Where Have I Been?

For the last few months I kind of over-committed myself with the dance studio.  I’d planned to take two classes (one with each of our amazing teachers), but ended up asked to join a third.  My costumes all turned out to have some nightmare or another (an expected risk when you’re just over 6 feet tall and you’re doing Chinese dance), and I am NOT a seamstress. Yesterday was our big show, and I am basking in the opportunity to back off to just one class for the summer.  I will get to dance with my daughter, who has been dancing roughly 6 years longer than me, and I’m very excited about that.

The other thing that has kept me from being able to really write is also related to that daughter.  She has mad ADHD and her school was not interested in helping her be successful (which is illegal). Between fighting the school, looking for a replacement school that would suit her, and looking for other options to help her develop coping strategies I’ve been pretty drained. We will be doing credit recovery (make up for failed classes) via homeschool this summer, so it won’t be months of freedom.  But we’ve done homeschool before and I’m optimistic.

Other me with an update on where I’ve been and why you haven’t seen much in the way of writing from me of late.

@courtneywirthit said that Luka with a violin is canon so I made this edit 🤧💘💙

OMG yes.  Cute and perfect. 

It’s June! For those people who didn’t/don’t have parental support when coming out as LGBTQIA+, I wish this was your experience. You deserve love, acceptance, and all the hugs! A story written by @freedom-shamrock inspired this. You should totally check out Bi the Pricking of My Thumbs, too. Happy Pride!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

  Relationships: found family - Relationship, no romance is involved, Parental love for their children, Parental love for other people’s children

Summary:

When news gets around that some kids are kicked out of their families for “being gay” the Pride Parents of Paris are born. Their mission: To give out free Mom or Dad hugs to teens or young people that may need them.

In need of some good Pride content?  I highly recommend the two for one that @tbehartoo and I have going on.  You can start with “Parents at Pride” (link above) and then read “Bi the Pricking of my Thumbs” or go the other way round. My story focuses on the teens and how Marinette is determined to lift up the entire queer community, including those who can’t safely come out. Note that pretty much no one is straight in this story. @tbehartoo‘s story takes place during much of the same time but focuses on the parents being amazing and supportive of their kids as well as all the kids and adults who don’t get familial support.

Air, water, fire… and boomerang! 🥰

I’m going to do all the main characters, but I decided to start out with their episode one looks. 🍃🌊🪨🔥

OMG they are so freaking adorable!

OMG so cute.  And I adore Little Witch Academia.  Perfect vibe for Marinette.

Put your height in the tags

“ 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆 , 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 ,

⠀⠀⠀⠀𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎… „

i might start doing more animated artworks 🤌

It took me a minute to really see what this animation is, and it’s amazing.

Aang actually follows the cool kid prototype--gets in and out of trouble, prankster, popular with the ladies, funny, smooth, athletic, makes a lot of friends, well travelled, mysterious, mischievous, dark, has full body and face tattoos, great with kids and animals AND has a sweet ride... the major difference is that he is genuinely pure and kind and that is enough to throw people off from recognizing that type.

Throw in the fact that he's bald and shorter than everyone else (he's literally the youngest) so a lot of people really fail to recognize how much of a cool, popular kid he really was.

Aang was ATTRACTIVE to people around him. He is a handsome boi who is full of light and is athletically, and socially impressive. Katara didn't just love him or chose him for the deep, cosmic reasons like hope, higher purpose, joy and soulmatism--AANG WAS ALSO A HELLUVA CATCH. Aang was deadass a price. He was simp worthy. A celebrity. A pro-athlete. A work of art.

WAKE UP FANDOM!

A valid and accurate assessment of Aang.

I keep seeing fic with words censored in the body of the fic like so: c*nt, f*gg*t, q-slur (seriously, come on), r*pe, *nc*st. I even saw a fic where someone was described as “sitting next to his unalived body” which was so absurd it made me laugh.

I’ve seen this trend in tags as well, which would be ACTIVELY FUCKING DANGEROUS if AO3 tag wranglers weren’t literal, actual angels who make sure that “rape” and “r*pe” (and all such transpositions) are treated like the same tag.

AO3 isn’t TikTok. Tag accurately and completely for your fic themes so people can search AND filter. Use the correct words in your fic content so people who use blacklist extensions can actually benefit from the tools that protect them.

If you don’t feel comfortable using a word without censoring it, then don’t use that word at all. Maybe consider why you’re even writing something that contains that theme.

Sincerely,

An actual real life rape and incest survivor who has actual fucking PTSD and really doesn’t want to have to stop reading fic for my ship because people think a god damn asterisk is going to somehow save people like me from being triggered.

I feel like maybe people newer to fandom don’t realize that putting asterisks in words like that is not to avoid triggering someone. Alternate words and alternate spellings are for tricking the algorithm from censoring/blocking your content from distribution (like on tiktok, not showing your video to anyone if you use the word “dead”, so you use the word “unalive”).

Tumblr and AO3 both don’t have that issue - your posts will still be seen if you use the full version of those words. And, as OP stated above, people rely on you using those words so that their blacklisted words/phrases work and they can actually avoid the things that trigger them.

The internet is vast and ever-changing and rules vary from site to site - this is good information for newer AO3/tumblr users!

People who want to block it can’t if you don’t use the proper form.

Mother’s Day Blessings

For my friends and family who have lost their mothers, I’m thinking about you today. May you have peace in happy memories. For those who have (or had) complex or unhealthy relationships with their mothers, I’m also thinking about you today.  A lot of people forget that parent child relationships aren’t always easy or comfortable, and sometimes reconciliation isn’t a good thing. For my those who have embraced motherhood, thank you for taking on one of the hardest jobs on the planet.  It is simultaneously stressful and rewarding beyond measure.  You are strong and amazing, even when you think you aren’t.  Please remember you don’t have to be perfect. For those struggling with motherhood, our society has forgotten that humanity evolved through community. We have forgotten how to support instead of judge those who find this burden too great. If you regret taking on this role, or if it was forced on you, I hope you’re able to get whatever help or support you need to do what’s best for you and your child(ren).

Ken Kelleher | The Peacock 2 | design

@anchorball

After Gabriel treats her like crap, Nathalie replaces her desk chair with this throne, using his credit card.

Accessibility in Post High School Academics

Hey denizens of Tumblr, I need your help. 

At a recent meeting with my ADHD kiddo’s IEP team (we finally have an IEP team), we met resistance to some of our accommodation requests.  The response was roughly couched in terms of “colleges won’t make those kinds of accommodations."  It would be nice that they’re thinking of her future, but with her current grades and failure rate, college isn’t going to be an option, so this feels disingenuous at best.

This team has given me no reason to trust them, delaying an assessment until high school so now we have failed classes to worry about.  They also seemed to have never heard of professors offering oral exams (I was offered oral exams roughly 800 years ago when I was in uni).

I’d like data to support our future decisions/actions. I’m looking for insight from temporary and long-term disabled folks who are currently enrolled in or who have been enrolled in the past in higher education (trade school, technical school, college, whatever) in the US.

https://forms.gle/HkpCm75oDWAH8jdB8

The form does NOT collect your email or request any identifying info.

Please share.  And thank you for your participation!

Signal boost

Jason what are you wearing???? 👀👀👀👀🥵

You think the bad guys won't be distracted by those abs and thighs?  You think those tactical  booty shorts don't give him a tactical advantage from the back?  You are sadly mistaken. All male identifying heroes will be dressing like this next season.

More Sub-Radio for all of our enjoyment.  Love these guys, and their original music is very much worth adding to your playlist.

You guys- I literally died while watching this! ❤️🐞

Oh wow.  This looks gorgeous.

Last time, the people voted on which member of the Fellowship of the Ring should get a gun, and the people gave it to Sam. Let's see who wins today.

MAEDHROS GETS THE GUN

I feel like this is probably the least bad outcome

I'm baffled why anyone in their right mind would give Celegorm a gun. Maedhros is the only potentially salvageable one of the lot.

Today’s the day!

🥳 It’s my birthday! I like to do this thing every year where I put out a bunch of pieces on my birthday.  Usually I put out a request for prompts, but I had enough left over from the last few years that I decided to go back through those instead of taking new ones. So, apologies for the requesters that had to wait a little extra time (in some cases, a lot of extra time), but I hope you enjoy the ride today! If everything goes according to plan the first piece will go up two hours from this post, and there will be a piece about every two hours today until they’re all up! I’ll be posting everything on AO3 as well but since I can’t queue things up there, there may be a slight delay between tumblr and AO3 since I have to manually publish. I have six prompt fics and one monster (hehe) chapter for a current WIP. 

All the pieces will be tagged birthday big bang, and I’ve used the same tag for the last two years so you can use it browse through works from previous years if you get bored waiting for the next one.

Party starts two hours from now! 

Happy birthday @quickspinner!  Totally gonna enjoy the ride.  Thank you!

Yours Truly

by kleenextissues

When his brothers get it in their head that Damian Wayne needs more friends his own age (and species), he is unwittingly signed up for a Pen Pal website. He is matched with a girl in Paris who manages to worm her way into his heart, whether he likes it or not.

Even though Marinette Dupain-Cheng has little time already, she decides that the best way to improve her English-speaking skills before going off to university is to sign up for a Pen Pal website. With all the hype she has heard from Alya, she is excited to make a new friend while expanding her resume. What she doesn’t expect is to be matched with a gruff boy who wants nothing to do with her.

Through pain, comfort, growth, and villains, they learn to rely on each other and those that love them, and falling in love with each other in the process.

Words: 916, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:44:18 +0100 https://archiveofourown.org/works/45704143

hehe ‘tis me

If you like a little Batfam with your Miraculous, this delightful penpal story may be just the thing.  Stuffed full of humor.