we have reached the point of tumblr polls where if there's an obvious answer that isn't a poll option, 95% of the time i assume op did it on purpose as engagement bait and i refuse to engage with that twitter-ass behavior
I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.
The more I see the phrase “eldest daughter syndrome” the higher it raises my hackles. It’s just parentification. It’s parentification and if you call it parentification it’s a lot easier to explain, and it’s a lot easier for the younger siblings or only children and children of any gender to identify it happening to them too.
Like I get that oldest sibs are more likely to be treated as accessory parents of their youngers, and I get that in a lot of families girls are pushed into caregiver roles, but fucking hell man parentification can and does happen to any kid regardless of birth order and gender, and while situations vary from family to family, there isn’t really anything the parentified oldest daughters are experiencing that the other parentified kids aren’t.
Your mods thought we would do a little midweek breakdown of what fandoms our contributors are currently offering! We're hoping this inspires potential contributors to participate and gets potential bidders excited 👀
Sign-ups by the numbers (from most to least)
Hockey: 12
Baseball: 8
Cycling: 5
Football (Soccer): 3
Motorsports: 3
Basketball: 2
American Football: 1
Ice skating: 1
Rugby: 1
Tennis: 1
And the two brave souls who are offering for ANY Sports RPF fandom 🎉🎉
These sign ups include both men and women's leagues in hockey, basketball, and football (soccer), leagues outside of North America in hockey and football (soccer), and a couple of sign ups where there is a blanket offer for any athlete within the sport!
We love the sign-ups we're seeing so far and the breadth of interests across all these fandoms! Your mods are particularly proud of all the contributors who signed up and said they are doing it scared -- you are inspiration to us!
Continue to share widely with your fandoms and encourage your friends and fellow creators to sign up! We have just over one week left in the sign up period.
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