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crimezi · 9 months

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end an argument for me

and for the sake of my data add your region/country, reblogs would help for proving my bias wrong

#dolls #barbie #bratz #monster high #i was THE biggest polly pocket kid but i had so many cabbage patch kids #autumn argues that most of our age where bratz kids and shes right but i'm petty and know its monster high #but caelum most 99-04 girls where mlp freaks #yeah and they also all had monster high dolls i don't care about animals if that was the argument id ask what your furry awakening was

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inkskinned · 1 year

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there are a lot of posts out there that are positive and healthy coping mechanisms for handling the holidays. this is not one of them :)

i think there's like. going to be times in your life you will be stuck in a social situation that you cannot escape from gracefully. i do not know why the internet doesn't believe these times exist. it's not always just that your physical safety is at risk - sometimes it's legit like "i just don't currently have the energy or time to put in the effort of responding to this." sometimes it's a coworker you hate so much. sometimes it's just like, fine, you know? like you know you can handle your aunt when she's cheerily horrible, but if you actually set a boundary around her, it's going to be weeks of fallout with your father.

i don't know why people think the answer is always just "cut them out!" or "don't let them get away with that!" because ... the real world is tricky and complicated. i think kind of a lot of us have an internal "radiation poisoning" meter for certain people. like - i'm talking about the ones who are absolutely giving you gradual ick damage. like, you can handle them, but you'll be exhausted.

and yes. you absolutely should listen to your therapist and the good posts about handling others and set good boundaries and take care of yourself. prioritize peace.

HOWEVER :) ...... since im often in a situation with a Gradual Sense of Ick person i cannot just "cut out" of my life (without losing someone else precious to me) - i have sort of developed the most. maladaptive form of mischief possible. because like, if i'm going to have to listen to this shit again, i like to have a little bit of private fun with it.

now! again, i am physically safe, just mentally drained by this man. you should only do this with people you are not in danger with. which leads me to my suggestions for when your Unfortunate Acquaintance shows up and says oh everyone pay attention to me.

my favorite word is "maybe!" said as brightly and happily as possible. whenever the Horrible Person starts in on a topic you do not want to go further with, particularly if they make a claim that you know to be inaccurate, do not respond to it. you and i have both tried to actually argue with this person, and it hasn't gone well, because this person just wants the drama of an argument. however, "maybe!" gives them literally nothing to go on. it is incredibly disarming. they are used to people having some response. they know they can't prove what they're saying, and maybe! treats them like the child they are. it dismisses them in the politest way possible.

i like to say maybe! and then, in their stunned silence, immediately change the subject. this is because i have adhd and i will have something unrelated to talk about, but if you can't think of topics fast enough, i recommend just pointing to something and saying, "isn't that lovely?" because fuck you let's bring in some positivity.

by the way. that second trick - of pointing to something and stating an opinion about it? - that just works on its own, like, 70% of the time. i picked it up from teaching preschoolers. it's an intentional "redirect". it stops children crying and it also stops grown adults from finishing their explanation on why women belong in kitchens. dual wielding!

keep it silly for yourself. i absolutely do not care if people think i'm fucking stupid (it's more fun if they do) and as a result i will purposefully misunderstand things just to see how long it takes them to realize i've completely removed them from the subject at hand. when they say "women aren't funny" i get to be like. "which women." "all women." "all women in america?" "no in the world." "like the mole people? the people in the world?" "what? no. like, alive." "oh are we not counting the mole people?" "what the fuck are you talking about." "you don't believe in the mole people?"

similarly, i play a personal game called "one up me." my Evil Acquaintance literally knows this game exists (my family & friends caught onto it and now also play it) and it always fucking gets him. i don't know why. you have to be willing to be a little free-spirited on this one, though. the trick is that when they make one of those horrible little bigoted or annoying comments they are always making, you need to go one unit weirder. not more intense, mind you - just more weird. "you don't look good in that dress." "yeah, actually, my other dress was covered in squid ink due to a mishap at the soup store." "you shouldn't wear such revealing clothes." "wait, what? oh shit. sorry, your son tears off strips when no one is looking and eats them. i swear it was longer before we left the building."

the point of "one up me" is to completely upend this person's narrative. we both know this person likes setting up situations where you cannot "win" and then they really like telling other people how badly you handled it. in a usual situation, if you respond "please don't say something that rude", you're a bitch. but if you let it happen, you're letting yourself be debased. they are not usually expecting door number three: unflappably odd. because what are they going to say when they're telling everyone how badly you behaved? "she said my son eats her dresses" ".... okay?"

if you can, form an allyship with someone whomst you can tagteam with. where they can pick up on your weird "soup store" story and run with it.

the following phrase is amazing and can be deployed for any situation: "oh, be nice :) it's the holidays!" i do not know why this works as often as it does. i'll say it for the most random shit. i think this is bc most of the time these people know they're being impolite, they just like to fight.

godbless. when in doubt, remember that you could always start stealing their pens.

the whole point of this is - if you can't escape. maybe see how long you can just be. like. a horrible little menace.

#this is objectively bad advice #don't listen to it protect yourself and do real work on yourself find one of the good posts i've made about this #but also. u know. if u want to have fun while u do the work of setting boundaries #.... it IS fun #i will say that my fear of him went SO down after i just started. fucking with him.#bc i used to get SO fucking upset #i'd spend WEEKS arguing with him. tearing my hair out. sick with anxiety and dread and anger about all of it #and now i just LITERALLY do not engage #instead i'm like '' haha :) mole people" and get the HELL out of any tense conversation #i kind of think some of these people are literally addicted to drama as a form of connection #they like the rush they get from arguing #but those arguments are incredibly damaging for me #so like..... i am in the process of literally rehabilitating this person to figure out how to find connection thru #NORMAL CONVERSATION #he doesn't get it yet #i also do talk to them like they're preschool kids lmafo . ''are you using a safe and kind voice right now?''#'' do you need a snackie? you sound a little upset. let's have some hummus and come back to playtime when we feel ready''

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bbbbbbbbatman · 5 months

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Bruce and Clark start dating and Clark finds himself spending more time around the batkids and whenever he's losing an argument he just says "yeah? well I fucked your dad."

It's very effective.

#it deals instant psychic damage #the kids still have not found a good response #clark tries not to be a petty person but he does enjoy the intense reactions his words evoke #it's especially effective on damian who can't even argue that bruce isn't technically his dad #tim tried 'well i fucked your son' once but it just doesn't have the same impact #batman #bruce wayne #superman #clark kent #superbat #dc #dc comics #mine #batfam

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all-lee24 · 1 month

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I dreamt for so long

#*smacks the siblings together like dolls* woooo you guys want to dysfunctionally get along so bad #Elden ring #see I’m still in denial about Malenia being in the dlc #like she’s gonna be there #it’s just a surprise that’s why it’s not in the trailer #don’t argue with me or I’ll kms #maleniaaaa come home the kids miss youuuu

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morganbritton132 · 2 months

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Eddie’s just trying to show off his new guitar picks on his TIkTok account while in the background, this conversation is happening:

Steve: Want some m&ms?

Robin, holding out her hand: When I was a kid, I would assign each of my family members a color of m&m and then eat them in order of who I liked the least to who I liked the most.

Steve: Who did you eat last?

Robin: My cat, Lucy. She was the brown one. I would swallow them whole so I wouldn’t hurt her chewing.

Steve: Makes sense

Steve: What color would I be?

Robin: Blue

Steve: *fist pumps*

#Eddie tuning into the conversation the moment Robin said she ate her cat: …wtf #people in Eddie’s live-stream: arguing because Steve is def not the blue m&m #in my heart I feel Steve is blue. it’s a warm and comforting color and he is a warm and comforting character #this is legit just something I did as a kid #the brown m&ms were my dog Tigger and I swallowed them whole in case chewing them would cause him psychosomatic pain #eddie munson tiktok saga #steve harrington #eddie munson #robin buckley

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ghost-bxrd · 3 months

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Prompt:

Dick and Bruce never had their falling out and Robin passed peacefully from Dick to Jason upon his adoption.

It was harmonious. It was great. Jason didn’t only get a dad out of jacking the batmobile’s tires, he got Dick, too. Some weird cross between goofy older brother and protective mom. Dick and Bruce have an actual fight about which of them gets to legally adopt him.

So when Jason dies and comes back to life, his single minded focus isn’t only on returning to Bruce. It‘s also set on returning to Dick.

Meanwhile, Jason‘s death absolutely destroyed Dick.

And now there’s a madman with a red helmet running the streets of Blüdhaven and Gotham City who thinks it’s okay to call him “mom” and Dick hasn’t been this pissed since he found out about Joker‘s continued survival.

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bestoftweets · 1 year

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#tweet #tweets #best of tweets #kids #children #arguing #arguing with kids

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offkilterkeys · 12 days

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The world isn’t ready for my alpha kid readings.

#jane crocker #jake english #roxy lalonde #dirk strider #homestuck #alpha kids #Jane is the struggler don’t you EVER contest that #many might argue it’s Jake but he doesn’t struggle inherently #usually he just vibes until he’s forced into situations wherein he struggles #Jane struggles from the beginning #her entire arc is a struggle #also had to change it from “the fujoshi” mostly cause I don’t like that and also cause it’s not as versatile as the other labels #I don’t actually think Dirk is boring btw i just think that when put up against his friends he has a lot less complexity going on #like his arc is fairly simple as opposed to Jane and Jake’s #and even Roxy’s #His problems seem inherently a lot more straight forward to me simply because he’s articulate enough to realize he has problems #Jane and Jake are almost there #problems are like on the tip of their tongues #and Roxy is kinda like the John of the team where she isn’t even gonna acknowledge the possibility of problems #girl is like “problems? haha not me #I’m the put together one in this group :)”#and just ignores all her internalized misogyny and heteronormativity #she is a mirror to Vriska in that they both put a lot of emphasis on preforming romanticism as a means of affirming their gender #anyway my alpha kid readings are way too boring so I feel like nobody would really be interested in them Sighhhh

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strayklds · 4 months

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JEONGIN / SKZ CODE EP. 43

#the best jeongin hair ever. argue with the wall #yang jeongin #inniesource #bystay #createskz #stray kids #tuserchrissy #meltracks #usersa #mygifs #bias

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d3rpydoods · 7 months

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I thought I was so fucking smart when i thought of this- turns out @frootsluggs (and probably others) beat me to it ✌️🤡

Oh well, wouldn't be the first time i beat a dead horse into the ground

#i'd argue that mac's Ryan though #since they're both theatre kids #while Swk and Chad are the jocks who refuse to go onto a stage #canon #also idk why Mac has his fucking finger out of that glove- i just copied the refernce i used #yeah i know jackshit about baseball #my questionable creations #lmk #lego monkie kid #six eared macaque #sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk sun wukong

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starfiretruther · 1 year

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the besties meeting for the first time !!

#mine #dick and donna #donna troy #dick grayson #wonder twins #teen titans #titans #robin #wonder girl #yes i gave up on donna’s hands i didn’t have time fhdjdj #anyways wittle kids… when donna said robin’s been a part of her life as much as dick’s …#when dick says he feels like he’s known donna his whole life …#platonic soulmates literally best friends in every universe argue with the wall

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greghatecrimes · 1 month

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the ducklings reaction to this is HILARIOUS. they (hilson) are sooo married

#chase and thirteen like “eyes emoji”#kids watching their parents argue over something JUICY lol #6x13 #robert chase #remy thirteen hadley #eric foreman #greg house #james wilson #hilson #rewatch lb #100 #200 #WHAT THE FUCK LMAO yall really love this scene too huh?? wasnt expecting a liveblog to blow up like that lmaooo

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elkscreams · 2 months

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Adventures in raising a ten year old

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furiosophie · 1 year

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the mines of mandalore: a summary

#the mandalorian #the mandalorian season 3 #the mines of mandalore #din djarin #bo katan kryze #realized this episode is just this meme and had to sprint to draw it #fully convinced if din brought her back to the covert as his witness she'd argue the armorer into taking him back #she does not give two shits but christ someone has to take care of him #she took one look at din and grogu and went okay the kid is not the baby in this clan #truly she's the loml

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captainkirkk · 7 months

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Concept: One of the Bat kids starts a "Let us kill the Joker" petition on change.org and every single person in Gotham signs it except for Bruce Wayne

#yes this was inspired by the latest mbmbam episode #i just Cannot get the image of the bat kids arguing and someone whipping out a signed petition #and shouting ITS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT #ITS DEMOCRACY AT WORK #hsjdjsksk #my posts #dc #batfamily #batman #dc headcanons

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skz-maybe-incorrects · 3 days

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"Oh Chan-ssi, you look fine today!"

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