it’s so scary that fish teeth sometimes look like people teeth. you’re not supposed to have that. well maybe piranhas are scared of us having piranha teeth. i will reflect on my human centric worldview (folds my hands behind my back and gazes out at the horizon)
Writing 和風細雨 (he2feng1xi4yu3; gentle breeze and light rain) with a cat's tail on a water-writing mat.
Water-writing mats turn black when wet and return to their original colour once dry, so they are often used to practise calligraphy with water. The black colour allows you to see your writing clearly, and the mat can be reused as soon as the writing dries and disappears.
[eng by me]
med people are so annoying "This family's 8 year old child who was about to go through a major surgery and kept crying that she was hungry so they pitied her and gave her food, she then had a heart attack in the surgery. They're so stupid 😒" girl they didn't know that could happen or why it happens. it takes so little time to explain to them that will happen instead of telling them "no food" with no explanation 10 times
"Before surgery, your body’s reflexes that protect your airway are relaxed by anesthesia. If there’s food or liquid in your stomach, it will near certainly come back up and go into your lungs, which can cause choking, a severe lung / heart infection or even a heart attack. That’s called aspiration, and it is life-threatening. It's hard, but it's only a single day to prevent near certain death. Not eating or drinking beforehand massively lowers the risk and helps prevent these life threatening situations under anesthesia." <- TIP: patients have brains which allows them to receive information just like you
I have four kids. I’ve had one or another of them need some kind of surgical procedure that requires anesthesia four or five times over the past 15 years.
This Tumblr post is the first time someone has explained to me *why* I couldn’t feed them before those instances.
I’m not stupid. I understood that just fine. Hell, my kids would have understood that just fine. But no one bothered to tell us.
i did know this before having kids (i have six). we have a kid that's needed multiple procedures requiring anesthesia. and every single time, i am asked multiple times if i'm sure he was not given any food or water after a certain point.
every single time i have had to say, "i understand that if he had food or water, he could aspirate it into his lungs under anesthesia. i am not lying to you." THEN someone would make a little note and i would stop being repeatedly asked.
not a single time was that risk explained to me. the only reason it came up was because i already knew. i still don't understand why it isn't standard pre-op counseling or pre-op check information, when me as a parent acknowledging the actual risk also put THE MEDICAL STAFF at ease because i conveyed that i had informed understanding as reason to not lie about giving my kid food.
"maybe some people will get nervous and refuse surgery" okay so they need more counseling about risks and anxiety, not less information in a way that actually does endanger their child or themselves!
Reblogging to save a life and teach medical professionals basic communication skills
“Do dishes” and “take out trash” both require the use of a spell slot, vs “use phone” is a cantrip, and brother, I am a level one wizard
The most common argument I saw against my trans women period post was a simple "no they dont." Not even an argument, just a refusal to acknowledge the facts. I see this often when the topic of trans women experiencing PMS and cramps is brought out. Just outright denial without argument instead of trying to understand where we're coming from.
I saw this one time in one those conservative debate slop videos. The debater said that only cis women can experience periods and asked the trans woman he was debating if she experienced any. And as she was about to explain how she does, the whole crowd laughed instead of listening to her story.
This is why I always say that the most important thing about being an ally, whether it be to trans ppl or other minority groups, is listening. Allow yourself to have your worldview changed. Because most allies don't even understand why people are trans. Or even know about problems among trans ppl like sexual assault, incontinence, healthcare discrimination, etc.
So yes, some transfems can experience PMS symptoms and monthly abdominal pains. They can't menstruate but this does not make their experiences any less valid. This is not a well researched topic because of lack of funding or acknowledgement of problems like these by the scientific community. But there are plenty of testimonials from transfems about this. Listen to trans people.
something i really really like about kairi is that she always wears tank tops
even her school uniform she rolled up her sleeves! it's such a fun little character quirk to keep consistent. she hates sleeves!
