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Plastic Surgery Insanity: A “Trans-Species” Tale

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Changing one’s gender is pretty controversial, but compared to someone claiming to be “Trans-Species” it seems almost uneventful…

Never heard of this particular brand of lunacy? In a nutshell, the individual in question is named Luis Padron. A native of Argentina, he developed an all-consuming obsession with fantasy characters. After spending over $25,000 British Pounds on plastic surgery to become a real-life elf—whatever that means— he’s undergone a frightening change that includes:

  • Skin bleaching
  • Liposuction
  • Full body hair removal
  • Pointed ear modification
  • Eye color swap
  • Nose reconstruction

Still not satisfied, he’s now saving up for a limb lengthening surgery and claims to spend $4,000 a month on personal grooming…

What would compel someone to behave in this way is certainly debatable, but most rational minds would agree that it’s not sane nor safe. This man is in need of a psychiatrist, not a surgeon. I am shocked that any doctor would aid someone in such a destructive and unhealthy way and seriously wonder why they still have a license to practice medicine.

Plastic surgery, under the best of circumstances, is still a risk—just look at all the celebs who have been botched beyond belief or tragically died. I’m not against it totally, but everyone needs to be careful about their decision and well informed. That’s why doctors are legally bound to weed out unsafe patients. Clearly, if someone doesn’t even accept that they’re human, they’re definitely not able to provide informed consent.

Cases like this may be rare, however, it should be a warning that something is seriously wrong in society that anyone, anywhere has a mind so confused and distorted that they’d embrace such a dangerous lifestyle. Surgically changing eye color can lead to blindness; attempting to lengthen limbs can cause permanent disability—definitely not a joke to play around with!

Some may dismiss it as a freak show, but I’m worried for the younger generation. They’re exposed to many odd things that are potentially warping their minds. We must be hyper-vigilant as adults to make sure that kids are being warned about such creepy stuff (on an age-appropriate level, of course).

10 Things Happy People Do Regularly

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One of my favorite things to do on a Monday morning is to pour myself an enormous cup of coffee and scroll through Twitter using the hashtag “Monday Motivation.”

There are always so many good ideas and inspirational quotes, like the one above. It includes 9 tips that I wholeheartedly agree with and I want to add another of my own—pray.

Pray, of course, should always be first on the list, not last, but you get my meaning. Without prayer, I truly don’t know how I could handle all of the tragedies and challenges that life dishes out. Over the weekend, I literally couldn’t stop crying as I watched the gut-wrenching news about the Texas church shooting. To think of so many innocent people, many of whom were children, being murdered as they tried to worship. Just beyond belief!

There is a lot of unhappiness, for sure, but if we dwell only on the negative, that doesn’t improve anything at all. I choose to put my faith in the Lord, relying on His wisdom and His plan, rather than my own limited understanding. Certainly, I have moments when I feel blue, but rather than sink into a depression, I choose to do the best I can and be happy, realizing how truly blessed I am.

Color Reviving Shampoo & Conditioner for Dyed Hair

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After spending an hour dyeing my hair, it’s pretty annoying to see it fade and turn brassy only a week later! I want vibrant, rich, even dark hair, not a patchy, orange disaster. Since I’ve had really good results with Madison Reed dye, I was eager to try their Tune Up Color Reviving Shampoo + Conditioner.

Created specifically for brunettes, it has a blend of blue and green pigments that counteract the reddish tones that can turn hair brassy. Infused with argan oil, baobab oil, keratin, and ginseng root extract, the products are very gentle—important because dyed hair is more fragile—and contain no sulfates, parabens, phthalates or gluten.

According to the instructions, Tune Up Color Reviving Shampoo + Conditioner should be used every third wash. I like that a little goes a long way, ensuring that the bottles will last a while. I normally wash my hair every other day and I’ve been alternatating the Tune Up with some regular stuff that was already hanging around.

While I wasn’t expecting a miracle, the Tune Up not only makes a noticeable difference, my hair also felt very soft and moist, too.

The cost for both products is $39.95, kind of high end, but since I’m only using it once a week, the cost is stretched out making it much more affordable. While not a necessity, I consider it an affordable luxury and definitely worth it to keep my hair looking good.

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5 Best Apple Cider Punch Recipes

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As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to drop, I love to warm up with a big mug of hot apple cider. Delicious on its own, the taste is even better when turned into a special drink. Here are 5 Apple Cider Punch recipes that are truly fabulous:

Better Homes & Gardens recipe uses cranberry-raspberry juice, which creates the prettiest color.

Betty Crocker’s version has ginger ale and a fresh cranberry garnish.

Taste of Home includes cinnamon and ginger for a spiced cider.

Country Living includes white grape juice, fresh apple slices, and star anise.

Food Network has a mulled cider that incorporates brown sugar and two kinds of tea.

All of these can be made as a family-friendly non-alcoholic version, or if you want to add some zing for the adults only, a little rum is a fun addition.

 

Do you like apple cider?