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apratments · 8 months

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What are some challenges you’ve faced living in Birla Ojasvi

Introduction: Birla Ojasvi

Birla Ojasvi, nestled in the vibrant city of Bangalore, is a burgeoning residential area witnessing rapid growth and development. While it boasts modern amenities, green spaces, and a sense of community, living in this area comes with challenges. In this blog, we will delve into some of the hurdles residents face in Birla Ojasvi and explore how they navigate them.

Traffic Woes:

One of the primary challenges Birla Ojasvi residents face is the increasing traffic congestion. As the area continues to grow, so does the number of vehicles on its roads. Daily commutes become a test of patience, with long queues and slow-moving traffic becoming the norm. Navigating through the labyrinth of narrow lanes during rush hours can be daunting, leading to residents’ frustration.

Despite the challenges, many residents have adopted alternative transportation methods like cycling or carpooling, reducing traffic and fostering a sense of community engagement.

Infrastructure Struggles:

The rapid expansion of Birla Ojasvi has outpaced the development of infrastructure. Residents often grapple with inadequate roads, intermittent power outages, and insufficient water supply. These infrastructure shortcomings can disrupt daily life, leading to a constant battle for basic amenities.

Some proactive residents have taken matters into their own hands by participating in local community initiatives to address infrastructure issues. Through collective efforts, they work towards influencing local authorities to invest in the necessary improvements.

Educational Dilemmas:

While Birla Ojasvi has its fair share of educational institutions, the burgeoning population has increased admission competition. Securing seats in reputed schools and colleges can be a daunting task for parents, leading to stress and anxiety.

Many residents have started advocating for improved educational facilities and increased collaboration between the community and educational institutions to combat this challenge. This grassroots approach aims to create a conducive environment for learning and development.

Green Spaces under Threat:

As the city expands, the threat to green spaces becomes more pronounced. Birla Ojasvi, known for its lush landscapes, is witnessing real estate encroachment into these areas. The diminishing green cover poses a threat to the environment and the well-being of residents.

To address this concern, environmentally conscious individuals are actively involved in tree planting drives, advocating for stricter environmental regulations and raising awareness about preserving green spaces for future generations.

Social Connectivity Challenges:

Birla Ojasvi needs help fostering social connectivity despite being a residential hub. The fast-paced lifestyle often leaves residents with little time for community engagement. This lack of social cohesion can lead to isolation and hinder the development of a strong community spirit.

Initiatives such as neighborhood events, community gatherings, and online forums have emerged as effective solutions to bridge the social gap. Residents actively participate in these activities to build a sense of belonging and camaraderie.

Conclusion:

Living in Birla Ojasvi, while offering many amenities and a serene environment, comes with its challenges. Residents face these hurdles head-on, from traffic congestion to infrastructure struggles, educational dilemmas, and threats to green spaces. What stands out, however, is the resilience and proactive spirit of the community.

In the face of challenges, Birla Ojasvi residents are not merely complainers but active contributors to positive change. Through community initiatives, advocacy, and collective efforts, they are shaping the future of their neighborhood, making it a better place to live. As the area continues to evolve, the challenges may persist, but so will the indomitable spirit of its residents, determined to create a thriving and harmonious community in Birla Ojasvi.

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pillowfort-social · 4 years

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Community Update: September 2020

Hi Pillowfolks! It’s time for another Pillowfort Community update where we let you know what Staff have been doing behind the scenes, happenings within the community, and a preview of what’s in store for the platform.

Since July 2020 we have…

Added NSFW Labels to Communities

Added CAPTCHA technology to our payments page (details here)

Added a new filtering ability to filter posts from guest users.

Added the ability to ‘Like’ Comments.

Added Unfollow Button on the Followers Page.

Added Optional E-mail Notifications for Community Moderators.

Created Better Warning Pages for blocked content.

Made improvements to both the Site Moderator and Community Moderators Panel.

Fixed a bug that caused posts to be missing on Home Feed.

Fixed the Report button in search results.

Community Stats:

As of September 2020, Pillowfort currently has over 99,900 registered users and 8,160 communities.

Welcome New Users!

Welcome to Pillowfort. We are so glad you are part of our community. If you haven’t yet, check out Pillowfort101 Getting Started Guide.

Developer Update

Our team held a meeting at the end of September to discuss our current developer pipeline. Like other small companies, we were met with unexpected challenges in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our founder, Julia Baritz, also had to briefly step away in the summer from their developer duties due to a family emergency. This changed our trajectory slightly on our upcoming site updates. In spite of all of the obstacles our team is still aiming for public release by the end of 2020. This is possible thanks to the generosity our community continues to provide. We are confident in launching free registrations for everyone as we finish developing our Premium Features Suite (this includes a separate portal for our Customer Service team to handle Premium Features Suite inquiries and a tool calculating & applying credit for users who have sent in donations in addition to the features themselves) which will enhance the user experience on Pillowfort.

In August we asked for feedback regarding our site-wide UI redesign. The response was loud and clear: our proposed changes did not align with what our community envisioned for user sidebars. We take your feedback very seriously. Our team is working with our designer to create another round of mockups for user sidebars. The revisions have put a slight delay on the launch of our site-wide UI redesign, however, it is important to our team that the proposed changes benefit our users. It is very possible the site-wide UI redesign may launch after official public release.

Our moderation team is in the final stages of finalizing our training program for volunteer moderators. We will make another announcement soon with a definite date of when the volunteer moderation system launches.

In addition to the volunteer moderation system our team will also be releasing two-factor authorization, additional CAPTCHA technology, improvements to deactivation & deleted accounts, and a portal throttle daily registrations in the event of an overload to Pillowfort’s server capacity prior to public release. We will be announcing our site updates as they are released on the platform. Stay tuned!

Upcoming Site Update

We are planning at least one more Site Update during the month of October. This update will include further improvements to community moderation, additional privacy settings, and additional bug fixes.

Our team will be releasing a small revision to our Terms of Service to help bring clarity for our community on one of our adult content clauses. We will elaborate how this clarification will be applied in our moderation decisions and address in advance some of the common concerns we anticipate in a separate announcement soon.

All questions regarding our Terms of Service can be sent to [email protected]

Help Us Keep the Lights On!

At Pillowfort, we do not receive any funding from venture capital or other outside investors because we are committed to keeping our user experience a priority, and not being beholden to outside interests. Pillowfort has been entirely user funded since the beginning. Because users are no longer required to pay for a registration link, we are largely dependent on donations to help us pay the bills until the release of our Premium Features Suite which is still in development. We need your help. If you would like to support us, you can make a one-time or monthly payment to Pillowfort to help keep the lights on here. Any money donated to us now will be applied as a credit to your account when we release Pillowfort’s Premium Features Suite.

Interact with Pillowfort Staff, ask questions, plus learn about upcoming features and more on social media. We have recently launched an official Instagram page and plan to increase our social media activity this fall and winter.

Pillowfort: Staff Facebook: Pillowfortsocial

Twitter: @pillowfort_soc

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Instagram: pillowfort.social

Coming Soon

Here’s a look at some of the exciting features, in no particular order, that our team is planning to make available before the end of 2020:

More Community Privacy Options.

Volunteer Moderation System.

Official Public Release!

2 Factor Authentication.

Complete Site-Wide UI Redesign.

Coming in 2021:

Here’s a look at some of the larger scale improvements for the first half of 2021 & beyond

Search & Tagging Improvements.

Improved Mobile Browsing.

Premium Features Suite.

Media Kit Page

Monthly Donation Goal Page.

Multiple Account Management.

Queue & Drafts.

Improved general functionality & usability of the website.

A Special Thanks

Thank you all for your support and patience as we prepare to launch our platform for public release at the end of 2020. We recognize the importance of making Pillowfort readily available to everyone while other social media platforms continue to roll out further restrictions and are working around the clock to make this a reality.

As a reminder: Pillowfort is committed to creating a safe, user-friendly community for creators & fans alike. We do take all feedback to heart. Our team is constantly watching for feedback & suggestions within the BetaUsers community and on other social media channels in addition to the feedback we receive in e-mail. Thank you for continuing to share your feedback to help make Pillowfort even better.

Our team is eternally grateful for all of our users, both old and new, who have made Pillowfort their home in these uncertain times. Stay tuned for new features and improvements coming down the pipeline very soon!

Best, Pillowfort Staff

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chestnuttoast · 3 years

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I never used to be wary of striking up a conversation with someone while standing in the queue at the coffee shop I frequented everyday. Now, though, I think twice. I keep to myself and keep my head down; take my coffee and leave.

There is - as you might expect - a story behind this change. And I intend to tell it. However, I must warn you that this is not one for the faint of heart, and certainly not for the squeamish. That being said, if you wish to hear it then I will continue.

My order was always the same. Iced americano with a shot of mint syrup. An odd order, I know. But once you've tried it you might find you enjoy it. This is an irrelevant detail but while I'm here I might as well recommend my favourite drink to you.

Anyway, I stand in the queue from just before eight o'clock every morning and wait for around fifteen minutes before I get served. I am a creature of habit, and so this suits me just fine.

All of the workers know me by now and will make my drink upon seeing me, along with a cheery greeting and the generic small talk as they get on with their jobs. Usually, I would pass the time by chatting with those around me. Naturally, there would sometimes be those who don't want to chat. I don't force them, and so on those days I stand and mind my own business. This particular day though, the gentleman behind me was more than happy to join me in conversation and we immediately got along well. We just clicked, as people sometimes do.

Before long, I would see him everyday in the coffee shop and we would chat. He had just moved to the city and was grateful to have met me. Said I made him a little less lonely on his morning commute. We gradually became good friends and would meet for drinks after work as well. when we were together a conversation never went dry and so we would spend long hours talking and drinking. Those days were a wonderful respite from the stresses of everyday routine and work.

He was a slight gentleman, no more than his mid-thirties. He wore thick-framed glasses and I never saw him go to work not wearing a long trench coat. I never asked him about it. I just assumed this was one of his habits.

One day, he called me and said he wanted to meet me. It sounded like he just wanted to meet up for drinks as usual and so I readily agreed.

"There's a new bar that's just opened across town." he told me over the phone, "I've looked into it and I think it seems like somewhere perfect for us. It's aimed at those our age, rather than youngsters that just want to go out and get drunk out of their minds." he said with a tentative, dry laugh.

I agreed to meet him after he told me a bit more, and he said we would meet at the train station. When I got there, he was wearing his usual trench coat and we talked for a few minutes while waiting for the train to come. It didn't take long, and we stepped into the first carriage as soon as it arrived.

As it was the subway, it was pretty busy and there was nowhere for us to sit down. "Never mind." I told him. I could use all the exercise I could get if I was to be truthful.

My friend, on the other hand, seemed dissatisfied and walked over to one of the people sat on the seats opposite the door we had stepped into the train through. I assumed he was going to ask if there was any chance they would move. Not something I would have done personally, but I didn't interfere.

Once he was in front of the young man who was sat down, my friend just stopped. I was confused.

Moments later, the young man slumped forwards and my friend stepped to the side to allow him to fall face first onto his side. It took a second for everyone to process what happened. In the time that it took to process these events, the young man on the floor was slowly becoming surrounded by a dark red fluid that we all knew must be his own blood. I suppose none of us wanted to think too deeply about it, though.

I looked to my friend in horror. He must have known I was looking at him, because he turned around and flashed a smile so innocent you would not believe what he had just done if you had not been there.

He had moved faster than any of us in that train carriage had been able to see. Someone rolled the young man on the floor over and there was an obvious gash on his neck. His skin looked so delicate and the wound was so fresh it seemed the slightest movement would tear it further open, letting us see his throat.

By the time anyone had thought to take a look, his heart had long stopped beating and so the blood wasn't being pushed out of his body anymore. There was nothing we could do. This train was moving, and the man standing in the centre of the carriage was highly dangerous and capable. The poor young man was left to lie in that pool of his own blood.

"Take a seat." my friend said to me, still smiling.

Coming to my senses, I realised what he was saying to me. I pretended nothing had happened and politely told him that it was okay; he could have it.

At this his smile faltered and I was struck with a note of fear. There wasn't anything particularly menacing about the change in his expression, but instinct told me it was better to listen to what he was telling me.

"Then, I have to thank you." I said, politely again, as I stepped forward and sat in that seat the young man had previously occupied.

Once I was sitting, I wasn't quite sure what to do. My friend didn't speak to me further but something about him had changed. When he turned around, he brought a blade out of his pocket - this time slow enough that we could see, but still not slow enough to stand a chance of dodging - and drew a diagonal line along the torso of the gentleman that had been leaning against the opposite door when we got on the train, but had now come over to attempt to help.

From the way his shirt slowly coloured, the cut started just above his left hip and went all the way up to the right side of his chest. He looked down at himself lost and unsure what to do. As if he had lagged, he belatedly bent over and clutched his abdomen as if the try and keep the blood from pouring out of him.

Like the young man before - only slower - this gentleman was becoming surrounded by a pool of dark red. If it had been paint, I would have said the colour was beautifully stunning. Here, though, it was a horrific reminder of our fragile mortality and how precariously it sat in this man's hands.

"Hey what was that for?!" I shouted. That man hadn't even been in a seat. "He was just standing!"

My friend turned to face me and walked to stand in front of me. He bent down to look me in the eye, but didn't do anything else. It was odd, I was confused, but I didn't have time to be.

When my friend turned around he saw a woman kneeling beside the man who was bleeding. A moment later, dark red poured from her neck and she slumped forwards. His superhuman speed was impossible to defend against. She was stable on her knees, so when she fell she ended up just with her head on her knees, head rolled slightly to the side exposing the wound on her neck.

A violent urge to vomit rose up in me but I held back.

While this was happening, those who had shared a section with us had been trying to quietly back away or hide. I think there may have been people screaming, but I was so bewildered and out of it at this point that I could not say for sure.

After a few moments I came back to myself and looked around me. The carriage floor was now completely dark red. Very few spots remained the colour they had been when we boarded.

This train was one of the ones that didn't have distinct carriages although from the exterior it looked sectioned. From the interior it was just a long metal tube we all shared for the time being. By now, the rest of the people on the train had seen what was happening and were retreating to the other end of the train.

People stumbled over each other and I watched as a young child got pushed and trampled in the chaos. I could not watch. I was a coward. I turned around to pretend to look out of the windows, but nothing could prevent the screams from reaching my ears. Trying to block them out was useless, I was too aware of them now.

At one point I heard my friend speak. "Give it to me." he demanded. I turned to look and saw a mother with a young baby who had fallen and was too frightened to get back up. She had slipped on some blood on the floor and the lower half of her body was already covered. Unable to speak, she sobbed and clutched the baby in her arms closer to her chest, trying to protect it. But my friend crouched down in front of her and said something too quietly for me to hear. By the time he was done speaking, he was out of patience. Using that superhuman speed of his, he disposed of the mother and took the baby in his arms.

I could only imagine the plans he had for the tiny thing. A part of me wanted to believe he just couldn't bear to hurt it, but my gut told me that was far from the truth.

Despite now cradling a baby, he did not slow down. Once all the passengers reached the end of the train, they were trapped. He had all the targets he could get his hands on.

From where I was sitting I couldn't properly see what he did. The screams were louder for a short while, but very quickly died down. I only know that when we reached the next station, only me and him were left alive.

He never walked back up the train, mind you. Just stayed down there with the carnage he created. Before the doors opened, he looked back at me and winked.

When the doors opened I heard those on the platform scream. The train was in an awful state. Nothing could have prepared those poor souls for this. And I was in the worst position anyone could possibly imagine. Of course, everyone thought I did it.

Not one of them, though, seemed to notice the man cradling a baby that stepped off the train to reveal the pile of bodies he had left behind. It was as though he had not existed.

I had blacked out by the time anyone noticed me, and I woke up very confused and scared inside a cell.

I'd rather not speak about the next few months that passed, but they were hell. Eventually they had to let me go. It became clear that this was not my doing. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. However they could not say who did. There was a weapon left behind but the fingerprints on it barely resembled that of a human and were untraceable.

There was a blurry CCTV video of the doors of the train that showed my friend stepping out. No one on the platform noticed him though. When he got to the stairs he went out of view and seemingly vanished. Who or what he was, I may never know.

I did eventually find out through both the news and my own interrogation that at the other end of the carriage, the man had used what seemed to be a sort of whip made from something like barbed wire. Only, each barb was much larger than usual and much sharper. This was a home made weapon and extremely deadly. It could eviscerate a person in the span of a breath.

To this day I have no idea who that man really was, what provoked him or where he went, but I'm the one forced to live with the consequences. Some days I feel it would have been kinder for him to take me too.

That is why now, when I get my coffee every morning, I walk in, grab my drink and leave. I speak to no one other than the cashiers and the workers.

You just never know who you might run into.

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n1ghtcrwler · 3 years

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Publishing Plans

Readers of Tall Tales will notice that there has been a lack of updates recently from four of the five blogs. This is because of a series of medical and emotional problems that have arisen recently that rendered me unable to write for a number of months, lasting long enough that my queue of posts ran out.

This is not the first time this has happened, but I feel it must be the last. It is too much strain on the readership to have the story simply blip out of existence occasionally without warning. So, to prevent future periods of sporadic, unexpected hiatuses, I am planning one very long hiatus. I am of the opinion that taking some time off all at once to get my bearings with the story and write an extensive queue, so that I can then publish consistently going forward, will be better on everyone than these occasional short breaks.

We are currently near the end of Volume 2. After Magum Imperatoria, of which 25 of the planned 40 posts are published, the next major multi-blog story arc is East of Eden (while one blog will be occupied with Fire and Ice). East of Eden closes out Volume 2. I will do my best to catch up to these posts and get back to the scheduled publishing sequence, which sees Volume 2 end on the first Monday of August. Whether up to date or not, I will finish publishing Volume 2 first.

At that point, I will take a hiatus from publishing Tall Tales for a period of one year. The aim during this year is to write all of Volume 3 and at least part of Volume 4. I will also explore other options for advertising and drawing readers during this time. The plan is to relaunch at the end of that year fully prepared to have the story drive clear through to its conclusion (the end of Volume 5) without any further unexpected breaks.

Thank you for your patience during this time. I intend to make it worth it for you. In the meantime, if you would like to continue receiving updates and information on what is happening with the story, or just to talk to other readers, please consider joining the Tall Tales Discord server.

#tall tales #writeblr #writblr #urban fantasy #paranormal

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justacomedy-archived · 4 years

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So, I just wanted to make a post that can help better explain how my blog functions activity wise! Please take a moment to read!

My activity here can and will be sporadic at times. I will never force myself to write if my muse isn’t in the right place as you all deserve quality replies. The weekends are usually my lowest activity days. Firstly: I have real life responsibilities and other hobbies that require my time and attention. I am a wife and a mother: I’ve got my hands full. I also tend to fall ill very frequently and suffer with random bouts of severe depression that may affect my activity and speed. I often try to post an explanation for my lack of activity, but I don’t always do this because it happens so often and I don’t care to post negative things every other day. If I need to take a few days to myself, I will make a post about it. As stated in my rules: I do tend to favorite threads, so a select few of my partners may get replies faster and more often than others. It’s nothing personal at all, but good OOC communication plays a major factor in this and sometimes, I just have more muse for the events in one thread than another in that particular given time. (again, it’s nothing personal towards anyone or their writing.) Long term threads with me are more likely if we talk often and plot often. It’s hard to keep muse for threads if I have to question whether my partner is even enjoying or is excited for our thread. So a comment here and there about the thread in the tags is much appreciated if you’re not much of a fan of chatting through dms. When my drafts are backed up, I typically pick and choose through replies. So this means, I do not reply to drafts in the order I receive them. Sometimes, this process can be slow and I may not be able to get through all of my drafts in one day, so if you see that I’ve stopped posting replies and yours didn’t get posted, it will most likely be replied to the next time I get on to write. I save your reply into my drafts the moment I see the notification. There will be some times when I’m very active. These times, I will be quick to get replies out, my drafts are under control and if you’re lucky, you may even get two or more replies to our thread from me in one day. Though I tend to aim for one reply to thread per day as I have quite a few now! There will be times when I may only respond to my long threads. Other times, I my only reply to my short threads. This typically depends on how I’m feeling that day- if I feel like I can’t keep focus long enough to reply to longer threads, I’ll do a bunch of short threads instead. I may just do long threads and run out of time to write to my short ones. There may be days where I only reply to one or two threads and that’s it: This could be because I didn’t have a lot of time to write or my muse to write suddenly plummeted. There will also be times where I just can’t write at all. I suffer from frequent fatigue and sometimes, I barely have the energy to get out of bed and doing regular daily activities are a chore enough and writing will not happen on these days. If I fall into a depressive mood, I tend to try to distract myself with house work and video games. Or sometimes I just simply don’t feel like writing and that’s okay. I like to try to queue up a few things in between: aesthetic posts, memes, desire posts, wanted plots, etc. But this isn’t always guaranteed as I forget sometimes or I haven’t felt like hunting for things to queue. I think that sums it up. I just wanted to make a more detailed post about my activity as more people start to follow me. I’ll probably reblog this post a few times in the future as a simple reminder/for the new folks. Thank you so much for your patience!

#ooc: is it just me or is it getting crazier out there?#q: no one's laughing now #save

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catalinaroleplay · 4 years

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Gender & Pronouns: Cis man, he/him

Date of Birth: December 20th, 1986 (34)

Place of Birth: Catalina Island, California

Neighborhood: Lafayette Square

Length of Residency: Native

Occupation: Professional Golf Player

Face Claim: Derek Theler

BIOGRAPHY

TRIGGERS: ADHD, Dyslexia, Car Accident, Suicide.

When Sylvie and Johnathan got pregnant with their second child, they weren’t ready for how different their experience with the boy would be from his oldest sister. Starting by his premature birth (by a whole month) in the middle of the holidays. He soon proved to be strong through, he wasn’t a quiet baby by any means, Gabriel tested his parents’ will power and patience every night when he made them have a taste of his healthy lungs at three in the morning, sometimes not keeping quiet the whole night. He would hear those stories continuously while growing up, especially when he brought girlfriends home to meet the family. He still thinks they are Sylvie’s finest way of making him feel embarrassed as any good mother should. It’s needless to say that he grew up surrounded by what most people envied: a good, supporting family. He was incredibly close to his parents, even closer to his sisters. His proximity with all that female energy made him inevitably stray away from some male stereotypes which didn’t make school any easier for him. He spent too much time with his mother in Carmichael Roses, which made him learn everything about flowers, including the best of each season, and as a teenager helped with their shipments for a while. The rest of his time would be spent in a green field, playing and falling in love with golf alongside his father and his older sister.

Gabriel never felt like he was a child as the other children around him. He was loud and rambunctious, yes? However, his mind was far too scarce for him, he was disruptive in class, impatient, he was forgetful of his tasks and had a difficulty in concentrating, not to mention, he constantly complained about his difficulty in reading and writing. It would take a while for the family to this as more than a kid just being a kid, thankfully, his parents paid his symptoms much mind, and when Gabriel’s grades started tanking in elementary school, before everything got worrisome, he was sent to a therapist and diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. From that moment on, both Sylvie and Jonathan would do everything in their power to make sure that it wouldn’t hinder him in any way in his future and that he would have a chance as any other kid would, even if he was already behind by a grade from the rest of his classmates.

From the moment he was diagnosed, Gabriel remembers working harder than ever just to fit in. He was still made from the same mold as his older sister, but as a young boy he couldn’t feel more different if he tried. His diagnosis translated into anxiety to deal with most social situations, but over time, and with the proper support, not only from his family, but medically speaking, he got better. Gabriel understood that quite possibly he would never be able to function the same way other children did, and it was perfectly fine. Both himself and his parents were completely against medicating him as a child. For once they were afraid it would cause some sort of dependency, and for Gabriel, he was scared of the side effects and that instead of giving him just enough to concentrate, it would numb him out and he was not interested in that. Therapy, stress management and educational support, not to mention cognitive behavioural therapy became normal in his life. His parents hired tutors to help him study after school in attempts to keep up, but he was always a step behind no matter how hard he tried. His difficulty with learning words and how to write properly, paired with a brain who thought too fast for how slow he was able to scribble words on a page, or read them for that matter. He hated math, the symbols confused him to no end and he thought that if he never had to see math in his life, he was fine with it.

As a part of his therapy, though, to learn how to concentrate better, his therapist told him not to abandon golf, in fact, she prescribed him more time on the field, as he had described a sense of peace and quiet whenever he was swinging a golf club.

Golf would soon become his whole life, much to his father’s happiness. It was as if he was someone else when he was on that course. He managed to get the queues without having to read anything on a board and his mind had its own way of processing what his hands needed to do, the exact amount of force he needed to put in to make sure that his swings were precise. Besides, it was nice to see people praising him, instead of being concerned over something that if he had any say in it, would never hinder his professional path. It was clear that he wanted to be just like his father and it was also clear to see that Johnathan took it as a compliment, especially when he saw his son had a natural talent for the game. Gabriel would want to start competing as soon as his father and his teacher thought he would be able to do so. Competitions brought a different side of him and made his fear of failure and being a disappointment flourish. He didn’t win every tournament under his belt, by any means, but it wasn’t until he was ranked high enough to participate in the 2000’s masters that a loss hit him so hard.

Coming back home as a second placer did not bode well with what he demanded of himself, thinking that because he lacked in certain areas of his life, he needed desperately to compensate in others. Everything pertaining to Gabriel needed to be handled carefully, it was easy to see that the boy didn’t treat himself kindly upon failure and naturally, the family had been wary of it, with reason too. After the failure in the masters and with other competitions approaching, he turned to performance enhancers. There was no denying his head felt more in the game, and he did better in practice. It wasn’t until the next year’s masters that he even attempted to take one for an official competition. He was busted, of course, his reputation tainted and he never saw his father as disappointed with him as he was at that moment. It was agreed that maybe he should take a break from the game, handle the penalties that were put his way and try another time, in a few years perhaps. Not knowing what he would do with his free time, Gabriel turned to working for Carmichael Roses, helping his mother with shipments and anywhere he couldn’t mess up. Golf had put him in a certain place at the school’s social hierarchy, but things definitely changed after his use of drugs hit the national news.

His next few years in school were a way for him to rebuild his reputation. He stopped using the enhancers and logged in extra hours in the therapist’s office to try and deal with the feelings properly. He got himself his first girlfriend, which would not end well on both parts, and while he wanted to follow the family’s footsteps and aim high for Stanford, he knew it was an unnecessary risk for his well being and years of treatment to try and fit in alongside people who were, for the lack of a better word, overachievers. By the time he was 17 years old, he had returned fully and carefully to golffing and because of the game, and how he was so good at rebuilding his image (alongside a marketing team, of course), Gabriel landed a sports scholarship to UCLA. Getting a superior education and having something to fall back on was Sylvie’s condition to let Gabriel play his game. It would soothe her heart, she used to say, but he was pretty sure that after the stunt he pulled on her, she would never stop worrying again. His father, on the other side, had forgiven him entirely after he apologized and swore to him he wouldn’t take anything. Truth be told, Gabriel missed the way golf made him feel, and while he had his fun while working at Carmichael’s, nothing quite compared to the thrill of being recognizably good at something.

His time at UCLA came with a nasty break, but breezed through. He was happy for the scholarship, although it wasn’t really necessary. He was the first, in a long time not to attend Stanford, but his parents seemed to be okay with it. He was trying and while he was going through college for his mother, there was nothing that could make him feel interested there. During the four years of university, Gabriel concentrated more than never in what he was there for. The close proximity with Catalina, made him able to commute and be home to practice with his father whenever the man could. Soon he would be making headlines again. Sports channels predicted a larger than ever return, because up until his 18th birthday, he had been only playing in minor tournaments, ranking himself up again, rebuilding his reputation from the ground up and handling all sorts of jokes from his peers. He would go on to play his next masters at 19, this time coming home with a victory, and that scene would repeat itself for the many years to come.

It wouldn’t be easy, but by the time he was 24 he managed to get his degree in psychology and the whole family was there to see it. Among every trophy and medal he had conquered so far, getting his diploma meant more to him than Gabriel was willing to admit. It meant, more than anything else, that he had conquered his childhood difficulties, and while he would always live with them in one way or another, he had spent years learning how to make himself better. Ever since he had enough money to do so, Gabriel has been very vocal about his support for organizations who do their part for kids who went through what he did and did his best to educate other people on what that meant for him and what it would mean for other children who had different experiences and harder experiences than he did. For years and before starting his own organization once he had a good influential level, he was a spokesperson for children and their parents. Especially those who weren’t as lucky as him. His condition was also one of the reasons why he chose his degree, and what made him even more proud to have gotten it. After his diploma, Gabriel would once again settle back in Catalina, despite his constant travels, the island would always be the home he would return to.

The next year, one day after his 25th birthday, Gabriel would receive a call in his parents home telling him of the passing of his best friend. Few things had been pivotal in changing the way Gabriel thought about things, or caused disruptive changes in his life. Peter had been someone he knew since he was 2 or 3 years old, he was always with the family, almost glued to Gabriel’s hip in a way and he had commited suicide. Gabriel was devastated and numb at the same time. He would spend his next few months (and the rest of his life) doing everything to support Peter’s family, but even when everyone had moved on, he didn’t. He got depressive and reclusive, only leaving home for practice and even then, he took too many weeks off the game to process what had happened. While Sylvie and Johnathan had raised their children in a free environment, as a young boy, Gabriel had turned to the catholic church for many answers, he was regular in his attendance to Sunday church, he had a good relationship with the community, he went to the confessional weekly and thought that all those rituals brought his mind some peace, but once Peter passed away, there were no answers his church could give him. He went soul searching, he took a break from the game, traveled places, met new religions, but none quite spoke to him like spiritualism. He doesn’t know now if he considers himself to have broken up from catholicism, but he definitely found a place that gave tranquility to his heart when nothing else had done ever since Peter died. Gabriel’s depression gave place to peace and he was able to close that chapter in his life.

From late 2013 to middle 2020 Gabriel collected trophies and ranked high among other golf players such as his own father (who had retired to take care of his family) and Tiger Woods. He got endorsements, appeared (much to his chagrin) in underwear commercials. He was officially sponsored by Nike for the 2014 Rio Olympics and while he didn’t come home with a gold medal, he knew how to deal with that now. Despite his romantic slip ups, and those were many, Gabriel didn’t lose his place as a hopeless romantic, saying in many interviews, he wanted what his parents had: someone to be with him for the rest of his life.

Enter Rebecca. They would meet at a journalist and players get together after a particular game, during interviews. Truth be told, Gabriel never cared for any sport other than golf, but he would listen to her going over football plays forever. He was struck from the moment he met her. He would ask her out on a date, which would not go good, and be fairly surprised when she was the first one to contact him the next day. They would be together for three years total before Gabriel popped the question. He didn’t do it in the middle of the field, or anything for the world to see, it was just between the two of them. She would go on to plan the wedding alongside his mother and while being a romantic at heart, Gabriel knew better than to put himself in the middle. As the wedding approached, Rebecca changed, Gabriel brushed it off for wedding jitters, since the nuptials were so close. It would be an intimate ceremony, just the family, no media, no press, no nothing. It wasn’t until he knocked on her dressing room door on the morning of their wedding that he found a small note. She had ran away with her best friend, and claimed to be in love with him. Gabriel never took such a high leap again, but he still made some minor mistakes for love over the next few years. He had to go through some awkward press conferences after he was left.

Gabriel was thankful to have his game to fall back on. Rebecca had been a big part of his life for the last four years, but he needed to move on. In some ways, he was happy that she was happy. Was there anything he could ask more? He started prepping for the next Olympics and ranking high enough to be a part of the team. He was okay with being resumed to the one thing he loved the most (aside from his niece and nephew, of course). Being left at the altar only hyped people’s interest over him, his PO box had never been more full and he had good laughs about it.

Around November 2020, Gabriel got into a car accident with another friend. They were just making a short ride from his parents’ house to his friend when a car came straight towards theirs. In an attempt to get rid from the collision, Gabriel’s friend swerved and they ended up hitting a tree instead. His friend had the seatbelt on, but Gabriel, because the ride was so short, didn’t. In attempts to soften the blow and buffer the impact, he put his right hand on the dash, which caused him to dislocate his shoulder, shatter his thumb, broke his wrist and tore a ligament. A concussion cost him his consciousness and he would only wake up hours later after the surgery was done. Naturally, he was worried about his game, and was relieved when the doctor explained that the injury wouldn’t cost him his grip or his swing, but he needed to be careful, take it easy and not overstep himself and injure himself further. It would take him months to return fully and he needed to be patient with himself, although patience wasn’t exactly what Gabriel was known for.

Since the injury took him out of any future competitions, Gabriel has moved back to Catalina full time now, getting himself an apartment in Lafayette Square, large enough for him and his big ball of fur. His mother has been overwhelmingly around, but he doesn’t complain about it. His time is both devoted to his physical therapy and everything he needs to do, but also he has been spending a lot of time on the organization he has helped fund about two years ago and became his baby. The Smile Foundation came from an effort to help underprivileged children with learning disabilities to reach their full potential, Gabriel spends most of his time now at their building close to his home and makes sure to speak to children and parents alike. Since it’s non-profit they thrive out of other people’s volunteering and donations, and they have been offering a good space. Naturally, Gabriel is doing everything in his power to return to where he left, but it doesn’t mean that for the first time in forever he hasn’t been enjoying some off time from the game.

PERSONALITY

Positive: Optimistic | Spontaneous | Fair-minded

Negative: Restless | Tactless | Naive

Gabriel Livingston is portrayed by Rosa.

#all #cis #man #lafayette square #adhd tw #dyslexia tw #car accident tw #suicide tw #derek theler

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Request; Kombat Krew and embarrassing dating stories.

I cannot remember who requested this for the life of me! But this was a nice and easy ask to do! The rest are coming don’t worry! I’m just a wee bit tired and need some rest! But here it is, some Embarrassing dating stories. Mix of NSFW and SFW, some are just NSFW or SFW, some are a mix. Warnings; NSFW below the cut, 18+, mentions of Kano but its a shitpost, me telling the fucking truth about him! GIFS aren’t mine/ Don’t belong to me.

Kabal;

· SFW; He once got lost on the way to your date. This man, is not good with directions. It’s the last time he uses apple fucking maps. He was panicking a little on the inside. He’d sent you like ten sorry messages, about him being potentially late. He was praying you wouldn’t think he was standing you up. He ended up sitting on a bench, trying to work out where the fuck he was. He looked up, saw you sat in the restaurant, smiling, holding back a laugh and waving. He fucking died on the inside. Had to wave back and smile. Recovered his pride and walked in. Apologised for being super late and offered to make it up to you.

· NSFW; He once, during one of the first times you were intimate, made the ‘I’m Kabal’s deep in you’ joke. You weren’t disgusted or repulsed by it. But you started laughing, laughing so hard that you lost balance and fell back. Your laugh is infectious to him, so he started laughing. His cock was still in you but you both couldn’t deal with it and had to stop. Like, tears were coming down your face. It’s such a shit fucking joke. Bonus NSFW; he’d always wanted to try shower sex. You were down for some sensual dicking in the shower, turns out, it’s harder than the movies make it out to be. He slipped and chipped a tooth on the side of the bath. You’ve also broke a sink when getting too heated in the bathroom. Accident prone Kabal is a thing. He needs to wear his damn glasses more.

Sub Zero (Kuai Liang);

· SFW; Okay so dating for him is awkward anyway. He’s confident in everything but his love life. You’ve the patience of a saint to put up with him at times. He’s not a pain, he just takes things very slow. Anyway, during one of his more sleep deprived states, he thought it would be cute for him to pick you out a book to read. He was planning on going on a long-haul mission, one that would take a few weeks at the most, so he wanted to give you something to pre-occupy your time. Isn’t he considerate? Plans changed, he asked Bi-Han to deliver the book to your quarters, because he had to go. Fucking Johnny Cage being impatient. Bi-Han, being the little shit lord that he is; changed the book to the Karma Sutra. He literally gave you it and said it was from Kuai. You had a lot of fucking questions to ask him when he got back. He was fucking beet red on the tips of his ears, regretting that he ever saved his brother.

· NSFW; Because of his inexperience in the field, there are a fair few awkward and potentially embarrassing encounters. But this one takes the cake. You laugh about it now but at the time, he was fucking mortified. You had asked him very nicely to cum on your face. He wasn’t sure, but like, how hard could it be to cum on someone’s face? The answer, hard when you over think it. You’d been giving him some top-notch head, like he was so enthralled and enamoured by it; you’d reduced him to a hot mess. Well, when it came to it, he pulled out but was unsure where to aim. Whilst he was trying to think about it, he just kind of, jizzed on your face… getting it in your hair and partially on the sheets. He was fucking mortified. How could his aim be that bad? Maybe he should ask Erron for aiming lessons. You tried to laugh, but then it got in your mouth, so you were howling. Kuai was embarrassed. Because he’d just cocked it up. He laughs at it now, but only because he can actually aim now. Fucking hell.

Kenshi;

· SFW; He once planned the perfect date. One of his old school style ones. The type of date that has never failed him before. Okay, he’s prepared, he’s going to surprise you and take you to the best joint in town… you get there and its closed. Turns out, it had rats and roaches. He’s gutted, because why the fuck did he not think to research beforehand? He’s kind of embarrassed, because this is so unlike him. It turns into you two eating hot dogs on a nearby bench and giggling about it. You found it funny, and it was a nice evening, so you ended up having a nice walk and just talking. Probably one of your best dates. Every time he asks if you fancy going out, he will always suggest that place, because its funny and he needs to laugh at his mistakes... Don’t tell Johnny, Takeda or Hanzo, he will never live it down.

· NSFW; He can sense when you’re having impure thoughts about him. It’s just something he’s good at tuning into. What a useful skill. Well, he was sensing you, thinking about last nights activities. And you were really going into detail. He was far too focused on you, that he became a bit bold and brash, asking you outright if you were always this naughty before proceeding to describe what he’d do to you tonight… and queue Johnny laughing. So yeah, Johnny overheard a bit of dirty talk coming from Kenshi to you. You tried to stop him, trying to warn him that Johnny was attempting to sneak up and give him a scare. But nope. He was too busy thinking with his penis.

Raiden;

· NSFW; When you asked him if he’d be up for you giving him some sweet, sweet head. He panicked. What the fuck does one say in a situation like this? Panicked a little bit too much and actually, really, did say ‘I Must consult the Elder Gods’ he froze, had he actually just said that. You found it funny, leaning back and gesturing to the sky, before saying ‘You better go ask them quick, my soaps are on soon’ It become a little inside joke between the two of you. He doesn’t know shame or embarrassment, so he found it humorous. Maybe because it made you laugh so much. So yeah, anytime you ask him if he fancies trying something new, he will always ask you that.

Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi)

· SFW; So, this happened before you were dating. You were both having a few drinks, one led to two, two led to four. And soon he was on his arse. He is not a great drinker, he avoids it because he will be tit over arse, before he knows it. You ended up helping him to his room, he’s heavier than he looks. Just pure muscle and all that BDE of his. Anyway, when you finally get him to his bed. He may, before he fell asleep, have admitted that he wants YOU to spoon HIM. He likes to be the little spoon when he feels a bit softer. So yeah, when you let out a chuckle. One eye will shoot open, his lips kind of curl together so their pencil thin. He cannot believe he just said that. God damn Sake. Why is it always Sake!? He knows it loosens his lips a little too much. But that all fades when you slide into the bed next to him, beginning to spoon him and giving him a kiss on his neck. Promising it yours and his secret.

· NSFW; Right. So, he does known his own strength and knows sometimes, his Scorpion side kind of creeps up on him. So, when you two are fucking, it’s pretty normal to start with. Until you ask him to go harder, and harder and harder. Eventually coaxing the Scorpion side out of him. This fucker raises his kinky head out of nowhere. Starts pounding into you at the exact pace you want. Like fucking hell, the force of a thousand suns type pounding… and you heard a creak. The bed fucking breaks. He fucked you so hard. The bed broke. You both kind of fall off it and onto the floor. He’s mortified, cock still balls deep in you, his eyes are wide, and panic is setting in. Johnny is staying over, in the room below yours, and now he’s probably awake. Because it was loud. How does one recover from this? Well, simple. He loudly compliments your stance, before offering you advice on how to improve your form. Fucking smooth. Some Kombat advice whilst he’s balls deep in you. So yeah, he has the power to break a bed. If that isn’t big dick energy, I don’t know what is.

Erron Black;

· SFW; He has so many cute pet names for you. And he’s actually a big softie at heart. He just wants to flatter, worship and make you feel divine. So, he has a habit of sending cute messages whilst he’s at work. He knows he shouldn’t, but he can’t help himself. One day, during a sleep deprived state, he types up a rather cute message. About how he cannot wait to get home, cuddle and have a bath. Ends up sending it to Kabal instead of you. Queue Kabal asking what bathbomb he’s going to use, who’s going to be the bigger spoon and if there will be some Barry White background music. He’s thankful it was just Kabal who received the message. Because he can deal with that little shit. All he has to do is hide his glasses and threaten to out him for collecting dolls. They aren’t dolls, their action figures, but to Erron they are the same thing.

· NSFW; He’d snuck you into base. He knew he shouldn’t. But you were horny, he was horny, everyone was horny. You’re both being really quiet, as quiet as you can possibly be. He’s got his hand over your mouth, he’s biting his lip real good. Like there will be no noises tonight! Even though he’s dying to hear them. One problem, he didn’t give a damn good reason to why he was going to his room early. He just said none of your damn business. Not a good excuse. Queue Kabal coming in and asking if he had the new Wi-Fi password. Kano in tow because he wants to watch Porn. Because he’s fucking disgusting and nobody loves him. So yeah, they caught him dicking you. It was not a pleasant experience. Kabal just kind of stares before leaving, like he isn’t that desperate for the password, he’ll come back when he’s finished. He actually says that. Kano pulls up a chair and asks if he wants pointers. Erron tells him to get the hell out, unless he wants a bullet in his face. Kano scoffs, but he keeps a gun on the nightstand just in case. One shot just to the left of where he’s sitting, and Kano is gone. You were shielded mostly from them, just your face on show, but still. Fucking mortifying.

Kung Lao;

· NSFW; Once for a joke let you try on his hat. Because he thought, hey, that would be cute, seeing you in his hate. Oh no. It was more than cute. He got hard watching you wear it, attempting to toy with it. My god why is his dick so hard?! Can you tell?! Please say you can’t tell. He’ll end up shifting, trying to hide it, because this cannot be normal. You ask if he’s fine and he’s like ‘Oh yeah, me? Sure. Fine and dandy. Fine. Yeah. Sure.’ He’s fucking burning up on the inside though. He must resist temptation to ask if you wanna wear it whilst you fuck. But the fucking hat on you, it makes you look so powerful and strong. Long Story short, you do end up fucking, and you’re still wearing the hat whilst you’re fucking. He’s like ‘Please don’t tell Liu Kang or Raiden. Or just anyone.’ The Great Kung Lao is smiling down, with such fucking pride at him right now. Wiping a tear away from his spirit eye.

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writingonjorvik · 5 years

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Can We Discuss Temtem?

This is going to be a weird conversation, which is why I want to preface this before I get into it. This piece isn’t anything like “Temtem is the SSO killer” or shit like that. However, I do really want to discuss this game for its merits because of what it means for SSO. Let me explain.

Ok, so Temtem is a recently released monster battling MMO that just came out on Steam. It’s basically a Pokemon MMO, but that does it a disservice. While there are obviously a lot of elements that it shares with Pokemon, I genuinely think the developers focused on different core mechanics when fleshing the game out. The whole game is built around 2 v. 2 instead of 1 v. 1, and there are loads of really interesting mechanics involved with that system that aren’t in Pokemon, as well as its own twists on things like PP with the Stamina system. With that said, even without being a pro gamer, Temtem is a relatively casual MMO experience. I’ve never really played a lot of Pokemon, but Temtem has done a good job of explaining itself and presenting a charming world.

Now, that doesn’t mean the game is perfect. There are some concerns I have about the economy, very similar to my concerns I have about SSO’s, in that the clothing is currently WAY overpriced, though it functions differently than SSO’s in that it’s a permanent unlock. There also is some lack of stability with the servers, though that’s improved significantly over the past three days the game has been up (went from crashes every 30 minutes to every 2 hours in three days, which is a huge improvement. Not to mention there aren’t queues anymore). It’s also lacking in the social element right now with no chat or group functions, but the game is only three days out. If you don’t have a lot of patience for early betas, I’d probably suggest passing on this game until it’s more stable, but overall, it’s a really solid game and I do recommend it.

But what does any of that have to do with SSO? Right now this is just me gushing about a different game on an SSO blog. Well it’s because of what this game is. This obviously isn’t a “non-combat” game like SSO, it’s a monster battler. Much like Pokemon, it’s basically combat game for kids, and as such I’d lump it into a “casual” gameplay kind of experience, much like SSO is. I’d say it’d attract similar crowds cause of the laidback vibe the game gives off, which is also the appeal for SSO. But it’s more than that.

I’ve said for a long time, sooner or later, SSO’s going to get competition. Part of the reason right now they get to get away with the exploitative high prices compared to other MMOs on their microtransactions is because there isn’t anything easily accessible in the market with them. But that’s changing.

Alicia Online has been out for a while, but I know from my own experience that that game can be difficult to run with any kind of security software installed, and also because of the nature of how it’s run, it’s less accessible. Not as bad as trying to play on the Korean official servers when they were up, but less accessible than SSO. Sky: Children of the Light is another really good free casual MMO, but it’s currently only on mobile and I know I’ve set it down until it’s available for PC. I’ve recommended it a bunch and know that it’s pending port to Android has turned people off too. That makes it also inaccessible. Likely to change, but currently only available to iOS users with devices strong enough to run it.

But Temtem isn’t that. It’s an increasingly stable (I imagine in the next few weeks, reliable so too), solid casual MMO. It has solid mechanics, pretty visuals, and a wide age appeal (it also has they/them pronouns and no genderlocking in character customizing, but that’s another topic). It’s got easy cellshaded graphics that most computers can run and it’s been really well optimized so that’s not an issue for higher end rigs. And it’s on Steam for $35.

Look, I love SSO. But if I had a friend ask me for a casual “non-combat” MMO right now, I’d recommend them Temtem. It’s more affordable, it’s got more clear and accessible content, it’s got an extremely honest and straightforward dev team who have been open to feedback from the get go and clear explanations on direction and bugs, and right now the economics are mostly reasonable and being negotiated with the community. And I know based on polls I’ve run with all of you, money is a reason you don’t recommend people to join SSO. In fact, it’s the leading reason in my polls. But for the same price as Lifetime for SSO, which is the most reasonable deal to get to play SSO, you could get you and a friend a copy of Temtem. That’s two players to every one of SSO’s.

Again, I’m not here to say “Temtem is the SSO killer.” Not everyone is gonna be into monster battling games. However, it is clear with Temtem’s success and with Sky’s success as Apple’s Game of the Year, that casual MMOs like this are in demand. And they’re being made, putting themselves in the market at a far more reasonable price than SSO does, significantly more in line with other MMOs in the industry. SSO’s days being the only casual MMO in the market are running out.

Something has to give. Honestly, a lot of things need to give. This isn’t a threat to the SSO’s devs, it’s an observation. If SSO wants to remain competitive, wants to remain viable as a business, it needs to meet industry standards at least somewhere. Even with $75 being reasonable for a game that doesn’t do expacs, we have to admit that it’s a turnoff as a bar for entry. $30 for one horse skin is enough to buy another game, one that might let you earn that skin without waiting two months. Waiting months for half an hour of content when other MMOs deliver hours isn’t ok, and SSO needs to move to less updates to be able to produce better content like that regularly.

I know players are going to pitch hell about this because weekly is what we expect for updates and any time I mention price changes there’s always someone up in arms about “SSO’s devs deserve fair prices.” But as someone who aims to be SSO’s competition one day with Rangers of Faewere, this has nothing to do with me wanting the game out of business. It’s me wanting that competition. SSO deserves a space in this market and I want it to have a space in this market because this game is filled with charm and zany adventures and wonder that I have been following since launch. It’s why I wanted to make Faewere, it’s why I got into game analysis, it’s how I started Youtube seriously and met so many of you. I want SSO to survive for a long time.

But the industry is changing and SSO isn’t going to be alone for very much longer in it. Something’s gotta give. SSO’s been the most accessible 3D casual MMO for a long time, but it’s biggest hurdle is its price. And someone just put themselves on the market in a serious way by charging half SSO’s entry fee. I don’t know what Temtem will do for its microtransactions, but I hope SSO takes a serious response. Because I want them in this market, and they can’t when the competition is charging $35 or less for entry.

#sso #star stable online #star stable #starstableonline #starstable #woj analysis

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streetslost · 2 months

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@ofsnarkandmagic liked for a smol starter to come out eventually

"S'NOT BROKEN. just uh." what was the word she was seeking? ankle was swollen, purpled. it ached. bruised was the closest she could determine for a few moments, tongue eventually half stuck out as face scrunched in a mixture of thought and DRUMMING pain. leaning back, pressing to the wall. "...sprained. tha's the word i want. it's just sprained."

#she did an owwy #ofsnarkandmagic #&&. verse ( undetermined )#&&. queue ( patience makes for better aim )

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gaiahypothesims · 6 years

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A bit slooow

Heyall I’m going to be a bit slow. I’ve been sick since before xmas, but I feel like I’m finally getting better. BUT I’m also back to work for the next few days.

I’m trying to get a queue put together because I’m also going to be gone for the end of the month for a couple weeks. I’m going to try to pop in and see what’s going on but we’ll see.

Anyways, I think I’m just going to jump a bit back and forth with both stories. I have plans for Convergence, and Nova is still in its “getting to know me” phase. My aim is for a Queue of maybe 1 post a day. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the patience!! I have NOT disappeared despite Tumblr ruining my shit and making life miserable.

#not sims #warning #non sims

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insanitysscribblings · 6 years

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Reyna Writes: An Unlikely Pair [UPDATED - 6/7/18]

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My imagination’s been carried away at work lately, so I finally summoned the energy for the next installment of...this. XP

Enjoy! <3

~Reyna

Jet: hey babe

Jet: so uh

Jet: when’re you comin home?

Jet: lol

Katara stared down at her phone for five straight minutes in absolute shock.

What the fuck was this? It had been weeks since she had caught him in bed with that girl, and now he wanted to text her like nothing was wrong? Was he high?

Righteous fury overtook Katara, and before she knew it, she was slamming the door to Sokka’s apartment open aggressively, flinging her phone at the couch in aggravation.

Too late she realized that the couch was occupied, but luckily her aim was compromised by her temper; it smacked harmlessly into the couch cushion next to Zuko, and he gave it a glance before turning to Katara, an eyebrow raised.

“Did your phone do something to offend you?” He drawled as Katara blushed; she hadn’t been expecting him to witness her temper tantrum. She huffed, pushing the door shut behind her with her backside.

“I don’t wanna talk about it,” she said with as much dignity as she could muster, dropping her heavy book bag to the floor while shifting the groceries in her arms to a more comfortable position. As she made her way to the kitchen, she noticed Zuko glance at his watch from the corner of his eye.

“You’re back a little later than usual.”

“I had things to take care of,” Katara said vaguely, partially hoping to aggravate Zuko with his own medicine. He didn’t respond, and Katara huffed, putting the groceries away. Nothing seemed to ruffle that man. It was beyond frustrating.

‘Well, almost nothing,’ Katara amended in her head, thinking on their last late night encounter with a cringe. At least they had managed to move past that awkwardness.

“Your phone’s buzzing,” Zuko reported from the living room, and Katara jumped out of her own thoughts, hastening back in just in time to see Zuko reaching for her phone.

“No!” She cried, leaping onto the other end of the couch to keep her phone from his grasp. Zuko pulled his hand back, giving her a peculiar look, and Katara felt her face warm in embarrassment. “Y-you don’t have to pick it up, I got it.”

Something glinted in Zuko’s eyes as he turned his attention back to the television.

“I see that,” he said, amusement deep in his rasping voice. Katara felt her body temperature rise again, and cursed him in her mind.

As Katara quieted her buzzing phone, she took note of the half-empty beer bottle resting on Zuko’s thigh and in his grasp. Glancing at him from the corner of her eye, Katara noted that Zuko seemed...well, perhaps not relaxed, but he was definitely less-guarded than he usually was. His free arm rested across the back of the couch, and he had a foot up on the coffee table next to half a pack of his beer of choice, his eyes focused on the TV. Huh. And Katara had been so sure that he was only laid-back when he was asleep...

Katara took one glance at the TV and instantly regretted it.

“Urgh. What in the name of the spirits are you watching?” She complained, cringing as some unfortunate bastard had his arm violently separated from his body with an axe. Beside her, Zuko snorted.

“What, don’t tell me you hate the sight of blood?” When she didn’t reply, Zuko’s eyes widened skeptically. “Aren’t you studying to be a doctor? How’re you gonna do your job if you hate the sight of blood?”

“Can we just watch something else, please?” Katara pleaded, avoiding his gaze.

“I don’t remember asking you to join me.”

Katara was about to retort, but her phone buzzed again. She scowled, turning it off for the night. She didn’t know what the hell Jet was playing at, but she didn’t have the patience to deal with him tonight. She could feel Zuko’s eyes on her, but refused to meet them, looking anywhere but at him or the TV, where someone was literally screaming bloody murder. Ugh. Maybe she’d be better off holing up in her room tonight--

Much to her surprise, the half-empty pack of beer was slid towards her by Zuko’s foot.

“Help yourself. Take the edge off on a Friday night,” Zuko rumbled in explanation as Katara blinked at him in surprise. Her mouth actually came open when Zuko picked up the remote and obligingly changed the channel.

“Are you actually being nice right now?” Katara questioned in shock, immediately regretting the words when Zuko’s shrewd gaze slid to her.

“You don’t have to sound so surprised...”

“Sorry, sorry,” she apologized sheepishly, taking one of Zuko’s beer bottles. To be quite honest, she enjoyed a nice glass of wine better than any beer, but Jet texting her out of the blue had her in need of alcohol, so this was too good of an opportunity to pass up.

Zuko flipped through the channels before settling on a horror/thriller movie. Katara felt him glance at her, but she leaned forward eagerly, recognizing the young actress on screen.

“Ooh, The Uninvited! This is a good one, leave it here.”

“You like this?”

“Oh yeah, I never saw the ending coming. It’s the best kind of horror movie, although--EEK!” She shrieked as a jumpscare popped up right on queue; beer sloshed onto her top, and she scrambled into Zuko by instinct. A moment later she froze, her face buried in Zuko’s shoulder. Oh no...well now she had just made a complete fool of herself. She was never going to live this down--

“Pfft! Hahahaha!”

Katara lifted her head in surprise, pleasant surprise overruling her chagrin as Zuko threw his head back and laughed. It completely transformed his face, his frown lines disappearing as glee took over, even if he was laughing at someone else’s expense.

“Hahaha! Why’re you so scared if you’ve seen this movie already?” He teased, grinning down at her as he continued snickering. Hurriedly, Katara scrambled through her brain to try and respond instead of gaping at how adorable handsome different his smile made him.

“I-it’s been a while since I’ve seen this movie,” she admitted, looking away from him as her face grew hot once more (it was the alcohol, it had to be the alcohol, even if she had only had a few sips so far). “I...forgot about the jumpscares.”

Zuko continued to chuckle, and to Katara’s great surprise, his free hand came to rest on her shoulder, his arm warm across her back.

“Scaredy-cat,” he teased her again, his grin widening when Katara glared at him.

“You wait,” she warned him, settling against his side and folding her arms, turning her attention to the TV screen. “This movie will make even a war veteran jump.”

Zuko snorted, the sound reverberating through his chest, which Katara felt distantly. He was so warm...

“I doubt it,” he drawled.

His hand did not move from Katara’s shoulder for the duration of the movie. Katara herself made no attempt to dislodge it.

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3 Positive Discipline Strategies That Are Best For Your Child 👨‍👩‍👧

I’m old enough to remember how the cane at school was used for punishment. My dad is old enough to think that banning corporal punishment in schools resulted in today’s poorly disciplined youth. With all of this as my early experiences, there was a time when I would have been better assigned to write about how to negatively discipline your child.

What changed? Thankfully, my wife showed me different approaches for discipline that were very positive. Plus, I was open to learning.

What has not changed is that kids are full of problems with impulses and emotions that flip from sad to happy, then angry in a moment. Though we’re not that different as adults with stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, and stimulants such as sugar and caffeine in our diets.

Punishment as Discipline?

What this means is that we usually take the easy path when a child misbehaves and punish them. Punishment may solve an isolated problem, but it’s not really teaching the kids anything useful in the long term.

Probably it’s time for me to be clear about what I mean by punishment and discipline as these terms are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different.

Discipline VS. Punishment

Punishment is where we inflict pain or suffering on our child as a penalty. Discipline means to teach. They’re quite the opposite, but you’ll notice that teachers, parents, and coaches often confuse the two words.

So, as parents, we have to have clear goals to teach our kids. It’s a long-term plan—using strategies that will have the longest-lasting impact on our kids are the best use of our time and energy.

If you’re clear about what you want to achieve, then it becomes easier to find the best strategy. The better we are at responding when our kids misbehave or do not follow our guidance, the better the results are going to be.

3 Positive Discipline Strategies for Your Child

Stay with me as I appreciate that a lot of people who read these blogs do not always have children with impulse control. We’ve had a lot of kids in our martial arts classes that were the complete opposite. They had concentration issues, hyperactive, and disruptive to the other children.

The easy solution is to punish their parents by removing the kids from the class or punish the child with penalties such as time outs and burpees. Yes, it was tempting to do all of this, but one of our club values is that we pull you up rather than push you down.

This means it’s a long-term gain to build trust and confidence, which is destroyed by constant punishments.

Here are the discipline strategies we used to build trust and confidence with these hyperactive kids.

1. Patience

The first positive discipline strategy is to simply be patient. The more patient you are, the more likely you are to get results. Remember I said that we need to build trust and connection. You’ll get further with this goal using patience.

As a coach, sometimes I was not the best person for this role, but we had other coaches in the club that could step in here. As a parent, you may not have this luxury, so it’s really important to recognize any improvements that you see and celebrate them.

2. Redirection

The second strategy we use is redirection. It’s important with a redirection to take “no” out of the equation. Choices are a great alternative.

Imagine a scenario where you’re in a restaurant and your kid is wailing. The hard part here is getting your child to stop screaming long enough for you to build a connection. Most parents have calming strategies and if you practice them with your child, they are more likely to be effective.

In the first moment of calm, you can say “Your choice to scream and cry in public is not a good one. It would be best to say, Dad. What can I do to get ice-cream?” You can replace this with an appropriate option.

The challenge with being calm and redirecting is that we need to be clear-minded, focused, and really engaged at the moment. If you’re on your phone, talking with friends or family, thinking about work or the bills, you’ll miss this opportunity to discipline in a way that has long-term benefits.

3. Repair and Ground Rules

The third positive discipline strategy is to repair and use ground rules. Once you’ve given the better option and it has been taken, you have a chance to repair this behavior to lessen its occurrence to better yet, prevent it from happening again. And by setting appropriate ground rules, you can make this a long-term win by helping your child improve their behavior.

It’s these ground rules that help you correct the poor choices of your child and direct the behavior that you want to see.

Consequences Versus Ultimatums

When I was a child and being punished. My parents worked in a busy business for long hours, so their default was to go to ultimatums. “Do that again and you’re grounded for a week,” or “If I catch you doing X, you’ll go to bed without dinner”.

Looking back, this worked to a point. But the flip side is that I remembered more of the ultimatums than the happier times. I’ve learned through trial and error with my own kids that consequences are more effective while not breaking down trust.

What to Do When Ground Rules Get Broken?

It’s on the consequences that you use when the ground rules are broken.

In the martial arts class, when the hyperactive student breaks the ground rules. They would miss a turn in a game or go to the back of the line in a queue. We do not want to shame the child by isolating them. But on the flip side, there should be clear ground rules and proportionate consequences.

Yes, there are times when we would like to exclude the student from the class, the club, and even the universe. Again, it’s here that patience is so important and probably impulse control too. With an attainable consequence, you can maintain trust and you’re more likely to get the long-term behavior that you’re looking to achieve.

Interestingly, we would occasionally hear a strategy from parents that little Kevin has been misbehaving at home with his sister or something similar. He likes martial arts training, so the parent would react by removing Kevin from the martial arts class as a punishment.

We would suggest that this would remove Kevin from an environment where he is behaving positively. Removing him from this is likely to be detrimental to the change you would like to see. He may even feel shame when he returns to the class and loses all the progress he’s made.

lternatives to Punishment

Another option is to tell Kevin to write a letter to his sister, apologizing for his behavior, and explaining how he is going to behave in the future.

If your child is too young to write, give the apology face to face. For the apology to feel sincere, there is some value to pre-framing or practicing this between yourself and your child before they give it to the intended person.

Don’t expect them to know the ground rules or what you’re thinking! It will be clearer to your child and better received with some practice. You can practice along the lines of: “X is the behavior I did, Y is what I should have done, and Z is my promise to you for how I’m going to act in the future.” You can replace XYZ with the appropriate actions.

It does not need to be a letter or in person, it can even be a video. But there has to be an intention to repair the broken ground rule. If you try these strategies, that is become fully engaged with them and you’re still getting nowhere.

But what to do if these strategies do not work? Then there is plenty to gain by seeking the help of an expert. Chances are that something is interfering or limiting their development.

This does not mean that your child has a neurological deficiency, although this may be the root cause. But it means that you can get an objective view and help on how to create the changes that you would like to see. Remember that using positive discipline strategies is better than mere punishment.

There are groups that you can chat with for help. Family Lives UK has the aim of ensuring that all parents have somewhere to turn before they reached a crisis point. The NSPCC also provides a useful guide to positive parenting that you can download.[1]

Bottom Line

So, there your go, the three takeaways on strategies you can use for positively disciplining your child. The first one is about you! Be patient, be present, and think about what is best for the long term. AKA, avoid ultimatums and punishment. The second is to use a redirect, then repair and repeat (ground rules) as your 3-step method of discipline.

Using these positive discipline strategies require you to be fully engaged with your child. Again, being impulsive breaks trust and you lose some of the gains you’ve both worked hard to achieve.

Lastly, consequences are better than punishment. Plus, avoid shaming, especially in public at all costs.

I hope this blog has been useful, and remember that you should be more focused on repairing bad behavior because being proactive and encouraging good behavior with rewards, fun, and positive emotions takes less effort than repairing the bad.

More Tips on How To Discipline Your Child

How to Discipline a Child (The Complete Guide for Different Ages)Seven Alternatives to Spanking Your Child that Actually WorkHow To Discipline Your Kids Using Words

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How to Avoid League of Legends Tilt

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How to Avoid League of Legends Tilt

Tilt impacts all of us – even the professionals – and it can do serious damage to your ELO if you play League of Legends under tilt. That’s why it’s important to avoid League of Legends tilt at all costs.

This blog post aims to answer three key questions regarding League of Legends tilt hopefully helping you avoid becoming tilted in the future. We’ll start with explaining what tilt is, then we’ll move onto the symptoms of tilt before finally looking at what you can to do avoid becoming the next toxic Riven main.

So, unlike Team Siren, let’s get started.

What is League of Legends Tilt?

We can’t learn how to avoid tilt if we don’t know what it is.

Tilt is a term which originally comes from gambling (specifically poker) where a player is playing badly because of unlucky draws and minor mistakes leading to frustration.

This mixture of frustration with a feeling of unjust leads to more poor decisions and larger mistakes which causes the player to go into tilt further.

When we want to apply this to League of Legends tilt it’s very similar. Imagine you are playing League of Legends and you feel it’s unfair because a mistake cost you the game which you had no control over. Maybe a team mate decided to AFK or someone unskilled on the enemy team is fed.

This leads to you getting angry and then you lose focus so you start to make your own game changing mistakes. We’ve summed up League of Legends tilt in an easy to read diagram. Each time you go around this circle the tilt will only get worse leading to more losses and a cycle that is hard to break.

Sounds Terrible – But am I on Tilt?

You can’t avoid League of Legends tilt if you don’t know what tilt is.

Don’t worry though – there are some easy to tell signs when you are going onto tilt. Here are some of the major warning signs you are about to enter into a League of Legends tilt.

You Could be on Tilt if you’re making Irrational Decisions

When you play against a troll pick, like Blitzcrank mid, you’ll probably go into the game expecting to win. Unfortunately something happens and you’ll end up losing your lane, your sanity and end up on tilt.

You went into this match up expecting to win, I mean he is a Blitzcrank mid after all, and you can’t accept the crushing defeat he’s handed to you with his big robotic hands. Unfortunately after some nice grabs and a couple of jungle ganks later you’re currently 0/10 against this guy and your ready to run into the enemy tower constantly.

After a frustating game and a quick stop at the keyboard store you queue back up and all of a sudden you get a great idea.

What if I play Blitzcrank mid

If this situation feels familiar to you then you’re probably on a tilt (or some other substance like alcohol). Playing Blitzcrank mid is not a good idea and it won’t help you win – you just had a bad game. Accept this and move on. This situation isn’t just unique to champion picks either. The same can be said for poor dragon decisions or silly warding mistakes. If you played against a team that seriously focused the dragons and you lost hard it doesn’t mean you should only focus on the dragons in the next game. Keep your focus on the game, use tactics that work for your team and don’t make any irrational decisions based on previous experiences.

You’re Tilting if you’re Trolling or Flaming

The cornerstone of a League of Legends tilt is flaming. You’re trying to play your lane but you start to feel the rage build up inside. Before you know it your hands move to your keyboard and you’ve insulted your teammates mother. It spirals out of control and after the innevitable all chat begging for reports the games over and you’re left staring at a defeat screen.

No rational or happy person is going to start telling their teammates how much they suck. If you start to flame your team after every mistake they make then you’re going to be adding to the problem, not solving it. Just focus on improving your own game and encourage your teammates.

The ‘feeder’ in the top lane doesn’t need any more hate (even if he’s playing Riven) – he probably feels bad enough already. By flaming the guy you’re only going to cause him to go into a League of Legends tilt too. He’ll then carry his negative attitude into his next game and probably flame again. Eventually the whole community ends up flaming faster than a fire in 1666 London.

Do everyone a favour and follow these two simple tips. If you feel yourself getting angry then:

1) Mute everyone in the game and focus on your own gameplay.

2) Make sure you don’t queue up again until you’re calm.

You’re on a League of Legends Tilt if you’re Expecting to Lose

How can you expect to win if you go into each game expecting to lose?

It’s never my fault, always rubbish teams.

This is the classic sign of a League of Legends tilt. If you feel like you’re going to lose and what’s the point then why bother queueing? Just stop playing until you feel more positive. You could go outside, Read a book, play another game or just log into a League of Legends smurf account and have a relaxing normal game.

By going into a game expecting to lose you’re going to make stupid mistakes and have a short temper. As soon as something bad happens in this game you’ll simply sigh and say: “Here we go again” and continue to play without a care in the world. While playing without caring can make the experience less stressful it’s not going to help you climb the ladder.

It’s not Skype… Typing more than Playing

League of Legends requires you to only use your left side of your keyboard.

At no point should you feel the need to put your right hand onto your keyboard and start talking.

People on a League of Legends tilt tend to spend more time flaming and typing in chat then actually playing the game. If you can’t help yourself then you could mute all the other players and focus on yourself only. This way you can improve your own game. The fact is you’re not going to change someone elses playstyle so don’t bother trying.

If you’re really struggling you could remove all the keys from the right hand side of your keyboard – although we don’t actually reccomend you do this.

Focusing on others in Champion Select

Have you ever just come out of a bad game where your jungle picked an out of flavour (or even meta) champion and did nothing only to go into the next game and have a different guy pick the same champion?

While we admit it’s uncommon to see two Heimerdinger Jungles in a row, it can happen. The problem is you’re going to attribute your previous loss to the Heimerdinger and instantly assume that, since there’s another Heimerdinger, the end result will be the same.

You can either say; “Omfg We just had a Heimerdinger and he sucked. GG we lost.” or you could just think; “Hey this guy is playing the same champion as the other guy – maybe he can use him correctly”. Here’s a tip (and a spear behind it): The second one is a much better way of thinking.

If you are comparing your teammate’s champions to previous games then you are probably on League of Legends tilt and you should start to focus on your own game. Oh and in the unfortunate situation of having two Heimerdinger Jungles in a row: just dodge.

You’re going to lose less LP, not effect your MMR and save yourself 30 minutes. You can even use the 5 minute time out to exercise.

I’m on League of Legends tilt – What do I do?

If you find yourself in the situation above then firstly: don’t worry. League of Legends has a tendancy to tilt most people and League of Legends tilt doesn’t mean you have anger issues.

Tilt affects everyone and you can only have a limited patience before competitive video games will eventually start to annoy you. Once you’ve accepted your tilt it’s time to take action. The quicker you take action the less damage the tilt will do to your MMR, mental state and keyboard.

If you are in a game and you start to experience tilt then you should put on your favourite song, mute your entire team, and focus on making improvements. Set yourself little goals like aiming to get 30 CS without dying or pushing a lane to get a tower.

If you find yourself on tilt after the game then you should not queue up for any more games. This will only cause you to go into a worse League of Legends tilt.

Ways to Beat League of Legends Tilt

If you want to stop tilting then here’s some of our top tips.

Play Another Game – Try a different game for a bit. League of Legends is a fast paced and stressful competitive game which leads to a harsh atmosphere and blood-thirsty community. Relax with a simple game like Minecraft or Bejeweled before queuing again.

Play with Friends – Everything is better with friends. Avoid arguments and the luck of the draw in the team raffle by playing with friends that won’t feed or troll. You’ll also be aware that tilting in front of your friends is going to damage your friendship and embarrass you.

Exercise – It’s a proven fact that physical exhaustion will increase your mental fitness. The release of endorphin also make you feel better and make you play better when you come back. Just let your heart rate settle first.

Watch YouTube or Twitch – You can relax on the internet by watching your favourite tuber or streamer. Just make sure that if they are playing League of Legends you focus on their own game and not their team.

Clean your Area – Cleaning can make you feel great (through exercise) and give you something to do to help you calm down. Coming back to a clean desk will make you feel ready to play and give you a fresh start.

Talk to a Friend – Whatever voice program you use (We personally love Discord) talking to a friend can calm you down. Tell them your terrible experiences and laugh together at the misfortune you’ve had. After a quick rofl you can return to the game with a smile on your face.

Sleep – Sleeping can help you de stress and avoid League of Legends tilt. Throughout education its recommended that you get a good nights sleep after a revision session to help solidify what you’ve previously learnt. When you’re trying to climb the League of Legends ladder a nap will help refresh you as well as cement your new knowledge.

Act on your Triggers – You should by now already know what triggers you. If it’s abuse or flaming then simply mute them without replying. If troll picks are more your tilt then simply dodge. Whatever triggers you – there’s always a sensible solution without going into a League of Legends tilt.

If you want any extra advice on how to stop tilting then here is a fantastic post by UnrankedSmurfs on what to do to stop League of Legends tilt.

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6 Benefits of Enrolling Kids to a Childcare Education Centre

When parents enrol their little ones to top-rated childcare, they can get benefited in many ways. Apart from that, parents can also gain the advantage of the same. For working parents, childcare in Merrylands ensures that they could continue their jobs. It facilitates both parents to keep their focus on their careers and contribute to the family income jointly.

Suppose you won’t prefer enrolling kids to a daycare facility, it could enforce you to quit the job for taking care of your little ones. In this context, most women have to comprise their careers for being a good mother. However, registering the names of your children to childcare programs makes sure that you could become a hard-working mother.

Let’s check out the top benefits of enrolling kids to baby programs-

1. Enhances communicative skills

Communication is the foremost thing to express one’s feelings. It is also a way of understanding the feelings of others. As baby programs consist of puzzles, phrases, and dictations, it helps teach kids new words and language. This is how they interact with each other and develop their communicative skills. It is also linked to developing their cognitive skills.

2. Develops good behaviour

During the early days of kids’ growth, it is important to impart the value of socialism in them. It is a way of exhibiting better behaviour. The most important thing is that baby programs are designed to encourage their complete holistic development. It aims at developing social, emotional, physical, and mental skills.

3. Lowers the risk of infections

No doubt, fun games engage kids. When they perform different activities under the guidance of experts, it keeps a check on their health. Likely, they won’t fall sick or feel unwell regularly. In this way, you can protect your kids from any kind of infection. Considering injuries, the assistance of experts always prevents them from getting injured.

4. Prepares them for elementary school

Many parents find it difficult to send their children to elementary schools. They have to employ different tactics to convince their kids. Suppose you enrol them to childcare in Western Sydney, you can observe a smooth transition. The best thing is that these kids are more likely to obtain college degrees with ease.

5. Builds self-confidence

Children must have confidence while learning their subjects, playing fun games, and speaking with others. The skilled and experienced teachers understand its value for kids. Thus, they prepare childcare programs to develop such skills in them. Once kids become self-confident of performing different activities, they can challenge new activities easily.

6. Develops patience

Not to mention, patience is the key to gain new things in life. Educators know its value and design baby programs to impart the social skills of patience. To make things effective, they ask children to stand in a queue while playing fun games. In this way, they have to wait for their turn. It keeps them focused on getting their turn through patience.

Bottom Line

Do you want to send your children to childcare in Merrylands? That’s great! You have made the right decision to provide your kids with the once in a lifetime opportunity. Now, the first step is to find a reputed childcare education centre near you. While picking one, you need to consider factors such as the establishment year, the experience of teachers, and fees.

So, what are you waiting for? Act now and enrol your little ones to the best education centre!

Also Read: Aspects That Shape The Development Of Your Child

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