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thecolorsofmymind:

 
my kids grew up hearing this on a daily basis …

This time tomorrow we’ll be in San Diego for a brief visit to family. The littlest has never met his grandma & grandpa down there. We are not one bit prepared for this trip! I won’t mind leaving behind the icy cold of home, though we do have some gorgeous sunlight. Crisp clear light gives wonderful definition to each and every little thing. Both kids are now spending time making art, it is a happy change. They like to be close when I’m working. Right now though some of my reference is very not kid safe so the challenge is to finish this layout before they get home from school! If you work on art for adults and have children how do you keep your work private? Still, trying to balance this one. Hugs my dear friends. *love*~Rebecca

— Antoine de Saint Exupéry (via slychedelic)

Please understand I’m just posting this because it is Alfred.

Smiley and goofy today hello lovely ones!

yarr-metis:

“Our house was small, and when you grow up with domestic violence in a confined space you learn to gauge, very precisely, the temperature of situations. I knew exactly when the shouting was done and a hand was about to be raised – I also knew exactly when to insert a small body between the fist and her face, a skill no child should ever have to learn. Curiously, I never felt fear for myself and he never struck me, an odd moral imposition that would not allow him to strike a child. The situation was barely tolerable: I witnessed terrible things, which I knew were wrong, but there was nowhere to go for help. Worse, there were those who condoned the abuse. I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, “She must have provoked him,” or, “Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.” They had no idea. The truth is my mother did nothing to deserve the violence she endured. She did not provoke my father, and even if she had, violence is an unacceptable way of dealing with conflict. Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.”

Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence

My step father had no issue with hitting children, and often did. His cruelty left scars far worse than his fists ever could though. Please, let’s all learn the lessons of those who survive, be strong, give love, and don’t harm each other.

mizenscen:

Alice in Wonderland, 1915.  Dir. W.W. Young.

sleeplab:

Sé Lunático 2 by intersiendo on Flickr.

— Mark Twain (via dreamsinthyme)