#sad holidays

[pnutbutter-n-j-elyy]

Merry Christmas to me, my best friend is gone,

Merry Christmas to me, I can't carry on.

Mom's in the hospital, fighting her fight,

I’m drowning in sorrow this holiday night.

Once loved the season, its joy and its glow,

Now it just echoes the pain that Ive come to know.

Merry Christmas to me, it’s a cruel, empty sound,

The holidays haunt me, no solace is found.

Merry Christmas to me, filled with sorrow and fear.

Life feels so pointless, I’m losing my way,

The holidays I loved now bring me dismay.

[666say10]

[reasonandempathy]

One of the most personal, saddest things about living in America is the summertime.

There is 0 reason for American adults not to have a summer break. I can only say this with a full throat so loud, but other countries have policies and laws that give adults summertime.

It is not a joke to say France is kind of shutdown for August. There are over a dozen countries that have enough mandatory, legally required leave available to take an entire month off, or more. PLUS mandatory PAID holidays.

It's Brazil and Russia (ooh scary BRIC countries outgrowing the US and coming for us). India AND China give up to 2 weeks mandatory vacation leave, plus sick leave on top.

It's Afghanistan (20 days). It's Angola (22). It's Argentina(25) and Armenia (25) and Australia (20). It's Cambodia (technically unlimited; you can eventually get 15 or 17 days per month vacation).

That us on top of mandatory PAID public holidays. Cambodia can somehow manage 27 mandatory paid holidays plus upwards of 18 vacation days per year and going up from there, and we in the US can't even manage mandatory paid holidays.

We don't even get paid on Christmas and Memorial Day. And even trying to convince some people, let alone politicians, that everyone should get paid on Christmas is unfair to compare to pulling teeth.

Please. Please. I want to have a better life. I want you to have a better life.

I want you to not miss Summer Break. Because France and Cambodia don't.

[mrdespondency]

he's so babygirl

[calmparticles]

rushed recovery

[outfoxt]

you know. I think it's going to be worse this year because the first night chanukkah is on christmas day. but I'll say it until I physically cannot speak anymore that chanukkah is not jewish christmas and if you so much as insinuate it is (while knowing better) I'll incinerate your face.

[wishfulsketching]

Nobody does it like him

[corazomma]

yes i caved to the schrucy propaganda

[kolomo]

"It's just innocent curiosity..."

[bl00dfroma-fairy]

grief is saying ‘I want to go home’ whilst sitting in my living room

[periwinkle-the-11th]

ngl as a chronic-pain-haver who regularly sorrows over the lack of chronic-pain-comfort-fics, getting into jayvik is doing great things for me.

[lilybug-02]

Noelle is scared of Humans :)

Bruh I'm already making little comics for the future ah.

[yellbug]

do you poor saps really not have mischief night? my grandpa used to get his ass beat for throwing eggs at cars on the most beautiful and special night of the year

[tragicvampireromanceisland]

happy to say i am working on some pretty big superhero au plot stuff right now!! not sure when that'll be out, but. it is Cooking!! have some doodles in the meantime 🫡 some of which may or may not be inspired by said plot stuff, heehee...

i had a LOT of fun with xenia's room in particular, i've been wanting to draw it out for a while because she's a huuuge superhero fangirl and has been since she was a kid. it's still a bit difficult for her to adjust to being a superhero now herself...!! the fact that the solarflare is her closest friend sorta complicates that as well...will she ever be able to keep up with her...?

[boarloved-art]

i hope wangxian had a good valentines day........................them and only them...........

[kitteroo2]

Merry Christmas 🐱🎄🎁

Felt jolly enough to share not one, but 9 Inside Out 2 holiday doodles with you guys

(Missing 2 more but alas tumblr image limit..)