man can become a God. Capricorn:The old crone’s staff, an owl carved into the darkened wood. Decorated in stones, feathers, and totems of her people. She raises the tip to the setting sun, and transforms into her true form. Her night is spent soaring above the trees, moonlight illuminating her hunting grounds. Aquarius:A gun can instill fear in anyone, but a water gun on the other hand brings people together with the power of nostalgia. Until, that is, they realize that’s not water they’re laughing off. It’s acid. Pisces:A sword passed down from mother to daughter for generations. Once known as the sharpest blade in the world, it has been kept from bloodshed for a hundred years. Sheathed in an ornate sleeve it sleeps, and waits for the day its steel must save humanity again.
