The security camera footage from the animal shelter captured a scared dog with a big Saint Bernard.
I had a Saint Bernard and this is exactly how affectionate they are❣️
I'd adopt both of them!
my younger sister called me on a random tuesday afternoon just to ask how to make our mom’s traditional lentil soup recipe.
she sounded totally normal on the phone, laughing about her apartment smelling like cheap takeout and complaining about midterms.
she didn't ask for money. she didn't sound sick. she just kept asking how long the garlic was supposed to simmer.
after we hung up, i couldn't shake this weird feeling in my chest.
she hasn't cooked a real meal for herself since she moved out two years ago. she lives on iced coffee and energy bars.
why was she suddenly trying to recreate a comfort meal from our childhood home in the middle of a random week?
i didn't text her. i just got in my car on friday night and drove three hours to her campus.
when i knocked on her apartment door, her roommate opened it, took one look at me standing there with a bag of groceries, and immediately stepped back without saying a single word.
i walked into the kitchen and saw my sister sitting on the floor by the counter.
she had a pot of water boiling on the stove, but the kitchen table was completely buried under weeks of unwashed dishes, unfolded laundry, and final project printouts.
she looked up at me, and her eyes just flooded with tears.
she didn't fail a class. she didn't break up with anyone.
she was just entirely exhausted from the relentless pressure of working two jobs while maintaining a full course load, and her brain had literally reached its breaking point.
she was trying to cook that soup because she just wanted to smell home again.
i didn't give her a lecture on time management. i just put my jacket down, washed every single dish in her sink, and spent the weekend helping her clean her life back up.
there are some kinds of exhaustion that don’t make you ask for help directly.
they just make you start craving the smell of home.
Happy 34th Birthday to Jack Gleeson!
Watching him recite the same lines first as himself and then as Joffrey in Game of Thrones is still unsettling.
The transformation is instant. Truly perfect casting.
Namjoon was dancing to bs&t on the other side and when he turned and saw Jimin dancing, he just stopped and watched with the biggest smile on his face 🥹🥹🥹
MY BELOVED MINIMONI 🥺🥺
A beautiful wild Corn Snake showing off its distinctive “piano key” belly. Despite the dramatic pose, these non-venomous snakes are completely harmless.
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