Hey everything: fuck you
I hate everything you do to me
I despise every lie I’ve come to believe
and I hate every evil thing that I see

this juxtaposition of good and bad 
reminds me of the best and the worst dreams I’ve had
I’m either too happy or fucking sad
and I can’t keep up with that

and my job what a shame
just a mountain of death filling up my brain
I’m always tied to the tracks of the train
desperately afraid of going insane (like my family)

and I’d like to take advantage of a flock of wild birds
to make to make my escape from this planet

christ almighty I am thirsty
I’m forever fat and ugly
stumbling bumbling bastard stubbly
faces will always be hungry

and I don’t know if I’m capable of helping anyone
I’m at the mercy of emotions of my better friends

-Andrew Jackson Jihad.

A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M Holmes: “After Sherman sees something terrible happen, he becomes anxious and then angry, but when a counselor helps him talk about these emotions he feels better.” (recommended for pre-school through early grade school)

Why did it happen? Helping young children cope with the experience of violence by Janice Cohn: “With the help of his parents and teacher, a young boy deals with his feelings about the robbery of the neighborhood grocery store. Includes a note to parents.” (recommended for preschool-early elementary)

Lets talk about living in a world with violence: An activity book for school age children by James Garbarino (recommended for elementary school)

I hate Superman by Louise Simonson (recommended for older preschool-elementary school): “Being a kid is awfully tough sometimes, but having someone to look up to can help. James is extra lucky because he has two heroes, his brother and Superman! But what happens when your heroes do the unthinkable? James must find the strength to confront his disappointment when the people he counts on let him down.”

Tuff stuff : a children’s book about trauma by Joy Wilt Berry & Ernie Hergenroeder: “Examines in simple text and illustrations a variety of situations that cause varying degrees of emotional or physical trauma and how to deal with each.”

Students in danger : survivors of school violence by Rae Simons (recommended for 7th grade and up)

Shooter by Walter Dean Myers: “Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.” (recommended for high school)

thisbelongsinamuseum:

Considering everyone is freaking out over Instagram selling people’s crappy cat photos without payment, I can’t think of a better time for us to visit Amsterdam’s Katten Kabinet. Yes, these furry egomaniacs get even more attention with their own museum full of sculptures, paintings and other random cat shit (not literally cat shit…thank god!). Actually the word “museum” may not be appropriate; this is more like a private art collection that is open to the public. A ring of the bell brings a nice lady to open the door where visitors find artwork depicting cats by famous artists like Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as well as an old fashioned cat pinball machine, a colorful pom-pom cat sculpture and a costume from the Broadway musical Cats. It’s made even weirder by the fact the museum is located in a classical seventeenth-century style building with antique furnishings. At times the place appears a bit too serious and grand for a CAT MUSEUM, but maybe that’s the point? It really is like a recreation of an old Cabinet of Wonder. Oh, if you’re wondering why this place even exists, the museum’s founder Bob Meijer started it in commemoration of his ginger cat J.P. Morgan. I’m pretty sure this is the only cat to ever have a museum established in his name. And yes, the dude named his cat after an American banker. It reminds me of this woman I knew who had a cat named Amelia Purrhart. Bob should have gone with J. Purr Morgan. But the really funny part of the museum is a special edition of the one dollar bill on which the portrait of Washington has been replaced with a picture of J.P. the Cat, and the phrase “In God We Trust” with “We Trust No Dog”. Anyway, Bob still lives in the upper level of the canalside building with his family (and five cats of course) so expect to see him or his kitties roaming the place if you ever get a chance to visit. Meow!

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princeofprance:

this semester i learned rolling around on the floor for 15 minutes a day in ways that feel good is like the best long term plan for everything about having a body

whatsup

udon4breakfast:

everytime I eat

(bacon) I get to remind myself

[how great(that)ful I am]

[for being bo(the only)rn]

[in the la(good)nd of]

[the fr(pig)ee and the ho(is a)me]

[of the br(dead one)ave]

you wont hear me cry

baby’s first gif (blue valentine)