Also: the not-quite-scar marks from the horizontal lines i cut in my arm last February when she told me that she knew I loved her more are pretty well faded and hidden by the arm hair I’ve finally convinced myself to grow out. I think by this time next year they’ll be almost impossible to notice which is like, a metaphor or whatever
Toy For Toddlers Reveals Shocking Image: Painted pink and shaped like a flower, it promises toddlers “wonderful music”, magic and fairies. But if you peel off the silver foil, a shocking image of a girl slitting her wrists with a knife is revealed. Parents have spoken of their shock after buying this “Evil Stick” from a dollar store in Dayton, Ohio.
At first glance, the stick, which depicts a smiling anime character, swirls and snowflakes on its packaging, appears to be a “princess wand”. However, when in use, the toy emits a loud, cackling laugh and flashing lights.
Most disturbingly, it also features a picture of a girl with red eyes and an evil expression under a patch of foil at the end of the stick. The youngster is cutting her wrist with a knife, drawing blood.
“It’s a picture of a girl slitting her wrists. I’m outraged over it,” mother Nicole Allen, who bought the toy from the dollar store for her two-year-old daughter said.
“I want to know how they think that that is suitable for a child. There was barbie dolls on one side and baby toys on the other side, and these were right in the middle.”
Local Tina Musgrove added: “You don’t want to think about little girls picking that up and thinking this is normal, or funny, or interesting, or any of those things.“
The store’s owner, Amar Moustafa, said it was parents’ responsibility to read the toy’s label and determine what is appropriate for their children.
“The name on it, it says ‘Evil Stick’,’” he said.“'So from the name, if I was buying it for my kid, I would inspect it before I gave it to them.“ (Source)
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the trick to intrusive thoughts is not to try to resist em but like…..let them happen and dont fixate on them…treat them like an annoying friend who’s yelling random shit from the backseat like “hey you could stab yourself in the leg with those scissors” thanks timothy i could also not do that
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For the past four and a half months, I have had my address out on the internet as an invitation for anyone to send me their blades so they can take a step forward towards getting better.
In those four and a half months, I have received these:
- 71 blades
- 4 bobby pins
- 3 paper clips
- 2 safety pins
- 1 needle
- 1 letter opener
- 1 lighter
I can’t really say much in response to this, because honestly I don’t think there are words to describe how proud and how humbled I am.
These people are fighters, and the day they sent those away, it was another step towards winning the war.
Bless you all…Thank you for trusting me <3
NOTE: If you would like to send in your tools, I will accept them and I will attach them to cards and keep them safe just like the ones pictured above. You can send anything you want to:
Elijah K
PO Box 1211
Burnsville, MN 55337This may be one of the most powerful pictures I have ever seen… one of them has my name on it, and it chills me.
Reblogging for followers.
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