A Zoe/wash Fanmix

a zoe/wash fanmix

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A tree frog in Jember, Indonesia, shelters from the rain under a leaf. The amphibian reportedly held the leaf for 30 minutes before the storm passed.

Happy Birthday, Anne Rice, born 4 October 1941

Anne Rice: On Writing

At Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Center in New Zealand, the season’s first North Island Brown Kiwi chick has hatched! The chick, pictured at six days old, will be released into a wildlife reserve in about six to eight months. The chick is being fed its first meal of beef heart strips. Staff at Pukaha Mount Bruce nursery expect to raise about 20 endangered Kiwi chicks for release during this hatching season. 

Learn more about these endangered birds at Zooborns.

Characters Carved Out Of Crayons

The Conversation You Must Have With Your Sons

When you have the "avoid getting raped" conversation with your daughter, it is difficult, as you don't want to imagine her as a victim. The idea of having the "don't rape" conversation with your son is more difficult as you don't ever want to imagine him as a perpetrator. Do it anyway.

An interesting perspective on educating children about the definition of rape and how it should be taught. I don't think I completely agree with everything, but I do think society takes a very one-sided and stigmatized approach to dealing with the root causes of rape and objectification, in BOTH genders.