#and we need to stay in our city bc of our jobs

[twowivestwoknives]

think it's been hitting me just exactly how unstable my housing and work situations are even if theyre good right now and im like. fuck i knew but my brain is Absorbing the Knoweledge it's been hiding for years

[enjoythesilentworld]

Wille's Month - Voicemail (Free Day)

day 31 @youngroyals-events thank you for everything (more coming in a separate post bc i have a lot of thanks to give)

A collection of voicemails left by Wille.

read below or on ao3 (G, 800)

Simon’s phone. March 29th, 2027, 4:29pm.

“Hi baby! I’m on my way home, I’m just about to stop at the store. Did you say we needed more milk? I’ll grab some anyway, I think I have a coupon. Oh my gosh, you’ll never believe what I saw on my lunch break today. I took a walk around the park and there was this little mama duck, and she had a little trail of babies following after her. I nearly cried. I was late getting back to the shop because I stayed to watch them swim around in the pond. And I- Oh, I just remembered I sent you a video of that. Well, I’m telling you again because it bears repeating. One of these days when we move out of the city, we should get a bunch of animals or something. I think I’d make a good farmer. Or would that make us ranchers? Anyway, I’ll see you in a few. I love you!”

Felice’s phone. November 11th, 2029, 7:13am.

“Felice, we have an issue. I’ve been following this recipe you sent so closely but I’ve managed to screw it up. Why do my egg whites look like this? … I just remembered you can’t see them. I’ll text you a picture. They’re all grainy and weird, though. Are you busy right now? This would be so much easier if we could do this on FaceTime or something. I’d owe you big time. I guess call me when you wake up, if you can? Love you. Thanks in advance.”

Linda’s phone. October 20th, 2027, 5:32pm.

“Hi Linda! Simon and I are running a bit late. Someone had to spend an extra thirty minutes fixing his— Hey! I’m trying to explain to your mom why it’s not my fault we’re late! Sorry, Linda. We’ll be there soon, I promise. Simon is being very safe, though, and definitely not taking his hands off the wheel to try to steal my phone. I made some new cookies with a recipe Felice gave me, too. I’m excited for you to try them! You have to actually give me a sincere review this time. I appreciated all your kindness last time, but I want you to be brutally honest about these ones. Okay, we’re about five minutes out. See you soon!”

August’s phone. February 1st, 2034, 9:48pm.

“Hi, August. It’s Wille. I saw a short clip of the ceremony today. Sorry I couldn’t make it. Mamma seems confident in you, and I actually think you’ll do a good job. I’m not calling you ‘Your Royal Highness’, though… I wish you the best. Bye.”

Sara's phone. July 15th, 2025, 3:06pm.

“Okay, I grabbed what you said. I think— Oh, sorry. Hi. It’s Wille. You know that. Listen, I am worried he’s getting suspicious. I’m bad at keeping secrets from him, you know this. I still think no one should’ve told me and this party could’ve been a surprise for both of us. Sorry, rambling. I think I managed to find everything on the list. They only had two packs of purple balloons left, so hopefully 50 is enough. Oh! The cake looks awesome, too. Felice did a great job. He’s going to love it. Okay, I gotta go, he’s coming. See you— Hi Simon! … No, just a scam call. How—”

Kristina’s phone. September 5th, 2032, 6:11pm.

“Hi Mamma. I’m sorry I missed your call earlier. Things have been really busy over here. The movers showed up on time, thankfully, and everything went smoothly. We managed to get a lot unpacked already. Simon and I just had our first official dinner at our new kitchen table! Let me know when you and Pappa want to come visit. I’d say give us a few weeks to at least get the majority of the boxes cleared out. You’re going to love the view of the lake. It’s so beautiful, Mamma… I’m really happy here. Okay. Call me when you can… I love you. Say hi to Pappa.”

Erik’s phone. June 1st, 2026, 1:52am.

“Hi Erik. It’s your brother. Wille. Um… I graduated today. I didn’t end up finishing at Hillerska. It got shut down. You may actually know a little bit about why. I don’t want to talk about that… The past few years have been really tough, Erik. There are a lot more good days than bad ones now, but it still hurts every day. I miss you a lot. I hope you’ve forgiven me for stepping down from the throne. I think you have. You knew I never wanted it. I’m starting at uni in the fall, and Simon and I are going to live together. I’m really excited, actually. Normal life, and all that. Maybe I’ll even get a job. Imagine that. Former Crown-Prince working as a barista. Um, okay. I should probably get back to sleep. I’ll call again soon. I love you, big brother… Bye.”

[the-dumpster-fire-of-life]

jinx x reader who's another adopted kid silco took in. The two are close sisters always looking out for each other. Then the day of the deal with jayce and silco comes and jinx overhears them offering to take full blame for everything take the fall if it means Jinx stays safe and their dad gets his dream.

(Hey! Sure I can, but I didn't really include the her overhearing part. There will be another part to this bc I had another idea! Enjoy!)

A Sisters Love

You had always been close to Jinx. You knew her since you and her were taken in.

You were both raised together through everything.

Without you there was no Jinx.

Without Jinx there was no you.

Jinx needed you to function and you needed her to live.

Silco knew this, so he didn't even have the heart to send either of you separate ways.

You were both his kids. 

You were more involved in decisions with him as you were more "sane" as people would say.

But everything slowly was burning to ash.

Vi was back. She wanted you and Jinx to come back to her but you couldn't.

The council knew of you and Jinx, hence why Talis wanted your father to meet up with him.

You knew you and Jinx were bad people but so what? 

You did your crimes together.

So that's how life was now, walking side by side to meet Wonder Boy Talis.

"Perfect place for an ambush." Silco mused as he and you smirked at Jayces expression.

"And you without your hammer." Silco hummed and almost laughed as you circled Jayce.

You weren't doing it to install fear, which you certainly did to Boy Wonder, but curious to what he wanted.

"Did you lose it?" You asked, Jayce backed up as you stood in front of him, almost in his face for laughs.

"(Name)." Silco beckoned, watching as you hid your laugh behind your hand.

"What? Have some fun, Dad." You shrugged, returning to his side.

Jayce looked between you and your father, horrified at the thought of this man having a daughter.

Jayce decided to mask his feeling, shaking his head and calming himself.

"I was reminded recently of what brought us together in the first place." Jayce finally spoke up. 

"And what was that, exactly?" You asked, not really wanting to hear him out.

"The threats beyond our wall." Jayce stated.

"This city has a short memory." Silco said simply.

"'Progress.'" Jayce put.

"Far be it from us to stand in the way." Silco said, holding out his hand as you placed a paper in it.

Silco put the paper to Jayces chest, the council member taking it before it fell.

Jayce opened it hesitantly, reading the words on the paper carefully.

"'Free trade routes, blanket amnesty, unrestricted access to the Hexgates, sovereignty.'" Jayce read from the paper in shock.

You yawned, was it really that hard for him to comprehend words on paper?

"Do you two really think you're in a position to demand all this?" Jayce asked in bewilderment.

"Your stunt was…okay, who knew the pretty boy of the Upper City could pull it off?" You shook your head with a smile 

"But your display followed by a request for parley, you're tipping your hand." You finished quickly.

Jayce finally looked away, his eyes meeting the floor.

"You're afraid." Silco stated, seeing the look on his face.

"I am afraid." Jayce stated quickly, no chance in hiding it.

"Today, I got a glimpse of what war between us might look like." Jayce said solemnly.

"Wasn't pretty, was it?" You asked, Topsiders didn't have to stomach what the aftermath of war was like.

"Your people wouldn't stand a chance." Jayce finally found confidence.

Silco tilted his head, lifting an eyebrow at his words of fake confidence.

"We have been through war before with your city. Your people didn't have the stomach to finish the job." You retorted.

"The council couldn't care less." Jayce tried. 

"They never have." You shrugged.

"I'm trying to save you and your people from annihilation." Jayce still tried to convince.

"Trying to play the hero, are we now?" You shrugged off. 

You couldn't care less.

"Not the fresh-faced Academy pledge, are you?" Silco asked in amusement of his and your argument.

"You want peace, this is the price." Silco stated, nodding at the paper.

Jayce seemed to sigh, but only out of anger.

"You'll discontinue the production of Shimmer?" Jayce finally asked.

"Half there already." Silco stated.

"Your little stunt made that happen." You shrugged.

"Return the Gemstone." Jayce demanded, then stunned as you pulled it out of your bag.

Jayce studied the Gemstone in your hand cautiously to make sure it was real.

Jayce then seemed to hesitate, conflicted on his next words.

"And I'll need Jinx and your surrender." Jayce finally spoke, halting you and Silco.

"You're pushing your luck, Talis." You glared at the man in front of you.

"You two have to pay for what you've done." Jayce shook off, trying to return your glare but faltering.

"They weren't their crimes. They were working for me." Silco stated.

"Believe me, if I had my way, it'd be you rotting in Stillwater," Jayce dismissed Silco.

"But we can't make a deal with a snake and cut off its head."

"No way is Jinx willingly going to surrender." You almost laughed at his attempt.

"Then we'll take her by force." Jayce tried.

"Good luck with that." You dropped the Gemstone back in your bag, seeing the way Jayce followed it.

"We all have our shitty parts to play." Jayce stated, placing the paper back to Silcos chest.

"You two surrender. And I'll give you your nation of Zaun." Jayce confirmed to you both.

Jayce began to walk away, halting as you grabbed his shoulder suddenly.

You knew it was a reach. And you knew it was risky.

But no fucking way were you letting your sister be taken.

"How about we meet you halfway?" You offered, Silco and Jayce looking at you curiously.

"You get your wishes, the Gemstone and the Shimmer discontinued," you spoke, Jayce listening intently.

"And my surrender, only mine. You tell the council Jinx is dead." You finished.

Silco looked at you shocked as Jayce didn't move at the offer.

"(Name)-" Silco tried, grabbing your shoulder but you shook him off.

"Only me. You tell them you saw Jinx die or she will give you a reason for war." You threatened, your face close to Boy Wonders.

"This is the best way. Or, your people will die."

Jayce looked between you and Silco slowly before he finally nodded.

"Fine." Jayce agreed. "(Name). You don't have to do this." Silco tried to convince you.

"It's all right, just tell Jinx goodbye for me." You told Silco with a knowing smile.

Your father tilted his head confused at you before he finally understood.

Jayce, surprisingly, had handcuffs on him.

You could only guess Incase you or Silco went too far.

You grabbed the Gemstone out of your bag, handing it to Jayce before holding out your hands.

Silco watched Jayce put the cuffs on you, Silco hesitated before he kissed your forehead goodbye.

He will see you again.

You couldn't say or do anything more before you were dragged away by Jayce by the cuffs.

When you looked back Silco was gone, causing a smirk to spread across your face.

You and Jayce walked in tense silence before he spoke up.

"You and Jinx. That was you two on the bride, wasn't it?" He asked, snapping his head to you as you laughed.

"Wow. Just putting two and two together?" You mocked his anger.

"Why?" Jayce asked, watching as you simply shrugged.

"Your sheriff shot an…old friend of mine. Plus, the guy was an asshole." You stated.

You then watched amused as Jayce realized you were talking about Marcus.

You weren't wrong. The guy was always an asshole. Ever since you were a kid.

You then looked as you saw a truck with enforcers surrounding it, holding up their guns as they saw you.

Guess Jayce did prepare Incase of an ambush was needed.

You were quickly put in the back of the truck with at least five enforcers.

Each one kept their eye on you, some even looked scared to be around you.

Guess that came with your crimes.

But you weren't there to stay.

So, you closed your eyes, tilting your head to rest against the wall behind you.

You then slowly fell asleep, might as well rest for what was to come.

[andtheylive]

for the meta meme: sam + the aftermath of the new york attacks (since canon will never let us see it :))) )

welcome to the REAL scream 7, written and directed by moi!

first off: i'm finishing out the trilogy that we were supposed to have. i will be talking about what happens in the aftermath of new york and what i think 7 should have been (based on leaks and rumors).

let us begin!

part one: the aftermath of nyc

for the first time since 2022, sam and tara split ways. sam has no intentions on staying in new york city; tara is right, there's not much holding her there. and with one of their previous assailants being on the nypd, sam doesn't have confidence in new york's finest to keep her safe ... especially since she killed the bastard.

it's not an immediate move; sam stays while both chad and mindy recover from their injuries, which i imagine would take some time. especially chad, because that poor kid was treated like a pin cushion in 6, holy hell. she also takes this time to allow tara her own space; sam is present, but considerably less overbearing. the following six months are spent observing tara and her life from an arm's length distance — close enough for tara to reach out if she needs something, but without sam breathing down her neck.

this is ... hard, for sam. incredibly hard. but she does spend this time getting closer to danny brackett, especially now that their relationship is public to the core four. sam is surprised, and initially cautious (bc trauma lmaoo!!!) when he tells her that he would be willing to leave new york with her.

learning to trust is difficult to sam, especially in regards to romantic dynamics ... again, thank you so much richie, you worm. after much internal debate and discussions with tara + other important figures in her life (because no one knows how to keep a SECRET amongst this group!!), sam agrees to this.

they escape the cold and seasonal changes of new york and return back to the west coast. i'm thinking socal (fitting with 3's motif of taking place in hollywood hehehe!) but not necessarily. they get an apartment and sam finds a new job that she doesn't love, but it pays the bills. she considers going back to school and contemplates what she should spend the rest of her life doing; it's only fitting, considering her life has almost ended twice.

then come the horrors!

part two: what 7 could (and/or should) have been!

starting with the rumors:

sam and tara splitting up (see above) comes directly from behind the mask's report of what scream 7 would have been. i diverge with where the movie would have gone exclusively because i don't want to alienate or exclude any tara writers, but: scream 7 would have killed off tara because of jenna's busy schedule filming other projects (i presume wednesday and beetlejuice beetlejuice). the core four would have taken a back seat, so it makes sense to have sam separated from her friends.

who is our killer? i am running with everyone else's speculation and saying christina carpenter would have made a fantastic ghostface for 7. consider the build up we've received over two movies, the foreshadowing in 6 that she has disowned sam after ONE ghostface attack. after a second one featuring her and tara? i would absolutely by her snapping and deciding to take sam out of the equation to keep tara safe for the rest of her life.

also WHAT A SUBVERSION OF 2 & 6 which feature a parent killing to avenge their slain child. 7 having a parent attempt to kill one child to defend and avenge the other??? christina punishing her daughter for being the child of a monster while becoming a monster herself, killing off the people that sam holds dear as she tries to build a new life?? oh ....... that is cinema. devastating cinema.

i will significantly diverge from the leaks in a major way, however: i will not write sam being a ghostface killer. the idea of writing a person experiencing psychosis as a killer .... mmm, i don't love it!

i can understand how narratively, it would be interesting to see sam try so desperately to defy her father's footsteps and fall into them anyway, but i ain't about that life! i'm not doing it to my girl! i don't have a problem with the films portraying sam killing to defend herself & the people she cares about, especially when they are the ones that cast the first rock. baring the mask and taking up her father's mantel however is not a satisfying end for sam imo.

[samaraxmorgan]

Hello it is me, the Yap Anon but in my true form, before I yapped again I drew some eyes and i wanted to share them because I think the colors are cool.

NOW TIME TO YAP, OK SO I KNOW I KEEP GIVING YOU LIKE SUGGESTIVE-ISH IDEAS SO YOU GET AN ANGSTY ONE, SO WHAT IF HEAR ME OUT HERE, WE COME HOME FROM A LONG DAY AT WORK TO FIND SUKUNA OPENING THE DOOR AND WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER BEFORE SUKUNA SAYS 'Where the hell have you been?!' WHICH SHOCKS US BEFORE WE REPLY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 'Work' AND SUKUNA MUMBLES SOMETHING UNDER HIS BREATH ABOUT OUR JOB WORKING US TO DEATH AND HE TAKES OUR HAND (How scandalous) AND BRINGS US INSIDE SETTING US ON THE COUCH BEFORE SCOLDING US FOR NOT TEXTING HIM WHERE WE WERE AND WE RESPOND WITH SOMETHING LIKE 'Why would you care' OR 'it's not like you'd notice or care' WHICH MAKES SUKUNA MAD SO HE GRABS OUR FACE AND MAKES US LOOK INTO HIS EYES WHILE HE SAYS 'I do care, no matter how much it seems I don't I care, please, don't worry me like that again' AND WE'RE JUST SPEECHLESS BECAUSE WTF SUKUNA CARES ABOUT US AND WE GAWK AT HIM BEFORE COMPOSING OURSELVES AND HUG, PLUS SNUGGLING AS A TREAT BECAUSE :3

IM SORRY I KNOW THIS IS STRUNG TOGETHER HORRIBLLY BUT I THINK IT'S SUCH A FUN IDEA FOR SOME SILLY ANGST, I'M SORRY IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT.

REMEMBER HAVE AN AMAZING DAY/NIGHT :DDDD

HELLO BABE GOOD TO SEE U AGAINNNNN!!! True form I LOVE THAT FOR YOUUUU <3 and I loveeeee the drawings they look SO COOL!! The colors are so nice I love it!!

AAAAAA HIM BEING SO LOWKEY POSSESSIVEEEEE!!!!! SOOOO I have a very similar thing coming in a part soon!!!! We’re out in the city with him and we lose our phone and he spends HOURS trying to find us hehehehe :) he’s so MAD when he finally tracks us down but it’s just because he was worried fucking sickkkkkk

Ugh the idea of him shit talking our job I love it askalakk <3 I used to work at a place that treated me like SHIT and I knowwww he would fucking storm in there and curse my old boss out!!! King!!! And also I bet he HATES us having to stay late and work overtime because he’s always secretly staying up waiting for us to get home, both bc he wants to spend more time with us but also because he wants to make sure we’re safe!! I bet after something like this he would ~casually~ suggest downloading Life 360 ASKAKKAKS

God I know he was pacing around the apartment constantly checking the time watching as we were supposed to be home at one time but then an hour goes by, and another, and ANOTHER and he’s losing his MIND thinking something happened to us. I’m not gonna get too into it bc I don’t wanna spoil BUT I have his backstory planned out and let’s just say… he’s not exactly accustomed to regular every day jobs and he’s also VERY afraid of losing the people he cares about. So the first time we stay late at work he’s in a full PANIC

He doesn’t mean to lash out, but he tends to show fear through anger. We think he’s being over dramatic, unreasonable, but he’s got past trauma that we’re not aware of; and believe me he IS relieved that we’re okay, but his emotions are running HIGH and he’s having a hard time keeping them contained.

And when we ask him why he would care he’s stunned into silence. His mind is running, because how could we POSSIBLY think he doesn’t care? How bad has he been with showing us how important we are to him? Do we really think he doesn’t value us? He’s always been a firm believer that actions speak louder than words, but for once he realizes that he’s gonna need to communicate verbally, as much as it kills him to do so.

He’s not exactly graceful with his words, but we can tell that he’s TRYING. His hands cupping our cheeks to keep our gaze locked on his and the look in his eyes is so serious, so genuine. He DOES worry about us, he DOES care for us, and he tries so hard to hide it because he hates being vulnerable, but for us it’s worth it <3 We give him a hug and he squeezes us a little too tight that it hurts, he waits a little too long to let go, his fingers linger a little too much on our skin, and the look he gives us is a little too close to lovestruck, but how could we be sure?

And I got a LITTLE TOO carried away ASSKAKAK ANYWAYYYY!!!! If u couldn’t tell I LOVED this idea hehe

I hope you have a wonderful day :) !!!!

[luisribeiroccct]

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[solar-sunnyside-up]

Did you know that cottagecore has been known to have ties to fascism and colonialism?

this was the link added in a separate ask, and it is a very good conversation so I'm putting at the top here!! https://www.tumblr.com/solarpunkcast/189377668416/time-to-stop-tagging-cottagecore-alongside Yes I am very aware of this problem. While I think it's a problem to fix, I don't think it's worth abandoning the entire thing. To be brief though if you can't read the linked think yourself, cottagecore, and trad like sub cultures always have ideas of colonialism, classism, ableism, racism, sexism baked into them. And in general just a very western perspective to things. So I totally understand why this is gross to ppl who are looking to escape those systems through solarpunk. These points are the most important part to this convo, I think these points should be on everyone's mind when interacting with almost any aesthetic. We as a solarpunk community aren't safe from Nazi shit. we aren't safe from our bigotry seeping in. And if anything I post is either tied to or supporting this you let me know I'll sort it out (with violence and arson where needed) I think cottagecore in particular is a … weird one. A lot of its bones of cottagecore are related to why ppl like Solarpunk. But not just that. It was born in a time of isolation, of the government abandoning it's citizens during a plague, of burn out over ungrateful and exploitive jobs. Ppl where rejecting the American Dream in mass, questioning the appeal of city and career. Instead they wanted so badly to make clothes for their friends, to read books on rainy days and make soup, to have control over their food supply. I know many ppl in solarpunk who started in that initial trend of cottagecore and then realized they didn't have to day dream about a cottage lifestyle that half of them couldn't even live bc of accessability. They could build it where they were. For me the reason is bc cottagecore is this gutteral reaction. There is something WRONG with society, and our natural instinct, particularly when burnt out and too tired to even dream of a better place, we think of running away. Run away from war, from environmental disaster, from the bigots on your doorstep that want you dead. Run. it's the only option!! But then they tend to create small social circles through crafts and recipes, jokes about coliving with friends in the city, and somewhere in there they realize ppl need each other. Slowly the mentality goes from a flight response to a "I'm going to just do what I want in the place I already live" and mutual aid and common spaces form almost on accident. But bc of the base appeal, just like homemaking circles, the community that doesn't examines things further tend to breed this  Colonialistic, ablest, sexist culture of farm life being the only answer. But I don't blame cottagecore for this if we don't give them any other options to remove the bigotry but keep the helpful, kind and sweet parts. I like to think about it like Riot grrrl, a group with good intents that didn't dissect just ENOUGH of the problem to remove the racism from their ideals. But there where still parts worth saving, parts worth reusing and refining and protecting. There were ppl in these circles that took it to the next step of equality, that handled that problem of solidarity and inclusion. But many stayed within the Riot grrl circles to refine this rather then abandon it in its entirety. I think it's worth letting cottage core go through the process of letting them know better is possible even within their aesthic niche. Just know I'm not turning my eye from this, I won't ever turn my eye from the truth. I know it's a festering wound that could kill off any good intent it had. I just think it should be given the chance to realize the overlap we have.

[bluenightcomedies]

cw- poverty talk

just wanted to talk abt this a bit bc i tend to talk so casually about our money situation with friends and i noticed their reactions one thing i've normalized due to living in poverty for our entire life is that I measure our budget in days of food, based on how much we spend on average for ingredients and eating out... which is about $15 per day if we go for healthy meals. suppose we get $800 a month in welfare. that's pretty cushy, right? that's about two months of food! well, there's the bills. we're in low income housing in a rural town so fortunately we only have to pay ~$250 as opposed to the ~$800 average! man, imagine if we had to pay the full rent! then there's $50 for internet using a small local IP, $30 in water bills, and $40 in electric bills. not too bad. that drops the budget down to uh... 28 days of food. that's okay! we'll have to eat out less often, do smaller meals! well, there's transportation. we can't drive, and local public transportation is awful so that costs $20 per round trip unless it's nice enough out to walk to somewhere nearby. depending on how many trips we need to make, that leaves us 24-26 days of food. ...oh, the laptop broke, and we uh... actually needed that. we can get a cheap used one off ebay- or one of the chromebooks at a discount- for about $200. ... uh yeah we can't live on- wait! that's if we do *healthy* meals. we have this rice bowl recipe that's filling enough at a whopping $3 per day! we're going to feel like shit after a while eating nothing but that, but we'll be able to afford everything. when i break it down like this to my friends, many of them (most who live in bigger cities and can hold jobs) are horrified. looking back... yeah i can see why; but... that's been our whole life. ...and the worst thing is, we're among the luckier ones. with this kind of budgeting and access to cheap resources, we can still stay afloat out of going homeless without working ourselves to death. that's why i'm so nonchalant about our poverty, because we still could be far off worse.⭐

[rahleeyah]

i have so many feelings about the end of ted lasso. personally, i’m glad ted and rebecca remained friends, though i would have been totally cool if they were more. ted leaving felt so shitty because there is nothing good for him left in kansas except for his son, really. his friends, his support systems, dr. sharon… it isn’t clear to me if ted has friends other than beard and it breaks my heart.

honestly, it feels almost like a step backwards cause ted isn’t moving on from richmond, he’s just going back to kansas where… what job does he even have?

idk, i get why the show ended the way it did. i think that any other ending would have felt too happy-go-lucky-unrealistic but i’m still sad about it

(though to be clear i’m not mad at the ending, i just am sad on behalf of ted)

That's the sticking point for me, is that Ted is left with nothing, and he doesn't even look that happy about it. Now, the argument is that he has the one thing he wanted most, the chance to be with his son, to be part of his son's day to day life (which is a time sensitive desire, there's a clock running on Henry's childhood and Ted can't wait and be there later it has to be now or never, and he also will never have the chance to do that again), to love his son and not leave his son with the same wounds he grew up with as a result of losing his father. Ted has sacrificed everything to make his son's life better. A lot of parents can relate.

While Ted has my dream life in London, he is not the ultimate decision maker for his son; Michelle has to be on board with whatever choice he makes, too. Now if I'm Michelle, and Ted is willing to help financially, me and my baby are on the first plane out of the states, but that's me. Michelle may have stronger family ties. Michelle and Ted may want those family ties for Henry, and not want to sever him from them. They may want to raise him in a less high pressure environment than in a big city like London.

And that's the thing is bc Ted's decision was so rushed they didn't have time for any of that. We can guess at why Ted won't hear of taking Henry out of Kansas, but we don't really know - it's not like it was impossible, given Ted's salary, people move internationally, it is not some pie in the sky impossibility, unless there is a reason. We just don't know what that reason is.

Sorry I'm all over the place but the thing is like. Parents make sacrifices for their children. That is absolutely true. That is an insurmountable obstacle for sure. But our last image of Ted is so hopeless. All he has is Henry. That's it. He gave up everything, and he doesn't even look all that happy, and we know he's struggled with anxiety and depression, and what good is making all those sacrifices for Henry if in the end he's unhappy, unfulfilled, lonesome? Henry will sense that. Henry will ultimately be hurt by that.

There isn't like a best answer here, which I think is interesting. If he stays in London sure he can see Henry over facetime and in person periodically but that is not enough to sustain a relationship with a child who is changing by the day; time will put a huge barrier between them. They will not know each other. He may not be getting that much day to day time with Henry now that he's back in the states, who knows what the custody arrangement is, but he can coach Henry's soccer team and see him so much more often and really maintain that relationship. He needs to be where Henry is to have a relationship with his son, and bc he's unwilling to consider relocating Henry, that only leaves one option. And that's best for Henry, and maybe it's best for Ted, bc he won't feel guilty about abandoning his son, and it's so noble, all this sacrifice. It's noble in a way that leaves a bad taste in the mouth, though.

And it's interesting to me bc as I sat here wondering about how, ultimately, Ted was always going to have to leave bc of how the show had established his priorities and concerns, I was wondering about how they could have ended it without doing this, and I find myself thinking what if they hadn't ended it at all? What if they'd left it open, not definitively said Ted was going or staying, not definitively said "Ted's London family will thrive without him and he will never see them again" (he wasn't even at Beard's wedding, if in fact that wedding happened), but ended on a moment of a decision suspended, hope still in the air, a question left unanswered? The ending was pretty ambiguous imo but a little more ambiguity might have been more palatable.

But palatable was not the point. My personal desires and opinions weren't the point. Fathers and sons, forgiveness, selflessness, love for others, these things are central to the plot of the entire damn show, and I guess they were always gonna bring the point home.

Sorry for the ramble it's probably full of typos but I need to do my job now lmao

[goosegoblin]

Hi jess. Hope you’re well. Asking you this because im honestly not sure who to ask in my life and ive liked the advice you’ve given to others in the past. So im an american poc, 21 and in college, as is my white bf. We’ve only been dating 5 mos but im more in love and secure w him than anyone ever and he feels the same. We’ve started talking about postgrad plans since we’re going to enter our last year of college. He is planning on a phd whereas im going corporate. He wants to live together after graduation and be in the same city. He’ll heavily consider my choice for location when it comes to grad school and wants me to apply to jobs in those cities. I really want to be with him and I can see a future w him but at the same time it’s really scary. Especially the thought of moving away from my state and moving in with him and starting a life together. I feel like im still young. But i also dont want to be long distance, esp because wherever he picks for grad school he will be stuck at for a few years. Are we crazy to be talking about all this and considering living together (a year later) when we’ve only been together for 5mos? Im aware we could break up before then and my immigrant parents will present MANY issues, but there’s hope in my heart that we’ll work thru all of it together. Or am I being delusional and need to chill out? We still have a few mos but I’ll need to start applying to jobs in the fall and will need to figure out which cities by then. Idk. It sounds crazy to me. He could be the one or he could not. I dont know and my heart wants to run w this but also scary to make decisions when we haven’t known each other that long (even tho it’s been wonderful. Not perfect bc many external obstacles but perfect btwn us). Any advice is much appreciated!!! Sorry this is so long

Hello my friend,

I think to a certain extent this depends on how much this would limit your career options. Are we talking about a career where you can pretty easily find jobs in most cities? Or one that's quite niche, where limiting yourself would make life a lot harder? If you weren't moving to be with him, would you consider moving to another state at all, or would you strongly prefer to stay where you are?

A few other things to consider- if you make these plans and then you break up beforehand, will you have somewhere to stay? What if you break up after a few months of living together- who will leave and who will stay? Will you be alright for money? Will you have a support network outside of him, even if not in person? You say there will be issues with your family- if they're currently an important part of your life, will you potentially lose them if you make this decision? Is that okay with you or not? None of these are leading questions, by the way- they're just things I think are worth consideration.

For reference, I moved in with my then-boyfriend and two other people in a shared house after dating him for around six months. We're now married, so it went pretty well! That being said, it was in the same city I was living in anyway, we were also living with other people, and we were both still attending (the same) university. I am sure many people have stories of moving in together early and having it work; I am sure many have stories of moving in together early and it not working (I suspect, sadly, there are many more of these). Nothing in life is risk-free.

I think if you do go through with it, it's sensible to think of and plan for worst-case scenarios- but I don't think this is a situation where I can tell you what's right or wrong. I think it depends on a lot of different factors. Are there friends or people in your life that you could ask that might know you and your partner better? I'm sorry that I couldn't give more specific or useful advice.

Best wishes and lots of love,

xx

[killa-trav]

idk if anyone cares but fuck it, post match thoughts from urs truly

we saw yesterday that without casemiro the squad is lacking a suitable player to replace him. on his day mctominay can be good but in a big game like yesterday where he knows he needs to step up, yet again he fucked up and it was more eriksen doing his own work and covering for mctominay’s mistakes. that was issue number 1. our midfield without casemiro is incredibly weak and it shouldn’t be a case of we have to solely rely on casemiro to be good, we need another box-to-box midfielder asap

united’s second issue is the right backs. when the transfer rumours started swarming, wan bissaka did step up slightly to show why he should stay but yesterday and especially that first goal is proof why he needs to go. he could’ve easily stopped that first goal had he not been so shit. now i’m not saying dalot is absolutely amazing bc he’s not, he’s decent but my god do we need to get a new rb bc it’s so annoying that those two bums are our only options. and tying into the defence comes de gea who again didn’t do a good enough job in goal and again his weaknesses are showing which is very frustrating bc we all know that de gea on his day is unstoppable

now moving onto the attack, there’s really not much to criticise about them. rashford he’s in fine form, garnacho is probably one of the most exciting young player to watch rn and antony? the less said about antony the better. but that doesn’t mean that they are faultless. now weghorst he’s done alright in this game n palace but it’s clear that again he doesn’t offer the depth that united need upfront. we know in the past ten hag has used tall players like weghorst to improve the attack but idk, something isn’t working n obviously he’s a loan n really just a cover for martial but still like he needs to improve.

i personally think garnacho should be used more bc we saw against city that in those 15 minutes he was on the pitch, he was the one who was doing the most and let me just remind u, he’s 18 years old. we really do have a gem in our hands n we need to use him way more before the inevitable move to madrid happens. but the only issue w garnacho is bc he’s so young, his game is incomplete and he still needs development here n there

all of the things i’ve mentioned above is why i’ve never seriously said that man united are title contenders this year bc we aren’t and it’s the media and rival fans who have put us in the title race, our own manager and players don’t think we are in the race bc a top 4 finish is our aim this year. don’t get me wrong i would love it if in his first season ten hag does win the league but this squad still has a lot of cracks which were ironed out with the wins but they were still there and not being able to make the signings we needed to this window bc the glazers are incompetent fucks will again hurt us massively.

[blkkizzat]

Indian reader is back here again AHSJDH I SWEAR THIS IS THE LAST ONE 🙏🙏🙏 honestly reading your post made me hungry send help

I am SO glad you enjoyed your trip here, I love it when people learn about each other's cultures it literally makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!! I love how detailed your posts about the trip were and I really appreciate you sharing it with us <33

You knowing your tourist guide's whole story with the pharmacist to history lover is so real 😭 some people be having the wildest career paths especially the ones who've been at it for a long time and you somehow get to know their whole story in the span of 20 minutes

Personally I think summer in the US feels worse bc ceiling fans and all around ventilation isn't very common there from what I've seen and heard, while winters in India are worse for the most part since electrical heating and room temperature control isn't common here outside of the cities (inbuilt room temp control isn't a concept here at all currently, I've only ever seen it in hotels)

This was probably the best time for you to visit india cause peak summer temperatures haven't even started yet and you were already dying from the heat (me too dw)

And trust when I say you're not the only one struggling to cross the streets not all of us are built for this do or die type of shit 💔💔💔 (though I'll have to build up that confidence since you know. I live here. Don't exactly have a choice 🤡)

PS I'm going to be craving a restaurant thaali for the rest of the day bc of the pics

Omfg no please write me anytime!! <33

Awe thank you! I def love sharing my experiences! I love traveling and will def have to come back. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it cause i tend to ramble on about stuff! Yes! Another tour guide we had in Jaipur used to be a laywer. He was so knowledgeable too, he was with us all day and took us a few different places. It was fun learning about them. One thing I definitely took back from that and was inspired by was seeing people leaving "socially prominent" or high status jobs for something they loved. Seeing as I went as apart of my MBA program it was an unexpected but great reality check that sure we are all in this program to progress our careers but we really need to keep self-fulfillment and happiness in mind. Whats money or status if you are miserable? Like they had us eating out of the palm of their hand with how much passion they had for what they did and it really inspired me to find that in my own life!

Omfg yeah, it really depends on where you are. The sun feels a bit more intense in India because we were closer to the equator than in the US but the heat in India I experienced at 100 degrees F was a walk in the park compared to the time I stupidly went to las vegas in August and it was nearly 120 degrees F. Also where I live summers have been getting hotter and hotter so people arent equipped for heat waves. I've always had AC cause I have really furry dogs who need to stay cool though so thankfully ive been prepared. Also winters can be an issue here too, Texas been getting ice storms and blizzards in the past few years and as a hot area are completely unequipped. Even in places that are used to cold like NYC, when I lived there I moved into a new building paid a stupid high rent to live in a box that had central AC but was poorly insulated so I had to buy like the shiny foil insulating sheets to put over my window in the winter or I felt like the wind was passing right through.

Haha thankfully I was always in busy areas cause me and my friends when we werent with our guide would always just wait until we saw someone else who was clearly Indian cross the street and cross with them lmfao. We probably looked so stupid standing and waiting there lmfao but we never waited more than 5 mins thankfully LOL. Its funny cause looking back I've had friends here in the US scared to "jaywalk" with like one car coming thats practically crawling down the block and in India you have people boldly stopping speeding cars to cross LOL. I just imagine how funny we must look scared to cross with one car wayyyyyyy down the block coming, even I'm laughing at us.

I hope you get some resturant thaali soon! I'm definitely going to be craving it soon too. I know the next time I eat Indian food it ain't going to hit the same AT ALL lmfao.

[starlightkun]

I keep on reading much mistletoeing about nothing again and again because it's beautiful and cute at the end. Well, I kept thinking about how like sometimes the things we don't talk about and kind of hide? from our loved ones can affect the relationship we have with them even though we did it out of love like I don't want my loved ones to be sad because I'm going through this or that or like I'm feeling down or sad or stressful and i don't want them to know it because it can affect their mood... I really wanted to hit both kun and mman mc's in the head for breaking up like that. I felt like they had a cute and beautiful connection with each other. The story ended with cuteness but it's kind of a deep story, mainly in the middle part where they fight. Cheesy kun is.. wow 👌🏻. I hope mman mc will deal with kun's cheesiness till her last breath, lol. I need them to grow old with each other for sure. Even if you wrote it in a 24ish fever it's a beautiful ff/story of yours for sure. I hope the sequel will come out soon, too!!! I'm excited to read more of kun and mman mc!! - 🌺

under the cut bc i love the sound of my own voice even when i'm typing <33

mman simultaneously was written in literally 25 hours (which includes some sleep and a 9 hour workday btw) but also the underlying idea had been brewing for a while: i've always been a bit perturbed by the concept of moving really far away as a grand romantic gesture. e.g., choosing a college even though it's not your top pick in order to stay with a romantic partner, moving somewhere because your significant other got a job there, moving to a new city/country to live with a significant other that you've previously only been long distance with. like.....what if you break up? what then?

so that's something that has just sort lingered in the back of my mind for years, and i got to explore the part that i found interesting in mman: the aftermath. the 'what now?' of it. of not really being stuck but not having anywhere else to go.

and while i didn't write their actual breakup in mman, i wanted the reason they broke up to at least be sort of understandable. like, i didn't want it to be because one of them did something objectively, morally wrong (cheating or what have you). i wanted you to be able to understand how it happened, but also see how it could have not happened, how it could have played out differently. i didn't want too trite of a miscommunication trope, or a lack of love between them, so i had them break up because they loved each other too much they couldn't see past it and see the situation for what it was in the moment :') but it all worked out eventually :')

on a lighter note i love cheesy kun so much <33 love of my life right there <33 MY pookie fr <33 and mman is a bit cheesy too, calling him 'pooks' (aka short for pookie) so u know they're meant to be <33

[garlique]

so here is my dilemma today sjdjdjs . day 2 in the field of a new job and yesterday i fucking HATED it and HATED the commute to the point where i cried the whole way home and then ALSO cried for like an hour afterward w my partner about how much i hated it and how miserable i was !! im putting it below a cut bc it'll probly get long but if anyone does read it all tell me if i should quit or try to keep going through it

okay so basically the job is charitable fundraising, face to face on the street canvassing. i dont wanna go into too much detail abt the company structure but the company that hired me is contracted by the IRC to do all their face to face fundraising. so yesterday they did some like intros and some basic dos and donts and then paired us up w someone and said "okay go!!"

here are my issues with it that are just about the job structure and not my own issues: theres no centralization at all and every day i would be going to a different spot. now this would be fine if it was based in tacoma, where i know my way around, and also dont have to ride for an hour on multiple forms of transit to get TO the city. the job is in seattle but i live in tacoma and anyone who sees this who does this commute will understand lol. they'll tell us where we're mesnt to be the next day 'by 8pm the night before' and having to scramble every single night to work out a complicated and frankly expensive commute to a brand new place makes me wanna kill myself sjzjzjzjz

minor issue but we have to use our personal phones and let them location track us for time clock purposes and i truly am not comfortable with that, and it saps my phone battery horribly which is a major source of anxiety for me

also in all their promo materials people had tables they were Sitting behind and for us, it is literally standing still in one spot for 6 fuckin hours a day which like i get it but if i can't walk around or sit i cant do it!!

last major issue is in fact the job itself. and i will admit this is my fuckin fault but i dont even rmr when i applied for this position and i have just been desperately applying for whatever i think i could get. but goddamn i am so tired of jobs where the people i interact with as a RULE treat interactinf with me like a horrible fucking chore or something else awful they have to get through like i can just FEEL the disgust radiating off them and that is so goddamn exhausting to me

now here is where we get into why u Shouldn't quit. the number one answer is that i am less than 2 weeks into quitting nicotine and in like another 2 weeks i SHOULD be a lot more normal. i say should because unfortunately nicotine is a surprisingly effective med for a lot of the mental issues i deal with and i honestly DONT know if i will get back to feeling normal within the month timeframe most people do !! and thats also assuming i dont fuckin relapse at all in that timeframe and am Able to stay off it, which if i stay at this job will probably be very impossible. but i truly just DONT have the necessary emotional regulation skills to deal with what i need to at this job! i dont have the emotional regulatory skills to deal with the constand rejection and brushing off, i just dont have the ability to not take it personally right now. and honestly given everything i dealt with at cascade and how much that affected me i dont know if i Will have those regulatory skills once im thru quitting!!

i dont know. like i want a job where i know im putting Good back into the world but i also dont want tiny fucking returns and rejection and unhappiness, and besides this would be an expensive fuckin job w the commute n the food n everything. i just dont wanna fuckin do it and i feel like with how fast paced everything is in this industry i should probably just fuckin quit now .lmao

i just dont know what to do and we're so brain foggy that we cant even make a fucking decision and im so tired and i dont wanna do it lmao . so someone tell me if i should quit or not !!

[dailyaudiobiblechronological]

8/21/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription part 5

Good morning. Daily Audio Bible Chronological. This is Nicole Simone from Brooklyn, NY, East New York. Last and most of my days it is officially August 16th, but I just listened to August 15th and reminded about August 14th. Well, Lady of Victory.Access to come and pray Hallelujah for a miracle, Lord. And as she presents the five of those and the two fishes to you, Lord Jesus, and you took it, and you blessed it, and it became more. That's what we need for this.Aspiring Dr. of philosophy we we want that blessing for her. Oh boy. And have your way, if it be that well, for her to continue on in the time that she would like to continue on.Um, we ask that you, you bless her. I'm also want to lift up.Tiara from Chicago. Her little man on the behalf of her friend who called for little man. Lord, we ask for healing. Complete healing through and through. Also want to lift a pure heart from Tennessee. Her babies, they have a Brandon and Sofia pray. The Ephesians 6.Scripture over all of them right now in the name of Jesus and we suffer. Florida. I believe it was her nephew AJ So we we we we're we're we're believing in God to.Have a Nat guilty verdict right now in the name of Jesus. Lord, we thank you. We're thanking you in advance. And I'm Simone from Texas. So good to hear your voice where it up. Love you all. Thank you for loving me and welcoming me again into daily Audio Bible Chronological.Family, It is truly a blessing. Oh LB, please tell Tina I hope she can share you with me. Probably with all of us. Love you all until.Hello my dear BC this is Minita. Today August 15th I was reading along with Jill and this were impacted impacted my heart captivated my attention. Umm.It's so good. It's just so the word of God is just so good.Yes, sometimes it's really hard to admit that we have taken a long way instead of the way they got once us to take. And I'm tired to pretending and afraid to admit our mistakes and our failures and Oh my gosh and just God, just just call my attention.With this at the end of the readings Jill your reflection was amazing was powerful. We all we all humans we all go through situations and we are afraid to to admit that we are weak and I was ashamed of something and.I got just.Really caught my attention and I drop on my knees and repentance and um.I mean all praying for others, so for God to give.The eyes to see and ears to to listen. And now I asked the Lord, Lord, I've been asking him too, for my soul open my ears to listen with Lord, my eyes to see God and my heart.Get my heart closer to you, Father. And he did answer. And today he just set me free. You know this is the truth. And the truth has set me free. He is the truth. And I am so grateful for this, for this reading today and every day. I love you.My sister Jill. I love you. My siblings. God bless you. Have a nice day. Hi there, my dab See family. This is Carrie from Baltimore.Just wanted to check back in. It's been a little bit since I talked to you guys about my son-in-law, Russell, who was paralyzed in a mountain biking accident back in June.So he did get discharged from rehab and Chicago, and he is now in Baltimore.And they are staying in a hotel until we figure out an apartment situation. But he will be starting outpatient therapy. His first appointment is next week, so just asking for continued prayers for his spiritual health, his physical health and his.Emotional health is an incredible life change for them as not only.His accident and now being paralyzed, but the loss of a job, the loss of their home that they can't return to. They used to live in the Bronx and now having to move to a whole new city to be close to family. So a lot of newness changes. My daughter has to find a new job.As well. So luckily she is a nurse. Not even luckily, thankfully, thank to the Lord that she is a nurse and she can get a job anywhere, so we're super thankful for that.So thank you guys. Thank you for reaching out and praying and I am praying for you all as well. Thank you so much.

[humansun]

karma is my BF.

Written Friday, July 28th, 2023 at 11:30AM

Good morning! It’s freaking Friday. Which means. The week is over, and we have accomplished a lot. 

Written Sunday, July 29th, 2023 at 12:29AM

Hi.

I’m dead right now.

Updates/thoughts:

Don’t overbook yourself aka only one major activity per weekend if you could help it. 

Betty, you give a lot of time to other people. You need to give more time to yourself because you’re that important and you have things to achieve.

You can love people but not want to hang out with them until the next 6 months.

I’m fucking tired

If you’re hanging out with friends until 2am and you want to leave, then leave. Don’t stay until 4:00am bc that will become 4:15am and 4:!5am will become 4:30 and next thing you know you’re not in bed until 5:!5am

Sleep is just as important as your workouts and meals and water. Get your 7.5+ hours

Be critical with how you decide to spend your time and energy. You only have one life to live.

Omg this one really got me - fuckennn so you know how in society people don’t really value other people unless they seem to have tangible success? So they’ll look down at someone who’s working a blue-collar job for example. It’s so weird - half the conversations I’m having with people are about valuing life and being free and doing what we should, which is so real, but at the same time a majority of the perspectives out there really value millionaires and shit

It doesn’t necessarily make me shift my own values because I don’t think my values at this point would be changing too much from what they are about

However it does make me think about how i could survive in a world like this. Just thinking about all the strikes, the instability of the work, the potential idealism I may be playing into with everything I’m doing. I don’t know it’s a lot

The type of content I’d like to produce is the type that gives people food for thought, space to question aspects of their lives including themselves, highlight the truths of our world like diversity, and to increase awareness (thought about this one in the shower)

I’m grateful for friends who get me and love me because I get them and I love them

Things we talked about included gatekeeping, being aware of our previous actions and behaviors that may not have served us/our community, social media, They cloned tyrone

Learning is important to me because the more I learn the more I know about things that are beneficial to me and from that I will better my life because of it so why would I not want to learn?

Ultimately every single day on Earth I want to be a better person and I want to continue to have a rich, full, and happy life

To do this I want to recognize my frustrations of the day are from my overbooking in my schedule, probably subconsciously wanting to please other people, and lastly my period/the heat. And that is valid. All of my feelings are valid and its important to remember that:

It will not be like this forever/these feelings are temporary

In every part of our journey we will find that we will slip up or things fall into place in a weird way but it absolutely does not mean we are failing. We are readjusting and learning everyday

Taking the time to learn about myself, my thoughts, my behavior, my feelings, my family, friends, parter, ancestors, culture, community, city, neighboring cities, state, country, countries, world, and universe is essential

Which means I need to give myself time and spend less time with other people

Because this is peace.