Psychologists Often Find That Parents Treat Baby Girls And Boys Differently, Despite An Absence Of Any

“Psychologists often find that parents treat baby girls and boys differently, despite an absence of any discernible differences in the babies’ behaviour or abilities. One study, for example, found that mothers conversed and interacted more with girl babies and young toddlers, even when they were as young as six months old. This was despite the fact that boys were no less responsive to their mother’s speech and were no more likely to leave their mother’s side. As the authors suggest, this may help girls learn the higher level of social interaction expected of them, and boys the greater independence. Mothers are also more sensitive to changes in facial expressions of happiness when an unfamiliar six-month-old baby is labelled as a girl rather than a boy, suggesting that their gendered expectations affect their perception of babies’ emotions. Gendered expectations also seem to bias mothers’ perception of their infants’ physical abilities. Mothers were shown an adjustable sloping walkway, and asked to estimate the steepness of slope their crawling eleven-month-old child could manage and would attempt. Girls and boys differed in neither crawling ability nor risk taking when it came to testing them on the walkway. But mothers underestimated girls and over-estimated boys – both in crawling ability and crawling attempts – meaning that in the real world they might often wrongly think their daughters incapable of performing or attempting some motor feats, and equally erroneously think their sons capable of others. As infants reach the toddler and preschool years, researchers find that mothers talk more to girls than to boys, and that they talk about emotions differently to the two sexes – and in a way that’s consistent with (and sometimes helps to create the truth of) the stereotyped belief that females are the emotion experts.”

— Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine

Weimao is a good way to protect your squid's sensitive skin from the sun

A Balduran fan who grew up reading stories about his adventures falling for the Emperor without knowing their past life is just so funny to me.

Like at first it might annoy tf out of Emps but then they catch feelings for fan Tav despite. Tldr, their genuine excitement, nerdiness, and persistence in face of challenges win Emperor over.

They're basically Wyll, always referencing Balduran, using his name ("Thank Balduran") and idolizing him and stuff, except they don't have Wyll's strong moral compass so they're into the "conspiracy theories" that Balduran wasn't always that heroic but "cool" nevertheless.

Then, they find out the truth in Ansur's Lair...and become even more insufferable. Except now it's really cute how eager they are to keep asking Emps questions instead of annoying bc Emps wants to impress them and has caught feelings for them ajshdjdjdjdjk

Stopping by the Society of Brilliance after killing Cazador

Tav: Hey guys, I thought I'd let you know - we've just released 7,000 vampire spawn into the underdark. So uh. Good luck with that abundant ecosystem 👍

Blurg and Omeluum:

The world is hers

Mind flayer Miku… don’t question it