#hayley watches parenthood

[parisgellerisbisexual]

some current parenthood thoughts, spoilers for season 5 under the cut

ok so first of all i am super duper loving this post-break-up brotherly/sisterly dynamic that Amber and Drew have going on right now, it’s super cute and cool to see them supporting each other. also, them turning up to a family dinner super high was hilarious and it kept cutting to them with like, half an asparagus hanging out of their mouth and I couldn’t stop laughing 😂

speaking of Drew, oh my god can he get over Natalie already. the two of them together is literally so boring, she’s obviously not looking for anything serious and watching him go back and fourth is literally exhausting. pls move on

speaking of Amber, I’m still just so in love with Mae Whitman??? Can I be her best friend??????

The whole Julia/Joel storyline is still sad but I’m a little confused about why Joel is softening, even a little bit?? I get that he’s hurt and upset, and rightly so because let’s be real, what Julia did was shitty. like, definitely emotional cheating and verging on physical cheating. But at the end of the day it was only one kiss. also he’s acting like the one kiss is the sole reason they’re apart and like, honey, u had issues well before that ok. i just wish he would at least have an honest conversation with Julia rather than this annoying limbo they are in

highkey never thought I’d say this about my fav but Sarah has been a bit of a brat this ep. like I understand that she had a deadline but she did Not handle the Max situation well at all and then when Adam tried to talk to her about it maturely to avoid any issues at the dinner, she goes on about how crazy it was and calls Adam a bad parent basically??? girl pull ur head in (still love you tho) 

anyway, on to the next ep!!

[urmother-official]

video game hcs (mha)

This is what video games i think some students from class 1A would like! This is just headcannons in random order, and some random scenarios at the bottom. This is all my opinion btw and i’m only like 2 seasons in so i may be off!

Characters included - Jirou, Denki, Kirisima, Momo, Iida, Ururaka, Bakugo, Tsuyu, Izuku, Todoroki and Mina.

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Jirou

She would probably love indie horror games and spend free time perusing steam, looking for cheap games to play. Had an undertale and fran bow phase, would play friday night funkin’. Favourite character from undertale is papyrus. 

Denki

Are you gonna look me in the eyes and tell me this man DIDNT have a fnaf phase? He’s jumping off the walls to play the new game. He also bullies kids on roblox (with jirou and bakugo ofc) and kirishima would always tag along but disapprove of being mean to the kids. I have an odd feeling he’d also be into shitty ps2 games and speedrunning said games.

Kirishima

Kirishima (in my opinion) wouldn’t play video games very much on his own, but loves playing them with friends. Fucking loves mario kart and probably mains dry bones and link. Also this might just be me but i think he’d like zelda botw. Has played and enjoyed until dawn.

Momo

Before class 1A i don’t think she’d really be into video games but after being introduced to sim city she’d fold. WHAT NERD DOESNT LIKE BUILDING SIMS. She’d also like stardew valley, which Tsu showed her, probably would romance Penny or Hayley. Plays minecraft just to build castles.

Iida 

The ONLY video games this man would play is building sims and he limits his play time heavily. He likes the productivity and relaxing nature of it, but also becomes an evil oil tycoon everytime he plays (as do i). He’d be competitive with Momo and they’d brag to each other about their newest cities. He does see playing video games with others as a bonding experience and will play whatever game (as long as it is appropriate). Would main shy guy in mario kart and suck at it.

Ururaka

Plays and loves the sims. Has a new family every few months and gets really attached to them for no reason and cries at their funeral. If she had expansion packs they would be... sims 4: seasons and parenthood. sims 3: island paradise (dont ask me how she runs it) and supernatural. Would also love minecraft, stardew valley (romances Sam), any otome game and animal crossing. Had a 3ds at some point. Mains daisy in mario kart.

Bakugo

This man has an 8:30 bedtime. He doesn’t have time for video games, but when he does he would bully kids on roblox and occasionally plays cod. Would be reluctant to play games with friends but would main bowser in mario kart and kill it.

Tsu Loves chill games, minecraft, slime rancher, stardew valley (romances Leah or Maru), animal crossing, etc. Mains isabelle or rosaline in mario kart.

Izuku

Plays every All Might related game he can find. Loves minecraft and is into speedruns. Mains yoshi in mario kart.

Todoroki 

Poor boy is so confused. I don’t think he understands anything thats going on at first but after listening to Denki ramble about the bite of 83 vs 87, and Momo talk about her population density and employment rates he starts picking up on it. He’s an observer and likes watching someone play a few times before giving a try. Hates mario kart because he’s bad at it, played waluigi once and didn’t get why people found it funny, after that he mains toad.

Mina

Loves just dance, but just to see how bad everyone else is at it and the dances they pick. Will drop $30 on a dating sim, has played all routes of mystic messenger including the bad endings (i’ve never played but she’d like the tall mysterious guy since there's always one). Girlsgogames was her SHIT. Always played the makeover games and killed it, definitely downloaded a virus more than once and broke her computer. 

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Random Scenarios 

Kirishima, Jirou, Mina, Bakugo and Denki have all played guitar hero together and killed it.

Ururaka and Tsu have a private minecraft server where they can just chill away from the crazier class 1A server because their houses kept blowing up. (wonder who did that (jk it was probably denki))

When Ururaka convinces Mina to finally play the sims she causes fucking chaos in the town and destroys everyone's relationships. (would kill mortimer goth and feel kinda bad when giving his kids away for adoption)

Iida spends an entire weekend watching all the fnaf lore videos he can find on youtube so he can finally understand what Denki tries to explain to him everyday. </3 

If Iida hears anyone talk a lot about a game they really like he’ll do his research to understand what they’re talking about and walk up to them the next day and ask them which character is their favourite and recite all the fun facts he learned. (his search history is: what is a fnaf?, who is purple guy?, man behind the slaughter? what is undertale? papyrus fun facts) do me a favour and imagine all that in perfect grammer too.

(For my simcity players) Momo uses the academy and becomes a green earth godess basically and Iida becomes a oil tycoon with omegaco.

Mina made Iida do the rasputin dance and thinks of it daily <3 thankfully she recorded it and sent it to everyone in class 1A to his horror.

Denki and Jirou would probably come up with games to play.

If the class played detroit become human Kiri would love connor’s coin tricks (so manly <3), Iida would be intrigued by the philosophy and moral dilemmas of the situation, Denki, Jirou and Ururaka end up simping for connor (who doesn’t). Momo, Tsu and Jirou would cry if Kara got the bad ending (and would simp for her). Todoroki would fail any choice in the game and make everyone go back to make the right choice (at one point he brought connors relationhip with hank down and denki shut off the system and took the controller for the rest of the game), Bakugo is just making fun of everything and calling people robot fuckers while Mina cheers everyone on while simping for markus.

[sims4-lesbians]

Finnley Home Update!

Got the inspiration for this house setup - having the front door and living room on the second floor and the kitchen on the ground floor - from a youtube video I was watching in the middle of the night. I want to try to find it again so that I can cite my inspiration. 

I just got my first expansion pack - parenthood - and so, I’ve been using a lot of parenthood furniture. 

Moms’ bedroom. Love using light pink and navy together

The one odd thing about using kitchen cabinets in the bathroom is that toddlers can play is them and pull out frying pans. lol

I refuse to pay $20 of real money to be able to do fake laundry, so, I pretend the dishwashers are laundry machines. Just keep it far away from the kitchen, and you can even place something in front of them to prevent sims from actually putting dishes in them. 

The kids can actually play with that dollhouse even though I used move objects, which I think is pretty rad

I think its weird to wear shoes indoors. This is what happens when you live in Sweden for four months. 

I love putting dining areas in corners and surrounding them by windows 

Kids’ hangout area. Convenient for playing while parents are cooking. I like the pool view too. 

Charlie and mommy, Hayley. 

This is Link’s room. And yes, I named my kid Link. He looks like Link too. They were the one playing under the staircase

The video game character, Link, was originally intended to be gender neutral so that any player could relate to them. Elle and Hayley are raising their kids gender-neutral. I wish the sims kids could actually develop their own gender identities, or at least ask for specific room things or have favorite colors. I just tried to choose things I think any kid would like. 

Jack and Jill bathroom. Super helpful in the game

Kay’s room, the oldest

I love this desk

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Toddler, Charlie’s, room. Due for an update soon when they age up

FYI: I used parenthood and base game, and the move objects cheat. I also made objects float with option + 9, turned things freely with the sims 3 camera and by holding option, and made things larger / smaller with [ and ]. 

[jbuffyangel]

No More Julie Plec Shows

Warning: This is a rant after dedicating 9 years to Julie Plec shows.

The upside of The Originals ending is that I am free.

No more Julie Plec shows for this blogger, folks. You must hold me to this. If I even think about turning on Legacies then you must stage an intervention.

I won’t say The Originals series finale was the worst series finale I’ve watched. No, that title will always belong to How I Met Your Mother, but TO comes close! What a hot friggin mess.

Romance and Shippers Are Not Dirty Words

But let’s start with the PR blitz Julie did before the episode aired last night. After building her career off romance and the loyalty of shippers, JP declares 45 minutes before The Originals signs off that “It was never a show that was meant to thrive on romance.”

That’s just stupid.

The Originals has all kinds of shippy ships to ship and Julie Plec milked them for all they’re worth until she decided to kill off 50% of her cast, including the female protagonist of one of the largest Originals ships.

I am really tired of writers using romance to bait and hook viewers, but then arguing the show “isn’t about romance” (like it’s some kind of dirty word) because they don’t have the balls to make an endgame decision. Nor do they want to listen to the complaints of the fans they baited because, GASP, those fans want a happily ever after for their faves. 

Writers tell us to fall in love with the relationship, but then are angry when we fall in love. The Originals is about family and ROMANCE, so let’s not argue otherwise because it’s nonsense.

Also, if all you care about is the romantic storyline in a show THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT AND YOU ARE JUST AS MUCH OF A FAN AS EVERYONE ELSE.

I wouldn’t say the finale was without romance. Freya & Keelin and Marcel & Rebakah were allowed happy endings. This is no small victory because the way this woman torpedoes ships these couples were not a done deal by any means.

However, the three largest ships on the show were all but ignored (Klamille and   Haylijah) or had the rug yanked from under them (Klaroline).

The Ending

I was spoiled on the ending for The Originals before it aired, but that didn’t  make it any easier. It was still a disaster zone. Klaus decides to kill himself to save Hope’s life and Elijah kills himself too because... why not?

If you are a hard core Vampire Diaries fan like myself then you know the original ending Plec and Williamson planned was for both Stefan and Damon to die. They would spend their hereafter looking after Elena living her human life (and she’s married to Matt or someone other rando). So, I couldn’t help but feel this ending was spectacularly lazy and recycled.

I do not have a problem with Klaus or Elijah dying. I have a big problem with both brothers dying. Elijah and Klaus existed in a toxic, co dependent relationship for the better part of a thousand years. Julie decides instead of freeing the brothers from that toxicity, they’ll go all in on joint suicide because family.

The preferable options were:

Option 1) Kill Klaus and Elijah lives

I am not a huge fan of killing Klaus merely because I think it lets him off the hook too easily. Yes, there was character growth with Klaus, to say otherwise is madness, but one or two decent things doesn’t outweigh a thousand years of being a monster. Klaus even asks Elijah in the finale if his sacrificial death makes up for all the years he was awful and Elijah basically says, “Yeah you’re good.”

I disagree, but whatever Klaus dies. I do like the symmetry of Klaus wanting to kill his daughter in the pilot and dying for his daughter in the finale though.

This gives Elijah a chance to find happiness and purpose beyond redeeming his brother. Julie argued they already gave Elijah that story this season and he discovered all roads led back to Klaus. Uhhh... Klaus showing up on Elijah’s door asking for his help to find Hayley isn’t exactly Elijah finding his way back to Klaus, but okay.

This is what drives me nuts about Julie Plec. She acts like all of these choices just happened to her. YOU WROTE IT LADY!!!!! Stop acting like you’re an innocent by stander in all of this. THE CHARACTERS AREN’T REAL AND YOU CAN MAKE THEM DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

Klaus argued against Elijah dying for Hope because what kind of man would he be if he allowed his brother to die for his only child? Well, I don’t know Klaus, the kind of man who always lets Elijah toe the morality line and do the emotional heavy lifting. Why stop now? (By the way, they could have easily magicked a way for Elijah to steal the Hollow and deny Klaus any say). But yes, I agree, Hope is Klaus’ daughter and he should man up. 

If Klaus is going to die then at least give Elijah a chance at real happiness with the woman he truly loves- Hayley. So, let’s not kill her Julie!!!

Option 2) Kill Elijah and Klaus lives

This is my preferred ending. After they killed Hayley, and made Elijah culpable in Hope’s mother’s death, I thought this would be a fitting end for Elijah. He saves Hope’s life, is free of the eternal torment of living forever, spends eternity with Hayley, and sacrifices himself for Klaus’ redemption. This would instill a deep desire in Klaus to be a good guy for the next thousand years.

Julie also argued immortality is it’s own prison and what were we expecting in a show about vampires (meaning - they are all going to die). I agree with that statement in terms of Elijah and Rebekah, but not Klaus. He reveled in his immortality. Klaus loved being the strongest creature on earth. So, death isn’t a reward. In that sense it makes his sacrifice more selfless. However, I would have preferred to see Klaus earn his redemption by using his immortality for good for as long as he used it for evil. And yeah, if Caroline wants to come along, and they make a stop in Paris, I have no problem with that.

Closure

The Originals writers introduced the afterlife just like they did on The Vampire Diaries finale. We were able to see Josh and Hayley in heaven and at peace. However, The Originals did not give us this glimpse with Klaus and Elijah, their two main characters. Julie instructs us to essentially imagine their peace. That’s like stopping at the 1 yard line and telling the crowd to imagine a touchdown. It doesn’t count. JUST CROSS THE DAMN LINE!

At the end of the day, fans want closure from a series finale. They want to know  the characters they love are going to be okay. This is why the Parenthood finale remains the best ever. You can have heroic deaths, but leaving the character open ended even after death is a little mean. I don’t think it would have been too much to ask to give Hayley & Elijah fans a scene of them dancing in heaven 

or reuniting Klaus with Cami.

But that would make the show too much about romance I guess.

Family

If you want to believe Klaus and Elijah were each other’s happy endings that’s fine, but that’s a tough pill for me to swallow. The Originals was about family, but for most of the series (and their time on TVD) they were people related by blood doing absolutely despicable things to one another. 

Yes, they rallied time and again, particularly when it was in service of Hope. I’m not going to say they didn’t love each other or their familial bond meant nothing. I too get warm and fuzzy about “Always and Forever” but there was plenty of toxicity to go around.

One of my beefs with the finale is it sort of glazes over a lot of that. It was more like The Originals: A Christmas Special than a finale. They look at pictures, make wishes and Klaus waxes poetic about how he secretly adored Kol (despite daggering him and generally making his life miserable for a thousand years). I mean... okay? Feels a little disingenuous, but maybe I’m soulless.

The two familial standout moments for me was Klaus saying goodbye to Hope and Klaus apologizing to Rebekah while making sure she can take the cure if she wants. Stellar all the way around. I felt all the feels and those moments were truly earned. 

Caroline

So… what was the point of having Caroline on the show other than baiting the Klaroline fandom and ensuring their viewership? Cause I got nothing. 

Klaus and Caroline didn’t need closure. They had plenty of that on TVD. Caroline made it abundantly clear she was going to live her life without Klaus, minus a hot up-against-a-tree hookup to get it out of her system. And that’s exactly what she did.

What made Caroline’s presence on The Originals so enjoyable (other than it’s Caroline and she’s sunshine) is it felt like the characters were going somewhere new. We’ve had seven years of Klaus and Caroline dancing around their feelings, but the finale offered more of the same. We get a couple more “if only” moments and a tepid kiss.

Yes, Caroline kept the voicemail. Yes, she enjoyed all the wonders of New Orleans Klaus wanted to show her. Yes, she finally confirmed she cared for Klaus (but anyone who didn’t know that is daft). Yes, Klaus finally earned her respect and had a legitimate shot at a relationship with her for the first time, which makes his sacrifice so noble.

Eh. Caroline already had her noble, sacrifice-it-all-in-the-name-of–family love story (looking at you Stefan). 

Everything with Klaus feels spectacularly redundant for her character.

And to not follow through on this line is criminal.

But that isn’t really the reason I’m ticked. It’s Julie Plec’s explanation for why Klaus and Caroline can’t be together.

It would dishonor Stefan.

Look, nobody (and I do mean nobody) loves Stefan Salvatore more than me. I subjected myself to an additional four years of crap storytelling just to make sure Stefan was okay in the end (yeah I know I could have just watched the finale, but I couldn’t abandon him) only for JP to kill my beloved in the FINAL FREAKING EPISODE.

But this “honoring Stefan’s memory” thing is crap.

Stelena Side Bar

Time to get real for a second. (D*lena and St*roline lovers now would be the time to look away).  Stefan ended up with Caroline because The Vampire Diaries did him dirty with D*lena and they couldn’t get Nina back for their planned (yeah you read that right) Stelena endgame.

Julie Plec loves to put all the blame for how TVD ended on Nina Dobrev’s shoulders.  Yes, Nina left the show and when she left in Season 6 I knew it was game over on Stelena and any hope of a reunion was lost.

I love Stefan, Caroline and their friendship. I begrudgingly got on board with the romance angle because sweet holy Zeus I needed something to be mildly entertained by in Season 6-8.

But let me be clear. Under no circumstances do I favor St*roline over Stelena. 

Caroline Dries absolutely could have put Stelena back together before Nina Dobrev left the show. In fact, that was the direction the show was headed. Elena lost her memories of Damon and suddenly she’s taken aback with the gorgeousness of Stefan Salvatore.

(BECAUSE WITHOUT THE FREAKING SIRE BOND SHE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH STEFAN SO WHY DIDN’T HER LOVE FOR HIM RETURN THE SECOND SHE FORGOT DAMON? OH THAT’S RIGHT IT WAS GOING TO UNTIL THE WRITERS SCREWED ME OVER). The memory loss storyline was going to be to D*lena what the sire bond was to Stelena.

Then all of a sudden the show turns on a dime. Stelena rebuild is over and it’s full throttle on St*roline. The episodes Dries/Plec would have been writing in January (right around the time Nina let them know she was leaving) put Elena rapidly back together with Damon. Then they dance in the street for some inexplicable reason in her final episode.

Kevin and Julie wanted Nina back for the final 16 episodes of Season 8 to put Elena back with Stefan, but she was unavailable. Guess what cupcakes? You had Nina for the same amount of episodes in Season 6. You had a half season, give or take, to rebuild Stelena. 

There was absolutely no reason why STEFAN couldn’t have been the one waiting for Elena to wake up. Quite frankly, Damon’s struggle to maintain control would have been a lot more interesting because he would’ve had nothing to lose. Stefan would have focused on saving his brother the final two years of the show, only for Damon to sacrifice himself in the end. Damon would have earned redemption, proved he was finally worthy of Elena, and gave Stefan & Elena their happily ever after, WHICH WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN.  

How do you not kill Damon after he says, “Because I am the big brother. I’m sorry I wasn’t better at it until now.” THAT’S THE PERFECT DEATH LINE. 

No one can anyone argue to me that Damon was the better man. (To be fair they were both terrible people, but Stefan was far less terrible IMHO.) Damon telling Elena Stefan is the better man before she wakes up makes a hell of a lot more sense than Stefan saying that about Damon, but whatever. The point is, the choice wouldn’t have been Elena’s but Damon’s (rather than Stefan’s) and it’s so freaking perfect I want to scream.

Anyway, back to yelling about Julie. So, she heaps all the responsibility on the ending for TVD on Nina because she loves to straddle fandoms and refuses to make a damn decision. Not that the D*lena ending was anything to write home about. Y’all got screwed over too. One crappy kiss and five seconds of holding hands isn’t exactly the glimpse into their happy life together that y’all deserved. Sweet mother of Moses, the Stelena fandom had a better glimpse of Stefan & Elena’s happy human life in 5x18.

Stelena side bar over. Back to talking about how ridiculous it is that Caroline can’t move on.

2) The Vampire Diaries had a big old conversation between Lexi and Stefan about how vampires have more than one great love because they are fucking vampires and live forever.

This was said after Elena chose Damon (for absolutely no reason other than it was Damon’s turn to get the girl) and Stefan was driving off to Cleveland or something. This was a difficult for me to accept in terms of Stefan’s character because he lived like 150 years without love until he met Elena. She brought him back to life. So TVD arguing that Elena was not Stefan’s only great love was kind of ridiculous, particularly since Elena was still alive. 

The only reason JP/Dries wrote this line was to smooth the path for a potential St*roline romance. And why? Because immediately after this scene with Lexi, Stefan drowns in a safe all summer while Elena bones his brother. So, yeah they needed to cook up some hope for his character and, at that point, Elena was SO NOT IT.

So, now that Stefan is dead VAMPIRE Caroline can’t move on? The same Caroline who was Stefan’s second chance at love? Is a basic level of consistency really too much to ask? No it is not.

3) It’s been a DECADE since Stefan died. Caroline can move on because it’s HEALTHY

What an abysmal message to send to widowers. Sorry folks, if you lost your spouse you are suppose to live alone for the rest of your life because falling in love again dishonors your spouse’s memory. 

If this storyline was taking place a year or two after Stefan died, then sure I can see the argument for Caroline moving on too fast, but that’s not what is happening here. There was an 8 year time jump. It’s been nearly a decade!!!

Let’s take the vampireness out of the equation as my friend @lipstickandwifi so eloquently said. A woman marries in her twenties and her husband tragically died the day after. She’s now in her thirties and someone from her past, who she always has had a connection with, is back in her life. And her children are almost grown. The answer is: GO FOR IT.

Also, Stefan would never want Caroline to be alone for her immortal life all in the name of his memory. He’d be the first one to say it’s okay to move on. 

He may not love her object of affection, but he’s dead so he doesn’t get a say. MAYBE NEXT TIME DON’T BE SO WILLING TO DIE FOR DAMON, STEFAN. I have some anger issues I am still working through.

So, once again Julie Plec is pulling some bs reason and blaming Stefan for the reason Klaroline can’t be together rather than have the lady balls to say, “I didn’t want them to end up together.” Instead, she plays out forty different scenarios in these interviews, each one pandering to a specific fandom and giving them their happily ever after, but “INSERTS NONSENSE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE.” And Julie deflects any and all responsibility in the choices she made.

The Spin Off

The real reason Klaus, Elijah and Hayley all died is because of Legacies. I’d also say that’s the reason Klaroline didn’t end up together too. Julie Plec wanted Elena 2.0 - Hope to be an orphan so she can rehash the same story she told on TVD (complete with love triangle). Julie blames all these deaths on the actors not wanting to reprise their roles. It has nothing to do with Julie’s need to keep collecting a paycheck. Nope, not at all!

Absolutely no one can argue Legacies did not impact the ending to The Originals to me because it did. It’s fact. Julie Plec admits as much in countless interviews. Anything argued to the contrary is a PR campaign to get jilted viewers to watch the next show. I refuse.

2 shows + 263 hours of television + dozens of ships = 0 endgame couples. That's my shipper maths for Plec shows.  Congratulations to the ships that survived. The rest of us got screwed over. I end yet another Julie Plec show with booze.

And to the sweet summer children anxiously awaiting Legacies, tattoo this on your heart “DO NOT TRUST JULIE PLEC.”

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. Thus, this closes the door on both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. At least I can rewatch TVD S1-S3 (and 4x01 as the series finale). There’s always Season 4 of The Originals too.

[hybridwclf]

She shook her head, smiling “Give yourself some credit, Klaus. For all your many many faults, your family is loyal to the core. Always and Forever, right? I don’t know Hayley anymore, but motherhood surely change her as it did for you and me. But that doesn’t mean you have no positive input in your daughter. You would give your own life for those you love”.  The blonde laughed, a genuine and carefree laugh at his shy smile when she mentioned Paris. Bumping his shoulder with hers, “Come on, it wasn’t so bad. Yeah, I got the almighty original hybrid to clean up after his own mess, but I didn’t told anymore. Your reputation is still safe”, she winked, teasing him.

As he told her about what had happened during his daughter’s birth, Caroline’s face transformed from serious, to disbelief, to horrified. “Oh god and you and Hayley had to watched as they took her?”. She felt a squeeze in her chest just thinking about it, there was no words to the anguish a parent feels when their kids are taken from them, not being able to protect them. Without thinking, just acting on her feelings, she threw her arms around him and hugged him tight, “I…I have no words. I’m so so sorry you went through all that”. She buried her face in the crock of his neck and just hugged him, trying to offer him comfort, even when that happened many years ago. Having your kid taken, in danger, away from you, there’s a feeling of impotence and dread that you never forget. Alaric and her lived that first hand. She finally whispered so softly that only he could hear, “You don’t have to worry about me”

She pulled back and looked into his blue eyes, “I know it’s so annoying when people tells you I know how you feel, but I do. When Lizzie and Josie were toddlers they were kidnapped by a siren, she wanted to offer my daughters to Cade, the literal, real devil. In exchange of her freedom, she was going to hand over my babies to serve that monster to feed him souls. Never in my entire life have I been so scared, so angry, so…everything. I was willing to kill anyone and anything in my way to get them back. I can’t imagine the strength of you and Hayley to have to act and live as if your daughter was dead”.

Caroline didn’t want to let it show but she was relieved when he said him and Hayley was just a one night stand. She didn’t want to admit that she had always felt insecure when it came to the werewolf girl, “Okay, good”.

when caroline mentioned his family motto, always and forever, he nodded. his family had always stuck together, and just when their forever was cut, they were back. klaus started to wonder what new enemies his family would have to face this time.  when caroline spoke about how parenthood changed him he viewed her with sorrow in this eyes.  he had missed most of his daughter life only being blessed with only moments here and there with his daughter, hope.  moments he had cherished, moments he clung to in the afterlife.  ❝ i must admit that it has changed me ! ❞ he breathed.  to my core, he thought, as his mind ran back to hope.   klaus smiled when a wink followed, teasing him about when they were in paris.

❝ i watched.❞  he breathed. ❝ hayley had already bled out before could see  them leave with her ! hayley was only able to come back because of hope, because of my gene!  she has the ability to change a wolf into a hybrid !  ❞ klaus felt caroline arms wrap around him. this was the first time he told her yet he was taken aback by her gesture. her warm and gentle touch was like falling into spring. ❝ me too ! ❞ he breathed. he had never been more afraid then that night. a night that was supposed to be the happiest day, was a day of dread & horror.

he smiled lightly when she told him that he didn’t have to worry about her. ❝ i don’t think it’s possible to stop ! ❞ he breathed.  he remember how caroline was there for him.  how she helped him save his daughter, but with her lost memory of hope he knew that she no longer shared that memory.  

klaus listened as caroline spoke about the twins and how they were in a similar situation. blue hues viewed hers as she spoke. ❝ it was hard! ❞ he admitted when she said she couldn’t imagine having to act and live like his daughter was dead. ❝ and now this world doesn’t know that she even exist !  ❞ he noted.

❝ is it?  ❞ he teased.

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TAGGED BY: the wife!! @esorbitanza​

R U L E S : answer the questions - not restricted to one fandom. tag as many people as you’d like afterwards.

FIRST EVER FANDOM? harry potter, as is the case for most people, i assume. my first big tv show fandom was charmed. the first show i watched obsessively was star trek: voyager.

FIRST EVER SHIP? my first few were like ?? tonks/lupin for harry potter. leo/piper for charmed. tom/b’elanna for voyager.

FIRST DEATH THAT MADE YOU CRY/UPSET? heck. prue halliwell. 

OTP? oh man. oh ma n. why do i have to pick? really? i have?? too many?? my top six are as follows (in no particular order): tom/b’elanna (star trek: voyager), luke/lorelai (gilmore girls), steve/peggy (captain america), charlotte/cooper (private practice), eugene/rapunzel (tangled), carlisle/esme (twilight)

NOTP? uh. idk? i have a lot of opinions. tbh, anyone and snape legitimately makes me feel ill so. LEAST FAVOURITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER? i have a lot of opinions here, too. i guess snape here, too, bc y ikes

5 FAVOURITE FEMALE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS?

Lorelai Gilmore (GILMORE GIRLS)

Addison Montgomery (GREY’S ANATOMY / PRIVATE PRACTICE)

B’Elanna Torres (STAR TREK: VOYAGER)

Belle (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST)

heck this is killing me

i can’t pick

i love all my ladies

literally all of them

but i’m gonna put my cutie daughter Amalia Balash (SHE LOVES ME) bc !!!

5 FAVOURITE MALE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS?

Steve Rogers (CAPTAIN AMERICA)

Tom Paris (STAR TREK: VOYAGER)

Luke Danes (GILMORE GIRLS)

Eugene Fitzherbert (TANGLED)

Neville Longbottom (HARRY POTTER)

5 FAVOURITE ACTORS/ACTRESSES?

Laura Benanti

Lauren Graham

Chris Evans

Hayley Atwell

Tatiana Maslany

6 FAVOURITE CHARACTERS WHO DIED/LEFT THE SHOW?

PRUE HALLIWELL (CHARMED)

Elle Greenaway (CRIMINAL MINDS)

Nymphadora Tonks (HARRY POTTER)

prue halliwell

Leslie Burke (BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA)

Elizabeth Comstock (BIOSHOCK)

idk did i mention prue halliwell?

does Cassie Lang (MARVEL) count if she’s alive again? yes? cassie. my love. my light.

3 FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM SHOWS YOU STOPPED WATCHING?

Emma Swan (ONCE UPON A TIME)

Thea Queen (ARROW)

Caitlin Snow (THE FLASH)

3 FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM SHOWS THAT HAVE ENDED?

Kathryn Janeway (STAR TREK: VOYAGER)

MICHELLE SIMMS (BUNHEADS)

Rachel Berry (GLEE)

2 FAVOURITE SHOWS YOU STARTED IN THE LAST YEAR?

Private Practice

Parenthood

TOP 5 FAVOURITE TV SHOWS:

GILMORE GIRLS

PARENTHOOD

ALL THE STAR TREKS (shhhh)

PRIVATE PRACTICE

CHARMED

bonus: THE OFFICE (US)

TV SHOWS YOU WANT TO WATCH:

A lot? So many? tempted to try The Walking Dead. Then we’ve got Bones. Supergirl, How I Met Your Mother, Jane the Virgin, New Girl, Scandal, Shameless, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, Merlin, Bates Motel, Prison Break, Eyewitness, Buffy, Firefly, Stargate, Scrubs, Girl Meets World, Chuck, Continuum, Haven, The West Wing, Leverage, Sense8, Broadchurch, Nikita, so many others?

TAGGING: idk anyone who wants to?

[parisgellerisbisexual]

this gal is finally watching some more Parenthood! 

[tabloidtoc]

Us, January 28

Cover: Jeff Bezos’ $160 billion divorce

Page 1: First Look -- Yara Shahidi 

Page 2: Red Carpet -- J. Mendel’s ethereal expertly draped gowns -- Sara Bareilles, Sara Sampaio, Ellie Kemper, Padma Lakshmi, Hayley Atwell 

Page 3: Scarlett Johansson, Virginia Gardner, Meg Ryan, Jordana Brewster, Olivia Munn 

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Miley Cyrus vs. Laura Harrier, Kendall Jenner vs. Rita Ora, Doutzen Kroes vs. Gwen Stefani 

Page 6: Kimberly Schlapman vs. Alicia Silverstone, Kate Bosworth vs. Debby Ryan, Rebecca Gayheart vs. Erin Foster 

Page 8: Please don’t wear suede 

Page 10: Loose Talk -- Busy Philipps on Beyonce at Target, Tiffany Haddish isn’t pregnant, Serena Williams loved being pregnant, Melissa McCarthy is inspired by Viola Davis, Gwyneth Paltrow on embarrassing her daughter 

Page 13: Contents 

Page 14: Hot Pics -- Critics’ Choice Awards -- Glenn Close and Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper 

Page 15: Julia Roberts and Stephan James and Rami Malek, Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard 

Page 18: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon, Timothee Chalamet and Christian Bale with wife Sibi Blazic 

Page 19: Sandra Oh and the Crazy Rich Asians cast -- Ken Jeong and Chris Pang and Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh and Gemma Chan and Jon M. Chu and Harry Shum Jr., Patricia Heaton, Laura Dern and Issa Rae 

Page 20: Justin Theroux, Pete Davidson, Hilary Duff and son Luca 

Page 21: Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardarshian, Zac Efron and brother Dylan, Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters 

Page 22: The Sopranos 20th anniversary -- Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco, Vincent Pastore 

Page 23: Robert Iler and James Gandolfini’s son Michael and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico and Michael Imperioli

Page 24: KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse, Amy Adams and Jessica Chastain, Tiffany Haddish 

Page 25: Ashlee Simpson and daughter, Matthew McConaughey and Mahershala Ali, Vanessa Hudgens and Stephen Oremus, Gina Rodriguez 

Page 26: Animal Lovers -- Carson Kressly, Gisele Bundchen, Constance Wu, Kristin Davis 

Page 27: Kristin Cavallari, Jennifer Garner, Gigi Hadid, Russell Brand, Ian Somerhalder 

Page 28: The Beach -- Victor Cruz and Karrueche Tran, Padma Lakshmi, Camille Grammer, Behati Prinsloo 

Page 29: Ryan Phillippe, Teresa Giudice and daughters, Mark Wahlberg 

Page 30: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Gavin Rossdale, Joey Fatone, Chris Pratt 

Page 31: Derek Hough, Whitney Port, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kelsey Grammer 

Page 32: Mommy Moments -- Eva Longoria and son, Victoria Beckham and daughter, Jana Kramer and infant son, Sherri Shepherd and son, Jennifer Lopez and twins 

Page 34: Love Lives -- Emily Blunt said husband John Krasinski cried watching Mary Poppins Returns 

Page 35: Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland are not engaged, Garcelle Beauvais’ new man Ted Bunch, James Franco and Isabel Pakzad have talked about getting engaged 

Page 36: Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk balance life and work, Rami Malek raving about girlfriend Lucy Boynton, Topher Grace and Ashley Hinshaw on the challenges of parenthood

Page 37: Kate Hudson thought she was done having children until she met Danny Fujikawa 

Page 38: Hollywood Moms -- Rosario Dawson on adopting a teenage girl

Page 38: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi isn’t thrilled with her third pregnancy, Olivia Wilde balances her career with motherhood, Kelly Clarkson doesn’t want her kids to be in the music industry 

Page 40: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged 

Page 41: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton inch closer to getting married, real-life drama for 90 Day Fiance couples 

Page 42: Kim Kardashian is being flooded with inmates asking her for assistance, Mario Batali is a lot nicer to the locals and has lost a lot of weight since sexual assault allegations, Hollywood’s Oddest Jobs -- Frankie Muniz, Nick Offerman, Erykah Badu, Jaden Smith, Spencer Pratt 

Page 43: The Bachelor Colton Underwood’s time to shine, VIP Scene -- Chad Rogers and Jenna Willis, Selena Gomez, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd, Luann de Lesseps, Robert Downey Jr., Niall Horan, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph 

Page 44: What’s in My Bag? Lana Condor 

Page 45: Meghan Markle royal baby watch 

Page 46: Cover Story -- Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie’s $160 billion divorce 

Page 50: Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham’s wedding album 

Page 54: Lady Gaga is proud of her body 

Page 55: Other stars suffered from body issues -- Hilary Duff, Kesha, Demi Lovato, Portia De Rossi 

Page 56: Winter’s coolest hot spots 

Page 58: Food -- Please try a plant-based diet 

Page 60: Style 

Page 62: Beauty -- DIY Star Smile -- Freida Pinto, Shay Mitchell, Hailey Bieber 

Page 63: Kendall Jenner, Chanel Iman 

Page 64: Jeanine Mason of the reboot of Roswell, New Mexico 

Page 66: Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon of The Masked Singer 

Page 67: Buzzzz-o-Meter -- Cindy Crawford, Naya Rivera, Bruce Willis, Jade Roper, Tanner Tolbert, Michelle Obama 

Page 70: Fashion Police -- Heidi Klum, Jennifer Tilly, Jamie Chung 

Page 71: Kiki Layne, Kate Mara, Jackie Cruz 

Page 72: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Jazz Jennings

[simonmeadows]

CHARACTER CHART:

Character’s full name: Simon Benjamin Meadows Reason or meaning of name: The name has greek/Hebrew roots and basically means “He (God) has heard”. In his case, however, the name came from his deceased Grandfather. Character’s nickname: No known nicknames have been given to this date. Reason for nickname: Birth date: 20th April, 1990

PSYCHICAL APPEARANCE: 

Age: 29 How old does he/she appear: Depends on whether he shaves or not, but around 26-28 Weight: - (i never bother with this part sorry) Height: 6′2 Body build: Broad shoulders, look far more fit/athletic than he is. Shape of face: Soft, oval/round Eye color: Blue Glasses or contacts: None Skin tone: Caucasian Distinguishing marks: Light freckles Predominant features: His eyes, he has a unqiue shape along with his eyebrows. Hair color: Dirty blond Type of hair: Flat Hairstyle: Short, messy  Voice: Garrett’s own (bc unf) Overall attractiveness: This would be biased to answer so I’ll let you rate him on your own. Physical disabilities: None, atm ;) Usual fashion of dress: Casual, t-shirts/sweatshirts and whatever pants he can find clean. Favorite outfit: Simple one colored t-shirt, jacket and dark colored jeans. Jewelry or accessories: None

PERSONALITY:

Good personality traits: Helpful, open-minded, supportive Bad personality traits: Unlucky, paranoid, prideful Mood character is most often in: Mostly helpful and chatty, a little tired at his worst. Sense of humor: Dark, ironic and sarcastic Character’s greatest joy in life: His daughter Character’s greatest fear: Losing the little he has/not being enough Why?: Due to his parents' constant habit of ripping everything he cares about and for out of his hands and because of emotional/mental abuse. What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?: Losing his stability, mostly Hayley. Character is most at ease when: He’s home or out doing things with the people he loves and cares for. Most ill at ease when: Stuck with his parents, especially his father. Enraged when: Something unfair happens to him, Hayley or a close friend of his; or when his father starts to demand impossible tasks out of him/demand too much. Depressed or sad when: He’s tired/had a fight with someone. Priorities: Hayley Life philosophy: He doesn’t have one. If granted one wish, it would be: To cut off contact with his parents and gain full custody of Hayley.  Why?: Because it would remove at least 70% of his overall stress and pressure.  Character’s soft spot: Children, cooking  Is this soft spot obvious to others?: Children are, cooking not so much as it’s a new hobby he picked up after Hayley’s birth. Slowly building his skills!  Greatest strength: His ability to get back up after a harsh experience. Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Is easily stressed out, panics when it gets too much and his daughter, of course. Biggest regret: His teenage years. He was quite an asshole during high school.  Minor regret: Not trying harder during high school. Biggest accomplishment: Finding a form of stability for himself. Minor accomplishment: Actually graduating from the University with a degree. Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: His criminal records and dyslexia.  Why?: Hm, wonder. he has a pretty heavy stigma around his dyslexia as well. Doesn’t want to acknowledge it.  Character’s darkest secret: His actual relationship with his parents. Unless you’re involved with them/know about their closed-door behaviors he’s not gonna breathe a word about it. Does anyone else know?: His aunt and cousins + old babysitters/employees.

GOALS:

Drives and motivations: Making sure Hayley has a stable childhood. Immediate goals: Get better at cooking, learn some further life skills!  Long term goals: Same as drive!  How the character plans to accomplish these goals: By powering on and becoming a better parent. Keeping Hayley away from her mom and his parents is another.  How other characters will be affected: Thus far, no one beyond Simon and Hayley. 

PAST:

Hometown: Montréal, Canada Type of childhood: Wild/Unstable Pets: None First memory: Often recalls himself playing in the backyard of their mansion, digging around in the dirt and pulling up plants, much to the gardener’s disliking. Most important childhood memory: "I think that would have to be my first Christmas at Merveille Hotel. I was six and my parents had decided to go out of town for the weekend so I was stuck with the staff during the day. Yes, my parents paid someone from the staff to babysit me whenever they left, always someone who wanted to spend two days in a big house and make a quick buck. Anyway, Christmas at that place is just… amazing. Lights everywhere, people who are dressed up to entertain kids, live shows, candy and food in masses and it’s basically heaven for a six-year-old. I spent the day following my babysitter around and her family came by during dinner and we sat together around the main family table – I remember everyone laughed, awe:ed at the live music and I ate so much I didn’t even own the will to drag myself home. Sadly enough she quit her job only a few months after that… but I still appreciate that she had the heart to treat me like a person. I’ve always lived to give Hayley that same feeling whenever a holiday comes around.” Why: It reminded him of everything he wanted to have and it’s the feeling he often lean on during his own parenthood journey as he wanted Hayley to have the same reasons to smile and feel at home. Childhood hero: The typical 80′s - 90′s action heroes. Dream job: None, wasn’t allowed to have one. Education: Has a business degree. Religion: Atheist Finances: Wealthy

PRESENT:

Current location: Perfection Valley, Nevada Currently living with: His daughter Pets: None (but Hayley always ends up with a cat named Thomas omg) Religion: Atheist, but wouldn’t mind discussing religion if it happens with the right person Occupation: Waiter at Saloon Finances: Lower to middle class

FAMILY:

Mother: Patricia Meadows Relationship with her: Bad, if she’s drunk she can’t even remember his name. Father: Benjamin Meadows Relationship with him: Bad, strict. Siblings: None Relationship with them: Spouse: None.  Relationship with him/her: Children: Hayley Meadows Relationship with them: Close, not about to change. Other important family members: His aunt, two cousins

FAVORITES:

Color: Yellow or green Least favorite color: Pink Music: Rock and electro Food: Hamburgers Literature: HAH. (Has literally never finished a book) Form of entertainment: Social activities Mode of transportation: Car or by foot Most prized possession: Besides a few pictures Hayley’s made, most of his possessions are fairly new.

HABITS:

Hobbies: Cooking Plays a musical instrument?: No Plays a sport?: Used to play basketball How he/she would spend a rainy day: Watch a movie with Hayley, play around with some new recipe he’s found. Might even take Hayley outside if the rain isn’t too rough.  Spending habits: Slim, he has learned to value money quite a lot. Smokes: No Drinks: Recently started again Other drugs: No What does he/she do too much of?: Worry What does he/she do too little of?: Make choices of his own Extremely skilled at: Nothing, he hasn’t been allowed to really discover anything to such a degree. But he has things he’s slowly working up his skills with. Extremely unskilled at: Math, processing information, focusing on too many things at once. Nervous tics: Avoids eye contact, laughs Usual body posture: Straight, feels confident and open.  Peculiarities: None

TRAITS:

Optimist or pessimist?: Tries to be an optimist Introvert or extrovert?: Extrovert Daredevil or cautious?: Used to be a daredevil, is now something in between. Logical or emotional?: Also in the middle, depends on why or what Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?: Very messy Prefers working or relaxing?: Both! As long as the work is right. Confident or unsure of himself/herself?: Acts confident, is unsure. Animal lover?: Not quite. Scared of dogs. 

SELF-PERCEPTION:

How he/she feels about himself/herself: Due to abuse, Simon doesn’t value himself highly. He’s not proud of the person he used to be and often thinks people can spend their time more wisely than with him. One word the character would use to describe self: Stupid One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: Simon would describe himself as unstable, but reliable to those who matter to him. Insecure, but confident enough to establish his part in this world as a hardworking father. He wouldn’t call himself bright, but he’d tell you that he tries – even if it might not always be enough. He’s a man constantly learning from past mistakes and someone ready to fight for a better future. What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?: His newfound compassion What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?: His paranoia What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?: His face, it has gotten him far What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?: Nothing, really, he’s actually pretty confident when it comes to his looks. How does the character think others perceive him/her: Outgoing, positive and helpful What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: His attitude against himself

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS:

Opinion of other people in general: They’re fine, often fun to be around. Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?: Opinions, no, emotions, yes. Person character most hates: His parents Best friend(s): Audrey Wright Love interest(s): None atm Person character goes to for advice: Audrey Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Hayley Person character feels shy or awkward around: None atm Person character openly admires: People with a good spirit, those that mean well and care for others. Person character secretly admires: People who seem to have their lives together Most important person in character’s life before story starts: His cousins, they’ve always been pretty tight and it was a welcomed break whenever they came to visit.  After story starts: Hayley, Audrey (maybe some more later on!)

[jistnews2016]

Kate Middleton And Prince William Won't Know Baby's Gender Until Birth

William and Kate did not ask if they would be welcoming a son or daughter. They have opting to be surprised as with Duchess's previous pregnancies. Parking stopped outside Lindo Wing of private St Mary's Hospital in London. Kate, 36, is expected to give birth at some point over the next three weeks. Mary : 3/1. Alice : 6/1. Victoria : 8/1. Elizabeth : 12/1. Albert : 14/1. Arthur : 14/1. Fred / Frederick : 14/1. Alexandra : 16/1. Grace : 16/1. James : 16/1. Philip : 16/1 . April 16 - Comedian Spike Milligan (born in 1918), star of The Crown Claire Foy, Queen Margrethe of Denmark. April 17 - Novelist Nick Hornby, actor Sean Bean, fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, actress Rooney Mara. April 18 - Actresses Hayley Mills, Melissa Joan Hart, and America Ferrera , reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian. April 19 - Actress Kate Hudson, actor Hayden Christensen, former Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes, tennis player Maria Sharapova. April 20 - Adolf Hitler, TV presenter Peter Snow, actor Ryan O'Neal. April 21 - The Queen, Iggy Pop, Princess Isabella of Denmark, The Cure's Robert Smith. April 22 - Actor Jack Nicholson, Vladimir Lenin, footballer David Luiz. April 23 - St George's Day. Actor John Hannah, Lady Gabriella Windsor - daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, model Gigi Hadid. April 24 - Singer Barbra Streisand, football manager Stuart Pearce. April 25 - Actor Al Pacino, Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus. April 26 - Duke of York's ex-girlfriend Koo Stark, Duran Duran musician Roger Taylor. April 27 - Former ballerina Darcey Bussell, Doctor Who actress Jenna-Louise Coleman. April 28 - Novelist Harper Lee, cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, Duke of Kent's daughter Lady Helen Taylor. April 29 - William and Kate's seventh wedding anniversary. Actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, former cricketer Phil Tufnell, actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Edward VII's mistress Alice Keppel. April 30 - King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, actor Leslie Grantham, actress Kirsten Dunst. The late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. May 1 - May Day - International Workers' Day. Queen Victoria's Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, actress Joanna Lumley, Lady Sarah Chatto - Princess Margaret's daughter, actor Matt Di Angelo. May 2 - The royal baby's older sister Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. David Beckham and singers Lily Allen and Engelbert Humperdinck, broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh. September 4, 2017 - Kensington Palace announces that William and Kate are expecting their third child. The Duchess, who is suffering from severe morning sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum, pulls out of a planned appearance at the Hornsey Road Children's Centre in London. September 5 - At his first public appearance since it was disclosed he was to become a father again, William says, at the National Mental Health and Policing Conference in Oxford: 'It's very good news,' but admits the family is not getting much sleep. September 7 - Prince George starts school - but Kate is too poorly to accompany him to the school gates, with William taking the young prince on his first day. September 14 - William says Kate is doing 'very well' when he visits Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool. September 18 - The Duchess appears in a video message, backing the You're Never Too Young To Talk Mental Health campaign run by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. October 10 - Kate, showing a slight baby bump, makes her first public appearance since her pregnancy was announced as she attends a Buckingham Palace reception honouring mental health campaigners. October 16 - Kate makes a surprise appearance at Paddington Station, joining William and Prince Harry at a charity event, where she dances on the platform with Paddington Bear. October 17- William and Kate reveal their baby is due in April. BBC newsreader Simon McCoy reacts by declaring on air: 'Clear your diaries. Get the time booked off, 'cos that's what I'm doing.'. The Palace also announces William is to make a solo trip to Finland. A visit to Sweden and Norway by the Duke and Duchess is shifted to January to ensure Kate is well enough to attend, it is thought. October 18 - Kate makes another surprise visit when she turns up at West Ham's London Stadium for a Coach Core event with William and Harry. October 31 - Kate steps out in sports gear for a visit to the National Tennis Centre. November 7 - The Duchess, in a black floor-length dress by Diane von Furstenberg, attends an Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families gala in Kensington Palace's 18th-century Orangery. November 8 - Kate addresses a Place2Be mental health forum and stresses that getting help and support to young children at the very earliest stage helps improve their outcomes later in life. November 12 - Kate joins other royals to watch the Remembrance Day service from a balcony overlooking the Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London. The night before, the Duchess attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. November 14 - The Duchess tells a single father how William initially found it difficult adjusting to parenthood when she visits Hornsey Road Children's Centre in north London. November 20 - William, Kate and the rest of the royal family celebrate the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's platinum wedding anniversary at a special party in Windsor Castle. November 22 - The Duke and Duchess visit Solihull where Kate takes part in an off-road Land Rover driving experience not recommended for pregnant women. November 24 - William, in black tie, and four months pregnant Kate, in a sequinned cornflower blue Jenny Packham gown, attend the Royal Variety Performance, but their arrival is delayed by an hour after an incident nearby which saw armed police rush to London's Oxford Street. November 28 - Kate congratulates Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement. November 29 - William makes a solo visit to Finland, celebrating the centenary of the country's independence. Kate visits Robin Hood Primary School in south-west London to see its work with the Royal Horticultural Society's campaign for school gardening. She tells pupils she has 'fond memories' of being outdoors as a child and is passing that passion on to her own children. December 12 - The Duchess hears stories of mothers caught up in the Grenfell Tower blaze as she visits the Rugby Portobello Trust centre which is supporting the local community. William and Kate receive Gold Blue Peter badges from the CBBC children's show for their work around mental health issues affecting children. December 14 - William and Kate join victims of the Grenfell Tower fire at a memorial service in St Paul's Cathedral. December 25 - The Duke and Duchess, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the royal family attend church at Sandringham on Christmas Day. January 8 2018 - Two-year-old Princess Charlotte starts at Willcocks Nursery School, with Kate taking the photographs released to celebrate her big day. January 10 - The Duchess speaks about the addictive nature of social media, saying it can be 'hard to break away from' as she meets teenagers at the Reach Academy Feltham in west London. January 17 - Kate pats her bump and jokes how she is less 'sporty' with two children and a third on the way as she visits a tennis session for pupils at Bond Primary School in Mitcham. January 23 - The Duchess says she is committed to helping the 'youngest and most vulnerable' in society as she launches a mental health website for teachers supporting pupils. January 24 - Kate sympathises with the mental health plight faced by many mothers, saying how generally they were supposed to be 'super happy' but one in four were not, as she meets psychiatrists, midwives and health visitors specialising in treating mothers with mental health issues. January 30 - William and Kate pay an official visit to Sweden and Norway. Engagements amid freezing temperatures include playing an unusual form of hockey called bandy in Stockholm, and joining children round a camp fire in Oslo. February 5 - Kate records a personal message to try to spur. children on to be comfortable in their own skin as part of Children's Mental Health Week. February 7 - Kate, as patron of the Action on Addiction charity, opens a new community-based treatment facility in Wickford, Essex. Her heel gets stuck in a grate as she arrives. February 18 - Kate wears dark green to the Baftas. Most nominees and other guests wear black to the awards in support of the Time's Up campaign in the wake of the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal. February 19 - The Duchess shows off her growing baby bump at the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange at Buckingham Palace. February 21 - The Duke and Duchess go on an away day to Sunderland to open the music and arts hub The Fire Station and visit the new Northern Spire, bridge over the River Wear. February 27 - The Duchess hugs Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, who helped to deliver one of her children, when they are reunited during Kate's visit to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London. She also jokes William is in denial about a third baby while visiting the Snow Leopard ward at St Thomas' Hospital, London, to launch the Nursing Now campaign. February 28 - Kate, Meghan Markle, Harry and William appear on stage at a Royal Foundation forum - the first time the 'fab four' have carried out an official engagement together. March 6 - Kate visits Pegasus Primary School in Oxford and is given a book of lullabies to help the new baby sleep. March 7 - Kate opens the new Place2Be headquarters in central London. March 12 - The Duke and Duchess join the Queen, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the royal family at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. March 17 - Pregnant Kate sips water, while the Duke has a pint of Guinness with the Irish Guards during the St Patrick's Day parade in Hounslow, west London. March 21 - Kate attends a symposium on early intervention with social and emotional support for children. March 22 - The Duchess carries out her final engagements before going on maternity leave. She shows off her culinary skills with William and takes part in a general knowledge Commonwealth quiz. March 26 - Kensington Palace announces that Kate has become the first royal patron of the V&A museum. April 1 - Kate attends the Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel, Windsor. For Jist.News go here

[goodailynews]

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[parisgellerisbisexual]

finally have time to catch up on a wee bit of Parenthood! Still on season 5, this is the longest it’s ever taken me to watch a tv show yikes!!!

[parisgellerisbisexual]

Aaaahhhh.. I'm so glad you're watching parenthood again I've missed this 😂😂

Me too! I really need to start watching it properly again! Amy came to visit Drew (who still needs a haircut) and I’d forgotten how cute they were together. ALso her face is flawless?? Mae Whitman’s acting continues to be beautiful and makes me cry. I’m sad about Julia and Joel currently :( 

[parisgellerisbisexual]

You done with S5 yet?

No not yet, work is kicking my ass and also I just started Riverdale (I know I shouldn’t have but I wanted to see what it was like and now I’m hooked) but there’s only like 6 eps of that so far, and I’m on ep 4. So I will be returning to Parenthood very shortly!!! I swear this is the longest time it’s ever taken me to watch a show 😂

[parisgellerisbisexual]

How do you like S5 sp far? Any predictions?

I’m liking it ya, but I’m not feeling Ryan and Amber being engaged and I kinda get the feeling it’s not gonna last, especially with Sarah not being down with it. I’m intrigued to see if Kristina wins her campaign!!! I’m gonna predict that she does. Can’t wait to see if I’m right, watch this space 😂 OH also I’m loving Hank and Max’s thing that’s happening, it’s so sweet. How he’s teaching him about photography, and how Max has an outlet, and that I think Hank can see himself in Max. I think it’s a real beautiful storyline!

[parisgellerisbisexual]

Please do share your feelings about everything in S4 whenever you are ready. :D I can't wait till you get to S5 and S6 because I love them so much (my two favorite seasons) and I'm super curious how you will like them :D

I’m so sorry, anon. This message has been sitting here for awhile but I’ve been wildly busy. Honestly I haven’t watched in Parenthood in so long I’ve forgotten my thoughts on everything and it’s all blurred together 😂 I do remember Kristina’s story line being really sad. Also rip my otp (although Hank is growing on me ew). I should be able to start watching again in a week or two, so will no doubt update you all 😂