#your time to be celebrated will come

[icedteaandoldlace]

Hot take, but Mother's Day is for mothers and mother figures. It's not for single dads, 'cause they already get their own day (the same goes for single mothers on Father's Day). It's not for pet owners, 'cause taking care of a pet isn't the same thing as raising a child. It's not for deadbeat or abusive mothers, because they suck. It's not for women who want to be mothers, but are not yet/have never acted as a mother figure to anyone. And it's not for women who have no desire or plans to become a mother, but want to be recognized because they feel left out. Mother's Day is for women who did the work to fill the role of a mother in someone's life, whether they are their biological mother or not. And a person's inclusion in being celebrated today should be determined by the person/people for whom they acted as a mother, and not by random strangers trying to make sure everyone feels included on a day that isn't for everyone. Not everyone wants to celebrate Mother's Day, and that's okay. They can just not celebrate. You don't have to contort the meaning of the day to make sure everyone gets a reason to participate. If your mother sucks and there's no one else in your life who stepped up and acted as a mom for you, you don't have to wish anyone a happy Mother's Day. You can just order Chinese food.

#my friend got her masters last night and we didn't go out and celebrate all our own accomplishments or what we WANTED to accomplish #we went out and celebrated HER and her masters #Mother's Day is the same way #idk why people are so uncomfortable with the concept #on the flip side #my grandma had to drop out of school when she was young to help her parents on the farm #and later in life my mom helped her continue her education with a home schooling curriculum #due to her dementia she wasn't able to finish but my mom wrote the Texas Board of Education about her and got her a diploma #she didn't get to complete her education all the way but her work and dedication earned her the piece of paper #and we celebrated that and had a ceremony where she got to wear a cap and gown #and that memory lasted her several weeks at a time in her life when she would forget conversations as she was having them #it was 100000% a worthwhile thing to celebrate #that doesn't mean everyone who feels left out for not getting a masters should get to be celebrated alongside my bestie ya feel? #your time to be celebrated will come #and if it doesn't? well then you should've accomplished something #at least you have your birthday

[theygender]

The more I learn about judaism the more I wonder where tf christianity got all its bad shit. Why is divorce a sin in christianity when judaism has recognized the right to divorce for nearly a millennia and has codified religious laws for it. Why does christianity consider sex to be dirty (to the point where puritans considered it a sin to enjoy having sex with your own spouse) when in judaism it's considered holy and it's a literal mitzvah to have sex with your spouse on the sabbath. Why does christianity consider it a sign that you're faithless if you question your religion when in judaism that's considered an essential part to developing your faith. I'm probably stating the obvious here but I still can't get over the fact that there's no historical basis to any of this shit before christianity started, it's like christians just said "hey guys what if we took the torah and built a new religion around it but this time it was actively hostile to human life"

#rambling #disclaimer this isnt about individual christians im speaking about the religious trauma i experienced in my own life etc etc #these are just a few examples that I've noticed but they're definitely something #the part about sex in particular shocked me bc sex is pretty much viewed as actively evil in a lot of christian denominations #like you should only do it to create children and if you take pleasure in it (even if its with your own spouse) youre a dirty sinner #there arent as many examples like this nowadays but if you read puritan laws about sex it's like #you're allowed to have sex with your wife basically 10 times a year but you have to be fully clothed with the lights off #and you cant have sex on a holiday or a sunday and you cant touch each other and you have to try as hard as possible to hate it #literally WHERE did that mindset come from?? like for real #in judaism having sex with your spouse is basically considered a celebration of everything holy #and if you have sex on the sabbath (the holiest day in the jewish calendar—above every holiday) #its considered TWICE as holy #make it make sense #this is one of the things people mean when they say that lumping judaism in with christianity as 'abrahamic' religions is meaningless #theyre literally nothing alike #the only similarity is the torah but thats only half of the christian bible and one third of the jewish one #AND christianity interprets most of it completely differently from how judaism does #im tired #greatest hits #hall of fame

[offonaherosjourney]

The most unrealistic thing about Miraculous Ladybug is that some people keep putting Marinette down for being a baker's daughter. YOU LIVE IN FRANCE

#your world renowned cuisine and baking are this close 👌 to being a national sport come on #and tom and sabine's baking is so good they get asked to cater for celebrities and important events all the time?? #yeah yeah it is for plot reasons and rich people gonna rich people i know just lemme vent #miraculous ladybug #ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #nym's posts

[vasito-de-leche]

Arcana is so trans to me but not the mtf trans but like eldritch horror being realized that she likes to be perceived as a mortal woman

nonnie we are holding hands, we share the same vision, the same dream, the same eldritch transgenderism <3

there was a tweet recently (I think it was a tweet?) about a very specific type of character design--non sexualized, nude humanoids presented as otherwordly and entirely alien, off kilter, merging monstruous characteristics and that's exactly what I love and think about when it comes to the thing Arcana summons, the Guiding One's Creation

Arcana is so transgender to me in a very specific way of using the feminine figure as a way of both luring and keeping everyone at bay <33333

#not a prompt #reverse 1999 #something something the use of the feminine figure in religon as both a holy AND unholy thing #the biggest contradiction ever. upholding the female body as a pure virginal and holy temple but also as a sinful cavern of temptation #the feelings of hatred and love. to reject and reclaim womanhood #something abouttttt. how do i put this into words #arcana choosing a female body as a way to represent both of these sides. or to profit from the preconceived notions that come with it #something to be hated something to be celebrated. also found in her identity as an arcanist #(the way she fights for arcanists rights while at the same time fighting any arcanist that doesnt fit her specific ideals) #shes eldritch transgender to me youre so right anon youre so so so right #constantine is playing 9D chess but arcana is playing dwarf fortress and i love thinking about how it permeates into smth like her identity

[picnokinesis]

Seen a lot of discourse going around about these two at the moment, so I thought I’d draw them and throw some positivity into the void because I love them both so much! They’re absolutely wonderful characters, and also you cannot tell me that  Rose “what’s your name, your pronouns and are you in a union” Tyler and Dan “I don’t need anything so long as other people around me are alright” Lewis wouldn’t be the best of friends, like just imagine it. They’re running through space and time to stand up to injustice and also offer you some soup (and maybe a bad pun or two), and they’ll make sure each other are okay whilst they’re at it. I love them.

#taka draws #rose tyler #dan lewis #doctor who #dw fanart #i would like to take this moment to formally apologise for the dan lewis fans in the venom fandom #i'm so sorry your tag has been flooded with dw discourse RIP SKSKS #anyway listen #real talk - i was at gally one last weekend #and it was SO lovely and full of such joy for the show #and then you come back online and it's just like. so much hatred? for this thing we love? #so i'm like man idk #are we not here to celebrate the characters we love? #i think we should be #anyway my take is be kind #right time to buckle down and close the discourse hatches skksk

[squishosaur]

hey man. i'm just saying. why would we put inexperienced teenagers with over-inflated egos and obvious emotional issues into combat classes and make them claw their way to the top of their dorms and expect things to just run smoothly. who actually thought this

#the reason rsa doesn't have overblots is because they understand the joy and whimsy of life and friendship btw #LIKE. why is there no school counselor?? do you know how much time & resources & effort & TRAUMA we could have saved the students & #school from if ANYONE had reached out to riddle and was like 'hey are you alright i heard xyz and i wanted to let you know...' ESPECIALLY #since TREY LITERALLY TELLS US 'oh well here's the lowdown on her trauma this is Probably what is causing this' #or if someone sat down to tell leona 'hey! i'm rooting for you in ur magift(?) game! you're my fav player!!' AND LET HIM FEEL NOTICED #or if someone approached azul as an Equal to try to stop his plans. as a friend even. BEYOND A BUSINESS TRANSACTION #or if ANYBODY BUT ESPECIALLY KALIM was like 'jamil i think you should follow your passions and do something you enjoy today!!' or AT LEAST #let him know he was appreciated as a person NOT JUST FOR HIS WORK #'i know you're doing a lot today but i just wanted to thank you for how much Effort you put into this and..' etc etc etc #ERM.. IF ANYONE TREATED VIL LIKE A HUMAN BEING AND NOT A CELEBRITY??? or even 'hey i loved you in this film i was wondering if we could #do a play together or something..!!' AND LET HER TRY A TYPE OF CHARACTER SHE NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE. and sing her praises. #if anyone reached out to idia beyond a 'hey the teacher said to come to class'/'get out of your bed and come to our housewarden meeting' #or even. IF ORTHO HIMSELF was like. 'you know it's not your fault... you didn't cause all of this. not really' OR SOMETHING #or if malleus ever got to experience a small firsthand loss AND WAS COMFORTED THROUGH IT. not just quick fix via magic. not replacing. just #GRIEVING SOMETHING??????? and wasn't feared by literally everyone #um. maybe the real twisted part is that all of this tragedy was easily preventable if we had a support system in place. #but idk. twst is a highschool. there's no support in real high school either. i'd probably overblot too if i could ajdjrjfinfdndjd #twst #chatter #LONG RAMBLE SORRY #yes overblots are essential to the plot. but also. do you know how frustrating it is watching the blot build up and sitting in silence. #I'M SORRY IK IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS HAPPENING TO A GUY I JUST MET I WOULD PROBABLY NOT NOTICE.. but of it was my Friend or Housewarden.. #I'D ASK BRO.... I'D ASK ... UGHHHHHUUUHHHH #not that anyone would notice if *I* was about to lose it tbh #speaks volumes about our society o think #OKAY NOW I'M DONE FOR REAL

[misted-buttercup-enjoyer]

The Land of Ooo in Shermy and Beth's time feels barren...deserted...empty...dusty...devoid...depressed...lonely...melancholy...dead. BMO has forgotten Finn's name. Finn and Jermaine's statues have crumbled down, the old hero forgotten. The Candy people are stuck in the capsules of a giant gumball machine. It seems like everyone, particularly the pups, Jake's descendants, are leaving the planet. Everything's gone. Everything we know, everything we thought we could depend on seeing when we turned on the screen, all abandoned and grayed out as we realize that Finn and Jake have been forgotten, along with almost everything else that might've happened in Adventure Time. This land, this washed-out future we have stepped into it, is entirely different, with only an echo, a shadow, the sound of a laugh, remaining from a thousand years ago for us to notice and point out to each other as drowning people pointing out lifelines to our fellow victims.

"What remains, tell me what remains, some loser smashed out your brains..."

#sorry shermy and beth's world isn't all doom and gloom there are cheerful things about it but i'm in a sentimental mood and when i'm #in a sentimental mood i tend to ramble and try to find a million different adjectives. #so what are your headcanons for what marcy and bonnie are up to? #i theorize Marcy was the figure on the stone duck and those pink hands clinging to the bars of ice were Princess Bubblegum #and Marcy's trying to save Bonnie so they can celebrate their thousandth anniversary in peace #those things are seen in the intro btw #i know i'm like five years late to the whole finale hype but....... #who cares? (: #shermy and beth #adventure time finale #come along with me #adventure time

[averlym]

wow wow wow wow i came here to say it’s jane seymour’s deathday and saw that you have done so much improvement it’s crazy everything looks so lovely and amazing you’re doing great

~ holiday anon

quick portrait i did a while back. lovely reminder to see you again ily holiday anon

#a!!!!! ueueueueueue <333333333 <3333333 #holiday anon but the holidays are so so. just celebrations of the fact i have had the infinite pleasure of interacting with you #thank you for being here- and staying here; i suppose? #<blinks> smth about hearing about my improvement from someone like you who's been here from almost the beginning... wow i've come so far hu #thank you for staying. or checking in; maybe? there is always a soft spot in my heart for you + ily i hope you are doing well #thank you ever so much for your support + inspiring me to do some of my favourite pieces!! #... i know who you are now you've revealed yourself to me akshdhdh but also! holiday anon remains the anon i am fondest of. #old friend beloved so true i am sending hugs and the bestest of vibes!!! <heart heart heart> #six the musical #six the musical fanart #jane seymour #wow haven't used that tag for a while! shot of nostalgia. don't think it's my main gig anymore but occasionally at times like this;;;. #anyway! pretend that it's not the tumblr desktop desaturation thing and the greyness was very Intended bc heart of stone teehee #oh and ghostly vibes; of course! seeing as it's a death day :3

[ezraphobicsoup]

ok but music is actually the most beautiful thing in every way i’m gonna turn into the sun. music and people and the world and oouyggghhhh

#guy who finally got round to watching the zelda orchestra concert uugghhhfghh #you don’t get it you don’t get it the fucking sheer what humanity??? joy???? love???? in being in a music ensemble like an orchestra #everyone is individuals but right now each person is music as one and we’re all music and the audience are crucial #because you too are the music and for at least one brief moment this is all we are. the sounds and the melody and the rhythms and the music #vvvbvhbbbbvbhbbbvv #cggghjbvvhjjbvb. AAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #and the music has always been there abd the music will always be there as time continues to pass #there will always be music in any given moment #but the fact that we come together to specifically create and celebrate music is beautiful beyond understanding #and the truth is there’s music in everything ever because every living thing has some intrinsic level of rhythm and melody #the way you walk. the way the wind blows the sound of your voice the birds singing the sound the leaves make the rain on a shelter #it’s all music. it’s all song #anyway i’m gonna go explode or something gbjbvvghjffch music music i love you music #ezra likes music #<- nee fucking way

[boxwinebaddie]

hi uncle nina! it's my birthday today and u don't have but will u pretty plz consider reposting that part of ch6 of rm where raven in on the phone with kenny b4 his hate with jers? i thought it was super cute and i really wanted to read it :3

awwww, happy birthday, darling! i hope it's as lovely as you are!

and i--sigh.

okay.

i hate complicated feelings surrounding chapter six ( aka the introduction to the iconique ravesey hate that i deleted from stress ) because i actually did love it...i just rushed the hell out of it, didn't plan it out very well and it was a mess. it could have been a lot better.

part of why i deleted it was actually because of that ravenstan/kenny phonecall because i felt worried that i revealed too much about how not cool and actually boy-failure-y stan was too early and could have kept the suspense going longer but aaaaaa i just wanted y'all to see how CUTE he was, like??? and how nervous! AAAA!!!

buuut considering the cat has been out of the bag, or rather, the raven has flown the nest for some time now...and it's the beauteous day you were born...i will humbly present you with this b-day present in the form of my incompetent idiot girl ramblings/writings, though, i fear it is not at all as grand the gift of your life is.

so, without further ado darlings, here is the endearing, embarrassing phone call ( it was over discord actually ) that ravenstan had with kenny prior to showing up to blondie's for his little hate-date with jerseykyle. it's a mess and unedited, but regardless, please know that from whatever hurts or harms you, i hope you heal, please rem(ember) to smile, pendejos,

and to now, as always, angels:

please enjoy the very, very...

worst part of your day. ;)

-uncle nina <333

#hlkshdlf i am self concious about this #but it is your birthday and rs was very cute in it #it's also your birthday and you deserve to celebrate #it is a momentous occasion my love! so heres some pre-hate #again idk what this really sounds like i have not read it since i wrote it and hit and run posted it on ao3 #but smh can u feel kens jealous rage thru the phone disguised as thinly veiled teasing i am crying fml sorry kenny #its ok i give them the gift of marjorine very soon i swear #but oh my god stan is so stinking cute!!! it was too early but all we had was mean scary jersey pov and only really saw raven #as a massive smarmy rockstar assholes with glimmers of his humanity coming through a rare awkward stammer #and hes actually gods sweet fucking angel shdlskd anyways this reveal was much more iconic when u didn't know that #but i hope u enjoy this sorry its not the best also everyone say we love u raven hes gonna throw up deadass the whole time #stans fkn catboy gamerboy headphones i love him so bad in his lil suit and his combat boots and his blonde ass hair #KENNY WAS BEING SO OUT OF POCKET AND NASTY also i was a little too nasty in this im sorry ew go to jail nina #mans was thinking abt jerseys lawyer voice TOO MUCH #the light cartman and chef reveal...very spicy to me xx #ravenstan is so hey baby i heard you like bad boys...well i'm bad at everything ;) *winks and leans seductively and falls over* #i love the stannish half mexican stan my beloved <333

[orcelito]

Ok. Real question. How many people Actually have believed in Santa? Bc I never did, mostly bc my dad never bothered with the entire pretense, so the whole concept is just. Really fucking strange to me

Putting an actual poll bc I feel like I'm losing my mind a bit thinking about how apparently widespread it is. Like. It's just so... weird? Why is this the thing people have popularized? It makes no sense.

#speculation nation #polls #like ok my dad's an atheist raised by jewish parents so xmas has never really been a religious sort of holiday to me #we celebrate it bc it's fun to give gifts and spend time with family #but that's... it. #all the lore and mythos of xmas is just so weird to me #like baby jesus etc etc but now here comes saint nicholas with the steel chair! (breaking into your house to eat your cookies #and leave presents Only for the rich kids! why only the rich ones? uhmmm Dont worry about it!) #genuinely speaking my dad's worked at ups my whole life so growing up he'd say he (and the rest of his coworkers) were the real santas #said as a joke mostly bc theyre the ones Actually delivering the packages #but i took it to heart. told people at school that my dad was the Real santa. #no one believed me lol which i found quite frustrating. #but yeah i have never once in my entire life believed in Santa #and im content with that. it seems like such a stupid thing i will be honest. #'what about the magic of christmas' what about the poor kids who dont get gifts & feel abandoned by this all-powerful man? #in fact why do we Want kids to not think it's their parents giving gifts? they cant thank the right people if we trick them. #it's a convoluted setup that makes absolutely 0 sense to me #trust me christmas had more than enough 'magic' for me as a kid just bc of all the cool lights and all the free gifts #dont need some mythological man who can travel the globe in one night and is a professional in B&E #makes no sense for Real. #there was a time with my ex step siblings where me n my sister were told not to spoil the fun for them #so i had to pretend like santa existed as they opened presents marked from him #and even back then i was just thinking 'this is So Dumb' #this is an anti santa zone i guess. me and myself hate the popularized version of this strange strange belief system.

[thunderc1an]

Nov. 4th- Firepaw

#warriors #Warrior Cats #Thunderclan #firestar #firestar's anon bday #day 4 of celebration!!! #waves!!! #how has your life been since the last time I did this!!! #hopefully very good!! #I wish you the very very very best luck for this coming year too!!!

[skitskatdacat63]

2009 Brazilian Grand Prix - Mark Webber

#i thought mark deserved some gifs as well bcs even tho he won the race all the focus was on jense haha #the worst was when he got up to stand on top of his car and celebrate and then the feed instantly cut to jense pulling into parc ferme ;; #mark wins his 2nd gp and gets like probably a minute of podium footage LMAO #anyways i like the third gif bcs he looks like in a video game where the character's expression glitched #mark please talk with your hands more cmon i know you love it #the two moments where his hands are in frame absolutely had to be included(dedicated to dru hehehe) #(as always: my god the lighting in these pressers is absolutely horrible) #(it just makes everyone look so washed out and ghoulish LMAO) #(i said this before but still it astounds me. every time before i recolor them im like '...wait do i rly find this guy attractive?') #also i meant to finish this season during summer break but ran out of time!! so ig AD will be next week? #i could do it but like i dont wanna clash w zandvoort and ik its a podium i will rly like too so i dont wanna rush it #but ughhhhhh why does f1 coming back from break have to coincide with my school coming back from break #mark webber #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #we do a little bit of f1 #2009 brazilian gp

[motoroil-recs]

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A stimboard for @completingthe-mission for his birthday! Happy birthday, my guy! With imagery of tech, music, cats, microorganisms, and helicopters.

#🏎️ — stimboard ! #stimboard #Not gonna put all the kin tags since this isn't really about that. #Happy birthday! I've been thinking about making some stimboards for other kin blogs as a little celebration for a while. #But! I decided this one should come out first considering the special timing! #I hope today was kind to you man. I hope I did you justice! #animal #cat #hands #microorganism #helicopter #tech #ALSO! WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! CHECK OUT HIS BLOG! I cannot recommend it enough. #I AM ALSO. Aware I did already technically make something for your birthday. But hey. It's the Mod G special. I love making things twice.

[omaano]

💗🌟Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all if you celebrate, and a very lovely weekend if you don’t! 🌟💗

#happy holidays! #I’m getting my presents and celebrating with family on Christmas Eve so you’re getting a card and my bestest wishes on the 24th ^^ #also you can bet I’m turning this cute little green bean into a Christmas card #cuz you all deserve to see him cross your dash as many times as I can push him onto it :D #my art #baby yoda #grogu #Christmas art #I knew it would come in handy to spend an hour on that lettering even if it didn’t make it into the final full art piece

[stars-inthe-sky]

So, hey. How did you and your family celebrate Passover when you were a kid? How about now?

My Rhode Island aunt and uncle almost always hosted a big family Seder, and it was the absolute best. A good Seder is educational, food-filled, and legit fun—it's a ritual meal that includes storytelling, singing, prayers, and a general focus on including and teaching everyone involved, regardless of age or even whether attendees are Jewish. (If ever you're invited to a friend's Seder, go! Do not bring a challah, which my actually-bar-mitzvahed brother-in-law did once as an attempt at a thoughtful host gift. We still make fun of him.)

And my uncle (the same one who officiated at my wedding, and the wedding of my other sister) may well be the greatest host/leader there is; over the years he compiled from a medley of sources what added up to his own Haggadah (basically the guidebook to the Seder—there are a million published and informal versions working off the same template, with readings and activities and interpretations that can go kid-centric or feminist or traditional or whatever). It was always just insanely fun, and warm, and joyous, with incredible food and an increasing array of baked-in, just-us traditions.

Since I went to college basically down the street from their house, and then lived just an hour away in Boston for so long, that was pretty much the heart of my and my family's celebration most years—right up until Passover 2020, at which point the pandemic negated what had been plans to travel from our new home in Illinois for it, and they also downsized and had their own kids scatter geographically and gain very little ones, so that particular tradition is at best on hiatus now.

But there are fun Seders everywhere—well, the Zoom ones of the pandemic years were a mixed bag, but we've found friends who've make a good go of it, over the years, too, if not quite as an elaborately planned out hourslong celebration as my uncle would do. When I studied abroad in Denmark, Boyfriend and I went to an Orthodox Seder that was in a mix of Danish and Hebrew, for instance—that was novel, and so much of the procedure and the Hebrew was familiar enough to follow along.

Still working on exactly where we'll be for those two nights this year (we haven't really met any Jewish families in Pittsburgh yet to garner an invite, and none of the Reform or Conservative synagogues seem to have community events, which is surprising? And I don't really want to go to Chabad?) but we'll figure something out.

That said, as fun as the Seders can and should be, the rest of Passover is a slog of not eating bread or adjacent products, and experiencing whatever it is matzah does to one's digestive system over the course of a week. It's a meaningful observance, and the fact that the relevant rabbinical boards have stopped including rice and legumes in the "no" column in recent years has been great, but...it's ultimately a holiday recalling the story of the Exodus, and how we were slaves once, so, like, there are some less-fun elements. But the freedom celebration parts usually outweigh that!

#ask me ask me ask me #stpauligirl #passover #pesach #jews! #jewish holidays generally have fairly set observances and the details come down to your family/community/congregation #as well as interpretation and denomination and general religiosity #but basically anyone celebrating passover will be doing some seders and no bread and lotsa matzah #and no it will never stop being amusing how often goyim seem to enjoy eating matzah and how jews *always* eat an assload and do not enjoy i #i'm sure it's because it's an imposed week out of the year and not a novel cracker alternative but anyway #a potentially amusing sidenote: #boyfriend has been in the picture since the beginning of college and always came to the family seder thereafter #the first time he remembered that his mom told him not to go to someone's house empty-handed and procured (in lieu of flowers or whatever) #a moses action figure which then graced that seder table proudly from 2006 onward #'moshe rabenu' also made an obvious and necessary appearance at our wedding #and another tidbit for the jews here #the first covid seder i'd seen someone do this on the internet somewhere #and so for the zoom seder made a separate account labeled 'eliahu ha'navi' and had it request admittance at the appropriate moment #got a BIG laugh. still pleased about pulling that off.