Anti-revenge narrative this, anti-revenge narrative that, I personally think that Inigo Montoya had the right idea when he stabbed Count Rugen in the gut and said "I want my father back, you son of a bitch"

I really wish fandom would distinguish more between found family and … y’know, having friends.

Vaccines work.

And just in case you are too young to recognize this scene: those are Iron Lungs, and each one has a child in it, the device keeping the child in it breathing. It wasn’t just about being paralyzed and confined to a a wheel chair.

When you went back to school in the Autumn each year you looked around at your class to see how many of your school mates had been taken out by Polio.

Let’s talk about something else Polio-related! Post-Polio Syndrome. Do you know anyone who had it?

Probably not!

I do! My in-laws were in their forties when they adopted my husband and as such, my father-in-law was one of the lucky kids stricken with Polio was a child in the 30s.

Now, he really was one of the lucky ones because he survived the initial bout of Polio. However, he had permanent damage to his lungs, joints and muscles. As he got older, he was in constant pain. He had heart problems, breathing problems, he was exhausted all the time. His last few years were horrible, not just for him, but for his family and friends who watched him decline much more rapidly than his wife and others his age.

I’m telling you this secondhand, because I never got to meet him. He died in his early 60s because of the effects of Post-Polio Syndrome.

Most of us don’t know someone with Post-Polio. We are all going to know someone with Post-COVID Syndrome, or Long-COVID, as they are calling it. And the effects are going to be bad and they’re going to vary. A lot of people are going to be living lives that are much shorter and much less pleasant than they need to be because of this fucking anti-vax mentality.

Get. Your. Vaccines.

Me irl: No one can EVER know this secret Me to 8k strangers online: You guys will never believe this

Me online

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also the older i get the more i want to wrip Lydia up in a blanket and keep her safe and sound

Like, she is BABY, your honour, she needs PROPER LOOKING AFTER

That opinion tracks in-book as well.

Kitty, 17: in hindsight that was kinda a bad idea lol

Mary, 19: that was deeply immoral and she ought to be punished

Elizabeth, 21: omg that dumb kid she’s ruined her life

Jane, 23: HE’s ruined her life

Darcy, 28: she need to go home; HE ought to be shot

2021 Mood ✍️

Old west outlaw cowboys and golden age pirates are basically just the same thing in different packaging

Why was my immediate thought "Magnificent 7 and Black Sails...."

If I was Elizabeth Bennet my entire family abandoning me at the dinner table when Mr. Collins requested a private audience would have been my villain origin story.

Critical role is so good because it has the same vibe as watching Lord of the Rings, live sports, and the Great British Baking Show at the same time

Some romantic subplots do not need conflict, per-say.

What do I mean?

I mean if you have a bigger story with a ton of stuff going on, a romance could be a place of rest to the character. A nice, stable relationship. That is only threatened when the big bad lobs a grenade at them and they need to fight over who jumps on it.

Someone finally put into words why romance drama is often such a distraction.

Getting called in on no sleep

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