#this is how things have been ✌️

[cannibal-nightmares]

How to Avoid Eating Thumbtacks by The Hand Full: A Guide on Surviving Clinical Bias as Your Healthcare Provider Refuses to Refer You to Specialists Because You're Schizophrenic (The Anthology) by cannibal-nightmares

[mercymaker]

brother, i am in the overwhelmed city. the headache city. the holy shit i'm actually sick city. the i have no grasp on life city. i literally can't keep up with anything anymore city

[cerealmonster15]

A bathroom’s second use is for toilets or whatever the primary function is for Escaping Sounds That Are Outside. And crying also

[ghostprinceiii]

Just unlocked the Empyreum housing district, and while one part of me is rp-walking around enjoying the vibes and looking at peoples gardens, another part of me is monkey-style smacking at my keyboard to search up 'ffxiv get rich quick schemes'

[scituss]

/ My a.naxa 😌😌😌

[its-no-biggie]

every single day im cursed with a new idea i do not have the skill level to execute

[coulrology]

So what's the lore with Juniper n their relationship with Vitimir n Hettie?

WELL for both, their relationships go back to their school days! Although the difference being that Juniper and Hettie went to St. Epiderm together, while Vitimir went to a different school (Glandus at the time he met Juniper).

I’ve briefly touched on how Juniper and Vitimir met here, so that explains their first meeting. To reiterate, Vitimir was a shy kid that didn’t really have any friends growing up (aside from bugs/whatever little creatures they spent their time around) and was bullied frequently, so that single positive interaction with Juniper, though small, really stuck with him and he never forgot it. Juniper didn’t forget it either, but being the sociable type meeting and talking to lots of different people, that moment sorta blended in with the rest of their memories. So fast forward to them both working as Coven Heads at the same time, Vitimir immediately recognizes Juniper. Despite Juniper changing a lot since his child self, that one good memory left such a big impact on Vitimir as a kid that he still held that soft spot for them. So of course, when Juniper eventually approached him on their own time, Vitimir already had this layer of vulnerability. Even though they might not have recognized him, from Vitimir’s perspective, there was that sense of familiarity and comfort; Juniper might have changed, but that kind kid was still in him. Now that they have the chance, Vitimir wants to actually get to know this one person who had plagued so many of their thoughts as a kid. And the rest is history!!

As for Hettie! Again, she and Juniper attended St. Epiderm together. Hettie was just as terrifying as a kid as she is now. She was everything- a jock, a princess, a bully, a weird girl, whatever you can think of. Though she’s very open about who she is, everyone around her was always so intimidated by the fact that she was unpredictable (and the fact that she’s both the smartest AND strongest person you’d ever meet is terrifying enough on its own). Most everyone- except for Juniper. To Juniper, Hettie was always such a character. She’s always been so confident and unapologetic, able to command people’s attention without even saying a word. Her unpredictability made everything she did so interesting. Juniper so deeply admired this about Hettie. And the fact that she’s 100% his type only drew them closer to her. Hettie was Juniper’s first ever crush, and that love Juniper had for her never faded. Though as kids, they weren’t in the same social circles, they did cross paths a lot, whether it was through Sonia (Scooter Crane’s daughter and childhood best friend to Juniper, who was also in the Healing Track), or Juniper getting injured for whatever ridiculous reasons. At this age, Hettie didn’t reciprocate her feelings (yet), but she had a fondness for Juniper because he was so different from the other kids for the fact alone that they had a (very obvious) crush on her. And while their crush may have caused them to do embarrassing things, and foolishly being used as her own guinea pig from time to time to practice her magic on, Hettie had cared about Juniper. To her, he always made life more fun and interesting. Fast forward to them as Coven Heads- Hettie has grown a stronger affection for Juniper. He’s changed over the years, but he still makes life so much more fun and interesting. Perhaps now, Hettie admires Juniper for the same exact reasons they always have her. They’re still a bit pathetic around her, but Hettie finds it endearing. Not to mention, Juniper still makes for a good doll to experiment on, and she takes good care of her favorite dolls ;-)

[sigynsilica]

My experiences with Christianity, and the reason I'm not a Christian, have nothing at all whatsoever to do with the way Christianity was pitched to me. If it was, I wouldn't have believed it for the first sixteen years of my life.

It's because I've never ever felt a connection to the Christian God. He's never come when I called to him. He's never answered my prayers. I've never felt that he cares for me or that he looks out for all the little children, especially when I was, myself, a child. It's just always been too hard of a pill to swallow. God certainly doesn't believe in me, so why would I believe in him?

So don't tell me all the Christians who did me wrong weren't real Christians. They were. Actions incompatible to Christian beliefs do not mean you're not a Christian. One of y'all's big things is that literally everyone doesn't live up to the greater expectation. They all "fall short of the glory of God". They were real Christians. You just haven't grasped that becoming a Christian does not inherently make you a good person. There are crappy people in every faith.

I wouldn't be a Christian if my family and friends had made Christianity more appealing or more accurate to the texts of the Bible, or less so. I'm not a Christian because The Core Belief of Christianity is to spread your faith to everyone you encounter, and I believe that's very problematic and has been used to excuse some of the most horrific acts in history.

"But those were men! Tomas de Torquemada was a man!"

Yes. And they were acting on a basic tenant of Christianity, as men, to hurt people. Torquemada was a real Christian. He was a really awful guy, but he was also a Christian. Erasing these people from your history as "not really Christians" won't change the history itself. Which is that, one of the most basic core principles of Christianity is exclusive to the respect of your fellow man and their beliefs. You cannot go into an interaction with the intent that the other person will have beliefs like you by the end of the interaction while still respecting what they already do believe.

And that is why I'm not a Christian.

[nobodybetterlookatme]

Guess who didn't get to go home 😭

[fellhellion]

I have a rich inner world abt both iterations of Miguel and the relationship to fatherhood <- literally just hc

[zeb-z]

qBad this, qForever that, when did everyone forget about unreliable narrators?

[swordmaid]

the fact that you can know recruit minthara via grove raid defence means that she can finally be a companion in shri’iia’s playthrough …!!!!

[florida3exclamationpoints]

I don't like thinking about work unless I'm at work but I have to talk through smth ignore me or whatever

[dragonji]

its time for yet another brain game of am i like fully neurotic or was this genuinely not a cool situation . prize is jack shite and yet im playing anyways👍

[5283]

my autistic ass when stays talk about noticing how a certain member smiles more/doesn't smile as much, is more/less talkative, "looks" more healthy, etcetc: looks fake but ok !

[ghost-in-the-stalls]

Sometimes I just get slapped in the face with the feeling that people who knew me before I got into this career don't understand or respect my career. Or my level in it. Like I'm not the most qualified or experienced in the world but uhhhhh I do have two higher ed degrees, a professional license, some specialized certifications and trainings, a lot of varied experience in different internships across similar fields, years experience now as a paid working professional across three different jobs, and am on my way to what is currently the highest level of licensure I can receive in my profession at this moment. With the exception of a phd which is useless in this field unless you want to teach or research. Which I don't.

And i get that im in a field that a lot of people misinterpret and don't understand the actual function of unless they work in the mental health or human services field. But also. They know me. They talk to me. They could ask.

Like there are definitely exceptions. There are people who do make me feel like they respect the work I've put in and make an effort to understand it. But the ones that don't just make me feel like shit. Like bruh this is the one area of my life that I'm genuinely and immovably proud of. You dont get to take that from me