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October Recap and November's Art Challenge - From HSRC, The Homeschool Discord Community

November has arrived! Here are the changes, additions, and updates made to The Homeschooler's Chat last month. Plus, you can view this month's art prompt at the end of this post!

November is here! Your monthly HSRC recap has arrived! Here are the changes, additions, and updates made to The Homeschooler’s Chat last month. Plus, you can view this month’s art prompt at the end of this post! 📌 Jump To: Website Updates Server Updates This Month’s Art Prompt This Month’s Other Events Website Updates New post about Spotting Predators Online A silly ✨girlypop✨ version of…

[onekisstotakewithme]

having online friends who are busy is just like. I LOVE YOU. I miss you. YOU GOT THIS. I'm giving you space to work. I LOVE YOU.

[lightasthesun]

2023 is coming to an end so this is my annual I love my online friends so fucking much you wouldn't believe me if I told you post.

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[tawnysoup]

You both jump in place for a bit, grinning.

[f-misc]

Captain America: Brave New World

the framed photos on the shelves in sam's office

highest shelf: sam and riley eye-level shelf: sam and bucky lower shelf: sarah, sam and torres     

[charcoaldustonmyfingers]

Ones hands can tell the story of how they’ve lived… and how far they have come.

I’m a sucker for Good Dad Splinter ever since I watched TMNT ‘03. That rat was gifted sapience and his immediate instinct was kindness. I love that for him.

Rise Splinter lived a rollercoaster of a life, but as a Hollywood star he remembered the names of all his stunt guys and coworkers, and as a prisoner he cared for the rat that shared his cell. His sons are very close and physically affectionate, I think that says something about how he cares? That’s just how I like to headcanon him :)

It’s interesting to explore the idea that a seemingly monstrous transformation is what pushed him to be a kinder human

[squidthusiast]

“I could listen to your laugh all day”

[ditzybat]

jason in titans tower staring at bruce: how’d you know i was alive old man?

bruce: robin - tim - is an avid follower of your tumblr blog that has mysteriously updated after years of you being deceased

tim: mhm, at mrsbennetluvr88 started quoting hamlet and titus andronicus after years of radio silence, it was the only rational conclusion

jason: … at least you know your shakespeare…

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November Recap for HSRC, The Discord Community For Homeschoolers

Happy December! ❄ Check out last month's changes from HSRC, the homeschooling Discord server on our blog. Stay warm, friends! 💙

Hello, December! Your monthly HSRC recap is here! Below, you can check out the changes, additions, and updates made to The Homeschooler’s Chat last month. A lot of new features have arrived in our Discord server recently! This is our last monthly recap post! Moving into 2025, HSRC updates will be arriving as-needed, when big changes have been made. You can still view any minor changes…

[maxgicalgirl]

Being a “Fun Fact !” kind of autistic is all fun and games until you get halfway through sharing an interesting tidbit and realize that it probably wasn’t appropriate to share in polite company and now you have to deal with the consequences :(

[speltfields]

you swing by marnies first thing in the morning to buy a new cow and this guy answers the door wyd 🤨❓️

[rotapathetic]

hey pretty could u write a lil smth for me 　cosy!reader forcing rafe to cuddle with her?

rafe forcing ꒰!COSY꒱ to cuddle him ⅏ ⅏

rafe pushed the book out of your hands, causing it to land on the bed next to you. you gasped, turning to see him with his brows furrowed, staring at you, “what was that for?”

“you’re done reading ‘cause i’m bored and ‘cause i said so,” he murmured against your arm where his head was resting. you two were simply lying in bed, you sitting up reading with rafe covering you, “okay . . well, i’m almost done. can i just finish these few pages . . ”

“no. let me hold you, please,” he stared up at you with the puppiest of puppy dog eyes, making it hard to say no to him. but you were really into your book. it’d be quick, you finishing it. “of course, just let me . . ” you went to grab the book, rafe taking it from your hands and tossing it across the room, “i’m not letting you up to go get it, so you don’t have a choice.”

you looked down to rafe, taken aback. “well now you’re definitely not,” you went to cross your arms, rafe sitting up quickly, grabbing your arm and tugging, “no, alright, fine, sorry. don’t do that. i got to have you in my arms, please. please, baby?”

you huffed, “mm hm,” you responded, shaking your head. rafe frowned. “what d’you mean ‘mm mh?’”

you shrugged, turning your head away, “i mean no. i won’t cuddle you,” rafe titled his head at you, perplexed you were denying him, “baby . . you can’t be serious. i said please,” he actually was confused where your defiance was coming from. he used the magic word.

you scoffed, “that doesn’t get you anything you want,” you turned back to face him. “it got me you . . ” he reminded you, “ . . okay, what do you want me to do?” he tugged your arm again when he felt you pull away, “i jus’ wanna hold you. i like you in my arms. i don’t like it when i’m not touching you in some way. please. i said it four times now.”

you pretended to ponder, “just an apology to the book . . that you bought me, by the way,” you responded. rafe rose a brow, “and i’ll buy you even more, what’s the matter?”

“you hurt it. apologize,” rafe frowned at you, “you want me to apologize to a book?” you nodded defiantly. “baby . . it’s a book, can i just hold you now . . ” he shuffled closer.

“apologize,” you halted him. rafe sighed, “sorry . . book,” he couldn’t believe what he said. the things he does for you. ���can we now?” he whined.

“hold on,” you held up a finger, cupping your hand over your ear. rafe stared at you. “hm . . okay. book accepts your apology.”

rafe continued to stare . . “c’mere, weirdo,” he grabbed you, pulling you against his chest. you giggled, causing him to laugh as well, “freaking book,” he grumbled.

[teaboot]

I feel like if you're using a lot of disposable plastic bags in your day to day life, you've gotta do something sustainable to make up for it. Like using bamboo toilet paper or eco friendly cat litter or something, yknow

Honestly I exaggerate for comedic effect, while I DO routinely use ziplock bags to hold spaghetti I cook maybe once a month and the bag itself is usually for freezer storage. I actually throw out maybe one bag a week? I DO hate washing plates and tupperware and junk but that usually just means I eat sandwiches without a plate.

I agree though that needless waste should be avoided, and I do avoid it- biodegradable bags and recyclables, empty butter tubs used to store leftovers, etc.

This said, though, not applicable necessarily for myself but for a lot of others- I feel that it's importat to remember that there are many people who legitimately NEED things like plastic straws, or catheters, or pre-packaged foods

And the idea that that's a moral failing that individuals need to personally make up for when a single billionaire blows out more CO2 in a long weekend than I will in my whole life on a superjet meet-cute in the Bolivian rainforest between humvee drag races funded by the river-polluting textiles plants they planted in a third world country to avoid EPA laws and give an entire village stillbirths and stomach cancer is an idea that those very same bigwigs have spent a LOT of time and money investing in planting in the public psyche.

Like- Glass bottles are infinitely recyclable, so why are so many drinks in plastic now? Loads of drinks manufacturers used to buy them back and clean them for re-use, so why did they stop? If they chose to make something out of a limited and environmentally irresponsible material, why is it my failing to track down a correct process of disposal for them? What if there are none in my area? Do I lobby for more recycling plants in my area? Do I set aside some of my limited time outside the pain factory of my job- which I have more than one of, thanks to rising costs of things just like that drink I just emptied- to properly dispose of this company's waste FOR them?

Say coca-cola just rolled up to your town and started dumping millions of empty plastic bottles in the street, going, "wow, you should really think about building and staffing a recycling depot, it would be really shameful of you to just put these in the trash." When companies purposefully use materials with limited lifespans- because yes, even plastic can only be reused so many times- and tell you it's your own fault if it harms the environment- that's essentially what they're doing, just with more steps.

Yes, its important to be as environmentally concious as we can in our day to day life, but responsible sustainability is not catholicism. We don't get good boy points from our lord and savior Captain Planet every time the average low-income household gathers together to hold hands and repent for a single-use plastic that allows them to access something they need.

Entire families could eat trees and shit dead lithium batteries for years and still not do as much damage to the planet as an average dye plant or braindead celebrity does in a week just for fun, and I'm mad about it

...this went on longer than intended.

TL/DR: DO recycle and minimize waste, but don't beat yourself up over the little waste you can't avoid, and follow the money.

EDIT: Part 2

[egophiliac]

Hello ! I positively adore the running joke of Idia unknowingly finding Lilia to be the coolest guy ever whenever he doesn't know it's him, like when Silver described his father, or obviously with muscle red. I can't say what'd be funnier, Idia finding out his online best friend is actually Lilia, resident spooky hyper fairy; or them both never finding out, and it'd become even more ridiculous as time goes on. How do you think it'll play out ? You're always so on point

(Also, though it makes sense, I'm still devastated bat boy didn't get a ticket for the Halloween skeleton train : ( does anyone mentions him at some point ? Like how he'd have fit right in with all those Halloween town little freaks, and how he'd have impressed them with his spooks and scared techniques; after all he's been every Briar Valley's children worst fear on Halloween for centuries. I'm on the eng server and I didn't wanna spoil myself by watching the whole thing on youtube)

Have a nice day !

you and me both, Idia and Lilia being oblivious online BFFs (+ Idia being incredibly intimidated any time Silver brings up his jock gamer dad) is my favorite running joke/subplot. 🤝 it's SO good, to the point where I also am unsure if I actually want it to ever be resolved or not...maybe, like, as a post-canon stinger or something? everyone's standing around covered in overblot ink, and Idia and Lilia's phones go off at the same time...

(legit I do think this is part of why Idia couldn't be present for Lilia's dream, because for some reason Lilia decided he was going to just. embody his past self online. he probably quotes his own battle strategies or whatever in the middle of boss fights. Idia didn't pick up on the whole "oh how weird that we both live on a super remote island" thing, but he would spend thirty seconds listening to General Lilia describing siege warfare and be like "w-wait")

all that aside, however it does end up happening, I do see Lilia being very blasé and all "oh! cool!" about it. y'know, taking it very much in stride! and Idia...very much not.

(can't tell if tumblr is going to chew this into illegibility or not, this will be a fun surprise ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)

as for Lilia sadly missing out on Halloweentown shenanigans...he does get one little mention as part of an offhand reference to the light music club, but so far no one has brought up how this basically is just Lost In the Book of Liliatown (Sebek's been too busy yelling about not getting to be in the same group as Malleus). 😔 honestly though, it's probably for the best that he got left out, because he would just settle right in and refuse to ever leave. canon would shatter. we would miss out on all the delightful angst of episode 7 because Lilia is too busy eating poisonous shrubbery inbetween practicing his very best screams, and no one can pull him away from it.

(I can hope for a sequel next year though...)