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Where's the essay op?

Roleslaying!Roman is just regular Roman but without trust issues

In this essay I will-

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The gays equivalent

Damn, these spot the difference pictures get harder every year

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reblog this post to remind the person you reblogged it from that they're valued and loved and seen

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Pdnugwnslaekufbdlalndnfu

Just gonna leave this here.

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its all fun and games and "i love characters that are made to be a pair" until one of them DIES and the other is just LEFT BEHIND!!!!!!

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Carguys and horsegirls are similar to me. They're related. Cousin species. Important to note that neither are gender locked; for example, many horsegirls are cowboys. A carguy is often a butch lesbian. And so on

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Learning the different kinds of love and how to express them is very important

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executive dysfunction be like *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels bad* *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels bad* *wants to do something* *doesnt do it* *feels ba

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Yes

I hope their friendship will be like this after they make up :)

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I want to see my little boi

(Here he comes)

I want to see my little boi

(Here he comes)

look at this thang

[x]

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Me on the bus

Me, in my coffin: shit i forgot my headphones

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What? Me? having a type in fav characters? noooo i dont know what youre talking about

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ok question time. in the tags tell me 1. if you are adhd/autistic/bipolar/ocd/other form of neurodivergent or not, and 2. how you feel about listening to songs on repeat

personally im adhd and hate looping songs UNLESS i’m having a Specific Sensory Moment about it

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Quotes I've heard somewhere that remaind me of some aftg characters.

Kevin Day:

Then he said: don't you know? I am trying to make you great.

And I said: I do not want to be great, I want to be loved.

Neil Josten:

I don't want to just survive anymore, mom.

It hurts it hurts it hurts, mom.

Renee Walker:

And the earth looked at me and said: wasn't that fun?

And I replied: I'm sorry if I hurt anyone

Jean Monroe:

Am I supposed to be grateful to have survived this?

Andrew Minyard:

I'm not a whole person and I don't think I ever will be. Parts of me died in the house I grew up in and I visit them in dreams.

Seth Gordon:

Promise that you will sing about me.

Aaron Minyard:

I have searched for my mother's love in all the corners of the world.

Nicky Hemmick:

This is not a joke. I mouth

love me. love me

Neil Josten:

My mother did not mean to hate me, she didn't even know she hated me, and yet, I was hated. And I carried that hate with me through life with more pride than it perhaps deserved. A bruise of honor.

Nicky Hemmick:

I need a father, I need a mother, I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God but the sky is empty.

Dan Wilds:

In another universe, my window is open and I'm lying on my floor. I am 12 years old and nothing bad has ever happened to me

Andrew Minyard:

The truth is that no child can save their mother.

Andrew Minyard:

Now I know why I was drawn to you. We have the same darkness inside.

Neil Josten:

The word father rotted in my mouth.

Neil Josten:

I am not my mother's daughter.

I was not born from her womb.

I was born from her rage.

Andrew Minyard:

love is insane, you fell like you're always subtly asking "do you still love me even though I'm flawed?" and the answer just keeps being yes.

Neil Josten:

Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway.

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This hurt

Neil doesn't get sick very often, so when he finally catches the bug that had been going around campus, he's suddenly 8 years old again, sweating and trembling with fever as his coughs make his insides hurt and his headache makes everything in the room dizzy. He feels so bad he thinks he may be crying a little, it's hard to tell.

They are in the basement of an old French motel and his mother went away to go look for medicine to give him before leaving again. It's the second time he had gotten sick while they were on the run.

And you see, Neil was a big boy, he could handle himself just fine being alone.

It didn't make a diference since nothing prepared him for the bone deep longing that coursed through his body with the need of his mother's love and care in that moment. It was absolute. There's no way to explain that kind of need, like it's something so basic your instinct has it branded in fire, the need for your mother to hold you and to trust her to take care of you and make things feel better. It's complete helplessness and devotion in the form of love, it was terrifying and would get them both killed. It did kill her in the end.

He could see that same need reflected in the way his mother acted when she came back, the way she approached him and lightly scolded him, the way her hand would smooth over his forehead to his curls with concern, how eventually she would finally get into bed with him and cuddle his feverish form from behind whispering nothings of comfort in his ear. "It's okay darling, you're fine, you're fine"

"Mom it hurts..."

"I know it hurts baby but try to sleep, when you wake up you'll feel better"

"But mom... "

"Just go to sleep Abram, I'll be right here for you"

"Don't leave me, please"

"I'm not going anywhere, love"

That was the last time Neil had ever experienced unconditional comfort from his mother.

And now he's stuck in the present, feeling like a 8 year old kid again, wishing desperately for his mom to come back and never leave him alone again. To hug him against her chest, pet his hair and blow his nose and to tell him she loves him until her body warmth somehow cools the freezing cold, deep in his heart.

He feels so bad.

It's a pitiful feeling, it kinda sucks.

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Supporting Native Organizations on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (#f*ckColumbus) - what better way to commemorate the day and show solidarity than to support Native organizations and social media accounts. I’ve put together the following list to help get you started:

Native Roots Farm Foundation (https://www.nativerootsde.org/): A non-profit organization dedicated to “celebrating Native American cultures, protecting open space, cultivating a public garden, and practicing sustainable” founded by fellow alum Courtney Streett ‘09

SLC Air Protectors (@SLCAir): Native-led 501c3 that addresses the air pollution in Utah, while supporting Indigenous stewardship; Venmo: SLC-AirProtectors

Indigenous Peoples Day NYC (https://ipdnyc.org/):  A 24 hour celebration of dance, culture, and ceremony on Lanapehoking/Randall’s Island, NYC

Lakota People’s Law Project (IG: @lakotalaw)

Honor the Earth (https://www.honorearth.org/)

Indigenous Food Lab (IG: @indigenousfoodlab): An org focused on creating access to Indigenous education & foods

Tewa Women United (https://tewawomenunited.org/): Located in the Tewa homelands, the org works to grow community and end violence against women, girls, and the earth

Indigenous Women Rising (https://www.iwrising.org/): An org focused on sexual health and reproductive justice accessibility for Native families

Native American Rights Fund (https://www.narf.org/): “Since 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation.”

Indian Law Resource Center (https://indianlaw.org/)

Land Rights Now (https://www.landrightsnow.org/): An org that mobilizes and engages active citizens, media, communities and organizations worldwide to promote and secure the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

American Indian College Fund (https://collegefund.org/)

Indigenous Environmental Network (https://www.ienearth.org/)

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (IG: @csvanw; https://www.csvanw.org/)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA (https://mmiwusa.org/)

Partnership with Native Americans (http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pwna_home): A 501 ©(3) nonprofit organization “committed to championing hope for a brighter future for Native Americans living on remote, isolated and impoverished reservations.”

Native American Heritage Association (https://www.naha-inc.org/):  NAHA is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to “helping Native American families in need living on Reservations in South Dakota and Wyoming”

Inuit Tapirit Kanatami (https://www.itk.ca/help-inuit-communities-thrive/):  Works to improve the health and wellbeing of Inuit in Canada “through research, advocacy, public outreach and education.”

Native Wellness Institute (https://www.nativewellness.com/)

Warrior Women Project (https://www.warriorwomen.org/)

The Redhawk Native American Art Council (https://www.redhawkcouncil.org/): A not for profit organization “founded and maintained by Native American artists and educators serving the tristate [New York] area.”

Indigenous People’s Power Project (https://www.ip3action.org/who-we-are/): A nonviolent direct action training and support network “advancing Indigenous communities’ ability to exercise their inherent rights to environmental justice, cultural livelihood, and self-determination”

Alaska Rising Tide (IG: @alaskarisingtide)

Native Womens Wilderness (IG: @nativewomenswilderness; https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/):  A nonprofit organization with the purpose of “inspiring and raising the voices of Native Women in the Outdoor Realm.”  

Sacramento Native American Health Center (https://www.snahc.org/)

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"In the Western tradition there is a recognized hierarchy of beings, with, of course, the human being on top--the pinnacle of evolution, the darling of Creation--and the plants at the bottom. But in Native ways of knowing, human people are often referred to as "the younger brothers of Creation." We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn--we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way that they live. They teach us by example. They've been on the earth far longer than we have been, and have had time to figure things out."

-Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer