Okay I've been thinking about James Tartt Sr. And how he was shown to be trying to do better and Jamie forgave him and. James Sr isn't being "redeemed" by them showing him going to rehab and cheering Jamie on. Its showing that we have to be prepared for the people that made our lives miserable and horrible to be different for other people and at different points in their lives. People are capable of change, even the worst of the worst sort of people are capable of change and you have to be ready to accept that without spiraling and without it fucking with your head. It's really hard to accept that from someone you were meant to trust but you have to be able to because You can't ask why weren't they like this for me? Because that eventually becomes why didn't they love me? And then Whats wrong with me??

Jamie reaching out and forgiving his father and letting go of his hurt at that time was perfect from the writers because if James Tartt does become a better man one day, Jamie will be able to face that without it destroying him

like at some point your well-intentioned "genshin theories" are just you displaying bigoted beliefs lol..

I personally am someone who cannot enjoy horror movies but one thing I've always really admired about them is how they show the unlimited hope and resilience humans have when faced with horrifying circumstances. I know survival instinct isn't exclusive to humans but I think there's something special about humans continuously getting knocked down and then getting back up for another round

bc yeah. when naruto says "friendship is EVERYTHING" it's not a sparkly protagonist who hasn't seen the world yet. it's a deeply hurt, orphaned, 12 year old kid in an obnoxious orange jumpsuit who doesnt even know how much hes hurting, yelling at you angrily struggling to hold back his tears bc friendship and caring was the only thing that kept him from going into the dark

kudos to the xy anime at least for a) using zygarde in a genuinely really interesting and fun way and b) not trying to be like “ohhhhh lysandre has a point thoughhhhhh hes just extreme about itttttt”

HUH weird i used to love dogs more than anything when i was a kid but now i find I'm more like. nervous w them. i wonder if that's related to me becoming more sensitive to sounds/smells/etc recently

not sorry i really will absolutely never understand people who think its okay to spank their children for misbehaving

my emotions are all over the place

also this is just one of my childcare onions but i think its actually very irresponsible that learning how to redirect isn’t considered required for people who work with kids like. it’s difficult to do! it’s something you have to practice & learn and it’s something that can prevent injury and trauma so often in kids

"Whys lloyd nicer to harumi than his dad"

I think you just answered the question right there. His dad.

Meant to love and support and be there for him

But Lloyd's whole life has been marked by things his father has done. And then s8 onwards kicks it up a whole bunch of notches.

He doesn't have to accept any changes, after all his father has done.

He's also like a thousand/s of years old.

It's probably easier to think that someone around your age, who's only been doing bad things the past few years, who you know is hurt too, can change more. That might hurt less.

...there's also the whole thing of. Manipulation having lasting effects lmao

.,.

anyway. um

thinking about how many times steve and diana crossed paths in their lives prior to s2 and not knowing that that’s the future love of their life

i cannot express enough how Fucking Insane this last month has made me feel. i've been living with someone for almost a year who was emotionally manipulative, entitled, and codepedent to a destructive degree, who turned out to be violent to boot, was guilted (and borderline threatened) by her enabling parents for daring to call the cops on their darling child, and got kicked out of my home (which never actually felt like my home due to aforementioned violent, entitled brat) thanks to her decisions.

it's almost over, but i've felt so completely unmoored and lost for the past month because this person who insisted until the end that she was my friend and she cared about me caused me so much grief and devastation because i snapped and told her something about herself that she didn't want to hear

i just want to understand what kind of person can do shit like this, not even for the first time, and still be convinced she's a good person and nothing bad she's ever done is her fault. i know i'm never going to understand, and i could drive myself crazy trying, but i just. i don't get it. i don't understand how someone can be so fucking awful.

i love seeing all the pain/injury prompts it is my fuel (i love angst, the soft that can come from tending to wounds but also blood/gore too) but then i remember verg can heal super fast and i’m under my breath quietly just: bastard

honestly I love mutant mayhem splinter so much

he’s such a good dad🥺