#keep up the normal pills memes though they’re hilarious

[bambiimutt]

hiii!!! Can you do masky as a father figure to edgy emo/scene teens? 👀

Father Figure Masky

Of course I can my love!! I actually haven’t thought of doing something like this so I’ll give it a shot!!

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Not any tw’s if I missed any please let me know. Just some wholesome Tim! Lots of fluff!

-I feel like he probably finds you in a Library. He doesn’t go often but when he usually spots you. you’re always reading a book or sometimes drawing. He never sees your parents so he assumes you must be old enough to be out on your own.

-he’s typically in there for.. well not really anything. To get away from the noise. From the typical people. He usually sits in a corner, book in hand slightly slouching in his chair, legs crossed over each other. His satchel usually sits beside the squeaky chair, occasionally he pops a pill, swallowing down water and going back to whatever he’s reading.

-you come in one afternoon, grabbing the book you’ve been reading the last couple of weeks and heading towards your spot. But when you arrive you’re met with a few teenagers from you school. “Shit.” You’re quick to turn on your heel before they see you and try to find some other quiet corner to sit in. And when you do someone else just so happens to be sitting there.

-you clear your throat. “Uhm..” Tim looks up from his book, eyebrow cocked. It’s you. “S-sorry. Uhm. Do you mind if I sit here. I won’t bother you or anything.” He’s silent for a moment, his fingers curling at the page before he closes the book. You’re quick to roll your eyes when you don’t get a response “hellooo?” You wave your book in his face before he speaks “g’ahead” he moves up slightly and watches you carefully. He takes note of your funky hair, how it isn’t natural. The piercings on your face and the clothes you wear.

- this is all where it kinda started. You’d start sitting with him whenever you knew he was there, he’d learn why you were always here, how your parents just never treated you the greatest and the only way to escape was to come to the library.

-you finally ask him one day why he takes so many pills, why he needs so much medication. And oddly enough he feels okay to open up to you about those things.

-I think he would feel some sort of comfort. He likes that your different then others. In a way you’re like him, but maybe not so violent. And he tries to keep that part of him away from you. He tries to just be the happy him, but it’s hard when he’s been out all night blacked out stalking innocent individuals.

-he ends up buying you some art supplies. He first took note of your artistic skills from the moment he seen you. He likes the weird things you draw, it almost eases his mind to know he’s not the only one with weird stupid scary thoughts.. though you are more of a edgy teenager.. he’s just not normal.

-your name in his phone is kiddo. He probably sends you stupid fucking memes he finds on the internet that he thinks are so Hilarious but they’re actually so fucking cringy.

-Calling him dad for the first time. Yeah it kinda just slips out and he’s shook. You think he’s angry, uncomfortable but he’s in pure SHOCK. Really? You look at him like that? That’s so… sweet. He cares for you deeply and wants to see you go far. So the fact that you see him like that.. damn you might have just wiggled right into his heart.

-it takes him some time getting used to it but at some point he fully allows you to call him dad. He’ll pick you up from school, he’s always the one to listen to you when it comes to bullies at school, he buys you lunch, makes sure you have school supplies that you need. You call him asking him to pick you up because you don’t wanna be there anymore? He’s on his way.

-“can you take me to the MCR comeback concert?”

“Fuck no.”

-Trust me he’d love to take you to those things but his money goes to his medications and his house, he’d rather have a roof over his head then be surrounding by teenagers crying and screaming. Butttt.. that doesn’t stop him from buying you things that you’re interested in. Band shirts, new hair dye, comics, etc.. he even goes out of his way to make sure you have new things, new phone.. whatever you want. I think he’s taking the dad role straight to the heart.. but it makes him happy.

-if you were ever in a situation to be put up for adoption. He’s 100% willing to adopt you. But if you’re old enough to be moved out, he’s got a bedroom all set up for you.

-he takes his road trips.. and fully takes pride on the fact that he listens to dad rock. He sings horribly to the music while you groan and plug your ears, and searching frantically for your headphones “dad please! Shut up!”

-he does let you play your music majority of the time though, and he actually doesn’t mind any of it. He thinks it’s pretty cool.

-“I bought hair dye..” you look at Tim and sway side to side, hands behind your back. He stares at you from the couch before shutting his eyes and sighing “alright, grab a plastic bag and get to the bathroom.” He always dyes your hair. And he’s always wrapping the damn plastic bag around your head too tight. “Gotta make sure that dye stays in there” and gives you the meanest dad back slap.

-if you ever graduate, he’s in the back of the stadium watching you proudly from afar. And of course he has gifts for you, what kind of father would he be if he hadn’t. Once you’re both in the car he’s got a small box and a large bag ready for you. Some new clothes, items and those damn concert tickets you always talk about.

-he’s a good papa. He’d never judge you for your interests nor what you looked like. He thinks you’re super bad ass and he’s proud to be such an important figure in your life.

[melancholykiwi]

My Two Cents on the “Normal Pills” Situation

So people on Twitter have been at each others’ throats for the past few hours because of a topic in Dream’s Mask music video. I’ve been thinking about how to address this because I have a lot of thoughts. Therefore I would like to write them out here.

As someone who takes antidepressants, I have come to the conclusion that this whole thing isn’t bad, rather just handled poorly.

Before I got diagnosed I considered myself “not normal” for a while. It took months of therapy for me to realize I was completely normal and was just struggling with depression. If there’s one thing I want y’all to take away from this, it’s that you are not abnormal for having a mental illness. That’s a stigma in our society that is very harmful to neurodivergent people. Medicine is not meant to make you “normal,” it’s supposed to help you live a better life.

And to clarify, I understand that Dream isn’t trying to make people stop taking medication. I’ve heard from plenty that his song is meant to be his personal story. Meaning, yes, I am aware ADHD medicine did not work for him personally (I watched the Anthony Padilla interview too). And that’s perfectly okay. Medicine is not for everyone and can, in some cases, worsen people’s mental state.

However, I believe in calling his ADHD medication “normal” as well as having a doctor tell him he’s abnormal, then saying that his abnormality is a “good thing,” perpetuates the stigma that neurodivergent people are abnormal. I’m sure this was unintentional, and meant to be a message that it’s okay to be unique, but I think mental illness is a topic that needs to be handled delicately. For me, Dream just didn’t do that with his song or video.

So how on Earth could he have fixed this issue? First, have the doctors note be legitimate, then show Dream warping note into a negative message, like him being “not normal.” Then, he could just show a medication bottle, without “Normal Pills” written on it. Next, show that the pills were only worsening his mood before having him throw them out. And then, just have him throw the doctor’s note out or something instead of writing on it. Also, have him console with his family or friends on the matter so that they may help him through his struggles. To be fair, though, some adjustments may be required for the song itself too, but that’s not the main point.

To clarify, I don’t think his fans are stupid. Multiple have gone on record saying they would never dump their meds. However, I simply feel disheartened thinking that they may very well see their meds as “normal pills” too. To all neurodivergent people reading this: you are not abnormal. Neurotypical people are not “normal.” Everyone’s minds are built differently, and one type of mind is not better than another.

TLDR; Dream’s Mask music video may very well have unintentionally perpetuated the harmful idea that neurodivergent people are not normal. Him throwing out his pills wasn’t the issue; how he describes treatment for ADHD is. The whole thing is very muddled up, and I hope Dream can make a clearer statement on this issue soon.