Trail Life USA: Transforming Boys into Good Men to Combat Bullying Crisis

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Discover how Trail Life USA, a faith-based leadership organization, is setting an example to transform boys into good men and curb the bullying crisis. With a focus on positive role models and adventure, they provide a male-centric environment that encourages character development and leadership.

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So glad that girl has a mom who places protecting her daughter over being an ally

I'm going to guess he developed porn addiction. She should contact the exemployer to see what he was like before he was sacked

So glad the mother said to to overnights even before she learned the details

He just announced that without a heads up to the mom so they figure out how to break the news to their daughter

He doesn't want to be called Daddy but he doesn't want someone else having a positive impact on h8s kids life to have that title

Putting her daughters emotional well being first over his being upset over the daddy title makes her transphobic. Even though she uses the pronouns he wants and hasn't outed him to others

He wants his daughter to have overnights visits when he lives with someone involved in the drug scene and helped get her father into cam "girling"

He's such a narcissist he couldn't even stand to hear of his own kids accomplishments

He's giving up a job that paid better. How is that impacting his child support payments?

He called her transphobic even though she is doing everything to avoid the courts which would expose him

"Then everyone would think you had sex with me" NOT TO MENTION VOLUNTEERING AS A COPARENT? ohhh kon bby 🥺 lowkey want clark to recommend bruce as a sex-positive role model. batman knows exactly what its like to enjoy sex and have a surprise child

"Dude, the only reason we've never had sex is because you guys all still think I'm four," Bart says, rolling his eyes in exasperation. "Which is really funny coming from a guy who's technically even younger than me, for the record, but whatever. And, well, also I guess we've never had sex because you were keeping a lid on all this anyway. But otherwise I would've climbed you like, a million years ago, subjectively speaking." 

"When you thought I had a dick, yeah," Kon says tightly. 

"Actually I didn't really know what you had?" Bart admits with a careless little shrug. "Like I usually assume that Cassie has a cunt and Tim has a cock, but I always just make up random stuff when I jerk it to you, because like what do I know about Kryptonian genitalia or whatever, right? And also it's fun. But I do kinda prefer the options where I'd get to fuck you so this isn't really a dealbreaker for me. Actually this is pretty much the opposite of a dealbreaker for me because this implies I could fuck you, well . . . you know. Full speed. Since presumably your, like, natural lubricant would stand up to that a lot better than the store-bought shit does. Like just given your specific set of superpowers and everything." 

Kon briefly glazes over at that thought, because that thought is . . . a thought, alright. 

"Uh," he says.

Friendly reminder that dads are so totally and completely important in their kids lives.

can we please go back to the 2000s girl power era i am losing my faith in humanity

As a fat kid who always had to deal with fatphobic family and adults I found myself looking for “safe” adults in my life. Ironically enough, the minute I’d feel like we’d gotten close and I started to feel comfortable around them, they inevitably would start making comments about my weight or would start health trolling me

Shout out Willem Dafoe, period.

I was gonna add him as Norman in Spider-Man, Thomas in The Lighthouse and Vulko in Aquaman, but he ends up wanting to kill the MC in the first 2, and Arthur still has his father in Aquaman so it doesn't count. This is a wholesome post y’all.

Jazz Fenton is by far the best older sister I’ve come across in cartoon media and blows pretty much every 2000s-era Disney Channel big sister figure out of the water for the sole reason and sheer fact she actually loves and cares about her younger brother, isn’t self-absorbed, and doesn’t treat him like total fucking trash.

every so often I make the mistake of looking up anything related to single moms online thinking I'll find something written by other children of single moms who love their mothers and am inevitably shocked to see that the hatred of women runs so deep that it's directed to the people who stayed with their families

something I've been thinking about lately. i do think it's incredibly telling that almost 80 percent of the conversations around 'gatekeeping' and 'posers' and shit end up just becoming vitriolic hatred of 'alt girls' like i hate shit spotify playlists and dollskill fake leather edge and tiktok recommendations as much as the next person but this is a very big attitude coming from a website full of people who spent their formative middle school years shopping at hot topic for multi-colored skinny jeans while listening to like. falling in reverse or 21p unironically (this is a self-own btw). first of all teenagers having shit taste isn't killing punk music. but also why is the object of your hatred always boil down to a woman faking it? as if it isn't the single oldest stereotype in heavy music? like am i insane for thinking this is an issue

I never had traditional role models growing up. Instead, I had these vivid personalities in my mind that I never wanted to resemble. These are the people who try to bring others down, whether it's in school, at work, or even within families. But here's the secret: we don't have to let their negativity define us. Instead, we can rise above it and choose to be the ones who uplift and support each other. Let's be the light that shines bright and spreads positivity in a world that sometimes feels dark. Together, we can make a difference!

This can shape us in a unique way.

So you know how that girl, Ali, crawled out of her window and then got stuck on the ledge outside her apartment? And how Dick raced up there to save her? And how she started to fall but Dick caught her? And how Ali was so amazed by Dick that she said maybe she could be a Lady Nightwing when she was older?

The New Titans #71

Yeah. I just think it would be fun if she actually committed to that and started learning parkour as a way to get over her fear of heights. Then she'd get some experience in martial arts as a way to protect her little brother from their abusive dad. Her whole thing would be acquiring new skills as a way to prevent herself from feeling stuck and helpless. The very idea of not being prepared would give her anxiety.

She would eventually cross paths with Dick again, and after a series of events, Dick would take her on as another one of his protégés. Thus, Ladywing would be born.

No but listen. Ali would have a fear of being unprepared, and Dick is always prepared, so I feel like Dick could not only teach her how to be prepared for a multitude of situations, he could also teach her how to use the things around to her advantage in case she ever was unprepared. She needs a battery but doesn't have one? Dick will teach how to make a battery with a potato. She needs a weapon but doesn't have one? Dick will teach her that anything can be used as a weapon.

See? Fun!

“It is too great a strain for a woman to bear. I did not think so at first, but I know better now… I daresay it will be difficult to begin to keep silence after such confidence as ours; but I must be resolute, and to-morrow I shall keep dark over to-night's doings, and shall refuse to speak of anything that has happened.”

“It is strange to me to be kept in the dark as I am to-day; after Jonathan's full confidence for so many years, to see him manifestly avoid certain matters, and those the most vital of all… I acquiesced. But to think that he keeps anything from me! And now I am crying like a silly fool.”

Something something Jonathan allowing the others to convince him of what men and women “should” do actively hurts his existing relationship which (up until now) has been THE most stable and supportive we have seen… the fact that this is indisputably the reason Mina then can be preyed upon by Dracula AND the reason she feels like she can’t confide in him anymore… ugh.

This is gonna be a long post, sorry in advance.

So lately I’ve been noticing Damien getting a lot of hate and being called annoying in videos. I know not everyone will like him but I just wish people didn’t give him a hard time making him seem like the outcast in the group (including the cast.) I just feel that he has a particular sense of humor a lot of people may not understand but calling him all those names is very uncalled for. I also wish that whenever he’s in videos, the other cast can actually acknowledge him and not treat him so awkwardly. This may be a stretch but I feel like when he was just known as “Shayne’s best friend,” everyone treated him a lot better than now when he found his personality and humor that he enjoys. And with this post I do not mean to seem like I’m dissing the cast members or fans, I just want them to appreciate him at least just a little bit. Not to overanalyze but you can also see when he makes some jokes he gets a little sad whenever no one reacts to them and he even stops his jokes midway because of the lack of reaction as well. That’s probably why fans don’t respect him as much because I feel like everyone likes a joke 10x when other people laugh so if no one acknowledges Damien then fans won’t think he’s funny neither. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not asking for everyone to “baby” him but it would be nice for him to be treated like he’s actually worth something.

Again I’m sorry for the rant, I just wanted to get this off my chest because it’s been racking my brain for a bit 😕

Don't be sorry! if there's ANYWHERE to rant about either Damangela party it'd be here! (I appreciate the level headedness Anon <3) (now get ready for my rant lol <3)

I personally haven't been seeing these hate comments, but I don't doubt they are there. Damien has always had people not liking him. I remember when he first joined there were so. many. comments about how "He's so awkward" "he just isn't funny" "this guys weird just fire him" "we don't want to see this guy" so on so forth. (something, something, neurotypicals know before you know you're divergent) It was really sad.. I thought he was a little awkward but I didn't DISLIKE him for it.

"I also wish that whenever he’s in videos, the other cast can actually acknowledge him and not treat him so awkwardly."

I notice this too.. I don't think they are trying to be mean, just the opposite actually, I think they don't want to be too much to him so they end up being too quiet? and end up ignoring him because he makes THEM nervous? that's what I see at least.

They don't know how to interact with him because, (a tip I had to learn the hard way) if YOU apologize a lot, people tend to think everything THEY do is wrong from your perspective. Because the 'social que' for subtly letting someone else know what makes you uncomfortable is to apologize to THEM for that thing so they get the hint not to do the thing YOU apologized for.

"I'm SO SORRY for scratching my ass in front of you! that's SO GROSS" = if we read between the lines, they are letting me know they think it's gross if I scratched MY ass in front of THEM (which duh, but I needed a scenario and this was the first thing to come to mind lol)

Going back to what I was talking about, Damien has always had a apologizing problem, which in turn makes everyone else nervous they'll hurt his feelings (even though the 'over apologizing' probably comes from not wanting other people to feel uncomfortable/trying to head off arguments and NOT hurt others feelings) it's a hurt-hurt scenario...

Let me just gush about Ang for a sec >

Angela is the only one (other than Amanda and maybe Shayne) that does an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB at heading off his over-apologizing. He still try's it with her but she just shrugs it off, WHICH IS THE CORRECT RESPONSE !! she's showing him not to apologize to her, she knows what he means, there's no reason to do all that. She'll always be his friend and WILL let him know if she didn't like something he did. (as a fellow neuro spicy, ANGELA'S WAY OF COMMUNICATING IS SO NICE. No bullshit, just love.)

Which is why I like them in videos so much! He understands she doesn't need to be apologized to all the time so he can chill. And she makes space for him to make jokes openly (and actually be heard)

<Back to your ask,

I think it sucks as well, I wish HR could have a sit down with the whole cast and explain pretty much what I said so they can be more comfortable. But there's life I guess. Don't always get what's best. c'est la vie

With the comments- I think a lot of them are probably kids that don't know what they're doing, and just being mean because of hormones, (or just assholes) nothing can really be done sadly...

I just want those that do love and appreciate him show him love and make sure he's healthy and happy <3

Just because we live in a society where it is common and unsurprising for a person to be bigoted and amoral, doesn't mean you have to be like that also. This doesn't apply to just bigotry and amorality either. No matter what negative things you can describe someone else with, does not mean you should embody that also. Instead of absorbing the negatives of society and embodying that, embrace the positivity you can find; and if you can't find any then make your own positivity. If we all follow the negatives, again whether it's bigotry or just being rude, we don't allow ourselves to be kind and inspire others to be kind. So be kind, and make an example for others. Don't just follow the negatives.

(Yes this is a lot different than all my other posts, I just felt like it :D)