Look. I Don’t Think My Stretch Marks Are Beautiful. I Don’t Think They’re Tiger Stripes Or Natural

I love getting unaccompanied minors (kids flying alone) who so clearly just. Don't want to be here lol. Sometimes I get to know a little of their story, like their parents are divorced, or a family member died and they're heading to the funeral, but usually they just don't want to talk about it and that's fine. But I always treat the flight like it's a challenge to make them smile. I offer them snacks and soda but that's never enough, that's whatever, they could get those from an airport vending machine. Chump change. So then I tell the worst jokes. Just the most embarrassing, kindergarten teacher, annoying dad jokes you can think of. And those always get a groan, or a "Seriously??" And that's my in! Now I can say "Why, what's your idea of a good joke? No, come on hotshot, make your best joke, let's see it." And they hem and they haw but of course they eventually tell me their very best joke because kids are little competitive comedy goldmines. And it's always super funny, so I laugh, and that's where they slip up. Because you know what you almost always do when your joke successfully makes someone laugh? You smile. And I'm like. Gotcha. Rookie move. Now you're going to end up having a good time in spite of yourself. I win.

things that exist but you can’t see:

people thinking about you and smiling

flowers growing in your heart

the moon’s affection for you

how much you’ve healed already

a lovely future written in the stars

Is there anyway to not cry when angry?

"Like water, too much pressure can lead to escape."

- Titan Academy

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” - Albert Einstein

they said, "meow." :> https://www.instagram.com/haillabyu/p/CY9CH37FN4_/?utm_medium=tumblr

I have about 40 books. Most are unread and/or untouched because I've read them as ebook already. I only purchased them because I like the feeling of finally having them physically. I say the pandemic has greatly impacted my book buying act since I don't get to go to the bookstore always.

Book Discussion

I’m curious, how many books people own that they have not read. most of booklr seems to have a large number from what they’ve said, but my collection seems much smaller (not counting e books, I have around 25).

totally not meant to be judgy, I’m just very curious about how many other people have.

I don't know why but whenever I get to be kind to people, I then feel so light. It feels so... rewarding. Only that—you know—it seems so wrong to feel that emotion because seriously, I show them kindness not because I am kind but because I just don't want to seem rude.

I can straight up say, "Okay."

But instead, I say, "Okieeee!"

And oh, dear, whenever they reply with the same intensity of kindness or sometimes, even more than you offered, you feel like... like... what is the word? It's something like oh-you-are-so-precious-let-me-give-you-a-hug~ or oh-my-here-is-my-love-accept-it-for-you-it-is-free~

Humans sometimes really fascinates me. (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

Hard part of having no friends is having no one to ask for suggestions on something.

“The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.”

— Lord Byon