#srs tho thank u for this i usually get mean anons so this was a nice change of pace

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My favorite Weezer album (also objectively the worst, DO NOT FUCKING LISTEN TO IT PLEASE /srs I will bite you with malicious intent) is the Pinkerton Album, it's misogynistic and pathetic and fetishistic, rivers cuomo made the rawest sounding incel music ever. The whole album is just rivers screaming and pouting about how horrible his life is because women don't love him, my favorite song by the foxing is also rory if that makes it any worse for you LMFAO

my top 3 Pinkerton songs are "I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams", "Butterfly - Alternate Take", and a tie between "El Scorcho" and "Pink Triangle" because pink triangle is so funny to me, rivers is complaining about the girl he liked being a lesbian, get cucked loser. If u decide to listen to the album, only listen to IJTOTLOMD (acronym for the first song I mentioned, I'm not writing that shit out) and Pink Triangle, they are the least egregious out of the entire album, and IJTOTLOMD doesnt even have rivers singing ITS THE BEST SONG WITHOUT THE ACTUAL LEAD SINGER in it this shows you how bad Weezer is, I'm old Weezer's biggest fan and number one hater I will always make fun of weezer

ALSO OMG THANK U ?? u got me smiling and shit. lol I don't want to get into it but my last partner (online dating) pressured me into being xir dominant and guilt tripped me into doing sexual things for xem ... it just was a bad experience overall. And then bro had the gall to break up with me on my birthday after we were together for over a year and showed me xir new boyfriend the day after like...It was fucked. But I'm better now!! And Im not using the word loser in a demeaning way for myself, I'm like, Hmmm... I have that pathetic sopping wet dog rizz yk? Pathetic Loser ™ is my base state of being, my younger siblings bully me about it but its all in good fun I love them lol. (One of them admitted that I was actually cool so heeheehee)

But thank you I feel special, you have a grown man doing this -> ☺️👉🏼👈🏼 and kicking his feet and shit. I'll give you a little kiss on the cheek as a token of my thanks. Mwah 💋

- the same anon who is still scared of admitting who he is lol

okay you know those guys that like. Seethe because terrible men give bad bitches trust issues??? That’s me rn.

anon you have no fucking idea how mad this makes me 😭 like?? Be so so so fucking fr. YALL HAVE TO STOP FUMBLING BADDIES. GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE WHO DESERVE THEM (ME!!! I WILL CHERISH THEM!!!)

okay as someone who also got burned by online dating (long ass story. which I won’t tell unless asked). I’m genuinely so sorry that happened to you. People online can be such a fucking hit or miss (usually a miss). But your ex’s behavior makes me think your ex is jealous LOOOOL. No one flexes anything if they’re truly happy and content—trust.

I’m still doing this to your ex tho bc I’m petty.

AND YESSS YOU GET IT. Like. When I say loser I don’t mean that in a bad way. Like, more in a colloquial sense. Because really I like nerdy guys bc they’re people who are open and proud of their interests even tho they may seem weird. And they’re just honest about who they are and their abilities. It’s actually really brave. And I love that about them. So. Yeah.

ty for the cheek kiss tho hehe I am glad I was able to make u feel good.

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Jay you said you’ve written from a kids perspective before? I’m trying the same but it’s hard ): it’s fine if you don’t but can you offer any advice for it?

Ok so I got halfway through writing all this, changed app to screengrab and then tumblr, a terrible application deleted this all so forgive me if this isn’t as detailed as I was intending ok thank u. Yes I am on mobile, no I haven’t seen tumblr on desktop in four years, yes I am aware this is not ideal.

So I’ve never really given writing advice before, so who fucking knows how coherent this will be. I think one of the biggest tips I can give in regards to writing children (or anyone for that matter) is not to do it in a vacuum. Observation is your friend, and if you have kids in your life that you can observe and see how they act, react, do things then that’s a good place to start.

That aside, another great thing to do is remember that children are actually people too. They may not be quite there as adults, but they still have their own thoughts, emotions, feelings, and all that jazz. On a personal level, the characters I’ve written, Oscar and William come from a traumatic, sheltered upbringing, and are on a level, different to most kids (making me rethink all this now but I’m this far in but fuck it). They’re seeing the world a lot more than they ever have, so there are a lot of new things for them. In a sense that rings true for a lot of kids, so a dash of wonder and confusion is often useful.

Inner Monologue:

This sounds a bit like I’m contradicting myself but it’s important to remember that kids see the world as more objective and black and white to your average adult (especially vulnerable traumatised kiddos but that’s another kettle of fish).

I’m going to reference some of my own stuff a few times here btw because I’m a narcissist.

This is from a recent draft but it seemed a good example. Oscar is seven, so a lot of his thoughts come off as quite scattered and short, flipping between the only two things he cares about in this moment, his dinosaur and William. Keep it short, keep it objective, but also keep it inquisitive to a degree.

Another example I could find is one from Will’s perspective. He’s the same age as Oscar, and is royally piss scared of water, watching his best pal out in the sea. Like many kids, he’s got a very vivid imagination, and the whole sea monster thing felt natural that he’d think that.

Dialogue:

If you’ve ever spent time around a child, you’ll know that they ask a lot of questions. With my characters’ ages and personalities taken into consideration, I tend to keep their dialogue quite short with no more than two or three sentences at a time. They tend to state the obvious and give more of an explanation than needed at times — which is also useful for exposition. Save yourself from that and just have your small character explain exactly what they’re doing.

Here he’s drawn a wee picture and is showing it off. He’s gone into detail about it while also being the same kind of insecure need for praise that kids, being kids, often need.

Some other things about writing kids and their dialogue is use of names. Kids tend to use names more than adults in conversation, which I also find helps to keep the flow going through long bits of dialogue without having to add a million speech tags. Furthermore, for one word answers and yes and no questions, keep it short for them. Have them nod and shake their heads, even keep them silent when it’s a question we already know the answer to.

Also while we’re here: Baby talk. Just don’t. It does entirely depend on the age, but if I have to sit through clearly written lisps and i’m a widdle baby uwu then I will be sick. The occasional misspeak and mistake is fine in my opinion. Making them cute is all well and good, helping readers develop an attachment to them by making them sweet is also great. But just don’t overdo it. I feel like this rings truer more for writing girls than boys, but that is again, a whole nother kettle of fish.

Just extra stuff that I can’t be arsed to make another subheading for:

Kids are gross. Remember that they are gross. Oscar likes to tell his grown ups whenever he’s done some kind of bodily function, which from my experience is the seven-year-old boy experience.

Kids get attached easily. Whether it be to caregivers or toys/objects, it happens. William has a stuffed rabbit that rarely leaves his sight. Don’t be afraid to make them fall in love with stuff, because having him hold onto his rabbit when he’s nervous for example is one of my fav ways to convey him.

Don’t reduce them to being cutesy and nothing else. I’ve probably said this like three times now, but it’s Super Important. Make them cute, but make them more than that.

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This is all I can physically manage writing about this at the moment ngl. This took like two hours of distractions and smoke breaks and being in quarantine and tbh I’m not sure how much sense this makes. But thanks for the ask, anon you’ve given me something to do today.