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Elias Howe's machine outsewed five hand sewers known for their speed in a Boston clothing factory, and still nobody wanted to buy one.
Many tailors feared the machine would take away their livelihood. Hoping England might offer a warmer welcome, Howe crossed the Atlantic. He returned nearly penniless to an America buying machines that used his invention.
Leading the sales pitch was Isaac Singer, once a stage actor, who said his machine had taken 11 days to build. Howe won their patent fight, and the royalties that followed turned his invention into a fortune.
But Singer knew how to reach the customers Howe had missed. Instead of demanding the full price upfront, his company offered one of America's earliest installment plans. Families could bring a machine home and pay gradually, making it a fixture in the parlor.
That place in the household lasted for generations. Singer introduced the Athena 2000, the first electronic sewing machine, in 1975, yet affection for the small black Featherweight 221 endured. Unveiled at Chicago's 1933 World's Fair and weighing about 11 pounds, it still accompanies quilters to classes today.
#AmericanHistory #AmericanNostalgia #SingerSewingMachine #VintageSewingMachines #QuiltingElias Howe's machine outsewed five hand sewers known for their speed in a Boston clothing factory, and still nobody wanted to buy one. ๐งต Many tailors feared the machine would take away their livelihood. Hoping England might offer a warmer welcome, Howe crossed the Atlantic. He returned nearly penniless to an America buying machines that used his invention. Leading the sales pitch was Isaac Singer, once a stage actor, who said his machine had taken 11 days to build. โ๏ธ Howe won their patent fight, and the royalties that followed turned his invention into a fortune. But Singer knew how to reach the customers Howe had missed. Instead of demanding the full price upfront, his company offered one of America's earliest installment plans. Families could bring a machine home and pay gradually, making it a fixture in the parlor. ๐ก That place in the household lasted for generations. Singer introduced the Athena 2000, the first electronic sewing machine, in 1975, yet affection for the small black Featherweight 221 endured. Unveiled at Chicago's 1933 World's Fair and weighing about 11 pounds, it still accompanies quilters to classes today. ๐ชก #AmericanHistory #AmericanNostalgia #SingerSewingMachine #VintageSewingMachines #Quilting
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IFRS vs US GAAP — quick cheat sheet:
IFRS:
More principle-based
Flexible interpretation
Used globally
US GAAP:
More rule-based
Detailed accounting guidance
Primarily used in the US
Key differences:
Revenue Recognition:
IFRS → Control-based principles
GAAP → More industry-specific rules
Inventory:
IFRS → No LIFO allowed
GAAP → LIFO permitted
Development Costs:
IFRS → Can capitalize under conditions
GAAP → Mostly expensed immediately
Leases:
Both recognize leases on balance sheet, but GAAP has more exceptions.
Impairment:
IFRS → One-step approach
GAAP → Two-step approach
In one line:
IFRS focuses more on principles.
US GAAP focuses more on detailed rules.
IFRS vs US GAAP — quick cheat sheet: IFRS: More principle-based Flexible interpretation Used globally US GAAP: More rule-based Detailed accounting guidance Primarily used in the US Key differences: Revenue Recognition: IFRS → Control-based principles GAAP → More industry-specific rules Inventory: IFRS → No LIFO allowed GAAP → LIFO permitted Development Costs: IFRS → Can capitalize under conditions GAAP → Mostly expensed immediately Leases: Both recognize leases on balance sheet, but GAAP has more exceptions. Impairment: IFRS → One-step approach GAAP → Two-step approach In one line: IFRS focuses more on principles. US GAAP focuses more on detailed rules.
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This map shows what the United States would have looked like had 11th US President James K. Polk got his way. Not only would it have included it’s current borders but also large sections of Mexico, Canada and the island of Cuba.This map shows what the United States would have looked like had 11th US President James K. Polk got his way. Not only would it have included it’s current borders but also large sections of Mexico, Canada and the island of Cuba.
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๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐?
Their brain wasn't broken — it was distorted.
๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ are automatic thought patterns that twist reality. The brain isn't lying on purpose — it genuinely believes what it's telling itself. And for kids whose emotional regulation is still developing, these distortions don't just cause momentary distress. They can harden into core beliefs:
"๐'๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ."
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด."
"๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ."
Left unchecked, that's the foundation anxiety builds on.
That's why I created a clear and simple infographic to show exactly what's going on inside an anxious kid's mind.
It covers:
10 common cognitive distortions fueling kids' anxiety
General strategies to start untwisting those thoughts
Here's a quick taste of the distortions to watch for:
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐จ๐ซ-๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : "๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ, ๐'๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ."
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ "๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ."
๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐'๐ฎ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ. ๐'๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ."
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: "๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ."
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : "๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต 9 ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง 10 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต."
Check out the infographic for all 10 — plus general untwisting strategies.
Find this useful? Please reshare to help parents and educators spot these patterns before anxiety takes the wheel.
#CognitiveDistortions #AnxietyInKids #ChildMentalHealth #ParentingTips #MentalHealthMattersโ๐ง ๐ช๏ธ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐? Their brain wasn't broken — it was distorted. ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ are automatic thought patterns that twist ๐ช๏ธreality. The brain isn't lying on purpose — it genuinely believes what it's telling itself. ๐ญ And for kids whose emotional regulation is still developing, these distortions don't just cause momentary distress. They can harden into core beliefs: โ "๐'๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ." โ "๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด." โ "๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ." Left unchecked, that's the foundation anxiety builds on. ๐ That's why I created a clear and simple infographic to show exactly what's going on inside an anxious kid's mind. ๐ It covers: โ 10 common cognitive distortions fueling kids' anxiety ๐ ๏ธ General strategies to start untwisting those thoughts Here's a quick taste of the distortions to watch for: ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐จ๐ซ-๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : "๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ, ๐'๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ." ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ "๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ." ๐ท๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐'๐ฎ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ. ๐'๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ." ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: "๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ." ๐ถ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : "๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต 9 ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง 10 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต." ๐ธ Check out the infographic for all 10 — plus general untwisting strategies. Find this useful? Please reshare ๐ to help parents and educators spot these patterns before anxiety takes the wheel. ๐ #CognitiveDistortions #AnxietyInKids #ChildMentalHealth #ParentingTips #MentalHealthMatters
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