Shawn de Jong

It's all about Mentality...

My thirteen-year-old son Owen drowned in a lake last month during a fishing trip with my husband. His small body was never found. A few weeks after his quiet funeral, my phone rang. It was his beloved math teacher. Her voice was shaking. “Ma’am… I just found an envelope hidden in my desk drawer. It’s from Owen. Addressed to you. Please come to the school right away…….

A 14 year old came into the clinic today with stomach cramps and bleeding. She's pregnant. Her parents came in with her and when they found out, her mother started screaming at her and her father was cursing her out. Both of them going at this child. And neither one of them, not once, asked who did this to her. Not once. My consultant asked them to leave the consultation room and they did. I just need to sit with that for a second because I am struggling. She is 14. She is a child who came in with stomach cramps and is scared and bleeding and instead of anyone wrapping their arms around her the adults in her life are screaming at her like she is the one who did something wrong. Someone did this to her. A grown man did this to her. And the entire energy in that room was directed at a 14 year old girl. My consultant removed them and I wanted to stand up and........

Bro really thought the vet understood him...😭

Me: inside Japanese police station. not arrested. hopefully. I came to report lost wallet. officer very polite. Officer: Where did you last see it? Me: Probably train station. Officer nods, types for two seconds. Officer: Found. Me: …what. Officer: Yes. Me: That fast? Officer: Japan. another officer walks over holding my wallet carefully like sacred relic, everything still inside, cash untouched. Me genuinely emotional. Me: This country is unbelievable. Officer smiles proudly, then pauses. Officer: There was one issue. Me: …what issue. Officer opens wallet slowly, pulls out embarrassing anime sticker I forgot existed. silence. both officers staring at me respectfully but differently now. Officer: You like magical girls? Me: …we all have struggles. older officer suddenly leans forward. Old Officer: Season two was disappointing. Me: WHAT. Old Officer: They ruined power scaling. younger officer immediately joins debate. Officer: No no movie fixed it. suddenly entire police station arguing anime lore passionately. one detective emerges from back room holding instant noodles. Detective: Original manga better. Me: I CAME HERE FOR A WALLET.

A loyal man will annoy you like a child

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BREAKING: New York and New Jersey have both issued subpoenas to FIFA, compelling the international soccer organization to disclose how it arrived at the unprecedented sky-high ticket prices for the World Cup. The investigation will also look at other FIFA ticketing practices after fans reported being misled about seat locations and ticket categories. Via WSJ: wsj.com/sports/soccer/….

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We are surprised by such rhetoric directed at Saudi Arabia; this is not the approach for which American diplomacy is known, but rather seems more like Netanyahu speaking from the White House. Talking about the Kingdom joining the Abraham Accords as if it were a mandatory directive does not reflect a language of respect between nations, but rather a mindset that seeks to usurp sovereign decision-making. Has Washington begun to lose its political compass in the region?

Before trailers instantly dropped online, Nintendo revealed Super Mario Bros. 3 to many American kids through a movie. The Wizard looked like a family adventure film. It was also basically a giant Nintendo commercial with a Mario 3 reveal at the end.

BREAKING: Iran rejects Trump's new comments "the Strait is going to be open to everybody, US will watch over it, but nobody's going to control it" saying the Strait remains permanently closed, with Iran retaining "full sovereign control" over it and "preserve its nuclear materials as a guarantee of the other party's compliance" in any future agreement, per a source close to Iran's Ghalibaf. Trump also threatened to "blow up" Oman if it doesn't "behave," and says he won't lift any sanctions, release Iranian funds, or have a deal without Iran signing the Abraham Accords.

What a wonderful moment 🥰

🚨 DÜNYA KUPASI TARİHİNDE GÖRÜLMEMİŞ OLAY! ▪️ ABD, turnuvaya katılım hakkı kazanan bir milli takımın ülkede konaklamasını reddeden ilk Dünya Kupası ev sahibi oldu. ▪️ ABD yönetimi, İran'ın üç grup maçı da kendi sınırları içinde oynanacak olmasına rağmen, turnuva boyunca takımı topraklarında istemediğini FIFA'ya resmen bildirdi. ▪️ İran Milli Takımı tüm Dünya Kupası kampını, antrenmanlarını ve konaklamasını Meksika'nın Tijuana şehrinde yapacak. ▪️ Maç günleri sınırı geçerek Los Angeles veya Seattle'da sahaya çıkacaklar ve aynı gece Meksika'ya geri dönecekler. ABD'de sabit kamp yok, otel yok, tek bir gece konaklamak bile yok. ▪️ Futbol tarihinde hiçbir milli takım, bir Dünya Kupası'nda böyle bir lojistik zorlukla mücadele etmemişti.