a bunch of moms are making letters+audio recordings of affirming, validating letters to queer/trans* people who don’t get that kind of support from their moms
i would say more about it but
im kind of busy in this puddle of tears on the floor so
In case any of my followers don’t have this kind of support from home…
my mom did this and if you need an honourary mother i promise she would be happy to talk to you
I’ve used this before and the person I was chatting with was very kind and helpful. I really could have hurt myself seriously if I hadn’t seen a tumblr post about the site… Phone calls and I don’t do so well together
You can look up text hotlines for your area in case you don’t have Internet access later
Garden House. Takeshi Hosaka Architects. Yokohama Kanagawa. Japan. photos: Sergio Pirrone
“We want a house in which we feel as if we are outdoors.”
Celebrating New Year abroad? yahootravel posted a helpful, colorfully-illustrated guide on 15 Different Ways to Say Cheers Around the World so you can ring in the New Year with a toast wherever you raise your glass.
While studying abroad in Spain, I learned a fun alternative to “Salud” (Health)—“¡Arriba, abajo, al centro, pa’ dentro!” (literally “¡Up, down, center, inside!”).
What are other ways to say “Cheers!” that aren’t listed here?
A bar has opened that doesn’t serve alcohol, and it’s surprisingly successful.
Brillig Dry Bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan doesn’t serve alcohol, but owner Nic Sims is counting on customers not caring.
She hasn’t had a drink in 20 years, and she wanted to create a space where people—including, but not limited to, recovering alcoholics—could gather to have fun and socialize without worrying about drinking. In other words, she wants Brillig Dry Bar to have “a bar-like convivial atmosphere, with snacks and drinks and conversation, without it being a bar,” she told MLive.com.
Sims runs the bar as a pop-up out of her husband’s coffee shop, Mighty Good Coffee. She serves interesting non-alcoholic drinks, like Brooklyn Egg Creams, Pomegranate-Rosemary Sodas, and Vegan Pumpkin Chillers, as well as snack plates with meats, cheeses, and cookies.
Though some detractors have accused Sims of being anti-alcohol, the bar’s opening night last Friday was packed. According to BuzzFeed, “Brillig’s first customers included former drinkers, pregnant women, Muslims, teenagers, and college kids.”
The next pop-up will be December 26.

Handy tips on how to remove permanent marker from almost anything.
skin: sunscreen
plastic: alcohol























