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growinstablog · 5 months ago

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Instagram now restricts visibility of weight loss products and cosmetic surgery posts for teens

If your Instagram feed is anything like mine, your feed and Explore page are probably littered with weight loss meal supplements, timelapses of injected lip filler, and skinny-tea promoted by a Kardashian — because obviously, that’s all we want to see when browsing Instagram. But jokes aside, the pressure to be “perfect” is putting immense pressure on young women more than ever.

In an effort to combat toxic beauty standards promoted online, Instagram announced it will tighten its policy on posts related to weight loss products and cosmetic surgery by hiding related posts from users known to be aged under 18.

The policy update, which will also be applied to Facebook, includes the removal of any content that makes a “miraculous” claim about a diet or weight-loss product which was simultaneously linked to a commercial offer such as a discount code or affiliate link.

Finding a discount code for some unhealthy meal supplement isn’t hard work, just head to Khloe Kardashian’s Instagram profile — who advertises to almost 100 million followers.

As influencer culture has creeped its way into almost every business model, it has unsurprisingly increased the promotion of dieting products including “appetite-suppressing” meal supplements. Inevitably, this has raised concerns about the impact that diet and detox content can have on young people, especially their mental health and body image.

In 2017, a study titled “#StatusOfMind” by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), found that Instagram is rated as the worst social media platform when it comes to its impact on young people’s mental health.

This policy update has been praised by countless users of the platform, including actor and body positivity activist, Jameela Jamil, who has previously called out influencers on Instagram for posting toxic content.

No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM

— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018

On Twitter, Jamil described the update as “a major step in the fight with the dirty side of diet/detox industry.”

A HUGE DAY! A MAJOR STEP IN THE FIGHT WITH THE DIRTY SIDE OF THE DIET/DETOX INDUSTRY!!! Influencers best watch yourselves… https://t.co/F4iPTyVGU4

— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) September 18, 2019

It’s only now we’re admitting the detrimental effects toxic posts like weight-loss promotion can have on people’s physical and mental health. It’s reassuring to see Instagram and Facebook take responsibility for what the platform has previously been exploited for. But it’s yet another reminder that platforms need to prepare themselves to be continually responsive to changes in society and media.

https://growinsta.xyz/instagram-now-restricts-visibility-of-weight-loss-products-and-cosmetic-surgery-posts-for-teens/

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carpkoinobori · 7 months ago

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[❣︎] good luck, babe — huh yunjin x reader

[𖤐] 1/3 [next] [please be aware this is all fiction! none of this is real and idols behavior is not accurately represented.]

song(s): good luck babe - chappel roan | runaway runaway - mars argo | casual - chappel roan |

summary: you’re dream was to debut with your best friend. what do you do when she doesn’t want to debut as your “friend” anymore?

pairing: idol!huh yunjin x soloist!fem!reader | slight idol!nakamura kazuha x soloist!fem!reader

tags: angst, eventual happy ending

wc: 2.7k

cw: mentions of dieting, internalized homophobia LITE, period-typical homophobia

ex: not beta read will do it later sorry 😞

jennifer had been your best friend since highschool— or I guess you should say huh yunjin, now. you both met in your freshman year, and bonded over your love of music and dance. she was loud, extroverted, but not in an obnoxious way— she was like the sun, shining brightly, oozing charisma. She lit up a room, and it was all you could do to chase her warmth like a desperate, frost-bitten flower.

you were still extroverted, albeit enjoying time away from people. you weren’t popular, you were a bit more reserved, a bit more closed off, but relatively well liked for your humor and academic prowess. You had one or two close friends, one of them being yunjin.

it was the summer before 2019 when she told you she wanted to be an idol. You were sleeping over at her house, since your parents were fighting, again. you, who had no real plans after highschool, whose parents didn’t really care what became of their daughter— you smiled and held her hand. You’d follow the sun anywhere it went.

you both made it onto produce 48, jumping up and down, screaming and crying for just the pure joy of it. Alone, again, with her, you held her head in your hands, finally kneeling in front of each other on the hardwood floor, your foreheads touching as you both panted, giggling and smiling still. The moment quickly broke away when you heard the door open, breaking apart faster than you could blink. That’s when it all started, you could say. When you realized you might like your best friend.

you were a rising star, praised for your smooth, detailed dance and soft, honey way of singing. You began to rank higher and higher, everyone loved you— everyone but your best friend. Everyone but who you wished would love you.

a part of you thinks if you weren’t going through your angsty teenaged romance, you wouldn’t have tried as hard to debut as you did. All your songs were about her, her hair, her voice, her eyes— everything about her. She was your reason to keep going. Maybe she deserved some credit, after all, you would never had been as popular if everyone wasn’t so curious to know who Korea’s new rising rookie was so in love with.

when yunjin was eliminated, it was the worst day of your life. The cameras caught you, with your hand over your mouth, frozen, tears falling down your face. You struggled to breath, but finally got up and ran to her. You didn’t even care if the cameras caught you, you didn’t care- you just needed her- your best friend- you needed her.

you cried for days. you tried not to bother anyone, muffling it with a pillow. you got so good at crying quietly, but everyday you’d wake up with puffy, red-rimmed eyes, and got told to cover them up. You tried to keep contact, but she “couldn’t handle the reminder,” right now, or so she said. Either way, there was a hundred messages you sent before you got that sharp reminder that you would never be anything more than a friend. maybe less, now. She was never yours. You were on borrowed time. the sun shares its warmth with the whole world, you were just naive enough to believe it was you who allowed it to be shared.

after that, Korea’s rising star fell back to earth. The pretty sunflower wilted, and broke apart. You were eliminated shortly after, and some people put two and two together. There was never enough proof for a scandal, but some people believed that you fell apart because that person you were writing about left, but they still weren’t sure who. God, they’re so dumb.

you continued to be a trainee, lying in wait.

you got called into a meeting. You had the opportunity to debut in a new group. Le Sserafim, they called it, an anagram for im fearless. A part of you laughed. you were never fearless. You were a coward. You couldn’t even tell her how much you loved her. You didn’t try to think about it, though. You hadn’t heard that name in years—

it was three years before you heard the name huh yunjin again. She was coming back, and she was going to debut. In the same group.

and like coming home after years of being lost. obviously, you were ecstatic.

all the starving, all the work, all the tears and pain and suffering— it was all for her. it’d all be worth it to feel her warmth again, to get your sun back, to end this constant winter.

You’d get to be her sunflower, again.

The heat of August in Korea was in full force, and you were wearing nothing too impressive, just a Nirvana shirt you’d had for years and a pair of baggy jeans when you saw her. To be completely transparent, you had heard her before you saw her. You could never forget that laugh. You peeked your head from behind the wall, peering down the corridor. You practically ran to her.

You beamed, barely contained excitement buzzing around you. “JEN! You’re back! Oh my god, how are you? I missed y-” you were cut off. She smiled at you, but it didn’t look.. real. It look practiced. She didn’t smile at you like how she used to.

“I’m good, and yeah, it’s great to be back. Nice to see you again, y/n,” she nodded, before she continued walking with the staff member into a different room, farther down along the corridor.

What just happened? Did she.. not like you, anymore? Did she forget? Did she move on? What were you saying— there was nothing to move on from. Stress relief, she called it. Just a distraction. Casual, easy, quick. What were you thinking? No, really, what were you thinking? She had only dated guys all throughout high school, you were probably just her experiment, just something she tried out.

You decided to find out.

You cornered her in a hallway. Not very classy, you know, but where else could you find her?

“Jen- is there a reason you stopped talking to me? I just- you probably know, we’re gonna debut together now, we need to.. work together. I just- I need to know. Did it mean nothing to you? You were my best friend,”

Yunjin looked vaguely uncomfortable, cringing towards the wall, looking to the side before she spoke. “Listen, y/n, we’re about to debut. I’m about to debut. I’ve been working on this for years, and so have you. Why would we throw it all away? We should focus on our debut, not whatever silly things we did when we were younger,” she shrugged, giving a practiced grin. “Besides, it was never serious, right? You know how I am, we both agreed we were just bored-“

“Bored? Because we were fucking bored? You’ve got to be kidding me, Jen. There’s no way you believe that- I fucking loved you-“

“Yeah, well, it’s over now. We’re debuting. Get it together,” she spat acidly, pushing past you and opening the door to the practice studio before looking over her shoulder. “I mean it, y/n. Just forget about it. It didn’t mean anything to me, and it shouldn’t have meant anything to you either,” she said icily, about to close the door. “Just call me Yunjin, now,” she muttered, door clicking shut behind her, leaving you a bitter, heart broken mess.

you didn’t follow. You figured she needed time alone- she didn’t need you, anymore. you wouldn’t have known how wrong she felt saying it, how it felt like ripping out her heart every time she watched your face break. It was for your own good, she thought. You didn’t need her ruining your chances. You both wanted this, right? To debut? That was the dream— she was doing you a favor.

“I’m sorry, sir, but I don’t think I can debut in a group,” you said seriously, your hands clasped together. “I would rather be a soloist.. I’ve already written a few songs, I’ve planned the concept— you know how popular I was during Produce 48, right? I swear, just give me a shot-“ You pleaded, beginning to ramble before he cut you off.

“Y/n, you’re an excellent singer, and a well-rounded dancer. You’re an asset, to say the least. I never really wanted you in a group to begin with. I think you have a future as a soloist,” he smiled, nodding. “Sure, why not? Tell me your ideas,”

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it all went from there. You were gonna debut. Either way, even if you were in a group- it wouldn’t be with your best friend, Jennifer. It’d be with Huh Yunjin, idol extraordinaire. You didn’t like her, much. You didn’t want to be her flower, or anyones, for that matter. Returning to the ground was a better choice. Sunflowers were always too bright for you anyway. You preferred white carnations, anyway.

You made your debut around the same time as Le Sserafim, and it was a smash hit. You released your debut album, LIMERENCE, with the title track ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ You were widely praised, forums discussing whether or not the song was about the same person you sang about in Produce 48. They were right, of course, but they’d never guess who. You were on a music show, getting your first win. The Le Sserafim members clapped, and you smiled graciously at them, your gaze lingering on Yunjin’s before you turned to the cameras, smiling, waving, holding the trophy before you were handed the mic for an encore. You smiled, readjusting the trophy in your arms before your voice began to ring out on the loud stage.

“I’m fine, it’s cool, you can say that we are nothing but you know the truth,” you began, glancing at Yunjin not-so-subtlely.

“and guess I’m the fool, with her arms out like an angel through the car sun roof,” memories of fooling around, joking, sneaking out your parents house to meet her, to meet Yunjin. “I don’t wanna call it off, but you don’t wanna call it love,” your voice grew in volume, periodically facing and waving at the cameras, before facing Yunjin once again. You really didn’t care if this was posted on forums, saying there was something going on saying you were rude, you didn’t care— you just needed her to know.

“You only wanna be the one that I call baby,” Yunjin tensed under your gaze, averting her eyes. Sakura and Chaewon looked at her knowingly, a bit disappointed. Kazuha and Eunchae looked a bit confused on why, exactly, you were staring at Yunjin like you wanted her to explode.

“You could kiss a hundred boys in bars, shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling. You could say it’s just the way you are, make a new excuse, another stupid reason,” memories of the seen texts, never responded to, flashed through Yunjin’s mind. That stupid argument a few months ago- was this about her? Who was she kidding, of course it was about her, y/n only loved her. She was secure, in that. She hated it though, she didn’t want to ruin your chances, you should move on from her— she wasn’t good for you, she never would be, you deserved better.

“Good luck, babe! Well, good luck, babe! You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling. Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe! You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling,” you walked across the stage, staring into the cameras as you said this. You winked, giving a winning smile before continuing. “I’m cliche, who cares? It’s a sexually explicit kind of love affair,” another wink. “And I cry, it’s not fair,” you gave a theatric frown, pouting. “I just need a little lovin, I just need a little air,” You kept your gaze off Yunjin for the next few lyrics, acting as if you were now pleading to the crowd, the cameras, for love. Yunjin continued to watch nervously. Why weren’t you looking at her anymore? It started to sound as if you were really, actually over her.

“Think I’m gonna call it off, even if you call it love. I just wanna love someone who calls me baby-” you began again, gaze lingering on Kazuha, winking at her general direction, waving, and turning back to the cameras. You continued to sing, entertaining the crowd before beginning to look a little more bitter, a little more jaded, a little more angry. “When you wake up next to him in the middle of the night, with your head in your hands, you’re nothing more than his wife. And when you think about me, all of those years ago, you’re standing face to face with ‘I told you so’, you know I hate to say it, ‘I told you so,’ you know I hate to say, but- I told you so!” You cried, clutching the mic as you sang passionately, years of resentment, of confusion, of anger, of regret, pain- everything you had felt for Yunjin, everything you would feel. This is what this was for.

“You could kiss a hundred boys in bars, shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling, you can say it’s just the way you are, make a new excuse, another stupid reason,” you spat, making brief eye contact with Yunjin, hatred flashing in your eyes, a mask for the hurt to wear.

“Good luck, babe, well good luck, babe. You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling. Good luck, babe. Well good luck, babe! You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling,” you sang, crescendo falling, the song ending as the crowd cheered your name, and you finally walked off stage. You walked the building until you found an isolated part with little to no people. You leaned on the vending machine next to the water fountain, sighing. You told your manager you had to use the bathroom, but it was just an excuse to slip away.

You looked up when you heard footsteps. It was the pretty Le Sserafim member you saw standing near Sakura. Kazuha, you think her name was? You’d have to double check.

“Oh, hello,” You smiled, bowing slightly.

“Ack- oh, hello! Congratulations on your win- I liked your song,” The Japanese girl bowed, clasping her hands together.

“Thank you, I quite liked your song as well,” You praised. “You’re very pretty,” you said, a slight grin on your face as the other girl blushed, spluttering with her words. “What’s your name?” “Kazuha- Nakamura Kazuha,” she responded quickly, stuttering. You figured she was Japanese from her name, and smiled warmly. “it’s nice to meet you, then. I’m Y/n,” You nodded, outstretching your hand, leaning in close to the flustered girl. She took it and you shook her hand, before hearing another set of footsteps.

you looked up to see Yunjin, who looked a tad angry. “Y/n. Congratulations on your win,” she said in a stilted, stiff tone.

“Thank you, Yunjin,” you replied back coolly, carefully practiced facade slipping back into place.

“I’ve got to get going now, Jen- oh, sorry, Yunjin,” You said mockingly, not using honorifics. There were no cameras to catch you here, anyway. You walked off, leaving a dumbfounded Kazuha and even angrier Yunjin.

“…she’s really pretty-,” Kazuha began dreamily, clasping her hands together.

“No,” Yunjin said gruffly, beginning to walk back to the group with Kazuha. “Don’t even think about it, Kazuha! She’s mine,” Yunjin exclaimed childishly, warning Kazuha a bit loudly, causing Chaewon and Sakura to turn to her. “If that song was about you, Yunjin, then I think she might not be yours as much as you think,” Sakura said plainly, tone giving no room for argument as Yunjin averted her eyes, shame and embarrassment burning her face a light red.

‘This was going to be a long comeback period,’ Yunjin thought bitterly, groaning internally as she saw Kazuha begin to scroll though y/n’s Instagram posts as they waited for their manager’s car.

ermmmm hello! I’ve never written for x reader before so I’ve only ever written in third person, bear with me here while I learn how to write this genre ><! this will be three-ish(?) parts. i don’t know who for sure y/n will end up with yet, but.. I will be posting backstories to this, as it was very yn-centric and we don’t get much of yunjins thoughts. Y/n seems delusional but I SWEAAAR she’s not. I’ll post some more works abt how they acted and stories from pd48 days… she’s not insane guys!

also white carnations symbolize pure love and GOOD LUCK. get it?GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK, BABE! I’m so funny.

i wrote this in like 3 hours of pure chappel roan good luck babe brain rot pleas forgive me. I’ll beta read it in a few hours after I sleep. thank you jihyoruri for letting me ramble in ur anons for so long 🙏also I love asks plssss send them. byebye now, have a good day! :3

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ebdanon · 8 months ago

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hope you're alright after work <3 and tw for bugs and another long ask lmao

to be honest, we don't have access to mental health resources, that kind of stuff is expensive here, and we already spent a bunch on trying to figure out what was physically wrong with both of us first, during which time my husband (he got ibs) was not working because it was physically impossible for him, and I (thyroid issues) stopped getting paid from the freelance work I do (I'm still owed about 10k which is enough for a down payment on an apartment in the most expensive part in my country) which put us in a ridiculously tight spot. we had to move out of our apartment and start living with my in-laws, which is where more crazy has just been tacked on. it's been a very shitty couple of years in terms of what other people have been doing that directly affects us, but we're trudging on anyway. we finally started applying for jobs abroad, which we couldn't really do until we moved because it was constantly dealing with doctors and with health issues, and scrambling together money for bills and rent and overall living, and then the building got infected with cockroaches which was the cherry on top when we both finally said "we're outta here" and moved out in like 2 days (we knew the consequences of doing that). the day we decided to do that, we were up until 5am - me shrieking at each new baby cockroach I saw, and my husband killing them (I'm terrified of bugs), because a cockroach laid some eggs in a door frame in the apartment. that same week our vacuum made a loud noise and smoke just started coming out of it and it broke, the stovetop also broke, a repairman came and tried to fix it a bunch of times so we had no stove for 4-5 days (which was awful because my husband has to eat carefully cooked meals, and the only thing we could use to cook was the oven, which is ridiculously limiting on an already limited diet), and two of the ceiling lights went out. and then I got a flare up (different health issue) on top of everything which meant I was in bed for a couple of days. it was the worst week of 2023.

we've been applying for the last 6 months, and it's been nothing but rejections because we require visas to move to the countries we're applying to (it's the literal explanation we've been receiving which is a great thing as it's not our skills or something), but it's fine, one of us will find a job at some point (I hope soon) and we'll get to get out of this shithole of a country filled with shitty people. I'm definitely getting a therapist when we're out of here though, I've wanted to talk to one for years but my plan has always been to do that when I leave this country. Mental health is very much taboo here sadly, which contributes to many of the issues people tend to face. Also fun fact, the last time we applied for jobs abroad was at the end of 2019, and then the pandemic happened which meant all the embassy shut down and the applications got canceled (it was a different application system back then). The plan was to get the marriage certificate and start applying again, but the drama happened and we needed to decompress. Then the plan was to start asap after the decompression and then all the health issues happened. Have you ever seen a train wreck lmao it's just me trying to get the hell out of this country since I was 12 BUT IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY I JUST KNOW IT WILL (can you feel the desperation lmao)

i know that may have sounded worrisome but don't worry about me and my lore-filled asks, things will work out, they always do

i really hope you guys are able to get the hell out soon :( the job market here in america (idk where ur applying but might be the same elsewhere anyway because the pandemic fucked everything up for everyone) is absolutely atrocious rn so i wish you the best of luck!! you’re right when you say things work out i know they will for you 🫶 it just takes time unfortunately :( but hopefully soon

also as a fellow renter im crying for you with that apartment stuff jeez. it always feels like everything happens at once tbh

#i had a gas leak in my building late last year which meant no heat for several days in november #and it gets COLD here so that was very unfun #but im hoping praying manifesting etc that you and your husband get good jobs #and can get the hell out #esp with distance the stuff with your families should lessen too hopefully #just naturally at least #asks #lore anon #sending you love <3

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leiajoydesign · 1 year ago

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letsketotopdiet-blog · 5 years ago

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elliementarymydears · 2 years ago

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A Cinderella Story Franchise Review (that no one asked for)

A Cinderella Story

Starring: Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray

Release: 2004

Dress rating: 6/10 (weirdly long torso anyone?)

Cinderella references: 5/10 (bonus points for intro)

Overall rating: 8/10

+10 for being the original

+10 for being a theatrical release

+10 for the presence of sane adults

+10 for being the only movie not to have a pop star dream angle

-10 for diet culture

-10 for no chemistry between leads

Another Cinderella Story

Starring: Selena Gomez and Drew Seeley

Release: 2008

Dress rating: 5/10 (minus points for being boring, bonus points for making her stand out, additional bonus points for being practical to dance in)

Cinderella references: 7/10 (bonus points for “the pumpkin”)

Overall rating: 7/10

+10 points for being the one I’m nostalgic about

+10 points for chemistry between leads

+10 points for better use of the “shoe” that was left behind

-20 points for the Drew Seeley situation

-10 points for unnecessary drama when Mary catches him “cheating”

-10 points for being the first to introduce the pop star angle which is now a staple

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song

Starring: Lucy Hale and Freddie Storms

Release: 2011

Dress rating: 2/10 (would be 0 but bonus points for at least obscuring her hair color)

Cinderella references: 3/10

Overall rating: 4/10

+20 points for making me actually care about the stepsiblings

+10 points for Cyrano references

+10 points for catchy tunes

+10 points for scooby doo scene

-100 points for racism

-10 points for no chemistry between leads

-10 points for little screen time between leads

-10 points for unnecessary nude scene

-10 points for obvious lip synching

A Cinderella Story: if the Shoe Fits

Starring: Sofia Carson and Thomas Law

Release: 2016

Dress rating: 7/10 (points subtracted for being a “costume”)

Cinderella references: 6/10 (points added for shoe scenes)

Overall rating: 4/10

+10 points for chemistry

+10 points for screen time between leads

+10 points for somewhat convincing disguise

-20 points for convoluted plot

-10 points for trying to do dance, singing, and acting

-10 points for being the worst one

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

Starring: Laura Marano and Gregg Sulkin

Release: 2019

Dress rating: 8/10 (side note: how did her friend make two dresses like that in like two days??)

Cinderella references: 5/10 (Bonus points for naming her dog Bruno)

Overall rating: 7/10

+20 points for Gregg Sulkin because nobody said this review wasn’t subjective

+10 points for chemistry between leads

+10 points for screen time between leads

+20 points for being better than the last two

-10 points for tacking Christmas onto the story for no discernible reason

-10 points for one number that made it seem like a musical, despite the fact that the rest of the movie is decidedly not a musical

-20 points for stupid disguises and stupid reason why they can’t take off their disguises

-10 points for Laura Marano speaking out loud while she hid her invitation/dress allowing her stepmother to overhear her

-10 points for the weird tacked on plot line of her stepsister stealing her identity at the gala

A Cinderella Story: Starstruck

Starring: Bailee Madison and Michael Evans Behling

Release: 2021

Dress rating: 3/10

Cinderella references: 4/10

Overall rating: 6/10

+10 points for accidental queer vibes

+10 for Twelfth Night shenanigans

+10 for Kale, secretly the best part

-10 for two scenes with Musical™️ vibes that came out of nowhere

-10 for wearing impractical outfits for working on a farm

Final Thoughts

Ranking:

1. A Cinderella Story

2. Another Cinderella Story

3. A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

4. A Cinderella Story: Starstruck

5. A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song

6. A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

The “Cinderella Story” franchise is headed by Leigh Dunlap and the original helped launch Hilary Duff into stardom, which is no doubt the reason why the remaining 5 seem to have fallen into a formulaic routine meant to launch their own respective leads into stardom as well. But the “my dream is to be a star” gimmick runs old very quickly and as we saw with Sofia’s movie, oftentimes runs of the risk of feeling like they’re trying to do too much. At least with Selena, Lucy, and Laura there was a focus on a specific area (dancing and singing/songwriting specifically) but in Sofia and Bailee’s movies it definitely seems like they’re just following whatever direction will make them a star quicker. This franchise also suffers from some serious NLOG syndrome, which is glaringly obvious after watching them all back to back. I think these movies shine the most when they’re simple and put focus on the relationships or the inherent cruelty/trauma of “Cinderella’s” situation. I appreciate the ones who make an effort to explain the specifics of how “Cinderella” escapes her family, like in finding a hidden will. I think the Cinderella references quickly disappear and it doesn’t take long before these movies simple follow a formula instead of trying to find new and unique ways to tell a modern version of this fairytale. In the next iteration (assuming there is one) I’d like to see a step away from the pop star story- back to basics, where the prince is the most popular guy in school, not some superstar- and more of a focus on relationships with unique nods to the original fairy tale.

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dietcherrycolaposting · 3 years ago

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Trying to find the root of your issues is weird. Things you remember from childhood that seemed normal at the time being the turning point. Realistically I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I became obsessed with diet culture and losing weight because those memories just blend together, but I can give a general area where it started.

Around 4th or 5th grade was when I started gaining weight. We’d moved in with my grandparents who were always cooking or giving us sweets. How could you say no to the kid with chubby cheeks asking you for an extra piece of cake. I have multiple memories of my pediatrician taking my mother out of the room but leaving the door cracked enough that I could hear even though they thought I was paying attention to the game on mom’s phone. “She needs to lose weight.” The amount of times my doctor would tell my mom that thinking I couldn’t hear was enough to make me insecure as a child.

When the Nintendo Wii came out it came with the Wii Fitness Board. There was never a moment that I stepped on that board and it said anything lower than overweight. I remember how my friends and I would play it to see what the little ages it would give you were. Yet when my turn came up I would always be embarrassed. The image of yourself as a cartoon blowing up like a balloon right in front of you as your friends watched and tried not to laugh too loud was soul crushing.

I remember being online and looking for diets to do without telling my family and seeing an article for Leonardo DeCaprio’s 500 calorie diet that he did for a movie. My childlike brain having no true idea what calories really were thought that it would be an easy way to lose weight. I failed the first day because of family dinner.

I remember sitting outside of the classroom at snack time handing my snack off the the boy next to me and taking his snack wrappers to make it seem like I’d eaten something. When my friend sitting next to me asked why I did that I would say “I’m on a diet so that I can look pretty for summer!” and that would be the end of the conversation.

In middle school I finally started losing weight around the 8th grade mark because I was actively able to skip breakfast and lunch. But there was this kid, he was my age and we sat at lunch together because we had mutual friends. He was the only one to notice that I never ate at lunch, and everyday when we would get to lunch before our friends he would pull out the lunch his mom had made him, split the ham sandwich in half, pour half of his chips out onto a napkin and share his lunch with me. Eventually he’d start packing two bags of chips and an extra sweet so that it’d seem like I had a full lunch of my own. I don’t even remember this kid’s name but that honestly means the world to me just thinking about it. He was the only one that could see me wasting away as a 13 year old and felt the need to help and I will always feel grateful for that.

By highschool I started homeschooling and met a new friend. Little did I know that this friend would be the one to introduce me to eating disorder tumblr. Whenever we’d hang out we would use each other as a way to keep our calories low and work out as much as possible together. Eventually she would move on to recover from her ed while I would be left behind to suffer with mine and watch her be with her new friends.

Two years ago I lost 40 pounds by the summer of 2019 because I used the new year as an excuse to get my ass in gear. 2019 was also the year I met the group of people who would end up being my best friends. All I wanted was to be able to keep up with them and the way I was losing weight left me with no energy to do so. So I started eating normally and recovering a bit with the help of them. I had relapses every couple of months or so but they’d always be there to encourage me. But now all of that encouragement is gone. All they ever talk about now is how their clothes are too big or how the doctor tells them they need to gain weight. It’s so hard to see your skinny friends who know you’ve struggled for years just casually call themselves fat because they’ve had two slices of pizza instead of one. It hurts because they’re using an accurate description of my body type to use negatively and put themselves down while I’m sitting right there. It hurts knowing that being my size is one of their worst fears. I just want to be beautiful. I’ve wanted this since I was a kid. I have to do this for the little girl that never felt good enough. For the young teen that put herself though hell. For the times she’s cried in the fitting room of a store because the clothes don’t fit. For the girl that just wants to be societies beauty standard for one moment of her life.

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2:13 AM JULY 2019

warnings: descriptions of nightmare disorder + somniphobia (fear of sleeping), & mentions of mental illness and loss

earlier in the day, eunwoo approached yunho and explained that he was getting worried about sakura and her well-being because she had been showing up to rehearsals incredibly sleep-deprived for the last few months. yunho promised his girlfriend’s best friend that he would try to be there for her… however she needed him.

he knew that the demons she was fighting in her head was something he wasn’t meant to take care of — she was meant to overcome it, but this kind of battle of hers was becoming too difficult to go through alone.

and ever since they started dating, yunho was determined to hold her through her worst — which, in this very moment, he kept his word.

since she debuted, the nineteen year old had developed a fear of sleeping due to constant nightmares of hers that became reality — and the trigger was when a saesang followed her and AJ home from practice back when they were promoting a year ago, banging on the front door of their dorm all night long.

and the worst part of it all? empty promises of protection were made, which further resulted in sakura having constant nightmares ever since. now, she’s been refusing to sleep, and nearly passed out during dance practice earlier that day which is when the worries of her members only increased.

it was two in the morning, and although hongjoong protested at first, he caved and let yunho stay with sakura after finishing an early schedule, and now she had snuck from the comfort of her bedroom to the kitchen to try to stop her eyelids from getting heavy.

she couldn’t sleep. she absolutely couldn’t and wouldn’t.

the girl had been doing so much to try to help herself fight her fear: buying a white-noise machine to make her apartment less quiet, leaving the lights on outside her room, keeping a solid sleep schedule and healthy diet, getting locks on her doors to ease her anxiety, the list goes on and on.

some days it worked, but tonight she couldn’t get herself to sleep — better yet, close her eyes for more than five seconds.

there were times when yunho needed her love and comfort, but lately sakura needed it more than he knew he could ever understand.

so he held her body close to him from behind as she stared with eyes pried open rather emotionlessly at the hands that have been protecting her from her fears for so many months now. yunho’s head gently rested on the shoulders of his troubled partner, her growing disorder and fears were only making her mental health worse, and the thought of her only feeling lower since they got together made his eyes brim with tears. was he not protecting her properly? holding her tight enough?

sakura was certain that she numb to everything but yunho, who finally felt the fears of losing sakura to herself settle into his soul. he grew more & more afraid that she wouldn’t realize how painful everything was… until it was too late.

so he kept the lights on the in the kitchen, the white-noise machine drowning out his soft sniffles that were failed attempts to keep his tears at bay.

but she heard them, and she didn’t know what to do.

CORE4 TAGLIST: @skzfairies @m00niesk7 @hyuncore

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lexidei · 2 years ago

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Dear young lady,

I am writing to you this now to let you know how things have changed over the past 5 years. You’re not gonna believe it.

Should we start with the good news?

Remember the first boyfriend you were talking about? You’ve just dated him for 6 months. Well, guess what? You’re still with him today, and his love for you has never changed. The consistency, assurance, love and care he has shown you since the day he confessed his feelings for you--it’s all still the same going 5 years today. Thankfully, he remains to be the greatest gift you’ve ever received since you were born. You always said the past few years that your life may be super shitty and uncertain but you’ve got one person you are super thankful for who makes your life so beautiful.

Wanna hear another good news? You’re able to afford a monthly consultation with a doctor now. You found a doctor who understands you. And oh, by the way, you witnessed firsthand a pandemic, which became the reason why you don’t have to struggle with long queues in the hospital now because medical consultations could now be made online.

Your medicines have certainly upgraded too. They cost you about Php 12,000 monthly. You’re taking anti-anxiety and anti-depressants drugs now. The first few months were the worst because you couldn’t figure out how to go about your day without feeling dizzy or nauseous after taking your medicine but you eventually found sleeping time as the best time to take them so you would be asleep when the side effects start showing.

From two medicines, after 5 months maybe, the doctor reduced your medicine to only anti-anxiety drugs. You felt good because there were times you would vomit with blood twice within a week everytime you drink your medicine.

Oh, aside from that, you discovered in 2018 that you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Just right after a guy found you beautiful, you physically looked less. You gained weight and had terrible acne problems. You were advised to restrict your diet. Upon finding out that you are prone to diabetes and hypertension, you laid in bed for 3 straight days because you couldn’t accept your condition. You’ve just graduated college and was expecting to have fun in life to make up for the lost time in your younger years spent in the four corners of your room studying. You couldn’t accept how why of all the people, you got PCOS and depression. Things even got worse when you continuously gained weight. People body-shamed you; and instead of trying to have a healthy lifestyle, you hated yourself for it so you resorted to stress-eating. I am so sorry for not pushing you to recover. I pushed you to just wanna die instead.

Let’s skip to 2019. You finally went to Disneyland with your family. However, you were not in good terms with your mom. Remember how you always wanted to go to Disneyland when you were a kid? Your mom told you she’d bring you there if you graduate Valedictorian in grade school. However, you still had to graduate Valedictorian again in high school then Cum Laude in college before you were ever even able to go to Disneyland. So yeah, you were in Disneyland, but it didn’t feel like the happiest place on earth at that time. I hope you could go back there again at a time you’re happy.

Before you went to Disneyland, you also came to Palawan with your family. Guess what? Your family hated you for destroying the trip because you accused your dad for cheating on your mom. Everyone told you you were overreacting and paranoid. You felt strong about your instinct but they didn’t believe you.. only to find out 3 years later that your dad was indeed cheating on your mom that time.

Here comes the heartbreaking part now. Remember when you thought that your high school senior crush graduating was gonna be your greatest heartbreak so you chugged a whole 1.5L of Coca-cola on his graduation day? That’s not gonna be your greatest heartbreak. Your greatest heartbreak would be your dad cheating on your mom.

You decided to go to law school in 2021 because you thought you could do it. Come the prelims exam of your first semester in first year law school (days after your 24th birthday and your dad’s 56th birthday), you found out about your greatest heartbreak. You were doing great in your studies prior to that but your subject Persons, Family, and Relations just reminded you of your dad’s immorality. Those days, you couldn’t even sit continuously to study because everything that ran on your mind was your dad’s cheating and your mom’s pain. You’ve always been disappointed in your dad, but you just lost all your respect for him now; and until today, 9 months later, you’re traumatized by the new facts you learn each day.

At first, you wanted to avenge your mom by facing the mistresses. You were full of pain and anger. But today, you learned which battles to choose. You held to the belief that the universe had its karma-- whatever goes around comes around.

I’m so sorry you have to replay in your head everyday the infidelity of your dad. No matter how I’d like it to stop, it just couldn’t.

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The Difference one Woman can make.

Late Friday night in June, we had stopped for a burger on the way to the cinema, we used to do family movie nights at the cinema when a new film came out that the majority of us wanted to watch, this time I was the one who was reluctant to go, sadly we do this significantly less now. So, stubborn 2015 me, rolling her eyes and dragging her feet up the cinema steps to find our seats to watch the new Jurassic World movie. Pathetic! I thought, why pay money to watch a movie about a dinosaur theme park! My parents had completely lost it! Huffing and puffing I took my seat on the aisle and sipped my blue raspberry slushie and looked up at the big screen. Ugh! I wanted it to be over, quickly. I sat down and shut my mouth, despite not wanting to watch it, I wasn’t going to spoil it for the others; but I didn’t get why they would want to watch it, I watched the trailer before going, was not impressed, it looked dumb!

However, as much as my pre-Jurassic self would not like, I found who I was during that movie, I discovered a whole new admiration for actors and movies. I found that I related to the main female protagonist, Claire Dearing. She did not need a man, or children, she was so focused on her career and let no one boss her around. She was top dog, and I completely fell for this fictional character. I evolved through that movie with her character, I felt content with being a strong female who put career over family. I wanted to embody this fictional woman; I wanted to be her.

On the journey home I typed ‘Claire Dearing actress’ into google and saw this stunning redhead- Bryce Dallas Howard. I immediately recognised her from movies I had watched prior, and I was completely astounded at her range of characters she can portray and portray them well. After scrolling through her Wiki page and reading news articles about her, I learned that she is the daughter of Ron Howard, one of my parents’ favourite people in film.

“Dad, that woman in the movie is Ron Howard's daughter”, I needed to inform my family that my now favourite woman in film is the daughter of my parents’ favourite people in film. My parents were shocked that I enjoyed the movie despite my loud vocalisation of not wanting to watch it.

Googling ‘Bryce Dallas Howard’ became my new after school routine, learning that she applied to acting school as Bryce Dallas to avoid people knowing she is the daughter of an already famous actor and director, and she had met her true love at nineteen and is still happily married to him. Yet what most stuck out to the self-conscious, body hating 2015 me, was that Bryce wasn’t a skinny twig of a woman that you see in most movies, she had classy curves and promoted body positivity despite some backlash the media gave her. I made a connection with this woman I had never met because I too received negative comments about my figure, yet Bryce took that on the shoulder and learned to love herself. I wanted to feel that self-love about myself that she acquired.

After watching Jurassic World, I explored many more fandoms, and from there I became obsessed with movie franchises and TV shows, actors and directors. I could not give you a full list of all of the fandoms I am in, there are too many to count, and they have all played a role in helping me evolve to who I am today. All because I latched onto one character from one movie I did not even want to watch, one film got me hooked on this life: it’s like a drug. I cannot stop. I also went back and forth with my hairstyle due to this woman; in the movie Bryce has a stunning ginger graduated bob with a fringe, however I never had the guts to go ginger until now; shame the hairdressers are all shut.

Now, almost six years later Bryce Dallas Howard has had great success in directing two episodes of The Mandalorian. Over the Christmas break I watched the show with my dad, sat on the sofa, fire lit, the chocolate Labrador curled up between us, peach vodka and diet lemonade in my hand, hot cup of tea in my dad’s. We binge watched both seasons in a week (it’s amazing) and he was shocked to see ‘Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard’ at the end of one, let alone two episodes. “Shit, she’s come far in the past few years” he said putting another episode on.

Bryce allowed me to find my best friend, Iz, through Instagram; Bryce has brought so many people together it is so surreal. And when I found out that Iz was going to Southampton University in 2019, a 20-minute drive from my house, I was finally able to meet her, because of one woman we both adore. I was friends with Iz for three years before I was able to meet her, I asked my school friend to come along with me so she could film the moment Iz, and I met! We got pancakes and watched the second Maleficent movie at the cinema, it was one of the best days of my life. I was so thankful that I met a truly hilarious and loving girl through this one actress! Because of Bryce Dallas Howard, I have made so many other friends from all over the globe as they too idolise Bryce and together we have created the ‘BDH online family’. A small group of us do regular zoom calls to catch up and chat about the recent photos and updates that Bryce has posted on Instagram, talk about Covid-19 and the types of restrictions and lockdown rules each of our countries has. During one of our calls, we had the craziest idea- Invite Bryce to one of our zoom calls. Bryce said yes! And after a few months of organisation, we had the date. The date was-

My.

Birthday.

The day came around and I was so nervous, it was 11pm exactly. The Wi-Fi had cut out fifteen minutes before the call. I was in tears. Mascara down my face, puffy eyes, I joined the call with a few minutes to spare before Bryce joined it. My mum hung around off camera for the first 5 minutes to double check the Wi-Fi was stable, luckily it stabilised. The other girls had never been so glad to see me, everyone was panicked for me; I could not miss it for the world (despite telling my parents, in floods of tears, that I cannot join and that it’s the end of that).

“Kat! You’re here!” “Happy birthday!” “Are you okay? The Wi-Fi sorted?”

They all chimed, happy to see my little face in the bottom right corner of their computer screens. Luckily Iz was there, otherwise it would have been extremely awkward with only one of us since we are known as a duo in the online family, we have to do everything together, we come in a pair and there can’t just be one of us.

“Shit girls, that was stressful”

I hadn’t realised I was holding my breath until I exhaled the large breath when my Wi-Fi settled, and I was on the call, I fixed my makeup and was ready to meet Bryce.

The few minutes we had before Bryce joined were intense, two of the girls left to get a drink and we weren’t sure if they would be back in time, luckily they did return.

“No way!” One of them, Anna who was hosting the call, gasped “Bryce is in the waiting room!”

We all freak for no more than 10 seconds, we compose ourselves then our faces are reshuffled, and we see this stunning glowing face that we all admire smiling at us. Omg, it's her.

“Hi girls!”

I have never smiled for so long in my entire life, my cheeks hurt afterwards. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining at all, it just hurt as I thought I would only be smiling for half an hour, since that is how long we were told Bryce had. However, we were speaking to Bryce for nearly an hour and a half, she just kept talking and asked us questions! She was so lovely to talk to, so relaxed; it was if I was talking to a friend that I had known for years!

“Before we go I want to all sing Kat a happy birthday!”

My idol wanted to sing me a happy birthday! The other girls were really ecstatic for me, I still can’t believe to this day that The Bryce Dallas Howard wanted to sing to me!

It was both the best and the worst happy birthday song that has be sung to me. It was the best because, well my idol was singing to me! And proposed the singing! It was the worst in terms of the actual song as they were all out of sync and lagging, it was bloody hilarious!

At 10:27pm the next evening, watching a rerun of Game of Thrones on Sky, I got a notification ‘Brycedhoward just posted’, I clicked the notification then see our smiling faces on her page, she posted a screenshot of our call on her social media! The call was supposed to be a secret so other fans weren’t upset. There’s a few snotty comments on the post, but they’re just jealous and to be frank, I don’t care! My smiley face is on her page forever! All ten of us have printed the screenshot of Bryce’s post off and put it in a frame, one day all ten of us hope to congregate somewhere, most likely in America, and sign the backs of all of our photos. I’m still in utter awe and shock- How many celebrities have you seen that would do a free zoom call with some fans? Not a lot, and that amount is even slimmer when they talk for an extra hour than scheduled. Bryce truly is one of a kind and the best idol anyone could ever hope to have.

Compared to a zoom call with Bryce herself, the few times she has liked my comments on her posts feel like nothing in comparison! I remember being so excited, running downstairs to my parents.

“Mum! Dad! Bryce liked my comment! She knows I exist!”

“Was it actually her? Remember when you got a Facebook request from Robert Downey Jr and it turned out it was a fake account?”

I rolled my eyes at her, it was Bryce, it was her verified account. The comment was a book recommendation I had for her, she posted on her hashtag BDHbookshelf and I thought I’d take a chance and comment a book recommendation I had for her, and the chance paid off.

I cannot wait to see what the future holds with Bryce, she has been such an inspiration to me for the past few years, and she promotes such wonderful causes and body positivity! I hope to one day meet her and thank her in person for changing my life for the better, and I think I’ve come up with the perfect opportunity to meet her- Iz and I have decided to travel up to London for the Jurassic World Dominion premiere in 2022 (if Covid lets us!), we’d get a hotel and actually meet Bryce in person, as well as meeting other members of the online family!

Words cannot fully contain the admiration that I possess for Bryce, her soul is utterly and truly exquisite, she has been such a visionary while I’ve been transitioning from a girl who had no idea who she was with no dreams or aspirations, to a woman who has now found so many new friends and now knows who she wants to be.

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cali-holland · 5 years ago

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Tom Holland One Shots Masterlist

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Under the Stars

~ When you invite Tom and Harrison to go to a cabin in the woods with your old college friends, Tom devises a plan to finally confess his feelings for you. Little does he know, the cabin belongs to your ex-boyfriend, and he’s also seeking your attention this week {12k words, 3/19/21}

Risk it All

~ (Royalty!AU) As the princess, you have to hide your relationship with Tom, the stable hand. When your mother sets up a jousting tournament with the prize of your hand, Tom must risk it all to win your heart {4100 words, 11/25/20}

Nightmares

~ After watching The Devil All the Time with Tom and the boys, you have a nightmare and Tom comforts you {1300 words, 9/27/20}

Save a Horse

~ When an intern pranks Tom, Harrison, and Harry by sending them to a line dancing bar in Atlanta, the boys are in for one hell of a night, but maybe it isn’t all that bad when Tom meets you {2500 words, 9/17/20}

Break Up Songs

~ Being best friends for years, you and Tom have helped each other through many breakups, but neither of you had ever thought there could be something more between the two of you until tonight, when you both celebrated your cheating exes with drunk karaoke {2800 words, 9/9/20}

Sweet as Sugar ♥

~ Tom’s on a strict diet to bulk up, meaning he can’t have sweets… but you keep baking too many desserts for just you and your housemate, so you decide to share with him, your neighbor {3100 words, 9/2/20}

Love Bug ♥

~ Tom's caught the love bug- well, actually it’s just food poisoning {1700 words, 7/2/20}

Something Blue ♥

~ Today’s the first day of the rest of your life {1400 words, 6/22/20, requested}

Quarantine Cuts ♥

~ After Tom cuts Harry’s hair, you let him cut yours {1000 words, 6/18/20, requested, quarantine fic}

Risky Quizness ♥

~ When you meet Tom at a pub quiz, sparks fly between the two of you {1800 words, 6/13/20, requested}

Sacred New Beginnings

~ You fall in love with Tom on Cornelia Street {3100 words, 6/2/20, requested}

~ Based On: Cornelia Street by Taylor Swift

The Best Gift ♥

~ With quarantine still going on, you’re concerned you can’t give Tom a special birthday {2800 words, 6/1/20, quarantine fic}

Hubby ♥*

~ Tom makes even the simplest of days amazing {4800 words, 5/30/20, requested}

Defying Gravity

~ Your Broadway debut as Elphaba in Wicked makes you come to terms with your feelings for your best friend’s brother {2600 words, 5/26/20, requested}

Under the Mask ♥

~ At your first Comic Con, you meet the iconic red and blue superhero from Queens, but little do you know who was under that mask {1500 words, 5/21/20, requested}

Of Secrets and Bets ♥

~ After being friends for years, you and Tom enter a secret relationship, that happens to line up perfectly with quarantine {1700 words, 5/19/20, requested, quarantine fic}

Worst Kept Secret ♥*

~ Sam gave Tom one job, but Harry and Harrison’s gossip leads to the worst kept secret and the biggest miscommunication in history… {3500 words, 5/12/20}

Cockblocks ♥

~ The four times you and Tom got cockblocked in quarantine {2100 words, 5/11/20, requested, quarantine fic}

Welcome to Parenthood ♥

~ Your twin boys arrive earlier than expected {1200 words 5/9/20, requested}

Family Getaways

~ A joint family vacation in California leads to you and Tom seeking your own romantic getaway {1600 words, 5/8/20, requested}

The One with Jennifer Aniston ♥

~ Tom doesn’t understand why you don’t want him to meet your mother {1400 words, 5/1/20, requested}

The Pub Quiz ♥

~ Tom can’t concentrate on the pub quiz when you refuse to take part in it {1600 words, 4/30/20}

ANGST

Black Like His Soul

~ Tom knows it’s wrong to be in love with a human, but he can’t help it when he meets you; he also can’t help his beastly transformation every night. After months of building up a friendship with you, will he come clean about his true form or will he continue to let sunset dictate his life? {3500 words, 9/22/20}

~ Demon/Prince of Hell!Tom X Human!Reader

Craving Cuddles

~ Periods suck, but they’re better with Tom- even after you two breakup {1000 words, 8/10/20}

2 A.M. in the Dark

~ It’s been two weeks since your breakup, but at 2 A.M. in the dark, you and Tom manage to find each other again {1100 words, 8/4/20}

~ Based On: I Wish You Would by Taylor Swift

Priceless

~ You’ve never liked people spending money on you or being at large parties, but Tom seems to forget that as he goes a bit overboard when celebrating your birthday {3100 words, 7/17/20}

How Perfect You Are

~ After a rough day, Tom’s there to cheer you up {1600 words, 6/16/20}

Scares

~ You thought it was just a pregnancy scare, but it was so much more {1800 words, 5/25/20, requested}

Come Back

~ When the stress of missing Tom gets too much for you, you move away, but leave your heart with him {3100 words, 5/16/20, requested}

~ Based On: If You Ever Come Back by the Script

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vtforpedro · 4 years ago

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LONG POST, medical update. ptsd, suicide TW: I’m really tired. I feel like I’ve been saying that for a year but I am exhausted. mind, body and soul exhausted my head got better after I lost the water weight my chemo pill was packing on (I was 15lbs lighter than the three weeks previously. so it was pretty bad lol) but now it’s getting bad again. it never gets to the point of relief, but it gets manageable and now it’s becoming unmanageable again. it’s not water weight but it might be cause I’ve put on a couple pounds over the holidays (just barely a couple pounds, I’m eating much lighter in general) anyway I don’t see the point of being scared to name what it is my neurosurgeon and I believe this is anymore. my psychiatrist thinks it makes sense, my pcp, even the ER doctor I saw on dec. 2nd lol but I am 99.9% sure this is what I have and it does makes sense but every fucking time I think about it for a while it makes me so angry. so so so angry y’all. I wish I could sit every single medical professional I interacted with over the last year or so who didn’t believe me and tell them it’s all been real, they failed me to such a degree I have ptsd and anger problems that I’m going to need therapy for, and tell them to learn how to be better providers. blegh so I saw my neurosurgeon (one of the best in the country) for the first time in april. his thoughts? anxiety with muscle tension in my back and neck that led to tension in my head. as in the muscles around my bones, not inside of my skull. didn’t listen to me or believe me, thought all my crazy symptoms were just anxiety and possibly the chiari malformation but there’s no treatment for that beyond surgery and mine is so mild no one wants to go that route (me most of all lmao) I put off seeing him again because I saw different neurologists and my PCP over the months who basically all said the same thing. like my PCP believed me and gave me referrals to the neuros, but one told me to ‘stop worrying about this and just enjoy life’ and the other sat with me for an hour, the first half of which she was all on board the ‘anxiety is fucking with you, none of this is real’ train until I had to tell her to LISTEN TO MY SYMPTOMS firmly enough that she did. she went the opposite way then and said yeah ok something ‘mechanical’ is happening, you need to go back to a neurosurgeon. turned out she loves the neurosurgeon I saw in april (worship the ground he walks on, were her words) but told me maybe I still needed a second opinion. she did also mention that I’ve been living with this for so long that I’m ‘married to it now’ which still implies I’m making it worse than it actually is but :) whatever, she couldn’t think of what it could be decided to just go back to that neurosurgeon and tell him the physical therapy he prescribed in april I had to stop because it made things worse. his PA tried to prescribe me more PT on the phone before I firmly told her I needed to SPEAK with him face to face because my quality of life is gone, because I get close to killing myself weekly because of how bad this is and nothing has improved since april. only gotten worse. so I had my appt with him in late October I think? I explained all of my symptoms (again) and told him how nothing has changed, things have gotten worse, when I do x y z I have an episode, etc etc. he said he still doesn’t think it’s the chiari but he said it *might* be IIH idiopathic intracranial hypertension first time I’ve ever heard of it and even though it was over 11 months into this, it might just save my life now that I have idiopathic = we don’t fucking know why this happens, intracranial = HAPPENING IN MY SKULL AND BRAIN, hypertension = technically high blood pressure, but for here just high pressure cause my BP is good it is rare, it is unknown why people get it and why others don’t, it is most common in women of child bearing age who are obese. the thought is that the weight on the body causes the brain to very slightly inflate, decreasing spinal fluid flow and increasing pressure in the brain, sometimes CAUSING a chiari malformation to appear, which can cause other symptoms on top of IIH it used to be called pseudotumor cerebri because IIH makes the brain behave like it has a tumor while no tumor is actually present (which means normal MRI/CT scans and the main reason everyone told me I was faking it) I gained 80lbs in less than two years due to severe depression and ptsd. I’ve been at the same weight for almost two years now and was at that weight in Feb 2019 before things started happening in Dec 2019. sometimes it does just come on one day. it can be chronic, it can randomly go into remission and come back, and they have no idea why it even happens. it’s rare enough that no neurologist I saw could even think of it. rare enough that one of the best neurosurgeons in the country didn’t think of it until he decided he believed me lol he leans even more heavily into this because I gained weight so quickly (one of the hallmarks of getting IIH) and I had not a single symptom like it before the weight gain I don’t trust anything or anyone right now and I am extremely pessimistic and have no hope. but the one thing that’s given me a little hope, that’s made me believe this is what I have, is the fucking wikipedia page on IIH. it lists one specific symptom that I’ve seen nowhere else (and is EXTREMELY specific lmao) that I have and that everyone thought I was crazy explaining. beyond destroying your quality of life, the one thing IIH can do is cause permanent blindness. I’ve had a fuck ton of problems with my vision since this all started happening. one of the worst is that if I’m in the middle of an episode and I look up or to the left, it makes it h u r t and makes the episode worse. which is on the wikipedia page! which explains why I couldn’t fucking do EMDR therapy which involves rapid eye movement from side to side :) :) :) even my therapist was thinking this was all in my head and I was just letting my anxiety tell me EMDR would send my head into an episode instead of it actually happening lmaaaao god I am so angry y’all my mom and my uncle The Doctor wanted to commit me in March/April. I had an entire ER nurses station mock me for ten minutes for coming in repeatedly and having bizarre symptoms that, because they were unexplained, they thought I was faking. they belittled me when talking to me. one put the tv remote (no tv in the room) instead of the call button in my hand when I was too out of it to notice. the ER doctor that day told me I was making up a story, none of this was real, and to continue seeing my psychiatrist. I went home that day, told my mom I was fine for her to go back to work (she was angry with me and wanted me to go to a psychiatric hospital), took a shower and planned on swallowing a bottle of pills. I was in agony, utter agony, every single day multiple times a day I thought I was going to die, and it was being made clear to me that no one, not even my mom, believed me. I told my best friend and she talked me out of it, but I came very close and I will forever be heartbroken and angry beyond belief about this (my mom came around not long after this after seeing that this wasn’t going away and has thoroughly apologized for wanting to commit me. she has been helping me every single day since this started even tho she thought it was anxiety. I’m angry but I don’t hold it against her, not after the incredible sacrifices she’s made for me for a year) so yeah. every bizarre symptom, every agonizing thing I go through, the weird discomfort, pain and burning, vision problems, etc etc, all explained by IIH. the very specific ‘looking in a certain direction makes it worse’ has been there since day one. it’s because pressure has increased on the nerve behind my eyes so looking in a certain way aggravates the affected nerve further gaining all that water weight and having my head get so so so severe, enough to send me to the ER again, made me also think this was a real possibility and the ER doc agreed that the fluid retention was making pressure in my brain even more severe and it did ease quite a lot once that was all gone, another reason I believe this is IIH if you read up on IIH or read stories by people with it, it is life altering, debilitating, and agonizing to live with. most people will also have the same story of doctors not believing them and saying it was anxiety before getting this diagnosis the good thing? there’s a cure and while some people may need additional help later on, it works for most people. and it is, very simply, losing weight. 10-20% of body weight (some places say relief can start at just 3%) seems to completely cure it for most people because the brain is no longer inflated and because of that, any chiari malformation (cerebral tonsils sitting in the spinal cord opening) will actually go away, because it makes room in the skull for the tonsils to go back to their normal place I have some trouble knowing that I am partially at fault for gaining weight like I did, but my mom keeps telling me it’s so rare and how could I have possibly known and it was after severe trauma so. trying to deal with that too lol but yeah! weight loss journey. my chemo pill, if you read my last update, completely fucked me up for a while (including the fuckin weight gain despite a low calorie, low fat diet since like nov 1st) so it’s made it hard to lose weight. but now that I’m off of that pill, I’m down 7lbs and I will continue to lose. I have never been more motivated in my life to lose weight lmao and I’ve successfully done it before! I can’t exercise but my neurosurgeon said as the weight comes off and my symptoms start getting better, I will probably be able to incorporate more movement in my life. I can’t even walk around my apt for too long right now cause it builds pressure in my brain. it fucking sucks because this is something they don’t understand, it’s really only diagnosed if everything else has been ruled out (and with a lumbar puncture, but I am too fucking traumatized to have that done. but if I showed high pressure with no reason for it, it would be an ‘official’ IIH diagnosis). but I’m choosing not to do the LP because if I start to have my symptoms relieved as I lose weight, it’s pretty obvious that’s what this has been from the start my brain thinks it has a brain tumor and is going absolutely batshit insane and no matter how much I tried to get people to believe me, it took 11 months to get there. I will carry this with me for the rest of my life and once covid eases, I’m finding a good trauma therapist and working through this if my symptoms DON’T ease, we’ll talk brain surgery. but I think this is what I have and I think I’ll be okay when I lose enough weight (and I’ll feel better all around lol) anyway I’ve had an extremely bad couple of months and I wanted to get this off my chest, sorry it’s so long. if you can please, please, please cross your fingers for me and wish me luck that this is what it is and that over the next handful of months I lose the weight and get my life back, I will appreciate it more than I can say I’m going to thank all of you ahead of time because I lack spoons to reply right now and I also want to thank you all for your support over this last year and never doubting me. for always offering me words of encouragement and for being angry on my behalf. thank you thank you thank you I love you all <3

#personal #medical #health update #tw suicide #long post

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thisismctryin · 3 years ago

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1. 56 kg / breast 89 waist 69 cm hips 93 i think

2. i’m 1.69 (maybe 1.70 cm) and i don’t like it ugh i wish i were taller, idk maybe like 1.75 :/

3. i mean probably kendall jenner lmao

4. hair loss, i already struggle a lot with it and i know that with my ed i can lose more. it freaks me out

5. i’m it for me and only me. i just want to feel happy on my own skin

6. ugh yes, i binge whenever i get anxious about something and i fucking hate it. i binged so fucking much today, btw

7. um idk i don’t really think they notice cause i binge and they even tell me “u gonna eat all thatttt” n stuff but i think that if they ever realize they’d be rlly sad

8. i’m too depressed to exercise lol, it sounds so stupid but istg it’s true

9. yup, when i was 14 kids made fun of me for my weight, kids who i didn’t even know BUT also close friends of mine cause i was rllyyyy skinny, just the way i’d like to b now, but in that time i didn’t know it so it fucked me over. later when i was 15 i started dating this guy who completely broke me (for many reasons if i’m beign honest) but mainly because he would say i was too skinny n shit so i created this horrible vision of myself and i started over eating until i gained like 8 kg :/ and when i realized it, it was too late. i not only had a heart broken but i also had changed the way i looked in ways i didn’t even liked, that and other shit i went through caused loosing my mental stability and gaining an ed so yeah…… dating was fun !!!

10. ugh just the feeling of enjoying a meal, i haven’t been able to do that for over a year

11. idk. if someone sees this please recommend me one

12. i’ll just skip this one cause idk what to answer lmao

13. unhealthy. but i gain it all back lol :/

14. idk

15. neither, but u have consider being a vegan i just have to wait until im 20 (that’s what my mother says lol)

16. i think i’ve been unconsciously traumatized by the extreme necessity of losing weight for a reaaaallly long time now. probably since i was like 11

17. i don’t like answering this question. i feel like i don’t? because im a freaking failure but i don’t really know lol

18. anything that it’s sweet spicy ugh

19. yesterday :(

20. idk. the one where i restricted until 500 cal maybe lol. i’ll start the draculaura diet tomorrow, let’s se how that goes !!

21. small

22. since i started restricting? 49 kg, ugh i remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life (that’s extremely fucked up tho) i weighted in the morning and i just felt so good, after a couple of days i started binging for the first time in 3 weeks. i gained 3 kg and it was the worst. i’ve been depressed ever since. all i’m trying to do is get that feeling of happiness and security again, that’s why i’m starting to restrict again. which makes me think… you know how ever since we were kids everyone told us about the dangers of an eating disorder. well, no one told you it’s actually the best fucking thing ever too

when the numbers in the scale go down all you feel is glory. suddenly it’s best if your hair falls or you feel cold all the time, cause it’s better to feel that way than to feel like you’re a failure, or to see your reflection and fucking hate it.

no one tells you how amazing it can be and how dangerously obsessive you can become with it. it’s an on and off toxic relationship

23. i would probably say it was 50% media 50% things i hear at home

24. i’m not pro ana/mia for anyone that isn’t me, having an ed is the worst thing ever and i don’t wish it to anyone. once you get it, it’s always there. but for me on the other hand, well..

25. yeah. i remember it, it was 14th February 2019. i ate all these candy at school and i had a party that night (my ex was going to be there) and i had all this pressure so i when i got home i locked myself in the bathroom door and started purging in the shower. it felt good. it hurt a little bit but it felt good, weirdly

26. just being able to look at myself in the mirror and not hating what i see lol

27. extremely bad. you know, i loved going to the supermarket, i enjoyed being there, waking in the hallways, hearing music and shit; i can’t do it anymore. there’s food everywhere and all i wanna do is cry :( it sucks

#i want to be skiny #tw ed thoughts #ed lol #ana tingz #ana mia #bing3 #not pr0 ana #tw ed related #tw bulemia #esting disorder

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eternallovers65 · 4 years ago

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I was watching ikon tv on YouTube again and that made me look at a bunch of old clips from kpop, and I just want to say FUCK THE BIG 3 SO MUCH OR ANY OTHER COMPANY THAT TREATS IDOLS LIKE SHIT

JYPE

Blatantly favoritism over Twice and Stray Kids, which leads to overworking them, and zero to nonexistent comebacks to got7 and day6 (idk about itzy bc I'm not a fan). For example in 2018, Twice had 6 comebacks (japanese/singles included) and in both 2017/19 they had 5 (japanese/singles included) Stray Kids on the year they debuted, 2018, had 4 and in 2019 they had 5 (japanese/singles included).

This situation got so bad that during a vlive Jeongyeon cried because of how overworked she was. She, Mina and Jisung had to take a break from promotion, I know that those breaks were in different eras but I think that there's a link on why only members of the most overworked groups needed a break.

Also Got7 has like zero promotion, when they had the world tour ahgases were the ones to promote then, because jype didn't bought ads. The boys songs were refused so many times, Mark's schedule were canceled so he couldn't meet his family. They refused to give a solo career to Yugyeom and Mark, when they failed to protect the boys from the sasaengs which lead them moving out so many times and on why Jackson got injured.

Edit: I am more than glad to say that today, 10th of January, all members of Got7 are leaving Jype. #Got7forever💚 I love you boys, thank you for 7 years of happiness, and I'll proudly continue to support all of you

How they forced that visual and hairstyle on Jeongyeon, even tho she didn't wanted it, she said during a vlive that she wanted to grow her hair but the company used to cut shorter everytime. They are extremely strict with the weight and the food, a few artists like Sunmi already said that. Somi has told some stories about how they had to sneak food and hide eating in the bathroom, and when Momo was forced to lose 7kg in seven days only to appear in a showcase.

The famous situation flag situation with Tzuyu. She was 16 when that happened, she introduced herself as Taiwanese and held the Taiwan flag as well. Which lead to many to many chinese users saying she was a pro-independence activist, she was barred from the Chinese television and suspended of all her activities in China. 2 months later, on the day of the election in Taiwan, Jype posted a video of her reading an apology saying that there's only one China and she is extremely proud to be Chinese. She was 16 at the time, and you can see during the video that she is so scared, sad and clearly hesitating on saying what she's reading, the whole video just has this weird, forced vibes. The 3 presidential candidates said that video was too cruel for a 16 year old girl and that she didn't need to apologize.

I will never forgive yg for disbanding 2ne1, for not helping G-Dragon when he was accused of plagiarism and started suffering from depression but had to continue with the promotion. Same thing with Top that was diagnosed with social anxiety and depression, and suffered a overdose because of the marijuana scandal but yg had also nothing to say.

For releasing Hanbin in a DAY because of false accusations, while it took them WEEKS to release s***gri and only after he released a statement saying that he was leaving bigbang. And for not telling the public or for not defending Jennie during that time everyone were saying she was lazy when in fact she had an ankle injury, but still continued the promotions.

Whether we like to admit or not, SM is probably the best company in the kpop history if we're talking about success, they have a formula that works over and over again, it's a pattern, we can especially see it in Suju, Shinee, Exo and Nct. But omg they have zero compassion for their idols.

Starting from the training, we all know the training for the debut is really difficult, but a lot of people say that between all the companies SM is the worst one, they are extremely strictly and controlling , especially the managers who abuse the power. They have this curated-ness that is quite toxic, and leads to an incredibly perfectionistic and controlling management system. Kai used to practice 8 hours a day so that everything was perfect, like surely work it out bc Kai is one of the best dancers in the industry, but still that's a lot of hours you're basically overworking yourself (I think)

As a result, many idols have even more outstandingly brutal beauty standards than there already are in the kpop industry generally. especially intense weight-loss standards, Taeyeon already said this, during the first 5 years of GG she was constantly battling with eating disorders. Baekhyun has this diet where, instead of eating the food he only chews and then spits out, Sehun in 2017 (I think) had this stage on the Exo tour and he said that he spend an entire month on diet, so he could do that stage. Taemin said on a few episodes of Mtopia that he was on a diet, but you can clearly see that he was extremely thin. Also they have a part in their contracts about plastic surgery, you can see that almost every SM artist has done it a double eyelid surgery.

The blatantly favoritism over Korean idols and the mistreats that happens with idols that aren't Korean (especially with they're chinese), as we saw many times already with examples like Tao, Kris, Luhan, Lay, Winwin, Ten and Lucas before they joined WayV. Or favoritism with certain members of groups, like Taeyong in Nct, of course that favoritism is a part of their formula but still pretty fucked up.

They have such a questionable promotion, like I already read once about. They said that SM promotes the new groups so they can form a better fan base and that way no longer will need the promotion, but still this is extremely bad. Like with BoA, Tvxq or Suju who are still relevant but we barely hear news about them because SM doesn't promote then, and I can already see this with Exo especially in their latest comeback.

They manage mental health horrifically. Like with Taeyeon in 2014/15 when a member (bc SM treated Jessica as garbage) of her group had to leave, which lead to the midia saying it was her fault alongside with the hate she received at that time because of her relationship with Baekhyun, that lead to her depression and eating disorders. Same thing happened with Baek, although he didn't receive the same amount of hate, he still had to suffer with his relationship being in the spotlight while 3 members of his group left, because AGAIN SM treated them as fucking garbage.

For stop carrying about f(x), as a result lead to a witch hunt on Victoria saying that it was her fault for that happening, for Sulli who was suffering from a mental illness but never received a break nor the protection from the media that used to say that she was a bad example. For Jonghyun who was also suffering from depression but never got any help or a break.

And our latest examples Irene and Chanyeol. I don't approve Irene's actions, but the fact that the media is so ruthless with her it's ridiculous and even more ridiculous of SM to not defend their idol, especially when there's so many other celebrities that are WAY worse than her. And for Chanyeol, who was accused of cheating on his girlfriend 10 times, but SM had nothing to say or to defend his image. It took the fans for that to happen, the fans were the ones to find out that was a fake and cover up scandal so the news about the government crisis were not to be seen.

They are so bad at dealing with idol apologies, like why did Taeyong in 2016 had to apologize for something he didn’t do, but they never had anyone apologize for their racist or the cultural appropriation that the idols have done many times already in a lot of mvs????

That's why I hate the kpop industry and the media so fucking much, bc they're ruthless and assholes who are putting so much pressure on the idols, who in the end of the day are humans and are deserving of things like love, privacy and a break to take care of themselves. I truly adore kpop and the dramas, but I'd stop watching and listening with all of my heart if it means that they would stop treating humans beings as fucking trash! They deserve so much more!

Thank you for coming to my ted talk!

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wealthiesthub · 3 years ago

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What do billionaires eat in a day?

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Most of the billionaires of today are successful entrepreneurs, and we all are quite aware that they earn what they do today because of their strategic business decision-making, but does this apply to their personal health choices? How much do they spend on private nutrition when they can afford pricey personal chefs and high-quality foods? Well, it seems that most billionaires have quite strange eating habits. Some of them eat way too much McDonalds, while others are quite careful. In this video, we picked out nine popular billionaires we always hear about and share what exactly they consume regularly.

Elon Musk

Number One. Elon Musk. CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, Elon Musk, mentioned several times that at times, he doesn't even have the time to eat breakfast, so he leaves it. However, even when he does manage to have some time, he just drinks coffee. At lunch, and sometimes at dinner, he eats chocolate chip-flavored Kido protein bars, simply because he loves them. He even knows when they go up for a discount! He devours whatever is offered to him during lunch, and puts more emphasis on his dinner plans, that too if he's not working. The worst part? He doesn’t exercise!

Donald Trump

Number Two. Donald Trump. Ex-president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has put his love for fast food on all his social media accounts. His followers know all about his eating habits and his likes and dislikes. It comes as no surprise to them to hear that he is addicted to fast food. He is known to frequently eat at McDonald’s, and he regularly enjoys their Filet O Fish sandwich. The former President and business mogul earn an expected $2 billion, yet he doesn't appear to have the range or inclinations for any kind of smart dieting choices. In fact, Style magazine reports that he frequently; "praises McDonald’s for its cleanliness."

Mukesh Ambani

Number Three. Mukesh Ambani. One of India’s richest businessmen, Mukesh Ambani, is not fussy about food. He prefers exploring different avenues regarding a wide range of food varieties from the elegant cafés to the side of the road bistros. His number one food places are Mysore Café in Matunga and Swati Snacks. Ambani is so in love with Swati Snacks that in case somebody is going to the spot, he generally requests a bundle for himself. Ambani likewise appreciates chaat at Chandni Chowk. His children love Thai food so, with them, he himself has also started to enjoy them! Likewise, he adores thali cooking, particularly when they are going outside India. As per Ambani, he wouldn't fret about having anything as long as it is vegan. That’s right, he is a vegetarian! Ambani is also fond of Idli sambar which is prepared at home every Sunday for breakfast. He loves it so much that he doesn’t even mind having it from the small canteens at the airports. He also likes dosa and knows a special person at Gwalia Tank who makes it best. A real foodie at heart!

Mark Cuban

Number Four. Mark Cuban. Mark Cuban is continually terminating on all chambers and keeps on rounding up the benefits from his responsibility for the professional basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks. This financial backer and billionaire business entrepreneur is worth a cool $4.5 billion and picks to spend part of it by putting resources into the organization that makes his favorite biscuits. He starts each morning off with two sweet biscuits from Alyssa's Cookies and a cup of coffee. The biscuits are said to be high in protein and fiber and Cuban swears by them. In fact, he loved them so much that he's now a part-owner of the company that makes them.

Mark Zuckerberg

Number Five. Mark Zuckerberg. The $104 billion men, and founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is probably the most extravagant man on the planet. While numerous others in this situation of outrageous abundance would draw in the best cooks to make the most amazing cooking available anywhere, Mark has picked a vastly different way with regards to the food he eats, and it's not for the weak on a fundamental level. He went through a stage in 2011 during which time he would just eat the meat of creatures he had killed for himself. He would take care of that meat for his companions and visitors, too. It was uncovered that he had eaten with the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, who later announced the goat he was offered was served cold, so he chose to say “no thanks” to that and stuck with salad!

Jack Ma

Number Six. Jack Ma. Co-founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, was seen to be having Maggi Mee instant noodles for lunch on the third anniversary of Alibaba’s IPO in 2017. One of his staff claimed that he had been having lunches like this for the past 18 years! After all, however, Ma is known for his humble management philosophy. A man worth so much (around 44.5 billion US dollars) could easily acquire a few instant noodle manufacturers with just his monthly pay and still be left with some change.

Jeff Bezos

Number Seven. Jeff Bezos. Founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is an interesting case. He claims he avoids early-morning meetings so that he has time to eat a healthy breakfast “leisurely”, keeping away from “fatty convenience foods”. It seems his eccentricity isn’t limited to just his personality; his eating choices can be somewhat bizarre too. During a meeting with another company, Bezos was reportedly seen ordering a breakfast of Mediterranean octopus with potatoes, bacon, green garlic yogurt, and a poached egg. He later used his breakfast as a metaphor for Amazon’s business strategy, saying, “You’re the octopus that I’m having for breakfast. When I look at the menu, you’re the thing I don’t understand, the thing I’ve never had. I must have the breakfast octopus”. Amazon ended up acquiring the company. Bezos’ bizarre taste does not end at octopus either! At the 2018 Explorers Club annual meeting, Bezos ate exotic animals and even insects, which include crickets, python, tarantulas, cockroaches, grubs, and yes, an iguana.

Bill Gates

Number Eight. Bill Gates. The co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, seems to be addicted to Diet Coke. He drinks about three to four cans a day and mentioned how “all those cans also add up to something like 35 pounds of aluminum a year”. His eating habits aren’t that great either. His wife, Melinda, claims he skips breakfast, and his managing director, Joe Cerrell, says that “no matter who you are”, you should expect to have cheeseburgers when having lunch with Gates. He also mentioned to the Telegraph in 2016, “someone will always be sent to get bags of McDonald’s. I don’t think Melinda lets him have them at home”.

Warren Buffett

Number Nine. Warren Buffet. CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, has a similar, but far unhealthier diet than Gates. He enjoys McDonald’s chicken nuggets three times a week. He drinks five Coca-Cola cans a day, and especially loves Dairy Queen ice cream and See’s Candies. He also reportedly uses an excessive amount of salt. Former CEO of Wells Fargo, John Stumpf, said, “it’s a snowstorm” every time Buffett uses a saltshaker. Astonishingly, he does all this at 90 years old and has no plans of quitting work! Buffett told Financial Times in 2019, “I’m not bothered by the thought of my death”.

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