#For Dad

[quinngefail]

Personal post, but...

Today's my dad's birthday, he would have been 56 years old. I think about him every day, but of course today he's especially been on my mind; hard to believe it's already almost been four years since he passed, and this is something my family, his friends and I have had to nagivate this early on in our lives. Been also just thinking for a while now that we obviously don't know if there's any sort of afterlife out there, but remembering those who have passed on through stories, memories, things we associate with them, and anything between is a tangible means of keeping them 'alive', even long after they're gone. And that's something I've sorta internalized as a part of 'the meaning to life', y’know- to be someone that people want to remember and keep with them, living on even after I'm inevitably gone :)

Then I also have some photos below that I wanted to share: first is the original writing that dad did on the day of my high school graduation party in 2018, then the second is the tattoo I got of it in July of this year. It was on the same day I went to Saw the Musical with my amazing sister and some of my dearest friends, actually- so it was probably one of the most kickass days I've had recently, even with the resurfaced grief that was hanging over me. But I digress- I had to add the pine trees and night sky to my tattoo, for all the beloved cabin memories and his overall love of the outdoors. Then I had to get it on my drawing hand as well, since art is indeed the dream I'm chasing :)

This is all to say. Happy birthday, dad 💙

[laur-kay]

Charcuterie

[luc606]

can we please stop calling zen canonically homophobic

[cass-reed]

You may have been my best friend in earlier times

We grew up and grew apart

I loved sleeping in on school days

I remember when you used to do my hair

I'm the stabbing winds in chicago blizzards

You're the crashing waves on gentle sand

"I wish I never had kids"

How could you destroy what you made so easily

You may have been my best friend in earlier times

Sometimes I wish you had me in a different life

If maybe, your father was better

You'd have been a better father too

Sometimes I wish I was born in a different life

I'd spare you of distaste, disappointment, and disaster

If maybe I was better

We'd have been a lot better too

-reed

[valtsv]

stuck between "psychological horror statement" and "objectively the funniest thing you could say to your real flesh and blood dad" in the father's day card aisle

[sadclowncentral]

my family is fucking addicted to macgyvering and it's becoming a problem. every time something in this house breaks, instead of doing the sensible thing of replacing it or calling someone qualified to fix it, we all group around the offending object with a manic look in our eyes and everyone gets a try at fixing it while being cheered on or ridiculed by the rest.

it's a beautiful bonding activity, but the "creative" fixes have turned our house into a quasihaunted escape room like contraption where everything works, but only in the wonkiest of ways. you need a huge block of iron to turn on the stove. the oven only works if a specific clock is plugged in. the bread machine has a huge wood block just stapled to it that has become foundational to its function. sometimes when you use the toaster the doorbell rings. and that's just the kitchen.

it's all fun and games until you have guests over and you have to lay out the rules of the house like it's a fucking board game. welcome to the beautiful guest room. don't pull out the couch yourself you need a screwdriver for that, and that metal rod makes the lamp work so don't move it. it also made me a terrifying roommate in college, because it makes me think i can fix anything with enough hubris and a drill. you want to call the landlord about a leaky faucet? as if. one time my dad made me install a new power socket because we ran our of extension cords

[bdaemonis]

This is their dynamic to me. Middle aged dad with what is both his cat and his stubborn teenage daughter

[cactuseri]

collection

[mildelectrocution]

Inspired by Darwyn Cooke's iconic Batman & Robin illustration, and the New Batman Adventures.

[vaindumbass]

love all the cute dungeon meshi pride art but chilchuck would not be caught dead wearing any sort of pride merch. you think that man is going to give out any personal information? for free?????

[bumblingbabooshka]

Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.

[bookwyrminspiration]

I can behave normally around books

[froody]

cis people will say “I found out I’m having a baby girl at my anatomy scan and I’m experiencing gender disappointment” but be mad when you say “who knows? maybe you’ll end up with a son anyway”

[lokutofu]

World’s Greatest Detective fails to correctly identify his children 😭

[kenapiece-main]

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job