I'm not the anon with the unpopular opinion, but I agree that Grace didn't do anything special that deserves our praise. Yes she was protective of her children, but even before the Benji incident she didn't try to reach out to Louis or to check on him even though she knows exactly where he was, she judges him for how he leads his life but she readily takes his money, she wants the house even though she and her husband can't afford it and so on. Not very different from her mother and definitely not a role a model imo.
We're all children of our times, and I'm not even going to touch Grace's societal cage here.
So just a few things.
Grace is also the one to invite Lestat for dinner, because she wants this as something good for Louis, Grace is the one delighted at the opera mention, Grace is the one who is very happy when Louis comes by (also, pregnant with twins and she knows she's pregnant means 2nd trimester (likely), she probably spent a few months with morning sickness). AND she had been on the big honeymoon vacation Louis gave to her after her wedding. Which should account for most of the time they didn't see each other. In fact, I think Louis might only go by home after he knew Grace had been back, but that's a personal take.
Grace loves the change in Louis, and even tells him so. She accepts that change, even the visible one (his eyes).
And then, shortly after she had twins. And then more children.
Let me tell you, it was Louis job to come by. He is the bachelor (well, officially), he has aaalllll the money, and having siblings myself and a parent that's died already, it is only decent imho that the one without monetary problems should make sure their sibling is off as well as possible. Obviously, at that point the baby incident had already happened, and I talked about that before, but after it (and no, I do not think he ate the baby, they would have gone after him, they knew where he lived) the trust was gone, and rightfully so.
And I think the scene at the cemetery was actually one of the kindest things she could have done, btw... because she knew he was something other then, and she gave him closure. A good-bye. Yes, he didn't want it then, yes it hurt, but in the long run... that was a kindness.
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Does Chloe tone down her direct bullying/harassment of Marinette after that day to just the dead mom jokes out of guilt, or is it more that Marinette now being homeschooled means Chloe just lost access? Also, does Lila try the whole lying/sabotaging thing on Marinette and just fail or does Marinette just not care?
Lila has no reason to sabotage Marinette because Marinette isn't threatening her little empire she wants to build. In fact, she really wants Marinette on her side BECAUSE she's not apart of the school, so she doesn't need to keep up an elaborate web of lies! She can just try to befriend a talented girl who makes AMAZING food and try to get freebies~
meanwhile, with Chloe, things got really complicated after the pool incident...
Tom was not in the mood to put up with this crap.
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I'm pissed off to see that Palestine is not trending on here. I know that we all have interests we want to talk about, but this week is another global strike, Palestine should be the number one trending, and it's not even number 10. You can put aside your interests for one week. Bisan and so many others are begging us to use our voices to pressure our governments to put an end to this genocide. MILLIONS of people are counting on us, PLEASE don't look away no matter how upset and tired you are. We have the luxury of being able to just put our phones down and going off to do something to feel better. But just this once, for ONE WEEK, you can put aside your discomfort and SPEAK UP. How many people have to die for you to care.
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How else has Steve used crying on demand for evil?
Eddie, shouting: Stevie, C’mere! The people want to know what evil you use your crying powers for
Steve: Uh…when I was a kid, my parents-
Eddie, immediately regretting asking if its going to bring up his parents: Oh god
Steve: So like my parents always wanted us to be perfect when we were out in public. Especially at benefits for the mayor and
Steve, tearing up: If your eyes get a little watery
Steve, lip wobbling: And you do that I’m-about-to-cry thing with your bottom lip
Steve, voice cracking: And your voice breaks just a little when you talk
Steve, going back to not looking like he’s about to cry: You get the big slice of chocolate cake with chocolate icing that you wanted and no one complains about it being messy until after you get home.
Eddie: That’s not using your powers for evil. That’s getting one over on people that suck. That’s a good thing.
Steve: One time I was mad at Tommy so I went to his house when he wasn’t there and bawled my eyes out to his mom and said he was being mean to me even though he wasn’t, and then he couldn’t go on the end of year field trip in sixth grade.
Steve: I had my first kiss on that trip
Eddie: With who?
Steve:
Steve: His wife
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hot take: crying YouTuber apology videos are manipulative
crying while apologizing to someone in real life is a thing that happens. it's an emotional reaction you may be unable to control
chosing to film, edit, and post a video of yourself crying cannot be done in the heat of the moment. you want people to see your tears and feel bad for you
there's really no excuse for it, IMO. if you can't make the video without crying, do a text apology instead
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