#and it’s an impossible decision right and Kurt’s losing his mind like ‘I AM NOT A COP! I’m NOT CUT OUT FOR THIS’

[blurglesmurfklaine]

I AM ONCE AGAIN THINKING ABUT SERIAL KILLER AU AHHHH

[kurtty-drabbles]

All you need is love au(new game)

N/A: What am I doing?

@djinmer4 @dannybagpipesarecalling @discordsworld

Kymri and Mara are displeased by Kitty´s presence. The healer is way popular and beloved by their Kurt and nothing, absolutely. Wearing revealing outfit does nothing (but Kurt notices when Kitty is wearing a yellow dress) and is infuriating.

Mara´s parents are the king and queen of a dying country, their incompetence and ineptitude lead the country to bankrupt and The Necromancer may as well be their last hope.

Mara´s parents are counting on Mara to marry the necromancer to gain political favours. And she failed them, more important, she failed herself.

Kymri is in no better state as she desires to be Mrs Necromancer with all her heart, but, once Kurt and Kymri did the devil´s tango, the man did lose interested in her.

Kymri´s country is a forever mass of land that is either forget or conquered to gain more land. If Kurt married Kymri ...now, that would change.

Kitty, on the other hand, is his favourite. A mere healer that has no real royal blood in her veins(she´s immortal, but, even so, that´s not impressive) shouldn´t be that enticing to Kurt, yet, Kitty is often receiving gifts from him.

The man is even teaching her a few defensives spells. This wasn´t a courtesy extended to Kymri and Mara.

"Kurt" Kymri starts speaking their birth language, German, once the Necromancer was passing by bored and aimless" Let´s spend some time together, it has been so long since we saw each other" Kymri has a clear notion on how beautiful she is. A buxom woman like her should gain his attention.

Sadly, that´s not the case. An Ill-disposed smile forms in his handsome face as now his arms are free.

"I´m busy Kymri, why you and Mara don´t play together" the tone is a mocking parental one and leaves the two women seething. Kitty Pryde must pay.

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Kitty was wrong in many regards of the harem, no one is secluded from the world, as Mara and Kymri receive letters from their factions. Kitty receives letters from the temple too. Kitty is immortal and all her family are alive in her memory(Kurt offers to bring them back, but, Kitty refused)

Today, a new set of letters caught her attention. Two sets of letters, both with royal symbols. Royal letters travel faster than regular ones.

"Genosha?" Kitty narrow her eyes and opens the letter carefully, no curse(it happened once, it was a nasty curse but thankfully Kitty get rid of it) as the handwritten is very familiar. "Oh, must be serious for Buckyroo to do that"

A small bamf is in her bed demanding attention as Kitty, letting a lazy smile place on her round face, complies much to his joy. The little bamf is now on her lap receiving attention as Kitty continues to read the letter.

"Oh, my Zaorva!" Kitty speaks now prompting the little bamf to look at her curious "little one, can you take me to where Kurt is?"

"Bamf!" the bamf exclaimed and without further ado, teleports Kitty to where Kurt is.

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Fishing favour from the Necromancer, or Kurt as Kitty prefers to call, is something a bit tasteless in her mind. It would feel like she is with Kurt just to get a favour and she dislike this sensation.

If she wants something she can get by herself, no need to have a patron. But this is not about Kitty. Is about the temple.

"So, the temple needs help?" Kurt asked in such blase way that if Kitty didn´t really know him she would think he does not care.

"Yes, I know you´re smiling inwardly, but you´re our last hope" Kitty explained the situation. Kurt did let go of his blase attitude by smiling in victory.

Kitty can practically hear his mind saying something childish as "take that Zaorva"

"Can you help us?" Kitty asked once his smile breaks.

"I can certainly do something, but, why they send the letter by Genosha´s royal mailing?" Kurt asked as Kitty did recall all the details on the subject.

"Yeah, is a bit strange, Magneto is trying to isolate us...but send a letter to me? I´d think it was his son or daughter" then she thinks for a moment "no, I´d think is prince Pietro."

"Why?" Kurt is curious.

"Wanda and Lorna hate you. Sorry, they do,"Kurt´s hand waves as dismissing the idea" anyway, if they have no reason to intervene for the temple, even if they are doing this to me, is more likely they would face their father in person" now Kitty puts a finger on her lips for a consideration"Look, I´m a healer and I´m very old, but, I heard that the relationship between Magneto and the prince is very thin, to be nice, if his father wants to isolate us...why not go behind his back to prevent this?"

Kurt nods at her words.

"Yes, makes sense, and certainly it wouldn´t be the first time" Kurt has a dreamy expression certainly remembering a similar tale "I suppose I can do something, but, I´ll need to go to the temple"

"Of course, but Kurt, don´t be too arrogant, Zaorva don´t forgive that easily" Kitty exclaimed and as much Kurt did shiver a little, the man adds wittily.

"Oh, I don´t plan to be arrogant to Zaorva, just with regular humans"

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Bucky is not thrilled to have Kurt in his presence. Again. As both make deals for his help, Kitty did manage to get a discount, but, his services are not for free.

"Can you help take our guardians and healers? Magneto is making impossible for us" Bucky explained tiredly to see his calm smile that is badly hidden the smug attitude of his.

"Of course, you guys love to help people ...HER name" still afraid of her, well, that´s some consolation " and make sure some of the rumours are dismissed, I don´t like rumours myself" looks at Kitty for a moment as the woman is confused by the last part. "Now, the rest is up to you, I can´t run the temple for you"

"It won´t be necessary, we just need to recover the political prisoners from Genosha´s allies, the rest we can manage" Bucky assured to the Necromancer "do you prefer we pay now?" as Kurt nods his head. Bucky just sighs and hands the sack of gold coins.

"Don´t worry Mr Admiral of Dawn" Kurt exclaimed happily using Bucky´s official title "I can help the temple"

"Thank you, Kurt, may you stay in Zaorva´s grace" Bucky swear this was spoken with utter respect. Is a routine for them, if Kurt shivers a little in fear, well, that´s no Bucky´s fault.

Kitty puts her hand on Kurt´s shoulder thanking him. Gently her hands are on his face as a tender and grateful smile appears. The shiver is over.

___________________________________________ The temple may not like Kurt all that much, but, no one will deny how powerful he´s and how his help was the decisive factor to make the temple gain more ground and wave the tide against the machinations against Magneto.

All the political prisoners are safe and sound retelling their misadventure. Natasha and Steve are sided by side with Bucky as he is planning his next move.

"Pietro has news...in regards his own father..check out it seems odd" Bucky explained," a few days ago..."

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A few days ago, as the last prisoner is free. King Magneto didn´t take the news so well and even knowing how outmatched he´s against Kurt, Magneto decides to talk with him.

"Magneto!" Kurt asked joyfully waving to Magneto to comes closer, Magneto feels is better stay where he´s. "Oh, be like that, I know what you were trying to do," now Kurt is closer to him. To closer and Magneto is feeling fear pouring through his pours.

Kurt´s eyes seem to be gazing into his soul. Maybe, he´s looking at his soul.

"Trying to manipulate Katzchen to do your bidding? bad boy indeed, and very dumb, Katzchen hardly cares for politicians, she´s one of those good souls that want to help the others...like Magda" Kurt replied and Magneto feel like Kurt punched him hard "that was a sweet little girl who wanted to be a healer...what happened to her again?"

"Stop!" Magneto speaks in a croaked tone.

"As you wish, you´ll do me a great favour, do you know the princess of Wyr?" Kurt asked and Magneto nods, Lorna mentioned Kymri once and while "I did kill her and you´ll assume the blame"

"What?"

"Make the excuse you want, Wyr owns money to Genosha? Kymri offended the honour of Lorna? Anything, just said it was you" the last part was added in a macabre way "and in exchange and I won´t do what I did to her, make me repeat what I just said and I´ll do worse"

"I accept the deal"

"Good"Kurt pinch his cheek amused "and don´t try to do this again, Magneto, ok?" Magneto nods. Never once been on the other side. Being the weak and hopeless.

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"King Magneto killed Princess Kymri?" Natasha replied interested, Wyr is not a tactical place to conquer, unless you just want land.

" The prince said Magento is not alright if we want to strike, this is the time, Wanda and Lorna do seem to favour this revolution" Steve pipes in.

"What a family!" Bucky finishes and goes to see some of his best warriors, Zaorva preaches love and peace but also if someone disrespect you ...you´re in your rights to protect yourself.

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Princess was taken away forcefully, her mother (in a desperation mode, tries to flirt with Kurt who found that gross) takes her daughter away.  Kitty realizes that some of the factions who were supporting Mara.

Rich families who used to receive good reports and presents from Mara are now paying more attention to Kitty, much to her dismay.

As Kitty watches Mara go, one question remains.

"What will happen with the harem?" Kitty asked Bloodstorm, the woman had to stop the father from doing any stupid action if that means a bit of free blood for her, so be it.

"Well..." Bloodstorm thought for a moment "why don´t you go ask this for him?"

"Nah, Harems are a way to complex to deal with and to be honest, I´d like you very much" Kurt replied tenderly. Kitty is touched by his words "and the sex is great" Kitty now playfully hit his shoulder. Kurt just laughs in good humour.

The harem may be no more but Kurt still is a powerful necromancer and people still fear him. Kitty is the healer who is now under everyone´s eyes. However, as she teases the necromancer. Somethings did change.

[insession-io]

An only child can change the relationship between parents

My Marriage Has a Third Wheel: Our Child

Here’s a typical weeknight scenario in our household: My husband, Tom, our 9-year-old daughter, Sylvie, and I feel like ordering in, and after a lengthy debate, we decide on pizza. Later, while the three of us are eating pepperoni slices and playing Bananagrams, Sylvie reminds Tom that our wedding anniversary is coming up and offhandedly mentions that my favorite flowers are peonies. After a few rounds of the game, we consider a movie. Sylvie proposes “Escape From New York,” a film that has piqued her curiosity after hearing her father repeatedly imitate Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken.

“I’ll look it up on Common Sense Media to see if it’s appropriate,” she volunteers, opening my computer. Unfortunately, she reports gravely, it’s for ages 16 and up. “‘Except for a severed head,’” Sylvie reads aloud, “‘there’s little explicit gore. An atmosphere of cynicism and darkness pervades, including a negative depiction of a U.S. President.’”

Tom points out that this sounds like his Twitter feed. But I balk at the severed head, which is a pretty big except for.

I would never have predicted that the hardest part of parenting would be that our only child would come to fully believe she is the third person in our marriage. This arrangement began roughly as soon as she learned to talk.

As family psychologists such as Dr. Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D., point out, only children often feel like one of the adults. As with our tripartite system of government, they view the daily running of the household as a three-way power-sharing agreement. This is an issue more parents may have to deal with, now that one-child families are gaining ground. According to a Pew Research analysis of 2015 U.S. Census Bureau data, today 18 percent of mothers at the end of their childbearing years have an only child — up from 10 percent in 1976.

Tom and I have fully enabled Sylvie to feel like one of the gang, because we go almost everywhere as a trio. We’re usually too cheap to hire babysitters, and tend to travel with Sylvie, too, as she slots fairly easily into our itineraries. As a result, Sylvie has gotten used to being included, consulted, part of our in-jokes. This is not uncommon, says social psychologist Dr. Susan Newman, Ph.D., who has spent decades studying only children — a term I loathe, as it calls to mind a kid alone in a shadowy room, whispering quietly to his sock puppet “friends.” (I think we should revive the much more sprightly “oneling,” used by 19th century author John Cole in his book “Herveiana.”)

But our efforts to “empower” our oneling and make her voice heard have begun to backfire. To paraphrase Princess Diana when asked about Camilla Parker-Bowles: There are three of us in this marriage, so it’s a bit crowded.

One reason for our fluid boundaries is physical. It’s almost impossible to maintain them in a Brooklyn apartment a realtor would euphemistically call “charming and cozy,” one with bizarrely porous doors that actually seem to amplify sound. But it’s also emotional: Tom and I, like many parents of our generation, make an effort to be open and communicative with Sylvie. (“You can tell us anything, sweetheart!”)

When I was growing up, I would never have dreamed of sharing anything remotely personal with my parents. I had two siblings, and our family dynamic was solidly Us vs. Them — my sisters and I were one unit, my folks another. I wanted a different kind of relationship with our daughter.

But one consequence of all this closeness is that our child feels insulted if Tom and I go out to dinner alone. If we’re on vacation, she balks at being “dumped,” as she puts it, in the Kids’ Club. She would be happy to Photoshop her picture into our wedding photos. If Tom and I give each other a hug, she has gotten in the habit of jumping in between us.

At least she doesn’t referee when we fight, as she did when she was smaller. A couples’ counselor put a stop to that when he advised me to put a photo of Sylvie in a drawer by my bedside table. Whenever I was about to lose my temper with Tom, he told me, I was to run to the bedroom, pull out the photo, and say to it: I know that what I’m about to do is going to cause you harm, but right now, my anger is more important to me than you are. I only had to repeat that brutal phrase a couple of times.

But Tom and I still squabble about minor stuff, like whose turn it is to empty the dishwasher — and when we do, Sylvie jumps in and takes sides. (“Mom, you did it last time.”)

As a self-flagellating parent, I was recently drawn to a book with the dire title “The Seven Common Sins of Parenting an Only Child.” Ooh, sins — what am I doing wrong? Among other iniquities — overprotection, overcompensating — Sin No. 6 resonated with me: Treating Your Child Like an Adult.

“It can become so pleasurable for parents of an only child to have a miniature adult by their side that they may lose sight of the fact that their kid needs to be a kid,” writes author Carolyn White, former editor of Only Child magazine. I read this aloud to Tom as Sylvie, nearby, perused the latest issue of Consumer Reports, ready to counsel us on our next car purchase.

Sylvie may be comfortable around adults, but she is still a child, one who lacks the reasoning abilities and experience of a grown-up — so I must catch myself when I absently reply to her questions about money, or other parents, before realizing, whoops, shouldn’t have told her that.

As Newman advises, “Before you allow your child to weigh in, take a pause and ask yourself, ‘Is this really a topic or an issue that a 9-year-old should be involved in, or is this a decision for adults?’ ”

Sylvie needs time away from us to be a kid — time to act silly and make jokes about butts and drone on about the intricacies of Minecraft. She has a group of good friends, but I do see her picking up on her middle-aged parents’ habits, such as calculating how many hours of sleep she got every morning. Her posse at home is squarely in midlife, as evidenced by her choice of songs for her ninth birthday party — among them, Barbra Streisand’s LBJ-era “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” We are not the kind of posse a 9-year-old needs. Maybe she hasn’t yet subbed out her school backpack for a WNYC tote bag, but the danger is there.

And all of this coziness hurts our marriage, too. So I have to remind myself, sometimes daily, to cordon off our relationship. Our marriage has needs that deviate from my needs as an individual, as well as our needs as a family. I have to constantly ask, what would be good for the marriage? It’s important, as a couple, to have your own roster of in-jokes. It’s refreshing to drop F-bombs with impunity, and to gossip freely about other parents without having to hastily turn it into a teachable moment for your eavesdropping child about How Gossiping Is Really About Feeling Insecure About Your Own Life Choices. And it’s nice — no, essential — to go out to dinner, just the two of you, and speculate on which members of the waitstaff are sleeping with each other. You know, grown-up stuff.

Jancee Dunn is the author of “How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids.”

Kathryn McNeer, LPC specializes in Couples Counseling Dallas with her sound, practical and sincere advice. Kathryn's areas of focus include individual counseling, relationship and couples counseling Dallas. Kathryn has helped countless individuals find their way through life's inevitable transitions; especially that tricky patch of life known as "the mid life crisis." Kathryn's solution-focused, no- nonsense counseling works wonders for men and women in the midst of feeling, "stuck," or "unhappy." Kathryn believes her fresh perspective allows her clients find the better days that are ahead. When working with couples, it is Kathryn's direct yet non-judgmental approach that helps determine which patterns are holding them back and then helps them establish new, more productive patterns. Kathryn draws from Gottman and Cognitive behavioral therapy- when appropriate Kathryn works with couples on trust, intimacy, forgiveness, and communication.

[alonzohwurth]

How Tony Stewart Is Not Like You and Me

Rich people live in a different world than the likes of you and me. For the rich AND famous, it’s another universe. I’ve never even been close to being rich and and while I’ve experienced being a big fish in a small pond, I’ve never even come close to the notoriety of a Tony Stewart. Instinctively, we know that the rich and famous live by a different set of rules, but there’s a part of us that doesn’t know the fullness of what that really means.

Let us consider the matter of Tony Stewart and the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the family of Kevin Ward Jr. Most of you know the story: the 21-year old Ward felt like the three-time NASCAR Cup champion wrecked him out at Canandaigua Motorsports Park during a Saturday night sprint car race and wanted to voice his displeasure. He ran out onto the track in the direction of Stewart, no doubt to get his best Kurt Busch or Robby Gordon on, and make it known he wouldn’t be pushed around. Things got messy after that.

Stewart’s right rear tire ran over Ward, causing massive damage to his chest and heart, and severing the young racer’s spine. On that August night, Kevin Ward Jr. died. That last sentence is a fact. There’s conjecture about the details. One doctor said tests revealed enough THC in Ward’s system to impair his judgement. Thus, Tony Stewart’s fans say Ward was a pot smoker who had no business racing that night. Ward’s supporters paint Stewart as a hotheaded superstar determined to teach the young ‘un a lesson, only to lose to control of his car on the New York dirt, and ended causing more damage than he had bargained. A few foolish (my opinion) souls even believe Stewart meant to run over Ward.

A long time ago, a grand jury said there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue criminal charges against the racing legend. The Ward family took a path similar to that of the Ron Goldman family in the OJ Simpson and pursue civil damages.  This matter has hung like a dark, nasty storm cloud since, just waiting to pour down rain. Today, the two sides settled out of court.

If it were you or me, speaking for myself, I’d have fought it tooth and nail. My reputation is all I have. I am standing up and pleading to my last breath my innocence. It’s different for a celebrity like Tony Stewart.

Something like this suit could drag on for an eternity. Smoke has a life to live. He’s enjoying the fruits of racing retirement, hobby racing as the spirit moves him, and then there’s his business interests with Stewart-Haas Racing and Eldora Speedway. Heck, he’s even engaged to be married now.

Further complicating matters is his reputation. There’s replete evidence of anger management issues on the part of Tony Stewart. Let’s face it: on any given day, he’s not a pleasant person to be around. You’d be a fool to think this wouldn’t weigh on a decision-makers’ mind. Then there’s all the continual talk of this suit that mars the brand of a man who is as passionately loved as he is reviled.

Often, for a person in Tony Stewart’s station in life, it’s easier just to try to make it go away. You’d have to imagine Stewart is thinking “Regardless of my intent or actions, I was involved in the death of another man.” That’s nearly impossible to live with for anyone with much of a soul, and I believe he most definitely has one. If you subscribe to the notion that Stewart was negligent, then there’s the knowledge that this man will have to live with it the rest of his life. Nothing will bring Kevin Ward Jr. back. Nothing.

To that end, the Ward’s will never really get what they want. The sum total of a nation’s GDP will not bring the younger Kevin Ward to life. Will the money really ease the pain? Hell no. I truly don’t think that’s what the Wards are really after. As I understand Kevin Ward Sr. is a successful businessman and does just fine in that sense. Is it to make Tony Stewart suffer in some small way? Perhaps. A financial settlement at least has a feeling of getting one to admit guilt- even if he says otherwise.

No one truly wants to linger in their suffering. I don’t think the Ward’s really want to through more legal wranglings. Certainly, Stewart doesn’t. Tony Stewart has the means put it to rest, at least legally. Deep down inside, his knows nothing he says or does will make his fans or foes feel differently than they do now.

At least he has the means to shake free of the legal portion of this nightmare. For a person of lesser means, something like this can drag on for years and years. Hopefully, this is the last time I will ever feel the need to chime in on it.

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