Emelia & Layla Golfieri, the twins who played Tali David-DiNozzo on NCIS just turned 9 years old. It’s wild to me that in the fictional world, Ziva and Tony would also have been parents for 9 years.
before i realized i was a lesbian i never cared about dating. i never wanted to go out on dates and in my head i’d make excuses for it like, “well, i’m focused on school right now” or “i wanna focus on MYSELF right now” and “there will be time for all of that later on, i’m in no hurry!” like i was definitely in no rush to be in a relationship. and the thought of getting married or having kids just made me feel annoyed and sad. i would tell my friends that i NEVER EVER wanted to get married.
but then when i realized and accepted the fact that i liked girls, EVERYTHING changed. i suddenly wanted to be in a relationship SO BADLY it hurt, i wanted to find a gf immediately, and i felt disappointed that i hadn’t spent my early teen years going out with girls. the thought of getting married and having kids with another woman made me feel happy and a little wistful. and i don’t know i just think it’s kinda funny that for so many years i just thought i had zero interest in dating, marriage, and kids when in reality…i just didn’t want any of those things with a MAN.
Thinking about how my mom tried to “seduce” my dad when they were in college together by sneaking oranges into his backpack, because she grew up food insecure and feeding someone/sharing food was a big deal with her upbringing with a lot of emotional meaning–
and meanwhile my poor dad is just convinced that he’s been haunted by some citrus poltergeist because why the fuck are there always oranges in his bag he swears he did not put there???