#kids are cool

[simmeons]

doing AGtropolis, and you have to play pretend cash register, and some kid demanded TWO dollars, not just one. safe to safe, i got a gun pointed at me and was robbed

#kids are cool

[trans-rights-coastalmangoes]

you know he would have been one of Those kids

inspired by this pic:

#it's me. i'm THose kids. years on ppl were still like “hey u were the guy who drew really cool dragons” #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #laios touden #laios dungeon meshi

[stinkbrat]

The most horrifying aspect of parents saying "my kid could do that" about art is that they never ever ever mean "wow my kid is good enough to be in a museum" and they always always always mean "I want to disrespect you so much I'll do it by implying that this thing is just as worthless as the things my child makes with their hands" and right in front of them too. Your kids can hear you u know, and the things they make with their hands are the least worthless and most precious aspects of human life I'll kill u

#i may have a degree in art history but i also am the pottery painter man #kids make things that are so so so so cool #have u ever considered the experience of accomplishing a task

[ionomycin]

Maiden of Light

#artists on tumblr #i'm so ready to be over winter #spring and warm weather can't come soon enough #my mood is directly linked to the temperature #so i'm trying to cope by channeling my nordic roots #lucia maiden is a cool bit of culture that i always liked as a kid #the whole school would be standing along the long hallway #in the dark #holding candles #while the one chosen as lucia would walk through it with a wreath and candles on her head and we all sing the Sankta Lucia song #i'm not religious but #the VIBES #were immaculate

[saradiation]

Hey it's that time of the year again :D

HAPPY 413! 🎂

#my time zone is a little early haha BUT HAPPY 413 EVERYONE <3 #this is kind of a redraw of last year's 413 illustration and I'm so glad I could see some progress :) #I tried to make them look their age + keep their personalities and also give them cool GT outfits instead of the pjs ones I often draw #idk how much of that you can see though 🫣 #ANYWAY I had so much fun drawing them all together again! #homestuck #homestuck fanart #homestuck art #beta kids #413 #happy 413 #john egbert #rose lalonde #jade harley #dave strider #my art

[ayatou]

the strawhats & their dreams

#one piece #one piece live action #opla #opla spoilers #luffy #zoro #nami #ussop #sanji #one piece netflix #netflixedit #daily netflix #mycreations #whoever in the writing team decided to feature the kid characters #may both sides of your pillow be cool tonight #they make me feel Insane

[glassrooibos]

FABIAN DON’T DO THAT. THAT’S SCARY.

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #adaine abernant #fabian seacaster #fantasy high junior year #illustration #this was so fun #adaine… is this kristens room? #and the immediate DREAD #YOU FEEL #love it love it #Lou plays a great spooky game. #baron from the baronies #honestly? slay from baron #they seem cool actually #let em join the bad kids I think #they’re serving looks #they have the cunty curly wig #love it #Adaine also not catching a BREAK!!!

[natewithacake]

#splatoon 3 #splatoon #splatoon 2 #theyre so cool #splatoon promo kids #FUCK I FORGOT YHARRWAL

[marxistgnome]

Memes shared by kids who grew up on starships I think they should have sea scout/land scout beef with kids that grew up on Starbases

#star trek #ds9 #tng #wesley crusher type kids need more representation #it must be such a weird environment to go up in like cool but weird #like wheres that post about wesley being the weirdest kid in starfleet cos they're talking about a specific procedure and hes like #ha yeah reminds me of when the first officer got god like powers and aged me 10 years #that but every starship kid in every situation #yeah i grew up on one of yhe ships that prevented that romulan invasion i was playing dom jot on my padd at the time tho so i didn't notice

[liquidstar]

adventure time lore is insane. it starts off just being a goofy kids show that has magic for no reason, but then you learn that all magic users are manic and/or depressed (what betty calls sadness and madness). because it turns out magic is actually a cosmic force beyond mortal comprehension, that itself was learned from cosmic entities that predated the existence of time itself inside a sea of monsters. and "magic" really is just understanding more about the nature of the universe than most people. that, in a way, reality isnt "real" and understanding that allows you to mold it. and thats magic. but that drives you to insanity and/or apathy. and there are beings who hold significant cosmic importance who are more prone to magic. and the reason magic became prevalent on earth is because of a nuclear war a thousand years ago, which released the entity that represents the destruction of all life onto the world. and after a nuclear apocalypse this gave way to a new earth, where magic could thrive. but a lot of the beings we see arent even magical, theyre just mutants from what happened 1000 years ago. and humanity as we know it has been all but wiped out. but everything stays the same because cycles of war and violence continue. and it doesnt matter if its nukes or magic. everything stays the same, but still changes.

#adventure time #and this is literally just barely the tip of the iceburg #theres so much lore for literally everything #as a kid watching it i thought it was cool. but i feel like i really appreciate just how much went into it as an adult #esp knowing how much was improvised! its genuinely so fun and has such cool concepts #and its still a silley show. its fun. its so much fun #cartoon of all time #of all. adventure time

[xamag-draws]

them witches

#my art #w.i.t.c.h. #cw eyestrain #i think most fanart ive seen is of their witch forms #which are cool but i love their real dorky kid selves

[frownyalfred]

“people in the JL hate Batman because he’s so strict” nah. people in the JL hate Batman because all of their sidekicks wanna hang out and train with the batfamily and come home asking questions like “so when are you going to get a plane?” and “why don’t you know how to do [complex judo move]?”

#they’re the cool popular kid table of the JL #but they’re also so weird #bruce wayne #batman #dc #batfamily #justice league #jl #batman is sidekick bait #even if it’s not his robins

[t00thpasteface]

not done messing with their shapes yet actually

#i can't stress enough i'm not even into dc i just think these guys are neat and fun to play with #as a kid i watched a lot of cartoon network and my cousin was OBSESSED with dc stuff so i have nostalgia by proxy #i just think they're cool popcultural icons. and also i like superman he's nice :) #art #sketch #dc #dc comics #superman #batman #clark kent #bruce wayne #superbat #this counts right

[oneluckygoose]

Look lets be honest, we all know student body president doesn’t do SHIT in high school and none of what they do affects anything for any students. With this thought in mind, would you rather vote for the preppy, annoying, “better than everyone because I believe I deserve it” girl who cheats the system you have to deal with, or the coolest girl in school who is kind to everybody and saved the world THREE TIMES because of that fucked system, and also did a sick shrimp jump at this cool party everyone was invited to without discrimination

#look i know where my vote would be #kipperlilly copperkettle #can suck it #oh btw #one is also a saint #and is friends with #the elven oracle #a rockstar #the captain of the bloodrush team #and two other people who like are cool ig but they’re not the point #kristen applebees #all the way #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #the bad kids #the rat grinders #d20

[blackcandlesinwinter]

Hey, I made a silly quiz about the early-2000's internet if anyone wants to take it!

#enjoying the last of my holiday before going back to work by making a uquiz? #sure why not #all the cool kids are doing it

[uncanny-tranny]

Little things adults and older people can do to help younger people and children feel included, safe, and respected as an equal individual:

Ask before touching the young person - even for hugs. Ask before you take pictures of them, and let them see photographs of them before they are printed or sent to others (even family).

Apologize when you are wrong

Ask for a young persons thoughts on a subject, then engage with them after they have spoken

Demonstrate behaviour you want to see from them (see: apologizing). Say "excuse me," say "thank you," say "please" to them

Validate their feelings, even if they don't know how to express them just yet

Remember that this is the first time they've been alive, and that you've had way longer to "figure it out"

These are some things I wish other adults remembered when engaging with young folks. We so often forget what childhood felt like and how unfair it all was because we were often awarded freedoms as adults that we never had as children. These kids are equal to adults, and they deserve the same courtesy, respect, kindness, and understanding we give to other adults.

#youth liberation #the first point was something i had SO many struggles with #i would have breakdowns because i was scared my picture would be taken without my consent then shared to others #i took a picture of my younger brother with his permission and i let him decide if i could send it to our dad... #...because it felt so scary when people did that without my consent and i would NEVER want him to ever EVER feel that because of ME... #...and it turned out that we had a really positive engagement and he was happy and excited with the picture! because he was informed! #and i think that made him really happy and brought us closer because he felt safe because he knew he was respected as a human being #that stays in my head a lot. i want him to never ever feel how i did as a child. he is such a cool kid :)