#but i think im probs gonna be forced to go to family thing 🙄 so we'll see

[rainingincale]

since you are still awake anyways did you get around to doing your garden thing? & if so how was it what did tou get up to :)

... i didnt end up doing it 🤣😭 i was simply too sleepy and then suddenly it was dark shsvfhdh i am planning to do it tomorrow but I really do not imagine I will be able to 😔

[castlebyersafterdark]

that anon speaking about heartstopper and being unable to watch with others reminded me of people saying that dont really want byler sex because they watch with their families. this always confused me, i mean, if you want a story to turn out a certain way but your fam wont like it, why not just not watch with them this time? perhaps they only have one tv in the house or they dont have access to netflix on their own device. its lovely people want to share in a viewing experience too, but this show famously isnt exactly dinnertime family fare, maybe you could all watch something more wholesome together this time and keep s5 for yourself? esp if youre young, parents and fam would surely understand if you were like 'im gonna sit this one out guys and watch alone' as you grow up? i mean, most parents wouldnt wanna see sexual content with their kids either so they'll probs be relieved? idk.

if its because they need to protect their queer identity, i can understand how it would be awful to view that and potentially field nasty comments. i just stopped engaging in provocative content with people who would upset me like my family in that case. esp since its just entertainment and something you can control. tv should be fun to watch, you know? its not politics or something important that needs dicussing at the kitchen table. although it IS a great way to open up conversations that might be prickly because if the fam like the show and characters, their opinions might be swayed. good storytelling will do that sometimes <3

Yeah, this is one argument that genuinely makes me kinda 🙄 but I do also sympathize as well.

How nonsensical to want to dictate storytelling for an individualistic mindset that is stringent upon one specific moment in your life? As if for the rest of time the television show will only exist in stasis of having watched it with your family. I think this is just coming from much younger people than me so it's like, ok, I'm not here to influence teenagers and tell them how to live their lives, but it's still a mindset that needs to be broken. Or maybe people are living with their parents as adults which is a valid thing, but at that point, you have to make your own decision. Watch it on your own. I saw this argument constantlyyyyyy about so many different media back when I was suffering on twitter, the anti-sex in media brigade going on and on and on about not wanting sex in tv and movies because it's awkward to watch stuff with their parents. Well!! That's a personal problem! Either watch less stuff with your parents or act mature about it or or or. I don't know. But that's a personal issue. Shouldn't dictate the entire catalog of media and art for all people just because of your home life situation.

Yes, and then I can definitely understand not wanting to hear vitriol about queer story lines if you yourself are queer and not out and in a situation where you cannot be and you're around your family. And yes it SUCKS to censor yourself and hide your interests, but you really don't have to put yourself in a situation if it's going to cause problems and force the issue over a TV show. Be safe about it. Like you said, television is entertainment. I understand all the multiple angles going on here, for sure.