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for all the glorification of “yapping” there is also something to be said for just not speaking. very often your best course of action is to just shut the fuck up. you gotta become okay with the idea of “sitting this one out,” playing your cards close to your chest, moving in silence like lasagna, etc etc
loose lips sink ships!!!!
Mar 16, 2024
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sometimes it’s cool to leave that shit unsaid
Feb 24, 2024
I often dress my daughter to mimic me, but on some days she requests it for herself (hats and loose jeans and layers and shirts with cars on them). Letting her figure out her personal style at 3 is exciting and adorable.
At the park today, when she took off her jacket and hoodie, she was running around in a Cars t-shirt and the hat and a lady approached me and said “Wow he sure does have long hair for a boy!” to which I corrected her and explained that she’s in fact a girl, to which she said “Well why do you have her dressed like that then?”
…sigh…
Look, my wife and I aren’t the type to be offended by the accidental misgender, it happens with kids all the time. But what does bother me is that it’s clear she started the convo only to critique the clothing choices that my daughter, a literal 3 year old, made. It got me thinking like…how sad do you have to be to go out of your way to release the inner dialogue you have in your mind, knowing that you’re only doing it to start issues? Really would have taken no energy to not say anything at all!
I politely dismissed myself from the convo and we moved on to the swings, but I do think everyone should consider just keeping quiet more often. There’s no need to say certain things. I wasn’t bothered by it, but I can imagine that someone else could have been and that would have been its own fun conflict to resolve.
I guess the elementary school proverb still holds true today: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all!
Sep 9, 2024
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Is your opinion or hot take providing any clarity or enriching anyone’s life? Or is it simply providing a piece of supporting evidence to assert someone else’s insecurities, toxic behaviors and thought patterns? Maybe it’s time to try shutting the fuck up. ☮️
Feb 12, 2024
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study the folklore and myth of your actual local region. live your daily life under the logic of fairytales. communicate as heavily as possible in proverbs and riddles. humans are a storytelling creature and there is a reason these archetypes and motifs appear to humans across times/cultures/places
Feb 13, 2024
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Substack that emails you the entirety of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in real time. since the novel is composed of diary entries, it sends you the diary entries day by day so you can read it on the same timeline in which it takes place. it started earlier this month but it’s not too late to catch up!! or you could wait until next may. classics can be intimidating but this gives you the opportunity to read it in daily segments in your email and follow along in an immersive way :)
May 20, 2024
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lots of great recs here, but if you want horror that is more based in storytelling and has a bit more on its mind than just slashers or gore you should check out folk horror or older horror films from the 60s/70s. as others have recommended, The Wicker Man (1973) is a must. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) is also a classic. The VVitch (2015) is also fantastic as an intro to more conceptual horror. you said you wanted deeper cuts, so check out Viy (1967) or Alucarda (1977), both of which i’ve posted more detailed recs for on my profile. also!!!! i don’t know how you feel about silent/b&w films but Nosferatu (1922) is an all-time genre mainstay that still holds up. Ari Aster’s work is great but it’s probably more gruesome than you’re looking for. have fun!!!
Apr 24, 2024