#i can't stop freaking crying

[buckttommy]

don't mind me...... i'm just crying over the gentleness of john krasinski turning his love for his daughters into art by making a movie based off their imaginary friends when he noticed they stopped playing pretend during the pandemic...........

[caitlynmeow]

Alcina certainly had distinctive reactions to her daughters hitting puberty and also the daughters all had different reactions from one another. Also, the daughters were late bloomers; Bela and Daniela were over 16 and Cassandra was 17 so it was very new to them.

They all needed their mom when it happened but it was chaotic still.

Bela tried to tough it out and acted as if she wasn't fazed, just being very matter-of-fact about it because what would her mama say if she saw her freak out over something so mundane? But Bela couldn't fool her mother because Alcina noticed her pale face and slight shaking, like girlie was about to pass out and was acting nonchalant tho she did have a little panic moment when Alcina told her it was okay and that she could just-- Allow herself to feel all sorts of things.

Cassandra was the opposite. She was all panicky and loud wanting her mama and she did enough crying too because what is Cassandra Dimitrescu if not dramatic? There was some exaggeration of course, but she is also good at riling herself up so she made herself actually panic for no reason. Alcina was there with her because part of that dramatic personality is Alcina paying attention to it and fawning over her daughter. Which she did. Alcina was there to manage the freakout and stayed calm enough for Cassandra to finally calm down and listen to her.

Daniela was different. One, she has two older sisters so she knows what's up, and two, being the youngest it was Alcina freaking out this time, not Daniela. The youngest Dimitrescu walked casually into her mother's room one day declaring that she got her first period the day before (she told Bela first because she's trying to prove to her mother that she's capable of handling things on her own) and Alcina's reaction was "WHAT?!" Because what does she mean she is old enough now? The lady of the castle knows that she is being irrational, but Daniela is her baby, and having her grow up like that was jarring to Alcina.

[incorrect-ikevamp-quotes]

I hope MC knows how iconic she is in this event for being like "No I want him to be a little bit fucked up actually" in Comte's story because GIRL SAME. S A M E

[verosvault]

🚨FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR EPISODE 5 SPOILERS!!!🚨

I'M SO FREAKING CONFLICTED RIGHT NOW!!! AND SCARED!!! WHY IS FANTASY HIGH SO FREAKING SCARY?!!! 😭😭😭✋✋✋

I'M SO CONFUSED!!!!

IS CASSANDRA DEAD?!

IS KALINA DEAD?!

IS KALINA EVEN ALIVE AND IF SHE IS, IS SHE STILL EVIL AND DOES SHE STILL HAVE RED EYES?!

WHAT THE FRIK?!

WHO IS THIS VOICE TALKING TO KRISTEN?!

DID THE VOICE OF WHOEVER THAT WAS...DID THEY KILL "YES!"?!?!?! BUT WASN'T "YES!" ALREADY FREAKING DEAD AND IN THE ASTRAL PLANE?!?!?!

I'M SO LOST

IS CASSANDRA EVIL AND NOW TALKING TO KRISTEN LIKE THIS?!

CASSANDRA KNEW ABOUT "YES!"

BUT ALSO BRENNAN SAID THAT THIS ISN'T NIGHTMARE KING RELATED!

WHY DID KALINA SAY THE NAME "RAGH BARKROCK" BEFORE BEING CHANGED BY THAT RED THING?! WHY WAS THAT NAME THE VERY LAST THING THAT KALINA SAID?!

RAGH ISN'T EVIL...RIGHT?!

BRO... I'M SO CONFLICTED AND SCARED AND CONFUSED RIGHT NOW!

WHERE IS ADAINE?! IS ADAINE AT OODLES OF STROODEL STILL?!

IS OODLES OF STROODEL EVEN STILL A PLACE??

IS THE SYNOD EVEN STILL A PLACE?!

FIG OVER HERE GOT A NAT20 ON UNDERSTANDING TIME LOOPS AND I STILL DON'T GET IT!!!

I'M SO CONFUSED HELP!!! 😭😭😭😭

[transmascwillbyers]

Okay, hot(ish) take time: While I love Anti-Hero and think it describes Mike almost perfectly, another byler song from Midnights that deserves infinitely more love is High Infidelity. It describe the whole Mike/Will/El triangle in S4 from Mike's POV so well it's almost eerie, and the best part is, it can pretty much be interpreted as either a milkvan breakup song or byler angst, depending on how you look at it. It's just such a beautiful song and you need to stop sleeping on it okay?

[rowshi04]

BRITs Awards🏆🎤

I just want to say, I LOVE YOU RAYE!!!🧡💛 AND YOU DESERVE ALL 6🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 OF THOSE AWARDS!!!🤗🤗🤗 Can we give around of applause to this woman!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

She finally got her album out, after 7 years of her previous label rejecting it, and now broke the record, winning 6!!! 6 WHOLE😱😱😱 Brit awards!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!😎 DON'T STOP, AND KEEP IT UP!!!!🧡💛

I can't express my happiness for you!!!🥹🥹🥹😆😆😆 I LOVE YOUR ALBUM AND SONGS😍😍😍, and I look forward to what's to come from this Amazing Woman!!!🤗🤗🤗

Also I highly recommend you check her and her album out!!!🧡💛

[steakout-05]

eeuuaghh i would like everyone to know that i apologise if i have not responded to your reblogs/mentions/posts on tumblr, i have really terrible social anxiety and for some reason people talking to me makes my nervous system think i'm being hunted for sport by a resident evil boss. sorry if i havent responded i'm not being rude i'm just having a panic attack :P

additionally: social anxiety is actually the reason why a lot of my old posts from late 2022 had weird spacing and spelling mistakes. i was too anxious to type properly

[drakerry]

diary entry time

[satanfemme]

just got a tick for the first time in my entire life and I'm going to clean myself with fire I hate hate hate hate that thing definitely one of the worst experiences I've ever had I'm not exaggerating when I say that.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[phantasticlizzy]

So I...eh... booked plane tickets to Japan 👀

[thethingything]

I forgot that being on our period fucks us up emotionally and gives me really bad dysphoria. that would maybe explain why we've been struggling so much with triggers that aren't normally a huge issue

[errruvande]

fuck my life Jimin you wrote what????

a fucking masterpiece

[phantom-does-a-thing]

Trying to write fanfiction but instead sitting here crying over my work schedule

[batboybisexualism]

god this is so embarrassing I just read something that shifted like...the entire foundation of my being and like other things like realizing I’m bi or trans there were a million clues in retrospect but it wasn’t until it was Officially Revealed that it all clicked into place BUT it hurts so bad I’ve never yearned like this in my life it’s making me physically ill I feel like everything is wrong and I’m crawling out of my skin and crying why do I ever realize things about myself fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nothorses]

I was talking with my dad recently & we got on the topic of People Thinking They Can't Do Things, and like, he is at his core a well-intentioned person who genuinely wants the best for others, but he has definitely internalized some harmful ideas a la "anyone can do anything, the only thing stopping them is their own attitude". so I was like. I see where you're coming from, but let me tell you a story.

last year, I worked with 10 year olds- many of whom had never really spent time outdoors- in an outdoor education program where they came to spend a whole week doing shit outside in nature. the top two scariest experiences for these kids were 1) very tall metal tower, and 2) walking outside at night in the dark with no flashlights.

I tried a lot of different things to persuade them all to join me for each experience: I presented it with enthusiasm and passion, I did physical demonstrations and scientific explanations to help them understands how safe it was, I voiced my absolute commitment to their safety, I invited them to brainstorm ways to help each other and themselves feel safe, etc.

generally I always had at least 2-3 kids out of about 10 who opted out, or if they did join me, would spend the entire experience crying and freaking out. when it was over, they would conclude that even though they did not die- or even get hurt- it was so scary that it wasn't worth it and they never wanted to do it again.

then I changed the question I asked. instead of asking them to tell me whether they could do it or couldn't do it, I asked them to raise their hand for one of three options:

You can definitely do this.

It will be hard or scary or uncomfortable, but you can try to do this.

It will definitely be too hard, scary, or uncomfortable, and you cannot or should not try to do this.

suddenly, almost nobody was opting out of these experiences.

they would try, even if they were scared, because they know that being scared didn't necessarily mean that they couldn't do it at all. and more importantly, they knew that if they needed to stop, that was an option; they weren't trapped in their decision to try.

and the real takeaway here, for me, is in the nuance: people need to be able to challenge themselves and to be uncomfortable in order to grow, and people need to be able to opt out in order for opting in to be a safe option.