#and ive been there. ive had to cancel

[thats-sir-dyke-to-you]

This is probably an unpopular opinion: so, i'll just preface with: Im saying this as a person with disability and chronic illness:

At a certain point its a bit shitty when people keep cancelling plans. I know sometimes health can get in the way of things but when you're ALWAYS reaching out to your friend and they are ALWAYS cancelling on you, it really, really sucks.

I don't cancel plans often. Usually I go through with them, even if I feel like pure death. I will save up all my energy for a day to see my friends. I put in that effort, even if sometimes it causes me to flare. And yeah, I could stand to tone it down a little, but I really dont like cancelling.

Because I've had friends cancel plans on me. a lot. And its usually people im trying to get back into contact with. It sucks to be cancelled on, and even though you know the person isn't doing it maliciously, after a certain amount of times it just starts to feel like they dont actually want to see you.

Of course you need to look after your health and comfort, but I sometimes feel like people can focus too much on prioritising their comfort over their relationships. Relationships are hard work and unfortunately, that sometimes means pushing through exhaustion and pain for someone because you care about them.

Disability and illness can be really isolating. In order to get rid of that loneliness, it means meeting up with people. And adjusting to living with disability and chronic illness means learning to balance those two forces. If you find yourself always cancelling and notice that your friendships are fading, you're not acting in your best interest. You are going to have to be uncomfortable and push yourself. You are going to have to put effort in, or be content with people pulling away because the relationship is becoming one-sided.

It should also just be basic etiquette that if you cancel on someone, it should be your responsibility to reschedule. And you should try not to let the person down again.

Like, I get it. Im sometimes exhausted and in pain and dont feel up to hanging out. I do it anyway. Because its good for the relationship, its good for my mental health, and its good to push your boundaries sometime. Its like exercise a muscle, if you dont push it, you dont get stronger. You dont grow.

It sucks to put in all that work, and get nothing back. It also especially sucks when it feels like your friend gives up on plans at the slightest hint of resistance. If you cancel, maybe try communicating why.

But in general i think that people have become too blasé about this kind of thing. Yes, life gets in the way, but at a certain point you have to stop victimising yourself and realise that youre treating people badly. You're not the only person whos struggling, and you owe it to yourself to try and do something that will make you feel better long-term -- like fulfilling relationships with others -- rather than prioritising short term gains (like getting to rest)

TLDR: cancelling plans sucks, and getting cancelled on sucks too. Remember, its never just one person losing a friend, its always at least two, and thats awful. Dont let yourself fall into the trap of neglecting your relationships. Part of taking care of your wellbeing means taking care of your social health too.

[fadedlovemp3]

[bogkeep]

i reread captive prince trilogy for the third or fourth time recently

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

years later someone buys the plot, turns on the lights and is suddenly worshipped as a sun god by a bunch of puppets falling apart at the seams

pov you break into the spooky abandoned Playfellow Studios building for shits and giggles

[shitouttabuck]

“I’ll be honest—when Bobby first brought you on board, I told him he should just get a Dalmatian instead.”

[ookikufurikabutte]

are you okay?

[beomiracles]

can like, moas get on the freaktrain engenes on tiktok are riding rn?

I want to be able to say that I'd ride Beomgyu's face until he saw the light without getting harassed by hoes on tiktok that get in their feelings.

[beebundt]

nothing worse for me than wanting to show off all this secret art i made for mimsy designs that im actually really happy with but we haven't. gotten. to that point in our campaign yet....💔 so forever for me to subject to my wonderful dm's eyes only 😔

[faaun]

i feel rly sad and conflicted abt one of my best friends on earth but idk who to ask for advice bc i usually would have consulted her in this situation lmao

[cator99]

I always get detained at da border because PROFUNC never ended but basically I'm like if a targeted individual didn't even care

[littlecutiexox]

Been a little stressy but hopefully things start looking up

[disastercit]

ok ive gotten in the loop. 4 new episodes, that's weirdly specific but still exciting!!! some people have pointed out that if there were two more batches like this later in the year it would add up to the 12 episode season we're used to. i guess it could also be 4 extended-length episodes like the 20 special.

or even just 4 regular length episodes and that's it. but i feel like setting up that whole "until next summer" thing, along with the new voice actors and merch and the big rooster teeth convention being themed around the show this year, just to release a 1/3 length season of 10 minute episodes would be a little weird?? not necessarily impossible, but i don't know why they would do that.

i'm not gonna get my hopes up because literally all we know is that 4 episodes are coming and we have no solid evidence that anything else will happen. still, i feel like all that setup indicates that they could possibly have bigger plans than they're letting on

[spacedlexi]

it honestly frustrates me when i see people reduce the ericsons cast down to "just some teens in the woods" acting like theyre no different than any other group of lone teenagers from other existing properties and treating them like an overused trope

it is sooo important to acknowledge the "troubled youth" aspect of the whole equation. theyre not just some random teens in the woods clem stumbles across. these kids were abandoned by their families for their various "difficulties" and fucked up by The System before the outbreak even began. and then once zombies started roaming the streets their familes never came back for them and the adults that were in charge of taking care of them just left them there to rot in that old boarding school (except for ms martin who was like their lee 🥺 the only person who ever saw them as the scared traumatized kids they were and died protecting them)

the whole aspect of them already being fucked up by the adults that controlled their lives is like.....kind of important when discussing the whole "delta is stealing kids to force them to fight in a war they have no real part in and want nothing to do with" aspect of the season. and its important when comparing them to clem and her journey of also suffering at the hands of the adults around her forcing her to become self reliant. AND its important when discussing the "just trying to build a safe home (and future) worth fighting for in this world that wants them dead" aspect of the season as well

these kids were forced to come together to survive. and a Lot of them didnt... theyre the only family they have left and you can tell that even when they argue with each other theyre still a close knit group who looks out for each other. theyre a Real family before clem even gets there (and its why what really happened with the twins and brody and marlon hits them all so especially hard)

all of this is what REALLY makes ericsons such a perfect home for clem. its a Real community of her True peers. theyre not Just teens. they mightve had a layer of safety clem never had by at least having walls to keep them safe. and having the benefit of the school being hard to find. its the only reason theyre still alive when clem shows up. but theyre also some of the only people who can Truly understand where clem and aj are coming from. and its why it hurts so much when they vote to kick them out. but its also partially why she merges back into the fold so easily when she returns. plus the fact that shes Really the only one who has any idea what shes doing. shes their rock and she makes them feel safe because underneath it all theyre still just those scared traumatized kids ("EVERYONE is scared, clem..." vi was Definitely including herself in that 'everyone'), and on some level, so is clem

they saved clementines life. and she saved theirs. "the school was supposed to help them with their trauma, now they help each other" its about the LOVE the COMMUNITY the SUPPORT!!!! and thats the shit that makes good zombie media honestly 👌

[tubbytarchia]

I really want for this ordeal to be over so I can properly complain but me trying to get my charms etc has been so stress inducing, I'm pretty confident Vograce just lied to me about my order being ready and is now neglecting to answer me and I don't think my merch will make it to me before the LAST EVER con that is happening in Estonia for the foreseeable future. I wanted to make the most of it for the con that has given me some of my happiest memories and table for the first and possibly last time, and I shilled out more money just to get my order quicker because I was fucked over by Alibaba first and I have to fight the urge to just cry constantly. Cannot express to you how upset I am every moment of the day and just fighting it back. Fuck you Vograce you have absolutely not shipped my order like you said you would and I offered to shill out even more money to make that happen and you're just sending me an email with a heart emoji and then ignore me. I'll take a miracle at this point God. It makes me feel worse yet because Im already going to need to ask for more money for my charms than originally intended because I've spent more money than originally intended. If I also have to pay for 1-3 day shipping it's going to be hell

[chrismcshell]

my "3 ingredient" spinach and tortellini soup recipe

("3 ingredients" in quotes because two of the "ingredients" are in fact prepared foods that contain multiple ingredients. but the point is that this is an easy recipe where u just need to throw 3 things together)

ingredients:

package of chicken broth or vegetable broth (900ml)

package of cheese tortellini (350g)

half of a 300g package of frozen spinach (150g)

directions:

pour the broth into a pot. heat on medium-high until it's hot but not boiling.

add the tortellini into the broth.

while the tortellini cooks, put your spinach into a microwave-safe container and thaw it in the microwave. (alternatively, you can use fresh spinach and skip this step)

when the tortellini is almost ready, add the spinach. continue cooking until the pasta is done

pour some of your soup into a bowl, let it cool, and eat :)

makes uuuuh 4 servings?? i just made this soup and ate about half the pot in one sitting lol; i'd say that was probably equivalent to 2 servings

anyway i love this soup. easy to make, tastes good, feels great to eat when i have a cold. and all of the ingredients are shelf-stable or freezer-friendly (packaged broth will keep in the pantry for ages as long as it's unopened, frozen spinach is frozen, and you can keep packaged fresh tortellini in the freezer & thaw in the fridge overnight before cooking) so you can have them ready to go whenever you need em. blessed perfect soup

[ribbittrobbit]

not to be too existential but damn when your mental health negatively impacts other people besides you

damn there’s like… no easy solution to that one huh?