#and I still have vet bills on top of this

[monkeymeghan]

What do you guys think of the name Aubrey for my car? I haven’t decided yet, but that’s where I’m leaning. It’s Boulder Grey, like the photo above.

I’m so stressed out, money and financial shit sucks. At least I was able to get a loooooong loan so that I could afford the monthly payments. It’s going to be tricky, but it’ll be ok. I just need to stop worrying so much.

[kawaiijohn]

Help a queer family of disabled nerds

Hey my name is Dante, I live in the Midwest with three of my best friends. We have four cats, one of which is my babyman whom I love very dearly.

His name is Latke Library Card Mango (LLCM). He's very orange and he's the light of my boyfriend, Kris, and I's life.

Cat pics are great right? Have a few.

A few months ago, latkes chronic bladder stones condition acted up which resulted in two emergency vet visits and a week long stay with his actual vet to get the stone removed.

It was the size of a chickpea.

Here's a photo of his post surgery when he had a nakie tummy. He was very very happy to see us.

He's since recovered, but the cost of this put us back around 1300 dollars in total. He's now on a special diet with rather pricey food to prevent this from happening but it might still act up eventually.

We've paid down some of his debt, but the interest is making it become more and more as we try to pay it down.

On top of this, our pipes backed up into our basement and refused to work suddenly a few weeks ago. We live in a house that is over a century old, and the clay pipes keep getting roots growing into them that causes them to not drain.

The roto had to come out and high pressure the roots out to clear them (which required expensive equipment), This put us back another grand.

To add to everything, our 700+ auto insurance bill is due in November, which is the worst time for this bill to need due, but both myself and Kris drive over ten miles to work during different shifts on opposite ends of town- neither of our jobs have public transit anywhere near them.

We are currently barely making ends meet-

I am a lunch lady at a public high school. I love my job. I feed kids who possibly don't even eat at home some days. I do work I am proud of.

However, I can only work around 25 hours a week without risking losing my insurance as a disabled person. My job does not have longer hour positions available, and I am too disabled to work more than this without ruining my body like I have done in the past.

I have been going without buying groceries out of fear that what little money I have in my account will be needed in an emergency. I will be out of work for a week this month, around Thanksgiving, and during Xmas break- unpaid due to me working in a school. Me being out also means no guaranteed meal every day.

Kris works in a factory. He is currently working 55+ hours a week to make what we can to pay off the bills and keep our house. He only has one and a half knees that hurt all the damn time and is barely eating either just to afford everything. His factory keeps calling for sudden shutdown weeks with little notice at the worst times, and he's the main breadwinner in the house for us.

The other two in our household, one is severely disabled and can barely work 10 hr/week (he is waiting on hearing back to receive SSI) on top of having multiple medical appointments a week to figure out what is wrong with his body and why it keeps failing. The other is a freelance artist who is working her butt off to make money while carting the previous to appointments nearly every day. She is full up on commissions at the moment, but when she opens them I'll reblog her posts.

I really didn't want to make this post. I hate asking for help. But we are drowning and there's no sign of land. None of us can afford to live on our own, nor can we move back in with our parents for various reasons.

All I'm asking for is some help. I don't care how much. Five dollars is five dollars. Five dollars is half an hour less we have to kill ourselves to make ends meet.

Even if we don't make the full amount, every dollar will help us get a bit closer to paying this stuff down so we can afford gas and regular grocery trips again instead of having to save up to go once a month like we are currently doing.

Our goal is 2000 dollars.

Yes, this is the high amount. I do not believe we will ever reach it. I can hope we can raise this much at some point.

But for now that's the dream number.

It's the number that is looming over our heads, telling us to pay up or lose our home.

It's not something we need this very moment, but just what we need in the next few months to be able to afford living without destroying our body or working three jobs/ridiculous hours.

We thank anyone who can spare a few bucks to help us, and if you can't afford it just pass this post along to someone who might be able to.

Please send as friend/family if you can, PayPal is threatening to withhold money sent as transactions now if you receive over a certain amount.

This includes sending things through my ko-fi account- so here's the preferred methods:

Progress:

388.74/2,000

Thank you for reading. I love you.

[three--rings]

Hey all,

So my old man cat, Weasel, who is 15, is having some dental issues. He's got a bad abscess in his mouth and infection in one of his canines. We've had him on antibiotics for a week but he's still in pain and needs the tooth extracted.

We've gotten an estimate for about $700, on top of the $500 we've already paid for treatment and testing so far. It's not the worst vet bill we've had, and we can find a way to cover it with our next paycheck, though it will pretty much clear us out.

I'm not asking for donations. But what I AM asking is for people to check out my online vintage shops on Ebay or Etsy. Sales have been really slow lately, due to economic concerns. So if you like cool old stuff, ESPECIALLY vintage sewing patterns, check out what I have.

Ebay or Etsy

And please share even if you don't have any need for cool old stuff.

The old man himself:

(He has raised many kittens, he loves being a foster cat dad.)

[milkteabinniechan]

*⁠♡Happy Father's Day - Chan

MINORS DNI 18+ ONLY membership // m.list

pairing: single dad! Chan x afab reader

warnings: fingering, lots of mouth sounds, angst (if you squint your eyes)

I’ll tell him about you.

Your friend had an adorable three year old. A loud, sticky, energetic three year old. But adorable nonetheless. You had a pretty regular babysitting gig going. A few people around your neighborhood had talked and heard about your services and now you were basically a seasoned vet when it came to entertaining toddlers.

But your friend was a full time stay-at-home mom now and could watch her own adorable, sticky three year old. And now you needed another spot to fill those last bit of monthly bills. So she said there was a new dad at the preschool that seemed like he was struggling. “Struggling”, she said in air quotes. You agreed and asked her to give this new dad your information. Even though you mostly worked with the mothers, money was money.

A few days passed and eventually your phone rang, an unknown number flashing on the screen.

“Hello?”

“Uh, yeah. Hi. This is Chan. The.. uh.. Dad from Sunnyvale Preschool? I was told you could help me out with babysitting?”

He sounded nervous, or maybe he was just a shy person. Maybe he hated talking on the phone. But did his voice sound sexy? There was a deep, velvety smoothness to the way he spoke. Even between the stutters and pauses. You lingered for a moment, lost in the thought of that voice of his.

“Are you still there?” His voice pierced through your eardrum.

“Shit. Sorry, yeah. I’m here. And yes, I am available. Do you have time this week to set up a meet and greet?” your voice quickly went into customer service mode, knowing exactly what to say, memorizing the script you had made for yourself months ago.

THe two of you agreed on a time and day and said your goodbyes. You took a deep breath and tried to forget the way the sound of his voice made you feel. And you prayed all night that he didn’t look as good as he sounded.

Soon, you found yourself at the front door of Chan’s house. An expansive four bedroom home with one of those driveways that was nearly at a ninety degree angle. The door itself was large with two thin lines of stained glass running vertically down the front. A wooden WELCOME sign layed lazily against the door. A novelty sign you could buy as a last minute purchase at a hardware store. The front door clicked open and Chan stood in the doorway, child on his hip.

“Come on in,” He said warmly, arm gesturing for you to walk inside, “Did you find the place okay?”

Inside was a long staircase leading up to the bedrooms, a chandelier hanging from the top floor and swinging down gracefully into the foyer where the three of you stood. Past the stairs was a long hallway that led to the living room and an open floor plan kitchen. Windows surrounded the rooms in a sunlit blanket that made the whole house seem as if it was holding its arms out to you, embracing you.

The three of you sat down on the sectional couch in the living room. You sat on one end, while Chan and the small child sat together on the other corner. Chan introduced the small girl as Lilly. She clung to Chan tightly, her small, chubby finger gripping onto his shirt as if it were a lifeline. You smiled at Lilly and introduced yourself to her. You held eye contact with only her and asked her about some of her favorite things. You had learned over the years that children appreciated when you spoke to them like you understood them. Like everything they said was important, because to you it was. Lilly lit up and talked excitedly about some of her favorite books, jumping at the opportunity to show you. She ran to her room and hastily returned with a few small books. One was about animals, another was about a tractor that made a new friend. You exclaimed in amazement at Lilly’s amazing books. She was smart and she was quiet, but you could tell she was very well loved.

Chan watched the two of you talk about books and the different noises that animals make. It had been a long time since he had seen Lilly open up to someone so quickly. It made his heart feel full to burst, seeing the way you interacted with his daughter.

“You’re hired.” Chan said as you started to walk out of the door. His sudden decision startled you, usually it took most parents to call a few days after the meet and greet. You smiled warmly at Chan, giving him a firm handshake. The two of you quickly made a schedule of the days you would be working and before you knew it, you were in the routine with him.

Months went by with the three of you falling into this routine. You knew exactly when Chan would get home, you knew the foods that Lilly liked to eat, with her tastes changing by the week. You knew when to have dinner on the table and when to have Lilly in bed. And there was comfort there. A comfort in Chan coming home, in making a meal for him. You loved Lilly, and you couldn’t ignore this role that you were easing into.

“Happy Father’s Day!”

Chan walked in the door to find you greeting him with balloons and a cake on the dining room table. Lilly ran to Chan and squeezed his leg. You stood by the balloons and cake, waiting for his reaction. But for a moment he just stood there. Then, he picked Lilly up, propping her on his hip and walked towards you, embracing you with his free arm. He pulled you in close and whispered a soft thank you against your neck. As he pulled back from the hug, the two of you lingered there for a moment, caught heavily in the tension building thick between you. Later that evening, you walked back downstairs from putting Lilly to bed. You entered the kitchen to see Chan cleaning off the rest of the plates and silverware, blue frosting speckled on forks and spoons alike.

“I hope the cake wasn’t too much,” You spoke softly, moving towards Chan at the sink, “It was Lilly’s idea, she really wanted a cake.”

Chan chuckled softly at the thought of his daughter begging for a cake, with only blue frosting, blue being her current favorite color.

“It was perfect,” Chan stopped washing dishes and turned towards you, “you’re perfect.” Chan slowly moved his hands from the warm sink water, to your waiting waist. His fingers crept along your stomach and landed flush along your back, pulling you close to his body. You gasped at the sudden movement, but your body reacted reflexively to his touch. He took you by the hips and propped you up on the kitchen counter. He moved in towards your legs, spreading them open, making room for him. He gripped your thigh with his large hand and pulled it up and around his waist. Your eyes burned bright at his brazen actions as you wrapped your hands around the back of his neck, pulling him into a deep, possessive kiss. Chan forcefully glides his tongue into your mouth, letting it graze across your teeth. You let out a soft gasp as you feel his tongue slide inside, sending a shiver up your spine. You open your mouth wider for him, letting your tongues tangle together in a slow, sensual dance. You press against Chan, craving more of his touch, desperate for it.

He lets his hand fall lazily down your chest, then your stomach. He easily unclasps the button of your pants and lets his hand slip inside. The rush of warmth from his hand causes your head to fall back, your back arching at his every movement. A low growl escapes from inside Chan’s chest seeing how responsive you are to his touch. He lets his teeth graze lightly along the skin of your neck while his fingers trace hypnotic circles around the entrance of your cunt. He can feel how wet you already are for him and it causes something feral to happen in his brain. He buries his fingers deeper inside you, the sudden impact and pressure causing you to squirm and squeal pathetically in his strong arms.

A small, faint cry comes from the top of the stairs and suddenly the two of you snap back into parent mode. The sound of Lilly’s tiny voice pushing all other thoughts and feelings aside. The two of you run upstairs to find Lilly in her bed, crying from a nightmare.

Chan melts instantly at the sight of his daughter safely lying in her bed, instantly thinking the worst may have happened. He sits on the bed with her and holds her close. He consoles her and reminds her that dreams cannot hurt her, he reassures her that he is here to protect her. That he will always be here for her. But as he speaks, he looks at you too. He looks at you as if he wanted you to hear what he was saying as well, like he was speaking to you and Lilly. That you were both important to him. As if he wanted to protect you too. And love you too. You gave Chan a small nod, so he knew you understood. You loved him too. And you would protect both of them with your whole heart.

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[terriwriting]

Last month my work was hit by a cyberattack. I missed some shifts and haven't been able to recover financially from that, so this month I'm still short for December rent.

On top of that my cat's hip dysplasia has gotten worse. It's normally manageable but in the past couple of days I haven't been able to pop her hips properly back into place. Usually it doesn't slow her down (Stop jumping off the furniture, you idiot beast!) but now she mostly lies around and doesn't move much. I made an appointment with the vet on the 28th of November, but I'm hoping I can get her in sooner.

I know I need at least $300 for rent and bills. I have no idea how much the vet will cost or whether my cat will need x-rays or an ultrasound or what. I'll start a new GFM as soon as I have the bill from the vet. In the meantime I'm going to circulate the link to the GFM I set up earlier.

Thank you for any reblogs and support!

Kofi here.

GFM here.

Current $210/$830 CAD.

[anesidore]

UPDATE 12/04: thank you so much for the support! i'll be closing donation channels now, as we have reached our goal. i really do appreciate the support!

i will be keeping the original post through a read more below for posterity.

hi everyone! i know i have a relatively small following but i wanted to take a chance to ask for help anyway.

my beloved cat alphinaud (alphy for short, alby if you're being cute) was a naughty boy and decided to go outside a few days ago (he's been an indoor cat all his life) and got into a fight with a stray, which led to a wound with an abscess above his right eye. on top of this, he has been struggling with urinary tract infection for the last year and the crystals in his bladder unfortunately flared up once more, so the vet recommended him to be confined at the clinic for the next few days as he undergoes testing.

so far our expenses has been PHP 23,600 (around USD 400) for all the tests he went through as well as the confinement fee, and i expect it to cost more as he stays in the vet for confinement. luckily i cobbled together enough money to pay for the 11.8k PHP downpayment for today, but i don't have any money left after that expense. i will be adding the receipt from the 50% downpayment under the read more below as proof of these expenses.

i hate to ask for help from strangers again, as i have already done so last year when his uti was first diagnosed. unfortunately i'm quite literally at the end of my rope here. i've recently lost my dad last month, which took quite a toll on me financially (and of course, emotionally) because of funeral expenses and the medical bill that we're still paying off.

my friends can attest that i don't really make a habit of asking for help even when i desperately need it, but i really can't lose another member of our family so soon after we lost my dad who i loved with all my heart. i hope whoever reads this finds it in their heart to understand where i'm coming from here, but thank you for reading up to this point despite how long it has gotten.

if you're willing to help, you can send donations at paypal.me/amunetis or if you are from the philippines like i am, you may send your donation through my gcash at 09175252352.

i will also be prepping a commissions post soon in case anyone is interested, if you need examples you can find it here in this link. i'll be updating this post when i'm done with preparations.

again, thank you so much for reading through this all. if you are unable to help financially, i would greatly appreciate sharing/spreading the word through reblogs or maybe even sharing this post through other sns like twitter or bsky.

^ 50% downpayment receipt that i paid today. i can also provide pictures of his test results and other things if needed as proof.

have another pic of alby as thanks for checking!

[captainzigo]

life has to go on.

i need to be ok. the internet is my escape. i have a small platform, and i feel compelled to use it, but spreading positivity is a use.

however i personally need to do something. i just have to.

firstly, if you voted for trump, unfollow me. i do not care about your reasons. delete my motherfucking number.

secondly, for the rest of 2024, i will be donating anything i make on kofi to relief in palestine. i was able to raise $85 when i did this in the month of september. for someone struggling to stay on top of bills, that is a lot of money. but i’m hoping i can make more this time. i’ve thought about opening actual commissions, and im going to see about expediting that process. please see my pinned post for details on sending me a request on kofi. my minimum donation is still just $5 and i do OCs or whatever

if you do not need to make a request and simply want to donate, i recommend doing so directly. here is the post i have been using to find people in need who’s campaigns have been vetted: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/749304296909225984/vetted-fundraiser-masterpost-masterpost

[aidaita]

Oreo’s urgent Vet Bill

Hi everyone, this is the proper post I promised a few days ago and I apologize for the delay, the last 2-3 days was stressful but I’m emotionally stable to type everything down.

I’ve made an update post on my Ko-fi a few days ago if you haven’t seen it.

To start off, Oreo is my male cat son I’ve take care of for the past 9 years since that fateful day I encountered him 8 years ago. At the time, I was in a dark place mentally as I was heavily depressed from losing a dear friend and in an effort to cheer up, I went outside for a walk with a close friend to the canal two streets down from where I live, and that was where I saw a pair of eyes staring at me. A month old kitten I named Oreo and from that day, Oreo has brightened my world and I’ve taken him in as my precious fur baby ever since. My family unfortunately lost our other cat, Blueberry, last year to cancer for the medicine and treatments weren’t enough to ease her suffering from the cancer, so when Oreo’s second blockage on the evening of February 28, 2025 occurred, I was absolutely terrified.

That night, I skipped dinner, I stayed up half the night watching over Oreo and had a fitful sleep of a few hours, waking up in between the few hours to the noises Oreo was making from the blockage. And so on March 1, I went directly to an animal hospital I normally go to for his check ups, exams, previous surgery he had, but unfortunately they had to turn me away for being fully booked, so I was forced to go to another vet clinic that accepts emergency visits and that’s where I ended up in VCA Knowles Snapper Creek pet hospital and the very expensive vet bill.

The initial estimate is the one I originally posted on my other post which I’ll upload here for 48 hours observation.

I was also given an estimation for 24 hr observation but in both estimations, it was super expensive and I work at a $13 part time retail work shift and I could not afford it whatsoever. The last surgeries were paid for by my mom but this time she could not pay for this, and she has other health-related financial payments to recuperate financially and that was when I begun to get very stressed and panic. It was made worse and broke me into an emotional panic when my mother suggested that we may have to put him to sleep as we cannot keep paying $3k every time he gets a blockage.

My heart sank, I was not ready to let Oreo go yet. I became so distraught.

What can I do to save Oreo?

I’ve been frantically looking online what to do, looking into pet insurance, frequently asking for payments plans, asking what they can do to reduce the prices, etc. all while I’m on a time limit as I had a work shift in the next 2-3 hours and with this emergency situation, I absolutely needed every hour I can get. It was the most horrible position to be in the middle of.

Oreo could not qualify for pet insurance because it does not cover for pre-existing conditions/treatments (this is his second blockage), the pet hospital (both the first I went to and the second) do not have payment plans, every new estimations they gave me in an effort to help me and Oreo came with high risks such as one that is the bare minimum (just unblocking Oreo) but there’s a big possibility he could be blocked later that day or the next day.

Secondly, Oreo has already been on a treatment plan with his strict diet of prescription Urinary Care food with Science Hill’s ever since his first blockage sometime last year (or 2? I’m not sure, I don’t have the papers from the first one as my mom took him to the vet that time). And the doctors told me that it seems despite the strict diet he has been in, he still got the blockage from built-up sediments. On top of that, in the last vet visit on January 25, 2025 with the first pet hospital, Oreo has IVDD, or at least the beginning of it that the doctors told at the time said “it’s not a big deal right now,” so it will be a problem to look out for as he’s still young.

My mother’s comment of possibly putting him to sleep loomed over my head over all this…

And that was when I decided I can’t do this alone, I’m not ready to let Oreo go yet, not like this, not so soon. So for the first time, I’ve come to you all on the internet for help.

Due to the time constraints, I have no choice but to open a credit line with CareCredit just for this bill for Oreo but the fact he could get blocked again, issues with IVDD possibly rearing its head more urgently so soon, and with this massive bill to pay with my $13 part time retail shift, I knew that if another emergency or urgent vet visit occurs, I will have no choice but to put him to sleep.

That is why I’ve come to you all for help with the emergency vet bill on March 1, 2025 and… my goodness, within 24 hours, we have reached a little more than 1/3 of the $4000 goal (41% reached as I post this) and I could not be anymore thankful and grateful for all of you kindness and generosity to save my baby in this difficult time.

Yesterday I got to visit Oreo, he’s unblocked and appears to be urinating fine, recovering seems to be going well although he does have UTI so there’s a bit of blood in his urine (doctors reassured me that the UTI and blockage are not linked) so he’s getting treatments for that as well.

Today, Oreo will be discharged later in the afternoon or evening so he’ll be coming home soon.

The bill is still stressful but with all of you kind words, encouragement, generosity, and advice, it doesn’t feel as heavy as before. It is still a lot left to pay off so if you can, please donate to my Ko-Fi here so I can focus solely on strictly ensuring Oreo stays with me much longer such as wet food, running water fountain, new litter box, etc.

All donations received will be used solely for the bill and any additional expenses that may come up in the last few hours as I type.

And to everyone who donated so far, thank you… Truly, thank you. The tears I’ve shed the past 2 days were of stress and huge relief.

I will keep posting updates as they happen.

[micdraws]

We need some help

This past Saturday we had noticed our 17 year old cat Snowshoe has been acting off for a few days. He's a very skittish cat and old, so we initially thought his arthritis was bad due to weather. We ended up going to the vet on Sunday because he wasn't eating. We dropped nearly $400 but they didn't have answers for us, because it was the end of the day. They told us if he gets worse to take him to the vet ER.

We ended up taking him there Tuesday. He was extremely lethargic and not eating or drinking. We agreed to let him stay there overnight so they could try getting him to eat and do some X-rays and other tests. They kept him for two days (nearly $3000).

It turns out that he has a UTI. We brought him home tuesday and he was eating and drinking. However, Wednesday into Thursday (today, it's 6:25am as of this post) he hasn't eaten. He's drank a lot of water, but he's refusing to eat. He's extremely lethargic and not doing good. We're calling our vet when they open so we can get him in ASAP.

But this is all at a very steep price, especially with my fiance having to miss work. We still have another cat who can only eat meat baby food (she's 22) on top of general bills and being able to feed ourselves. Below I'm leaving my d0n4tion info, but I also have commissions open! Please reblog if you can 💚

[genericpuff]

Hey y'all, Episode 67 will be out as soon as it's ready. I'm not gonna lie, coming off the back of a crazy holiday season, I was hoping things were gonna get back on track with the update schedule, but the last 2-3 weeks have brought about a whole new whirlwind of issues:

I took our cat to the vet a few weeks ago to get him checked out (esp because he wasn't eating as much as usual and we wanted to make sure he wasn't sick). The usual vet we go to has become a shithole, the doctor we got was extremely unhelpful and every interaction I've had with other members of staff there has been confusing and unpleasant. After an hour of an appointment that was more uncomfortable than it should have been, we were out $700 which was absurd, even for usual vet fees. After I shared the more detailed version of this story with friends IRL, some of them mentioned that apparently this particular clinic (among others throughout Canada) was bought by an American company. So that certainly explains a lot -_-

Car broke down and that cost like $800 to fix. Thankfully wasn't as expensive as the fucks at Canadian Tire quoted us, but it was still another huge expense on top of the vet bill.

Our shop moved locations this weekend, which took a lot of time to both prepare for and finally pull off over the course of the last few weeks. My new booth is at least set up enough to tattoo but there's still a lot left to do to make it comfortable.

Now my cat is potentially developing jaundice (sign of liver failure) which lines up with his blood test results from the vet showing increased liver enzyme levels or something like that (but they were apparently not enough of an emergency for the vet to actually do anything about it). I booked with a different vet clinic but they can't get us in until the 20th. So I booked an appointment for today with the emergency vet up the road. I'm terrified for him, he's an old cat so it was inevitable that his health would start to turn, but other than his increasingly picky eating habits and signs of jaundice, he's still acting like himself and it's breaking my heart that he could be hiding his own symptoms. I really just do not need a pet death on top of everything else that's going wrong right now.

As for the episode itself, it's not even that long, but the set design is pretty detailed and in our attempts to create some 3D models for ourselves, it resulted in bugs that had to be fixed on the fly. Thankfully I think we've finally got it down (and it's a recurring location so it's not like it won't be useful to have again in the future) but overall the episode production just hasn't gone as smoothly as it could have compounded by everything else mentioned above.

None of these are excuses, just reasons that have justifiably required my attention. Depending on how the vet appointment goes, I'll try and stream later tonight so that folks can at least watch some of the drawing progress for this episode. Episode 67 will be out by next Saturday at the latest, assuming I'm not able to get it out in the next day or two.

I know I'm a broken record at this point, but I'm incredibly sorry for the wait and I appreciate your patience with me. I'm begging for things to calm down soon.

[mythalism]

id like to make my stance abundantly clear for anyone who follows me.

first of all, the vast majority of gaza fundraisers are not scams. i do not reblog any fundraisers that have not been vetted in some way. some popular vetters include @gazavetters (they had some issues which you can read more about here, but has been re-confirmed as an legitimate list) and @gaza-evacuation-funds. there are also several individuals who have worked extensively to vett fundraisers, such as @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein and @/90-ghost and they have some great masterposts about fundraisers and which to prioritize according to your ability to give here and here.

the process of vetting these is usually quite intensive and includes sending images of each of the individuals mentioned in the fundraiser, sending photos of IDs to match names, speaking in specific palestinian arabic dialects, and much more. many usual users also reverse image search the photos posted to confirm they cannot be found elsewhere online, and you can do this yourself with any fundraiser you see. with the thousands and thousands of skeptical eyes on these fundraisers, its extremely unlikely that scams are slipping through the cracks. any that i have seen have been immediately identified, called out, and taken down.

on top of this, gofundme specifically protects all donations. this means that if, on the off chance, a fundraiser was proven to be a scam, you will get a refund. and you actually get the refund. i literally got a refund for a donation i made just the other week. whether or not that fundraiser was a scam is not definitive, because gofundme also frequently takes down legitimate fundraisers due to accusations of scamming. but regardless, there is no reason to worry about your money. you will get refunded.

if the idea of donating to these mutual aid campaigns still makes you uncomfortable, thats fine. there are a variety of well-established NGO's and nonprofit organizations that you can donate to, including several UN agencies such as the UNRWA, UN crisis relief, and UNICEF palestine, as well as palestine's children relief fund, islamic relief USA, and the human development fund. personally i prefer to donate to mutual aid campaigns, but they are not the only way to help. i also really love gaza funds which will randomly generate you a vetted fundraiser to donate to each time you click it.

if your reaction to all this is to dismiss all of it as a scam, to dismiss these thousands of people as liars, to dismiss the palestinian bloggers spending their time verifying these campaigns as liars and manipulators, i'd ask you to consider why that was your first instinct. why do you assume the worst of these people? do you make the same assumption when you see a mutual aid fund on your dashboard from an american gofundme to pay their medical bills? do you make the same assumption for funds you see on your dash for surgery to save someone's cat? whats so different this time?

if you are uncomfortable with having to see images of blood, gore, starving and malnourished children, sick babies, bodies in body bags, houses now rubble, while you sit from the comfort of your still-standing home, i would ask you to get a fucking grip. especially if you are american and your tax dollars are funding those bombs like mine are. its supposed to make you uncomfortable. you should feel uncomfortable that we are complacent in this. whatever excuse you want to use for why you should be exempt from seeing these things is a moot point. PTSD, phobias, autism, general overwhelm at the state of the world, ive seen it all. do you think the palestinians being bombed dont have PTSD? do you think there are no palestinians with autism? do you think they are not overwhelmed at the state of the world? do you think it is not triggering to them to witness this happen to their friends and families and selves? YOU can unfollow me. YOU can close the tumblr tab. YOU can close your fucking eyes. to avert your eyes to this violence is a privilege that these people do not have.

now let's get hypothetical. lets say that 50% of these fundraisers are scams by some evil asshole who wants to buy a new car or a russian psyop or whatever the fuck else people are saying. frankly, that doesnt change anything for me. even if 75%, 90%, 99% of these fundraisers are scams, i literally do not care. because if my donation or reblog helps even ONE single palestinian feed their family that night, or evacuate, or get medicine, or even just feel less alone and like the world cares about them for a single moment, then it was all worth it. even if 100% of them are scams (they're not.) i would keep spreading them, and supporting them because even if this or that fundraiser itself was fake, the story these pages tell are real for someone in gaza somewhere, and the photos of the carnage they are facing are real, and i would support them because i would still be bringing awareness to an issue that the world has been largely content to ignore for the past 70 years. i would be using my small platform to change a few minds. i would be letting any palestinian who might follow me know that i am with them. whether or not they are real changes nothing.

i will continue to be outspoken in my support. ive been talking about this since i made my blog and my pinned post is literally a fucking fundraiser, you knew what you were signing up for. and if you have a problem with it you are not welcome here. get lost and go fuck yourself. when your kids or nephews and nieces ask you in 30 years what you did during the palestinian genocide, i hope you're happy with the answer you are able to give them.

[focafurineuvi]

help needed after hospitalizing our cat

we had an emergency last night after finding out our cat had a severe urinary blockage and was in critical condition. he's stable now and the vet was able to safely clear out the blockage, but this leaves us in a very big financial pit.

my partner still hasn't heard back from any of the jobs he's applied or interviewed for yet, and commissions have been slow for me so money is very tight. we still have bills and groceries we need to take care of this month on top of this, so we really need help.

i take commissions over on my art blog and will be open for unlimited slots until we can get our situation stable. if you're unable to afford any of my commission prices but still want to help, any amount in donations or just helping to boost this post is just as helpful.

venmo: edgygender cashapp: edgygender paypal: dorianb1210

[newtdrawing]

i'm opening up emergency commissions to help pay for my cat Snowshoe's expenses after he's (hopefully!!!) recovered from a very nasty fever! i'll put more info on that under the cut.

these will be $15 per pet! please send me a message for commission inquiries and include reference images of your pet and a bit about them + their personality! i can also do any animal, not just dogs and cats!

on the 18th we noticed snowshoe wasnt feeling like himself, and wasnt eating or drinking. we took him to the vet on the 19th where we got a lot of testing done and got him antibiotics. by the 20th he could barely hold his head up and we rushed him to the emergency vet. we found out he had a UTI and a very high fever and needed to stay overnight at the emergency vet. he had to have a feeding tube placed, and iv fluids and antibiotics. he ended up having to stay another night after that due to his high fever and not eating. they finally released him to us on the 22nd, since he was seeming to do better and eating on his own, but in the next few days he quickly started to decline and refused to eat again. he still had his high fever, so he got some high dose injection antibiotics twice a day for the next few days, and finally started to improve! on monday of this week his fever was finally gone! after all of these treatments, we ended up paying over $7,000. we were already struggling with money before this, and luckily our family was able to help with most of it, but we've really exhausted our resources getting our boy back to mostly full health. and on top of that ive had to miss a lot of work to stay home with him or take him to appointments. we still have groceries, bills, other pets, and a few final checkups for snowshoe. i know everyone is struggling, but if you have anything to spare consider commissioning me, my partner @micdraws , or if youd just like to send money here's our info! thank you all so much for the help so far!

[teawiththegods]

Hello, my loves! 💖

If you’ve followed me for a while now you know I’m not one to ask my followers for anything (except for cute pet pics 🥹) but one of my closest friends needs help! Her bunny, Nova, needs life saving surgery and of course it’s very expensive. Below you’ll find the Gofund Me and more details about what my friend and poor Nova are facing. It would mean a lot to her and to me if you could donate! If you can’t donate please share this post! That would also be such a huge help! Thank you all so much! 🥰

Hey there! We’re reaching out because my friends rabbit Nova really needs help for an upcoming surgery, and any donation you can make will have a huge impact on her recovery. If you could please click the link below to contribute or share it with others, I would be incredibly grateful. Thank you for considering helping us out!

Nova is a 6-year-old mini lop rabbit. We’ve had Nova since she was 3 months old. We noticed she had a mass the size of a baseball under her throat on Monday. We ended up taking her to the emergency vet the following day. The vet did a CT scan which indicated that she has dental disease, which is causing the swelling under her throat. They also suspect she might have tumors in her reproductive organs.

We ended up paying over $3,500 for her to stay at the hospital, and we still need to pay $4,500 for her future surgery to remove her teeth in 2 weeks. On top of that, we also have 2 other cats that we’re taking to the vet in 2 weeks because we suspect they have asthma and want to get them checked out. That vet bill is going to be $1,500.

We love our fur babies; they are our children, and we need help for Nova’s dental surgery in 2 weeks. Please, any amount helps, even if it’s only $1.

[deepdeanvsweston]

Can you please do some beanie martineau headcanons

Ahhh ofc! Hope these are ok <3

- modern au she's soooo rocking shorts and tights look. 2010s twee

- ugg boots too

- chattier than everyone expects. Say you asked Kitty how to describe Beanie, and she'd go 'oh she's quite quiet' but then do a double take because is she actually? No

- lives with George occasionally (not to self-promo but I do have a George and Beanie friendship hcs post in my pinned <3)

- Horse Girl!!! Shoutout to Boggles the horse

- rip Beanie you were born too early to relate to Bill from Mallory Towers in your secondary school years </3

- used to be a lot closer to Daisy in first year because they were both Major Horse Girls, and Kitty was still wandering around with Clementine

- after her mum dies she has a love/hate relationship with horses because they remind Beanie of her mum but also they remind Beanie of her mum yk

- starts to direct her Horse Girl energy into a new animal: rays

- they're essentially horses of the sea right

- rest assured she is keeping all libraries in Britain going as she finds all the books she can

- this is canon but because it's a fact I enjoy about her and may elaborate on it's going in: she's in the school choir!

- I love to think that if she ever retires from being a nurse, she'd become like an opera singer in the late 60s <3

- she used to wear her hair in 2 plaits, but when she got to fifth form, she was all "I'm very nearly a Big Girl now!" and changed to 1 plait because she sees it as a maturing of some sort

- after Deepdean and/or when she signs up to be a nurse, she gets into cut into a bob

- but when The Sound Of Music comes out she Immediately gets a haircut like Julie Andrews in it

- essentially short hair Beanie has my absolute HEART

- has prominent freckles in the summer that fade almost completely in the winter

- her favourite biscuits are both custard creams and bourbons and all her friends think she commits a cardinal sin when she takes the top off a custard cream and the bottom of a bourbon and puts them together to make The Ultimate Biscuit

- I like to think there's some old crotchety lady who lives in Deepdean Village, who always shouts at the first years giggling around her cottage, and snitches on the Big Girls secretly meeting up with their bfs. Essentially she has a Reputation™ amongst the students for being scary and horrible

- but one day she bumps into Beanie on a walk who's lying facedown on a cattle grid trying to rescue a hedgehog who's stuck down there

- Old Lady is immediately all "What in god's name are you doing down there, girl?"

- Beanie is scared of the lady, but she's more scared of leaving the hedgehog, so she explains, and something in the old lady softens and they rescue the hedgehog together

- the old lady invites her back, and Beanie is scared again, but she reminds herself 'Detective Society never say no to tea' and accepts

- she finds out the old lady is called Greta, and finds out she worked illegally as a vet during WW1. Most people kept quiet about it because she was pretty damn good

- Beanie reminds Greta of herself and she tells Beanie "Never take nonsense unwillingly, girl."

- still likes being called Beanie by her friends as she gets older, but starts telling new people, like the other nurses at the hospital she works at, "I'm Rebecca, but you can call me Becs."

- has a French gf (who I made a post about here if anyone was interested <3)

- almost always called in to soldiers in their last moments to sing to them

- scared of the school bell, it just gave her such a fright every single morning that her body would wake her up feeling sick in anticipation

- Air raid alarms Do Not help this fear

- but because of this she's an early riser

- which she quite enjoys actually! It feels like a special secret only her and the morning have

- building off this, she's quite observant but just doesn't feel the need to mention what's she noticed, and honestly probably doesn't realise how much she knows

- like for instance, Lavinia will wake up during the night and grab the doll at the bottom of her tuck box to have in bed with her, only to cart it out of bed again when noone is awake so noone knows she cuddles it

- (Beanie will always pretend to be asleep so Lavinia doesn't feel embarrassed)

- or that Kitty will wake up under the pretence of needing the loo and actually do her hair and clean her face so she can pretend she woke up like that

- when she was small, her cat used to climb up trees a lot, and so she would follow to try and rescue him. This only led to them BOTH being stuck up the tree

- and listen. She loves all animals. But when she grows up and gets her own cats, she chooses old, lazy ones. Who don't climb trees

- her and her French gf Theodora name them after fabrics: chiffon, satin, and corduroy

[physalian]

First Time Author Mistakes You Don’t Have To Make

This is for self-published authors, somewhat, I didn’t go through the agent/publishing house process, but I did give it a try.

1. Thinking everyone you work with will like your book

I wasn’t under this illusion, but I did assume that every beta I worked with would be able to stay objective, i.e. saying while they don’t like an element they think it still works instead of “I don’t like this” with no explanation. Which was not the case. If this happens, best thing to do is to cut your losses. They’re not your target audience.

2. Underestimating how long it takes

Your book baby is your top priority and yours alone. Everyone else that you could work with does so at their pace on their schedules. I wrote ENNS in one month. It took almost six months of beta readers and a professional edit for a lot of reasons, but largely in part due to betas just not being very speedy. In other areas, too. I didn’t query ENNS because my first experience trying to work with publishing houses was a lot of “hurry up and wait” and I did not have time to wait 6+ months, with exclusive submissions, just to be told no.

3. Underestimating how much it costs

I had funds prepared and set aside in a savings account to pay the editor that I knew would be the steepest cost of the whole writing process. I’d saved up over a couple months and was virtually unaffected by the exorbitant fee when the bill came due because I had prepared. Betas and editors cost money, and you can’t skimp on those otherwise you’re just burning money. If you hire illustrators or promoters, they eat up cash. Formatting, too, costs money. If I wanted to break even with ENNS, I would have to sell over a thousand copies. Just to break even. Even if you do it all yourself, of which I did my own illustrations and formatting, the programs I used cost money, and time.

4. Vetting book promoters

Anyone following this blog might know of my recent escapades in dealing with scammers. It’s my personal opinion that anyone who will promote any book for money does not have an opinion worth trusting. Do I think my book is good? Absolutely. Do I think every book they promote is good? No. Nor do these people seem to care about anything more than profit. I wouldn’t buy a product based on a review without integrity, and have learned a hard lesson in trying to undo that mistake. If you just want word out, then you can act without discretion and just pick the cheapest influencers. But their word means nothing if they’ll sell it to the lowest bidder.

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These are just four things I didn’t quite think about going in. I’ve been a writer for almost 10 years now but this is my first time all the way through the publication process and it was a wake up call in many areas, especially with the bad actors on social media.

But the bottom line is this: Don’t underestimate the cost of the process, whether that cost be money or time or simply stress. Writing is easy. Publishing is work.

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My LGBTQ+ vampire fantasy novel Eternal Night of the Northern Sky is out for preorder now! Paperback debut on 8/25/24.