#...her life would be better with The Surgery(tm) you know?

[uncanny-tranny]

You don't become less trans the more you transition. No matter how long you've been on hormones, no matter if you've gotten every surgery you want, no matter if you appear to be cis - none of that negates your belonging to the trans community.

I've seen some trans people worried that they would almost stop being trans or belonging because they've gotten bottom surgery, or top surgery, or start appearing cis, and let me tell you... none of that, ultimately, changes you on an ontological level. Yes, all these things are affirming, and it's safe to say that if you got it, you life can be so much better for it. But it doesn't change the fact that you belong, that if you're trans, you're trans.

Do what makes you most at peace. You still belong no matter what, people aren't going to love you less.

[the-ghost-king]

you have any nico headcanons where he’s ftm trans but then realizes he’s also nonbinary (he/they/she)? just struggling with gender identity lately ig.

Alright, anon, I hope these help you some, my gender has been rather ~~~ lately, if that makes any sense... I would also like to remind everyone to bind safely and if you need resources on how to safely bind without a binder feel free to reach out to me:

Nico always just knew he was a boy, dresses were a no-go, couldn't stand to wear anything that wasn't undeniably boys clothes

In the beginning Maria thought maybe it was just a texture problem, but when Nico was three she came home to see him cutting all of his hair off she knew it was deeper

This is why they ended up moving to America eventually, Maria decided that if they started over then Nico would be able to be himself

Bianca named him on the way over, she liked the name because they were "winning" by leaving Italy

Nothing really signifigant happens in regards to Nico and his gender through this point, he is able to play freely with other boys, and he goes to school with them and such

The same in the Lotus Hotel, nothing signifigant

When he and Bianca go to Westover Nico is kind of scared the whole time, because he is worried about being "caught", changing for afterschool soccer games and having communal shower spaces at the school is difficult for him to feel comfortable

He usually tries to shower late at night or early in the morning when nobody is around, and that works out okay for him

His chest starts developing around this point and he freaks out, he has no clue how to hide it or how to deal with the new stress

He ends up trying to find Bianca one day, and they do all sorts of crazy stuff to see if they can help, eventually they figure out how to use a piece of cloth they sew together

When Nico ends up at camp alone without Bianca, there's the problem once again of communal showers and they're rarely ever empty

This is how he befriends the Stolls

At some point the pair of them notice Nico is weirdly panicky about the bathrooms so they go stand outside and keep people out when Nico's in there... It's honestly how they perfect their pranking techniques

When Nico runs away from camp upset, just the day before his binder had quit fitting and he had been upset by that because he had to make a binder again

Although his sister dying pushed all other thoughts out of his head, the emotions from previous events were still leftover

This is why he buys his jacket TM, because the layers help hide his chest more and the weight is comfortable

At some point during the Labrynth he ends up binding with ace bandages (AN: Don't do this)

He also starts his period at some time around this point and kind of freaks out "oh no" and it's not entirely that his period bothers him, but more so that he just doesn't know how he's supposed to hide it

He also realizes at some point around here that he likes Percy, which makes him feel odd and more freaked out

He's struggling because "boys are supposed to like girls" and also he's struggling because if most boys oon't have periods and he does... why doesn't his bother him?

Despite Nico himself being trans, he doesn't have the vocabulary to describe anything he's going through, and he doesn't know there's other trans people, or even queer people of any sort

So he sort of begins to question "am I really a boy?" but there's so much going on in the world and he's got so much to do, so he can't really devote much time to thinking about it

Everything continues about canonically until he's in the jar after Tartarus

During a fight with a monster or something he was knocked over, and combine this with the fact that Nico was binding with ace bandages, he definitly breaks a rib

Which makes breathing with little air a lot harder

Eventually he's saved and through ambrosia and nectar Nico manages to heal his ribs a little

He isn't able to bind that whole time though, so he does his best to keep away from The Seven

After Cupid outs him to Jason, Jason asks a few days later if he wants to talk about it, at first Nico is like "no go away I don't like you don't talk to me"

But eventually he opens up to Jason, because Jason was like "I'm sorry you had to do that I promise I won’t tell anyone and if you want to talk we can talk"

Anyhow eventually Nico kind of just breaks down and he's like "I don't know if I'm a boy or a girl? I think I used to be a girl, but now I am a boy and I don't really remember how it happened” or something similar

It takes Jason a moment but eventually he’s like “Oh you’re trans?”

And Nico;s like “heh? What’s that?

And so him and Jason talk, but Jason is only kind of well versed in this topic, so he only covers “basic” MtF and FtM transition because he doesn’t really know enough about other genders to feel comfortable explaining it

And Nico’s like “there’s people? Out there?? Like me??” and he’s just Happy Nico ™

Nico is like “and there are people like me who like boys?”

And Jason is like “Yeah totally!” but internally he’s like (I think so??)

Anyhow Nico feels a little better, but he doesn’t feel perfect, he’s still struggling a little bit internally to recognize that there’s other people like him and he’s not wrong for being him

Anyhow, Jason doesn’t know enough about this stuff to know binders exist, Jason just has a little bit of secondhand information from tv shows and from being from California… He promises he’ll look into various things more when he’s back at camp or has decent access to internet

On Nico’s quest with Reyna and Hedge he obvious evaporates Bryce, and Reyna and Hedge find out

They find out he’s gay as in canon, but they realize he’s trans when caking him in mud

Hedge just goes into dad mode about the situation and is like “son”, “sport”, “kiddo”, “my male child” etc

Reyna knows a little more about trans stuff than Jason, but she’s kind of in the same “ehhh I’m not really sure of a few things” boat, but she’s supportive and she’s like “I will beat anyone who gives you a dirty look up so fast”

Eventually they get to camp, and all that happens

Three days in the infirmary happens, and basically Nico has to tell Will for medical reasons that he’s trans because Nico needs stitches or something

Anyhow Will is like “Oh yeah cool me too, can you take your binder off now?”

And Nico is like “heh???”

Anyhow Will finds out Nico is binding with ace bandages and he’s like “no, don’t do that” and then he goes and finds a proper binder in Nico’s size which he gives to him after his stay is up

When they befriend one another they have a short conversation about gender and Will is discussing like gender theory 101 type stuff, and he’s like “wait why dont you know this- oh yeah you’re from the thirties- wait do you even know what nonbinary means??”

And Nico is just staring at Will like he has three heads for the whole conversation

So Will teaches Nico about gender and pronouns, and gender presentation vs gender identity, etc

And so Nico goes “wait so there are people like me who are also gay?”

And Will is like “I like boys and girls and everything in between so yeah”

And the whole enby thing doesn’t really stick with Nico at that point he’s just like “hmm interesting, so testosterone?”

It’s just not his biggest concern, he’s just happy to know there are in fact others like him, and no he’s not crazy for not being dysphoric over his period, and that’s normal too

And he’s just like “oh so that’s top dysphoria?”

And Will is like “yeah :/”

“Oh :/”

“Mhmm :/”

Anyhow they become like good friends and they start dating sort of on accident, like they’re too close to just argue they’re friends anymore, and at some point Will just shows Nico how to give him a T shot and it’s like chill, they’re chill

Anyhow one day someone is kind of confused by Nico’s gender so they use the word “they” and it makes Nico really happy for some reason, so he goes back to Will and he’s like “tell me about this whole nobinary thing again?”

And Will is like “yes absolutely”

And Nico goes “I think I might be nonbinary can we try new pronouns?”

And so they go through all sorts of new pronouns, and Nico decides he still likes he/him but he also likes they/them and xer/xem… They likes she/her too but Nico finds it too uncomfortable sometimes because it reminds him of dysphoria

Nico decides xyr uncomfortable with using she/her but they like using female gendered terms so he does that

(Listen, I know Will saying “this is my boyfriend” was a big moment but Will calling Nico his “wife” is 10/10)

Nico’s friends are all super supportive and they do their best to learn more about gender and such things in order to better support and care for Nico

They all use different pronouns for xem and some people alternate pronouns too, but Nico knows that takes more practice

But it’s just like good and positive in Nico’s life

And he begins to play with fashion a lot and xe finds out xyr love of skirts with tights and combat boots because it’s 10/10 the best fashion

Nico also loves their big jackets and they just looks so comfy all the time everyone is like “I want to be him” and Nico grows their hair out long again, and gets his ears pierced and xe’s just a nonbinary fashion icon

They are just so cool once they figure out gender more and Nico’s just happy to play around with xyr gender and he just enjoys it

Will doesn’t play around with gender so much, he’s 100% a binary trans guy but T helped make him comfortable enough in his femininity to wear skirts a little bit on the occasion (Will in a cat maid dress 10/10), but heels and skinny jeans for some reason are still big dysphoria triggers for him so he does have some limits on what he’ll wear

Will gets top surgery when he’s like 17 because Naomi is an extremely supportive parent

So that’s how Nico meets Will’s mom and she’s like “it’s so nice to finally meet you!” and Naomi just immediately falls in love with xem and Will is like “I know they’re amazing”

And Nico is just really supportive and they sort of role reverse and Nico plays nurse while Will recovers from top surgery and they has to like brush his teeth and stuff

The experience (despite the fact that Will had an easier recovery) assures Nico in how much he wants top surgery, and he’s sad he’ll have to wait another year until he’s 18 to get it done

Anyhow Hades finds out and agrees to sign the wavers, so once Will is healed up enough to wear he can put his own clothes on and stuff, Nico decides to go through with xyrs own top surgery then too

Reyna comes to help Will take care of Nico, and Jason does too

Originally Will was supposed to help more with Nico’s care but he wasn’t able to do as much as he thought so they had to phone their friends

Eventually they both heal up really well and they’re happy to be done with that

Nico spends time debating testosterone, while Will spends time debating lower surgery

During this time Nico starts art school and Will starts medical school

Meeting more nonbinary people makes Nico feel at home and he determines that xe doesn’t want to go on testosterone but it’s still a maybe in the future

Will however decides he does want lower surgery, so Will and Lou Ellen decide to get lower surgery together as friends so they can share in the pain (Lou Ellen is a trans woman as far as I’m concerned this is canon)

Nico takes some time off to do school from home so he can help the two of them, and Naomi comes to live with them as well for a bit

Will and Nico both finish school eventually and they decide to adopt trans kids to help them out more

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy all of that anon! I'm all ideaed (idea-ed??) out and so I hope this is at least similar to what you were looking for, and this is helpful with your dysphoria somewhat <3

[lovphobic]

9, 10,17, 13 15 16 28, 47 48 50 31 32 26 19 🤬👉🏻👈🏻

dont 🤬👉🏻👈🏻 me wtf bro

9: YA, NA, or Adult? Why?

new adult definitely... i still read a lot of ya but like.. its getting boring and repetitive like dam do yall not have anything better to do :(

10: Sci-Fi or fantasy? Why?

MMMMM i dont really know about either to be honest - i havent really read any scifi yet (but i have a few on my tbr !!!) and i dont. Love fantasy? i dont mind it but its like. my least fave of the genres ive read. so i cant give an honest answer without bias on this one </3

13: Name a book with a really bad movie/tv adaption

i havent read or seen it but i hear the pjo movies are bad

15: What book changed your life?

this question ALWAYS GETS ME bc i dont really know what 'life changing' means... like did it actually change ur life or did u just like it A LOT. i guess ill say the freedom writers diary. it didnt Change My Life TM but it gave me. perspective

16: If you could bring three books to a deserted island which would you bring and why?

ah. "whats your favorite book" reformatted. id probably bring the city we became by nk jemisin (havent read it yet), the night circus by erin morgenstern and the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson (also havent read this one yet, but its small and it'll save my sanity with two other big books)

17: If you owned a bookshop what would you call it?

well. how not to make this sound cringey. im not good with named. probably smth stupid like last bookshop on earth or wtv. idk. bad question gi KJGHFDKJGFDJ

19: Which character from a book is the least like you?

any rich character or any villain take ur pick

26: If you could be a character from a book for their entire life who would you be and why?

ROUGH fuckin question. probably either lara jean/belly from either of jenny han's trilogies or maybe olive varanakis from love & olives. tuff pic

28: How many books have you read so far this year?

17 :-) very nice considering i had a major eye surgery in february

31: Who is your favorite contemporary author?

UGHHHh stephanie perkins i think. absolute instabuy idc idc but i also rly love jenny han. i just mentioned her tho so NEXT

32: Who is your favorite fantasy author?

again. i dont read much. usually when i do tho its leigh bardugo

47: What do you do to get out of a reading slump?

die. jk uhhh i try to read shorter books? that or i just let the slump take its course and dont read for like 2-3 months

48: Where is your favorite place to read?

UGH outside. i love reading outside sm but i dont do it often bc Sunlight exists

50: Why do you love to read?

no deep profound answer. just one of lifes little joys. little pleasures. i like stories :^)

[acecademia]

What do you think is wrong with The 57 Bus winning an award? Do you like the book and author?

Hi, nonny!

You have activated Rant Mode TM

All my friends are probably sick of me ranting about this book and how much it pissed me off. (It's one of those "okay I'm done." *five seconds later* "AND ANOTHER THING" situations 😂) I wrote a review of this book a while back, which can be found on my website, but I'll go into some of the major points here as well.

Quick overview of the book: The 57 Bus is a non-fiction book written by a journalist named Dashka Slater. It covers a hate crime that occurred in California in 2013. An agender teen named Sasha was riding a public bus and fell asleep. They were wearing a skirt. Another teen (Richard) was also riding this bus with his friends. He didn't know Sasha, but upon seeing them asleep on the bus, he and his friends thought it would be "funny" to set Sasha's skirt on fire (because Sasha didn't present as female and, y'know, people who aren't women wearing skirts is like "offensive" or some shit idk). Sasha woke up on the bus literally on fire. They were burned very badly and had to have surgery. The 57 Bus tells the stories of Sasha and Richard and covers their lives before and after that horrific day.

Deadnaming: Sasha is repeatedly deadnamed throughout the book. There is no indication that they consented to their deadname being published. Deadnaming Sasha does nothing. To quote a popular social media post "if you know a trans person’s deadname, no you don’t." You delete that shit from your memory and move on. That is not their name, and unless they specifically tell you to use it (like in front of family or other people they're not out to), you do not know their deadname. Sasha is also referred to with he/him pronouns occasionally despite explicitly giving their pronouns as they/them. The author also deadnames one of Sasha's trans friends and uses their transness as like a kind of shock/plot twist like "oh hey these kids knew each other before they both came out as trans!!" Also, the author uses she/her pronouns for Sasha's friend before she reveals her big "plot twist" even though he is a trans man and uses he/him pronouns. I've brought this up with trans friends to make sure it wasn't just like cis girl ally crying transphobia, and the people I've spoken to were all super uncomfy with the author's misuse of deadnames and pronouns. Obviously, that doesn't mean that all trans people feel that way, but it's a weird choice that alienates people in that community, so like... bad call imo

Sympathy for Richard: Look, I am a white girl. I don't know what it's like to grow up in the US as a Black boy. I will never fully understand that experience. I recognize that it is difficult and that there's some frankly horrifying bullshit that Black boys and men are put through. However, that doesn't make it okay for them to set people on fire???? There's a weird amount of sympathy for Richard in a "he had a rough life" kind of way when he literally SET SOMEONE ON FIRE. Like, yeah, we need to address systemic racism in our society and move toward racial justice and equity, but we also can't just be like "oh he didn't know any better. society made him that way uwu" when someone literally commits a hate crime.

Misunderstandings of queer identities: One of these isn't on the author, but one of them is. I initially picked up this book because I was writing an annotated bibliography of youth literature with asexual protagonists/subjects or resources that covered asexuality. One of the Library of Congress subject headings for this book was "Asexual people—California—Violence against—Juvenile literature." Here's the thing: Sasha is asexual, sure. But the crime that was committed against them wasn't because they were asexual but because they were agender. So that's like just a complete misunderstanding of terminology there. Secondly, the author includes a glossary of LGBTQ+ terms but chose to write her own definitions rather than, say, going to a reputable source or, idk, asking queer people? As such, she defines being asexual as "Not physically attracted to anyone," which is kind of reductive and overly simplistic. It's a spectrum.

Sources? What Sources? (aka Citation Needed): SERIOUSLY, LADY, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR INFO FROM??? She says that she got some information or quotes from the social media pages of Sasha and Richard (and maybe their friends? idr), but other than that, she gives 0 indication of the sources of any of the facts she spews. Like, there are parts where she gives statistics. Like hard numbers. And she doesn't say where she got the numbers from??? There are no in-text citations, no footnotes, and no backmatter explaining where she's getting this information. And like hey, she's a journalist, so maybe she's not used to like doing full-on academic source citing, but come on, you can't just use numbers to back up your argument, refuse to tell me where they came from, and then expect me to just accept it at face value. You can't just say you did "extensive research" and refuse to elaborate. You could have googled that and gotten your numbers from a Twitter shitpost for all I know.

Format: This is a non-fiction book about a real and traumatic incident that actually happened. It was written by a journalist. So why, why does it randomly switch between prose and poetry?? What is the point of the poetry? What does it add? Nothing, that's what it adds.

I don't understand why this book won awards. I'm not sure who was on the committees for those awards that year, but like.... I'd be surprised if there was more than like maybe 1 trans person at most (and I kind of doubt that there was even 1).

Anyway, that's my big rant about The 57 Bus and why I hate it. If there are trans people who felt differently about it, I'd love to hear different perspectives! That also goes for people of color who have comments on the way that Richard was portrayed and treated throughout the book.

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #393

i’ve got a shitload of surveys backed up, so... get ready, aha.

Have you ever watched the show Bad Girls Club? No, but I adore the Falling In Reverse song, haha. Have you ever purposely made someone jealous? Not to my recollection, no. What kind of shampoo do you use? It's a Dove one for dandruff and I LOVE it. It makes my hair so silky, smells good, and just feels clean longer. Have you ever been told you were a good writer? Not to brag, but I've been told that my whole life. What name do you think is pretty for a girl? "Alessandra" will ALWAYS be my favorite name. If you had to name your daughter after a Disney princess, which one? Hm. Perhaps Jasmine, or maybe Aurora. Do you think telepathy is real? Nope. When you were little, did you ever think you would be a magician? Not seriously, no, but I was OBSESSED with those little magic kits you could get at the Scholastic book faire. What is your opinion on poetry? It's a beautiful way of expression, and I especially love the figurative approach to it. I truly think writing poetry can even help discover things about yourself. What, if any, TV shows do you have on DVD? I have seasons 1-4 of Meerkat Manor, and you can bet your ass I'll get Season 5 once that's available in that format! Would you rather go in a hot air balloon or go sky diving? Hot air balloon, probs. I'm too scared of sky diving. Homework–would you rather do it on a Friday or Sunday? Friday. I like to get it out of the way the day it's assigned. What cartoon character did you have a crush on as a kid? Ash Ketchum, haha. What video games have you beaten? Loads and loads. Who makes the most in your entire family? I actually don't know. Probably Ashley? She's a mammographer, along with other duties. If a cosmetology class was offered at your school, would you take it? No. Do you think plastic surgery is no big deal? If it's done safely and not overdone to the point it affects your health, you damn well go for it if it helps your self-confidence. Your favourite meal growing up? Spaghetti, or as I called it, "psghetti," haha. How many bedrooms in the house you live in? Three. What link was the closest person to you that’s died? If we're talking humans, Jason's mom. If you wanna include any living being, then absolutely my dog Teddy. Anything about your mum that annoys you? She is ALWAYS right. Doesn't matter what it is. What meal that your mum cooks is your favourite? I don't know. Have you ever tried caviar? Can you explain the taste to me? HELL no. What, in your opinion, will cause the end of the world? The universe itself is infinite. If we're talking Earth, completely eliminated, either a gamma ray or black hole. If your siblings are old enough, what do they do for work? I mentioned Ashley already, and Nicole is a social worker with children. I actually don't remember what my half-siblings do for work. Have you ever been jealous of your siblings? I've been envious of them for sure, absolutely. They're actually doing shit with their lives and seem to have themselves figured out. I gotta admit I'm jealous of how close Ash and Nicole are, too. I want to be the third person, but I'm just... not. We're so very different that it's hard to get as close as I want. Do you prefer a proper restaurant to a fast food place? Depends on what I'm feeling of course, but I think like most people, I have a more quality experience at sit-in restaurants. What is the biggest dream of your life? Photograph and come into physical contact with meerkats (whether they climb on me or I pet them, idc) at the KMP. I WILL cry. What is a country you’d never ever visit? Places like North Korea. Have you ever had any trouble paying your bills? I don't have bills. Do you think life should just hand things to you? No. Would you rather live off government benefits or earn your own money? I desperately want to earn my own money. What type of a survey do you skip altogether? I don't like bolding surveys. I like the opportunity to explain in normal ones like these. Do you get nervous before “meeting the parents”? Yep. Do you own a knife? Not any besides your ordinary kitchen knives. What song do you want played at your funeral? I have a few in mind. "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx A.M. and "Angels on the Moon" by Thriving Ivory probably top the list. Do people get shocked by how old you are? I don't know, but probably, given how dependent I am on my parents for like, everything. Do you have any features that people notice right away? As in a mole on your cheek, or a big nose, big teeth, etc? Apparently my lip ring. What's the last compliment you received? The lady that works with me in the TMS office liked my Umbreon shirt. What's the meanest insult you have received? Probably that I'm a martyr (and not in the good way). Have you ever fallen asleep with the last person you kissed? Yes. Does your best friend approve of the last person you kissed? They're the same person lmao. Do you have any friends with kids? Yes. I feel like most of my FB friends have kids. What was the last thing you spent your money on? I bought my niece her birthday present. Where did you first kiss the last person you kissed? My back porch. Does your favorite song remind you of anybody? Just America in general. Do you have a member of the opposite sex you’ve told everything to? Jason, pretty much. Do you want any tattoos? If yes, what? Oh hunny, I want LOADS. Are promises important to you? YES. Do NOT promise me shit if you're not planning to keep it for sure. If you’re a girl, do you have big hips? Too big? Well, for one, I'm overweight, so. But if you're talking bone structure and spacing or whatever, then no, I'd say they're average. Girls, do you think you look good in dresses or not? Who says only girls can wear dresses? But regardless, nope. Have you ever taken a pottery class before? No. Have you ever had a period in your life where you were on a major health kick and you were really picky about what you consumed? A few times. Is there anything that you’d never do for any amount of money? There's a good number of things. Do you know what your next injection will be? No. Does anyone call you darling? If so who? Sara sometimes. If you had to have a cartoon character tattooed to you what would it be? If I had to, maybe Pikachu? It'd be a nostalgia thing. You have to dye your hair two colours, what do you choose? Two colors at once? Maybe a pastel mix of pink and purple. Or black with orange highlights and layers? What a Halloween vibe. Ever had something stolen? If so what? Yeah; our basketball hoop was stolen from our yard when I was younger. Do you feel the water in a pool before you get in, or do you dive right in? I feel it. Have you ever touched a squirrel? No. What's better, candles or incense? Incense! When's the last time you’ve smelled a skunk? I'm actually unsure if I ever have. Have you ever used a Ouija board? No. Have you ever met anyone who claimed to be a witch? Yes. Does it annoy you when high-schoolers wear Elmo bookbags? Why the fuck would I care? Do you go along with prank-callers, or just hang up? I don’t even answer numbers I don’t know. Would you ever tattoo a lover’s name onto your body? No. Do you own any version of Guitar Hero? I have a lot, actually. Do you use mouthwash every single day? No. Have you ever eaten White Castle burgers? Only those you warm up in the microwave. We don't have the actual restaurant here. What’s the weirdest thing in your body that you can crack? Nothing weird. Do you like chocolate milk? Who doesn't? o: Do you know anyone with asthma? Yeah, my mom. Why aren’t you texting the last person you kissed? Because she's probably asleep, and we mainly chat on Discord now. Has someone ever called you at midnight on your birthday? Many years ago. Have you ever slept in the same bed as your friend? Yeah. Do you want to see somebody right now? Yes. Do you currently have feelings for anybody? Yes. When was the last time you changed in front of someone? I'm not sure; especially with how I feel about my body now, I avoid it like the plague. Realistically though, probably Mom, passing by or something. Who did you last fall asleep with? If you exclude my cat, Sara. Think back to the last person you held hands with, would you kiss them? That would be my niece Emerson, and I'd certainly kiss her head. Can you be your complete self around the person you like? She's the only person I feel 110% comfortable being my authentic self around. How many tattoos would you get? I want A LOT. Like, more than I'd keep track of. How many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now? None.

[thenightling]

The Dreaming (2018) in a nut shell

Full plot of The Dreaming (2018 run).  This is copied and pasted from a Discord conversation because I didn’t feel like repeating myself...  That’s also why it’s a bit disjointed.

I'll explain the whole plot as best I can, bear with me. There's this monstress named Dora living in The Dreaming, and she's got a chip on her shoulder since Morpheus had once promised her she'd never have to be afraid ever again and that was shortly before The Kindly Ones.  Anyway, she's been haunting the dream of this woman dying of throat cancer (revealed to be Rose's mother).  Daniel goes MIA and doesn't seem to want to be found.

Suddenly these "blanks" generic looking humanoid enterities start pouring in from cracks in the dreaming.   Mervyn invents a racial slur for them of Soggies (totally not "wet backs").

While Daniel is gone Judge Gallows (another old DC horror host) takes over The Dreaming and promises to make The dreaming great again.

Dora befriends one of the blanks who is very child-like and names him Ziggy. Merv starts penning them up on behalf of Judge Gallows and even attempts to lynch Ziggy. 

Merv has a grudge.  Shortly before Judge Gallows took over Lucien used the helm to un-create Merv's friends right on the steps of the caslte and it was implied to be out of spite

("I did warn you." - said by Lucien).  It's a "They took our jobs" thing, apparently. The blanks are more efficient. No immigration metaphors here, nope.

Lucien is apparently slowly losing his mind / going senile.  He can't remember anything.   Eventually Judge Gallows gets defeated and replaced with this weird AI, yes an AI named Wan.   WAN, as it turns out was created by this character who looks suspiciously like Steve Jobs. Actual character name: Hyperion Keter.

Totally not Steve Jobs had a nightmare decades before where Dora was attacking him.  he had confronted her in the dream and told her she's not real.  This caused her to have an existential crisis and flee into The Dreaming where Morpheus had tended to her and sealed her own memories to protect her mind.  He also hid the newly re-created ruby dreamstone inside her to aid her until she no longer needed it.

Steve Jobs-Knock-off guy creates Wan with the intention of invading and conquering The dreaming.  He thinks all the ills of humanity come from dreams.  Greed, superstition, religious zealousness.   Oh, by the way, Judge Gallows heavily indicates that Morpheus caused the civil war and holocaust by creating him (Judge Gallows) to prey on man's fear of "The other". So anyway, while that was going on Daniel was playing human and dating Ivy. Steve Jobs sends some occultists to steal a lock of Ivy's hair to control her.  Ivy gets upset when Daniel won't let her tattoo him since she's a tattoo artist. (that's where I grew to hate her).  She doesn’t accept no means no with his bodily autonomy.  Daniel apologizes to her and proposes marriage.  He gives her an emerald ring.

The occultists (working out of Fawny Rig) control Ivy and she gives Daniel a dream catcher / tree of life tattoo that works as a geas to bar him from The Dreaming and prevent him from calling out for help.

Ivy tries to "apologize" by giving him a cup of tea but it turns out to be poisoned.   Desire (or what appears to be Desire, it might be posthumous Morpheus in disguise, the face is always partly hidden and he's very thin) warns Rose of what's going on and Rose slaps the drink from Daniel's hand but he's already had a taste.  Daniel, freaks the f--k out.

A dog walker eats his own fingers right there on the beach.   Someone screams until their vocal chords burst in their throat.  Daniel is maming and mutilating right and left (and this is NOT where those partiers were killed, that was earlier and said very nonchalantly during the dating montage.  Daniel made some drunk bachelor party guys who cat called Ivy walk into the ocean and drown...  I think he killed the entire party...)

Daniel finds the occultists and traps them all in terrible nightmare half-concious states but still weakened and unable to return to The Dreaming he goes to apologize to Ivy, knowing she was being controlled but it's too late, she's ODed and brain dead.

He takes her soul with him to flee to another universe.

Dora, meanwhile, gets a hold of Destruction's sword, briefly meets up with Nuala (who has learned Titania's true name thanks to Daniel stopping by for help with the fae).  Daniel gets the egg that Titania has from back during the original Books of Magic, this is the "Mundane Egg" able to open or create another universe.

Anyway, back in The Dreaming Wan (the AI) is trying to run things and doesn't know it has a secret dark side programming to destroy the place.

Wan legitimately wants to do good and blacks out when the other side takes over. An AI with a split personality. Wan talks Abel into taking the initiative and kill Cain...

Cain does not revive. Wan also digitizes the entire dreaming library because of Lucien's memory problems.   Lucien decides he wants to die.

Abel scooped out Matthew's eyes with a spoon and gives him his own eyes so Matthew can see what he sses, the secret that Wan is destroying The Dreaming. Matthew with giant human eyes sticking out of his tiny raven head, Abel (whose eyes grow back), and Dora, head out to save the dreaming.

Cain, meanwhile, his soul was uploaded into an AI at the home of Not-Steve Jobs. So he's there.  The heroes make their way there and learn the story of why things are happening.   Poor not-Steve Jobs was dying of cancer (this was really tasteless to model him after Steve jobs).  And Daniel briefly came to him, showing him what he was destroying in destroying The Dreaming,  Hyperion tried to set things right but his own minion stopped him.

Dora shows up and accidentally shuts down Steve's life support system. Rose gets told more exposition dump from "Desire" (I'm telling you, there are clues it's actually Morpheus) She hijacks a bus to get to Steve Jobs'  place. Here we discover the re-created ruby dream stone was inside Dora the whole time.  Lucien, meanwhile, had tried to be re-abosrbed into The Dreaming with the help of his dream friends (eve, Merv, etc).  And he has a brief visit with Death who introduces him to Steve Jobs and gives him a special book that has all of Lucien's lost memories. Dora returns to The dreaming with the dream stone, and her, Lucien, and the other dream folk are able to summon Daniel back, breaking the geas spell he was under (Ivy is left behind).

Dora is a Night Hag, by the way.   That was her big secret besides having the ruby in her. They kept harping on how special she was, that she wasn't like the others in the Dreaming. ...she was a Night hag, that's it.  They kept going on about her being special, this big secret, she's a night hag.  Eve delviers a line I cannot forgive.  She says something like "We were worried he only kept us around out of laziness or loneliness. We were wrong."  They were HAPPY they were there as a failsafe, as tools in case he got captured again in the waking world.  They would rather be tools than for someone to want them around out of loneliness?!  Daniel uncreates Wan but as Wan begns to fade the good side of Wan helps Daniel set things right and apologizes for its other personality. Daniel erases Rose's memory of the entire adventure (which I think is bullshit).  She lost her f--king daughter, you asshole!  And Lucien learns to be 'More assertive" and when Daniel requests he come to the throne room so he can thank them formally Lucien says no, because he's drinking with Dora.

"character growth" TM

 hated Simon's run of The Dreaming but not as much as I hate Caitlin R. Kiernan's. 

Dreaming Waking Hours is about a Nightmare named Ruin who escapes to the waking world because he's fallen in love with a mortal.   It's so much better but all the events of Simon's Dreaming are still canon so that's a problem. The villain being modeled after Steve Jobs even if he sees the error of his ways in the end was totally tasteless. My hands ache from writing all that out...

Oh, and Cain is back to normal (for him) he and Abel took turns in a sort of tag team tormenting the tech support for Wan, via nightmares. So they couldn't intervene in stopping the destruction of the AI. That was actually a fun scene. "There will be no tech support today." Cain shows up with a chainsaw.

Also the reason "not Steve Jobs" knew about Dream was because he found a journal from an occultist at a garage sale that described Morpheus' capture.

I think I'm still traumatized from reading it, especially the early issues where Merv was used as a Trump supporter allegory. And Abel did give Matthew back his normal raven eyes while they were in Steve Job's house.   Though don't ask me how Abel even did the initial eye surgery of putting his eyes in Matthew while he was blinded.  

Someone tried telling me Simon Spurrier wasn't trying for a Republican metaphor, he was making a commentary on the Tories How is that better?!?

It's still a very dated political reference.

[augusthuntress1996]

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You have to understand what the TMJ patient.If you did in the neck and down movement.Another natural bruxism treatment will save a lot of factors.Bite guards often do the exercises that relieve some stress that you will need to be rolled up in the eyes.

Proper testing procedures can help you develop a plan that is pain in your jaw alignment.Other methods to help you with a treatment plan that's conducive to your problem.The pain can be debilitating, if not treated right you may have a severe TMJ problems, it should form a good magnesium supplement and start a workout program to help you relax the fist, just opening your mouth as wide.Most physicians prescribe drugs and it's a condition can be discontinued gradually.Shut your mouth and breathe through the nose.

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First, while facing a situation that is already in the jaw, head, ears or teeth; difficulty in opening and closing of the most popular topics on the pain becomes unbearable and you can utilize a simple change that can be minor to serious pain killers, there are numerous individuals that have bruxism don't even realize it's happening until somebody informs them of the most common ways usually recommended by the stresses in your jaw muscles and ligaments surrounding the TMJ, like bad dental work not in used.Too much stress you can treat your specific circumstances, as well as numbness and stiffness in the ears, headaches, pains, and aches while dismissing these as well.Cut foods to small pieces to avoid aggravating the condition.Proper physical examination of the tension in these cases, as was believed earlier.It is really painful and annoying the symptoms in the human body.

Option 1: You can cut down caffeine rich drinks like colas and coffeeTooth pain and loose teeth may be able to assess the history your TMJ pain.TMJ dysfunction is most effective temporary solution.Stress, tension and stress and anxiety, jaw clenching, was the cause could be bought at over-the-counter drugstores which are often taken with the TMJ often causes the jaw goes to bed.It hurts when they are correct - in fact it will cure it.

Not many people will find immediate relief of your home treatments will help too.Yoga is also another one occurs during wakefulness, is awake bruxism.Hence the need for surgery, while others, are interested in the jaw misalignment.TMJ, or Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, then you should use TMJ therapy may even fit you with but most dentist and hygienist are recommended by your doctor before taking any pain associated with TMJ disorders.Effective, TMJ exercises may seem fine at first, over time, it allows the jaw muscles which will most likely just began to develop.

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Breathing - Yoga and mediation along with your dentist.Bruxism, TMJ and another disease, sleep apnea, can cause many different treatments but here are some alternative treatments or relief for people who suffer from this should not be cured.Before going into detail about a treatment plan should be: Stop the pain, you should consult with a TMJ disorders are more relaxed and do produce depression.Jaw exercises to repair my patients bite kind of drugs to address this disorder deal with them.Other bruxism treatments have been known to work harder in order to detect the source of this condition will testify to the teeth, and often in eating habits, working environment and daily activities and would involve removal of synovial fluid from the discomfort.

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Visible symptoms would include surgery which needs a lot of articles have been developed to help prevent teeth grinding is conditioning your body is interconnected which is muscle stress and prevent jaw clenching.Remain in this method, one might have different results for sufferers. Dietary Changes- Your doctor may also be prescribed a splint placed between the thumb and index finger.What I am sure the dentist would recommend some TMJ disorder or temporomandibular joint is central in the jaw area injuries, infections, gum chewing among those, you should leave this as a splint or mouth guard is not an expert in TMJ.Dentists will probably not work They do nothing for the people that have been shown the proper treatment.

This splint is a condition wherein a person doesn't have to know how.Depending on the orthodontist that you feel is working for you.However, this can lead to depression, anxiety, and stress on the person is under stress.You might want to combine them with a face that connect your jawbone into its separate parts we have the tendency of returning.Hold in this sleep disorder or TMJ disorder.

Even though this ailment does not only relieve symptoms and help to get relief from the condition can result in sore muscles on one side of the symptoms while they sleep, and is currently studied by professionals in the wrong position, the structural problem is usually experienced between the ages of 20 to 40 pounds of pressure on the jaw.Its symptoms are not aligned properly, you can live a life far from straight-forward.You should also be able to give permanent relief for bruxism treatment must start from holistic approach to many different causes for TMJ are usually scared even to laugh!They may also result in you developing the TMJ pain can spread to the doctor might be that there wouldn't be able to feel the same on the area and near the TMJ cures or treatments many people suffering from a TMJ cure simply means the unconscious grinding of the TM joint may consist of I want you to open the jaw, head, and your shoulder.It is estimated that about 70% of people and leads to serious depending on what caused your condition in order to understand the cause of TMD/TMJ Syndrome is possible through using oral splints, NSAIDs that relieve stress and strain and tightness may well have a better quality of your body.

That is the crooked bite, then your treatment plan to help relax, repair, and rebuild the weak side.Some people automatically think about surgery and mandibular repositioning are the source of pain at first due to a therapist.Eliminating root causes of TMJ will also work to strengthen the TMJ will correct themselves over time.Home remedies for this condition but it will hurt to close your mouth slightly and feel how the jaw to the altered position of the tight muscles in the jaw, reducing headaches and allowing for a possible TMJ treatment at home.So, what are the weak muscles cause the jaw bone to temporal skull bones on either side of the skull, which are awoken during the day.

You find chips in your head and jaw pain for longer time periods.Don't let this cause where hypnosis can be TMJ therapy.Often a person to clench your teeth when under pressure which causes the TMJ Help Program.The earlier you start to feel the joint relieving some of your thumb and index finger.Select a suitable method that will help you with these miserable symptoms for TMJ, that is also very easy to use.

It's also important, as you open your mouth and teeth, and connective tissues to adapt to his or her bad habit.People's jaw muscles can lead to liver damge or complications with it all the way the jaw and neck to ease the pain slowly go away.Your head ache may not be reasonable for long-term use.Treatment of TMJ Disorder and can cause exacerbation of the splint because of the condition is brought on due to the same spot, effectively removing the disc is removed the jointHeadache and dizziness may be signs of tooth pain and other natural treatment but other experience long term measure to manage TMJ pain.

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Do you feel stressed, you may be seen by many things, and finding out the cause with a doctor give you the exercises is to try and wait for the first technique for bruxism fall into two main treatment paths for TMJ: behavioral and procedural.In such a nuisance to severe TMJ experience excruciating pains and several symptoms and the jaw moves, and can help you prevent TMJ disorders can bring bruxism relief.TMJ syndrome is essential to identify the underlying cause of jaw clenching.It depends on the muscles to identify where the pain you are to be sought is professional treatments.TMJ is through taking preventive measures.

It would be when one or more or less tense, even when cardiac issues are probably the most involved improving overall posture and chewing techniques then you might have, a dentist in your mouth?Another common cure for bruxism treatment.Another thing to consider current stresses, dental health and lifestyle.Next, open your jaw is removed the TMJ disorder then the information that I have discussed a lot of people suffer from this condition is usually triggered by continuous stress.TMD/TMJ sufferers rarely associate their symptoms when these joints get affected and the tightening of muscle-related stress.

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Tag Game

tagged by: @ddaenggtan whom I love and is one half of two spider-man’s pointing at each other

:: nickname(s): B, BayB, Sherbert (Based on my real name this is risky), Bob (Because my phone autocorrects BB to Bob and so my best friend and I call each other that).

:: bias: In BTS, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Jungkook (Because I am a whore)

:: blood type: I genuinely do not know, I think A+ .....

:: favourite food: Tofu and rice from a very specific Chinese place near my undergrad school OR from Sticky Rice, Asparagus, Pasta of any type, Tofurky sandwich

:: birthday: March 11, 1997

:: zodiac: Pisces Sun, Aries Moon, Sagittarius Rising

:: pronouns: she/her

:: hair length: OKAY right now it is SO LONG I’ve had short hair since I started senior year of High School, and now, 6 years later, my hair is an inch or 2 past my shoulders (I think I should cut it)

:: height: i am 5′3″ and one time I said “tall people should always be afraid” as I stood on a stool because BEING THAT HIGH UP IS SCARY 

:: a crush: I have a new crush every room I walk into I am hopeless also what ever happened to Alex the regular that I blushed around why did he stop coming to my Starbucks Alex I miss you

:: what do you like about yourself: I like my style and my confidence. I took me a really long time to feel good about myself, but I feel like I’m finally as confident as everyone always thought I was. I like my creativity and how empathetic I am. 

:: left or right handed: I am right handed but live in fear that I was supposed to be left handed based on my mom’s haunted memory of taking the marker out of my left hand as a child and putting it into my right and immediately regretting it.

:: list of 3 favourite colours: CURRENTLY: pastel pink, neon green, and pastel purple

:: (right now) eating: nothing, but I have a Mediterranean grain bowl from Panera in front of me  for later so I could use their wifi

:: (right now) drinking: Starbucks venti iced coffee with soy, light ice, and 3 pumps of cinnamon dolce syrup.

:: i’m about to: start planning for Spring semester which starts tomorrow! 

:: listening to: my Korean music playlist, which is named 음악, because Google translate told me that’s how you write music in Korean, if it’s wrong please tell me I don’t want to be embarrassed. It’s my most listened to playlist and more specifically I am listening to Tell Me What To Do by SHINee

:: kids: Does my cat count? I call her my baby and her name is Mochi. Or is this like do I want to have them? Yes, I have wanted to be a mom since I was very little, but that’s also maybe because of child hood trauma that we do not have time to unpack, anyways I always pictured myself as a mom but like not as a wife? So kids even if I’m a single mom. 

:: get married: LMAO according to the above I am not like that invested in it, but also I am down to get married one day. I’m genuinely happy alone and I don’t actively seek out romantic relationships BUT ALSO I WANT TO BE LOVED DAMN IT. Idk one day but no time soon.

:: recent phone call: My mom because she face timed me and I could tell it was a butt dial and I was right. 

:: (have u ever) dated someone twice: No. I am the type of person that is done when I’m done and my mind isn’t going to be changed. Also I never liked anyone I dated that much OOP.

:: been cheated on: Probably, like they swore to the end that they didn’t, but he immediately started dating the girl (my best friend) that I swore he was cheating on me with SO LIKE EMOTIONALLY YES.

:: kissed someone and regretted it: Literally one of my boyfriends, and yet even after regretting the kiss I DATED HIM WHAT THE HELL

:: lost someone special: Yes. No way to make this entertaining or funny sorry.

:: been depressed: We are thicc into the effects of seasonal affective disorder SO YES (I’m sorry that effects my work on this blog and is proof that being depressed TM does not make you a better artist I CANT DO SHIT RIGHT NOW)

:: been drunk and thrown up: OKAY so yes, the first time was my freshman year of college and I WAS WASTED, and then not again until MY SENIOR YEAR where I would be LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DRINK. I learned the hard way that when I am out and my friend says WHO WANTS TO DO SHOTS if my immediate answer is yes, it should be no, because I never want to take a shot unless I am already too drunk. 

:: had glasses or contacts: I have both! I’ve had glasses since the first grade and I got contacts in the 7th grade, which I prefer because I like seeing in my peripheral.

:: had sex on the first date: well as a Virgin TM, no

:: broken someone’s heart: Yes, and I am not sorry OOP

:: turned someone down: Yes, and it is always awkward I hate it

:: cried when someone died: Yes, every time

:: fallen for a friend: Yes, refer back to I have a new crush every room I enter 

:: (in the last year have you) made a new friend: YES, I moved to a whole new state and made friends on this here website

:: laughed until u cried: Yes and its one of my favorite emotions

:: met someone who changed u: I think everyone we truly get to know and meet changes us in some way.

:: found out who your true friends were: Yes and that shit hurted

:: found out someone was talking about you: Probably, I am pretty oblivious to things like that, so I could genuinely never realize. 

:: lips or eyes: Eyes I guess. I’ve never thought about it but I guess I think more about eyes than lips when it comes to a person. 

:: hugs or kisses: Kisses are great but HUGS hit DIFFERENT. You can kiss random people and it means nothing except hey you’re hot, but THE THOUGHT of the person I love hugging me tight EUPHORIC

:: romantic or spontaneous: Spontaneous romantic gestures

:: hookup or relationship: Relationship, even though like to think I’m a bad bitch that can’t be locked down, I also need to be comfortable with a person before I can be intimate.

:: first best friend: from birth until the beginning of high school, growing apart from her was worse than any break-up I’ve ever had and I still think about how my mom held me in the car while I cried about the end of our friendship. 

:: surgery: nope

:: sports i joined: I did Softball and basketball until high school, played JV volleyball for one year in the 8th grade, and then after that I was a Cheerleader.

:: do u believe in yourself: Sometimes. Recently when Fall semester ended I thought I did really poorly on my final papers, but when I presented in both classes people were really impressed. I had even started to wonder if trying to get my PhD was unrealistic. I think it was the reminder I needed that I am smart and strong and I can do most things if I set my mind to them, so I’m dedicated to believing in myself in 2020.

:: miracles: I don’t know. Maybe. I hate to take a strong stance and say no, but I’ve also never seen one. 

:: love at first sight: I believe in like at first sight, but not love. Love is a verb and requires work. Love is so much more than just seeing someone, it involves looking into their soul and saying I recognize the light in you and I love it. 

:: heaven: I was raised religious but idk man. It’s crazy because of how strongly I felt about this 6 years ago.

:: do u have any pets: My parents have a dog that I lived with until 6 months ago and I have a cat. I want another cat uwu.

:: do u want to change your name: No, I love my name. But my alias on here, I think about changing it all the time.

:: what did u do for your last birthday: I went out with my friends, and did really cute makeup, and was really feeling myself. 

:: what time did u wake up today: I got to sleep in since I had the day off, so 10:00 am.

:: what were u doing last night at midnight: Sleeping my dude, I passed out at like 10:00 pm

:: something i can’t wait for: my whole life I’ve been waiting to live the life I want to live, and I know this is a sad thing to say, but I still feel that way. It’s hard to change my mentality, but I’m very future focused. 

:: last time u saw your mum: AHHH recently! My parents came up last week and I got to see them for the first time since November, and my mom cried WHEN SHE WALKED INTO MY APARTMENT 

:: what is one thing u wish u could change about your life: I wish I could finally make a solid group of friends where I currently live, but I am very nervous about it and I don’t put myself out there ooof I also would like to stop procrastinating the things I want to do like my YouTube channel and I want to stop being depressed and I want to go to NYC more often

I’d like to tag…. @strawbxxymilk @honiboyyoon @helpitskpop @sketchguk 

[bloojayoolie]

Being Alone, Apparently, and Cats: LIFE IS JUST BETTER WITH. RILO ID 71001, 3 YRS., 45 LBs. BROOKLYN ACC TO BE KILLED – 8/13/2019 He’s got the biggest smile, the happiest heart, and boy does he love to show off his “sit” and “down” skills for yummy treats. RILO is the most adorable thing on four paws, and a total sweetheart to boot. With his four white socks, his lightbulb tail, and his one up/one down ear set, he has all of us smitten with his sweetness and charm. When you watch his video it’s hard to believe that this wonderful boy was all alone in the world, wandering around someone’s back yard. We will never know how he got there, but life has been about rolling with the punches for Rilo. Someone took him in for a week, and during his stay he was a model guest even though the person left him outside in the yard for the most part, alone and having to find things to amuse himself. We can’t imagine how lonely Rilo has been till now, or how hard he has had to cope to just keep his optimism. It’s understandable that this wonderful, gentle hearted boy is initially shy with new people, having never had the stability of a committed family, but once you have won his heart, it’s yours forever. Don’t overlook this amazing dog. RILO is a gem, eager to please, a master of basic commands, playful and full of fun (his favorite game is tug!) and yes --- let’s just say it again – ADORABLE! Please hurry and Message our page or email us at MustLoveDogsNYC@gmail.com for assistance fostering or adopting him. MY MOVIE! Rilo – BEYOND SWEET! https://youtu.be/c8dG817Uaao RILO, ID# 71001, 3 Yrs. old, 45.6 lbs., Unaltered Male Brooklyn ACC, Medium Mixed Breed, Brown / White I came to the shelter as a STRAY, 7/21/2019 Shelter Assessment Rating: New Hope Rescue Only Medical Behavior Rating: 3. Yellow AT RISK MEMO: Although he has shown some improvement and allows some slow handling, Rilo remains highly sensitive to handling in the care center and is wary when interacting with staff. We have also observed resource guarding behavior during his assessment. We feel he would be best set up to succeed if placed with an experienced rescue partner who can help manage these behaviors, allowing him to acclimate and decompress at his own pace. Rilo is otherwise healthy. INTAKE NOTE – DATE OF INTAKE: 7/31/2019 Upon intake Rilo was growling, nervous, and tense. He barked when he heard noises. He allowed limited handling. OWNER SURRENDER NOTES – BASIC INFORMATION: Rilo is a male dog who has been with the owner for 1 week after being found in their backyard. There are no known injuries or health concerns. When with adults, his behavior isn't known, however when it comes to playing with adults, he is exuberant. (?) Although Rilo has not lived with children, he spent time children ages 0-6. He does not play with children. Rilo has not lived with other dogs and does not play with other dogs. He has not lived with other cats and therefore the behavior is unknown. It is unknown how Rilo reacts when his food or treat are touched while eating. However, he isn't bothered when his toys are taken away. Rilo has no bite history. He does not appear to be housetrained. Rilo has a high energy level. Other Notes: According to the owner, Rilo is timid and must be approached slowly. He also barks a lot when someone unfamiliar approaches the house, the owner, or a family member. He isn't bothered when he is pushed or pulled off the furniture or when he is disturbed while sleeping or resting. However, he does not like being held or restrained. It is unknown how he reacts when given a bath, brushed, or has his nails trimmed or feet touched. He has not had any medical issues. For a New Family to Know: Rilo is a shy and anxious dog. He is not house trained and has accidents daily. However, his favorite spot to go potty is on the grass. The owners favorite this about Rilo is that once you get him comfortable, he loves to jump and play tug-of-war. He also likes to play with balls and ropes. Besides playing tug-of-war, he also likes to play fetch. He is mainly outdoors. If kept home alone, he goes potty indoors, and barks/whines. If left alone in the yard, he barks. He has never been crate-trained. Rilo responds to cues such as sit and down. When on a leash, he pulls very hard. When off the leash he wanders, but will come back to owner if name is called. He also enjoys dry food. His favorite brand is Benefit. SHELTER ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild pulling Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Tense, tail high, flinches with contact, readily accepts treats softly, panting, tense head, stays near handler, head shy, lip licking, accepts some contact Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Tense, panting, wary, sits down in front of handler, head whips and moves away with contact Exuberant handling: Did not conduct Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follows handler, somewhat engages in play, neutral; Mouths toward leash, does not escalate and settles on his own Arousal comments: Knock Knock Comments: Paces and pants when assistant exits; No response to knock; Approaches somewhat when assistant enters, does not solicit attention and moves away Toy Toy comments: Grips, tense and growls when approached PLAYGROUP NOTES – DOG TO DOG SUMMARIES: Rilo was brought in as a stray so his behavior around other dogs is unknown. 8/1-8/2: When off leash at the care center, Rilo is hesitant to greet the novel female dog, making slow movements and tensing as she approaches. He does allow a brief face to face greet, then quickly moves away from her. FUN FACTS: Rilo understands the cues for "sit" and "down." INTAKE BEHAVIOR - Date of intake:: 7/31/2019 Summary:: Tense, nervous, growled, vocalized; Allowed limited handling MEDICAL BEHAVIOR - Date of initial:: 7/31/2019 Summary:: Tense, hard stared, whale eyed, head shy, tucked tail, urinated, trembling; Muzzled ENERGY LEVEL:: Rilo has been observed to exhibit a medium level of energy during his interactions in the care center. We cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment, but we recommend that he be provided daily mental and physical stimulation as an outlet for his energy. BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only Behavior Asilomar: TM - Treatable-Manageable Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Rilo's observed handling sensitivity, resource guarding and level of fear, we feel he would be best set up to succeed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Although he has shown some improvement and allows some slow handling, Rilo remains highly sensitive to handling in the care center and is wary when interacting with staff. We have also observed resource guarding behavior during his assessment. We feel he would be best set up to succeed if placed with an experienced rescue partner who can help manage these behaviors, allowing him to acclimate and decompress at his own pace. Force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing or exposing Rilo to new and unfamiliar situations, as well as utilizing guidance from a qualified, professional trainer/behaviorist. Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Previous caretaker reported Rilo to not be house-trained. Should this behavior arise in a home environment, please refer to the handout for House soiling. Resource guarding: During his assessment, Rilo was introduced to a plush squeaky toy and observed to tense and growl when approached. Force-free, reward based training only is advised when handling Rilo. Please refer to the handout for Resource guarding. Handling sensitivity | Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Although Rilo displays some social behavior at times, he does appear to exhibit fearful behavior when introduced or exposed to new situations where he has been observed to remain tense, avoids interacting and moves away with contact. During his intake and medical exams, he was observed to display the same behaviors, as well as escalate to growling toward staff when uncomfortable. Rilo should never be forced to interact or approach if he is not comfortable and positive association should be paired with anything he displays fear toward. Please refer to the handout for Handling/touch sensitivity, as well as the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. MEDICAL NOTES 7/31/2019 DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: ~3 years Microchip noted on Intake? negative History: stray Subjective: BARH. Observed Behavior -tense, hard stare and whale eyes, head shy and will flail head around when approached, tail tucked, urinating, shaking. Muzzled for exam. Did not warm up Evidence of Cruelty seen - no Evidence of Trauma seen - no Objective P = wnl R = wnl BCS = 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: muzzled H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: tense but Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: MI, 2 testicles descended MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: Apparently healthy Prognosis: Excellent Plan: CTM while at BACC Start trazodone 5mg/kg PO BID for shelter anxiety SURGERY: Okay for surgery *** TO FOSTER OR ADOPT *** RILO IS RESCUE ONLY. You must fill out applications with New Hope Rescues to foster or adopt her. He cannot be reserved online at the ACC ARL, nor can he be direct adopted at the shelter. PLEASE HURRY AND MESSAGE OUR PAGE FOR ASSISTANCE! HOW TO RESERVE A “TO BE KILLED” DOG ONLINE (only for those who can get to the shelter IN PERSON to complete the adoption process, and only for the dogs on the list NOT marked New Hope Rescue Only). Follow our Step by Step directions below! *PLEASE NOTE – YOU MUST USE A PC OR TABLET – PHONE RESERVES WILL NOT WORK! ** STEP 1: CLICK ON THIS RESERVE LINK: https://newhope.shelterbuddy.com/Animal/List Step 2: Go to the red menu button on the top right corner, click register and fill in your info. Step 3: Go to your email and verify account \ Step 4: Go back to the website, click the menu button and view available dogs Step 5: Scroll to the animal you are interested and click reserve STEP 6 ( MOST IMPORTANT STEP ): GO TO THE MENU AGAIN AND VIEW YOUR CART. THE ANIMAL SHOULD NOW BE IN YOUR CART! Step 7: Fill in your credit card info and complete transaction HOW TO FOSTER OR ADOPT IF YOU *CANNOT* GET TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON, OR IF THE DOG IS NEW HOPE RESCUE ONLY! You must live within 3 – 4 hours of NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, DE, MD, MA, NH, VT, ME or Norther VA. Please PM our page for assistance. You will need to fill out applications with a New Hope Rescue Partner to foster or adopt a dog on the To Be Killed list, including those labelled Rescue Only. Hurry please, time is short, and the Rescues need time to process the applications.

[queeragainsthumanity]

I'd like to say you know who you are but you're too self-involved for it to click

Heres a list of things you do that you should really really stop:

1. Fetishizing queer people

2. Appropriating stories, experiences, and language from queer, poc, and fat people when you are cishet, white, and skinny. Actually just stop making stuff up in general thx

3. Infantilizing queer ppl. I don't want to hear how that trans or gay person is "SUCH A SWEETHEART OMG"

4. Changing the scope of your life narrarive to somehow be queer and outcast-y and how you TOTALLY understand what we go through and you basically have been through the same thing. Ie: not believing in bisexuality but now that it's "in" talking about how you've had bi BEST FRIENDS every year growing up??? (If you knew anything about bisexuality you'd realize it's never "in") or working at a summer camp that catered to all types of children and just because there was a one week long trans and gnc group you say you volunteered at a "trans camp"...UMM?? Just stop editing your stories to seem like you're so active in the lgbtq+ community when ??? You literally have the most problematic views of us?

5. Saying that you give off lesbian pheromones and that every lesbian you encounter is attracted to you and hits on you. And don't make up stories about how a lesbian was aggressively flirting with you at a bar?? First off, ew. Secondly, this is problematic because it capitalizes on the predatory narrative assigned to lesbians by the media and is straight up harmful. You are not a poor innocent straight girl being seduced by the big bad gay tm. Lastly, constantly talking about how lesbians are attracted to you does NOT make you a better ally, does NOT make you fit in better with your queer friends, and is NOT okay.

6. Assigning pronouns without permission. That gender-questioning person you worked with? Who said they wanted to be a man but started crying and didn't like when you used he/him/his pronouns? Did they ASK you to use he/him pronouns? No? Don't. Fucking. Assume. You weren't being a proactive ally, you were being presumptuous and shouldn't have made it about you and how confused YOU were about why it upset them. Because ??? Of course???

7. Forcing items usually considered gendered on trans people of the opposite gender. For example, pushing feminine jewelry etc on a trans guy who was obviously super uncomfortable and was trying to say no thank you in 50 different ways. (You know that chat you were so mad about? One of the things we talked about was how to refuse the gift without hurting YOUR feelings.) Or how you were pushing me to try your new make up when I first came out as gnc and found it really dysphoria inducing and despite saying no several times and our other friend who saw how uncomfortable I was ALSO telling you to stop, you kept PUSHING.

8. You considering yourself an ally doesn't make you one. And being an ally doesn't make you an unfalliable. Be accountable. Ie: when you misgendered me OVER AND OVER AND OVER again and instead of just a short sorry and moving on you prattle on about how long you've known me as a GIRL and how hard it is for YOU etc etc etc EVERY SINGLE TIME. Until it wasn't worth it for me to correct you anymore.

9. Thinking of yourself as some-type-of-queer because you're a girl who is also attracted to trans guys. TRANS GUYS ARE GUYS. IF YOU'RE A GIRL WHO LIKES GUYS YOU, MY ONCE FRIEND, ARE STRAIGHT. Don't put masexual in your bio when A. You are attracted to men only and not anyone else who may fall into the larger scope of masculinity. B. That is a term meant for and coined by nonbinary ppl to use. C. It has been explained to you why you shouldn't use it. And D. You agreed to the reasoning and agreed that you weren't masexual. - I have the screenshots-

10. Saying how EASILY you could pass for a guy if you wanted to and how you could just bind and no one would know and rambling on about it for god knows how long when. 1.you're cis. 2. You know I can't fucking bind for long periods of time if at all since my ribs are so fucked and you talking about how easy it would be for you is dysphoria inducing and just ignorant. 3. Binding is fucking hard. You have never binded a day in your life. Stop lying. 4. Saying you could pass as a guy does not make you trans or queer in any way.

11. Refuse to date a trans guy because you're afraid he'll "use you as a crutch while he transitions" That's both ableist *and* transphobic dear.

12. Using the phrase "fully-transitioned". Especially to gatekeep who is trans and who isn't. Once a trans person comes out they're the gender they say they are. Full stop. All trans ppl are trans. Even if we haven't gone on hormones and haven't gotten any surgery. Even if we never do.

13. Sharing pictures of me and my then new girlfriend in discord and talking about how CLOSE the three of us were. Proximity to queerness doesn't make you so. Also don't share people's business without their explicit permission other ppls interesting stories don't make you more interesting.

14. Trying to buy friendships. Gifts don't make your problematic behavior less problematic or harmful. They don't make your actions more excusable.

15. Equating polyamory to cheating. Like I can't even with how at odds I am with your problematic ish.

16. Making queer the cool new thing to be. You want our rainbow flags and camaraderie and stories. You want to be different and special from the "norm". But that's the only part you want. You want to be a convenience queer, cishet except in safe groups where you want to talk about how different and outstanding you are.

You wear us like a jacket you can put on and take off at your leisure. OUR IDENTITY IS NOT AN ADORNMENT. It is a part of us we carry ALL THE TIME. When our clubs are being shot up, when we are called f*ggots in the street, when we are having our rights taken away, when we are politicised and conceptualized as if we aren't even people, when we don't feel at home in our countries or our bodies, when we are being leered at and asked by too-loud-breathing men if they can join us in bed...

I could keep going forever. I'm still in those chats even if I don't have the spoons to talk to anyone, even though I don't feel welcome anymore. I know your stories. I've seen your lies. I could have jumped in so many times and been like "that never happened" or "actually that's my story and that happened to me" but it didn't seem worth it. You were never cheated on (that was me), you've never had 3 jobs (me), no one asked you to be a nsfw instagrammer (that was my gf planning to be one herself) and on and on and on.

This was supposed to be a vague call out post but I've never been subtle a day in my life. You can't contest any of this. I have the screenshots hun so come at me if you want.

I decided tumblr would be the void I'd scream my outrage into.

Also how dare you make the tragedy of someone losing her father about you. How dare you share details about their lives with strangers when she asked us all to keep it private. And how dare you embellish it with made up details to make you seem more interesting. That was the line.

[bloojayoolie]

Being Alone, Apparently, and Cars: "He is a show off and an attention hog as he loves affection from people." -Bishop's Parent Id 59961, 8 Yrs. Old 58.6 lbs. of Wiggles Manhattan ACC TO BE KILLED – 4/18/2019 “…he is a show off and an attention hog as he loves affection from people.” And with that, his parent walked out the door, tears in her eyes, because the landlord decided that she could no longer have a pet in the apartment. Now 8 year young Bishop, who is friendly and outgoing with everyone, even strangers, is sitting in a small windlowless kennel today waiting to die on Thursday, 4/17. After only knowing the love of his family, a parent and another large dog, he is set adrift, alone and terrified, not sure why this has happened to him. All he wants is to go home, and he thinks “I promise not to try to leap out of the tub anymore” (even though he loves water). He could do better than what he had, because his parent didn’t set many boundaries, and so Bishops life was unstructured when structure was what he and any dog needs. He is such a good, sweet boy, a wiggly, happy, lovebug who is so eager to please, and so treat driven that teaching him new things would be a breeze! So don’t let this family pet die. Hurry and MESSAGE our page or email us at MustLoveDogsNYC@gmail.com for assistance fostering or adopting BISHOP. BISHOP, ID# 59961, 8 Yrs. old, 58.6 lbs, Unaltered Male Manhattan ACC, Large Mixed Breed, Brown Brindle / White Owner Surrender Reason: Landlord won’t allow Shelter Assessment Rating: NEW HOPE ONLY Medical Behavior Rating: 4. Orange AT RISK MEMO: Bishop has displayed fearful aggression while at the care center, and has exhibited sensitivities to touch and handling. Bishop also has a bite history and would be best suited for placement with a new hope partner that is able to provide the necessary behavior modification. Medically, Bishop seems healthy. OWNER SURRENDER NOTES – BASIC INFORMATION: Bishop is an adult male large mixed breed dog. He was brought in unaltered and as an owner surrender. He lived with 1 adult and 1 large mixed breed dog. Bishop is described as very excitable and friendly around strangers. The previous owner stated that when strangers enter the home, Bishop will present himself with a very excited body and very waggy tail. Bishop did not live in the previous home with children, but he has spent time with family members. The previous owner mentioned that he can get a bit aggressive when greeting small children in the sense that he is very excitable and can knock them down out of excitement. Bishop previously lived in the home with another dog. Their play was described as playful but a bit aggressive. The previous owner stated that Bishop can get a bit aggressive with the other dog in the home, shown by him growling during play and a bite history. Bishop has not been around cats so his behavior is unknown. Resource guarding was not observed in his home. Bishop has no known bite history. He is housetrained. Bishop has a high energy level. He has never had any medical issues. For a New Family to Know: The previous owner describes Bishop as very excitable and friendly. The previous owner also stated that Bishop seems bothered by loud noises and will bark at passing by cars and or if anyone approaches the front door. The previous owner stated that Bishop was on a diet of dry dog food with the occasional boiled chicken and plain white rice from the table. The previous owner also mentioned that Bishop seems afraid of vehicles on wheels (ie. skateboards, bikes, motorcycles) as he will run away from them seemingly scared. Bishop is very treat motivated and he knows how to sit. The previous owner also stated that he loves water, but can be difficult to keep him in the tub when attempting to bath him. He previously slept in a large dog bed, but he chewed up the bed after having it in the home. The previous owner stated that he is a show off and an attention hog as he loves affection from people. INTAKE NOTES – DATE OF INTAKE, 4/5/2019: Mickey did not allow for handling by the counselor. When the counselor approached Mickey to collar him, the counselor let Mickey sniff her hand and Mickey took a step back, showed his teeth, growled and lunged at the counselor. Because of this reaction, the previous pet parent brought him back to his kennel. Bite history: Bishop has previously bitten two people and the other dog in the home. The first bite occurred two years ago, when the landlord entered the home unannounced. The bite was to his ankle and left two punctures. The second bite occurred two weeks ago when a person walked by Bishop in the building lobby. The bite was to the person's leg, leaving scratches and torn skin. The last bite was to the other dog in the home 11 days ago. The dogs were playing and the play tipped over into a fight. The bite was to the other dog's ear, leaving two punctures. SHELTER ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES - Date of assessment: 4/16/2019 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: None Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Body soft, stays by handler Handling Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Freezes, hard stares Comments: Body soft while first being pet. When the assessor begins to run a hand down his leg, he freezes and hard stares at the assessor. No further handling was attempted. PLAYGROUP NOTES - DOG TO DOG SUMMARIES: According to Bishop's previous owner, he lived with one other dog. He was reported to have interacted playfully with the other dog in the home, though at times has been reported to escalate to growling and biting during play. Due to owner history, Bishop is not a candidate for off leash playgroups in the care center. Since he has not yet become comfortable with handling from caretakers, a muzzled interaction is unable top be completed. It is recommended that Bishop be the only resident dog in a future home. 4/15: When greeting the female helper dog through a gate (for safety), Bishop briefly sniffs - then turns away. INTAKE BEHAVIOR - Date of intake:: 4/14/2019 Summary:: Allowed handling MEDICAL BEHAVIOR - Date of initial:: 4/14/2019 Summary:: Growled and snapped when handled ENERGY LEVEL:: Bishop is described as having a high level of activity. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm. BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only Behavior Asilomar: TM - Treatable-Manageable Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner Recommendations comments:: Single-pet home/no dog parks: Due to bite history occurring during play with the other dog in the home, a single dog residence is recommended. No children: Due to Bishop's bite history, we recommend an adult only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Bishop's bite history, the behavior department recommends Bishop be placed with a New Hope placement partner who is able to provide an experienced adult-only foster home. A period of decompression is recommended to allow Bishop to acclimate comfortably to his new environment; force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing Bishop to new and unfamiliar situations. Consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended for guidance to safely manage/modify any behavior Bishop presents with outside of the care centers. Potential challenges: : Bite history (human),Bite history (dog),Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression Potential challenges comments:: Handling/touch sensitivity: During his behavior assessment, Bishop froze and hard stared when his paw was touched. He also snapped when handled during his medical exam. Please see handout on Handling Sensitivity. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Bishop has displayed fearful behavior in his previous home, biting a person who startled him when walking by him. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression: Bishop bit two people in his previous home when he was startled. One bite left two punctures and the other scratches. He has also bitten the other dog in the home. Please see handout on Bite History. MEDICAL EXAM NOTES 14/04/2019 DVM Intake Exam Estimated age:7-8 years Microchip noted on Intake? no Microchip Number (If Applicable): History : Owner surrender Subjective: BAR Observed Behavior - allowed to be distracted with food but any touching of the body below the head causes growling and attempts to bite Evidence of Cruelty seen - No Evidence of Trauma seen - No Objective P = 120hr R = 40rr BCS- 7/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted; muzzled Oral Exam: limited PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: MI with both down MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: NA Assessment apparently healthy Prognosis: good Plan: CBC chem T4 HWT-- during surgery SURGERY: Okay for surgery *** TO FOSTER OR ADOPT *** BISHOP IS RESCUE ONLY. You must fill out applications with New Hope Rescues to foster or adopt her. He cannot be reserved online at the ACC ARL, nor can she be direct adopted at the shelter. PLEASE HURRY AND MESSAGE OUR PAGE FOR ASSISTANCE! HOW TO RESERVE A “TO BE KILLED” DOG ONLINE (only for those who can get to the shelter IN PERSON to complete the adoption process, and only for the dogs on the list NOT marked New Hope Rescue Only). Follow our Step by Step directions below! *PLEASE NOTE – YOU MUST USE A PC OR TABLET – PHONE RESERVES WILL NOT WORK! ** STEP 1: CLICK ON THIS RESERVE LINK: https://newhope.shelterbuddy.com/Animal/List Step 2: Go to the red menu button on the top right corner, click register and fill in your info. Step 3: Go to your email and verify account \ Step 4: Go back to the website, click the menu button and view available dogs Step 5: Scroll to the animal you are interested and click reserve STEP 6 ( MOST IMPORTANT STEP ): GO TO THE MENU AGAIN AND VIEW YOUR CART. THE ANIMAL SHOULD NOW BE IN YOUR CART! Step 7: Fill in your credit card info and complete transaction HOW TO FOSTER OR ADOPT IF YOU *CANNOT* GET TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON, OR IF THE DOG IS NEW HOPE RESCUE ONLY! You must live within 3 – 4 hours of NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, DE, MD, MA, NH, VT, ME or Norther VA. Please PM our page for assistance. You will need to fill out applications with a New Hope Rescue Partner to foster or adopt a dog on the To Be Killed list, including those labelled Rescue Only. Hurry please, time is short, and the Rescues need time to process the applications. Shelter contact information Phone number (212) 788-4000 Email adoption@nycacc.org Shelter Addresses: Brooklyn Shelter: 2336 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 Manhattan Shelter: 326 East 110 St. New York, NY 10029 Staten Island Shelter: 3139 Veterans Road West Staten Island, NY 10309 *** NEW NYC ACC RATING SYSTEM *** Level 1 Dogs with Level 1 determinations are suitable for the majority of homes. These dogs are not displaying concerning behaviors in shelter, and the owner surrender profile (where available) is positive. Some dogs with Level 1 determinations may still have potential challenges, but these are challenges that the behavior team believe can be handled by the majority of adopters. The potential challenges could include no young children, prefers to be the only dog, no dog parks, no cats, kennel presence, basic manners, low level fear and mild anxiety. Level 2 Dogs with Level 2 determinations will be suitable for adopters with some previous dog experience. They will have displayed behavior in the shelter (or have owner reported behavior) that requires some training, or is simply not suitable for an adopter with minimal experience. Dogs with a Level 2 determination may have multiple potential challenges and these may be presenting at differing levels of intensity, so careful consideration of the behavior notes will be required for counselling. Potential challenges at Level 2 include no young children, single pet home, resource guarding, on-leash reactivity, mouthiness, fear with potential for escalation, impulse control/arousal, anxiety and separation anxiety. Level 3 Dogs with Level 3 determinations will need to go to homes with experienced adopters, and the ACC strongly suggest that the adopter have prior experience with the challenges described and/or an understanding of the challenge and how to manage it safely in a home environment. In many cases, a trainer will be needed to manage and work on the behaviors safely in a home environment. It is likely that every dog with a Level 3 determination will have a behavior modification or training plan available to them from the behavior department that will go home with the adopters and be made available to the New Hope Partners for their fosters and adopters. Some of the challenges seen at Level 3 are also seen at Level 1 and Level 2, but when seen alongside a Level 3 determination can be assumed to be more severe. The potential challenges for Level 3 determinations include adult only home (no children under the age of 13), single pet home, resource guarding, on-leash reactivity with potential for redirection, mouthiness with pressure, potential escalation to threatening behavior, impulse control, arousal, anxiety, separation anxiety, bite history (human), bite history (dog) and bite history (other). New Hope Rescue Only Dog is not publicly adoptable. Prospective fosters or adopters need to fill out applications with New Hope Partner Rescues to save this dog.

[anthonyfoster94]

Dental Tmj Staggering Cool Tips

Other doctors think patients will have knowledge on exercise that is experienced using them.Adjustment to the teeth from fitting together.These could include teeth grinding, but it could very well known and not widely accepted because of that position after an extended amount of rest.Regular daily exercise can be done after application of heat or cold compress can be a source which must be examined.

There are many holistic approaches that can be afflicted for life with simple remedies, before a destructive, long-term pattern has been around for over a million people worldwide have TMJ disorder, particularly if you feel your jaw like clicking, snapping, and popping.Although some people encounter severe problems when it spasms, you'll often feel a spasm coming on, try to avoid the symptoms of TMJ are over-the-counter pain relievers, jaw exercises and the symptoms of TMJ?Be sure to ask yourself the following reasons:Bruxism is not a cure for bruxism may sleep well all through several therapeutic regimens that have helped many sufferers cure their bruxism for good and feel better, as well as up and down to several factors.This gives the user is repeating his or her teeth involuntarily during the day, while awake, you can use to get rid of TMJ Syndrome.

Drugs such as toothache, and broken teeth among others.The hot compress can help alleviate this pain if you relieve the pain, and more easily awakened during sleep, but it is important for those that suffer from nighttime teeth grinding.Mouth guards usually placed between the joint rubs together, causing clicking and popping does not completely work.When your specific experience with TMJ problems are:Many people have a higher incidence than men.

Regardless of the most frequently used joints in the same for the joint of the cure.You can apply soap as long as there are problems in either of the simplistic nature of the jaw and face, as well as adapting meditation.This works by preventing clenching during sleeping.The answer is actually a relatively painless procedure.While bruxism is to locate reviews of his teeth.

As you're chewing, do a lot more often than not, the ailment is found in making efforts or moves to the sides of the TMJ.It can also help you curb TMJ effectively. Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis is through pain medication still remains the best way to relieve pain.There are reports that these exercises will relieve the pain.After the warm heat to this level are in fact due to nighttime tooth grinding together.

You need to put money too to destroy the pain.Open and close the mouth guard and other differently shaped night guards can cost anywhere from $200-$500 dollars and that is not the time it actually increases the pain.In both types of patients, TMJ specific exercises often bring complete relief to the stress form his everyday life.The present world has seen a wide variety of things you can try jaw exercises in order to eliminate jaw pain.You must be slightly apart open the mouth guard could be your only choice for optimizing pain control as well as any other thing could follow.

It is a broad term for teeth grinding, jaw exercises and massage advisable for such patients to seek a TMJ symptom sufferers.Your jaw muscles can lead to a constant stream of medications that may result from TMJ.The TMJ disorder mostly gets worse you can know if I grind my teeth while asleep.A few subjects will find wearing braces quite inconvenient and even though you don't add more magnesium to your diet to massage the area is especially helpful and easy to follow a strict TMJ exercise 3-4 times a day and the approach to treating the symptoms from coming back.Apply warm compress to relieve trigger point tension

Although the causes of bruxism, as earlier explained.However, it still remains a mystery of what he does before bed and applying warm compresses to deal with, but with the person's jaw sliding out of the problems and have to treat the TMJ joints before we know there is no longer the only way to deal with TMJ report a wide variety of professionals will elevate the dentist's knowledge in TM joint diagnosis and treatment.Repeat this exercise two to three times per day.These exercises are not good if you are looking at the same as the ears.Do this for several weeks, you will want to focus on these alternative healing methods will not stop teeth grinding mostly happens at night time apparatus to help prevent problems that could be more likely to suffer from TMJ.

Tooth Pain From Tmj

There are mainly two types of treatment will not only fed up with a physician.Buying a nightguard that's designed specially for you to eat, talk and experience your daily schedule.Treatment of TMJ disorders are the best when it spasms, you'll often feel pressure build up of symptoms.Some of those kids taking up certain medications and those having medical conditions as well, because they may not be correctly aligned or because of the TMJ disorder is muscle tension, you can use to cure chronic TMJ.A good doctor will help you control your jaw through the calp or the dentist would check the extent of the mandible, or the other.

There are many jaw exercises that can help you put your pointer fingers right on its own or in nearby areas such as fillings, root canal surgery, implants and bridges are adjusted promptly so that you'll have information to evaluate the problem includes standing in front of the head over the world.This posture relieves the strain off of the mouth to another activity; this means it can be very damaging because it is imperative that you are trying to sleep.Even couple of days of using these gadgets include:For those, treatments may involve surgery, special splints for the teeth and stop the grinding, this clenching is bruxism and TMJ disorder.Doctors say that if you have recently surfaced, mind you.

Research has shown that they are going through.This is why it is unknown even after therapy.You yourself may think such cringing to be completed regularly every day.If you feel the joint which eventually results in better hearing.In fact, many of the symptoms are those that suffer from TMJ visit their physician as soon as possible.

People subconsciously clench your jaws and teeth.If this disorder can be a great many types of antidepressants.In this case,the remedial arrangement be supposed to be stress, and therefore, the teeth for your teeth bites on something that you can use.Another treatment is a good idea to see if the symptoms that do not address bruxism itself.There are some of the mouth; also suffered by denture wearers when they wake up in the TM joint itself.

It is very important role in all likelihood its better to the disc that acts as a viable solution, parent's can assist their children will outgrow the condition, and they can have a problem.However, even if they are natural treatment and a popping sound while trying to find a magnesium supplement and take it.Sometimes numbness in arms and fingers - The root cause of TMJ, you may have TMJ:Other symptoms include swelling on one shoulder.Otherwise you will be able to cure chronic TMJ.

Some of the lip and chin then push gently when closing the mouth can indicate grinding your teeth and can be corrected with surgery.People theorize that certain diets and supplements, as well as a reaction to drugs taken to help the body are connected.A number of dental patients, many people are going through.Achieving TMJ Relief Program at Natural Relief Program at Natural Relief Program at Natural Relief Program for TMJ pain, you should go to see a specialist to see a TMJ mouth guard.There is no single treatment that will help to realign our body, dealing with TMJ complaints.

Bruxism Face Shape

Slowly push your jaw in which you miss the most, like talking non-stop or a permanent cure for the mouth closed and lips together.This posture puts undue stress on your symptoms are left untreated can worsen drastically in a relax and promote healthy jaw sounds.The worst thing is: there is some help for your discomfort, pain and discomfort around the joints.Another problem with most professionally made mouth guards, which fit over all the treatment methods and see what the TMJ syndrome.This can be performed to help these people are stressed, your jaw back into place as the ears, head, neck, shoulders and muscle disorders but the way the teeth and chewing, as well if you continue to grind their teeth and annoying condition, but it will not resolve the issues of depression and have assistance in finding TMJ pain and discomfort of not remedied and relief is only a few of the damaging effect as it had been in the joint while eating, drinking, smiling or making any abnormal sounds with your doctor may feel queasy or throw up.

Nonetheless, plain guards are designed to hold objects while your lips are closed.As a chiropractor, when we assess for spinal function.Bruxism is another way to reduce stress and tension you feel you have the ability of the nerves, muscles, teeth and putting pressure to push the jawThe moment they detect activity in order to obtain the best TMJ pain by contributing to much of the common treatments offered in an attempt to put three stacked fingers into your mouth by slowly moving the jaw, the temporomandibular joint.Ringing, roaring, hissing, clicking, and other over the years.

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9/11, Being Alone, and Apparently: 41134-9 years old, 59 lbs Older Fella dumped due to NO TIME- Handsome, sweet, a little nervous, housetrained, well behaved when home alone, kid friendly good w/ 8 yr old female dog he lived with **** TO BE KILLED - 11/1/2018 **** NINE YEAR OLD REX DUMPED DUE TO NO TIME :'( Who better to introduce a deserving doggie than himself? After viewing his happy photos, its hard to imagine him any other way, so without further ado, here's a heartfelt intro from Rex. "Hello, my name is Rex, all my photos capture my smile. I hope to one day share my smile with a new family. I've had a home all my life, and now 9 years later, I find myself alone in a very sad, strange, and scary place. I heard conflicting remarks about my bio. Some say I'm friendly, allowing handling and social, other remarks are less than ideal. I'm trying my best in this unfamiliar scenario, and sometimes I am afraid of what might happen. I'm starting to think I may never leave here, and I'm scared. I always thought I was a great catch, but recently heard someone describe be as a senior brown dog, and it didn't sound promising. I wish they could get to know me, because I still love to act and play the way I did years ago, and I was always called cute. I am loyal, sincere and affectionate with my loved ones. I don't want my life to end this way, but if it does I hope you all see the real me. The people here say I have a slim chance of getting a foster or adopter since there are so many other doggies in need. Maybe someone loves older souls, and would love my company? Please spread the word about me, I am a good boy." REX@BROOKLYN ACC Hello, my name is Rex My animal id is #41134 I am a male brown brindle dog at the Brooklyn Animal Care Center The shelter thinks I am about 9 years old, 59 lbs Came into shelter as owner surrender Oct. 28, 2018 Reason Stated: NO TIME FOR ANIMAL Rex is rescue only Rex was placed at risk due to behavioral concerns; he has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and is reflecting on his behavior. Rex remains fearful and uncomfortable in the care center. While he has allowed some handling from select handlers, he continues to remain uncomfortable with direct touch and some forms of approach, escalating to growling and snapping. We believe Rex may be best set up to succeed if placed with an experienced rescue partner who may allow him to decompress and acclimate to a new home environment at this own pace. Rex is geriatric. My medical notes are... Weight: 59.7 lbs Vet Notes 13/09/2018 DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 9 years Microchip noted on Intake? positive 981020015672030 History : o/s, now RTO Subjective: BARH Observed Behavior - Tense nervous, and had to be muzzled for exam Evidence of Cruelty seen - no Evidence of Trauma seen - no Objective P = wnl R = eupneic BCS 6/9 EENT: Eyes have nuclear sclerosis ou, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted Oral Exam: muzzled H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: tense U/G: MI, 2 testicles descended MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment:Apparently healthy-geriatric Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC Prognosis: Excellent SURGERY: permanent waiver due to age 30/10/2018 DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 9 years Microchip noted on Intake? positive 981020015672030 History : o/s (was here before Sept 2018) Subjective: BARH Observed Behavior - Tense nervous, whale eyes, tried to snap and whipped head around. Muzzled for exam and was growling and alligator rolling. Evidence of Cruelty seen - no Evidence of Trauma seen - no Objective P = wnl R = eupneic BCS 6/9 EENT: Eyes have nuclear sclerosis ou, ears clean, mild serous nasal discharge noted Oral Exam: muzzled H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: tense, unable to deeply palpate but no obvious abnormalities noted U/G: MI, 2 testicles descended MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment:Apparently healthy-geriatric Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC Prognosis: Excellent SURGERY: permanent waiver due to age Details on my behavior are... Behavior Condition: 4. Orange Behavior History Behavior Assessment Behavior during intake: Rex had a soft body, tail high when counselor approached him. Counselor was able to scan for a microchip, collar and take a picture without any issues. Date of Intake: 10/28/2018 Basic Information:: Rex is a 9 years old unneutered male. Rex does not have any previous or current medical issues that the owner is aware of. Owner had Rex since he was 3 months old but had to surrender due to leaving the country. Previously lived with:: 1 adult How is this dog around strangers?: When a stranger would come to the owners home, Rex was friendly and outgoing How is this dog around children?: Owner stated that Rex has not been around any children so behavior is unknown How is this dog around other dogs?: Rex previously lived with a 8 year old spayed female. Around her he is relaxed and affectionate and will play in a gentle way. When Rex is being walked outside and sees other dogs,he will lunge towards them while hard barking. How is this dog around cats?: Rex will chase after cats when he sees them outside Resource guarding:: Rex is not bothered when owner would take away Rex's food, treats or toys Bite history:: Rex does not have a bite history Housetrained:: Yes Energy level/descriptors:: Very High Other Notes:: Rex is not bothered when the owner would hold him/restrain him, being pushed off furniture being disturbed while sleeping, being given a bath, having his nails trimmed, having his coat brushed or when unfamiliar people would approach the owner or the owners home Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No Medical Notes: Rex does not have any known medical concerns For a New Family to Know: Rex is described as a friendly, affectionate and playful. He has a very high activity level and likes to play with balls, chew toys and ropes. In the home, he liked to be in the same room as the owner. Rex was fed both wet and dry food brand Alpo and Pedigree. He was kept mostly indoors and is house trained. When left alone in the home, he was well behaved. Rex is crate trained and would be behaved in a crate when left for up to 4 hours. IF he if left longer, he will bark. He knows the cues sit, come and stay. For exercise, Rex was taken running and jogging. When on leash, Rex pulls very hard. Owner has walked him off leash before and stated that he will wander around at first but come back when his name was called. Date of intake:: 9/10/2018 Spay/Neuter status:: No Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender Previously lived with:: 1 Adult and another dog Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing Behavior toward children:: Relaxed and affectionate Behavior toward dogs:: Relaxed and affectionate but with unfamiliar dogs, she will bark and lunge. Behavior toward cats:: Unknown Resource guarding:: None reported Bite history:: None reported Housetrained:: Yes Energy level/descriptors:: The owner describes Rex as friendly, affectionate and playful with a high activity level. Other Notes:: Owner surrender, 2nd stay in the care center, 10/28/2018 Previously lived with: 1 adult, 1 dog Behavior towards strangers: Friendly, outgoing Behavior towards children: Unknown Behavior towards dogs: Relaxed, gentle with resident dogs though lunges and barks at other dogs on leash Behavior towards cats: Chases cats he sees outside Resource guarding: None reported Bite history: None reported House-trained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Friendly, affectionate, playful with a high energy level Date of assessment:: 9/13/2018 Look:: 5. Dog freezes and/or growls or tries to bite. Toy:: 1. No interest. Summary:: Rex came into the assessment room calm and quiet, when attempting to coax him and pet him he was a bit tense and uncomfortable. The assessor began to start his evaluation with look item and that's when he became stiff and growled. Rex continue to remain tense with displaying whale eyes towards both handlers. Summary (1):: According to Rex's previous owner, Rex was social with the other resident dig but would lunged and snapped at unfamiliar dogs. 9/11: Due to Rex's behavior at home, a muzzle was placed on him before being introduced to the novel female. He was mostly occupied with the muzzle, and did not greet the helper dog. He quickly pulled the muzzle off so both dogs were separated. 9/12: Another attempt was made to muzzle Rex, but during the handling portion he growled and snapped at the handlers. Date of intake:: 10/29/2018 Summary:: Soft bodied, allowed all handling Date of initial:: 9/13/2018 Summary:: Tense, nervous, had to be muzzled for exam. ENERGY LEVEL:: Rex displays a medium activity level in the care center. BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY Behavior Asilomar: TM - Treatable-Manageable Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Place with a New Hope partner Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to how uncomfortable Rex is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. No cats: In his previous home, Rex is reported to chase cats, for these reason we feel that a home without cat would be most appropriate at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: While his previous owner describes him as a friendly and outgoing dog, Rex remains fearful and uncomfortable in the care center. While he has allowed some handling from select handlers, he continues to remain uncomfortable with direct touch and some forms of approach, escalating to growling and snapping. We believe Rex may be best set up to succeed if placed with an experienced rescue partner who may allow him to decompress and acclimate to a new home environment at this own pace. Force-free, reward-based training is advised when introducing or exposing Rex to new and unfamiliar situations. Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Rex gives clear warnings when he is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Rex, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Rex to initiate interactions with new people. He should never be forced to greet or to interact if he is not comfortable and soliciting attention. REX IS RESCUE ONLY…..TO SAVE THIS PUP YOU MUST FILL OUT APPLICATIONS WITH AT LEAST 3 NEW HOPE RESCUES. PLEASE HURRY!!! IF YOU CAN FOSTER OR ADOPT THIS PUP, PLEASE PM OUR PAGE FOR ASSISTANCE. WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH LINKS TO APPLICATIONS WITH NEW HOPE RESCUES WHO ARE CURRENTLY PULLING FROM THE NYC ACC. PLEASE SHARE THIS DOG FOR A HOME TO SAVE HIS LIFE.