Me: [ walking over a bridge ] My brain: Throw your phone in the water. Me: What? My brain: Just trust me. Throw it in. Me: [ tucks phone in pocket and goes faster ]
the babadook being reshaped by tumblr into a gentle friendly figure (and lgbt icon) is the logical progression of the babadook as a metaphor for depression and grief into the babadook as metaphor for the fact that even though you cant avoid being shaped by your past negative experiences that doesn’t mean you cant get to a point where you will be able to spread positivity to others and love yourself as the person you have become
