120-Page Monster

May 13

temporalgrayce:

What I wouldn’t give…

Piles of books…in an abandoned building.

It’s like this place was made for Jake and Grace.

(Source: katbarredo)

May 12

That’s my son Jake on the right. On the left is his best friend Travis. And in the center, Travis’ older sister Elizabeth, who is, pretty much Jake’s older sister by default. This has quickly become one of my favorite photos ever.

They are all incredibly magnificent nerds. INDEED.

(Source: overactivemusician)

ACTIVATE SLEEP MODE

May 11

So, I’m riding with my 11-year-old daughter and she’s blasting the Japanese vocaloid speed pop she digs so much, and because I’m a loving and supportive parent, I try to take some level of interest in her interests and let her commandeer my car radio from time to time. And then she proceeds to completely blow my mind:

She played a Tom Waits track. And then she confessed to me that she is, in fact, a huge Tom Waits fan. And she’s ELEVEN.

And so I thought to myself, “This beautiful child of mine has completely amazing musical taste and I love her so very much.”

…and then she played Skrillex.

15 Ways To Stay Married For 15 Years

mattdoucette:

accuratelyawesome:

sequinsandsideeye:

profashional:

I thought this was going to be one of those stupid women’s magazine-esque articles on “how to keep your man happy!!!!” but this was actually a really inspiring read with great advice for marrieds of all ages.

My favorite:

All the crap you read in magazines about honesty, sense of humor, communication, sensitivity, date nights, couples weekends, blah blah blah can be trumped by one word: loyalty. You and your spouse are a team of two. It is you against the world. No one else is allowed on the team, and no one else will ever understand the team’s rules. This is okay. The team is not adversarial, the team does not tear its members down, the team does not sabotage the team’s success. Teammates work constantly to help and better their teammates. Loyalty means you put the other person in your marriage first all the time, and you let them put you first. Loyalty means subverting your whims or desires of the moment to better meet your spouse’s whims or desires, with the full understanding and expectation that they will be doing the same. This is the heart of everything, and it is a tricky balance. Sometimes it sways one way and sometimes the other. Sometimes he gets to be crazy, sometimes it’s your turn. Sometimes she’s in the spotlight, sometimes you. Ups and downs ultimately don’t matter, because the team endures.

(via almosthalfway)

well said.

I love this more than I can even say.

Reblogging because I have seen what happens when this isn’t allowed to happen in a marriage. That’s not a marriage. It’s management.

Also, because of reasons.