#maternal responsibility

[alwaysbewoke]

Imagine how many people JUST LIKE HER are in ICU, TRAUMA, BIRTH AND DELIVERY, NICU, STEP-DOWN UNITS, PYSCH WARDS, ELDERLY CARE, OBGYN, CARDIOLOGY, POST OP CARE, etc…

#indiana state university #protest #racism #hate speech #campus activism #cowboy carter #beyoncé #country music #yik yak #student activism #campus response #discrimination #protest demands #campus culture #university response #social media #campus newspaper #diversity #inclusion #racial discrimination #Code of Conduct #university administration #health care disparities #Black maternal health #structural racism #health care professionals #systemic inequities

[glasscandywitch]

gankutsuou + incest as the meaning of the gothic novel - ruth perry

#gankutsuou #gankutsuou: the count of monte cristo #despite being an adaptation of a dumas' novel you can't ignore the japanese social context in which gankutsuou was made #as a response to the economic recession of the late 80/90s + how many young people had their futures stolen by the preceding generation #while growing up having to navigate through society's indifference towards them #that's why the anime decided to focus on the younger generation. eugenie's outfits being from the 60s are emblematic of this: #a decade in which the rise of the student movement/protests/rebellions were happening all over japan #gankutsuou addresses these themes (and the dynamics within the family unit - of institutions being parasitic upon the youth) #by adhering to the gothic paradigm - thus being a contemporary gothic piece #anyway... love how this episode is filled with birth imagery! the juxtaposition of the maternal body as womb-tomb #the “malevolent womb” as barbara creed describes

[the-cookie-of-doom]

for a while now, I've really been doubting my career choices with nursing. I know a lot of it is burn out and depression, and being so overwhelmed between work, school, and clinical, that I didn't have time to breathe. I was in the hospital/on campus for 60 hours a week last semester, and that's not counting the time I had to study outside of that. It was awful. I quit my job because of it, I was almost involuntarily committed because of it.

But the scariest part for me has been how much I've hated clinical. It makes me miserable. And that's terrifying, because once I graduate? That's what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. So if I already hate it now, what does that mean for my future?

Sometimes, though... Sometimes I'll have a clinical that is just so good, it reminds me of why I'm doing this. Why I'm putting myself through the pain and suffering of becoming a nurse, which is honestly one of the hardest careers a person can have. It's mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. It destroys your body and your mental health. Most of the time it's thankless. It doesn't pay nearly enough for what we go through.

Despite all of the reasons there are not to become a nurse, there are some patients that will remind you why it's all worth it anyway.

Last week, I had a crotchety old bitch of a patient. She had been in the hospital for 10 days, was refusing all of her treatments, screamed at anyone that came in her room, and demanded dilaudid around the clock, despite having no injuries to justify it. Everyone hated her. Her own nurses went in her room as little as possible; I think in the entire 12 hours I was there, her nurse spent maybe a total of 20 minutes in her room. I was in there for hours. A couple minutes at a time in the beginning just so she could warm up to me. Then I spent 2 straight hours at her bedside just talking to her. Letting her tell me her life story. Which was tragic, of course, and no wonder she was so run down and bitter and wanted to get high off narcotics. She was miserable, lonely, and in chronic pain from a body that was deteriorating around her.

So I spent as much time with her as possible. Sure enough, she didn't ask me for any pain medications a single time, once she realized she could trust I was going to look after her. I Explained her medications and her treatments, and the reasoning behind them. I offered to reach out to out chaplain when I noticed she was hyper focused on some televangical broadcast. I got her to call her son to come visit her. I got her to agree to take her medications and allow us to take blood sample for her labs, which were days overdue. I got her up and working with physical therapy so she could start walking again.

By the end of the day, that patient loved me. Not a single complaint all day, she wasn't screaming down the halls and cursing everyone's existence. She was still crotchety and mean in that way old hillbillies are, but she wasn't angry. She wasn't lashing out. She was finally being cooperative. All because I took the time to talk to her and offer her company.

Tonight, I had a shift in our mental health unit. There was a patient who I noticed was very withdrawn and avoiding everyone, mostly just standing in a corner at the end of the hall, by a window. I went down and talked to him. Kind of stilted at first, but slowly he opened up to me. I really only meant to talk for a few minutes, mostly for my own sake, to get used to interacting with mental health patients like this.

Instead, we talked for hours. Nearly 3 hours straight at the start of the day alone, and then more throughout the day. My feet were killing me by the end of it, but it was completely worth it to see the way this poor guy came to life. We talked about everything from social topics like music and movies, to his medications and treatments, and how to manage his depression once he leaves. Something I was able to connect with him about on a personal level in a way his nurse hadn't, because I've been living with depression for a decade, I've been on antidepressants, and I understand. I think that was the point it clicked for him, when he really started reaching out to me, instead of answering when I prompted him. Because humans need connection and understanding.

By the end of the day he was talking freely and smiling nearly non-stop. We'd made plans for him to get back into an old hobby he hadn't touched in years, and he seemed genuinely excited to start it back up again. He was nearly bouncing in place when I went to say goodbye to him at the end of the night, and thanked me for talking to him all day. Even the staff nurses noticed the way his demeanor had completely changed.

Another patient (my actual patient for the night) started the day very combative. To the point she had to be redirected to her room (not locked up, just strongly encouraged to go and cool down). She was screaming at everyone, having some very serious and severe delusions. Same story; I talked to her throughout the day, little bits whenever she was feeling calm. I noticed she had a tattoo from an old semi-niche XBox game I used to play, and we bonded over that. By the end of the shift she loved me. Kept asking me if I'd gotten lunch/dinner, made sure all the other patients on the unit got their snacks, told us all to get some rest once it was curfew for the unit (we had to stay another 2 hours) and said we could use the spare bed in her room if we needed. Which sounds really weird but coming from her was incredibly sweet. Again, total attitude change.

I am very cognizant of the fact that the way I approach my patient care is largely a privilege of still being a student. It's easy for me to stand at a patient's bedside for 2 hours straight and listen to her life story when I have nothing better to do, let alone 3 other patients to take care of. But that nurse didn't talk to her at all. Even when she was in the room, she dismissed everything the patient said. The mental health nurses? Most of their time is spent in the nursing station gossiping and messing on their phones. There's no reason for them not to put in the extra effort of spending time with their patients. And especially there, it can have such an impact.

All of that is to say, I love the relationships I'm able to build with my patients. It's so important for me to be able to connect with people like this, to make them feel seen and cared for and important. No one wants to be treated like an inconvenience, especially not while they're in the hospital, sick and hurt and exhausted and in pain.

Nights like these are why I'm going into this field. I love medicine and I always knew I would end up in the hospital, I've always wanted to be able to save someone's life. But I think now that I've grown up and I'm actually working with these patients, I've come to see not only how rewarding it is to save someone's life, but to nurture that life, too.

#cookie speaks #dont mind me i'm just feeling really sappy #im really proud of what i was able to accomplish with that patient today #he's going home tomorrow and i really hope he's able to do the things we talked about #i truly love being able to help people this way #i want to be the kind of nurse that people remember #i want my patients to feel taken care of and cared for #i dont have a single maternal bone in my body and i never thought i was much of a caretaker #but this is genuinely such a rewarding experience #i dont care how hard nursing is when I get to have days like these #I know it won't be nearly as easy once I start nursing for real #ill have so much more responsibility #but for now I'm going to take advantage of my ability to sit and talk with my patients for hours at a time #i think even if they aren't psychiatric patients #everyone wants to be heard #having someone's undivided attention makes you feel good #especially in this day and age where people are constantly talking over each other and distracted by their phones and never really present #in a conversation #so I always try to give that to others #i love therapeutic communication lol #one of my favorite parts of nursing #anyway

[caitlynmeow]

Modern au

I believe that Alcina did give birth to all of her daughters. She never married or even got close to a man, partners come and go and nothing was solid for a while. Alcina’s maternal instincts kicked in and she decided to take matters into her own hands.

Money is never an issue for her. She is a successful businesswoman and her wine import is flourishing. Unfortunately, this meant that she will always be busy and it might hinder what she is trying to do. Because, despite her being busy, that itch to have a child never really left. And she knows she will not settle for only one child. Two or three children is an ideal number. She doesn’t want more than three, and having only one child would still be lacking.

After a lot of mulling and thinking things through, she decided to conceive her own child. Going to state of the art fertility clinic where there are many sperm donors, and paying a lot of money to have some control on some aspects of her pregnancy (she wants a daughter, not a son), and it worked.

She had Bela, a tiny heathy baby that filled her days with joy. A couple of years later, when her daughter is already walking and talking, she started feeling that same old itch again.

And once again, she went to the same clinic. Once more, she wanted to have another daughter.

After having Cassandra, Alcina got her hands full. Whereas Bela is mild mannered and did things meticulously, Cassandra was a force of nature. Her second daughter is wild and assertive, never pausing to think twice about getting herself in all sorts of trouble.

It was a few months of Cassandra starting preschool that Alcina felt that void again. Her wildcard of a daughter is getting tamed somewhat— school is helping her adjust and follow rules. Somehow, Cassandra’s very capable teacher is making big progress directing her daughter’s destructive energy into more productive things, like art and dance.

She knew that she shouldn’t, having two daughters is already all that Alcina has wished for, but a voice kept nagging at her to go for it one more time. Again, she didn’t feel like having a son. Having daughters is very rewarding and she enjoys every moment she spends with her two daughters.

One more isn’t going to hurt. (Only Cassandra’s pride would take a hit as she won’t be the baby of the family anymore) but it isn’t something that she will get over in due time.

And that’s how Alcina got pregnant for the third time. She knew deep down that this is the last time she tries it. Her every cell knew that having three daughters is what she’s meant to do.

#headcanon #house dimitrescu #daniela dimitrescu #cassandra dimitrescu #bela dimitrescu #alcina demitriscu #resident evil village #resident evil 8 #re8 #babies #like— Alcina is very maternal and she loves being a mom #in a modern au shed easily get her hands on a sperm donor and just get pregnant on her own which she did #three times #and she did #having her daughters is the best thing to happen to her #she knows that the more she has the bigger the responsibility #she could feel it after Cassandra was born as she was looking after a newborn while she has a toddler to chase around #but tjat didn’t deter her from doing the exact same thing again #Cassandra Troublemaker Dimitrescu was happily wrecking havoc when Alcina decided that it’s time to humble her by promoting her to a #big sister status and oh boy did little Cassie hate it #but she adjusted and became very protective of baby Daniela #this is something that only grew with her #because even as they got older #she still loved to tease dani but god help anyone who does anything to her #Cassandra Dimitrescu is the last thing any person woukd see before they meet their maker #wait this got ranty for no reason #all im trying to say is that Alcina birthed all of her daughters

[threetrenchcoatsinatrenchcoat]

I think Brennan once said he'd never be able to dm sci-fi cause the worldbuilding would be too daunting, but then Starstruck was excepted cause his mom already built most of a world. Well now he's back in (very soft) sci-fi, and Elaine Lee is credited with additional worldbuilding!

#do what scares you and don't do it alone #i believe in traditional maternal responsibilities like teaching kids to propitiate demons and co-authoring new media science fiction world #mentopolis #d20

[wyrm-with-a-why]

Fucking sobbing I’m gonna miss my french teacher so much I cannot dealllll

#I literally love her and now she’s leaving #she’s going on maternity leave #screaming and crying #I miss her #she’s like mother to me #and now she’s an actual mother #emotional ass bitch right here #her response replacement is also the devil btw #not transformers #tarncore

[wannab-urs]

The fact that pedro came up with Joel’s line about waking up and knowing he’s lost something in the whole “i’m failing in my sleep” speech… that is heartbreaking.

There’s a specific kind of trauma when you lose someone and you think maybe you could have done something to stop it or you could have at least been there. The guilt and pain that probably doesnt ever go away even though you know logically you did nothing wrong.

I think he was talking about his mom in that scene, or at least drawing on that feeling and it makes me so sad for him.

#It makes me want to run my fingers through his curls and tell him everything is going to be okay #i have this thing where men with trauma trigger some sort of maternal response in me that literally nothing else can #he has wonderful friends so i’m sure he’s getting plenty of comfort #but he’s also mentioned he avoids relationships because of the fear of losing those relationships #i want to fix him bc of my own personal trauma and i think that’s where my recent obsession came from #bc his roles are mostly men who are also kind of damsels in emotional distress #AHHHHHHHHHHH #pedro pascal

[ghost-proofbaby]

one of my favorite things to consider about a character is what their love language is so i’m curious as to what you think willow and eddie’s are,,

oh my goooosh i love this question!!!

eddie's is 100% physical touch, but also more subtly, words of affirmation! he's insecure, as we've seen, so i think it's really important how willow is constantly reminding him that he is in fact important to her, and it's also why her not responding to his love confession caused such issues between them. i also think of him as very touch starved. wayne isn't around much, and his friends? well, they're boys in the 80s. they definitely weren't going around and touching each other 24/7. i like to think that's why even though they were always extremely touchy and far too flirty, willow and eddie could still excuse their actions and brush it off with "no we're just friends". like, in their minds, they're just happy to have someone to be affectionate with, ya know?

willow's are quality time/acts of service. as we saw, any time she has a crush, she'll do anything to find an excuse to be around them. with steve, she'd loiter at scoops. with eddie, she'd just constantly hang out with him lol. as for acts of service, i've tried to make it an underlying issue that she always thinks she has to have something to offer for others (if you all remember correctly, she refused to approach eddie with the deal until she had something to offer him in exchange worth his time...). she spent her entire life in her brother's shadow, and feeling like she had to make it up to her parents after his death, so now she thinks the only way to keep people around is to do things for them that prove her useful.

i definitely went on too long of a ramble with these but i have such big thoughts on love languages and how easily i made these two pick up on the others to make it all work out for them in the end haha

#thank u ily so much #asks #shire #eddie also didn't hear many praises from a maternal or paternal figure growing up because of his parents #wayne tries but ya know #it's hard to undo damage done #they are both conglomerates of their sad pasts and trauma responses i suppose

[furby-organist]

Bluetooth pregnancy transfer??

> "Speaking of v/AITA--"

> "Bluetooth pregnancy transfer !"

[Looks like the original Reddit post was deleted so here’s the backup.]

#// *looks back in my blog* *sees alexa hit his qp up with 'hey girl can I bluetooth a baby up in you' with NO CONTEXT* #*sees that his arocrush alt was high as fuck on painkillers and had like. the funniest responses to this story.* #'why shouldn't she get a maternity test. it's equality.' -astor high as fuck #ahhhhh I had forgotten how chaotic that story was. incredible. #muse quiz #operator operator don't call me I'll call you later (call in) #anonymous

[azusawrites]

Professor Corvine – she’d only learned the name when the Headmaster, catching sight of them coming out of the Dark Mirror dishevelled and pale, let out a surprised shout, scrambling to greet the woman in the lead very hastily and somewhat apprehensively – had not been what she expected a mysterious figure hanging around old caves to look like at all. What they were supposed to look like, she wasn’t certain, but she knew that they were not supposed to be this short, dressed in plaid and long skirts and elegant shoes, stepping over the threshold as if she was floating rather than walking and with pointed ears and little fangs, which only became visible when she opened her mouth to shout instructions at them in a mix of what passed for a common language among Twisted Wonderland and a dialect she had a hard time figuring out the exact origin of.

wip: mirror marchen

fandom: twisted wonderland

wc: 1160

next chapter sneak peek

#azusaprogress #twisted wonderland #mirror marchen #wake up babe new waifu just dropped #corvine literally out there being the one responsible adult in kore's life atm #and their first meeting is her getting mad at the four idiots for running off without telling anybody and almost dying #crowley himself also just being: oh shit better stay out of her way #but it's too late #he's been spotted #and he will get a lecture for not looking after the teens of his school properly lol #woman's maternal instincts are very sharp lol

[officialqueer]

Pathetic boyfriend you say? 🥺🥺🥺

Yeah, that's the good stuff.

#repent your sins #Anonymous #Throwback to that time I talked abt it on here and got a few great responses #That like really helped me understand my attraction to sad men #And then just one that said #Sounds maternal love u bestie #And to this day it still makes me laugh

[alextwdgf01]

Where is Maternoty falls chapter 10

Currently in the works, my friend. Right along with the 3rd chapter of the Omegaverse au.

#Alextwdgf01 #ask #my reply #my response #Maternity Falls #Omegaverse

[waugh-bao]

That ‘tasteful nude at end of pregnancy’ pic (great description btw)…do you know about when or what photo shoot that was from? I find Charlie to be insanely hot in the photo with that hair and stubble and would like to see more if possible. 😍

Haha, thanks.

I don't know who the photographer was, but it was done in 1986 as a promo picture for the album Dirty Work.

You can see it in the US and Japanese advertising for the time:

There is, as far as I'm aware, only one other picture that was officially released from that session. It's in color and has Charlie looking up.

The album never toured, and things were going badly all around in the mid-80s, so there's relatively little promo material and photos of the band together in that period.

#at this point I think they just accidentally hired a maternity shoot photographer #and ran with it b/c no one felt like spending time to look for someone else #which is how mick and Charlie ended up looking like they were welcoming their first baby #instead of a not very good album #ask response #anonymous #dirty work #the rolling stones #charlie watts #keith richards #mick jagger #ronnie wood #bill wyman #middle aged married band

[mxalmighty]

Join the Mikey Well. We got cookies.

#you ever start a response and half way through hate it #only to end up laughing by the end bc its so bad its good #this was my process editing this meme just for you anon #i considered pulling out the tablet just for this but tbh effort? #not pictured; my maternal love for 12 and 03 mikey protect them #reblog #technically turtleposting but we're gonna sep this one #michealangelo my beloved #4 for4 lesgo

[measureyourlifeincake]

i know people make these kinds of posts with fictional characters a lot but like. hank green truly is one of The Most Guys Ever. like. he's one of the earliest youtubers who is still on there. he's a 43-year-old tiktok star. he's a science educator. he got cancer and his response was to make a tier list of the press's coverage of his cancer announcement. the president of the united states sent him a message of support and he told the president that he was pissing out the cancer. years earlier he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and his response was to write a polka song about it. he created vidcon. he's the ceo of a company that produces a shitton of educational series (well, not acting ceo at the moment due to the aforementioned cancer). his guitar says "this machine pwns n00bs" on it. he invented 2D glasses. one of his earliest videos to get popular was about animal sex. between him and his brother, he was known as "the science one" (or "the music one") while his brother was "the writer one," and then he wrote two new york times bestselling novels. his most controversial opinion is that butt is legs. he's done so many things that there is a website dedicated to counting the number of days since he started a new thing. he and his brother use their internet following to (among other things) fight maternal/infant mortality in sierra leone. he has a baked bean furby. hes even bisexual

#i could go on #hank green #the green brothers #vlogbrothers #nerdfighters #nerdfighteria

[tacticalprincess]

könig putting his entire body weight on you to ground himself when he’s overstimulated. he’s like your own boyfriend shaped weighted blanket, only it soothes his nerves more than yours. wether he’s coming home from snapping spines in half or just socializing a little too much for his taste, he’s laying on top of you, using your tits— or tummy, he isn’t picky— as a pillow and squishing you fully into the bed, absorbing your body heat like a gecko. :( he’ll whimper if you stroke his hair, loving the feeling of your kitten nails scratching against his scalp. he might even have you pat his back and shush him if he’s feeling extra anxious. humming subconsciously from deep in his chest as a self soothing mechanism and response to the comfort you give him. maternal instincts go crazy…. he might be a 6’10 killing machine but he’s still your baby :(

#i want to nurse him and let him call me mommy #woahhh who said that #konig x reader #konig call of duty #konig cod #konig x y/n #könig x you #könig x reader #könig smut #könig cod #call of duty x you #call of duty x reader #cod x reader #cod #call of duty