he said "can't argue with that one"

Jack has two dads and newsflash Dean isn’t one of them

To the person reading this, I hope tonight treats you gently, and that tomorrow looks brighter. 

So here's Five's being cool, if blasé about Viktor's transition. He makes a single, supportive comment and then gets back to the task at hand.

You might think that Five's ambivalent about it: that when he says he's 'truly happy', that it's a figure of speech brought about by the fact Viktor is standing in front of him, coming out.

Five's an old man who's seen it all, and he could be forgiven if his acceptance was born purely out of thinking that gender identity is kind of irrelevant, especially when the world is at risk. But I'd disagree. Remember how he responded to Klaus's skirt?

This is his first time seeing Klaus in over 40 years.

Unless Viktor mentioned it in Extra Ordinary, Five would have no way of knowing that Klaus is non-binary. So, more than likely, this is his first time finding out that Klaus is, at least, gender non-conforming. There's a small moment of computation in this gif, where he looks at Klaus and goes: "Oh. That's new."

And then he says: "Nice dress."

He didn't have to say anything, but he chooses to make a single, supportive comment before getting back to the task at hand.

He cares, and he loves them, and he is truly happy for them.

the awesome thing about Sully is that he entertains the perfectly valid thoughts (“ever think about running away”) that torture Sam for his childhood and formative years. Because wanting a safe space from a negligent home situation is framed by John and Dean as the ultimate betrayal, as ungrateful, as selfish, as monstrous well into adulthood. Compare the way fandom contextualizes Sam running away in DSotM as one example with, you know, all those posts on here about self care and self spaces and looking after your mental health. You’d think a child who’s been brainwashed into “running into burning buildings since he was 12″, who had to learn how to shoot a gun at 9 years old, would fit into that. Oop. 

“you’re sam. sam is so awesome”: Sully values Sam for who he is as a person and not the function he can serve. Sam’s given approval by his family only when he fits into the hunting model and forsakes his goals and dreams. He was only valued by supernatural creatures because of the powers he gained through a non-consensual act done to him as a child and which he is repetitively punished for as an adult. There’s no reprieve from either side.

and you can see how that urgent need for approval drives Sam to do the exact opposite of what he really wants to do, to turn away from the one person who actually believed in him and was kind to him with no ulterior motives. Like how fucking desperate for love was this child to turn away from all of that, to pack that gigantic duffle which could fit two or three of him inside and head off.

but the really devastating thing about Sully when you think about it is that there’s nothing particularly amazing about him. Sully is what the norm should be. He’s the type of person Sam as a child (and children in general) should have, except Sam’s situation is so lonely and bleak and devoid of validation and acceptance that Sully seems fucking amazing.

The guy who voices Bojack Horseman is the same man in the Reese’s commercials…

yall want complex characters and then hate him

I'm sorry but I can't keep trying to be nice to my brother and sister when they refuse to show me any sort of kindness or respect. I don't care if I will "need them" in the future mom. I get you had a falling out with your siblings and you regret it but why does that mean I just have to sit by while they treat me like absolute shit?

It doesn't feel fair because I will get in trouble if I fight back. I don't WANT to be nice anymore. Being nice has gotten me jack shit. Ignoring them just makes it worse, and obviously you won't do anything. I can't do it anymore

my sibling really just looked at me, said "is anyone going to emotionally abuse and gaslight her?" then didn't wait for an answer.

The sad but freeing realization that she doesn’t actually love me, she just loves her own concept of what a sister should be.

No but for real, sibling abuse is somehow never mentioned on here. It's always "that's just the sibling dynamic ahah we love to hate each other" and I'm like. No. Not for all of us. It's surprising that we can have a nuanced conversation about parents, where we acknowledge that some parents have deeply entrenched abusive behaviors that you can't just "love away", but not siblings. People never understand the situation with my siblings bc they project their understanding of what siblings *have* to be in their mind. Like idk how to tell you that your sibling being annoying once in a while and playing dangerous games with you for fun is not the same as my sibling abusing me. It's just not the same conversation!

she does not care about you.

she does not care about your problems or your interests. ever.

she cares about what you can do for her.

she cares about you bailing her out of trouble. she cares about you being a warm body to "talk" at. she cares about you always being inferior to her just because you're younger.

she stole your voice. she made it impossible for you to talk about yourself or things you care about. she made it impossible for you to sing, what you wanted to do the most as a kid.

in her eyes, we are all her supporting cast at best, and if we speak against her, we're the villains.

she does not care about you.

People on this site always talking about self sacrificing eldest daughters when mine was a malignant narcissist who let me know she wished I’d never been born every day until we were well into adulthood

Eldest children always in their minds are falling on metaphorical swords when statistically it’s been shown that in multi-child households they actually are actually likely to get the most resources and support, don’t face the same amount of sibling abuse, and therefor have better health, mental health, and economic outcomes their entire lives. Get out of here with your self pity

"jeez i was just trying to be nice for once" common misconception, actually you were pretending to be nice so you can hold it over me in the future!! And I know all your moves because you've been using them on me since before i could form cognitive thoughts!! Hope that clarified things 🫶🫶🫶

if an adult beats up another adult that's assault

if a parent beats their kid that's child abuse

if someone beats their pet that's animal abuse

if someone beats up their sibling that's okay

"i wish I had a better relationship with them from the start, it tears me up inside that our relationship is doomed and might never be fixed" and "I don't want to try and fix our relationship because they hurt me in ways i can never fully describe and I don't think I can forgive them despite their excuses" are statements that can and should coexist

Sick of seeing just. the absolute weirdest takes on sibling violence?

Like earlier was "My siblings never beat me up" "Sorry you haven't lived I guess" What?????

If you had a mutually violent sibling relationship and you're cool with it, more power to you, but only children should be allowed to voice their discomfort with how normalised it is, and people should be allowed to complain about the way their siblings treat(ed) them without every tumblr funnyman mocking them for not being fine with it.