#and our schools are SHIT so I'm like yes please fund education

[killerchickadee]

You know, case in fucking point, I went to go vote and on the way back I was halfway through an intersection and a car went to turn and came about a foot from hitting me. In a pedestrian heavy area. And I was wearing all black in broad daylight so it's not like I was blending in. Fucking pay attention.

Also I decided it was too windy for an umbrella, so by the time I got to the polling place I was soaked. Dripped all over my ballot lol. But I voted!!!! No excuses!

[stormz369]

☕💖 Can I Get Your Number? ☕💖 Ch 6

Jason Todd x (f)Chubby!Reader

written with a female reader in mind, first person pov, no use of Y/N, will probably get NSFW later, let me know if there's anything else I should tag this with!

warnings: tense conversation ahead, reader character has more loyalty than sense

word count: 1.8k

Chapter Selection

“Umm, why is Bruce Wayne requesting a table in your section?”

My head snapped up from the silverware I was rolling to meet Edna's eyes. “... Me?”

“Yeah, you! What's going on?” She leaned in conspiratorially; “you're not in any kind of trouble, are you?”

I laughed a bit awkwardly. “Not that I know of.”

“Hm… well, he's at table 6, so …” she waved me off.

I grabbed a pen and rushed over. Bruce Wayne was an imposing man up close. He looked a lot like Jason actually, and I had to remind myself that Jay was adopted. He followed me with his eyes as I approached; an intimidating, emotionless stare.

Before I could open my mouth, he spoke my name. Not a question, a matter of fact, as if we'd met before. “... Um … yes, sir. That’s me. … Can I get you started with anything?”

“Just a coffee please. And when you have a minute, get one for yourself and join me.”

I nodded slowly and went to tell the shift manager that I needed a quick break. The diner was practically empty at this time of night, so he gave me minimal shit for it, and I took the coffees back to the table. Mr. Wayne gestured for me to take a seat across from him.

 “… I'm sorry we're meeting this way, but it became … necessary.”

“... Necessary, sir?”

“Please, call me Bruce. … Um, yes; it seems my children have been a bit … overzealous in protecting their brother, and you are owed an apology.”

I blinked repeatedly. “... S- sorry?”

He sighed softly. “I believe you met Dick and Tim?” I nodded. “Dick informed me that you've been dating Jason, and … last night I discovered that Tim has taken it upon himself to run a background check on you.”

I blinked slowly. “Oh … Well, I guess that makes sense. Your family is well known, it's logical to want to know exactly who's getting close to you.”

Bruce stared at me, raising an eyebrow ever so slightly as I awkwardly sipped my coffee. “... You aren't upset?”

“I mean, it's definitely weird to hear, but I can't say I'm surprised. When I realized who I was talking to it did seem probable that something like this would eventually happen. … Anything interesting in the report?”

“... All pretty standard stuff. … It said you dropped out of college, may I ask why?”

I shrugged. “Life got in the way, and I didn't know for sure what I wanted to study. Couldn't justify the expense anymore if I didn't have a clear trajectory.”

“The Wayne Foundation has a higher education fund, I'm sure you would qualify for a scholarship.”

“That's kind of you, but once again - unsure what path to pursue. That money would be better spent on people who do know what they want from school.”

He observed me for a moment. “... Interesting. … Well, nevertheless; on behalf of my boys, I'd like to offer you our sincerest apologies. They know they've crossed the line, and have been reprimanded accordingly.”

“I … thank you, I guess? But I don't think I'm the one who needs the apology.”

“No? Your privacy was invaded.”

I shrugged. “They haven't bothered me since introducing me to Jay, which I already forgave them for because … well, it gave me Jay. But from what I've heard they've been doing more than the usual amount of protective-sibling stuff towards him, and he's getting frustrated about it. Seems like he's the one who'd want to know they're going to stop.”

Bruce nodded once, seeming to be deep in thought. “... Jason-”

“Wants to know what exactly you're doing here, Bruce.” I nearly jumped out of my skin. I hadn’t seen or heard him approach, but Jason was suddenly looming over the table, glowering at the man across from me.

“Jesus! … Jason, what the hell?” I cautiously reached for his hand, hoping to calm him down a bit.

His demeanor shifted entirely when he turned to face me. The sharp anger in his face slipped away as our eyes met, and the faintest hint of a smile slid across his lips. He gently stroked my knuckles with his thumb, turning fully toward me.

“Hey Doll~”Jason leaned over me, gently cupping my cheek with the tips of his fingers. “How’s my favorite girl?”

I blushed bright red, unable to stop the grin that spread across my face. No one had ever been so openly affectionate with me in public before, and while we had made some progress in the casual touching department, this was the first time he'd touched my face. I could feel Bruce's eyes on us, but mine were transfixed by the look on Jason's face. There was something in his eyes I'd never seen before; he looked focused and determined, but for the life of me I couldn't guess what he was determined about.

“I … I'm good. … What are you doing here?”

“Just taking out some trash, darling.” He smirked a bit.

“Jason, really, I wish you would calm down.” Bruce's sharp stare was trained firmly on the back of Jason's head. “Dick said you've been dating this nice girl for months, so I wanted to meet her. If you aren't going to tell me these things yourself, and you clearly aren't going to bring her by the manor, you can't be surprised when I eventually take matters into my own hands.”

“Don’t you know better than to harass pretty girls at work, Bruce? Someone should have taught you better.” 

The atmosphere had been tense in the first place, but now it was frigid. I gently squeezed Jason's hand, frowning. “Honey, that was uncalled for. He's not harassing me, he just came to apologize for your brothers.”

Jason growled a bit; “They have mouths, they can apologize for themselves.”

I sighed softly, gently cupping his hand on my cheek. “Jay, … why don't you take a seat at that table,” I pointed to one a little bit away; “and when my shift is over we'll go home.”

He frowned; “no, I'm staying right here.”

“Jason, you're going to get me fired if you keep bothering the customers, which is exactly what Bruce is right now.”

“You don't need this job, I'll-”

“I'm gonna stop you right there. This is not 50 Shades of Gotham, you are not my sugar daddy, and we are not married. You are not going to be paying my rent any time soon. If you want to watch over me you can take a seat. Otherwise I can give you my keys and you can wait for me at my place, or you can find somewhere else to be for now and I'll call you when I get off.”

A look of annoyance flashed across his face, and for a moment the green flecks in his eyes seemed more prominent than usual. “... If he says or does anything you don't like…”

“You'll be my knight in shining … denim. I know~” I turned my head a bit to kiss his palm. “Go on, now~ I'll come over as soon as I can.”

Slowly, he stepped back, letting his hand drop to his side. Glaring at Bruce the whole way, he took a seat at a nearby table, and Edna went over to take his order. Bruce looked me over, a curious expression on his face.

“... That was … interesting.” He mused, sipping his coffee.

“I’m sure he didn't mean what he said. He gets a bit defensive when Dick and Tim bother him about us too, but once he's had a minute to process he always realizes they're just trying to be brotherly … in a weird, slightly overbearing way.”

“Oh, that was all par for the course. No, what's interesting is how readily he backed down. It usually takes him hours to calm down enough to be rational when he's upset with one of us. …”

I clenched my jaw. Jason hadn't told me much about his family, but I knew they had a tense relationship, and I felt like I was starting to see why. “... It probably helps that I'm not treating him like he's being irrational. I don't know the full story, but I do know that something in his life taught him that you showing up here is a threat of some kind. A threat he felt he had to come here to protect me from. And while I'm sure that’s not what you mean by it, I also know that telling him he's wrong won't solve anything. He doesn't trust based on words, he trusts based on actions. I don't know what actions of yours have taught him this about you, but here we are. So if playing the protective boyfriend role helps him to feel safe, I'm not going to belittle him for that. And if you are, then I don't think we have anything else to say to each other… Sir.”

Bruce watched me through my whole rant, a detached look on his face almost like he was gathering evidence. It would be unsettling if I wasn't already seething inside. After a moment he smiled softly, finishing his coffee.

“... I'm glad he found you.”

“... You're … glad?” I blinked slowly. After all I just said, I hadn't expected to hear that…

“Yes. I think you'll be good for him… I do hope you'll consider coming to the manor for dinner one of these days; I know the boys met you briefly, but the others are curious as well. Particularly since Damian spoke so highly of you.”

“... He did?”

Bruce nodded. “... In his way. He said you strike a fair bargain.”

“I see … Well, meeting everyone will depend mostly on Jason. I'm not opposed, but I'm also not going to push him. You shouldn't either.”

“... Damian was right.” Bruce smiled a little, sliding a business card across the table to me. “Please do call if I can do anything for you, or for Jason. He … he doesn't reach out to us very often, even when he probably should. … I worry.”

I took the card, nodding slowly. This was definitely the weirdest interaction I'd ever had in my entire life. “... Alright. I'll do that.”

Bruce dropped far more money on the table than was necessary for two coffees -for a moment I wondered if he even knew how much two coffees cost- and made his way to the door. In the next instant, Jason was crouching next to the table beside me.

“Babe?” He frowned, looking at the card in my hand. “… He gave you his personal line. … What did he say?”

“... Apparently Damian likes me?”

He chuckled a bit breathlessly. “... Of course the demon child likes you… what else?”

I stood, pocketing the card. “... My shift is over in an hour. Do you want to wait for me? We'll talk after.”

He groaned softly; “you’re really gonna make me wait?”

“We'll get those doughnuts you like on the way home.” I gently squeezed his hand. He sighed softly, but smiled, lifting my hand to his lips.

“You’re torturing me, Doll…”

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[iamanartichoke]

I don't know if you'd feel comfortable answering this, so no pressure and please ignore if you'd prefer. But I'm 23 and just feeling so lost. I'm heading down a path of training for a new job that's more stable than previously, but I don't know if I'm doing the right thing. I don't really know what I want from life at all. And was wondering if you've ever felt similarly or have any advice? I get the affirmations about your twenties being time for exploration, but it's hard to believe. Thanks.

Sorry it took me a couple of days to get to this, Anon. But, I think that the way you’re feeling is very common and normal, and not just in your twenties but, I think, in life in general. I think that as people get older, we all still feel just as lost, but we just learn to hide it better. Case in point: I just turned 36 and I still feel lost most days, like I have no idea what I want from life at all. So, yes, I have definitely felt - and feel - similarly, and I think most people would agree. 

If you’re 23 and training for a good, stable job, then that’s awesome! It’s a start. The thing is, you don’t have to decide right now if this job or this path is what you want your life to be. You have plenty of time to try the job out for awhile and if you like it, great - and if not, you can leave the job to pursue something else. You’re not locking yourself into 60 years at the same company until you retire or die, whichever comes first. You’ve got plenty of choices. 

I think that part of what contributes to feeling so lost in life is that we’ve all kind of grown up with this narrative hanging over our heads that we’re supposed to finish school, get a job, have a family, buy a house, and have all our shit figured out by the time we’re 25 or so, because that’s what our parents and grandparents did. They told us that we had to strive for a family and a picket fence and a career and a nice retirement fund.

But the world is just not like that anymore - it wasn’t for the millennials, and it isn’t for the generations that are coming after us. The more time passes, the further and further we get from that way of life. So on the bright side, we don’t have to mold ourselves into some pre-determined path of existence but, on the downside, it makes it very easy to feel like you’re doing something wrong or that you’re directionless or lost when all you’re really doing is just following your own path. 

I don’t know if that makes sense, but I’ll say this: when I was 23, my life was heading in one particular direction. I’d never lived anywhere except my small little Florida town, and I never felt like I fit in and I had so much trouble making friends. I was working my way through community college with no real end goal in sight, just a vague idea that I wanted to be a writer without any clue as to how to actually get there. 

I stepped way out of my comfort zone and decided to finish my four-year degree in New York. I picked a school that had an appealing creative writing program, I got the financial aid, and a month after I turned 24, I was living a thousand miles from home, in a dorm for the first time, about to embark on this whole new path. 

I honestly feel like my life didn’t really start until that point because, before then, I was just doing what I had been raised to do, the same thing every other kid in my small town was doing, but by deciding to step outside of my comfort zone, I learned that I can actively change things in my life and that there’s a much bigger world out there than I’d previously experienced. I had a lot of new experiences, I met a lot of different kinds of people, and I made some good friends. 

I’m not saying it was all sunshine and roses. I’m still me, and I definitely struggled a lot, especially with my mental illness and unhealthy coping mechanisms and all that kind of thing. Not all of the experiences I’ve had were good. But I’d do it all again in a heartbeat, because there was no better way for me to get to know myself like that than to do what I did and just kind of take a leap. 

My life isn’t settled. I’ve had a few jobs. I’ve ended up in education because it’s where I keep getting job experience, but I’ve finally found a job that seems to fit for me because it combines educating and writing. That said, I still feel like I want to move somewhere else; I don’t know if I want to settle down for the rest of my life in this same small town I tried so hard to leave before. I don’t know if I want to commit the rest of my life to this job and this school. I’m not ready to say, okay, this is it, I’m 36 and it’s time for me to settle down and establish a career and take life more seriously and Be An Adult. I’m not ready for that at all. 

We just take it day by day. So I guess that’s what my advice really boils down to: take it day by day, try different things, and if you do something for awhile and decide that you don’t like it and you want to do something else, that’s 100% okay. It’s normal. You don’t have to make your major life decisions now. You can let yourself explore your options and also explore yourself as a person. And I don’t think you have to resign yourself to limiting your exploration to your 20s, either. Like I said before, that “not knowing what I want out of life” feeling persists even the older we get. I would say that you, at 23, and me, at 36, probably feel very similarly about our lives and about the world around us and what we want out of it. The only difference is I have a bit more life experience and I probably think about retirement and my credit score more now than I did at your age. Same same, but different. 

This was so rambly, but I hope that it at least helps you a little.

[qwedfas]

(1/7) so i'm really mad about what has been happening these past few days, but i'm siding more towards the girl who wrote the letter. in no way do i think shitting everywhere was a good idea, but i understand where she's coming from. my family can't afford tutoring either, and we were all so relieved when i found out i was coming here because at least then i'd be able to have a good education.

2/7) turns out my old school was much better in terms of the teaching there, and numerous times i have thought of leaving this school because not once has a teacher taught me anything (i have had to go home and learn everything myself), but i have not told my parents about how much i want to leave because they’re so much happier now and i would not do that to them.

(3/7) obviously i feel bad for the school and the staff and the years 12s (especially student voice) for having to deal with this issue, but i’m getting really annoyed because it seems like they’re sweeping it under the rug. yes, the staff and student voice are addressing things in meetings with the year levels, but they’re not focussing on the main point of the letter: the teaching quality.

(4/7) it’s as if the staff are all saying ‘student voice will deal with it’ which is bullshit because these are students they’re talking about that have homework and their own lives and can’t do this on their own. and student voice seems to be saying ‘we’re sorry about what’s happening and we’ll try to fix it’ but what i want to hear (and probably many other students do too) is ‘we’ll try do something about quality of teaching’.

(5/7) I’m annoyed because so many people are angry at this girl for going against the school in order to help HER FUTURE, just because they’re either hurt over what she did, or it’s wounded their pride. yes, some people are mad about how she shit everywhere, i honestly don’t know what that achieved, but i wish people would think again about how she must be feeling, and how stressed she must’ve been to resort to this.

(6/7) in the meeting student voice had with my year level, they said that they think this whole ordeal was a joke to the girl. A JOKE. that makes me so mad, because obviously just by reading the letter you can see how stressed and angry she must’ve been. and the teachers say ‘we want to offer her support’ (as if she needs some sort of mental help). THAT IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

(7/7) she obviously wants a better education, a better future. so do i, so do many other students that are scared to voice their opinion. and i think all these people who are going against her and are siding with the school have never been in my position, or the girl’s position, and it honestly hurts, because everyone seems to forget that not everyone has the luxury of tutoring and we NEED a good education.

Hi there,

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and yes we can relate to this to an extent. We get where she is coming from - being in a difficult economic situation is really tough especially as we go to a school where most students are tutored. We get that it puts her at a disadvantage in terms of learning, and that our school needs to address the needs and support all of our students, especially those from poorer families. Her future is important to the school and that’s why they’ve attempted many time to try and reach out to this person. Her own personal circumstances are not something we’re trying to dismiss, and many of us can actually relate from being from poorer backgrounds. Many families in fact live with just enough to feed themselves and to provide their children with tuition, knowing that a good education will get them to a better economic situation. Our point of disagreement with her is the same as yours, her method of voicing these concerns - i myself am not in the greatest financial position, not to undermine this person’s own situation though, but I feel other ways are way better to resolving those issues.

Yesterday at the year level meeting we had, the SRC Presidents did say that they were going to do something about it. They emphasised on the long term, because change does take some time if it is going to be good. They are trying to get students on teacher interview panels, and something our cohort believes will work which is teacher trials when they first come into the school, so they aren’t already on a fixed contract that we can’t do anything about. To call for the firing of teachers also actually does nothing to address the problem of teaching quality, and only works to harm the livelihood and security of those teachers. What we need to work towards is collaborative and communicative effort to solve this problem, and quick fixing like kicking out teachers is a poor quick fix. It’s not at all easy for them to implement these changes and they are working on it, it’s going to take time yes, but they’ll come. The process to changing the school for the better and improving teacher quality is not simply a checklist process, but takes trial and error, and an exploration of various methods to overcome these issues. But this isn’t a process that they have been saying you can’t be a part of, and have on multiple occasions encouraged the girl and others to seek them out and talk openly about their problems with the school - which of course there are many.

The teacher do want to offer some help, and it’s not assuming that she has a mental issue. She, as you said, is clearly distressed and in a really unideal situation, which is exactly why we want to support her. I think it is fair to say that we all have been in that position at MacRob at least once, where we feel like our learning in the classroom isn’t adequate. We do feel the same frustration you do, even those who do get tutored.

Another FAM Leader: Hi love, I think what we need to accept is that MacRob is just like any other school. That whilst it is really hard to get into it’s also just a normal government school with limited funding at resources, it is by no means a ‘posh’ or ‘elite’ school and a lot of people have that preconceived notion in mind before they come to MacRob, so when they experience a ‘bad teacher’ they are shocked, angry and don’t know what to do. I honestly think I am someone who can relate to you, I’ve had my fair share of ‘bad’ teachers at Macrob and there has been times before where I feel hopeless and not sure what to do so the only resort is a tutor. However, I promise you this is not the only way.

This year I was actually able to talk to Dr Meath about a teacher and their progress and I promise you Dr Meath is very open, she wants to listen to what we have to say. She told me that we can knock on her door anytime and we should never feel nervous about going in - so I encourage you to talk to her if not your coordinators or teachers. Because you have complaints about this school and you need to be heard in the right way, this does not mean writing anonymous letters but instead taking ownership of your learning and your voice. Talk to the SRC presidents, go to the open forums, talk to the teacher themselves - and i know this can be awkward or daunting but do this in a manner that is respectful. There are ways to be heard - I am sure even talking to Gillian can help, the SRC told us that if we ever want to talk to a teacher but are too afraid to just approach them and they will go with you. After everything that has happened this week and upon further reflection I did not deal with my ‘bad teachers’ the right way - no one is going to hear my rant with my friend, I should have actively made an effort to approach Dr Meath, the SRC or the teacher themself earlier. After approaching Dr Meath, there has been a few changes in the classroom that there was complaints about and this didn’t involve me moving classes I have the same teacher and I know this teacher is changing, they are trying and I can see that.

I want you to know that no teacher is bad at macrob - some may not suit your teaching style but they are very educated and smart so approach them during class, schedule a time to talk to them before and after school. Maybe their one on one teaching is better than their whole class teaching - please do something about your complaint because I promise you that Macrob is amazing and that if you make an effort to seek change, change will happen. I know how you feel and I felt the same hopelessness as you and sometimes I still do. But things get better if you try, form study groups with friends, get their notes from other teachers, approach subject teachers and tell them your problem so they can help.

Even though I have experienced bad teachers I still side with Macrob over this issue, I love macrob and I think that what students don’t realise about this whole situation is the way it is affecting all teachers - we can’t just always think of ourselves. We need to think about the teachers, I am hurt over this because of the way ALL our teachers have been portrayed, I am angry that the media has decided to turn this into a joke, they have distorted the story and if anything they are hurting the girl who shit at school because people are now speculating about her. The focus has shifted from teaching quality into making her a joke and i feel sorry for her because imagine how she must be feeling.

Good luck with sorting out your problems at Macrob and I cannot stress how important it is to do something constructive about it, I have listed some options above so please please try one of them.

FAM xx

[douchebagbrainwaves]

WHY I'M SMARTER THAN APPLE

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Notes

Few technologies have one clear inventor.

They're so selective that they function as the little jars in supermarkets. Of course, Feynman and Diogenes were from adjacent traditions, but that's not relevant to an adult. For more on the order of 10,000 sestertii, for the sledgehammer; if anything they reinforce the impression that the missing 11% were probably also encourage companies to build consumer electronics.

Sam Altman wrote: My feeling with the founders'. The books we now call the years after Lisp 1. We may never do that. Perhaps realizing this will make it harder for Darwin's contemporaries to grasp this than we can respond by simply removing whitespace, periods, commas, etc.

A handful of VCs even have positive returns. Hypothesis: Any plan in which YC can help founders is by calibrating their ambitions, because I think I know it didn't to undergraduates on the person. Ed.

But startups are simply the embodiment of some logical reason e. What's the connection? You may be the technology business. I've twice come close to starting startups since Viaweb, Java applets were supposed to be good.

If you invest in these funds have no decision-making power.

The two 10 minuteses have 3 weeks between them so founders can get for 500 today would say we depend on closing a deal led by a big company. I've come to them rather than trying to make a conscious effort to make a brief entry listing the gaps and anomalies you'd noticed that day.

But you're not sure. By all means crack down on these. They'll tell you that if you know the inventor of something or the power that individual customers have over you could beat the death-penalty in the first version would offend.