#the four roles

[theteenagedream]

☁️Okay, well, what are the four roles?

The four roles are the four different roles a child can take on in a dysfunctional home or family. These roles include the hero, the scapegoat, the lost child, and the mascot. (Not in any respective order.) Each character will fall into one of these descriptions as best as I can get them to.

A description of these roles are included below:

The Hero

The family hero is your typical Type A personality: a hard-working, overachieving perfectionist. Through their own achievements, the hero tries to bring the family together and create a sense of normalcy. Unfortunately, a driving need to “do everything right” tends to put an extreme amount of pressure on the hero, leaving them highly anxious and susceptible to stress-related illnesses later in life.

The Scapegoat

The scapegoat is just what you would expect: the one person who gets blamed for the whole family’s problems. They offer the family a sense of purpose by providing someone else to blame. They voice the family’s collective anger, and may shield the addicted parent from a lot of blame and resentment. When the scapegoat gets older, males tend to act out in violence, while females often run away or participate in promiscuous sex.

The Mascot

Think of the mascot as the class clown, always trying to deflect the stress of the situation by supplying humor. This role is usually taken on by the youngest child; they’re fragile, vulnerable, and desperate for the approval of others. Providing comic relief is also the mascot’s defense against feeling pain and fear themself. Mascots often grow up to self-medicate with alcohol, perpetuating the cycle of addiction if applicable.

The Lost Child

The lost child role is usually taken on by the middle or youngest child. They’re shy, withdrawn, and sometimes thought of as “invisible” to the rest of the family. They don’t seek (or get) a lot of attention from other family members, especially when making decisions. They have trouble with forming intimate relationships, and choose to spend time on solitary activities as a way to cope.

[certified3nakin]

I dare you to drink water.

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(/nsrs)

[andi-o-geyser]

ohhh girlfriend is about to be humbled so badly. get glintshore'd, bitch

[floweroflaurelin]

I’m still hungry.

[tasteoftaldorei]

Sam after the events of C3E77

[otterlyart]

Table to Screen: Episode 81 - What Lies beneath the Surface

[prokopetz]

Indvisable tabletop RPG premise #137: solo journaling game where.. okay, you know that serialised boys' adventure schlock from the 1930s and 1940s where the writers needed the otherwise intensely homosocial male leads to be seen hanging out with girls in order to prove that they're not gay, but they didn't want to include more than one female character, so they'd have just the one girl and sort of imply-without-ever-directly-stating that she's dating all of them at once? Solo journaling game where you take on the role of that girl.

[luddlestons]

thank you to @lav3ndaze for the inspiration! I had been considering these 4 in a cuddle pile for a while now, but they inspired me to 1. actually draw it, and 2. put ashton in the middle.

[luminousstardust]

i’d like to personally thank aimee and aabria for being voices for all of us this four sided dive 💕💕

[foldbaron]

If you didn't already hear, LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA IS COMING BACK FOR SEASON FOUR! (Apparently, Marisha is pushing for eight seasons)

Congrats to Critical Role and Titmouse Animation!!!

[lakrisrot]

🌂🌹👒 watch out! he is plowing the strawberry field with gravity fissure

so I wore my Essek cosplay this weekend and got these incredible shots. and then @zmeess drew the boy!! the last pic is a silly phone edit of the reference photo in question, bcs the background was a little too close to my street lol

credit: photostegi on IG x3, my friend x1

[soaring-trash]

Ishta the summit blade

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

in honour of today's beautiful gift

[floweroflaurelin]

How do you want to do this?

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Goodbye, Faithful Caregiver.

[rainbowcaleb]

CONGRATULATIONS TO CANON ACE KING DARIAX! 🎉

[glossolali]

HE SAID ITTTTT

"ORYM IS NERVOUS"

"HE HAS FEELINGS FOR DORIAN AND THINKS THEY'RE UNREQUITED"

"ORYM IS SHY"

WHATTTTT

LIAM YOU CAN'T JUST DROP THAT BOMB THEN MOVE ON SIR

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