#caretakers

[sicktember]

It's that time again, friends! The mods have assembled a new list of fun prompts for the upcoming Sicktember season. As always, there will be 30 prompts and 5 Alternative Prompts.

We will use polls again this year to allow you some say in two of the prompts. The first one will be posted over the next few days The second will be posted mid-May.

The official September 2024 Prompt list will be posted on Saturday, June 15th and we can't wait to share it with you!

#sicktember #sicktember 2024 #prompts #prompt list #coming soon #sick fic #sick character #care #caretakers #caregivers #sick #illness #writing event #writing prompts #sickfic prompts #fanfiction #whump #hurt/comfort #hurt/comfort prompt #sickfic

[auroragehenna]

I think we spare our Caretakers too much from bystander trauma✨

If you capture your Caretakers alongside your Caretakers don‘t be shy. Give them the trauma from watching Whumpee get whumped! Make them suffer!!

Think of the possibilities!!

Guilt! Imposter Syndrome/pushing their own suffering down (how do they have the right to feel this bad after all they weren‘t hurt)! Do they become overly clingy toward Whumpee?! Paranoid?! Overprotective! Does Whumpee get what‘s going on!? Or do they get mad?! Confused?! Guilty?!

Just sheisbkd. Don‘t spare them✨✨

#whump #whump blog #whump community #caretakers #caretaker #caretaker x whumpee #caretaker whump #whumping the Caretaker #whumping the Caretakers #forced to watch #whumpee #aftermath #aftermath of whump #whump trope #whump prompt #whump scenario

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1229

Imagine the quiet moments before the caretakers put the whumpee through Hell.

It’s for the whumpees own good, of course, but there’s a brief moment they look at each-other because they know it’s going to suck.

Maybe they’ve got to manually pump the whumpees stomach of a toxin, maybe they have to reset bones or stitch up horrendous gashes without painkillers. Maybe it’s as simple as resetting a dislocated shoulder, but the whumpee is so out of it, holding them down will only cause more distress.

Either way, they feel awful for what they’re going to put the feverish and delirious whumpee through, but it’s their best hope of keeping them alive/being able to move them before they’re able to get them proper medical help.

#whump #prompts #writing #ideas #angst #comfort #caretakers #getting worse before getting better #fevers #delirium #injury #worry

[cryptidclaw]

hi! apologies if this has already been asked, but i was wondering what exactly 'caretakers' in your roc au do! i am very interested in this!! would they ever go on patrols? or take part in battles?.. if not, would it be a privilege for a clan to have caretakers? sorry for my rambling but oooo cool interesting role!

I love Caretakers so now i shalt ramble about them hehe

There are almost always fewer Caretakers than Warriors, though sometimes the numbers are equal, just depends on how large the clan is!

The title covers a lot of different jobs, some may specialize in specific things, but generally Caretakers main jobs are to care for the camp and the clan!

their jobs generally include stuff like:

keeping the camp in proper shape: reinforcing strictures, expanding dens, collecting new moss and other materials, keeping the campfires going (especially during the colder seasons).

making sure the clan is fed: they are the ones who store the food (drying meats and such for the winter), they keep an eye on all clan members and make sure they have eaten their share, and have not over eaten as well!

crafting: they craft items like cloaks (for winter), bags and baskets, books and other materials!

they care for Queens, Kits and Elders: they basically have taken on the apprentice duties from canon, making sure that the elders are clean, happy and comfortable. They also are the clan babysitters and midwives, they help queens with their pregnancies, kitting and caring for their kits (this is done alongside the Healer of course).

they can also kinda be therapists, though a healer might also serve that role!

No one Caretaker really takes on all of these roles, they often just specialize in one or two! for example Specklesnap is mostly in the nursery helping the queens; Dustpelt is mostly reinforcing dens, caring for the fire and food stores; Thrushcloud cares for the elders mostly though he also likes to watch the kits; etc.

ALSO! all apprentices are trained in both the skills of a Warrior and a Caretaker! though generally training focusses more on Warrior skills. Cats who choose to be Caretakers often learn while on the job and working with their fellow Caretakers!

this is so that a Caretaker can contribute to hunting and fighting if the clan needs it! in times of harsh winter or a war caretakers may need to take on more warrior duties!

though on the other hand, Warriors also know he general skills of a Caretaker so they may be able to aid them in their work if needed, like if the camp is destroyed!

#cryptid answers #cryptidclaw's warriors au #rise of change #caretakers #warrior cats #warriors

[themorrtuary]

ARE WE SURE SANDER SIDES ISNT RELATED TO OSDDID? BECAUSE FOR SOMETHING NOT RELATED TO OSDDID IT DOES AN AMAZING JOB AT SHOWING DID SYSPTOMS AND SYSTEM SHIT.

#like come on!!!! #the intrusive thought episode is INSANE ABOUT THIS SHIT #System communication #persecutor reformation #virgil #protectors #caretakers #patton and Logan #splitting #remus #persecutors #trauma holders and hosts not getting along or even resenting each other #virgil and Thomas #caretakers and protectors being ovely #logan and Patton #sanders sides #thomas sanders #did #osdd #osddid

[the-three-whumpeteers]

Do you have any prompts for a whumpee rescued by two caretakers that happen to hate each other?

AYYYY

Both caretakers basically have a rivalry, trying to see who could comfort the whumpee the best- which is mildly amusing for the whumpee. Sometimes, they both race to see who can dress a wound faster, or try to make the best food possible. They both clearly care about the whumpee, which is comforting, but the rivalry is just confusing.

The whumpee had been the mutual friend both caretakers had to get along for, so when the whumpee had turned up so injured, they were forced to work with each other. Sometimes it’s hard to get along, but they’re forced to do it for the whumpee.

#whump #whump prompt #whump scenario #whumpee #aramis stabs someone #whump prompts #the void screams back #multiple caretakers #caretakers

[kim-poce]

Caretakers are the best whumpees

Caretaker helping whumpee to the point of neglecting themselves.

Caretaker ignoring their needs and boudaries to help whumpee.

"If I look weak they will be worried"

"If I look tired they will be scared."

"If I don't smile they will think I'm mad at them."

"If I don't say the right thing I can lose all progress I made so far"

"If I was faster/stronger..."

"If I had paid attetion..."

"If I say I'm tired whumpee will think they are a burden."

"How did I let this happen?"

"How can I complain when whumpee is in such a poor state?"

"Any mistake I make will greatly affect whumpee's life/kill them"

"What if they are better off without me?"

"How much protection is too much? Am I just keeping them captive?"

"I don't deserve their love."

"It's hard to keep going without a break or at least a clear progess."

"Is it really worth the trouble?"

"Why didn't they tell me they were hurt? Am I that untrustworthy?"

"Am I so bad of a Leader that I didn't see that the team was bullying whumpee?"

"I already ate whumpee, you can eat all it all." (lying)

"Of course whumpee, I can stay up all night with you."

#whump #caretakers #whump prompts #sentence prompt #not a reblog

[rippleclan]

[Image ID: Downstar and Carnationpaw face each other. The text behind them says "Caretakers"]

You know many of the traditional roles of a Clan: the leader, the deputy, the warriors, the elders, and so on. But what are caretakers? How do they fit into Clan culture? What are their responsibilities?

Long story short, caretakers are responsible for the maintenance of the Clan, the camp, and the territory. As of Moon 7 in RippleClan, Downstar and Carnationpaw are responsible for not only caretaker duties, but jobs typically fulfilled by other roles thanks to the Clan's small population. However, we're going to focus on what their jobs would be in a fully populated Clan, as organized by its three principles.

#1: The Clan

Caretakers make sure the Clan can fulfill their tasks by acting as assistants where needed. Clerics often call on them when they need extra paws in the medicine den, and mediators will call on their support when dealing with the relationships and emotional health of the Clan.

Oftentimes, caretakers will assist in caring for the kits. They allow queens to return to duty when they want to rather than waiting until their kits are apprenticed. They take care of orphaned kits, acting as guardians and taking litters under their wings. On a typical day, at least one caretaker will be assigned nursery duty and keep the kits entertained and busy. This makes the care of kits a Clan-wide duty and allows kits to bond with their Clanmates.

Caretakers are also the main guards of camp. They are responsible for guarding camp while the Clan shares tongues at sunhigh and sleeps through the night. Warriors and codekeepers can assist them, but guarding camp is largely a caretaker's responsibility. During conflict, caretakers are assigned to stay in camp to protect kits, elders, and the injured. They are considered the last line of defense and must take their job seriously. They are responsible for the Code of Graduation, where apprentices who have earned their full name must guard camp through the night to understand the importance of their new adult positions.

#2: The Camp

A Clan's camp must be consistently maintained to show respect to the Clan and all who live there. Caretakers are responsible for cleaning the camp and performing various repairs. They construct and support the outer defenses, like the brambles surrounding RippleClan. They also build dens, making sure everyone has a safe and warm place to sleep.

Caretakers share kitchen duties with the artisans, with a main focus on storing and preparing ingredients. Caretakers maintain the prey pile. They can efficiently gut and skin prey before handing the resources off to artisans. They cook meals for the Clan in conjunction with the artisans and claim responsibility for maintaining the camp's oven, smokers, and grillstones. They make sure any specialty equipment, such as WheatClan's prized oil maker, stays in shape.

Caretakers are also masters of one of the Clan's most important resources; fire. Caretakers know all the best ways to start fires and have a special spot where they store dry materials for tinder, kindling, and other fuel. Caretaker apprentices are often responsible for starting fires with paw drills (a skill Carnationpaw is quite good at).

#3: The Territory

The Clans have a minor understanding of agriculture in so much as, by collecting certain seeds and burying them at the right times, they can expect patches of herbs in later seasons. Caretakers have pots and baskets full of seeds to plant throughout the year. It is their responsibility to plant the seeds, remember where each herb grows, encourage plant growth, and harvest the herbs when the time comes.

Clerics have a lot to do without constantly leaving camp in search of herbs, so they leave those tasks to caretakers. Caretakers may not know what each herb does medicinally, but they know what to collect and how to collect it. By caring for the land, they care for their Clan.

Since they collect important herbs and ingredients for the Clan, they pride themselves on leading hunting patrols. They keep track of prey populations in the territory and make sure no one specie is overhunted. They know what prey to hunt freely and what prey must be avoided, less they all die out. They came up with the Code of Prey, making sure each small life taken is put to a greater purpose.

Caretakers occasionally join border patrols, but this can be distracting on top of their in-camp duties, so deputies tend to assign other roles to check the borders. Caretakers don't worry about affairs outside the Clan; their job is to care for everything within their borders.

#rippleclan #rippleclan clangen #clangen #warrior cats #warrior cats clangen #warriors #rippleclan lore #caretakers

[cripplecharacters]

hi! I have a question in regards to "abled savior" trope and compassion fatigue. I am currently writing a story that features someone who cares for a severely ill and disabled family member. From personal experience I know that the stress that comes with caretaking can in some cases cause burnout and depression. While this is of course not to be weighed against the struggles of the disabled character in any way, I would like to explore this dilemma in a way so that does mirror my personal experiences while not shifting the narrative in a way that rehashes old and harmful tropes. Do you have thoughts on that and maybe some things to look out for when portraying fatigue and mental health issues in caretakers?

Hello, and thanks for your question! As you've mentioned, this is a topic which should be treated with a lot of care and nuance, as it can be very easy to reinforce ableist stereotypes in storytelling about caretakers. For context about my response, I'm a chronically ill person who does not have a paid or formal caretaker but my partner and roommate often act as caretakers for me in my everyday life.

You're absolutely correct in caretaking being a stressful and difficult job (especially when unpaid or unrecognized by society as a legitimate form of labour). I have a few general questions that I would encourage anyone writing about caretaking to ask themselves and keep in mind as they write:

Whose perspective is the story being told from?

Does the reader ever hear from the disabled character in their own words?

How much agency does the disabled character have in their life and in making decisions about their care?

What relationship does the caretaker have to the disabled person? How do they feel about one another?

Is the disabled character being portrayed as a burden to the non-disabled character(s)?

My advice would be that the negative feelings experienced by your caretaker character should not be directed towards the disabled person in their care. The disabled character should not be framed by your story as a burden to your caretaker character by virtue of requiring care. Caretaking can be incredibly difficult and thankless, but some of us have no choice but to rely on caretakers and shouldn't be blamed for that.

That isn't to say that your caretaker character can never experience fatigue or burnout--but consider where the character directs those emotions.

In text, you can have your character:

Feel frustration and anger towards living in an ableist society that sequesters disabled people and often leaves us solely reliant on caretakers, when care responsibilities should ideally be more holistic and collective.

Wish that caretakers had more financial, physical and material support to make their responsibilities easier. You can have them lament that other characters in their life don't see their caretaking as genuine labour, or won't accommodate their caretaking responsibilities (e.g. medication, hygiene or feeding schedules).

Grieve whatever the relationship dynamic had been before they became a caretaker, depending on their relationship to the disabled character and whether the disability is acquired or congenital, and working through those emotions.

Access mental health supports and talk to other caretakers about their struggles, or ask caretakers and other disabled characters for advice on making their responsibilities easier for both them and the disabled person in their care.

Talk out any sticking points with the disabled person in their care and have them both confide in one another, and have your caretaker character reaffirm their commitment to the disabled character not just because they have to, but because they choose to.

Negotiate arrangements for others to temporarily manage the disabled character's care if they need to take a break due to burnout (following prior discussion with and consent from your disabled character).

I would strongly, strongly recommend that, if nothing else, you don't make the caretaker character consider leaving the disabled person because they are too much work and they don't want to be a caretaker anymore. Instead, your character might condemn abled people who have abandoned their disabled loved ones in need of care. Again, your character can resent the situation they've been put into by the way caretaking is structured and treated in ableist society, but they should never resent the disabled character for requiring care.

Remember that if your caretaker character is getting depressed, chances are that so is the disabled person in their care. We notice what our caretakers are feeling when they're with us. It doesn't feel good to know that our caretakers are exhausted when we have no choice but to rely on them and there's little we can do to ease their responsibilities. We often worry about whether our caretakers resent us for our care needs, and if they're visibly frustrated or exhausted, that fear skyrockets. This isn't to say you should never depict your character visibly upset, but it shouldn't go unacknowledged by your disabled character.

Disabled people in need of care are told that we are burdens and more work than we're worth, but I encourage anyone depicting caretaking to recognize that we make sacrifices too. We often weigh what we do or don't absolutely need in order to ease our caretakers' jobs a bit, but that can also harm us if all we're getting are the absolute bare necessities for survival (for example, if my caretakers are busy and I need to eat but am bedbound, I might choose to go hungry for longer than I should). Caretaking is always a two-way relationship, and both of these characters should be fully fleshed out and three-dimensional. Your disabled character in care should be making their own decisions and asserting themselves when needed.

My last piece of advice--and this ultimately depends on the genre and type of story you want to tell--would be to encourage you to depict joy wherever you can. Disabled people are worthy of not just care but genuine love and affection, and I would love to see more depictions of strong emotional bonds between disabled people and our caretakers. For those of us whose caretakers are loved ones, they should care for us out of love because they want to see us happy and as healthy as possible. There's a lot of grief and depression depicted already in media that revolves around disability, but we could always use more disabled joy.

Thanks again for your question and best of luck writing!

Additional input from disabled people with caretakers is more than welcome :)

-Mod Faelan

#mod faelan #caretakers #mental health #physical disability #compassion fatigue

[collapse-and-comfort]

Hey, good to see you awake, you really had us -

It’s okay, it’s okay. Shshshshsh.

Hey, whoa! Nonono, you shouldn’t be out of bed, you -

Aw, shit!

Hey, you’re okay. Calm down, calm down. That’s right. Let me help. I just want to help you up, okay? Here, that’s good. Let’s get you settled again.

Can I look you over? Make sure you’re alright? Or at least not worse off?

Yeah? Thank you.

Everything looks good, but you’re going to be feeling pretty out of it for a little while. How’s your head feeling?

That good, huh? Yeah, I don’t doubt it.

Look, I know you don't know me, and you don't have any reason to trust me, but you are safe here. You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to, but I'm here to help. You can tell me if something hurts, or if you need anything.

Long, stoic silences are acceptable, too, of course.

Anyway, I’ll be just down the hall if you-

“What happened?” You mean you don’t remember? No? Oh. Oh, well…you were brought in last night, injured and disoriented. Apparently, they found you on the street. You were in pretty bad shape and you weren’t making much sense. You passed out, and we treated your wounds.

I’m sorry, that’s all I know, but, uh, we’ll figure it out.

We’ll figure it out.

#waking up #disorientation #caretakers #amnesia #kindness of strangers #collapse #dialogue #I found this buried in my drafts #it was probably inspired by whatever asmr videos I was watching at the time #just gonna post it for s's and g's

[sicktember]

Official Sicktember 2023 Prompt List!

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[2023 Sicktember Collection on AO3]

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[text version of the prompt list below the cut]

Prompts:

1. Hopelessly Bad at Self-Care

2. Quest for a Cure

3. "What happened to your phenomenal immune system, huh?"

4. Hiding an Illness

5. Preventative Measures (Not Taken)

6. Sick and Injured

7. “You’re a Jerk When You’re Sick”

8. Persistent Fever

9. White Coat Syndrome

10. “The only place we’re going is to the pharmacy”

11. Beginner’s Guide to Faking Sick

12. Old Wives Tale

13. Anxious Stomach

14. ‘‘I shouldn’t be worried about you, but for some reason I am’’

15. Sick in an Inconvenient Place

16. Consulting the Internet/Web MD

17. Magical Remedy/Healing Potion

18. “Wear Your Coat, You’ll Catch a Cold”

19. Curled Up With a Pet

20. Cramping Pain

21. "But if you stay, you'll get sick too"

22. Terms of Endearment/Nicknames

23. Coughing Fit

24. “Did you just sneeze?”

25. Confused/Disoriented

26. Pink Eye/Conjunctivitis

27. Uncooperative Patient

28. “I should have stayed home”

29. Side Effects/Adverse Reaction

30. Patient 0

Alts.

“I Could Really Use a Hug Right About Now”

Fuzzy Socks

Pounding Headache

Forehead Kisses

“I’m so sorry”

#sicktember #sicktember 2023 #all fandom event #sickfic prompts #writing prompts #prompt event #writing event #30 days of prompts #fanfiction #sick characters #caretakers #hurt/comfort #hurt/comfort prompt #sicknario #sick pompts #sick character #whump hurt/comfort #sneeze prompt #cough prompt #nausea prompt #whump tropes #whump event #headache pompt #soft caretaker

[contemporaryartsgallery]

Caretakers - Odd Nerdrum

#Odd Nerdrum #Caretakers

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1334

Submitted by Anon - thanks!

I think we need to take a second to appreciate dumb caretakers. Like, caretakers who accidentally set the thermometer to Fahrenheit/Celsius and flip out when they see the temperature. Caretakers who never really know what medicine to get, so they just get all of it (or call a smarter character or even their mom in a panic). Caretakers who see blood and start screaming. They have the spirit, the execution is just ...off. Their poor whumpee is very well cared for, eventually. It just takes a lot of trial and error.

#i fully agree with this #this has Cornley Polytechnic written all over it #whump #writing #prompts #angst #caretakers #bad caretaker #illness #sickfic

[chester-god-0]

What's going to happen when a mental young woman gets isekaied into the body of an asshole? Lots of confusion for everyone.

So, the Headmaster has lost his (her) mind, the caretakers are confused and the children are scared. At least until he (she) builds them a playground to escape the dawning relization that he (she) is trapped.

Have fun reading!

#bsd #fanfic #ao3 #bungou stray dogs #bsd fanfic #fanfiction #bungo stray dogs #orphanage #caretaker #caretakers #headmaster

[and-not-waving-but-drowning]

A dying animal in her caretakers arms. They have known each other since she first arrived at the reserve, an orphan, her mother having been killed by poachers.

#animal protection #animal rights #caretakers #love #gorilla

[sailoreuterpe]

Oh my... i'm very sorry to hear about your dad. Hope u are well and sending positive thoughts your way.

Thank you very much. I signed up for this years ago; I just didn't expect it all to start so soon after I moved. Being a caretaker is heartbreaking work. I just don't know how often my heart can break before it's completely shattered.

#Notes By Nikki #asks #asked #answers #answered #The Askalator #parents #caretaking #caretakers