#and I didn't put this in there earlier

[secretariatess]

I don’t think Christians should be teaching gender roles of the home to be God-ordained.

Now let make me this clear- I am not saying Christians shouldn’t teach the nuclear family.  The nuclear family is good and important.

I am speaking to the idea of the man provides, and the woman homemakes.

I know I’ve spoken about it before, but in this case, Christians teaching that this is God-ordained may find themselves preventing Christians from actually following what God wants them to do.  By teaching this, we say that we already know what God’s plan is for everyone’s life, so we go about searching for a spouse so we can follow God’s plan of providing for a family (for men) or making the home (for women).

And while God certainly calls people to those positions, I’ve often seen and heard Him do more than that.  He’s called people to uncomfortable positions, or positions that challenge them.  Gender roles of the family are no exception.

If the church teaches men that their purpose in a family is to be the provider, what then is a man to do when he feels God calling him to a position where he’s not the breadwinner?  What if God calls him to a position where he and his family have to rely on God providing for them, and not the man? Does the man ignore this calling, because he has to be conscious of the mouths to feed?  Do we set him up for struggle of self worth, because he’s not doing as he was taught, which was to provide his family instead of putting God first?  Or do we teach him that God might not call him to be the provider, the breadwinner?  That his first and foremost duty is to God and follow what God calls him to do, even if it means going against the norm?

For the women, if the church teaches them that their purpose is to be the homemaker, what then is a woman to do when she feels God calling her to a position that would earn her more than her husband?  Takes her out of the home, and possibly put her and her husband in a situation where he’s spending more time at home?  Can she trust that God has intended her for a purpose that’s more than being a mother to her kids? Does the woman ignore this calling, knowing that her first and foremost goal is to take care of her children, and put aside working outside of the home?  Do we set her up for struggle, splitting her between wanting to follow the call and wanting to be the dutiful, good, God-fearing wife?  Or do we teach her that God might call her to places that are not just her home, and instead put her in the workforce?  That her first and foremost duty is to God and follow what God calls her to do, even if it means going against the norm?

It’s not that being parents is unimportant -it is, and God -GOD- knows being a parent is important.  He wouldn’t have you abandon your kids.  But He may not have you work your family in the traditional sense.  By claiming traditional gender roles as the “God-ordained” model of family dynamics, we as the church can end up putting an obstacle to couples where there didn’t need to be an obstacle.

Now we can certainly use anything to prevent us from following God’s calling for our lives, but I question the wisdom of the church to preaching this message, when the message first is to go to the ends of the earth to be His witnesses.  He created us as individuals with our own strengths, which He can use to further His purpose if we are obedient.  God can and does use housewives to further His will.  But He didn’t create every woman -nor even every mother- to be a housewife.  God can and does use providing men to further His will.  But He didn’t create every man to be provider/breadwinner of his family.

Are we encouraging families -husbands and wives- to first be obedient to God?  Or are we teaching husbands and wives that following gender roles is obedience to God?

If we teach the first, we should trust that God has the best interests of the family at heart, even when the calling gets tough, difficult, and challenging.

If we teach the second, we can end up setting up Christians to dismiss the calling of God.

[killjoy-prince]

House M.D. but it's when Wilson says House's name

[whispersfromaeons]

nsfw under cut.

sometimes logan lets you lick up his claws, solely because you are so damn persistent about it, constantly ensuring that you’ll be careful and not hurt yourself. it wasn’t that he didn’t trust you, just didn’t trust himself, he supposed.

but fuck. it’s so addicting to see the way your tongue drags across the metal of his drawn out claws every so gently while your hands hold onto his wrists, muffled moans leaving your lips, his thick cock rutting in and out of your cunt.

“havin’ fun, doll?” he’d grunt from above, voice rough because he had clearly lost count on what round you both were on, surprised by how you still wanted to go at it and how his cock was refusing on not being hard.

“yes.” you nodded, barely comprehending his words, teary eyes fully focused on claws that glistened with your drool, continuing to kiss them ever so lightly, licking the steel. you knew that he disliked them, that it hurt him — the best you could do was kiss his pain away over and over. and goodness, he adored you so much for that. the vulnerability was nauseating sometimes, really, those were his weapons, the very things that had done so much damage.

yet you loved them too, earnesly. all of him.

[ohitslen]

Living together.

The snail video if you are interested :)

[j0ly0n]

[22ratonthestreet]

👍 well

[ineed-to-sleep]

*me immediately after going through a terrifying and traumatic experience* haha yeah I guess it was rough but I'm fine now like I'm totally chill. It was kinda funny actually if you think about it

[arttsuka]

I wonder if Jedediah and octavius ever celebrated the 4th of July together? (also your leftover veggie dish looks like it would make Gordon Ramsay cry with joy :) )

They probably, most definitely did celebrate together I think

Featuring my failed attempt at drawing fireworks 🎆

If Gordon Ramsey were to see that dish he'd cry in general I think, given the fact that I forgot to put enough salt :')

[muirmarie]

Me: I joke about writing the same McCoy centric story over and over again in different ways

Me: and like. I love doing it and imma keep doing it because it makes me happy.

Me: but also. I do sometimes wonder if it's like. A little Much.

Me: like maybe I should branch out or something

Me: [reads another fundamental and extremely insulting misread of McCoy's character by someone who is clearly making a Choice to cast McCoy as the villain, because they have to get him out of the way of spirk, because they're too???? idk immature??? to realize that even when you're in a relationship with one person, other ppl can and SHOULD still be important to you]

Me: lmao I hope I AM too much actually!!!! I hope it is 100% obnoxious how much I love that doctor!!!!! Time to write more versions of the same story of McCoy being forced to realize that he is loved and cared for!!!!!!

Me: I KNOW MY NICHE AND IMMA DIE IN THAT NICHE, THANKS

[theultimateultimateweapon]

A bunch of friends out for a weekend trip! I think they all deserve weekend outfits

Edit: I'm turning off reblogs because of Tumblrs new AI partnership.

[the-implications]

finally got tgwdlm on dvd ^_^ i loveeeeeeeeee all the details :> paulkins on the spine, the swirly dvd, even the Typo on the back !! (Andt)

[daily-ethoslab]

my bad for not adding skizz won't happen again

[exhaustedwriterartist]

Regular Leo and Our Other Halves Leo. My little vent outlets:

I head cannon Leo disassociating, reliving events, and having a truly hard time forgiving himself post-movie.

Joys shown through my boy. Art block is starting to hit hard, but I've retaliated by drawing my feelings in two mediums.

[i-write-things]

Truth or Dare with Yan!Chrollo

Playing truth or dare with Yan! Chrollo seems so childish on the outside because I mean, come on, it's a game we'd all play at recess in our childhood.

But it's no game when it's with chrollo. Because on one hand, it can be a great way to get answers and get him to do (most of) what you want, if you can convince him to play. On the other hand, it can be so, so dangerous.

Because while Chrollo knows you are probably playing this game just to get answers or get him to do something, he knows he has an equal advantage. But considering he's, well....Chrollo, He'll somehow have the upper hand.

If you haven't already succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome, it can be both exciting and difficult. I mean, really difficult. "Alright then, I'll play along. Truth, or dare?" He asks, finally setting down his book and deciding that at least it's one way to get your attention. And if he requests something difficult enough, perhaps you'll quit asking him. And if you don't quit, well, it will just confirm his theory that you really want something.

If you pick truth, well, he expected that. It's the safest option, to be fair. But don't be fooled. It's still not safe at all. "What's one thing that you do like that I do when I show you affection? Oh, and don't even consider lying, your body language will give you away." Something like that, anyway. and the questions will only get worse.

If you pick dare? Wow, you're feeling a bit more adventurous, aren't you? Your practically begging for it, he thinks. "Come here, sit on my lap." It'd start off small, but it would build to something worse than any truth he asked you.

If you HAVE succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome already, however, things will be more pleasant because he knows he doesn't have to force affection out of you. And if he's sure you love him enough, he might even be less suspecting of you trying to take advantage of him. But he'll still have that voice in his head telling him you are, especially if you only just started returning his affection.

Dares won't always have to be so...intimate. They can be, if he is especially in that mood and he thinks you are, too. But sometimes, they're just nice. Like, "Come here, my dear. This whole game would be much nicer if I can hold you the entire time, hm?" At this point, he probably only asks for truths. You might as well just not call it truth or dare, and rather "Cuddling with Chrollo while you ask each other questions". The only person who would be requesting dares when you're in his arms is you, because he wants to chill now that you're with him. He'd probably ask for sweet gestures, like a kiss on the cheek or something simple.

Truths can range from him asking you deep thinking questions, things about philosophy, your moral ground, what you'd do in certain situations, and on occasions, just whatever he's curious about you to know.

"What's something you've never told me before?"

"Hmm...Sometimes, when I say I need I hug, I don't really. Sometimes I only say this because I think you need a hug.

...Chrollo?"

If you answered something super sweet and affectionate like that, he'd take a moment to just....let that sink in, before hugging you tightly nuzzling your neck or kissing you. "You're so sweet, my dear."

He really thought it was super sweet. His dead heart was already beating when he was holding you, or just in your presence, but after that? He may seem calm on the exterior, but inside his heart erupted into fireworks. He might consider doing something sweet for you back, like getting you something he knows you'd enjoy.

He'd, of course, fill out his dares to the best of his ability and answer his truths 100% honestly, but don't be too surprised when you come to face with loopholes. This is Chrollo, what did you expect? Even if you're affectionate back, expect at least some loopholes. Though, it's a lot less and a lot less severe than if you didn't return the affection.

Just do yourself a favor, and just...try to love him back. It'll make things much easier for the both of you. Maybe your pride won't let you (or the fact he's a mass murderer), but seriously, it'd just be a lot easier. So give it a try. Besides, it might not be all that bad?

[restinpeacesensei]

traditional style 💖

[sl33py-g4m3r]

Back with an update after a long break~~ (thanks anxiety (sarcasm))

Hopefully I've kicked anxiety's ass for the time being and am now in the swing of things~~

I still hate the map tho a little bit. Didn't realize you could press B to center the map, thank you for the tip~~!! idk why or how I didn't find that out myself.

Woman's Ring quest complete~~!! as well as the gryphon talons because I was grinding a good deal of them before. I missed one moss somewhere and need to go find it, annoyingly enough. and slay ortherus.

You can complete some quests multiple times? Is it worth it tho? Gryphon talons are just "get the talons, go to K's tavern to deliver, get 30 macca (?) each time" might be worth if you're grinding at the entrance for whatever reason... idk. what do you do with gryphon talons or fu xi feathers anyway? tried to sell them at B's i think and they didn't appear there.

I wonder if I'm overleveled a little bit? The disaster horde or whatever I fought for the ring chest went down with a zan from flynn, a bufu from centaur, bouncing claw from gryphon, and a grahm slice from lahm derg... it hit me once...

I can fuse now and it's probably a good idea; but I've kind of grown attatched a bit to the demons I have... but they also have all of the skills they'll ever know now anyway I think.... could be wrong. but I think you get the "demon whisper" when they've learned all possible skills? so despite growing attatched to them, time to fuse them into other demons?

Update on skills and roster:

Flynn - lvl 7 - still upping primarily magic, luck, agility - still bufu, zan, critical wave

Centaur - lvl 6 - bufu, needle shot

Gryphon (new!) - lvl 5 - bouncing claw, lunge

Lham Dearg (?) - lvl 5 - grahm slice, critical wave

Fu Xi - lvl 5 - zan, patra

Napaea - lvl 4 - dia, dream needle

Myrmecolion (? new!) - lvl 3 - patra

Mokoi (new!) - lvl 2 - zio

tried to use mokoi's zio on a chagrin, immediate death for mokoi. also tried to recruit a chagrin many times..... nope. it's mokoi all over again~~

hooray~~!!

Progress~~!!

Now what? fuse to see what that's all about, hunt for moss, defeat ortherus and continue on?

I hope that if I take a break from this game for a little bit, that break isn't another entire month. getting in the swing of things and hadn't seen Charon this entire time. Almost died but then thanks to napaea's dia, survived.

(gets comfortable, has an SMT moment)

I put gryphon in front instead of Fu Xi because gryphon nulls zan and is weak to the same thing as Fu Xi anyway... also more HP. so only had flynn be zan during that fight.... Still won but makes me worried I spent too much time being afraid because (idk how to read the map (keyboard smash and yelling for help) and stayed by the door grinding for a good bit. as per my last update on how the play through was going.

Is still fun and the music slaps~~!! glad I got into SMT through the music.

I've done some stuff~~ Break time to decide whether I want to fuse demons, and how. just yolo and see what happens? or have certain ones in mind with certain skills?

Then I'd have to recruit everyone again T_T;;

It's not pokemon, don't get attached to your demons, they're nothing but fusion fodder for stronger demons...

I'm attached anyway.

there begs the question~~! trying a challenge run so to speak? where I only use demons of a certain alignment? might be law cause I'm probably going to the law path anyway if I'm being honest with myself....

finally getting somewhere~~! Finally getting comfortable with navigation~~!! Finally get demon fusion app~~!!

break time~~! hopefully for a lot less long than before~~!!

I wanna punch navarre~~~ casting false aspersions of the poor~~~ feel like he's making fun of myself irl cause I am actually poor irl, lol.

proud of myself for this too~~!! get zan anxiety~~!! let fun things be fun~~!!

(new!) demons are new ones that I've acuired through fusion or negotiation; negotiations at this point because I didn't have access to fusion when I got them.

It baffles me how demon negotiations go sometimes. give stuff, say a thing that makes them not attack you, or try again later, give them stuff, don't like giving macca, and I usually refuse after 2 things. sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

like was it gryphon? idk.. someone told me to dig with 3 dig options, i chcose the middle one, got a life stone, then promptly gave it back, and they became my ally? what?

same thing sort of with mokoi with the (I'm waiting for someone) and they're like "I'm the person you were waiting for" becomes ally. ?????

???????????

you bet your sweet macca that I saved after those, baby~~!!

good things can happen in this game???

update cause I dug through my posts and the last update was June 18th. the break wasn't a month long. I thought it was, lol.