So, I actually looked this up when I realized not everyone did this- apparently it’s a recognized psychological response, but no-one really knows why. Behavioral scientists think it is either a brain mix-up where we’re responding to hormones that would normally only be associated with eating yummy food, or a…

I don’t get the desire to punch baby creatures, but to consume them....unharmed though. Some weird cross wiring of predatory and maternal instincts. I see them and I just want to maaarghm them up whole in a single swallow. They’ll be nice and warm and safe inside.  

Please dye your hair an unnatural color. You’re never too “old” to be goth.

Same! I also tell my cat semi violent things like “you’re so cute, I’m going to bake you in a pie and eat you!!”

You may know this already but if not, I wouldn’t use Splat for hair dyes. I used this kit to dye streaks in my hair and it sucked. The bleach was not very powerful and the dye washed out and faded each time I washed my hair, and continued to stain things in the meantime. Now there’s none of the original color left,…

With my cats I’m prone to saying, “You’re so cute I wanna bite you!” With most cutenesses a good squeeze will do.

Real bad. Also when I love someone it sometimes makes me want to throw something at their face. This is a real impulse I have. I am a monster.

Basil’s pretty forgiving in a pot so long as it’s deep and well-draining, with as much sun as you can get it provided there’s no glass scorching it and there’s some humidity (so: kitchen or bathroom if indoors all season). Doesn’t need an excessive amount of NPK (you want green over flowers) and it’s a good idea to…

I don’t want to punch the baby panda, just something. Like I cannot stand the cuteness and I need to BREAK SOMETHING. I do have to control myself when giving cuddles and like tense my whole body up so I don’t squeeze too hard.

I clench my teeth when I pet my cats, I’ve always wondered if I was the only one.

I’ve missed you! Here’s my brag from a couple weeks ago: I took my first deposition! I didn’t vomit even though I thought I would, and the partner said I didn’t suck! (he also gave me some really helpful constructive criticism and delivered it kindly.)

Red Pandas. I just want to pound on my desk whenever I see them.

HI INTERNET FRIENDS!! I’m back on Jez after a brief hiatus to go be a productive person (I was only partially successful). The comments sections are awful different post-Gawker and I’m not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand, there are lots of new, awesome, funny Gawkfugees here (yay!), but it also seems like…

Here’s this week’s plant thread, as suggested by TheForestTree if anyone wants it.

How many of you get cuteness aggression when you see something cute? Like you just clench your fists and wanna punch something it’s so cute? I get that way with baby pandas for real.

Sorry, but driving to your ex’s house to fight her new bf smacks of thinking as if she belongs to you.

How is “just for show” a defense? It’s all cool, because he didn’t really care about his (ex)wife being with another guy he just went to his house to fight him for the purpose of feeding into toxic masculinity tropes and influencing other young men to believe that it’s normal to get violent over a woman’s choices, so…

Even if he gets a pass on saying those things while technically married, he doesn’t get a pass for confronting Fisher. That’s just childish.

I don’t really care for Miley Cyrus or Mariah Carey.