#my dad is deaf

[housewifebuck]

What languages to you speak/study?

English is my native language and I took Spanish and French in school for long enough that I can read/write it decently but in a spoken conversation I’m at like a 4 year old level 💀 I also know a fair amount of asl but I wouldn’t call myself fluent anymore (it’s been a long time since I had to use it)

[negasonic9403]

Deaf!Peter trying out his new suit for the first time

Peter: Woah, Mr. Stark this is so cool! The suit is amazing!

Tony: It's got quite a lot of special features kid

Karen (AI): *smaller screen focuses in on Tony's lips and brings up captions that Peter can read*

Peter: *confused* You programmed my suit with captions?

Tony: *smirking* Well duh, I can't have you running around clueless when there's too much background noise or if someone's turned away while they're explaining the plan. That also works with the comm system too and if your AI ever goes down, but your suit still has power, I added a feature where you can alert me that you're on your own so I can intervene if need be

Peter: *pauses slightly as he's reading along while Tony's speaking* Wow, thank you Mr. Stark! That's just— wow! This really helps a lot, thank you!

Tony: It works for other languages too. The captions will appear in English

Tony: *signing in Italian Sign Language* Including other sign languages

Karen: *shows Peter captions in English*

Peter: *signing in ASL and excited* It worked! You said it includes other sign languages for the captions!

Tony: *signing in ASL and laughing* Yes, just don't expect me to know anymore Italian. I can speak it, not sign it

[lapseinart]

I have so many ideas for the Bridgertons as babies, like, you have no idea because some babies have quirks and particular about certain things and I just know the Bridgertons were quirky, particular babies ngl this is based on my family

Anthony was a fussy and particular baby. The only way he would calm was when people walked up and down staircases while carrying him. Edmund's glutes did not thank him the exercise. No ones not sure how they figured it out, but he quite liked when Edmund did sort of a droning sort of hum/whine/sound instead of humming a regular song. The only one this trick doesn't work with is Francesca (Bridgerton spouses are quite disconcerted when they first hear it but admittedly its rather effective)

Benedict in contrast was super easy and sleepy. He slept through the night even as a newborn--had to be woken to eat, sometimes ate while still mostly asleep--to the point to which made Edmund and Violet call a doctor (bc didn't babies cry?? Anthony cried all the time he was crying now) who told them to simply be grateful for the sleep they got

Colin was mostly a calm and easy baby except he got fussy after eating and Edmund and Violet did not understand why until someone asked if they had burped him, and it was in that moment that they realized Anthony and Benedict had never cried to be burped. Like Anthony cried for a lot of reasons but not burping. All subsequent children had to be burped tho.

Daphne was the only biter of her siblings after her teeth came in. Her parents and nursemaids lived watching her mouth and had near permanent teeth dents on their hands to prevent her from biting her siblings. This was ultimately not successful and she bit her older brothers (mostly Colin) several times and also baby Eloise once. Her daughter Belinda is a biter, and Anthony calls it karma

Eloise enjoyed being vigorously bounced in lieu of being rocked. This was discovered when they left her with 9 year old Benedict, who did not quite grasp with how much vigor one ought to bounce a baby. It calmed her screams more easily, but Edmund's muscles did not thank him for this discovery as much as his ears. She was also a fan of stairs, but not as much.

Francesca may not like the droning hum, but it's not because she liked Edmund's singing. Actually, it made her cry harder. She did like it if her mum sang or hummed though. (in all honesty, Edmund was a bit tone deaf) (that's probably where the more monotone droning came from) apart from that she was very chill

Gregory was fussy, but that could very well have been because he was constantly being poked at as the newest baby. Of all of them, he was the slowest to start talking, partially because he was so doted after he rarely needed to make his demands more clear.

Hyacinth was also particular and would only fall asleep if Anthony walked up and down staircases while holding her. If Violet was less depressed, she probably would have called it karma

People always write normal ass babies. But sometimes babies are weird.

[demisofphoenixdrop]

So I'm thinking about Laurance again-

Mostly his blindness.

I choose to think he has something akin to Diabetic Retinopathy. Basically, it's blurry vision with dark spots.

When Ungrth pulls him out of the nether, I think he's fully blind. Full stop. The blood vessels in his eyes are shot. Aphmau getting Irene's blessing mends some of them, but he's still very visually impaired.

Laurance spends the next several months re-learning how to navigate the world with blurry, spotty vision.

Am I projecting? Maybe. What are you gunna do about it-

[cherry-pop-elf]

George Weasley As A Dad Headcanons

Newborn/Baby Edition

Offered by your certified George Weasley Wife. I have the ink to prove it. Ask my Muts!

He’s going to be the most emotionally there for his kid possible. Once he has his first kid, it kinda dawns on him that having a big family like Molly and Arthur did might be a bad idea. He loves the idea of a big family, but is quick to realize that he just wouldn’t be there emotionally like he wants. Especially with the job to worry about. At most, three kids. If anything, he’s fine with one. That just means they get all his attention after all.

That baby is gonna be in a sling, as he runs around the shop. He’s not gonna just be the type to leave the kid to be ‘nannied’ by his partner. He’s going to be a parent. And don’t worry. He lost an ear after all. He’s gonna make sure the baby is wearing ear protection in the shop. Then again, they’ll be a Weasley. Kinda built in.

Since he’s always been the ‘emotional’ twin, he also has that emotional maturity. Such as knowing not to utterly spoil his kid, and make sure they understand the value of money. Along with poor habits don’t mean bad habits. Not to say he doesn’t love to spoil, but he’s gonna make sure they understand that being rich isn’t what makes you happy. But it sure solves alot of problems.

That baby honestly might be more glued to him than his partner! And they were actually inside being made! What can he say? He loves family. Especially children.

He is also the one to offer diaper duty. He’s kinda immune to bad smells at this point, and also has changed diapers before. Plenty of times. So it’s not like it’s a big deal to him. His job is about invent messes after all, and someone had to clean them before Molly got home. Diaper duty on him

That baby is 100% being taught Sign as well, as they grow up. Not just because of him being partially deaf. It’s good to learn anyway! Another language, a great way to communicate when they can’t speak, stimulating, it’s gonna only benigit. It can also be kinda like their own secret language they can share, since so few people know it after all. Over all be invested in the deaf community, as he would be as well

Speaking of languages, that baby is going to grow up knowing so many. Arabic, Romanian, French, oh man. Big family, lots of languages. This baby is never going to worry about a damn job with knowing tongues like that

That baby is going to be eating so good. He’s going to make everything by hand. He’s going to make baby food fresh himself, and make sure that milk is given different flavors to make sure that little ankle biter gets all the nutrients they need. That baby isn’t going to have to suffer like the younger Weasleys did

You better get used to the baby talk. This man is going to have the most straight face conversation with that baby’s babbling, yet somehow know exactly what’s going on the whole time

Like I said. He’s going to have that baby in a sling while he works. It’s gonna be matching to his suits, it’s gonna have sewn on patches, he’s gonna style

Three am baby feeding? He would have that covered…..But Ghost Fred says not to hog the baby. You two will think for the longest time you have a well mannered calm baby. Hey, bless him. More sleep for you two, and private time!

Group costumes group costumes group costumes. He will find an excuse somehow. Holidays, selling limited time products, he needs his family all matching!

Love. So much damn love. That baby is never going need to worry about coming home with a problem. That baby is never going to be scared to come out of the closet, or talk about self doubts. Never ever EVER-!

It’s one big happy family. Never worry about that. Family, well off, happy, stable, and just so full of love. Love and happiness

[indelicateink]

tagged by @hereticaas -- thank you!

make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favourite.

okay so I have zero chill on EpisodeSevenWeekendEve and i'm going to kind of bend the rules here. they're five different characters, but they're all the same character--kind of. is he my fav characters of all time? HE IS/ARE TONIGHT, FRIENDS.

which lestat is your favorite lestat: lestat as recounted by louis, lestat as written about in claudia's diaries, lestat as relayed by armand, louis's 1940s dreamstat hallucinations, or the real lestat, whom we have yet to meet televised as of 21 june 2024?

(no sixth opt-out/nuanced/all-of-the-above/none-of-the-above option, you are brutally forced to choose)

if you are reading this, I am tagging *you* to do a five favs poll, too

[doberbutts]

If I had a nickel for every time I helped a Japanese client at my job, and in helping revealed that I speak [some, limited] Japanese, and in doing so their entire demeanor changed and they began to smile and gesture excitedly as we had a [relatively short] conversation in Japanese, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.

[lextheartguy]

Okay I need Rani to come back cause I can’t just keep making up shit in my head and mentally treating it like canon

[violntfemme]

i just finished rumble fish and the hate is unwarranted you guys are WRONG

[in-memoriam-tgwk]

Referring to the black pelt comment, if in the future the clan gets any cats adapted from black pelts in the game, can we see the before and after of the adaptation?

i might if i remember to! 😂 i usually tend to use the sprites as suggestions rather than an official design, because theres only so much variation you can do when you have a cats with similar pelt colors.

however, here are some examples of a retired clan i was drawing for my own entertainment! fur tint and variations around the eyes, muzzle, stomach and paws are the easiest ways to make a dark pelt much more interesting. olivetooth and snakefrost here are probably the most on-model in relation to their sprites, while the rest all have some adjustments to make them more recognizable and eye-catching. i feel ive improved a lot since i drew these, i could probably have done more with houndfoot and honeycrash specifically.

[sklira]

I feel like I get such odd medical issues that nobody else in my family has. I don't think they are uncommon but I never personally know anyone else having the same. They are always just occasionally annoying inconveniences, fortunately not life threatening in the modern age of hygiene and medicine. I'm like a chair with one wobbly leg.

[moony-ghoul]

all the ghouls know sign language but they use it even when mounts got hearing aids in so they can talk mad shit around the abbey

[cherry-pop-elf]

Chubby George Weasley 🧡 Headcanons

Because Fuck You, I Wanna!

The weight didn’t exactly start, until the shop had been open for a while. They were put into a position of a very stable income, and didn’t have to worry about food anymore. Along with breaking some habits, such as eating less so Ron and Gin could eat more

Was more so actually healthy weight, compared to being bean pole thin all the time. Still was over all slender, as they did a bunch of Manuel labor and hands on work, just didn’t look like they’ll pass out if you don’t keep their blood sugar high enough

After the war? Yeah, he had to fight depression somehow. Baking was what soothed him, and he was also needing to keep the shop steady for a while. Until Ron came to help, of course

You still couldn’t tell he gained some extra pounds, given his attire slime him greatly, but he’s got that soft chub. That sweet dad belly pillow that every kid gets in their childhood, that makes it the perfect spot for naps

It more so went into his stomach, thigh area. Due to beating a beater, he had a lot of muscle to work with. As we know, muscle is still excess. So when it’s relaxed, it’s all soft and squishy. So he has a rather evened out chubbibess, which is why it’s hard to notice when he’s in his work attire

He is so cuddly, and makes for the best napping partner. Always smelling sweet from the shop, with that good bear hug squeeze. Given there is still muscle under the squish after all

He’s rather self conscious of going soft, but this man deserves to not stress about it. He’s healthy, he survived a war, he built an empire, grew up poor where food was always scare to begin with, lost his ear which made him partially deaf, and lost his twin. He’s allowed to finally have some stress off his shoulders

The children definitely love that he’s not stuck thin anymore. They can just run up, to their favorite shop owner, and get the best hugs EVER. Big squishy hugs, and the comfort of his warm personality

Because he went back deeper into baking, from the stress of the second war, you know he’s somehow mastered being a master at baking. You know you can count on him for the best desserts and sweets you could ever dream of

He is shy about his belly, but the kids certainly help him with it. It’s a dad bod. He deserves it. Stretch marks and all. The kids love hugging him, and it’s nice to no longer have to be so stressed on his appearance. The community utterly adores him, and will protect him as much as he protects them

Anyone who says anything honestly might get attacked by his employees before he even says a word. He makes sure his employees are provided for. Dental even! Bet your ass he’s the community dad, of Diagon alley

Freckled. Belly. Need I say more? Freckles, scars, tattoos, and a sweet little happy trail

The best hugs, the best sweets, the warmest soul. What more could anyone want?

Please tag me in any Chubby Georgie Art/Fanfics/Whatever pls!

((Yes this kinda stemmed from the fact it’s very hard to lose weight because of my health issues and I’m projecting, but also chubby Georgie hugs))

[foggieststars]

i am overstimulated ‼️

[bonafidehero]

Photos I took of my pets as a child in the 90s

[punk-o-ween]

i wanna rip my hair out and cry oh my god my chemical romance's songs on some good headphones on the highest volume is an out of body experience only cool people experience