The parallel between Sokka and Tenzin as their fathers' sons.
Sokka, left at 13 as his father and all the other men head off to war. Hakoda tells him "being a man is knowing where he's needed the most" and he needs to protect his sister, his home.
Tenzin is the second airbender. He is also half water tribe, he's a man. When Aang dies, he will be the last airbender. He understands what he needs to do.
Untold amount of pressure and responsibility have been thrust upon them by their fathers. Though, I believe it is not all intentional, but the unfortunate circumstance of being the fathers of sons who take responsibility incredibly seriously.
In Sokka's case, "protect your sister" is a vague instruction. It was meant to give him purpose, to help him feel okay about being left behind, He is too young for war, his father does not want to bring his child to slaughter. But Sokka will die with purpose. He will train the children of his tribe so they will be protected, he will face a fire nation ship until his last breath. He cannot go to war, but Hakoda did not see that war was all around them. In trying to give Sokka purpose, Hakoda put their world on his shoulders.
We do not get to see Aang be a father (in the TV shows), but we know he had hopes for the future. All his children were air nomads, and the air acolytes brought his culture back, but Tenzin could bend. This part of their culture is one ONLY they share. I do not think Aang would hide this, he is joyous that he gets to share his culture. When he feels respected, he always is, he taught the air acolytes after all. Off handedly, he could say, "I'm hopeful for a future where there are lots more air benders," and that, which feels mostly innocuous to him, is the nail in the coffin of Tenzin's fate. He is Avatar Aang's son, and the future of the air benders. It would not matter that Aang meant a future in generations. Tenzin sees the responsibility and it's his. He is his father's only air bending child, he knows what he needs to do.
Being a parent is not understanding the way the things you say harm your children. Even those things that feel innocuous in the moment can be life altering. Especially the more the child respects the parent. Purpose and Hope for those with a broader perspective, can be death sentences to a life that could have been when expressed to those who idolize the former.
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i was tagged by @bruitmoderniste for my top 10 songs of the month :D! so heres mine (which is mostly last months bc this month is so new still, lol):
scream my name - tove lo
the leap - tinashe
honestly? - american football
baby queen - gorillaz
bounce - oliver tree
drunk - ed sheeran
hang on to your love - sade
the other side of paradise - glass animals
we move like the ocean - bad suns
quand tu souris - paradis
what are you guys listening to :0?
@area--52 , @enigmatic-eli , @muskmelon-enjoyer-199x , @m-kv , @hotdogmexicano , @bone-collector-cryptid , @ohwowthats-awesome , @spooky-cosmic-titty-starlight , @slappappy , @parasiteeve , @rosa-de-bayahibe
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My mom was telling a story about a senior dog getting adopted and dying after a month and I teared up but still couldn't cry and she told me to not cry but then I said I needed a cry and she said "Oh okay maybe that's a good thing in that case". Then my dad made fun of me by being like "It's not a Pixar movie" Dude I haven't even cried at the Up opening that means something is fucked! Shut up and let me cry!
Also my mom and Veronica were talking and my mom said something about how she'd always love both of us no matter. Is that a sign I should talk to her about what happened
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One of the really irritating things about that 'oh QPR is just friendship, clearly you've never had friends, lmao loser' discourse is that (and there are many irritating things this is just one of them) even in QPRs that ARE just friendships with a new fancy label.... like...? There are many kinds of friendship that people just have because it's easier than not. And there are friendships that you think are going to be incredibly lasting, but then they date someone new and suddenly you're no longer a priority. The QPR label lets people attach an intentionality and priority to their friendship that really is not guaranteed..... like also not every QPR is this way etc etc but even when it is Just Friendship T M its still like entirely reasonable to want to use that label to signify that it isn't casual
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Uh you know the game that's literally about Vikings? Like Houndy-style Viking stuff? Yeah that assassin game.
...Yes that is literally the only reason I played that game. At its 4th anniversary too. I guess I tend to play games at least 3 years after its release.
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I feel like I have an unacceptably low level of control over my body. Like obviously there are some things that no one can control but I have like actual big problems because of it. I'm not really sure how to describe it but it's not just me being really clumsy (although that is an effect of it) or even the tics I have.
It's like I can feel my body moving wrong constantly but I can't correct it and it hurts and it sucks and I'm tired. I'm tired of hurting myself, making mistakes, breaking things, acting like it's fine when in reality I'm constantly afraid of how much any movement I make next could hurt me. I need to move to stay sane, I want to workout and get stronger and go on walks with my friends. I wanna get better. I can't even roll over in bed without pain and I'm just so tired.
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rain code AND milgram AND yttd AND bsd? we need to be friends
that'd be really cool!!! always happy to meet new people! (though I can be a bit awkward, just a heads up!)
I looked through your profile and card! just to be clear you like being referred to by Lynette and Vivia, right? Sorry if I misunderstood!
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