#best podcasts for caregivers

[nerdetiquette]

Caroline is an amazing and terrible mom and I love her for it

[bratzforchris]

sturniolo triplets masterlist ༉‧₊˚🕯️🖤❀༉‧₊˚.

hello! this is a complied list of all my works for you to enjoy! please remember that my writing does not reflect matt, chris, or nick in real life; it is purely fiction. enjoy!

🎃=fluff, 💀=angst, 👻=smut, 🦇=alternate universe, 🧡=headcanons, 🍬=age regression, 🧛🏻‍♀️=latina reader, 🐈‍⬛=neurodivergent

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Matt Sturniolo

Chicken Soup: in which matt takes care of you while you're under the weather [🎃]

Comfort: matt's been burning out, but with your help, everything is okay [🎃]

Disgusting Food Roulette: in which you comfort matt after the infamous disgusting food roulette [🎃]

My Person: a rather stressful meltdown on the podcast leaves matt struggling, to which the best way to calm down is to spend time with his special interests and his comfort person [🐈‍⬛]

Moonlight: you and matt have perfected your start to the weekend, which includes a little bit of weed, and a whole lot of sex [👻]

Healing: headcanons about healing your inner child with matt [🍬]

Puppy Love : in which matt is your biggest protector and helps you afce your fear of dogs [🎃]

Dad Energy: headcanons about girl dad!matt [🎃]

Sleepy Baby: after a long, hard day of stress, you finally find the courage to slip around your boyfriend [🍬]

Tumblr Girls: an "innocent" tumblr post leads you to a visit from fwb!matt [👻]

Relax, Baby: in which matt discovers your biggest secret and helps you realize that it's okay to heal your inner child [🍬]

Five Love Languages: ways in which you show your love for matt as a neurodivergent person [🐈‍⬛]

Model Baby: matt's a model with a secret--he's practically the biggest sub on the planet and he's turned on by his photographer [👻]

Snowy the Lamb: in which matt finds a new favorite toy for his little self [🍬]

Goldfish: matt's chronic illness is flaring up, but somehow the cute nurse in the er makes the situation slightly less shitty [🎃]

Make It Better: in which matt's sick and bored and wants exercise [👻]

Animal: the hockey game did not go matt's way and he wants, no, needs an outlet [👻/🦇]

Matt with Food Intolerances: headcanons about matt having food allergies [🍬]

I Think You're Hot: headcanons about matt being the best husband to his bi wife [🧡]

Bumps n' Bruises: in which matt just wants to play like chris, but his body won't let him do that [🍬]

Matt x Mexican!girlfriend Headcanons: headcanons about matt and his mexican gf [🧡/🧛🏻‍♀️]

Bed Chem: in which matt looks a little too good in his latest tiktok [👻]

Guess: based off the song by charli xcx :) [👻]

Chris Sturniolo

My Girl: in which you and chris bring your daughter home from the hospital for the first time [🎃]

Daddy's Girl: headcanons about chris being the best caregiver [🍬]

Princess Treatment: in which you take being a brat too far for chris' taste [👻]

One of the Kids: headcanons about chris being the fun dad [🧡]

Ways to Say ‘I Love You’: in which you and chris have what very well may be the cutest relationship ever [🐈‍⬛]

Prank: in which a "harmless" prank leads to you being face down, ass up [👻]

Gotcha: in which your children inherit chris' playful nature [🎃]

Scream: in which chris discovers a not-so-conventional fetish of yours [👻]

Chris with a Latina Girlfriend: headcanons about chris and his latina girlfriend [🧡/🧛🏻‍♀️]

Masking: in which a day full of masking leads to your boyfriend taking wonderful care of you [🐈‍⬛]

Once Upon a Dream: you have a princess costume and a dream...one that involves chris and a lot of sex [👻]

Barbies: in which you and chris heal your inner child together [🐈‍⬛]

Sunflowers: having adhd is hard, but when chris meets a kind stranger, you instantly click [🐈‍⬛]

Babygirl: just chris being the best daddy ever [🍬]

Snaps You’d Take of Bf!Chris: self explanatory [🎃]

Red Looks Good on You (Pt. 1): in which you meet a hot and nice lifeguard on your summer vacation [🦇]

Red Looks Good on You (Pt. 2): in which you meet a hot and nice lifeguard on your summer vacation [🦇/👻]

Daddy!Chris Headcanons: headcanons about daddy chris being the best ever [🍬]

Chris x Autistic!reader Headcanons: headcanons about chris helping his autistic partner during a meltdown [🐈‍⬛]

Nick Sturniolo

Uncle Nick: headcanons about nick being the fun uncle [🧡]

Dad Life: headcanons about dad!nick [🧡]

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updated: september 6th, 2024

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

hi sex witch! i'm fifteen and bisexual (probably? i've never actually been into a guy irl lol) and every time i look at a girl and find her attractive i feel really guilty about it and like i'm a pervert. like, god forbid i look at her boobs or literally anything that i find attractive about her and i feel like a huge pervert. i don't think this is internalized homophobia because i was raised in an incredibly supportive household and knew about gay people and stuff from an early age. do you like. have advice?

hi anon,

great bad news: that's still internalized homophobia.

internalized bigotry doesn't have to come from any particular source; the bigotry is baked into the very society we live in, no matter how accepting and affirming our personal upbringing was. even if you're raised by caregivers who actively give you messages to counteract these messages - hell, even if your caregivers are part of the same marginalized group(s) as you - they can't totally stop the worst messages from seeping in, because parents and caregivers are hardly ever the only source of information that a child has. perhaps the most obvious example would be that many children of color, even when they're raised by adults of the same racial identity, internalize racist ideas about themselves because white supremacy is fucking everywhere.

the point being: when gay people feel yucky and evil for experiencing gay attraction, yes, that is internalized homophobia. you're not bad or dumb for falling victim to it; it's just a thing that sadly happen to a lot of people who exist outside of acceptable parameters of society. society wants us to be "normal" and, failing that, to hate ourselves for being different, and there's a lot of pressure behind it!

listen: being attracted to girls is normal. it's not creepy and you're not a pervert. you're allowed to look at other girls and want to date them, kiss them, fuck them, whatever. none of those things are weird or bad, all of that's allowed.

and you can remind yourself of that all you want, but in my experience one of the best ways to help alleviate anxiety about the way you think or feel about something is to just immerse yourself in settings where that's normal. finding other gay people to hang out with is best, but music, TV, movies, books, youtube, social media personalities, podcasts, etc - all of these are venues to finding people who talk about being into women like it's a fine and normal and good thing. go immerse yourself, bby.

[ilovethewaleses]

Look, I know compared to a lot of people their lives are "easy." But 3 HG pregnancies, everything that happened with Harry, the Queen, being accused of racism, now this? Girl can't catch a break. I feel for her so much and hope she is alright <3

I hope she feels better soon. And also William, please this guy has already had so much.

Her also talking on the podcast about William feeling helpless because it's hard to see your loved one go through a sickness and not be able to do anything to help 😭 😭 😭 😭

But I know that he'll be the best caregiver (this was the same guy who came every day when she was in hospital with George for HG and sat with her morning till night) and now he's got three kids and this oh goodness. Also a shoutout to Nanny Maria who is also the best and ik will make sure those kids have as much normalcy as possible during what I'm sure is an incredibly scary time for them.

[teddybear-withme]

Welcome to my page! I'm Teddy. 🧸 I'm here to build friendships and community in the ageplay and kinky worlds. I’m 31 and this is an 18+ blog. Here’s a bit about me and what to expect on my humble corner of the internet. + Single and looking for a nonsexual Daddy/little dynamic ❤️️ + Passionate Daddy and "factory installed" DL 🧷 + Demisexual and deeply romantic 💖 + I have a nursery where I platonically babysit some little friends 🍼 + CPA and owner/founder of Teddy Bear CPA, a kink friendly tax firm for businesses, individuals, and content creators 💵 + Producer, transcriber, and co-host of the Love In Brief podcast 🎙️ + Planner and host of munches, private parties, and an ardent community organizer 🎉 + Prolific adventurer with insatiable wanderlust 🏔️ + Community ambassador—I've met hundreds of ABDLs in person from all over the world. I love introducing great people to other great people! 📞 + Kink photographer and videographer for tons of friends 📸 + My best friend and roommate: @lolaandthens0me 💛 + Other kinks include shibari (rigger), impact play, and bondage 🪢 + I don't drink or do drugs—happily the designated driver for friends (I am a caregiver after all!) 🚘 + Other hobbies: nature photography, learning, hiking, kayaking, tennis, baseball, weather, baking, grilling, music, reading, podcasts

Personal links: + Instagram (private—only accepting other active kink profiles with mutuals) + FetLife + Reddit + Twitter (mostly inactive)

Teddy Bear CPA links: + Instagram + FetLife + Twitter

My messages are open to anyone respectful, but please know I'm not online very often and responses will be delayed. You can often find me traveling across the country and attending community events. Hope to see you out there in the world! 🌎

With love, - 🧸

[w0man1zr]

(Español / Inglés) Quackity smut (a little long)

You are hired to take care of a blind boy | Te contratan para cuidar a un chico ciego

(fem reader)

English version, link at the end for the Spanish version | Versión en inglés, link al final para la versión en español

You work as a babysitter, since you really like children. You never thought about taking care of an adult, but they offer you a good salary to take care of a blind boy, Alex.

Alex is a quiet boy who is always at home. He lost his vision when he was seven years old after an accident. He hasn't had a good social life since then, due to how insecure he feels, even being around people like him: blind.

He studies Law, he has some blind friends like him, but in general he is not very sociable. He doesn't like leaving the house and feels somewhat lonely, but he prefers it; he prefers to stay at home, listen to audiobooks and podcasts, rather than go out and feel insecure with himself and his surroundings. He hates having to walk with that damn cane down the street feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable.

After a change in their parents' schedules, they want to find someone who can take care of Alex. They decided to hire someone they trust, someone who has already taken care of Alex's niece.

So you came home the first day. You met him, he seemed very reserved. You were very kind to him, trying to make him feel comfortable with your presence. Alex smelled your sweet perfume the first time you entered his room, your sweet voice kindly asking for his consent to enter the room. Your voice and your aroma captivated him.

As the days passed, they formed a bond beyond the caregiver and the blind boy, they were friends. He let you listen to his podcasts with him, learning how Alex spends his days and how he entertains himself by not being able to see. Voice assistants were the boy's best friends, they made it much easier for him to live with his visual condition.

—Hey— Alex called after you, listening as you walked into the room, your perfume filling his nostrils. —Can I ask you something?— He said, a little unsure whether to ask her or not, but he had been wanting to do something for a long time.

You asked him what he needed as you sat next to him on the bed. Alex, a little nervous, asked you: "can I touch your face?". It took you by surprise, thinking about it for a moment until you fell; he didn't know your appearance and could barely get an idea of ​​your body from the few hugs you had given each other since you met.

—Okay…— you responded a little bewildered. They arranged themselves facing each other, sitting on the bed. You took Alex's hands and guided them to your cheeks. He touched you gently, then touched your chin, outlining your jaw making you tingle. He touched your nose, your eyebrows, your hair and your lips.

Alex was getting an idea of ​​what you are like, through touch. He could feel your features beneath his fingers in gentle contact, feeling somewhat intimate. He hesitated a little before asking:

—Can I hug you?— he said shyly, his cheeks slightly rosy. You nodded with a hum. You got out of bed and so did he, so he could feel you better. Alex gently wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled your body closer to him; he could feel your shorter height than him, the proportions of your waist and hips. He felt your breasts pressing against his chest, having a vague idea of ​​their size. He heard you sigh shakily, which perked him up a bit, becoming bolder. His hands moved down to your hips, squeezing lightly. He climbed up to your shoulders and gently caressed the skin of your bristly arms.

He touched your waist again, slowly moving up your torso to the sides of your bust. You didn't stop him, so he moved forward and cupped your breasts, feeling their size and firmness. You sighed, feeling your cheeks burn with blush, as you looked at Alex's handsome, focused face.

Apretó tus senos a su gusto, pasando sus manos por debajo de tu blusa y sostén, tocando directamente tu cálida piel. Luego bajó por tu cuerpo hasta tu trasero, apretándolo y haciéndote inclinarte un poco hacia él. Alex tocó tus muslos y luego deslizó una mano entre ellos. Abres un poco las piernas invitándolo a continuar. Sentiste que te tocaba ligeramente por encima de tus pantalones cortos, apenas podías sentirlo. Puso su mano debajo de tu ropa, como si hubiera leído tus pensamientos.

Two fingers slid between your wet lips, caressing from your clit to your entrance, not focusing on either one. Finally, he decided to focus on her clitoris. You gasped, unconsciously leaning into him. You wrapped your arms around his neck and kissed him, while he held you by the waist with his free arm. He continued to gently work your clit, making you gasp and get wetter.

“Alex…more,” you whispered against his lips. Alex asked you if you were sure. You gave him your consent and he was very happy about it. He laid you on the bed as he took off your shorts and panties. You open your legs, letting him settle between them, to kiss you passionately. Little by little they undressed, until they were completely naked. He couldn't see you, but feeling you gave him enough pleasure. He slid his hand between the two of you, touching your wet, needy pussy. He inserted two fingers inside you, making you moan softly. He penetrated you with his fingers, while kissing your neck and tits.

—Please…— you whispered, eager for Alex to replace his fingers with his delicious cock. He smiled a little at your submission, inserting a third finger that stretched you even further, as air caught in your throat. "Mmm~."

No pasó mucho tiempo hasta que quitó los dedos, frotando la cabeza de su polla contra tu entrada resbaladiza, provocándote. "Por favor, Alex", suplicaste. A Alex parecía gustarle hacerte parecer la persona necesitada que eras en este momento. Sin más preámbulos, te empujó suavemente, suspirando al sentir tus paredes apretarlo cálidamente.

—Fuck…— Alex moaned hoarsely, as he began to move slowly, stroking your waist with his thumb and gripping the mattress with his other hand. —You feel so good, baby— he murmured in your ear. You gasped and moaned as he fucked you faster. You felt it bottom out on your cervix. Your moans became more desperate as you occasionally muffled them into Alex's lips. He hit you hard, filling you up so good.

He moved away from your body a little to hold your thighs up, fucking your warm, slippery pussy. He felt your walls squeeze him tightly, making him let out a hoarse moan. He held you tightly, as you warned him how close you were to cumming.

—Fuck, baby, you feel so good, come for me— he said as he began to rub your clit messily. You writhed, desperate for double pleasure, as your orgasm coursed through you. It continued for a few more seconds until he came too. While he was still pumping into you, he pulled out of your pussy to finish releasing his cum onto your belly. You felt its hot liquid inside you and on your skin, while you breathed raggedly.

Alex laid down next to you, exhausted and satisfied. "You're beautiful...your face feels more beautiful than I imagined and your body is so perfect," Alex said, caressing your hand. He now had a better idea of ​​you, having touched every corner of your body, knowing the proportions of your figure and your facial features.

This smut is inspired by a bot I made myself on HiWaifu. ID: 2627638.

[punkeropercyjackson]

Weirdboygirl Percy headcanons

(But it's almost entierly me just sharing my friends' because i'm a sap who wants them to be appreciated /lh)

When i say 'weirdboygirl',i mean it-Percy is transfem bigender and autistic with no masking ability based off canon subtext that borderlines on straight up text.He's also afrolatina/monoracial black dominican for the same reason and he's mostly femme but has a decent amount of masc thrown in there for gender fuckery and he's crustpunk with pastel/kidcore elements thrown in

He's a huge gamer who's got his own low cost setup and only dosen't do Lets Plays even though he has a vlog channel because with how he is that's setting himself up for getting viral meme'd

He thinks adult only shows and movies are absolute ass due to being too dark so he watches pg ones only including pre-schooler ones(Bluey is his favorite obviously)and he has no shame in it since he's not a freak about it

She listens to obscure podcasts and rambles about them and she's a part time artist thanks to her and Rachel being queerplatonic besties but she dosen't do grand materpieces and just draws weird shit and same for crafts

Her favorite musicians are nostalgic ex-weirdkid ones like My Chemical Romance and All Time Low and The Cheetah Girls and then it's shit like Everybody's Worried about Owen and The Cure and Meet Me @ The Altar and Metallica and a bunch of transfem artists and general genres they love are Lo-Fi Beats,Breakcore and Punk Rock

Her special interests are blue,video games,kidcore,cats and anarchy.Blue is not Percy's lifestyle but Percy's way of life,she plays only free games and uses an emulator for the rest,kidcore is a huge coping mechanism from her extremely brutal childhood,she employs a lot cat based things in their daily life and even naturally acts like a cat sometimes including a meowing vocal stim and she goes full force in Tales of Dead Seas,a Hoo one year later sequel that's about Percy dismantleing the greco-roman mythos world system starting with killing Zeus and things go up hill for everybody who's not a dickbag from there and this includes Percy gaining new powers even pre-deicide but actually having mentors this time and she actively helps out with activism in addition to all her direct action across all 5 books of her last official story

The only sea related things they love are because Sally does so she raised them in them all the time and they've got mixed feelings on them post claiming because of how awful Poseidon is but they very slowly reclaim it for themselves and the process is given big boost when their egg cracks as they use mermaid/seapunk aesthetics for presentation and their personality a little too and it gives them gender euphoria

They refuse to drink energy drinks that aren't blue colored so they have a whole stash of them and junk food too with a threatning note attached to it,their go to store is unironically Claire's and they made sure to beat the Hot Topic allegations by loud and proud announcing how much they hate them for being sellouts and fakeout freaks and they're neither a skater boy nor a surfer dude because ewww but a guitarist and a multitask helper at the Familia Jackson Beach Shack

He's also Nico and Hazel's eldest sibling figure and pseudo-dad that got them away from Hades forever and Sally legally adopted them so they all live together in the mortal world and stick together as a trio too in the mythos world.He's their caregiver but also their best friend and radicalized them and taught them how to be punks,Nico choosing tradgoth and Hazel pastel goth.Their relathionship is extremely intimate and equally silly but that dosen't mean they never had problems to unpack and fix-Siblings aren't perfect but real siblings are the ones who try to be anyway and don't expect eternal forgiveness regardless.That's what makes us siblings,not JUST blood

And they healed his inner child a lot just by hanging out with him and loving him and letting him take full responsibility in their best friendship and on the other end there's nobody who's helped Nico and Hazel heal and be stronger and be themselves like Percy has.They're eachother's whole world and multiverse and rubbed off on eachother significantly(Nico and Percy's love for video games,Percy and Hazel's artistry,Hazel and Nico's taste in food,all three of their love for kiddy things)and Percy helps Hazel with girls

He was Warrior Cats kid and gets back into it as an adult and loves it even more and yes,he roleplayed it his classmates during recess yet they pretended they hadn't and mocked and animalized him for years because how long his hyperfixation it is lasted and that's why he gave it up in his teenage years but returned to it and reclaimed the catlike behavior it gave him as autistic swag

Percy's five love languages:Humor,comfort,justice,unrestrained fun and diy'd gifts.All giving and recieving and none strictly platonic or romantic,Love is stored in the Percy

She knows how to diy so many things it's a running gag and includes things that don't exist,her biggest comfort characters are:Cookie Monster,Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy(she's a huge Flutterdash stan so she refuses to seperate them),Brandy's Cinderella,Shego,Cookie Nessa and Marina from Nintendo,Yang Xiao Long,Katara,Sonic The Hedgehog,Amy Rose and the Adventure Time Cast as a whole and her type is other autistic afrolatinos/afrolatinas who're pastel punk to her crustpunk

He (jokingly) kins Hobbie Brown and Gwen Stacy and looks like she could be Hobie's older brother

She acts and talks in ways people find offputting and strange but by now she's learned to stop being ashamed and happily embraced that she'll never be normal but that that dosen't mean she's not loved dearly and by so many people and realized that's what she truly wanted from the start instead of not being different from everyone else.Because she's the most awesome as all fuck person ever

RIZZ CITYYYYYYYYYY,HE'S FROM MANSHATTAN

[kings-paintbrush]

🖍️Chucky Headcanons🔪

🧩Jake Wheeler and Devon Evans🖍️

🧃🔆They’re both caregivers! 🔆🐛

‧₊˚📚✎ᝰ..𖥔 ݁ Devon will definitely tell the little ones stories! He has a really nice reading voice (hence the podcast) 𖥔..ᝰ🖍️📚˚₊‧

🎨 ᝰ!Jake is a Big Brother Caregiver! He’s really fun! He’ll bike you down to the park and push you on the swing!Ꮺ🛝 

🪁  ᡣ𐭩 •˚ Devon is really good at comforting you, talking you down from tantrums or anxiety/panic attacks. •˚ ᡣ𐭩 🍇

🥏ৎ𖡎 Jake is a cuddler, definitely! Always giving his little sib uppies and piggy back rides! But he’s still super careful, though. 𖡎🩹 ༘⋆

⋆˚✿˖°🧸Lexy Cross ⋆‧˚🦄and 🌈 ˖𓍢ִNadine! ﹏🌱

˚₊‧꒰ა 🎀 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ Lexy, for a long time, just thinks she’s a Big Sister Caregiver. But she’s a trauma regressor, undetermined age/age range ˚⋆𐙚｡🦩✧˚

𓍯𓂃🧇 ༘ ⋆｡˚ Nadine is a Playmate/Caregiver! They like calling the friend group a little “family” and is great at taking care of their little one! 𓇢𓆸𓏧🪿

｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ｡

ﾟ。Nadine takes care of Lexy really well!

　ﾟ･｡🌷͙֒  Whenever Lexy regresses she usually just wants Nadine, and can get a bit fussy.

🐣A little “Fussy Ducky” if you ask Nadine! 🐣

🧸ྀི˚˖𓍢ִ໋ ✧˚. When she’s not regressed, and Caregiving, Lexy’s not the softest and can be a bit mean. But it’s always in good fun! 𓍢ִ໋🌷͙֒ ᰔᩚ.

🚂 ⇆ !Junior Wheeler! ⇆ 🍼

Junior is an Age Dreamer and a Pet Dreamer! 

         zᶻ.   Junior is a really sleepy little guy.

૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ

Whenever he’s pet/age dreaming, he just tends to cuddle up with a stuffy, chew on it, and take a nap. 

˚☽˚｡⋆ When Lexy was still Junior’s caregiver, she would sing him lullabies to sleep. But, other than being tired. Junior wasn’t the best at communicating he was regressed. ⋆°•☁︎

જ⁀➴₊⊹ The Tilly/Ray/Valentines ⛧°♱༻⋆

⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆❗️Tiffany Valentine is a Caregiver❗️⋆ཋྀ ˚₊‧⁺

༯-❥🧸She’s a Mama/Mommy for sure! She’s very doting, a tiny bit strict on rules. But very good at helping her little one feel small and comfy as possible! 🍼 -❥༯ 𐬺𖦹꧁🂱ཐི~ Tiffany picks the little ones up, bouncing them on her lap and soothing them as she plays poker. Doing her best not to disturb them. ~ཋྀ 🂱꧂𖦹𐬺

𓉸ྀི ⫘⫘⫘ 🍭Tiffany, despite her past and many connections. Likes to keep her little ones away from horror as much as possible (unless you like it, of course!) she’s pretty strict on rules, especially when it comes to manners.🍫 ⫘⫘⫘ 𓉸ྀི   (  ᵔ ᵔ)But even Tiff can’t resist a “Please”

☁︎🦇 ݁ ˖ִ ࣪⋆⭒˚Glenda is a big sibling/babysitter caregiver and a bit of a trouble maker. ⋆°☁︎🦇 ݁⭒˚.⋆

-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈ Glenda will definitely steal candy out of Tiffany’s stash, sneak little ones out of time out, and teach em bad words! All for fun, of course! ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈ 🎱✞⋆⋆⋆⛓️ Glenda makes Deco Paci’s!! They’re super maximalist and into decora, anything you want bedazzled, they’ll make it for you!⛓️ ⋆⋆⋆ ✞︎ 🎱

ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ 🧃Glen is a padded regressor! 🧃ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ

₊˚⊹♡🦡 When Glen is regressed, they’re always shy and reserved 🦡₊˚⊹♡

♡ྀི They’re a little possum though, they love burying into blanket forts, chewing up all their Pacifiers, and stimming, a lot! ♡ྀི

🎞️~~The Final Girls~~🐌

∘˚˳🪵˚✧๑⁰ Andy Barclay is a Trauma regressor to about 6, whenever he regresses he’s always usually tantruming or throwing stuffed animals around∘˳✧๑⁰˖°🪑՞٥

⊹ ࣪ ˖🪐୭˚Andy usually is always angry when regressed, he uses it to vent his frustrations. Scribbling on papers till they tear, and punching stuffies. But Kyle makes sure to never call him bad. ᵎᵎ🧺

*ੈ☕️‧₊˚༺Nica Pierce is a Papa Caregiver!༻*ੈ🥨‧₊˚ ˙🕰️ʅʃ˖°📜 ༘ ⋆｡˚She’s really fun and playful,  not really big on rules. She loves cooking for you and playing pretend! ˙🎻ʅʃ˖°🎞️ ༘ ⋆｡˚

🧸ྀི ༘⋆✿Nica always has a way to make mundane tasks- like chores- really fun! Definitely has a sticker chart/reward system for her little! ༘⋆✿ 🧸ྀི

୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅Andy has a big sweet tooth. Putting 2 spoonfuls of sugar in his cereal as he watches old vhs tapes of his favorite Saturday morning cartoons ⋅ ☆🍨₊ ⊹

🍪~ Kyle always makes sure to never     call Andy “bad”. As he’s been called a bad kid for a lot of his life. ~🍪

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[sshbpodcast]

Character Spotlight: Neelix

By Ames

At some point, the Star Trek fan base decided the worst main character of the franchise is Neelix – he’s obnoxious, his jokes don’t land, he’s dating a two-year-old, he looks like that. But if you actually, I dunno, watch the show, your hosts here at A Star to Steer Her By found that Neelix might be one of the most complex, consistent, and realistic characters on the show. Even Caitlin, who started our Voyager watchthrough disliking him, ended it bathed in the Talaxian love.

So get off the hate train and give the guy the open mind he deserves. He’s only trying to help the friends he met in the Delta Quadrant while battling some of the harshest mental demons the show has given to a character. Not to mention that Ethan Phillips gets to show his dramatic range show by show, comic relief one day, and emotionally destroyed the next. Check out both sides of the Neelix character below – the good and the bad – listen to our debate on this week’s podcast episode (stroll over to 51:16), and make your own decision! We’ll see you in the mess hall!

[Images © CBS/Paramount]

Best moments

Now I am become death, destroyer of Talaxians The first season of Voyager is already digging deep into Neelix’s tragic backstory when “Jetrel” reveals that his whole family was taken out by the titular character’s metreon cascade. The whole episode is Neelix facing the man who killed so many Talaxians, and also facing his own deep guilt. When he forgives the dying Jetrel, he’s really forgiving himself and finally moving on.

There’s nothing like a family reunion We’ll have more to say about “Parturition” in our next section, but we start to see Neelix the caregiver in his interactions with the newly hatched dino puppet. Not only do we see an end to the entirely stupid love triangle between Neelix, Kes, and Tom, but we glimpse how much Neelix puts other people before himself when he pushes to save the baby monster thing.

I’m going to have plenty of material for tomorrow’s Briefing With Neelix Neelix’s nosiness, while frequently one of his more annoying traits, ends up paying off in “Investigations” when he uncovers the mole who’s been making contact with Seska and those wily Kazons. Not only does Neelix put himself at risk by going undercover, but he also ends up murdering that saboteur Jonas by throwing him into a plasma fire like a badass!

The 299th Rule of Acquisition: Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them Ethan Phillips sure knows how to play a Ferengi, having portrayed Farek in “Ménage à Troi.” But Neelix himself also plays a damn good Ferengi, totally pulling off the Grand Proxy / Holy Pilgrim in “False Profits.” He initially fools Arridor and Kol with his quick thinking and improv, and when the game is rumbled, succeeds in protecting the Takarians from their Ferengi ploy.

What’s this week’s legend, Olmec? While overall we found “Sacred Ground” to be an unfocused and confounding mess, Neelix is still strong in it nonetheless! He does everything in his power to support the effort to get Kes out of her supernatural coma. Most importantly, he figures out the loophole via an old anecdote about an ancient king requesting an audience with the spirits, which Janeway pounces on.

I’m tired of being the target of all your hostility Sure, most of the time, you can view Neelix’s interactions with Tuvok as insufferable and tone deaf (much like I frequently find Archer’s constant needling of T’Pol in Enterprise), but it comes from a place of love and respect. It takes Tuvok several seasons to reciprocate this and it all starts in “Rise” when Neelix finally stands up for himself to the tactless Vulcan.

Intergalactic House of Pancakes As the Voyager’s morale officer, Neelix commonly goes out of his way to support his fellow crew members. It’s something a ship’s counselor should be doing, but we don’t have one of those. So Neelix takes it upon himself to offer comfort food (like blood pie in “Day of Honor” and banana pancakes in “Extreme Risk”), a shoulder to cry on, or his body in the form of a punching bag.

Flotter and the Crashed Shuttlepod We get more of caregiver Neelix in his relationship with Naomi Wildman throughout the show. As the girl’s godfather, he’s the only one who can get her to bed at night, with stories of the Great Forest in “Mortal Coil.” But he truly shines in “Once Upon a Time” when his impulse is to protect her from the possibility her mother could die, but it ends with both he and Naomi growing when he learns that being honest with her will help them better survive trauma together.

When is a Vulcan no longer a Vulcan? We loved the vulnerable, un-Vulcan Tuvok in “Riddles” and we love Neelix in this episode even more. Once again, he shows what a great caregiver he is by selflessly caring for others. It’s even more personal because the Tuvok-Neelix relationship has built over the show, so Neelix’s support of his friend really pulls at your heartstrings, especially with the heart-wrenching ending.

See anyone you know? Neelix gets two different farewell scenes with Kes in Voyager. The first is a touching goodbye in “The Gift” when they know Kes is transcending to a new type of Ocampan. The second might be the only good moment from the deeply problematic “Fury” in which a tormented Kes is rampaging around the ship but Neelix treats her with the affection and empathy he always has.

She’s a fine specimen of Klingon womanhood I ran out of room in the EMH post to include how uncomfortable I felt when he insists Harry Kim bang Officer Ch’Rega in “Prophecy” even though it’s clear Kim doesn’t consent. But you know who’s down to clown with a Klingon mistress? Neelix! He successfully gets the tall drink of bloodwine off of Harry’s ass and onto his own. Everyone wins! Qapla’!

Coming full circle Neelix’s character gets the perfect ending in “Homestead.” See above how we started the series with Neelix feeling guilty that he wasn’t there during the Talaxian-Haakonian war and accepting that he’ll never go home again. And here we see him off after he’s saved a lost Talaxian colony and gets to rejoin his people. It’s the most complete character arc of the show.

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Worst moments

Always let your scavenger be your guide This isn’t all to say Neelix is a perfect angel. We first meet him when he’s scavenging around in “Caretaker,” and the very first thing he does is trick the Voyager into helping him free Kes from the Kazons who have captured her. Which is admirable, mind you, but he goes about it through deception and cunning. Not the best impression to make for the first time we encounter him.

Your ceiling is hideous This is one of those moments that isn’t entirely Neelix’s fault, but is definitely bad for him. What’s a better way to respond to having your lungs stolen from you as his were in “Phage”? I’m not sure, but it’s probably not constantly whining, wallowing in self pity, and accusing Kes of having an affair with Tom. Not a good look, though I certainly can’t say I’d handle it much better.

You don’t know where I was the night Rinax was destroyed As we said above, Neelix’s backstory that comes out in “Jetrel” really deepens his character. It’s also where we learn that he dodged the draft during the Talaxian-Haakonian war. I can’t judge him for hiding from a war he doesn’t believe in, but I sure can judge him for lying for many years that he was actually in the defense forces because he was ashamed for being a coward.

Get the cheese to sickbay This one’s just silly. What a strange development that it turns out the reason the ship is malfunctioning all over the place in “Learning Curve” is because the brill cheese Neelix whipped up to attempt to make macaroni and cheese. The schplict that Neelix brings on board infects the bio-neural circuitry of the ship, and it feels like a joke more than anything else.

Order the diapers. We’re about to become parents. Let’s put aside the “Kes is only two years old!” argument that we’ve had on the podcast myriad times, and instead have the “Neelix is a possessive and selfish partner” argument that’s actually warranted. In “Elogium,” when Kes is going through a traumatic life stage that forces her to decide if she’s ready to have children, Neelix somehow makes it all about him, which is gross.

How do you know where everyone’s quarters are? Speaking of Neelix being a bad boyfriend, he continues to be a controlling, jealous piece of shit in “Twisted.” Not only does he whine when Tom gives Kes a birthday present, but he also accuses her of being the town pump because her eidetic memory makes her remember where everyone’s quarters are. And then he vanishes randomly and we never get an apology!

Food fight! Most of these bad Neelix moments are clumped in the first couple of seasons, and that’s because it’s here at “Parturition” that the writers realized they needed to stop leaning on the jealous boyfriend trope and fix the Neelix-Paris relationship. It really was that bad. They were such children, starting a food fight over Kes and acting like animals during mating season.

No bone about it Remember how we gave Chakotay credit for not going out of his way not to desecrate a gravesite in “Emanations”? Apparently Neelix has no such qualms. He’s really gung ho to make some tools out of some humanoid bones he and Hogan find in “Basics.” And sadly for us, it ends up with Hogan getting killed by whatever monster or other left those bones there!

None of us knows what’s coming This episode would have made way more sense if it happened a season earlier. By “Fair Trade,” midway through season three, Neelix should know better that he doesn’t have to prove himself around his found family on the Voyager. But instead, he throws Tom and Chakotay under the bus and threatens his own life so he can get a map and continue to be the quadrant expert.

You sound as though you’re saying goodbye It’s not often that you’ll find one of our moments be a scene that didn’t happen. When Neelix resorts to a certainly suicidal plan to trick the black market dealers in “Fair Trade,” he thinks he’s going to die, but he never has a scene with Kes. I can’t forgive the writers for cutting a scene of him saying goodbye to Kes, who has ONE inconsequential line in the whole episode.

I want to hear about the Great Forest again If we can give Torres shit for how poorly she deals with trauma in “Extreme Risk,” then we can also share the disapproval for Neelix with how abysmally he deals with his mortality in “Mortal Coil,” as he nearly spaces himself. This is another reason why it’s clear the Voyager needs a counselor because even if the crew knew how to ask for help (they don’t), there’s no one to ask.

All we need now is a mark Being such a people person, Neelix also gets himself into trouble by being way too trusting. He easily falls for Dala’s nun story in “Live Fast and Prosper” like an absolute rube. And then when he and Tom are trying to prove they’re not rubes, Neelix picks the EMH to play a shell game against, who is absolutely the wrong mark. What a couple of rubes.

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We’ve already had two helpings of Leola root and it’s time for dessert. Join us for more character spotlights as we continue through the Voyager manifest next week, and also keep following as we near the end of our Enterprise watch over on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also join us in the mess hall over on Facebook and Twitter, and give Neelix the credit he deserves!

[too-sxft-for-all-of-it]

Hi there! Do you think you could please possibly make a moodboard for Ryan Erzahler from the quarry? I think he would be a very good caregiver!

Some colours to help are red, greys, black, and he really likes listening to music and podcasts :]

Thank you! Have a nice day!

here you go! i hope you enjoy it, i did my best with not knowing the character or source material ꨄ

red, black, and gray aesthetic caregiver!ryan ezrahler moodboard (request)

☁ ˟𐬿ᣞ∘ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ 〜⚝〜 ꜱꜰᴡ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ! ˟𐬿ᣞ∘ ☽

(learn how to submit your own request here!)

[little-pup-prince]

Albert Wesker as a caregiver

♡ . . . . ♡ . . . . ♡

he thinks youre the only good thing that ever happened to him and will protect and cherish you a way that is unmatched

would really like you to live with him but if you cant or dont yet want to he is the most patient man alive

will answer your texts usually the moment you send them

and will listen to your voicemails and watch the pictures and videos you send him like a live feed/ podcast, no matter when or where

he has kids activity books in his car for you and you can watch movies there or listen and sing along so songs together while travelling

he definitely has a chaffeur but if youd like for only the two of you to be there, he can surely handle the driving

will buy you any toys you had but growing up lost somewhere or gave away if you would like

reminds you that while his favors of this nature are basically without limit you shouldnt compete with other kids on the size or worth of your toys because what really matters and will bring closure is how much you love them and take care of them

the comfiest, finest clothes for his baby only > he will love if you dress all colourful or if you choose monochrome clothes as well, as in one it just shows how you complete him and have all that purity he admires and will protect no matter what or you dress like him and he always appreciates a less-evil, mini him who is full of curiousity and wants to know everything about the world

would love to watch science shows made for kids and try out the experiments

if you are up to it he can show you one with similar mechanisms in bigger (only if you feel brave enough and you can hold his hand, as these ones can be scary)

also animal documentaries (that he totally checks beforehand to be totally safe for you), and later you can recreate the scenes either playing with plushies or with play-pretend as the animals yourselves

any cartoon or series you like he will watch

will have you cuddled up and probably you fall asleep on him very often. then he gently carries you to your bed

im sure he has t-shirts and hoodies from all the places he worked for. you can wear them of course as he really has no desire parading in something meant to show loyalty to the names on them. you can ask all about the different jobs he had and he will gladly tell you some funny stories from there

he definitely has a pool and a separate jacuzzi you can play in

probably made a bedroom and a playroom just for you in his home

downloaded games on his phone just for you, but you have your own as well

will read you any bedtime stories you want. the book was never published in english? no problem he will have it translated and printed so it will resemble to the one you had in days

will learn your native language if it isnt english and try his best to pronounce any terms of endearment you like to be called

goes easy on house rules occasionally, which is really a happy moment for you, and you can sleep on the couch and watch tv a little longer into the night

wont have rules on what you eat as he knows well relationship with food is different for everyone, but will offer you to make it into cute shapes and serve it to you on a kids plate or tray with patterns of your favourite cartoon on them

you can be as energetic around him as possible, him being infected with ouroboros protects him from everything

you are of course always safe from everything he works with, his lab at home too is secured, you cant accidentally wander in there

he understands if you dont like the outdoors or have special triggers and is very attentive of those

he decorates the fridge with your drawings and colored pages but he prefers them to be framed and put elsewhere as the kitchen can be a messy place

you can help him cook if you'd like. lets you eat a little of the raw cookie dough because he works with only the safest and best ingredients

which means he can get you anything you may miss in the country he is currently living in

helps you study if its what you do in little space

will help with little activities as well. carry boxes or toys for you that you find heavy or too far to move yourself, especially if youre very focused

will never question your choice of colours on a drawing or the way things you crafted are. if youd like to, you can tell him all about the idea behind them and he will listen intently and will tell you if its something he saw in fine art as well - he is always amazed when his little imitates something like that

will play with you if the game you like has co-op or multiplayer mode if you invite him

cheers on you and lets you progress in your own pace. (he probably played it before, if not read the guide so he can help immediately if you are lost and of course not to make the game accidentally progress)

[aew-kun-age-regression]

Hi! Can I req headcanons for cg! Matt murdock? Thank you ♡

Yesss! You are currently my favourite person because I've been waiting for a request to prompt me to do this!! I absolutely loved writing these and I'm thinking of writing more things for him.

Okay the first thing I need to say is that if Matt is your caregiver, Foggy is basically also a caregiver for you. They come as a package deal 🤷

There are very few people who Matt would trust you to be alone around. The only people other than him to look after you will be as I said Foggy, and Karen.

Nicknames - "sweetheart" I with my whole heart believe that is the nickname you'd receive.

Matt loves stories so he'd either read a book (in brail) to you OR podcasts!!! Something like these -> Disney story collection

SO MANY SOFT BLANKETS AND PLUSHIES!!!

Cuddles! Matt gives the best cuddles!!!

If you are more of a shy little he can tell from your heartbeat if you want to ask him for something and prompts you to ask if you can.

There are rules but not too many, it's mainly just rules regarding your safety and bedtime.

The only punishment he'd use is timeout but he generally doesn't use it and prefers to talk to you about whatever happened instead.

You know the find what shape goes in which section baby toys, yeah he made it into a game. He loves to get them wrong as a joke, he likes that it makes you laugh.

When in private Matt will carry you on his back or on his hip if you'd like. (He obviously can't do that in public though)

Now I just wanted to briefly mention Frank because I love him but imagine Matt and Frank are having a talk (and not being as civil as they think they are) and you just wonder over and big bad punisher and daredevil are both actually just big softies. Now Matt wouldn't trust Frank around you alone for a LONG while if ever however if him, Foggy or Karen are there too he doesn't mind too much, especially after seeing Frank interact with you.

Wearing Matt's t-shirts!!!

Decorating items of Matt's with stickers to see how long it takes for him to find them, (he will sometimes 'not realise' for longer than normal just for fun)

[allwaswell16]

hey! i listened to the new Let's Doc 'Bout It episode the other day so i was wondering how your time in Mexico went! what did you think about Frida's art? (also, were you there for the Louis concert? 👀) all the best :)

Hiiiiiiii, Panda! I had the absolute time of my life in Mexico City! I met up with @nouies for my whole trip and she made the experience so amazing and omg it was just so so fun! I brought my mom with me because she needed a vacation (she's a caregiver for my grandma), and my mom was like...I know you guys have been friends for a long time but this is kind of weird how well you know each other when you've never met before lmaooooooooo My mom was like...it's like this is the sister you never had :')

It wasn't long enough to see all the Frida I wanted to see, but the modern art museum had the two Frida's self portrait and I maybe cried a little once I was in front of it. Okay, I definitely cried. I was like crying and telling my mom and Lou "It hits different in person!" lmaoo But as you can tell from the podcast episode I'm a big fan lol and I ended up buying a copy of her illustrated diary in the gift shop and it is now my prized possession.

We packed so much in during our trip though...we stayed in the historical district and walked all around there to the Zocolo, we went to Teotihuacan aka the pyramids, and Chapultepec which is a giant park where we went to the Anthropology museum and that's also where the modern art museum was.

And then of course the concert, which was my last night there. And it was the best concert experience I've ever had and I've been to hundreds of concerts. The atmosphere was like no other. It was just pure magic <3

[tiny-toon-ventures]

CHUCKY AGERE HEADCANONS BC IM OBSESSED

@soft-emo-baby

(I didn’t know if you wanted to be tagged or not), these won’t be long but I need to get my thoughts out there!!! I’ll definitely go more into depth if anypony wants to hear it!

OK S O

Nadine is a Caregiver/Playmate!

Lexy thinks she’s just a caregiver for a long time, till season 2. Turns out she trauma regresses and Nadine is (yes, is, she’s still alive❗️) her cg,,, idk what Nadine would go by, but she definitely steals stuffed animals and crayons and little trinkets for Lexy!!!! (And definitely a really fun playmate)

Lexy is a Flip! As a Caregiver, Lexy would go by “Big Sis”!!!! Or a babysitter!!! She’s such a sweetheart, bed time stories and lullabies 100%. She’d definitely not be the BEST at comforting you, but she’d try her best. A monster under your bed? Instead of sweet nothings she’d grab a baseball bat. She regresses to like… 3-6?💥

FOUND FAMILY DYNAMICS

ok so in one episode, Nadine is like “Yeah! I’m the god mother, Good Chucky is the baby, Jake and Devon are the dads!!” 👁️👁️ i was so normal when I heard this i swear!! I think Lexy was so upset when they fought bc her home life is unstable and she didn’t want her “Dada’s” to fight 🥺🤧. I think Jake is a Kid regressor, slightly older kid. Maybe 8/9!! Devon is a StoryTeller caregiver!!!! With him doing podcasts and all.

*nervous laughter*

Tiffany Valentine/Jennifer Tilly

ok ok… i KNOW she’s insane… but so am I. She’s definitely a Mama/Mommy CG, just the sweetest. A bit TOO sweet. But I could also see Nica Pierce being a caregiver too, Papa or just Nica, definitely a lot more chill!! But would totally tell ALLL the jokes and sneak and steal you candy from Tiff’s stash. ((Nica pet regresses idk what animal but she bites people and furniture)

@i-h4te-po3try

[safetycar-restart]

Soft thoughts? Soft thoughts

Taking little mick on a trip out to a secluded cabin where all the other littles that he loves to play with are there and you surprise him with Seb [yes it was a hard surprise to keep] and mick is so happy he cries

Aw this is so soft I love it!!!!

We've said before that little!Mick is super outgoing and LOVES playing with people. Of course his favourite person in the entire world is you, because you're his caregiver and partner.

But he also loves playing with others, especially littles. The other littles love him too, cause he's so much fun!! I also think that the other caregivers love little!Mick because he encourages the other littles to come out of their shell? Like little!George is never as happy as he is when he's playing with Mick, even though he's so little that he can only really pick up the toys and then throw them. That's fine! They still have so much fun.

Maybe the weekend away had been planned for a long time? So Mick was really looking forward to the weekend.

But you kept the fact that seb was coming a complete secret, only you and two other caregivers knew. You knew that Mick had been missing seb for a long time, so you knew he would be so happy to see him again.

He's already bordering on little space during the drive to the cabin, because he's thinking about seeing the other littles and caregivers and playing with everyone. You can see him trying to hang on, trying not to slip until you get to the cabin.

Of course you tell him it's fine, that he can slip already.

Maybe you put on a podcast of children's stories for the rest of the drive? So mick curls up in the passenger seat, listening to the stories and watching the world fly by out the window.

When you get the cabin, seb is already there but none of the other littles are. You planned this on purpose, came a few hours early and told seb to come even earlier because you wanted them to have a few hours to themselves before the others arrive.

Mick doesn't even believe seb is there at first? You get out the car and seb is standing at the door to the cabin, smiling with his arms right open. Mick turns to you, looking confused and asking if seb is here.

Once you reassure him that yes, seb is here, that he isn't imagining it, then he just sprints to seb. He nearly knocks seb over with the force of his hug, and seb just laughs and hugs him back.

You aren't surprised to see that Mick is crying, because you know how much he's missed seb.

For the next few hours, you and seb just take care of mick. He's less outgoing and chatty that he usually is, but that's not surprising because he's had a lot of emotions for one day.

Maybe you cuddle him and seb reads him a story? He always tells you how seb is the BEST at reading stories, so he's so happy so just cuddle with you and listen.

Then, of course, all the other littles arrive with their caregivers and the chaos begins.

[agerefandom]

Simple Days

Fandom: Homestuck

Words: 375 (minific!) 

Characters: regressor!June Egbert, caregiver!Rose Lalonde 

Summary: just a very short glimpse into a June and Rose dynamic in the postcanon! 

June liked Rose a lot.

Rose was funny, and pretty, and remembered lots of things. She chose good music when June wanted to dance, and she made the best ants on a log for snacktime.

June worried about Rose.

Worrying about friends was grown-up June’s job, and little June tried not to do it a lot, but she liked Rose so much and it was hard not to notice things.

Like, Rose was weird about hugs. She never hugged June and sometimes Rose got tense when June hugged her, and other times she got all relaxed and happy.

Grown-up June had asked Rose about hugs and she’d said she liked them, but June didn’t know if that was true. Maybe when she was grown up she should ask again, but sometimes Rose got upset when June asked twice.

It was all very complicated, which was why it wasn’t little June’s job to solve it. She was only four, after all!

June knew that Rose loved her. It was easy-peasy to tell.

Rose knew all of June’s favourite picture books and would even read them in a funny posh accent to make June laugh. Rose knew June’s favourite snacks and which kinds of ponytails she liked, and which ones made June’s scalp hurt.

Rose loved by knowing things, and June knew that about her, so she knew that she was loving Rose back.

Love was complicated, and Rose was complicated, but this never was. It was easy.

Stacking blocks, knocking them down. Listening to Rose grumble about a dropped stitch. Colouring with big crayons that made June’s hands feel so small, while a podcast about scary monsters eating human dreams went on in the background. Getting all dressed up in warm clothes to go outside and build a snowman, Rose helping with her gloves. The sharp smell of nail polish and Rose’s constant reminders to stay still, holding June’s hand so gently and brushing on the sparkles.

Life doesn’t feel very complicated to June, at least not when Rose is holding her hand.