#and for making my life better

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[egophiliac]

Malleus' bday is coming up, thoughts on what his sleepwear might be?

anticipating that reveal any time now, so gotta get my predictions in real quick (aka extremely fast drawings) (I'm sorry)

[lizzybeeee]

When you spend 20 years attempting to bring down the child slavery, murdering, human trafficking exploitation ring that stole your childhood, murdered your friends, and killed countless innocents only to have them rebrand as 'Noble Freedom Fighters™' off-screen.

[triple-pupil]

Man, love when characters' actors participate with them and the fandom on their own, it's so lovely.

Also, had to make an ugly ass doodle about it.

Please spare me, I never drew them before and I was drawing in an uncomfy position.

[reunitedinterlude]

countdown to phil’s 38th bday - a year in review [7/30]

pose 28 (1, 2, 3, 4)

[nuno-draws]

Blessed Be Those Who Listen

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

[rosamundpkes]

Sophie Okonedo as SIUAN SANCHE in The Wheel of Time Season 3

[pitsazawr]

my oxygen

[a-compass-without-a-needle]

This is what happened after 3.1 isn't it?

[arcanegifs]

Here are some Season 2 Arcane GIF comparisons before and after I color and sharpen them! | Season 1 Comparison GIFs

[r3nblade]

[nonasbirthday]

it is PLOT-RELEVANT that House society has stagnated for ten thousand years!! it's not just that muir picked a giant number and forgot to account for the ways society would change in that massive span of time. there's a POINT there about how founding your entire culture on death means that the only innovation happening is around how to necromance better. and even then the whole society still tries to emulate a past they don't know or understand. you could blame Jod for repressing progress but honestly I think the point stands just as well if Jod isn't directly doing anything to stifle growth aside from FOUNDING A DEATH CULT. they still have MUMPS for god's sake

[scribz-ag24]

When I say I get emotional over Special Episode 0, I mean it. Now, have an omake because I cannot be emotionally vulnerable for more than 3 images at a time

[ethosiab]

redstoner

lineart bc i actually like it

[chalkrub]

saw some mangy dog on the outskirts of town