saibrarutherford:

delcat177:

animatorzee:

People will tell you that emotional abuse isn’t real and what you’re dealing with isn’t that big a deal and you’re just exaggerating, but let me tell you something.

If you’ve ever been wary of everyone you know, even people you trust, because you’re expecting them to get angry with you over literally anything, make fun of you, or start making threats, something’s wrong.

If you’ve ever had to plan things in anticipation of a potential tantrum that you fear will be taken out on you, something’s wrong.

If you succumb to someone’s demands because you’re never sure if their threats are empty or legit and you just want to play it on the safe side, something’s wrong.

If you find yourself jumping at smaller noises in anticipation that they’re a warning sign for a tantrum, something’s wrong.

If you hide things – especially things that make you happy – because you’re so afraid that they’ll make fun of you for liking them, scold you for liking something they don’t, take them away, destroy them, or that they’ll defile them and ruin that love you have for them, something’s wrong.

If you find yourself being silent in the face of mild disagreements or thinly-veiled insults, rather than standing up for yourself because you just don’t want to start an argument and make things worse, something’s wrong.

If that very lack of standing up for yourself eventually leads to you never offering your opinion in any sort of discussion out of fear of ridicule or being scolded because that’s what you’re so used to, something’s wrong.

If you end up spending a lot of your time in your room keeping to yourself and keeping any trip outside of your room to an absolute minimum because you don’t want to risk putting one toe out of line and setting off a tantrum, yet you’re also aware that hiding out will also cause an issue and you’re probably just minimizing the risk instead of erasing it entirely, something’s wrong.

If you ever habitually glance outside the window to keep watch for your supposed abuser’s car to return from their work, errand or trip, and then heading to your room or other hiding place to keep out of their way, erasing any obvious signs that you’ve been out and about in the rest of your living space, something’s wrong.

If one of your greatest fantasies involves not a dream career or winning the lottery but instead an escape plan succeeding, something’s wrong.

If you could basically summarize your life as living in constant, subtle fear, Something. Is. Wrong.

Emotional abuse is very, very real, and it has lasting consequences that can affect people’s relationships, their jobs, and their lives all-around.

Don’t you dare tell me it isn’t real.

Okay but seriously please reblog because if I had seen this as a teenager maybe I would have booked it outta That Relationship instead of putting up with 14 years of hell and before the abuse escalated

thank you

I put up with too many of these for too long without realising I was in a horrific relationship. Please share so someone else doesn’t.

deansass:

deansass:

YOUR DRAGON NAME

  • last two letters of your first name
  • middle two letters of your last name
  • first two letters of your mother’s name
  • last letter of your father’s name

mine would be Urlelan. Reblog and tag this with yours!

I love this because half of the people are getting amazing, fantasy names and the other half are getting unpronounceable ones. 

I need an abortion.

cheekshine:

This is my first time saying any of this and it’s extremely hard. But here it is.
I’m 19 years old & on Monday (May 15th) I’ll be 10 weeks pregnant. I don’t live in an environment that’s healthy for a baby, or a pregnant woman for that matter. I don’t have the emotional intelligence, mental health, or proper finances to raise a baby either. A medical abortion at my local clinic will cost me $1800, and my job’s heathcare plan conveniently does not cover abortions, meaning I will have to pay this all myself. I live with my deeply religious parents who would disown me if they were to find out I was pregnant out of wedlock, much less to find out I was planning to have an abortion.

I can’t depend on them for help with accessing an abortion or for any support regarding this situation. Right now I have a little over $1000 saved for my abortion. My appointment is in a little over a week, which I will then need to pay for my abortion. I’m in desperate need.

My google wallet is ramos.samadhi97@gmail.com, if you can’t donate, I understand but would greatly appreciate a reblog. Thank you. 💗

gingercatsneeze:

1. Ah Fai was a chief animator for McDull’s animated features. He’s super cool. Ultimate senpai. 

2. Previous post on breakdowns right here 

Some thoughts on acceleration and force

I presented this in the order of how I slowly understood the trick of delivering force – first an abstract concept of impact taught by Ah Fai, then a more complicated discovery on the acceleration pattern, last back to a more abstract concept of breakdowns

Like I’ve previously stressed, 2D animation is everything but one single approach. There’s no one rule that rules them all, but interchangeable ideas with math, or physics, or music, etc. There’s no “perfect” animation either, but what is perceived as organic and dynamic. E.g., using the Fibonacci numbers to animate didn’t bring me a perfect animation! On the other hand, a tiny change in the pattern could already make the feeling of force so much more powerful. 

Not so much of a tutorial than a personal experience. I hope you find this interesting hahaha 

I need your help

starbotdubs:

nameless-dubs:

I am in a difficult place right now, and I need your help. 
If you have the time, consider watching this video. 

YO GUYS LISTEN UP 

Lisa from Nameless Dubs really needs your help! 

Nameless Dubs is a really great comic dub channel we’ve had the pleasure of befriending recently, and we wanted to encourage everyone to reach out to Lisa in this time since she needs some help. She’s been having trouble affording clothes, food, basic necessities for her and her family, and we want to encourage anyone who can spare something to help her out. Her paypal is here: https://www.paypal.me/NamelessDubsLisa

and you can watch the video for more context. Please consider helping! Let’s show everyone why the Undertale community is such a great place ^W^  

I need your help