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werenotacoupleyesyouare · 4 years

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So I was meaning to post updates for my Farseer Trilogy liveblogging because y’all seemed to really like the last one but one thing lead to another and I finished the book before I could even pick up my phone. SO- here are my thoughts at the end of book 1! (Contains spoilers)

- I’ll try to go chronologically so bear w me

- Look I love chade okay? He’s funny and mysterious but how on EARTH does the whole court think it a good idea to have a child deal with their political issues eye-

- like “oh, boggers! We have found a breach in our enemy’s defence after a war of interests that has lasted decades! Now we only need to gruesomely murder this well known politician, but whoever could be up to the task? Ah yes, this eleven year old warrior cats enthusiast will do”

- Yes I will refer to the Wit only as being a warrior cats stannie bc y’all know that if he was in the real world Fitz would have absolutely lost his mind over that saga. No I will not be accepting criticism.

- I LOVED CHADE’S RICHSONA lady time was funky

- every chapter I read I grow more worried about Fitz’s self preservation skills. He wakes up for the second time during the night, he is told to immediately go check on the royal he is serving because she’s sick, only to find out she’s just Chade in a ballgown, who tells him “there’s no time to explain, now follow me to check out this very dangerous hostage situation 2 days of travel from here” and he’s just like “ok sure” BABY!! NO??

- Forging is gonna throwin a nice angst trope eventually, I’m here for it

- my wlw heart is torn between Molly and Lady Patience... good thing I have two hands!

- Fitz please,,,,, Chade asks him “wait, does the Fool talk to you??” And Fitz is like “oh yeah :) I like when he hangs with me! He barges in, insults me and then tells me my clothes are ugly :)” BABY THAT’S CALLED BULLYING

- okay I know y’all have been waiting for this one so here it comes: FOOL RANT! I don’t know who this funky mean child is but I would do ANYTHING to keep him safe and happy. (And this time I’m not worried he’s gonna die bc there are like another 3 trilogies w his name on the title, so at least I don’t have to worry for a while) he speaks in riddles!!! I love that!! Also he tries to keep Fitz safe so we like him (more to come abt the fool, I ain’t done yet)

- MOLLY AND FITZ ARE SO FUCKING FUNNY SOMEHOW THEY BOTH MANAGED TO BE THE USELESS LESBIAN STEREOTYPE WHEN IT COMES TO FLIRTING I WAS LOOSING MY MIND LAUGHING

- like “Molly!! You deserve to be with someone who wouldn’t treat you like a piece of jewelry! You’re smart, brave and talented, not to mention beautiful, you need someone who could understand you!!” “Oh really?? Like who?” “Oh idk lol” KIDS I-

- also idk who this Jade is but I have a feeling he’s like a relative of Molly and Fitz is just being dramatic

- as you may know I’m listening to the audiobook, and I misheard Pocked Man as Pot Man, which lead to this very funny exchange:

Fitz: are you really... the Pot Man? 🥺

Chade 420-blaze-it Fallstar: not the one you’re thinking of

- I love how almost all of the characters are stoners, I feel like it’s something all fantasy sagas should consider implementing lol

- GUYS! are Lady Patience and Lacey,,, you know,,, 👀

- Lacey 🤝 Burrich: in love with one part of the royal couple while being their man/woman

- OKAY NOW BURRICH. I LOVE THIS MAN GUYS. HE IS A DECENT DAD AND HE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT FITZ IT MAKES MY HEART SWELL. But MAN what bitch with the Wit hurt him like damn

- aside point, Burrich has the Wit right? He was made to feel ashamed about it but he’s another warrior cats enthusiast

- also probs not intended but the Wit especially now feels like a metaphor and my queer ass was PROJECTING I was HURT when Burrich didn’t accept Fitz bc of it

- GALEN FARSEER? STUPID IDIOT MOTHERFUCKING GALEN FARSEER GODDAMN FOOL SKILL TEACHING CHILD ABUSING RAT OLD BASTARD SHITHEAD IDIOT BASTARD SON OF SHREWD. BIGGEST CLOWN IN THE CIRCUS LAUGHED OUT OF TOWN COWBOY MOTHERFUCKING GALEN FARSEER-

- okay no really this man is an absolute asshole how can he abuse those kids like that? Fitz almost killed himself damn like imagine being 60-smth and feeling threatened by a fucking 11 year old like get a life bastard boy

- also about that part I loved the Fitz Protection Squad™️

Fitz, at his worst, contemplating s*icide, convinced he isn’t worth shit:

Smithy, The Fool and Burrich: okay! It’s time for murder.

And they did! Well almost but verity finished the job anyway

- how sweet is the fool actually tho?? On the outside he is a bit mean, but then his room is covered in flowers, handmade dolls and swirls of colors. He avoids everyone, lives in the most remote part of the castle but as soon as he makes one friend he absolutely melts and tries his best to protect him. He acts so smug and uncaring but then gets scared when his friend avoids him, and starts going on about how he Doesn’t Actually Care About Him, The Court Just Needs Him, like sure baby. All I’m saying is please protect this kid he deserves the world.

- Verity is my only king, his wife is a kickass cool lady and I can already tell they’re gonna Fuck Shit Up together and I love it.

- yes that whole arc??? Incredible. I kept yelling at Fitz because GODDAMNIT but he did his best, he is only 14 after all (HOW DO THEY THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO GIVE HIM SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES AAAAA)

- lol tho I loved how the Fool was like “yeah so Fitz maybe don’t eat everything they give you ‘cause I’m pretty sure they want to poison you” and then Kettricken is like “hey do you want to try these weird leaves I got from my sketchy garden?” and Fitz is like “oh boy would I”

- earring! Chivalry’s earring! We like that

- Yay so Nosy was alive! Cool again I don’t usually get emotional over dogs jfhdhufjdj I’m sorry I’m a disgrace (I’m confident this will change but for now eh)

- something that will positively destroy me is when Burrich will die eventually (and I know it happens cuz my dad SPOILED it for me) I don’t think I’ll be able to stand that

-okay so yes in general this book has completely made me fall in love and I’m definetly in for the whole saga lol. I was thinking of reading the three Fitz trilogies first and then go back and read the dragons and the other one

- I’ll probably make 2+ posts like this every book, so you can find them on the “#greta reads” in my acc :) anyways tagging a few people who enjoyed the last one @wellamarke @violetiris-ak @wolfofmars thank youuu

#Farseer trilogy #assassin’s apprentice #greta reads #fitzchivalry farseer #Fitz farseer #realm of the elderlings #the farseer trilogy #royal assassin #RotE #Robin Hobb

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synthmusic91 · 3 years

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thoughts? kjfhlkjdfh asking bc i rb'd the original post from u a bit ago because i agreed w/ original poster but i just saw this rb of it and wanted to know what u thought. ciaran(.)tumblr(.)com /post/652413157345820673/there-is-a-genre-of-posts-thats-obsessed-with-the

well first of all i hope this isn't a bait ask. this reply really doesn't deserve the time and effort i put into refuting it, but there was a point in time when i was emotionally confused by these..."arguments", so whoever u are, anon, i hope this is helpful. i also recommend some distance - literally, "go outside and touch grass", which is a lot more difficult than it sounds, but it needs to be done. anyway, here's my "analysis":

for context, here's what the post in question said:

and the tags:

at a high level, we can see that what ciaran is saying doesn't really respond to what OP was talking about. for this reason, i'm not going to bring in much of what OP said, because it's uncontested in this context, and look at ciaran's reply. i'll try to break this up...

EDIT: i had a long-ass response here, but then i realized it was dumb because the source material is dumb. i cut out most of it, but here are the highlights.

"there is a genre of posts that’s obsessed with the notion that fandom is something much larger, more prevalent, and more able to affect the way media is processed and consumed, than it actually is in reality."

so, as we can all see on tiktok and, indeed, on the electronic lore olympus billboard that takes up a side of a literal skyscraper, fandom is no longer the niche thing that "fandom olds" make it out to be. also, we can't ignore how many (white) fandom players go on and work in the industry (cassandra clare, whoever wrote 50 shades, man idk much of anything so there's probably many more). so this comment is sort of myopic. and since this is what characterizes the rest of the reply, well...it's not great.

also don't look up lore olympus; it's basically a dd/////lg fanfic that happens to be one of the most popular series on the line webtoon app, which is rated for teens...and for $1 to the creator's patreon, you can view not sfw p*dophilic art, so. also obviously i didnt do that; there was a video essay about this. i can't find it though

"ironically but understandably, these posts are made by people who are so terminally fandom-poisoned that they ascribe phenomenal power to it, and think of it as some great evil that must be defeated (by making posts on tumblr, which is obviously a very influential thing to do)"

"fandom-poisoned" is such a nebulous term, especially since it appears to mean "has had some really significant, (in this context) bad experiences with fandom." this is, first of all, a huge assumption to make about a stranger, and second, not the own they think it is. i'm just going to link this post, and hopefully you can see how it relates.

anyway, the "making posts on tumblr is meaningless" is um...interesting, seeing as off the top of my head i can think of two very influential tumblr blogs that talk about really important issues, Gradient Lair and Red Light Politics. I don't know as much about Red Light Politics, but Gradient Lair is frequently cited by academics (not getting into academia nonsense now but... -_-). also, they sound more pissed that the original post did gain traction, but whatever. this paragraph doesn't really make sense, but nothing here does, because i wasn't given much to work with.

"...and then because these people have basically no imagination and unfailingly pick on others for their own faults, they project their own experiences on everyone they perceive as being more ‘in fandom’ than them,"

jesus christ. i'm going not say anything about the tone of this because i put too much effort into this for some rando to call me a cyberbully.

i think what they're thinking about is how there appear to be some "fandom critical" people who try to, holistically, "ruin everyone's good time" by "stirring up drama" about popular fandom artists/writers/whoever else idk. oftentimes these people will also make jokes about fandom whatever, seemingly picking on random people's interests.

however, if you look at the long history of fandom racism, fandom's normalization of p*dophilia, and even general fandom harassment, and then you look at fandom's visceral, unwarranted reaction to criticism regarding these things, you can quickly see that disillusionment towards fandom is entirely reasonable. as for the joking, well...this an oversimplification but not everyone needs to like what you like. it sounds like they just need to get over themself.

and go “You, a 27 year old queer blogger who is into [tv show/anime/movie] an embarrassing amount, are now going to be the face of Capitalism” with no self-reflection or critical thought given to how fucking cringe it is-"

so, i'm regretting putting so much effort into this because this is so fucking long and i have to analyze this nonsense...it feels like i'm back in my feminist thought class. nightmarish. but anyway, this seems to deal with- [CUT FOR LENGTH. nothing important was missed].

EDIT 2: actually here's a summary of what I had. it deserves better than to be a response to this nonsense, but first it detailed how this took 1. the op's post and 2. a comment that we don't even know if op agreed with and misinterpreted that, and threw quite a fit about this- and i hate to say this because this term is misused so often by redditors, but- strawman.

I then went on to discuss how, for example, PoC can uphold systems of white supremacy. while obviously no person of color is going to be the "face" of white supremacy, the discussion still needs to be had, especially within that group. similarly, while fandom constituents may not be the face of capitalism, there needs to be a discussion, within fandom, on how they support and are defined by capitalist (and other) systems.

it was really too good of a point to be making for this trash reply. I could go say more, but I'm still trying to stay on topic, unlike ciaran.

"to act like random people on the internet, end users with no influence over corporate decisions, are the ones personally responsible for the fact that late-stage capitalism has destroyed popular art and culture in an increasingly sordid attempt to make money."

we've been over the "no influence" bit - because in fact fans do have influence, especially since media creators are literally fans, etc etc. i'm tired of people acting like they have no power and using that as an excuse to support and perpetuate harmful, easily avoidable behavior.

also, to act like the nebulous system of late-stage capitalism is the only cause of bad media is ludicrous. first of all, someone has to make these so-called "corporate decisions", and the people making artistic decisions are, again, overwhelmingly members of "fandom." this comment is really trying to keep marvel trash and lore olympus-esque nonsense in the same atomic, indivisible category lest someone catches a whiff of nuance.

"the above post is a great example of this phenomenon because op admits freely that they only think fandom is destroying media because they have been spending more time in fandom and thus have an over-inflated sense of its importance in greater culture. posting your own Ls indeed."

i'm so tired. this person literally has 120 works on ao3 like...who is spending more time in fandom.

and the tags:

#i assure you that fandom has no bearing on my actual real life #and if it does on yours. then that is your problem #it's also a very funny problem to

now this is just egregiously tone deaf. you do not need to do more than a cursory google search to find a bottomless well of examples of fandom harassment, threats, doxxing, and violence, much of which is racially motivated. you can see why it would be bad to make fun of this.

also the way that “fandom has no bearing on their actual real life“...120 fanfics on ao3. 120.

conclusion:

the reply clearly misinterprets of op's point, and as such, does not refute it. they responded to another issue altogether, which is that of the sanctity of their ~coping mechanism~ or whatever it is. their argument in this respect was, in my opinion, delusional and pathetic, especially given that they wrote it on someone else's unrelated post.

FINAL NOTE: i cut out lots of this because the reply went in so many different directions, so some stuff might not make sense. let me know if you have any questions.

#answered #anonymous #fandom #long post #q slur #s

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ssfghfrrggf · 3 years

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talk to me more about your tag saying something is up w Casey more than just Brett. bc I’ve got Casey as 100% having ptsd and probably depression/anxiety symptoms for like his entire life and I would love for his reaction to the whole sylvie situation not be him just being dumb but maybe having some sort of trauma/depression episode. And I honestly think that would be more in character of him than just fully not having the emotional intelligence to “fight” for sylvie. We’ve seen him outline what he wants in a relationship several times both to Gabby and Hallie and those relationships had their issues but I don’t think you can point to either of them and say Matt had it easy, that he didn’t have to chase or make a move. And to the note of trauma and relationships I think there’s plenty to unpack about dawsey that maybe borders the realm of more than just toxic but even if you don’t go there I think it’s pretty easy to see Matt’s reaction to sylvie bringing up gabby so suddenly as much more than having residual feelings. —literally don’t even bother reading that it just felt to get out lmao

Im kidding 😂 i got time and i have yet to write a Casey essay, so this is long over due, and i'll probably go off on some unrelated tangents.

First and foremost i'll explain what i meant by "there's more up with Matt than just whats going on with Brett." For the most part I can't really put my finger on it. I said this to my wife earlier: it's like the writers are dropping bread crumbs that something's wrong and I'm picking up on them dropping the crumbs but i can't find or place the actual crumbs? And i think that him having depression/anxiety/ptsd isn't really a stretch to say. He definitely has a very down feeling to him and he just seems off to me. He seems like he's feeling old and tired? When he was talking to Gallo at the end of last night's episode he just seemed heavy? Like the way he was talking and acting just made me feel heavy. I think maybe the job is starting to weigh on him more, and i think what Gallo did reminded him of or brought those feelings to the surface. He's lost three firefighters under his command, four if you count Jimmy. Losing any firefighter is detrimental hit, but when they're under your command and you're responsible for them it's that much worse. I think those losses (Andy, What's her name (that one girl candidate who's name i cant remember to save my life), Jimmy (in a way), and Otis) are really weighing on him and Gallo doing what he did made it worse because he's scared Gallo is going to get added to the list. That may be the root of the off feeling i got from him, but it seems like there's more. Idk. It's really hard to explain.

I think what Matt is doing with Brett i think both makes sense for him as a character and i think him giving her space isn't him being emotionally stunted or even being an idiot. I think it's respectful and the right thing to do. Sometimes when people say they need space THEY NEED SPACE and NOT for the person they want space from to keep pressuring them into being together!!! Like yes Matt needs to tell her how he feels, but i don't think he needs to do it right now. They both need to get their ducks in a row before they can be together and be together successfully. And think him not chasing down what he wants and not disregarding the needs and wants that Brett expressed to him actually shows a good bit of emotional maturity and I will die on that hill! The way he's handling himself over it probably isn't the best or healthiest, but the over all decision not to put pressure on Brett and quote not from you "go get his woman" is right.

I honestly find it refreshing. So many times in shows we get the guy who has been turned down being all like "oh, she doesn't know what she wants. But i know what she wants (it's me) so i'm gonna go get her!" So it's nice that we have him respecting what she wants and not trying to push that what he wants is also what's best for her. I'm beating this dead horse to death and i'm sorry but you gave me the perfect opportunity to word vomit all my pent up Matt feelings

On to the next point about this being very in tune with Matt's character. For a long time Matt has thrown himself into things and really shot for what he wanted and it hasn't really worked out for him. Hallie for example: they broke up because she didn't want kids. They got back together then Matt pushed for kids again and they broke up again. Then they got back together and he probably would've ended up pushing for kids again if she hadn't gotten killed. Now the same thing didn't happen with Gabby. And honestly i'm not really gonna go into that one because i don't feel like dealing with a bunch of angry Dawsey shippers, but i'll say this much: that relationship also ended with a lot of heart break for Matt. Like the guy has just had a really stinkin shitty time with serious relationships, and i honestly think it has him just a little bit traumatized. AND CAN WE REALLY BLAME HIM??? It is literally human nature like deep primal instinct to avoid things that hurt us. The stove is hot. You touch the hot stove. The hot stove burns you. You go YIKES! that hurt! Im not gonna touch the hot stove again! I think a similar thing has kind of happened with Matt. He's been hurt by all of his major relationships, and hurt pretty dang bad at that. For him serious relationships have become like a hot stove, and his answer to Brett's question about Gabby was him metaphorically avoiding touching the hot stove. He did a bit of self sabotage because he didn't want to get hurt again and you know fucking what? That's fucking understandable! And okay! Like fucking me too buddy!

Now ironically and honestly sadly he still ended up hurting himself in the process of trying to avoid opening himself up to potential hurt. We know he wants love and family, and it's what he deserves but he's had such a shitty time trying to get that, that i think its going to take a lot of time for him to open himself back up to trying. He also knows that if he were to start something with Sylvie it wouldn't be a fling. They have such a deep personal friendship that there's no way it could be. And he doesn't want it to be either and he doesn't want to be hurt again. So he's taking his time- he was buying himself time with that line about Gabby.

Looping back to the "Matt did the right thing in giving Sylvie space" dead horse. I think Matt has an understanding with Sylvie and what she's been through. She's also had a pretty crappy run with relationships. She's been engaged twice and hurt ample times. I think he gets that so he doesn't want to move in too soon and hurt her. I think her planting that kiss on him when he went to check on her took him by surprise then he got caught up in it. Then she asked him about Gabby and it got real and he panicked.

That was kind of all over the place and im sorry! But i had to let that all out! I also hope it made sense and hope it answered your question at least a little! I feel like i got kind of off topic there 😅

#chicago fire #matt casey #the 'what's eating matthew casey' discussion

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sullustangin · 3 years

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OSHA Violation collection

An anon tagged me in the NSFW alphabet collection with the letters EVA, and I feel the obligation to do THERON (in order to complete the main ship in my series). It’s definitely made me think of my characters differently than I usually do, so it’s a good world-building exercise, though it does leave the side effect of being slightly nervous and self-conscious. If anyone has any other letters, I’ll still take tags for the NSFW Headcanon Game. (A, D, E, H, N, O, R, T, V, and W have already been done).

So for Theron Thursday ....

(Everything is under the cut)

T -- Toys: Eva normally had a guy every weekend, different one every time. Because she was having sex on a regular basis, she never felt the need to own personal toys. If he had something he wanted to use, as long as he cleaned it in front of her before using it, she didn’t mind if it was used on her (or him). Eva never felt boredom or really needed to ‘take care of herself,’ so her motivation to have a vibrator or something was nil.

Theron actually was the one who had more experience with toys going into the relationship. He had sex as an older teen and young adult, but it wasn’t until he was 23 or so before he started to really explore his sexuality. That didn’t include just hooking up with men and women. Theron had toys for solo activities, including prostate stimulation. He never had a relationship where he trusted his partner enough to broach the toy subject or have the kink conversation; he was a government agent with attachment issues, which meant he played it safe and took few risks. Lots of birth and disease control, pretty vanilla activities. Theron also was just happy someone was putting up with him for a night (bit of a self-esteem issue when it came to intimate relationships, I think).

When Eva tried to broach the kink conversation with him, he avoided answering for the good part of a night. It took awhile for him to talk about anything he personally wanted to do with her, including using toys; he was just happy she was there, honestly. She finally got Theron to open up about it, and she even got him a remote device that stimulates his prostate while he has sex with her. (That’s led to the destruction of a few sets of sheets in both their quarters and some REALLY great orgasms.) He’s since started using devices on her, much to her delight.

H--Hair: Theron has never heard of manscaping, seemingly. Even if he did, he has a 5 o’clock shadow by 1200 hours; it’d be a never ending war, and he has better things to do. He did some maintenance when requested by partners in the past, but Eva likes him the way he is.

Eva keeps it neat -- not shaved, but orderly enough. She has been involved in a lot of cons that required costumes of limited fabric and stealth jobs that required tight suits.

E - Experience: Answered that over here

R -- Risk: If you define risk as “risk of disease or pregnancy,” both of them are not risk-inclined; neither of them have a breeding fetish, and they’re both happy to be only dealing with one partner at a time. If you mean experimentation, oh hell yeah, they do (almost) anything once. (See “N-- No” below for risks they won’t take with each other.)

O -- Oral: Eva is fine with giving blowjobs, as long as it’s reciprocated; her hookups had the general rule of “she comes first,” which was a great screening process (that and the “condoms required” policy; Eva has had a positive sex life as a result). She does enjoy receiving oral sex, but if it’s not good, she’ll get the guy to switch to fingering, which has less of a learning curve.

Theron’s favorite sexual activity is to give oral sex. It’s a lot harder to fake an orgasm with oral; he likes the raw honesty and vulnerability of his partner, male or female. He’ll also admit there’s a little bit of a control kink there that he enjoys: he controls the other person and their pleasure, even if he’s in a ‘submissive’ position. Theron has had hands-free orgasms when giving people oral sex; he just comes when they do, without any other stimulation. He gets off because they got off. The first time it happened, he was with his first male partner, so that quickly answered the question whether or not he was bisexual.

Together: Theron tends to have to be in a certain mood to want a blowjob, because he’s pretty vulnerable and sweet and open thereafter -- no guards are up. He’s blissed out afterwards. Eva makes it happen more often than it did for him previously, and she’s really good about taking care of him while he’s in that state. He’ll still turn her down though if he doesn’t feel right (sometimes to her disappointment). Theron’s the best Eva’s ever had in the oral sex department, and because he does get turned on by giving it, it’s part of typical foreplay for both of them.

N -- NO: Theron doesn’t like roleplay. He doesn’t like pain play. He doesn’t like anything that would result in physical harm beyond a hickey. He doesn’t like anything that remotely resembles something he might have done in his SIS career, so he doesn’t even want to tie Eva up. When he did it for the job, it wasn’t a sex thing, but he doesn’t want that aspect of his career to have any crossover with his sex life. It bothers him if he bruises her by accident. Theron brutalized and killed -- and still brutalizes and kills -- people if it’s required for an op. He doesn’t want that anywhere near someone he loves intimately, even if it’s just pretend. He also doesn’t want similar behavior performed on him; there are more than a few scars on his back and chest from people trying to extract information from him

Eva has to have a closed relationship- no polyamory, no threesomes. She might have tolerated it in the past, but things changed after the whole Darmas situation. She thought she had someone that she didn’t have to share with the galaxy; one-night stands, she knew that the next night, they probably had someone in her place. She didn’t realize until way later that Darmas treated her the same way. That didn’t stop her from enjoying sex, but now it had to be on a one-to-one basis. She did have threesomes with guys in the past (she’s never been interested in girls whatsoever, so it had always been with two guys), but she found that ‘sharing’ made her insecure and jealous. That didn’t make sex fun anymore, and those issues never left her.

Neither of their NOs are problems for the other person.

#swtor #swtor fan fiction #theron shan #theron shan x smuggler #oc: eva corolastor #theron thursday #unsure if reader should be thankful or cringeful #osha violation #eva corolastor

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og-danny-dorito · 4 years

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Hancock SFW Headcanons To Satiate My Undying Thirst for This Raisin

this is dedicated to all of my 12 year old monster/humanoid obsessions, and to the ones which may follow such as this mans, John Hancock, the mayor of Goodneighbor. because I'll be damned if I see a ghoul and don't become immediately attracted to them. also these weren't requested, but @thatwolfnamednyla seemed interested so i'll tag them (i can remove the tag too if you want me to, just let me know).

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S F W :

- ok so, I’m gonna start off with physical headcanons because it’s easier for me to base everything off of that

- since most of the heights in the game are the same and they don’t really give any actual canon heights for them, I’d say that he’s about 5”5 because I love the imagine of a short man with a knife. like-

- yeah he’s definitely powerful and strong willed and mental the opposite of a short baby man, but like can you just imagine some dude walking up to you and having to look up at you because he’s small? Especially a high af ghoul man small boy? an artistic virtue

- that, and he’s generally the most crackhead out of all the companions

- like he’s the guy to go to if you’re itching to bust out some chems and go shoot at random shit in the middle of the night cause he’s just that kinda dude

- he lives for the thrill of things, and so obviously someone equally as crackhead as he is would fit him perfectly, but for the sake of actual relationship building I’d say that he’s better fit with a rational crackhead

- like yeah, going out and getting yourself fucked up is great, but like not to the point of getting yourself so fucked up beyond repair, yknow? someone who takes a second and a half to think his crazy ass ideas through and THEN do it with him is the best person for the job as his metaphorical babysitter

- and he really likes to be taken care of because he’s a sucker for that shit. I would say that he has a daddy/mommy kink but like these aren’t nsfw and so I’m not gonna bust out that nasty shit just yet

- that said, being his partner doesn’t have very specific guidelines. being pansexual AND polyamorous allows him to love freely as he was genetically destined to anyway

- seriously, he’s attracted to you if you say something nice to him and show a little bit of interest that’s just how it is. he doesnt really think of appearances unless he's only out for dick

- he doesn’t really have a specific type either??? but he finds timid and nervous people so fucking cute. like,,, if you keep apologizing because of small things he’ll ruffle your hair and start calling you ‘kid’ and ‘sweetie’ cause honestly it’s just so sweet to see you get all nervous and shy

- it literally makes him want to fistfight someone in an abandoned parking lot for you and he can't help his protectionist ways

- like he likes to be taken care of yeah, but he ends up setting y’all in the ‘give some get some’ scenario where it’s more of a partnership

- jokingly calls you ‘smoothskin’ even if your skin isn’t smooth like you’re scarred or something. it cracks him up because he does it in a smoker voice too but he already sounds like a smoker so he ends up coughing a little bit after in between laughs

- biggest goofball on the planet

- will literally play pranks on you because he finds it funny, like using makeshift pre-war whoopee cushion and shit like that. will also 100% love it if you prank him back. he doesn’t take much seriously and so any form of mild joking makes him genuinely happy

- if you’re inclined to more permanent relationships however, this could become an issue. not the whole whoopee cushion thing the seriousness thing

- just because he does sleep with other people and lowkey tell you all the time about how “That raider was packin, and I don’t mean to be a whore but honestly like if he wanted some he could get some.”, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you. it’s just that it’s normal for him to be attracted to other people at the same time. it can be more than one person at once, which can sometimes be a problem if more traditional people not cool with it

- confronting him about it either to confirm it negatively or positively depends on your preference. he didn’t really think of this as permanent in the first place, more of a friends with benefits situation where you also benefit each other with extreme emotional support, and so you wanting to make it serious will trigger his fear of commitment

- therefore, if you’re not okay with it he may have a hard time adapting, but if he’s really grown on you then he can try to be better about it. he won’t make the one he loves uncomfortable without their permission, but he’ll try his best to explain it (the best that he can doesn't necessarily that he’ll do it well though)

- if you’re alright with it then he will most likely bring up the topic of either threesomes/poly-somes and/or adding someone else to your romantic stuff or something like that if either of areyou is interested. communication is key in this sort of thing, and so he’ll almost always go to you before like trying to initiate anything with someone after talking with them and you about the situation

- oh did I mention fear of commitment? Cause I’m about to get real angsty

- MAN does he have an issue with it. not only that, but the reason he doesn’t really view this thing as permanent is because he’s fairly certain he’ll outlive you. he's terrified of loosing you one day and then not knowing what the he'll to do with himself for the rest of his life. he’s scared of being tied down it totally goes against his whole thing of freedom, and since he’s already conflicted about anarchy and order he literally avoids thinking about settling down with anyone or anything

- he’s holding onto a past that brought him joy then, but could ruin him now. and the best way to deal with that is to try to get through it as best as you can and leave the past behind, but he still finds himself reminiscing about things that could’ve happened

- it keeps him up sometimes, thinking about it. he’ll lay flat on his back in bed, staring at the ceiling for hours at a time just... thinking. and only when he’s lightly pressed about it will he say something, and even then it seems more like he’s struggling to find the words. It’s weird how he can talk to goodneighbor’s citizens like it’s nothing, but talking about himself gets him all choked up

- he would very much like it if you just like, kissed his face or hold his hand sometimes. to him it speaks more than a thousand words, and if he’s really having a hard time it means everything for you to be there for him

- that, and with the fact that you’re his best friend means that you’re his ride or die partner in crime

- just sitting around and doing chems with you and getting all philosophical or doing dumb shit is pretty much all he needs to be satisfied with you, and he really likes hearing you talk about pre-war society

- whether your views are negative or positive, he likes hearing about the way things used to work. he likes your stories about how you grew up and how you came to be who you are today, and a lot of the time he finds himself asking you about something he doesn’t know because you’re technically the ultimate source of knowledge on that stiff by this point

- you’d have to assure him that you didn’t know everything and no, you had no idea what year that random object he found was made, but he likes it anyway. you pique his interest, and just sharing a few mindset traits with you makes him feel much more secure and like you’ve got something that matters to the both of you

- that, and he thinks you’re the coolest motherfucker on the planet

- he’d probably be more attracted to free spirits, those who hold a strong moral code and defend it like it’s their lifeline. obviously he has a wide range of romantic and causal interest guidelines, but that’s the key point there. Someone who stands for what they believe in and protects those around them

- and NOW for my favorite part, miscellaneous headcanons ;

he’s probably the most openly sexual out of all the companions besides Gage, but tbh gage isn't down to walk naked through commonwealth and he is so obviously he’s the most freaky

he’s more himbo oriented, although with this chart done originally by @cockneydio

I can tell you that he’s this 👌 close to being a feral himbo and is probably turned on by danger so you can already tell what kinda bitch he is

he likes to give you his jacket when you’re cold or he just feels like it and it usually smells like cigarettes and gunpowder

thinks that pastel colors and soft clothes are kind of cute on people for some reason

is a sucker for pda, might die if you kiss on his neck or tell him he looks nice that day while you’re in public. Also super into just randomly slapping your ass because he finds it hilarious (slapping his ass in turn earns you a flirty comment and a mildly turned on raisin man)

loves receiving gifts from you and equally as much giving them, which is commonly just cool little things he’s found and thought you would like

makes cheesy pick up lines all the time and you can’t change my mind

would die for pet names, given or received. like yes call him “honey” and “sugar” he will MELT he's just a big nerd

he's kinda self conscious about himself around you, but likes phsycial contact too much to deny himself of it so he's literally always attached to you and/or on top of you if he can help it

- hancock isn’t feral, but he sure does act like it sometimes. what he needs is someone who can balance him out and give him the space when he needs it, and who genuinely cares about he people around them regardless of who or what they are. just being there for him on the bad days means the world to him, and he wouldn’t give what y'all have up for all the caps and chems in the world

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I haven't seen All These Aus so I cant really talk about how respectful they may or may not be but - fandoms using the same ideas/tropes isn't an uncommon thing. Like yes credit if you're pulling the majority of the story/set up (like in this instance where its not something v basic like 'hlvrai but college') but I don't think its necessarily a bad thing. Like will some stuff be unoriginal, yeah, but thats.. kind of the thing that there's always going to be unoriginal fancontent (1/2)

“Like a fandoms content is really self interactive and derivative off of each other. Like I get what you're saying w 'make your own ideas' but this is something that is also happening with other universes/ideas I've seen in the hlvrai fandom. And w every big fandom, especially ones with a young fanbase. Like ik you're saying 'you don't have to stop' but this is also a result of fan community working off of fellow fan ideas. Not everyone is gonna be skilled enough to build much onto the idea (2/2) Which isn't saying that people shouldn't try or whatever. Point is really just this echoe chamber deal happens w every fandom really and especially with hlvrai's young fans its gonna be more often and with less instances that add much. Its hard to avoid that sort of thing though without discouraging a fandom's collaboration and spreading/sharing of ideas which is what results in some amazing building contributions, but also the echo chambers. (3/2) [sorry theres gonna be 1 more, I know] I actually 100% get the frustration and I've tuned out of the tags bc it has turned into that echoe chamber of like ask blogs and some other stuff. But I don't think this is something malicious, its really just... people doing usual fandom stuff of seeing an idea they like and making their own thing with it, and in this instance has led to this, but I don't think it's really deserving of a finger wagging or shaming just bc its not producing great content. (4/2)” ---------- yup, dont disagree with you there; ive seen this kind of thing plenty in other fandom spaces and my intention in sharing my thoughts on the matter was not to shame young artists from deriving inspiration from the work of others, but in this specific instance there's almost an over-saturation of this one idea of which is very articulately crafted by the original writer, quote “protag gets trapped in an old fashioned computer program and interacts with the cast in a 90s webcore environment, cast tries to help protag escape the computer with the eventual help of an outside source partially at fault for the main antagonist - and by extension the protagonist’s plight, in initially helping work on the program, among other things”. this is a very hand wave-y synopsis but u get the idea almost every re-imagining of this au follows that exact formula, tells almost the exact same story with little deviation, and that under normal circumstances would not be a bad thing for most of these swap aus if there werent, like, literally a dozen of them now. i know for absolute certain no one copy of this idea has ever had malicious intention, and it’s definitely not any one particular person’s fault for contributing to any degree, but it does tend to encourage a bit of piggybacking off of the ideas of other people by copying, rather than taking inspiration from a given piece of media and applying it to their own work, which isn’t necessarily a problem with an immediate (or necessary) solution, if there even is a solution to begin with as i’ve said i’m not asking people here to drop everything they’re doing and start working on something different, at this rate the hlvrai fandom is so saturated with hundreds of au ideas that if i were to ask you to name one completely random idea offhand i could probably find at least one art piece or a blog for it by now - and that on it’s own is entirely fine! multiple renditions of a similar concept is fine, so long as it isn’t a premise as hyperspecific as y2k’s, imo i think a good example of “same concept, personal rendition” that’s been relatively harmonious (from what i’ve seen at least) has been the merfolk aus. ive seen at least 3 different fics for that on ao3 all of which i follow and they take the same general ideas (and mer species, oftentimes) and run with it in completely different directions. there are probably tons of other writers and artists for that medium too and i think its fucking great! its really awesome to see peoples individual takes on a concept like that, au wise, and while the core concept is the exact same there’s not too much overlap in environmental premises the issue i take with people doing similar for the likes of y2kvr is that y2kvr in and of itself is a very unique take on the general, webcore “trapped in a computer/game/etc” theme, it has it’s own unqiue premise, nd i feel like people have overall honed in more on said premise and setting rather than the core concept itself, which has churned out a lot of spinoffs of something much more hyperspecific per result. in general i think people have taken sub-aus a bit too far for this specific concept and i wanted to try and maybe discourage anyone else from jumping on the train at this rate without permission, since mothra has pretty clearly expressed a sense of discomfort towards it now regardless of my thoughts and opinions on the matter comparative to others, at the end of the day it’s more important to listen to and respect the wishes of the creator, whether it be asking permission first or holding off entirely from here on out . thank you for the ask(s)!

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kay now i’m just huh bc of that post i reblogged so i’ll just add my two cents on d/a di/scourses and why i want nowhere near in it and feel free to ignore and even more to unfollow if it’s somewhat bad or anything but like,

(also please d/o/n’t re/b/log)

d/a di/scourse ultimately really fucks me up because 1) there’s a lot of it, especially in jokes that strench from far far away, I end up checking every blogs i reblog from bc i don’t want that near me 2) All side tends to have characters they like and dislike and be noisy about it and it’s very hard when down to it you just really love all the characters even when you don’t agree with them bc they’re fictional and i’m interested in the emotional reaction i get from them in game

but on a personal level it also fucks me up bc my mental health had been going bad and stuff are out of my controle, until i discovered D/A and the thing that had really, really helped me recover is that playing D/A asks me to use my skills i’ve learnt mostly to deal with my issues in a way i don’t find disagreeable (most precisely: how to weight what someone is telling you in order to not have it backfire at you) and stimulates my curiosity, passion and creativity in a way i hadn’t felt in forever. It makes me want to connect the dots, it makes me want to be involved, it makes me want to draw, to write again. (I started writting things again after 5 years and it’s so silly how it’s helping me out). Hell I started modding. I did an internship in a video game school on which I was actually pretty good and passionated bc just that had me make more research and understands more easily, so i started handling the logicials quickly for the timespawn and had a lot of cultural and technical knowledge backup just from swooping around trying to learn fun facts (and i would have got into this school easily bc i had a very good file but i lacked the money and my parents fucked it up, so i’m still extremely frustrated at that because I actually had really great chances to be taken in this school) It stimulates me in a way where I can healthily forget for two minutes that my world is crumbling, that for a moment it had me consider different future path, (see again up there), if there’s a path to recovery to be had it started with it.

I’ve known for years this fa/ndom was deemed toxic and I knew of the controversial characters by name before i started the game so i sillily paid more attention to them bc “how bad can they fuck up” only to realize then “oh no i love them” bc i paid attention to them. And i’m in circles where I see more hates than others and sometimes just hear of some hate by hearsay.

I’ve wanted to keep healthy distance as much as possible but once i got in d/a i noticed i already had d/iscourse on my dash from blogs i followed from others things and it was. Huh.

And I was thinking about not letting it get to me, or regularly take breaks, i blocked the d/iscourse tags, then the main tag to avoid it (doesn’t stop some posts to slide through though so that’s not helping), i don’t feel comfortable talking about it, and hey at least i owe to that that i’m less onto this website and i’m grateful at least for that

And it’s unhealthy to be this affected by f/andom stuff, i know that, god do i know that, but i’ve been in fandom for what, 11 years now, I’ve seen some fan wars, i’ve seen and participated in w/anks, but the whole holier-than-thou attitude in really insidious way is damaging, and i can’t recall a time i was this uncomfortable being part of something. (and i was in s/uperw/hol/ock at the fandom’s heigh and in the n/aruto’s fa.ndom when it ended for christ’s sake).

And idk how much is just current fa/ndom bc i know there’s far worse on this damn website, or really this game but this is. very damaging.

Anyway point is that my biggest problem is that i’ve seen some “Hot takes” that had been more damaging for my mental health bc i didn’t even know i could expect them (that’s a fun part of depression no one talks to you about, next i’m gonna tell you again that seeing one more posts about “how siblings are if you don’t see it like that you don’t have a real sibling” and variation sent me in some very bad mental spirals and i’m that close to unfollow anyone that posts those, so hey, that’s fun)

and some of them were 1) “Green!Ha/wke is a manipulator and it is far less sincere than Red or Purple” which really, really fucked me up not because I fancy Green this much but because saying being diplomatical in times stuff are going down is manipulative is super damaging and as someone who is always calculating how to be true to myself while also not triggering a fight around short tempered people, calling it “manipulation” had drove me to major anxiety thinking i was no better than my family, 2) the whole discourse about C/ullen which is the w o rs t bc i get where people come from when they dislike him and they have cause but i see a lot of my reactions to my own trauma and self-destructiong numbing addiction (i mean my self h//arm before anyone think anything) in his storyline in an unflattering way, and it’s something that really drove me to him in a way no other characters did (and i mean it especially bc, in term of experience? I relate to L/eliana more. But in term of reaction on a personal level on oneself? I couldn’t even start without getting uncomfortably personal about how dear C/ullen’s writting is to me. C/ullen’s reaction to trauma is extremely personal on the way also how he takes it on himself and it’s so, so important to me). and this one i kinda expected bc i love others characters that can follow this sort of patern and i know they have tons of w/anks about it but boy it is far less vicious than i’ve seen there (and i know others chara have tons of others d/iscourses but like i said i happen to be following people who will bring this one much more than any others)

Or maybe i’m just far more sensitive than i used to be, but therefore it triggers my fight or flight stuff and since i refuse to involve myself into fight it makes “flight and think about it for hours until it makes you feel terrible for liking it in the first place” so that’s fun.

And I know. I know it’s unhealthy to be this affected on f/andom stuff, and i’m not going to change anyone’s mind, nor do i want to.

Bc in the end those games requires a lot of personal involvement and therefore our sensitivities to shine through, and i refuse to let my view affect others when the emotional journey is far, far more interesting when you take it with your own heart, even if it means i must fundamentally disagree with all of the experience others may feel,

But ye. I know. And i’m trying to work on that, it’s been a year i’m trying to work on that, and as i said earlier, i’m taking breaks from this website every once in a while lately, which is far more healthy anyway, and i think i’ll carry on doing that.

And I still will not posts d/iscoursy stuff of saying “this interpretation of the character is wrong here how you should interpret it” even if i agree bc i’m too tired for it, and anyway i don’t even want to learn what’s the fa/ndom’s opinions on the characters are at this point, i couldn’t care less, I care about how i feel for them and I don’t even want to hear how people discuss it.

(and tbh so i feel for the lore in general too bc i really like the lore of the game, sue me, and as much as i love to dig for details i’m too tired for opinions)

but that last post is the first time i see a post specifically written on the very topic that makes me anxious about C/ullen stuff, i didn’t feel like letting it past, i want to keep it on my blog.

Anyway also if you’ve stuck this far, i’m also going to be far more ready to unfollow stuff that really makes me spiral down now, the last few breaks i took from this website made me feel like i don’t want to deal with it anymore. I’m still anxious about what i post and i doubt i’ll still share a lot about it, bc at this point i don’t even feel like sharing this much either so there’s that,

but therefore if you’ve stuck there you’re also welcomed to unfollow for whatever reason you feel like and especially if you don’t want to deal with my bullshit, bc god knows i don’t want to be dealing with it either. Don’t let things you can controle upset you, that’s not worth it.

Anyway, icha’s out, didn’t want to talk much about personal stuff more but here i am! and i’m taking my leave bye

#ichapersonal #bOY now is time to NEVER talk about this subject ever again nice to have heard of you #slight past s/elfh/arm mention though - nothing big it's just slightly mentioned

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gettothestabbing · 6 years

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Tagged by @shadowfromthestarlight (thanks - nice idea :) ) (X)

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1. What are the pettiest things you do on the internet?

Most of my Internet activity is self-study or passive social media stuff. i guess the pettiest part of that is ignoring people or making snarky comments aloud to myself.

2. Do you watch reality TV?

Only cooking shows, and generally just the Gordon Ramsay ones. Most of it is uninteresting to me.

3. Do you think it’s fair to not hire people with tattoos or body mods or who dress differently?

It’s a sliding scale. Tattoos that are violent or sexual and body mods that would freak out seniors and kids are probably fair reasons to not want to hire someone. But just having tattoos shouldn’t disqualify you from most jobs. I have only seen very odd body mods, but if there were non-distracting ones or ones you could camouflage, I guess it shouldn’t matter. As for dress choices, most workplaces already have a dress code, so that’s more of an issue of making sure they come and leave work dressed right if their usual mode of dress is very inappropriate or distracting. (Goths can probably deal with toning it down.)

4. Would you ever tell stories about famous people you know to the tabloids for money?

Not important stuff. I’d just try to tell funny or charming stories, you know, light stuff I’d already cleared with them. Or I’d just avoid talking at all.

5. Do you think modern-day royal families that have a limited or nonexistent role in actual government should keep existing?

No, monarchy is idiotic. But I also don’t think getting annoyed about the royal wedding and people who liked it has much of a point.

6. Do you think music keeps getting worse as years go by?

Yes, particularly the most popular genres where so many people keep getting involved that musicians start delegating too much of their work to others. There are always talented people around, but as a whole, the music industry suffers from our culture’s sensualism and politicization.

7. What caused the worst physical pain you’ve ever felt?

That’s pleasant lol.

EDIT: Actual answer is charley horses. I dunno if I’m just too tall for my bed or what, but I keep waking up with them and it is the w o r s t.

8. Do you give money or food to homeless people?

I’ve been bullied into giving money before. When I went to a city on a field trip, there was always one classmate that met a homeless person and got everyone that was with them at the time to give him some of their change. My parents’ approach was always to give homeless people something useful: Dad took a guy to McDonald’s and got him some food rather than giving him money. When I’ve tried doing the same, 9 out of 10 times, the person rejects my offer and asks for money, at which point I walk away.

9. Who do you think should run against Trump in 2020?

Honestly haven’t thought about that, too stuck on 2018 midterms. I’d love to see Ted Cruz or Rand Paul run though.

10. Do you think humanity will survive to explore the universe?

Of course.

11. What do you think of society’s attitude towards animals?

It can be hypocritical, and it’s very nuanced and complicated. But I’ve never been that passionate about animal rights, so that’s as much as I’ll say.

12. Do you think a person can truly be happy without close relationships?

No, but how many and what kind of those relationships someone needs can vary a lot. God’s love is expressed in more ways than we could ever count.

13. What do you think are the ideal times to go to sleep and to wake up?

9 and 5, although I keep staying up ‘til 10 or midnight.

14. Top three worst “classic” or very popular songs?

"Come Sail Away” by Styx, “Maneater” by Hall & Oates, and "All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor

15. Do you think “follow your dreams” is good advice?

Yes, to a point. I think encouraging children specifically to follow their dreams helps put them in the most optimistic and passionate frames of mind.

@ilosttrackofthings, @@hopefully-happy , @@teamliberty, @@deadbilly-misc , @bound-forth, @redwolfinthevaleofarryn, @ixtaek, @zennosaji, @greater-than-the-sword

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Get Your Shit Together in Relationships: Aquarius

Everything is copied word for word from Danielle Ayoka / Mystic Lipstick’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/MysticxLipstick) and all credit goes to her. I’ll also post the original links for the threads on the signs for each post.

I’d advise you check your sun, moon, rising & Venus signs to freak yourself out even more. Calculator for finding them out here: http://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php (This site also comes with descriptions for your signs)

Aquarius is very independent and they don't NEED a relationship to survive. Their friends keep them entertained until they're ready for love. Aquarius does quite well by themselves even tho they like to act fake lonely sometimes.. They learned to be self sufficient emotionally early. Since Aquarius feels comfortable being emotionally to themselves, it's always a big fucking surprise when someone gets in "their space". This causes a mini disruption in Aquarius' daily routine of being ruled by their head and not their heart. It's always awkward at first. Aquarius is going to act like they don't care, act like its no big deal and act like they don't need the person but IT'S ALL A LIE.

So Aquarius women get all inconsistent when she first enters into relationships bc she's trying to figure out how in the hell to operate. Aquarius men are in a form of denial when first starting a relationship cause he's convinced the dynamic doesn't have to change. As the relationship progresses Aquarius women get super attached and will over analyze EVERYTHING. Since you're in Aquarius woman's space u can't breathe wrong w/o it having a deeper meaning that ultimately threatens her security with you. This causes Aquarius women to overreact or close off bc she can't face rejection after she actually chose to care. It's the worst thing ever. Aquarius women will literally process everything you do through a filter of whether you're rejecting her or not. It's an insecurity. Aquarius woman rarely feels as if she belongs so she subconsciously dreads that the day may come where she feels that way w/ her lover too. So Aquarius women work to repair r'ships past their due date and do most of the work bc they don't want to feel like a reject or a failure. Aquarius women can be mean to themselves & it can cause them to become bitter & be dismissive to their partners if they don't talk issues out. So Aquarius woman will blame their partner out loud for whatever negative feelings she's experiencing but will blame herself in her head.

So Aquarius men with their denial about partnership not changing once in a romantic relationship always and I mean ALWAYS fucks them up. Aquarius men enjoys the carefree feeling a relationship initially brings bc he carries the weight of his surrounding world on his shoulders. What Aquarius man doesn't understand is that a relationship isn't a scapegoat to escape his feelings of responsibility in the world. Once Aquarius man realizes this, he becomes bitter and the work needed to communicate and solve issues in love becomes a burden. Aquarius man then takes the disappointment of his own shattered illusions out on his partner. Blaming them for changing up w/o saying it. Aquarius man tries to not oblige lovers demands in hopes that his partner will start to require less of him & things can "go back to normal". Since Aquarius man is already bitter that things have "gotten heavy" he doesn't really wanna talk the shit out. Even if they get married, Aquarius men always reach a cap on how far their relationships progress bc they avoid growing pains like the plague. A part of that reason is bc even tho Aquarius man knows a lot he's always second guessing if he's made the right choice on shit. Aqua man is reluctant to put extra labor into r'ship bc he's still trying to make up his mind on whether he fcked up or not by committing. If Aqua man is still unsure on whether he's made the right choice on committing he'll stay and create emotional distance for convenience.

So Aquarius- LEARN TO FCKING COMMUNICATE. You can talk so much about what you know and ab shit that don't matter but can't voice how u feel. NOBODY TRICKED YOU INTO A RELATIONSHIP. Put in the work Aquarius men or you'll be alone forever or a serial cheater in a shitty marriage. YOU'RE AN INDIVIDUAL NOT AN OUTCAST. stop fearing rejection Aquarius women, everyone isn't compatible. Stop making your life miserable. U are in relationships w/other people for a reason. Learn to CONNECT& SHARE your feelings instead of projecting all your complexes onto them. This thread is for Aquarius sun moon rising and Venus. Get your shit in order.

Source: https://twitter.com/mysticxlipstick/status/765424719185272832

Other Signs’ Posts: http://anxietyattackontitan.tumblr.com/tagged/astrologygyst

#aquarius #zodiac #astrology #relationships #relationship advice #astrological post #astrologygyst

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thosetwistedtales · 4 years

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OC Personality Test

The rules:

Go to this website.

Pick an OC and take the test for them.

Put their stats here.

REPOST! (copy and paste rules and your results to new post) Don’t reblog.

Tagged by: No one found it on my dash and wanted to do the thing for my new oc Tagging: @lifeoverall

Protagonist: ENFJ-A

“ Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds. .” - DAVID DEIDA

64% EXTROVERTED | 36% INTROVERTED

52% INTUITIVE | 48% OBSERVANT

43% THINKING | 57% FEELING

72% JUDGING | 28% PROSPECTING

75% ASSERTIVE | 25% TURBULENT

Protagonists are natural-born leaders, full of passion and charisma. Forming around two percent of the population, they are oftentimes our politicians, our coaches and our teachers, reaching out and inspiring others to achieve and to do good in the world. With a natural confidence that begets influence, Protagonists take a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and their community.

Firm Believers in the People

People are drawn to strong personalities, and Protagonists radiate authenticity, concern and altruism, unafraid to stand up and speak when they feel something needs to be said. They find it natural and easy to communicate with others, especially in person, and their Intuitive (N) trait helps people with the Protagonist personality type to reach every mind, be it through facts and logic or raw emotion. Protagonists easily see people’s motivations and seemingly disconnected events, and are able to bring these ideas together and communicate them as a common goal with an eloquence that is nothing short of mesmerizing.

The interest Protagonists have in others is genuine, almost to a fault – when they believe in someone, they can become too involved in the other person’s problems, place too much trust in them. Luckily, this trust tends to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as Protagonists’ altruism and authenticity inspire those they care about to become better themselves. But if they aren’t careful, they can overextend their optimism, sometimes pushing others further than they’re ready or willing to go.

Protagonists are vulnerable to another snare as well: they have a tremendous capacity for reflecting on and analyzing their own feelings, but if they get too caught up in another person’s plight, they can develop a sort of emotional hypochondria, seeing other people’s problems in themselves, trying to fix something in themselves that isn’t wrong. If they get to a point where they are held back by limitations someone else is experiencing, it can hinder Protagonists’ ability to see past the dilemma and be of any help at all. When this happens, it’s important for Protagonists to pull back and use that self-reflection to distinguish between what they really feel, and what is a separate issue that needs to be looked at from another perspective.

...The Struggle Ought Not to Deter Us From the Support of a Cause We Believe to Be Just

( Protagonists are genuine, caring people who talk the talk and walk the walk, and nothing makes them happier than leading the charge, uniting and motivating their team with infectious enthusiasm. )

People with the Protagonist personality type are passionate altruists, sometimes even to a fault, and they are unlikely to be afraid to take the slings and arrows while standing up for the people and ideas they believe in. It is no wonder that many famous Protagonists are cultural or political icons – this personality type wants to lead the way to a brighter future, whether it’s by leading a nation to prosperity, or leading their little league softball team to a hard-fought victory.

Protagonist Strengths

Tolerant – Protagonists are true team players, and they recognize that that means listening to other peoples’ opinions, even when they contradict their own. They admit they don’t have all the answers, and are often receptive to dissent, so long as it remains constructive. Reliable – The one thing that galls Protagonists the most is the idea of letting down a person or cause they believe in. If it’s possible, Protagonists can always be counted on to see it through. Charismatic – Charm and popularity are qualities Protagonists have in spades. They instinctively know how to capture an audience, and pick up on mood and motivation in ways that allow them to communicate with reason, emotion, passion, restraint – whatever the situation calls for. Talented imitators, Protagonists are able to shift their tone and manner to reflect the needs of the audience, while still maintaining their own voice. Altruistic – Uniting these qualities is Protagonists’ unyielding desire to do good in and for their communities, be it in their own home or the global stage. Warm and selfless, Protagonists genuinely believe that if they can just bring people together, they can do a world of good. Natural Leaders – More than seeking authority themselves, Protagonists often end up in leadership roles at the request of others, cheered on by the many admirers of their strong personality and positive vision.

Protagonist Weaknesses

Overly Idealistic – People with the Protagonist personality type can be caught off guard as they find that, through circumstance or nature, or simple misunderstanding, people fight against them and defy the principles they’ve adopted, however well-intentioned they may be. They are more likely to feel pity for this opposition than anger, and can earn a reputation of naïveté. Too Selfless – Protagonists can bury themselves in their hopeful promises, feeling others’ problems as their own and striving hard to meet their word. If they aren’t careful, they can spread themselves too thin, and be left unable to help anyone. Too Sensitive – While receptive to criticism, seeing it as a tool for leading a better team, it’s easy for Protagonists to take it a little too much to heart. Their sensitivity to others means that Protagonists sometimes feel problems that aren’t their own and try to fix things they can’t fix, worrying if they are doing enough. Fluctuating Self-Esteem – Protagonists define their self-esteem by whether they are able to live up to their ideals, and sometimes ask for criticism more out of insecurity than out of confidence, always wondering what they could do better. If they fail to meet a goal or to help someone they said they’d help, their self-confidence will undoubtedly plummet. Struggle to Make Tough Decisions – If caught between a rock and a hard place, Protagonists can be stricken with paralysis, imagining all the consequences of their actions, especially if those consequences are humanitarian.

Romantic Relationships

People who share the Protagonist personality type feel most at home when they are in a relationship, and few types are more eager to establish a loving commitment with their chosen partners. Protagonists take dating and relationships seriously, selecting partners with an eye towards the long haul, rather than the more casual approach that might be expected from some types in the Explorer Role group. There’s really no greater joy for Protagonists than to help along the goals of someone they care about, and the interweaving of lives that a committed relationship represents is the perfect opportunity to do just that.

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( Even in the dating phase, people with the Protagonist personality type are ready to show their commitment by taking the time and effort to establish themselves as dependable, trustworthy partners. )

Their Intuitive (N) trait helps them to keep up with the rapidly shifting moods that are common early in relationships, but Protagonists will still rely on conversations about their mutual feelings, checking the pulse of the relationship by asking how things are, and if there’s anything else they can do. While this can help to keep conflict, which Protagonists abhor, to a minimum, they also risk being overbearing or needy – Protagonists should keep in mind that sometimes the only thing that’s wrong is being asked what’s wrong too often.

Protagonists don’t need much to be happy, just to know that their partner is happy, and for their partner to express that happiness through visible affection. Making others’ goals come to fruition is often the chiefest concern of Protagonists, and they will spare no effort in helping their partner to live the dream. If they aren’t careful though, Protagonists’ quest for their partners’ satisfaction can leave them neglecting their own needs, and it’s important for them to remember to express those needs on occasion, especially early on.

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Protagonists’ tendency to avoid any kind of conflict, sometimes even sacrificing their own principles to keep the peace, can lead to long-term problems if these efforts never fully resolve the underlying issues that they mask. On the other hand, people with the Protagonist personality type can sometimes be too preemptive in resolving their conflicts, asking for criticisms and suggestions in ways that convey neediness or insecurity. Protagonists invest their emotions wholly in their relationships, and are sometimes so eager to please that it actually undermines the relationship – this can lead to resentment, and even the failure of the relationship. When this happens, Protagonists experience strong senses of guilt and betrayal, as they see all their efforts slip away.

If potential partners appreciate these qualities though, and make an effort themselves to look after the needs of their Protagonist partners, they will enjoy long, happy, passionate relationships. Protagonists are known to be dependable lovers, perhaps more interested in routine and stability than spontaneity in their sex lives, but always dedicated to the selfless satisfaction of their partners. Ultimately, Protagonist personality types believe that the only true happiness is mutual happiness, and that’s the stuff successful relationships are made of.

Friendships

When it comes to friendships, Protagonists are anything but passive. While some personality types may accept the circumstantial highs and lows of friendship, their feelings waxing and waning with the times, Protagonists will put active effort into maintaining these connections, viewing them as substantial and important, not something to let slip away through laziness or inattention.

( This philosophy of genuine connection is core to the Protagonist personality type, and while it is visible in the workplace and in romance, it is clearest in the breadth and depth of Protagonist friendships. )

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People with the Protagonist personality type take genuine pleasure in getting to know other people, and have no trouble talking with people of all types and modes of thought. Even in disagreement, other perspectives are fascinating to Protagonists – though like most people, they connect best with individuals who share their principles and ideals, and types in Diplomat and Analyst Role groups are best able to explore Protagonists’ viewpoints with them, which are simply too idealistic for most. It is with these closest friends that Protagonists will truly open up, keeping their many other connections in a realm of lighthearted but genuine support and encouragement.

Others truly value their Protagonist friends, appreciating the warmth, kindness, and sincere optimism and cheer they bring to the table. Protagonists want to be the best friends possible, and it shows in how they work to find out not just the superficial interests of their friends, but their strengths, passions, hopes and dreams. Nothing makes Protagonists happier than to see the people they care about do well, and they are more than happy to take their own time and energy to help make it happen.

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While Protagonists enjoy lending this helping hand, other personality types may simply not have the energy or drive to keep up with it – creating further strain, people with the Protagonist personality type can become offended if their efforts aren’t reciprocated when the opportunity arises. Ultimately, Protagonists’ give and take can become stifling to types who are more interested in the moment than the future, or who simply have Identities that rest firmly on the Assertive side, making them content with who they are and uninterested in the sort of self-improvement and goal-setting that Protagonists hold so dear.

When this happens Protagonist personalities can be critical, if they believe it necessary. While usually tactful and often helpful, if their friend is already annoyed by Protagonists’ attempts to push them forward, it can simply cause them to dig in their heels further. Protagonists should try to avoid taking this personally when it happens, and relax their inflexibility into an occasional “live and let live” attitude.

Ultimately though, Protagonists will find that their excitement and unyielding optimism will yield them many satisfying relationships with people who appreciate and share their vision and authenticity. The joy Protagonists take in moving things forward means that there is always a sense of purpose behind their friendships, creating bonds that are not easily shaken.

Parenthood

As natural leaders, Protagonists make excellent parents, striving to strike a balance between being encouraging and supportive friends to their children, while also working to instil strong values and a sense of personal responsibility. If there’s one strong trend with the Protagonist personality type, it’s that they are a bedrock of empathetic support, not bullheadedly telling people what they ought to do, but helping them to explore their options and encouraging them to follow their hearts.

( Protagonist parents will encourage their children to explore and grow, recognizing and appreciating the individuality of the people they bring into this world and help to raise. )

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Protagonist parents take pride in nurturing and inspiring strong values, and they take care to ensure that the basis for these values comes from understanding, not blind obedience. Whatever their children need in order to learn and grow, Protagonist parents give the time and energy necessary to provide it. While in their weaker moments they may succumb to more manipulative behavior, Protagonists mostly rely on their charm and idealism to make sure their children take these lessons to heart.

Owing to their aversion to conflict, Protagonist parents strive to ensure that their homes provide a safe and conflict-free environment. While they can deliver criticism, it’s not Protagonists’ strong suit, and laying down the occasionally necessary discipline won’t come naturally. But, people with the Protagonist personality type have high standards for their children, encouraging them to be the best they can be, and when these confrontations do happen, they try to frame the lessons as archetypes, moral constants in life which they hope their children will embrace.

As their children enter adolescence, they begin to truly make their own decisions, sometimes contrary to what their parents want – while Protagonists will do their best to meet this with grace and humor, they can feel hurt, and even unloved, in the face of this rebellion. Protagonists are sensitive, and if their child goes so far as to launch into criticisms, they may become truly upset, digging in their heels and locking horns.

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Luckily, these occasions will likely be rare. Protagonists’ intuition gives them a talent for understanding, and regardless of the heat of the moment, their children will move on, remembering the genuine warmth, care, love and encouragement they’ve always received from their Protagonist parents. They grow up feeling the lessons that have been woven into the fabric of their character, and recognize that they are the better for their parents’ efforts.

Career Paths

When it comes to finding a career, people with the Protagonist personality type cast their eyes towards anything that lets them do what they love most – helping other people! Lucky for them, people like being helped, and are even willing to pay for it, which means that Protagonists are rarely wanting for inspiration and opportunity in their search for meaningful work.

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Protagonists take a genuine interest in other people, approaching them with warm sociability and a helpful earnestness that rarely goes unnoticed. Altruistic careers like social and religious work, teaching, counseling, and advising of all sorts are popular avenues, giving people with the Protagonist personality type a chance to help others learn, grow, and become more independent. This attitude, alongside their social skills, emotional intelligence and tendency to be “that person who knows everybody”, can be adapted to quite a range of other careers as well, making Protagonists natural HR administrators, event coordinators, and politicians – anything that helps a community or organization to operate more smoothly.

To top it all off, Protagonists are able to express themselves both creatively and honestly, allowing them to approach positions as sales representatives and advertising consultants from a certain idealistic perspective, intuitively picking up on the needs and wants of their customers, and working to make them happier. However, Protagonists need to make sure they get to focus on people, not systems and spreadsheets, and they are unlikely to have the stomach for making the sort of decisions required in corporate governance positions – they will feel haunted, knowing that their decision cost someone their job, or that their product cost someone their life.

Having a preference for Intuitive (N) trait over its Observant (S) counterpart also means that careers demanding exceptional situational awareness, such as law enforcement, military service, and emergency response, will cause Protagonists to burn out quickly. While great at organizing willing parties and winning over skeptics, in dangerous situations Protagonists just won’t be able to maintain the sort of focus on their immediate physical surroundings that they inevitably demand of themselves hour after hour, day after day.

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It makes a great deal more sense for Protagonists to be the force keeping these vital services organized and running well, taking their long-term views, people skills and idealism, and using them to shape the situation on the ground, while more physical personality types manage the moment-to-moment crises. People with the Protagonist personality type are always up for a good challenge – and nothing thrills them quite like helping others. But while willing to train the necessary skills, Protagonists will always show an underlying preference for the sort of help that draws a positive long-term trend, that effects change that really sticks.

( At the heart of it, Protagonists need to see how the story ends, to feel and experience the gratitude and appreciation of the people they’ve helped in order to be happy. )

Careers operating behind enemy lines and arriving at the scene of the crime too late to help will simply weigh on Protagonists’ sensitive hearts and minds, especially if criticized despite their efforts. On the other hand, Protagonists are a driven, versatile group, and that same vision that pulls them towards administration and politics can help them focus through the stress of the moment, knowing that each second of effort contributes to something bigger than themselves.

Conclusion

Few personality types are as inspiring and charismatic as Protagonists. Their idealism and vision allow Protagonists to overcome many challenging obstacles, more often than not brightening the lives of those around them. Protagonists’ imagination is invaluable in many areas, including their own personal growth.

Yet Protagonists can be easily tripped up in areas where idealism and altruism are more of a liability than an asset. Whether it is finding (or keeping) a partner, staying calm under pressure, reaching dazzling heights on the career ladder or making difficult decisions, Protagonists need to put in a conscious effort to develop their weaker traits and additional skills.

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Eczema is a condition to handle. It can cause sufferers a very difficult condition to deal with. It can also cause self-confidence because of the physical appearance. Here are some advice to help you with controlling this.

Pick moisturizers which come in cream or ointment form. They tend to be more effective than lotion-based products. You may even use petroleum jelly for its skin-softening properties. Whatever you use, make it free of fragrance and alcohol. Moisturize twice daily at a minimum.

TIP! When you are looking for solutions to soothe the dryness and itchiness of eczema, choose moisturizers that are in the form of creams or ointments. Moisturizers are much more effective than lotions.

Don’t take a shower that’s too many hot when you have sensitive skin. Your daily showers should be short and short. Gently cleanse your skin with a moisturizing skin cleanser rather than soap.

You need to wear clothing that’s loose fitting that is made from natural fibers like cotton. Avoid itchy materials like wool against the skin.Wash your clothing in detergents that are mild, natural laundry soap.

You do not want to scratch your skin. Eczema can cause a lot of discomfort. The more scratching you do, the more needs to be scratched, though. You could open yourself up to infection by doing so. Make sure you utilize cold compresses and moisturizer to relieve the symptoms as necessary.

Eczema can really cause you uncomfortable a lot. This can damage your skin and possibly cause infection. Use moisturizer often and apply cold compress.

Eczema Outbreaks

If you have an eczema issue you shouldn’t get into situations that stress you out too much. Stress can cause an eczema flare-up. If stress is getting to you, see of meditation or workouts will help. You may be able to make your flare up not even occur.

TIP! Patients who regularly suffer from eczema flare-ups are better off avoiding stressful situations. Eczema can be affected by stress.

Avoid getting worked up with stress as much as possible. Stress can trigger eczema outbreaks. If you’re under stress, meditate, exercise or other relaxing techniques. This can keep eczema outbreaks to a minimum.

This ingredient can cause eczema to flare-up. You should always check the ingredient list even if the sunscreen says it is PABA-free. You can also talk to a doctor about prescribed sunscreen.

Wear non-irritating clothing. Certain types of fabrics can contribute to flare ups. You should wear cotton when you suffer from eczema. Wash your clothes when you buy them new, too. You want to use a detergent that is mild and with no scent, and be sure that no fabric softener is used.

TIP! Wear clothes that do not cause additional irritation on your skin. Many fabrics, particularly synthetics ones, are notorious for causing flareups.

Wear clothing that isn’t irritating to the skin. There are certain fabrics that if worn can actually cause eczema to breakout more regularly. Cotton fabrics are the best choice as a result. You should always thoroughly wash any new clothes before they are worn.

Moisturize properly as often as possible if you have eczema. This is a great way to minimize the severity of a flare.

Make sure your home is always at a comfortable temperature. The colder and hotter extremes can result in flare up and further irritation. Use your air condition when it’s warm, and use your humidifier when it is cold. Using a humidifier will prevent the skin from drying.

TIP! Maintain a comfortable temperature in your house when you suffer from eczema. If it gets too hot or too cold, your skin may react to the environmental conditions that it is in.

Eczema will make a person have itchy and dry. The fact is that these products simply lock in existing moisture and oils from escaping. This will reduce the skin from becoming dry and brittle.

Learn to identify the triggers your eczema. It could be a certain soap, detergent or perfume that causes an outbreak, or it may be some of the fabrics you wear. Other triggers can be stress and sweating. Once you find what triggers your eczema, try to avoid those items or situations.

Dry, itchy skin is the name of the game when you have eczema. Moisturizers are key in reducing this suffering. Though it may sound odd, moisturizers do not actually add hydration to skin. A good moisturizer that is applied on a regular basis will lock in moisture and natural body oils. Therefore, your skin will not crack as much.

TIP! Eczema will cause skin to be itchy and dry. Moisturizers are key in reducing this suffering.

Help prevent flare-ups of eczema by keeping your skin. Moisturized skin stays flexible and can resist cracking. Use unscented moisturizers with only a few ingredients listed or petroleum jelly. Chemicals and fragrances that are used in certain moisturizers have can make your eczema worse rather than soothing it.

Find out the cause your eczema to flare. Dust mites can cause flare ups in some people. Other people find that arise from scented soaps are problematic. Knowing what causes eczema can help you steer clear of them whenever possible. This might mean your habits will have to change, however if it means not having to deal with your eczema, you will be rewarded if it prevents an eczema flare up.

Look for a moisturizer in an ointment form. This will be better for the surface of your skin. Creams and lotions do not hold in moisture like ointments do. For this reason, when the skin is cracked open because of the eczema, then ointments are much better to use.

TIP! If you have a choice of moisturizers, then choose the ointments. They can help soothe eczema because they make a protective layer.

Make sure you wear gloves on your hands. It is vital that you protect your hands be protected. This is especially important when you are doing the dishes. Use cotton gloves when you do chores around the winter cold.Wool will irritate the skin so avoid these if you can. Wool can cause irritation.

Consider installing a humidifier inside your home to help manage your eczema. Dry air especially during the winter can cause dry skin.A humidifier puts moisture in the air which makes it less likely for your skin to get too dry and it makes it to where eczema is not as likely to flare up.

To make sure you don’t get eczema flare ups, try not to sweat. Sweating a lot or getting overheated may make eczema symptoms worse. If you are the active type, cool your body down soon after you are done with your physical exertion. Try taking a shower quickly after you work out some.

TIP! Avoid sweating. Lots of sweating or getting overheated can aggravate eczema symptoms.

If you have an occasional eczema outbreak, an outbreak could be linked to some other things which cause allergies. Avoid using strong chemicals and scented laundry products.Pay attention to any types of products.

Though it might seem silly, a key eczema tip is to ensure that your nails are always short and clean. It is natural to want to scratch your itchy eczema. If you nails are long or not clean, then infections could occur when scratching. Keep this from happening by making sure your nails in tip top shape so you don’t get sick.

Enjoy a warm bath to soothe your skin. Be sure that the water is just warm; never too hot or cold. You can use either colloidal oatmeal or some baking soda in your next bath to help ease the symptoms. You might also try putting a bit of bleach into your bath to help get rid of skin bacteria.

TIP! A warm bath can help you relieve your eczema itching. The water should be warm, not too hot or cold.

Avoid itchy tags and seams in clothes. These items can make eczema worse by scratching skin. Remove tags from your clothes whenever possible.Avoid seams that could be uncomfortable if worn for a prolonged time. Turn undergarments inside out when the seams there.

Use moisturizer after your shower. It is important to lock moisture to penetrate the skin. Showering opens up pores and keeps the skin vulnerable. Your body will be retaining moisture for about three minutes right after your shower is over. This is the best time is when moisturizer should be added so you can make your problem areas more moisturized.

A humidifier is a great investment if you suffer from eczema. It’ll put steam up into your indoor air. The steam has water droplets and this makes for a moist environment. This will keep your skin feeling its best regardless of the weather outside. Just be sure it is kept clean so you can avoid potential health problems.

TIP! If you have extremely patchy eczema, try using a humidifier to help your skin. These are appliances designed to emit steam.

Don’t wear clothes that is tight.Tight clothing may irritate skin and even damage it. This increases the chance that eczema outbreaks to occur. So you want clothing that doesn’t rub your skin. This also make eczema happen more often as sweaty.

You can add several natural ingredients to bathwater to soothe your skin.You can add simple table salt to your bath or the more traditional Epsom salt. You might also consider baking soda to help.

Don’t partake in hot showers. While a hot shower can feel wonderful, your skin can actually be irritated. If you are someone who deals with eczema, then reducing your number of hot showers my help. Your shower water should be at room temperature. Use something gentle to clean the skin, and apply a moisturizer afterwards.

TIP! Avoid hot showers. They may feel good at first, but they will dry and irritate your skin.

Your skin should be moisturized all of the day. You should figure out what lotion works best for you and buy a big bottle of your favorite product. Then pack them into smaller bottles which you by carrying that lotion in your pocket or purse. You can use the larger bottle of moisturizer to fill up the smaller ones when they run out.

Living with eczema isn’t the most pleasant thing, but there are some things you can do to control it. The above information shows great ways you can make changes and battle it once and for all. Using this arsenal of techniques you are sure to beat your eczema.

Make sure you wear gloves. You must keep your hands protected. This is especially important when you do dishes. Wear gloves made of cotton when you do housework and leather or cotton ones when you’re out when it’s cold. Avoid wool whenever possible. You will find your skin does not like wool at all.

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Resorting to the Center East, he punished the 2003 invasion from Iraq as potentially awful decision ever before created in the record from the nation, as well as claimed risk-free regions must have been actually created within Syria and paid for due to the USA' Bay allies. You shed concentration when you live in the past, when you keep the luggage of all the failings you've made in your life. The second blunder numerous companies make is actually to ignore as well as somehow miss out on the education of the important significance from advertising and marketing.

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Dice Gaming Laptop Evaluate

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Dice Gaming Laptop Evaluate

Our configuration makes use of a i7-6700 four-core/eight-thread CPU, 16GB of DDR4, a GTX 1070 8GB, a 1TB HDD, and a 128GB SSD. One of the interesting additions is the Wireless AC card from Killer networks; it’s a totally high overall performance WIFI card. The package also comes with a keyboard and mouse. The size of the Pc are: (L x W x H) 15.48″ x 9.93″ x 12.38″ and it weighs 16.three kilos. So the Laptop is shorter than an ordinary ATX tower, but it nonetheless weighs a first rate quantity because of the excessive give up hardware.

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Appropriate and Terrible in Gaming

Gaming is considered one of the largest interests and even careers inside the international. Humans play video games for a laugh or mastering whilst others record movies about the video games. In this article, I’m able to focus more on gaming itself and no longer so much the facet of a way to make gaming movies. Game enthusiasts are available in all extraordinary a while, genders, religions, locations and shapes. The backgrounds of individuals who are Game enthusiasts make gaming that rather more fun.

Backgrounds of Gamers can play an element inside the form of games that People play. There are all kinds of combinations for one of a kind classes regarding the kind of games and form of Gamers. You really need to take a look at the game’s website to get all of the pertinent records prior to buying.

There are numerous on line platforms in which you could buy video games from which include Steam or Humble Bundle. The ones websites will come up with the outline, movies by the employer, photographs, consumer and non-consumer tags, critiques, internet site, organization and their social account(s). Be conscious the game’s internet site may not display you the whole lot you need to know. At least, a gaming enterprise will show a brief income pitch description, a few snap shots (five at excellent), one or two films with the aid of them and their social money owed. The maximum they may provide is an informative description, their social money owed, person critiques and movies by way of them.

Let’s dive right into what is perceived as terrible approximate gaming. The general public of the negative matters approximately video games come from the actual-life Human beings on Those video games, the form of games and the sorts of video games for the incorrect character. A sport can be poorly made but it’s now not constantly the case where the game itself is Awful. It can be where it become the wrong kind of recreation for the incorrect man or woman. This is wherein the kinds are available. Perhaps a sport has a chunk of violence. That doesn’t make it Terrible; it simply makes it the incorrect type of sport for a seven yr old. Or Perhaps you obtain a puzzle game for a person who loves motion type video games. So the movement loving individual might not experience it, however, That does not make the puzzle sport Terrible!

The kinds of video games are limitless from nudity, drugs and alcohol, horror, playing with money and greater. Those different types are wrong for kids Game enthusiasts in addition to wrong for people who don’t like seeing such things.

Gaming has Right and Awful sides just like the whole lot else. The secret’s how Desirable and Awful are The one’s aspects. For instance, some games have an Awful aspect with gamers that want to combat loads. This is commonplace in video games. Understand for a whole lot of Gamers this isn’t always a big deal; but, for adolescents who are new to the game or even gaming, in general, this could be frustrating. There are times while you want to avoid the Terrible aspects altogether. There are instances when the good outweighs the Bad. If this happens and there are no issues with the game itself; then the Horrific facet is just that one little fly for your room which is no huge deal. Warning: If the Bad outweighs the good, I’d strongly suggest averting that sport.

Every other issue that Human beings will nag a sports developer or writer approximately is an illustration. Must I say, a lack of representation which isn’t always constrained to race, frame kind and message in the sport? If you are capable of customizing your individual, then of the route you’ll no longer have a trouble with representation. There is a trouble in some games where they don’t constitute robust and clever women, minority girls and males, huge, small, tall, and short ladies and males. Note how I didn’t put “adult males” after female for robust? It really is because males in video games are always represented as strong and clever.

In video games that display a male robust and smart, he’s going to frequently probably be white, tall, skinny, film megastar searching and buff. you’ll hardly ever see him be a minority, short, chubby, not buff, nerdy searching, at the same time as still being robust and clever. You notice this even Much less for females. some ladies in games are also white, tall, skinny and strong whilst showing skin like no the following day. You simplest see Those women in Moog video games (Hugely Multiplayer on line Position Gambling sport) though. RPG games are intended for fable worlds in which you mainly fight People and monsters. Of direction, the women’ stats may be robust however they won’t appearance sturdy.

In maximum games, once they add a person with a view to playing they constantly add a white male first, then a white female, then a black male, and then a black girl. They do not even actually add people who are mixes of races or in among. In relation to the black characters, they only add one coloration of “black” or “African-American” and now not each black individual on earth is that color.

In video games, The general public of the characters is always thin and tall. You do not clearly see characters that are short and skinny, tall and overweight, short and overweight and many others. There are quite a few individuals who are not skinny and who aren’t tall.

Then finally, There’s the intellectual message that is going with the gender, race, and body type. What do I imply by using the mental message? some games send an indirect message about that man or woman being robust and smart or some thing else. while for other video games it could be a intellectual message both on purpose or now not. For instance, in the sport you play and you see a minority girl who is short, obese, nerdy looking and her tendencies are to be a goof ball, naive, and dumb. It could send a mental message to you that People that look like her are just like her. They may be no longer smart, they aren’t thin, and aren’t tall. They did poorly in school, and many others. and many others. So you begin thinking The ones things based totally on not best seeing this in that recreation over and over once more, but when it takes place in different games too.

The worst element is NONE of this stuff are real. Sure, some Human beings are not skinny, tall, and Perhaps no longer that vibrant; however not Absolutely everyone is like this! You do have short overweight minorities who are smart as all get out! You have all sorts of mixtures of people who ARE smart! Of path, all these items about gender, race, body kind, and messages are not just in gaming; They’re in movies, Tv indicates, ads, and so forth. What’s interesting is that a number of the creators who make the video games, movies, Tv shows, commercials, and so forth., are minorities themselves and they make up the populace of the earth. (Seek “world populace with the aid of race 2016” and click on the primary three links In case you do not consider me.)

Brief disclaimer: I’m now not BASHING Absolutely everyone! Yes, I was shouting that. This section of the object is telling you what I know, study, hear and revel in in gaming.

If you do not trust me to move study modern day Tv indicates, movies, advertisements, and video games. A show to examine for Precise illustration is Milo Murphy’s Regulation. two games to observe as a reference for Top illustration are OverWatch and Atlas Reactor. Now in Those fields, it has gotten better for representation in particular gender, race and just now beginning body type (especially in this order). some video games even upload robots and creatures as playable characters to keep away from having issues with representation. This gets rid of the problem of users trying an individual to symbolize their actual or desired gender, race, or frame type due to the fact now There are individual most users can agree on. In spite of everything, you can’t please Anybody.

Alright, now that I ranted and got the Horrific stuff out of the manner; Allow’s get into the good components of gaming! You have got Game enthusiasts as younger as three years old and as old as 90+! Regardless of your age, race, gender, faith, culture, or area gaming can be Properly for All and sundry. Gaming can’t only be fun, however beneficial and educational.

A benefit with gaming is it can help youngsters have extra self belief in themselves and be more social. In the event that they play a web multiplayer recreation and communicate to other players round the world, this will assist then get used to talking to different People except family and that they benefit confidence in what They are announcing. They could move from an introvert to a social fanatic! it could take place fast or slowly. Despite the fact that it’s now not a recreation but an area for Gamers, artists, style designers, vehicle enthusiast, and so forth. to chat; it’ll nevertheless assist them be more social. Preserve in thoughts though, typing to a person and then voice chatting to a person are different reviews. teenagers may be very social while typing however very shy whilst voice chatting.

This is how I am. Earlier than I was shy while speaking to People I did not understand whether or not it turned into online or offline, now I’ve ended up greater relaxed with it due to the fact I understand a way to cope with myself and have faith in myself. however, In terms of voice chatting on line, I am the quiet man or woman at the chat. Counterproductive proper! You may even neglect I used to be on a call with you! Before when the Human beings at the bank said: “Hi” I wouldn’t say anything, now I actually respond and say “Hi. How are you?” After that, I do not really expect to speak with them so I will be quiet again lol. See what I mean? After socializing, in standard, over time you get higher at it and grow to be Much less fearful and extra confident in yourself.

Another advantage with gaming is team work. Sometimes in video games, the only way to win or accomplish an intention is to work with one or greater players. In sure video games, players are allowed an undertaking can be executed with only one participant, but it might be more difficult until You’ve got extra gamers than yourself. different times certain obligations can’t be finished with one player and want two or more. There are times you make a set together with your pals or circle of relatives to finish the intention. different times you can make a set with People you failed to understand.

This is where it may get complex. If it is a sport wherein you can make a set That is inviting most effective, you would simply invite your buddies or family. you may strategize with them, you’d be more comfortable speak with them, and you will all agree to work collectively. If it is a sport wherein There’s no group gadget but you could nevertheless paintings with others, aka free for fall, and you could speak with them there may still be a goal which can most effective be finished with a couple of players. Do you have to play with different players you’ve got by no means talked to Earlier than if your own family and friends can’t join you and you really want to complete this aim?

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Travel Insurance Review and Where to Buy Cheap Travel Insurance

Hindsight is 20/20. After 8 months on our RTW trip, I can safely say, I'm damn happy that we paid to get travel insurance through World Nomads. While it turned out that we spent more money for insurance than we got out of it benefit wise, having the policy in place gave us peace of mind that if something serious happened, we had cover for key unexpected situations we knew we could not afford to cover ourselves.

That's kind of the whole point of insurance anyway.

This article may come off sounding a bit like an advertisement (and to be transparent, we are now an affiliate partner with World Nomads based on our experience with their service). As with any product we feature on our site, if it's good, we tell you so. If the product or service is hot garbage, we'll destroy it faster than a Thai snorkel tour can wreck a reef.

We had an overwhelming positive experience with travel insurance through World Nomads. However, I want to be completely transparent on our experience-both the good and the bad. Plus, we should tell you upfront that the policy we bought from World Nomads was for US residents and everything in this article relates to our personal experience. We understand that the cover available for plans from World Nomads depends on your country of residence, when you buy your policy, any options or upgrades you buy and finally your own personal circumstances and what happens to you on the road. We can’t guarantee that you’ll have the same cover, so you should read your policy cover carefully before you assume your World Nomads policy will work the same way ours did.

Price

Before we left we paid $1,976.00 for travel insurance through World Nomads. The plan we chose was the Explorer insurance policy for US residents to cover us from September to May. Keep in mind that prices can and do change, and will vary depending on your country of residence, length of travel, etc. For our policy, to be covered for exactly 9 full months, it turned out to be slightly over $7.33/day for both Finney and I. Now what is it exactly that $7.33 a day bought us?

Baggage and Personal Effects Coverage

One consistent thing we heard from many travelers both online and in person, is that almost anyone who had traveled claimed to have been pick-pocketed or had something stolen. Since we're overloaded with gadgets, cameras, and tech, I wanted to buy the peace of mind knowing that if someone pulled an Oceans 11 on us, I wouldn't end up crying in my cereal.

When we left we purchased the Explorer Plan for US residents from World Nomads. The Explorer Plan for US residents offered an increased Personal Effects coverage of $3,000.00 -That's the coverage per person by the way. If you don't think you'll have $3,000 worth of goods on you while you travel I urge you to sit down and actually make a list. You'll be surprised how much the clothes you have on, the clothes in your backpack, and the backpack itself are worth. By the time you add in a smartphone or a camera you'll be closer to $3,000.00 than you probably thought you were.

One caveat- the baggage coverage we bought has a $1,500 per article limit. That meant that our shiny new drone was potentially covered if it got swiped. However, if you're bringing a brand new $2,500 laptop with you may only be able to recover $1,500.00 if it were to get stolen. You should probably just bring a used $600 laptop instead. Even so, the peace of mind that we had coverage in place is well worth the price tag of the insurance.

How this saved our butts:

Luckily, we made it through 20 countries and the only items we lost were a pair of sunglasses left behind at a hotel. Obviously, I wasn't going to be making a claim on a scratched up pair of shades that I was at fault for leaving behind. Coverage on our personal effects was the primary reason we took out a policy in the first place though.

Baggage Delay

Although our Chase Sapphire card would have covered us up to $100 for baggage delay, travel insurance from World Nomads covered us as US residents up to $150 a day with $750 total coverage. Your bag only needs to be delayed 12 hours before you can start collecting on this.

How this saved our butts:

We were in dire need of this coverage when we arrived in Queenstown, New Zealand after flying in from Bali. New Zealand was a bit on the chilly side and I didn’t follow any of my own travel advice for flying- I didn't wear long pants, I didn't wear shoes, and I didn't bring my toiletries as carry on.

That left a shoe-less, shivering, hygienically challenged man standing at the airport in Queenstown. As you well know, clothing can be quite expensive in New Zealand, so I was happy to be able to replace key essential items to help out in this jam.

A bag delayed by one day can be annoying- my bag was delayed for just under four days. That meant I was out camping in a van with only what I purchased after touching down. If I didn't have insurance I would have been either 1.) really uncomfortable or 2.) really broke. Having insurance made a bad situation much easier to live with.

Collision Damage Waiver (Car Insurance)

The policy we bought with World Nomads included a Collision Damage Waiver that covers in the event that your rental car is damaged due to collision, theft, vandalism, windstorm, fire, hail, flood or any cause not within your control while it's in your possession. Our policy covered us up to a very healthy $35,000.00

Why does this coverage rule? Easy- you can wave insurance coverage on rental cars and save money while you're actually traveling. Not all travel insurance plans work this way this though – so make sure you check out your policy carefully first before you waive the car rental cover. In addition, there are many vehicle types that are excluded from coverage. We are actually still working our way through a claim because of damage to our Wicked Campers.

How this saved our butts:

While parked at the Divide parking lot for the Key Summit hike, someone clipped the side of our car, leaving a sizable dent and broken taillight. We are still waiting for Wicked Campers to assess the damage and let us know what the total will be but it’s good to know that we have the collision damage waiver with our World Nomads policy. We'll be sure to update this piece to reflect how the process went-from damage assessed by Wicked Campers to what was covered under our policy.

Emergency Accident & Sickness Medical Expense

What if you get sick while you're on vacation? Not just “I ate bad Pad Thai” sick. I mean “woke up in the morning and your leg is falling off” sick. Not something that would happen when you're at home and know how to take care of yourself.

When you're overseas, you're going to be a lot less prepared should you fall ill and need medical attention. Finding a hospital or doctor, bridging the language gap...there are going to be a lot of more pressing issues than how you're going to pay for your treatment.

That being said, you'll also be surprised how cheap it is to treat yourself while overseas, especially in South East Asia. Antibiotics, steroids (not the Arnold kind), birth control, etc are all available over the counter. So if you have strep throat, it’s possible you can take care of yourself without ever visiting the hospital or a doctor.

Something that many people aren't aware of is that your health insurance from home may not cover you while abroad. Coverage varies from provider to provider and by policy, but it's difficult to find a health care policy in the United States that will cover you while on your trip for a competitive price.

How this saved our butts:

After dealing with two red eye flights and a missing bag, I woke up in a campervan with half of my face swollen up. Nothing like this has happened to me in 33 years of living so of course it would happen to me in a place where I didn't know how to find a doctor, let alone do it on the cheap. I did end up finding the town clinic after visiting two different hospitals that kindly sent me away.

After the wonderful Pleasant Point Medical Centre took care of me I only got hit with a $75 NZD bill. Keep in mind that this insurance policy does not cover you for any previously existing conditions or for any non-urgent treatment which can wait until your return home. Basically, you're not going to be able to see a dermatologist while you're abroad for a small pimple right before prom and expect your insurer to pay the bill. Why are you going to prom in Bangkok anyway?

Extreme Sports and the Explorer Plan

Our upgraded travel insurance with the Explorer Plan also offered us coverage on a long list of adventure activities. It's worth noting that the Standard Plan for US residents through WorldNomads (as of August 2016) excluded these extreme sports (but not uncommon activities) listed below:

Ballooning

Caving

Cliff jumping

Hang Gliding

Scuba Diving to 50 metres

Skydiving

If you tried, you could do everything on this list during a busy day in Queenstown, New Zealand. We chose the Explorer Plan for that reason.

This coverage saved our butts when:

I could tell Finney I was covered anytime I jumped off a cliff. Which happens more often than you would think. Cliff Jumping in particular is an activity which is only covered by US plans.

Not all World Nomads plans cover cliff jumping- check out the full list of activities included here.

Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation

Under the Explorer Plan we bought, there’s cover for up to $500,000 for emergency transportation to the nearest, most suitable medical facility, transfer between hospitals if medically required, and finally, assistance to repatriate you home to the United States should your condition be so serious you’re unable to keep travelling. To qualify for this, a physician must certify that your injury or illness is severe enough to require emergency evacuation. You should also contact World Nomads’ insurer immediately to help to arrange your evacuation or repatriation and to handle all medical costs if you’re hospitalized.

This coverage saved our butts when:

We never had to use this part of our policy- but disaster struck while we were in Bali for another American that didn't have the proper insurance in place. Ryan Boerman of San Diego was bitten by a shark just two hours north of where we were staying. As the story developed, it turned out that Ryan's policy would not cover the cost of international medical transport from Bali to Singapore.

Ryan’s story ended well-After raising money through GoFundMe to cover his flight, he ended up making it to the hospital in Singapore. As far as I know, his hand was fully repaired and he is now a valid candidate for Most Interesting Man in the World.

That being said, the last thing you want to deal with after a shark nearly rips your arm off is hunting through fine print on your travel insurance policy. Make sure you're covered beforehand.

Check out this story where World Nomads covered a shark attack in Bali for an UK resident.

Other Benefits on the Explorer Plan for US residents:

Trip Cancellation

Trip Interruption

Trip Delay

Accidental Death and Dismembermant

One Call 24 Hour Assistance Services

One Call Non-Medical Emergency Evacuation Services

Pros:

Peace of Mind

Our gear was covered for theft up to $3,000 per person; $1,500 per article

Cost

World Nomads was the lowest price provider of the three I received quotes from.

Claims Process

Relatively easy online portal. Easy to check status on a claim and quick turn around.

Negatives:

Poor Phone Support from On Call – the assistance company for US plans from World Nomads

Finney got very bad strep throat while in Hanoi, Vietnam. She started to feel really sick at about 2AM so I attempted to use the On Call International phone support to help us find a hospital in the middle of the night.

What I ended up with was an email asking a bunch of questions not relevant to the situation and not being provided with a hospital until I answered them. Additionally, when they finally provided a hospital suggestions it was for hospitals that were not open for emergency 24 hours.

Based upon the terrible service On Call provided, I wouldn't bother ever trying to use it again. It was truly just a waste of my time.

Claims Process

Yes, it can be a negative too. In the case of the medical claim from my doctor visit for a swollen face, the insurer needed the medical documentation for my $75 NZD expenses. Even after turning in the receipt for my payment to the medical centre, World Nomads requested further documentation but could not be specific in what the medical document would be called, just that it should detail exactly what service the centre provided for me.

Since I held on to every receipt and piece of paper the centre provided me with, and after a quick online chat with my representative, they waived the need for the undefined form they requested and promptly issued a check.

Verdict:

After the experience we had, both good and bad, I would absolutely take out travel insurance from World Nomads on my next trip. The peace of mind knowing that our material possessions would be covered if stolen was reason enough to take out the policy.

More importantly, I know that Finney and I were covered for medical costs during our trip. While going to a hospital or a doctor might be confusing, the stress of finding out what the bill was going to be was drastically lowered.

After our experience, I trust World Nomads insurance and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about our experience. For any questions on coverage or plan details, please reach out to World Nomads directly. Let me know if you have any questions about our experience in the comments!

Otherwise, check out this little widget below to pull a quote together for yourself on travel insurance!

SUPER LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Do keep in mind, everything I’ve said here about travel insurance is a brief, general summary correct as of the date of publication. It doesn't take into account your personal situation, what you want or might need. Before you buy, it's important to consider what insurance product is right for you and you should carefully read all policy documents to understand what's covered, what's not covered and the limits, terms and conditions which may apply.

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Okay this start to seriously annoy me (as in angering me, not “making me spiral down out of controle” (edit; okay maybe a little but hi that’s me from the future and i’m doing fine, i’m just annoyed but no breakdown there, not really)) so bear with me, but also, tw: s/uicidal & selfh/arm mention and stuff like that. I’m super annoyed at my mom. (also generally it’s in general for all my #ichapersonal posts but pls d/on’t r/eblog especially not this one bc i’m just. so. damn annoyed.)

Also it’s really just ranting because i really need to let it out this is seriously weighing at this point I just need to rant it out;

(also it’s a long post so if you’re on mobile and the readmore didn’t work and you want to avoid it go quickly blacklist either my tag or #longpostforts, it’ll hide the post for your dash)

My mom has this tendencies to always bitch about “kids who says “I’ve never asked to be born””. She had been bitching about it for as long as I can remember bc if i recall, my elder sister (yknow the one who ended up running away from home, never to be seen again for what, 17 years now (17 years?? holy fuck how time flies)(also i’m starting to really feel like she made the right decision at this point)) actually told her that at some point while they fought.

bc my mom believes children should be grateful of life given, that “life is a gift”.

So regularly she goes on rants about how “kids who says “they never wanted to be born” are so ungrateful, life is a gift, you should be grateful to your parents, to me” (she singles herself out everytime) “for how much time and effort we take to raise you, we give you a chance in this world how can you be ungrateful and say you never wanted it”, and stuff like that.

You’d think that after having me spelling her out that i’ve been s/uicidal since i’m 13 she would change her fucking reasoning but nooooo

This is so unnerving. I’ve heard all my life that kids thinking birth is a curse or w/e are ungrateful toward their parents but is she seriously the fuck hearing herself??? It’s not about the fucking parents, if a child tells you that, be concerned about what it means of their suffering, not about what it means for the parents, you apathic selfish person.

My whole life had been a struggle i would have gladly spared myself with thank you very much.”life is a gift” so were the multiple trials I had to manage as a teenager because both of my parents were unable to manage their fucking divorce? I’m sorry what about my life is a gift to me? As far as I know I’ve been the emotional backbone of this freaking family for years and had been there for all of my mother’s breakdowns, but I’ve never had that back. I was the gift to at least try to soften the blows, but it wasn’t a gift for me that’s for sure. Life sure wasn’t a gift when I first told my mom i was s/uicidal and had s/elf harmed and that the only thing she told me was “look I have more important things to deal with okay” (see, the kind of petty things i still remember and I’ve yet to have a proper apology about because “nooo but Chloé I wasn’t doing okay you can understand” hA. Jokes on you I had YOUR CONCERNS, MY FATHER’s and MY OWN and back then I was getting out of an ab/usive relationship with my ex and the fact i just lost most of my friends at once while i was trying to manage how the fuck I could at least ease the issues between my parents and with my ex’s jealousy & aftermath, also my own mom’s h.omophobia when i was trying to bring up that aspect was sure helpful, also freaking important exams coming, and also remember it was when you completely fucked up your relationship with my other sister that I also had to manage, “i wasn’t doing okay” neither did i but i’ve never shut you down that I know of.)

Or at least it wasn’t for me, since then my mom ran to tell my dad to say “see our daughter is s/uicidal because of you!” (no??? I didn’t say that??? even if it was true I didn’t??) and since then had my dad using it against me on official paper (you never know true love until your dad try to tell a judge that “because of the de/ression given by your mom” you were “untrustworthy” and that therefore he shouldn’t give you any money and that you learn that upon reading the judgement’s request) and making s.uicide jokes in front of me about me to people i don’t know (which!! he did!! right before I cut ties with him! in front of clients of him!! seriously why do i have those fucking parents.) But hey i’m sure it was a good “gift” for my mom to have something to guilttrip my dad with for ONE trial which turned against her considering how he used it. WHAT A GIFT.

GUH this is something I hate, I have a lot of wounds like that that I don’t even care about anymore (or at least don’t think about because no one can change the past and it’s something to live with) and our relationship has evolved past this point, but then she says this kind of things and all that bitterness comes back full blown.

We’ve discussed about it. I told her. I had to hammer it down multiple times (HA. And even there how much of those conversations ended up being “it’s because of your father/your abandon issues about your sister? Because me too you know, this is hard for me too here’s how it affects me and let’s not talk about your self destructive tendencies” wow thanks mom) How can she so carelessly throw this kind of things. We’ve discussed about it more than once for fuck’s sake. And she throws it in front of my step dad, the one person we can’t talk about mental health with because the guy always have a mean comment to make about it and doesn’t believe in d/epression this family is a fucking joke.

“Kids saying “i’ve never asked to be born” are ungrateful, life is a gift that i gave you” fuuuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you.

I don’t even know why she said that out loud, I was just walking from the living to my room and I have no idea of the context, but I legit just snapped at her telling her to fucking stop with that and she tried to defend myself like “do you know how hurtful it is to hear from a kid that they never asked to be born” you don’t say, do you know how hurtful it is to hear from your own parents that your self destructive tendencies due to how much said parents put you through are “not important”?

Ya know what’s even funnier -because my parents told me about that- Apparently they wanted me so much when I wasn’t born yet that they almost tried to do a fertility boost while i was already a featus and it would have killed the featus to do it and it’s just last minute that they realized “wait there’s already a baby inside” - good for my parents, lost my chance it seems. (also fun fact since I was born strangled by the cordon thingy, it’s like i was too stubborn to die what a moron @ me). AND, WHAT MY PARENTS DECIDED TO TELL ME, freaking beautiful really, is that when they did the echography to see what my birthgender was, my father was so dissappointed over hearing I was a girl (and that therefore i’ll be the 3rd girl of the family) that he left my mom who was pregnant with me at the hospital. He actually took the car and drove back home, home that was 30 mins away from the hospital in car, and he left my mom alone at the hospital. She had to call her best friend to bring her back home. My father blamed my mom because ofc he has the genetic understanding of Henry VIII.

as a result i spent my entiere childhood feeling like i wasn’t wanted by my dad bc he told me all my life he would rather have had a boy and always made it feel like i wasn’t good enough, and my mom always priviligized my sisters (which may be a result of me being the younger one of the family, but then when I was 7 I had my elder sister (who was a/utistic so my mom was always overbearing with her before she left) running away from home and my other sister who right afterward almost died due to medical complication, having my mom overprotecting her especially that close to the departure of my other sister and she kept being overprotective afterward. That may have played a part. And i mean when we come to have convos where my mom ignores me completely unless i mention my sisters? And the fact she willingly admit that she “doesn’t want to force herself to care about things she doesn’t care about” while mentioning that she has more in common with my sister than I? Ya that doesn’t help the feeling. But ya know it’s just ~the youngest sibling feeling~ lmao) - Also my mom who l o ves to remind me that apparently I was an overdynamic child who was a nightmare to take care of because I was hyperactive, so she was always tired and loves to remind that it was hard for her to handle me, that sure didn’t play at all in making me feel unwanted. Especially when she’s unable to say anything about me that doesn’t come from the time i was “an unbearable hyperactive child who completely stopped her from wanting any more children” because of course this is the kind of things you say to a child and you make good care that you only ever talk about that and not anything else about said child even if the latest actual anecdote (that isn’t “actually blowing off because this family is hell” she never mentions those lmao) dates back from when said child was 9.

(also it adds to the whole “with all the time we took to raise you” what i was taught by my parents is that i was unadequate and would never be enough, thanks - all my morals i got them in fictions and online all i’ve learnt from my parents was a caucionary tale of what I should never become. Which is also something that annoys me when, the rare times my mom says she’s proud of me, she always adds “i’m so proud to have educated you this way” and it’s always, always on subject that i’ve learnt online or in fiction and regularly things I got mad at my mom for not knowing so ye fuck that. It’s too easy to just take other’s people achievement as your own and refuse to listen when they tell you to stop.)

lmao did i ever mention too, my previous therapist and i discussed a lot about my d/epression and while i personally pinpoint my 13yo as my breaking undeniable point (because when you are hurting yourself because the physical pain makes you forget the emotional pain, this is time to stop prentending nothing bad is happening), my therapist said i had symptoms already when I was 7yo but i was too young to recognize them and since it’s the year the brain usually have a huge development, i developped all the unhealthy coping mechanism - but she also mentioned that the fact my father went to abandon my mom at the hospital because of me, was probably at least a bad vibe that carried on all my life.

So ya!!! beautiful!!! I spent my whole life from the womb to feel unwanted, to the point i completely shut down and thrived upon people appreciating me, which put me as a target for being b/ullied so much i just ended up not get too emotionally invested in anyone and emotionally distant in general after too much fuck up from my part by trying to be loved, and which was so determined to please all my life that I tried to fix everyone’s miserable lives around me until my mental health gave up completely.

(and like don’t get me wrong - my parents made me feel unwanted all my life, i was b/ullied up until high school, i lost all the friends I had before high school because of the a/busive relationship i ended up winding up into, and it fucked me over. It truly did. But I don’t think i’m “unloveable” I think just that it doesn’t matter to try. My high school friends, who are the people i consider my best friends today, are the most precious thing that happened to me and I will never second guess how they care for me. I have wonderful friends all around the world, I don’t feel “unloveable”. But i do feel like not wanting to try. If people leave, I won’t care because eh that happens. Even if i know my friends are here for me, and that I will always want to be there for them and support them, I can’t bring myself to go to them unprompted when i feel bad - even if i know they don’t consider me a burden I was taught all my life my emotions were such anyway. Things that are hard to unlearn. But there’s no “no one loves me” or ignoring completely my qualities there. I consider it a miracle i’m this kind while i’m this bitter, that I care so much about things even if i know it’s coping mechanism, but that i can still get this enthusiast about things sometimes - and honestly when I look back i recognize that i’m strong, even if i don’t consider myself strong enough considering how everything still goes wrong and I can’t go back on my feet no matter what, so much my own physical health is sending me SOS. But i’m not blind to the point of ignoring that it takes strength to get this far- i’m just so, so tired of having to be strong all the time and knowing if i let weakness in for one moment all hell breaks loose for me.)

“Life is a gift it’s ungrateful to tell a parent you never wanted to be born” hi, i never asked to be born, you never made me feel like i had any reason to want to be alive except for what I could bring you and you only, i’ve never thought i’d live past 18 and was s/uicidal at a young age because i felt unwanted and felt like carrying everyone’s burden. Y’know, things we talked about multiple times.

“ye but your elder sister made it associate to a trauma” well that’s a trauma for me as well thank you very much.

See, this is what actually sickens me with my parents. This sort of thin veiled sentences that somehow hit right in the nest of everything that once went wrong in my fucking life. This sort of little sentences that are even worse to me than actual insults because it disregard again everything we talked about. If i needed more proof (and i didn’t) that my parents never listen to me or care for my feelings outside of what it can bring them, this is a wonderful exemple.

I’m angry, i’m done, this family is a fucking mess, I’m tired. bye.

#sorry i got extremely angry at my family #ignoreignorebye #ichapersonal #longpostforts

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