Lottie pre-crash eating her breakfast alone save for the maid who works for the Matthews, who is both Lottie's subject in a way (serving her) and her superior in a way (acting as an extension of her father's will, serving her medications she's not allowed to decline).
Lottie as an adult crafting herself a home where she can permanently banish the isolation and powerlessness of her childhood without losing its comforts. She's fixing it. She'll be what her father wasn't. Loving, not cruel. Liberating, not tyrannical.
She's a healer. She's a leader! She acts graciously when one of her servants followers serves her maca root instead of ashwaghanda. She makes it a rule that they can leave whenever they want!
Lottie in the wilderness hallucinating all her friends eating together, and look, even though she's died her disciple best friend Laura Lee is there and she already served got her some takeout! And Jackie isn't there there's one free seat just for Lottie!
Lottie's the good queen. Someone has to be! They can't all be unborn queens, she tells herself, or else she everyone would starve!
Compassionate intimacy is the best. Brushing/cutting hair, helping with clothes/makeup (putting on, off, adjusting), bringing a snack, holding (hand, body) when feelin your feels, treating your injuries, rubbing your back, half-holding while sleeping (no spoon, just hold), stepping close when they know your uncomfy or upset about somethin, the willingness to be vulnerable and encouraging with each other’s novice skills or even failures, helping with chores….. why must some of these feel so exclusive to parents.
quick reminder: that feeling of wanting to live together with your friends in an apartment? That’s normal. That’s how humans live and have lived for thousands of years. It’s upsetting that we have forgotten that.
I have spent entirely too much time accompanying people in ER’s recently but it has made me grateful for decent hospital cafeterias. Like, when your day is Not Good it is genuinely nice to stretch your legs down the hall and get something fresh and tasty.
My hospital cafeteria freshly made breakfast sandwich this morning. Look at that cheese pull!
Some people suck so much there’s an Instagram account of a (really cute and silly) cat with cerebrellar hypoplasia, so the part of his brain that helps control movement isn’t fully developed so he’s pretty wobbly when moving but he is a happy, healthy cat. There’s an (again very adorable in an orange cat way) video of him just demolishing, absolutely obliterating a tuna treat, and of course he’s wobbly because he has CH! But the comments are full of people saying he should be put down. And like. This cat is fine. It is not suffering. And it just reveals what people think of disabled humans too because if people are so mad about disabled animals existing and being alive because they can’t fathom that disability and happiness and quality of life can coexist given proper accommodations and supports, what do you think about disabled humans? It’s not that far of a leap from thinking eugenics is good in animals to humans.
donna del posto che da tutta la vita ha problemi seri ma non gravi con il cibo acquista per la prima volta delle cose innocue e normalissime che finalmente hanno ottenuto il bollino “approvato, lo possiamo provare” dal suo cervello. sono io io sono donna del posto e spero di non avere attacchi di panico davanti a una fetta di melanzana
*sitting in the cold with one sock on and my other foot is barefoot with no shoes on, looking pathetic and holding a sign that says*
"It only takes a few seconds of kindness to make someone's day, you could make my day in less than that.."
I'm panhandling for grocery money, seriously anything helps.. give what you can, it really makes a difference. It does.. even just a dollar helps. I wouldn't be sitting out here in the cold begging for change if I didn't need it - cash app: $euesworld and Venmo: euesworld
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