I've Seen Posts Going Around Claiming That Petting Animals Is Basically Tricking Them Into Thinking They're

I've seen posts going around claiming that petting animals is basically tricking them into thinking they're being groomed, and it's bugging me because, like, there's no trickery afoot. Petting and scritching are grooming activities. They help to dislodge loose fur and foreign objects and more evenly distribute protective oils, among other things. Primates are social groomers, and the human impulse to scritch is the legacy of our primate ancestors. We see an animal we like, even a dangerous one, and the monkey brain says "groom that thing".

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6 years ago

Hi My Name Is Minnie and I just lost my job for being trans and going to the bathroom

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It’s your basic story, old woman sees trans woman in the bathroom, old woman calls to complain to Mcallister’s Deli, company says be a man or bust. Needless to say I busted like fine china.

But that leaves me with one part time job unless I can find another employer in my area willing to work with my current schedule.

My parents currently take half of almost every check and after my basic needs I’m left with almost nothing, and this is a problem when I’m working two jobs (now one) trying to move and actually start living my life

Please help me get out of this state, anything at all pushes me closer and closer to finally being free of this hellhole.

If you can’t donate please rb this, I’m desperate to get out of here.

6 years ago

We’ll see who smites who 👊✨⚡

We’ll See Who Smites Who 👊✨⚡
1 year ago
Flogged, Flayed, On A Diet Of Putrid Rats

flogged, flayed, on a diet of putrid rats

Oh, little star, what have they done to you?

6 years ago

lakdfjgd stay safe

hey so protip if you have abusive parents and need to get around the house as quietly as possible, stay close to furniture and other heavy stuff because the floor is settled there and it’s less likely to creak

1 year ago
Curses Of The Heart
Curses Of The Heart

Curses of the Heart

— by xis.lanyx

6 years ago

Stop dating abusive women 2018

6 years ago

H M M M M M M 

Just some ADHD moods:

i have never done anything in my life and im not starting now

everyone hates me because of this One Thing I Said/Did

WHY AM I NOT DOING ANYTHING

i am playing my favorite game in the world and im still FUcking BORED

EXXXXCCCCCIIIIIIITTTTEEEEEDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is all im talking about for the next ten hours whether you like it or not

this is all im THINKING about for the next ten hours whether i like it or not

Why Don’t I Have Anything To Chew On

I LIKE MAKING NOISE!!!!

if anyone says anything im going to kill them

time to shake

i heard or made a weird sound and now it is echoing through my head please make it stop

i have done………. nothing all day i wish for death

I WANNA DO SOMETHING STUPID

if i dont do this now im never going to do it *spends 30 hours hyperfocused on it*

if i dont do this now im never going to do it *doesnt do it*

its been 16 hours and i havent eaten and im not hungry

its been 3 minutes since i ate and i want SO MCUH MORE

all i want is CAFFEINE

*gets a drink* *doesnt drink it*

this sensation is bad and i will wash my hands until it goes away

if i didnt have adhd, i would be too powerful

if i didnt have adhd, maybe i would be able to do this

why did i SAY THAT i want to SHOVE MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH NOW

im never speaking again

DONT!! YELL!! AT!! ME!!! I’LL DIE!!!!!

i dont like this person because 6 years ago they said my hyperfixation was dumb

WHY!! DO I!! CARE!! SO!! MUCH!!

why am i crying

why am i NOT crying

sorry im really happy and excited and i know you’re sad but im very happy and i have forgotten how to be sympathetic

6 years ago

forget wanderlust, sonder, all those words for vague dreamy feelings… what I’m asking for is a concise word for the feeling you get when someone makes an assumption about you that’s 100% correct but you really don’t like that anyone was able to make that assumption. for now I’m calling it a fuckor

6 years ago

Just an experiment. Reblog if you actually give a fuck about male victims of domestic violence and rape.

Of fucking course

What sick bastard doesn’t

6 years ago

Shitteroo

Signs you grew up lonely

- Chasing people who don’t want you

-Making up lots of stories and worlds

-Overtalking whenever there’s someone to talk to

-Excessive reading

-Daydreaming

-Clinging emotionally to others

-Being the ‘disposable’ friend in the group

-Excessive baths

-Talking to oneself

-Obsessive friendships

-Excessive helpfulness

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Hi. I'm gay... I think that about sums it up.

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