#if you can let yourself feel a lil guilt about buying a fast fashion thing you can sure as fuck finally extend your fuckin empathy to

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bitches be like. i hate vegans so much that i’ve decided i like killing animals and its fine and i dont feel bad and animals dont have feelings and its fine and im cool subversive and different and edgy and like to post fucked up stuff to make vegans uncomfortable bc im just so cool

#you sound like every cishet republican man to me #you're not a Cool Subversive Leftist you're literally regressing by seeing animals as just objects of your pleasure and thats it lmao #im sorry but you dont just get to throw out all of veganism. it does infact have some roots in leftism. #you can sit there and cope with the fact you agree w some vegan talking point by calling it 'animal welfare' all you want #doesnt change the fact that a lot of those ideas in those circles were formed by vegans. #damn woooah vegans arent a monolith and dont all agree on the same shit woooahhh who knew #literally i have no idea how we even got to this point or how this would be surprising. #when i was on vegan twitter bitches were arguing all the fucking time within it. ur really gonna sit ther en tell me they're all secret #eco fash that hates native ppl and people who have to eat meat? ya sure??? #you would think the individuals on tumblr- of all places- would understand how frustrating it would be to be grouped in with the worst #members of their community as if you represent them and are the sole spokesperson #you'd think they'd hate when someone jumps to conclusions about them based on their lifestyle #but naur. i think yall take it too personally. as if a vegan just being in a room is somehow trying to force you to be vegan. #literally grow tf up. #if a vegan being in the same room with you triggers feelings in you that you Have to stop eating meat- i really think thats a you problem #bud. homeboy hasnt even spoke to you leta lone look at you and apparently you feel this weird pressure now #idk man dont you think that pressure might be coming within?? maybe.... you do infact feel things and feel a lil guilty abt eating meat? #not telling you to stop... i still eat meat here n there. but at least im honest with myself about how it makes me feel to do it. #its infact normal to take a second to think about the loss someone made in exploitation to provide you with whatever. #if you can let yourself feel a lil guilt about buying a fast fashion thing you can sure as fuck finally extend your fuckin empathy to #animals and stop treating them like objects or toys.

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Destress - Jongho

Member: Jongho  Genre: Fluff Requested: Yes @barsformars​  Word Count: a lot??? Content: Hang out with Jongho.  Note: Kind of just wanted to write something a lil random as per the prompts and this came into mind. aaaa mild creative blocks are sucky. y/n and jongho are friends (but are feelings there? hmmmm big think)

The cycle of sleep, train, sing, dance, eat, shower, repeat gradually wore him out that it was Seonghwa’s suggestion to have you bring him out and about for the day. “Just stroll around the city or a park... Jongho needs a change of scenery and possibly a different face and voice.” He joked lightly to you over the phone. 

So now, here you are doing your best to persuade him to walk with you around the city. “C’mon! Accompany me to my errands.” You plead, hands clasp together, as your bottom lip juts out for added effect. It’s a white lie. You actually had a different plan in your head and you just needed him to give in. 

“Don’t give me that look.” Jongho says softly as he leaned against the wall. When his members pull the same look, it did nothing. With you, it’s a little tricky to keep a straight face. He wants to break into a smile, amused and endeared by your antics to get him to do your wishes. For now, he wants to see just how much you wanted him to go out with you. 

With his words, you huff, cheeks puffed out in mild annoyance at his unwillingness to break. Other ideas breeze through your mind, wondering which one will make him cave. You catch his eyes widen a little and it’s already obvius that he knows what’s running in your mind. “Jongho~ Please come with me~” Your voice taking on a sickly sweet tone, smiling so brightly at the male. His resolve shakes a little but not enough for him to move. You sigh and for once Jongho’s a little alarmed. Was he too hard on you?

“I’ll buy you coffee.”

“Iced americano?” Now you’re talking his language.

“Yes.”

“Deal.” So he hops off his bed and as he gets his valuables, you look at Mingi in exasperation. This guy really had the guts. Once he’s ready, the two of you are now out, dragging his ass around the city. 

The first stop being his usual coffee. He was lucky you also liked coffee, though not as strong as his. For someone who likes branded fashion, he was a sucker for free food. More so if it was your money. “How do you even handle Iced Americano?! That’s just water, ice and espresso shots.” You complain to him as you watch the staff make your orders.

“I could say the same for you. How do you like yours so sweet?” There’s a teasing tone in his words and it makes you shoot him a look. 

“Excuse me! Just because it has vanilla sweet cream doesn’t mean it’s that sweet!” You whine. Your defense makes him laugh lightheartedly. He’s thankful though. Besides him, you were the only one who likes their coffee strong and not as sweet as the frappucinos his hyungs usually get. Once your orders have been served, as tradition holds, the two of you exchange drinks to take a sip. Both of you make a face at each other’s order. 

“Anyways, where to next?” He asks, pulling the door open for you. Oh right, you said you had errands that you wanted him to accompany you. So you think fast again as you gnaw on your coffee lid before taking a sip. Eyes dart around, looking for a passable excuse. 

You gesture to the shop across the street. You forgot that they had a jacket you’ve been eyeing lately but never got yourself to check out. That is, until today. He hums, acknowledging the store and lets you lead the way. You go through the items on the racks, looking for that one jacket. Once successful, you raise it near your frame. “Hey Jongho, what do you think?” You ask, as you eye yourself on the mirror. A thoughtful pout on your features as you bounce between buying it or not. 

“You’re cute, but you’re not that cute” He say softly, once he takes a good look at how the jacket looks against you. It was a good jacket, he had to admit that. Maybe not something he’d see in his closet but it was definitely a piece he could see in yours. 

You look at him through the mirror, unsure if you heard what you heard. “What?” 

He doesn’t seem to hear your question though. With his free hand, he looks through the other colors on display. “Try this one.” He hands you another version, taking the one from your hand as he lets you look at yourself with his choice. Your eyes never leave his content features, as you try to find a way to ask him again. But you’ll have to ask him that later, for now you need to see what he sees when it comes to your fashion taste.

In his mind, he finds this jacket a lot cuter on you now. 

It’s times like this that remind you why you often go to him for fashion advice. This color actually looks better on you as compared to the initial one. “Jongho, your mind. I like it.” You praise him as you fold the jacket over your arm as you make your way to the cashier. 

“I can pay for it.” He offers as he follows you. His free hand already reaching for his wallet. 

You give him a look that dares him to go against you. It seemed to work as he instead pouts at you before taking another sip of his coffee. After paying for your new jacket, you flash him a toothy grin, resulting into him chuckling at your delight. He’d like to think he’s part of the reason for that happiness. “So where to next?” 

Right. You were never good with lies anyways so you decide just come clean with it. “I kind of just wanted to get you out of your dorm and studio for a day.” You start, guilt clear in your voice. “I know you like what you’re doing, you just looked so burned out the past few days...” you trail off, eyes anywhere but on the male next to you. “Even your members were already concerned for you.” You’re not sure of how to end your statement, much less where to take it so instead of saying anything else, you just taking a long sip of your coffee. 

Your words do make him think for a moment. He thinks back to the past few days, weeks even; the burden of catching up with everything he had to put on pause, the full speed of their promotion preparations, everything. He could see why you and his members were starting to worry. Could he get mad at that? Not really. He’s actually grateful that all of you look after him even if he wants to be viewed as dependable. His hand reaches up to ruffle your hair, not something you like but you understand it as his way to express affection. 

“Well, persuading me with coffee was a good move. Still, where do you want to go next?” The male asks and your eyes snap to his direction. To be honest, you were expecting him to be disappointed at the very least but he seems alright with it. 

“You’re not mad? or even disappointed?” 

“I can understand why you guys did what you had to do so no, I’m not.” 

A few seconds of silence pass over the two of you. “Can we go to the stream nearby? It’s pretty at night.” He notes the color of the sky: vivid purples and deep hues of red. It won’t be too long until he sees what you meant by how pretty it would be at night, so he lets you lead the way again. 

On your way to the stream, you raise the question of what he had said earlier. “What did you say to me earlier while looking at the other jacket?” You press, wanting to know if what you heard was right. 

Jongho seems adamant in giving into your insistent question. “What? I didn’t say anything.” He says with ease, though the tip of his tongue darting out to wet his bottom lip says otherwise. 

“Yes you did! You said something earlier while I was trying on the jacket.” 

“What do you think I said then?” He asks, finding entertainment in your insistence. You pout at his question, unsure of how to word it. 

“Something about being cute.” You give in, you’re starting to doubt if your ears were right. 

He pokes your puffed cheek. “Mhm, the jacket you chose earlier didn’t look that cute on you but the one you have in the bag will look cuter on you.” It was your turn to be speechless, a few steps behind the male who didn’t seem to find any big deal in his words. 

You weren’t wrong when you said it would be pretty at night. It’s beyond pretty for his standards, it’s something he thinks that’s only possible with editing. Yet, even with that kind of editing, it can’t fully encompass the beauty. Lights lit up underneath the small waterfall, making the water look as if it were shining brightly against the night sky. The water that passed under a small bridge was lit in various colorful lightings: it looks as if it was straight out of a Korean drama, especially with the various greenery on both sides. Though couples were sprinkled everywhere on both sides, none of you seem to mind it. Instead, the two of you caught up on life, all while eating street food being sold nearby. The two of you take photos of each other against the lightings and scenery, giggling to each other when someone takes a blurry, candid photo of the other. 

“At least I have a new photo to use for my social media.” 

“Please don’t forget to pay for my services.” He jokes. “It’s around 500,000 won.” 

“Hey!” He laughs at your complaint, raising his arms in defense before you land a flurry of whacks on him. You notice the way his body seems lighter, away from all the stressors and you couldn’t help but smile a little to yourself. 

“On a serious note, I had fun today, even if it wasn’t much, I liked it.” He says, watching a couple take a selfie, their features lit by the multicolored lightings. 

You, on the other hand, look at the water that passes by near your feet. “Always welcome, Haribo. I’m always just a message away if you need to get away from stress.” 

The nickname makes him laugh again, his shoulders raising in the process. “Still Haribo in your eyes huh?” Jongho has told you recently that people have been calling him jelly bear lately but it seems to you that it’s always going to be Haribo. A quick glance at the time results in a soft sigh. Good things do have to come to an end sometimes. “We should head back soon.” 

You look at your phone. “Ah, you have a full schedule tomorrow.” You mumble, a small part of you wishes that you could prolong this moment but it rarely works in your favor. You knew what his job entailed and while you understand, you couldn’t help but think that it sucks sometimes. His hand appears in your line of sight and you look up at him, smiling down at you. With a playful roll of your eyes, you take his hand, pretending to tug him into the stream. You pull yourself up with his help after seeing the flash of surprise in his eyes. 

“Got you there. Also since each shot you took is 500,000... each shot I took of you is 750,000.

“Why are you so expensive?” 

“Someone has to match your standards and taste, right?”

#ateez scenarios #ateez fluff #jongho fluff #jongho scenarios #my writings #ateez jongho #ateez fanfiction #was thinking of the cheonggye stream while writing this

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Ritual Vitamins Comprehensive Review

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Why I Was So Hesitant to Give Ritual Vitamins a Try

Honestly, my main issue with Ritual (versus other brands of supplements/vitamins/multivitamins) was undoubtedly the price. $30 USD for just one month of something that really only “works” invisibly is just not a really “fun” kind of purchase, if we’re being real here haha. I’d much rather spend that money each month on some nice skincare or makeup products that I can actually see working when I use them. However, I finally got serious about actually purchasing a Ritual Multivitamin subscription when 1. my doctor said I was anemic (likely because of my vegetarian diet that I’ve been following for the past few years) and that I should start taking an iron supplement, and 2. I found a Ritual promo code shared by someone I follow on Instagram for $15 off your first month. So, since an iron supplement was actually medically necessary for me (the regular Ritual multivitamins contain Iron as one of the ingredients, plus several more good things which I will talk more about later), and since $15 for a month’s worth of pills isn’t too much worse (I think) than what I’d pay for a decent iron supplement or multivitamin from a drugstore or something, I decided it finally made sense to at least give Ritual a try!!!

The Price

Is it Justified Solely by the Ritual’s Cute Packaging & Overall Brand Aesthetic? Or Actual Solid Reasoning Based on Quality and/or Performance?

Now let’s take a quick look at Amazon to see what some of their women’s multivitamin options are and what range of prices we’re dealing with there. Below is a pretty standard, seemingly decent (4.5 out of 5 stars with almost 300 total ratings) women’s multivitamin I found on Amazon. So, in comparison, yes, you can find a standard women’s multivitamin on Amazon (and likely at your local drugstores, as well) for a much more affordable price than what you would pay if you opted for a Ritual subscription, since the Amazon one (the one below that I’m using as an example) is about one-third of the price of the Ritual vitamins, and it comes with double the amount of product compared to the Ritual vitamins. (They both come with 60 pills, but you’re supposed to consume two Ritual vitamins daily whereas you’re only directed to take one pill daily when using the supplement pictured/linked below).

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***Note for the rest of this post: From this point forward (in this post only, obvs), when I talk about the Ritual Multivitamins, I will be referring to the Ritual Essential for Women Multivitamin 18+ (Not the other two current options - Multivitamin 50+, Prenatal Multivitamin) unless otherwise stated. This is only because the two options I’m not really talking about in this post aren’t really relevant to me, personally, right now, and I don’t know much about the needs of the average 50+ person or the average pregnant or soon-to-be pregnant person, so I’m choosing not to speak on those things that I really don’t know much about, at least at this point of my life! However, if you have any specific questions that this post doesn’t answer and you think the 50+ Multivitamin or the Prenatal Multivitamin might be better-suited to your needs, please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments and I’ll do my best to share everything I do know! Thank you for understanding!!! 😇😇😇😇

So, is a subscription to Ritual Multivitamins actually worth it?

“Is it worth giving a try? Is it worth my money at the full monthly price? Is it worth it if I have a discount/promo code?” I’ll do my best to answer all of these questions in the paragraphs below (to the best of my ability, of course!)

Features/Perks of Ritual Multivitamins

‘No-Nausea Capsule Design’ - I absolutely love the fact that Ritual vitamins are specifically made/formulated/designed to be anti-nausea. I’m someone who struggles a LOT (I really mean a lotttttt!!!) with seemingly chronic stomach issues. I’ve been to a million doctors appointments about my stomach issues, but none have been able to figure out a cause or cure for me - yet! I try to remain hopeful but that doesn’t change the fact that this is something I’ve been struggling with for years. That said, a lot of foods, drinks, and medication (anything, really, that goes down my throat and into my stomach) upset my extremely sensitive and picky stomach, making me nauseous fairly frequently. Basically, this is just a long-winded way of saying that I’m already super happy with this claim by itself, because I haven’t noticed… honestly I don’t think I’ve noticed ANY other brand of vitamins/supplements that are specifically supposed to be anti-nausea. And I think it’s really great that Ritual actually thought about this as a concern for many people and made this anti-nausea multivitamin a reality!

‘Vegan Certified’ - Having been a vegetarian for the past 4 years, and a vegan the year before that, I can safely say that, in at least one area of my life, I intentionally go out of my way to avoid most animal products - and since almost 100% of those intentions are because of ethical reasons (factory farming = BAD, SCARY, HORRIBLE, TERRIFYING, DISGUSTING, AHFSDILJLFSD don’t get me started lol but look it up - not anything made by PETA tho tbh - and you’ll find a bunch of stuff that you’ll wish you never had to find out but you still should educate yourself because it’s what’s actually going on in soooo many places “behind the scenes” and it’s NOT okay!!!!), I’m loving the fact that Ritual vitamins are completely vegan! It can sometimes be difficult to find certain types of supplements or vitamins that are actually 100% vegan, especially gummies (don’t forget that gelatin is an animal product and therefore not vegetarian and therefore I try my best to avoid these), so this fact/feature is actually one of the big reasons I’d be alright with paying a higher price - in my head, I’m justifying it to myself by thinking, “It’s okay, the extra money isn’t going towards cute, fancy packaging that’ll end up just being thrown in the trash, but it’s also - at least somewhat - going towards the sourcing of all-vegan ingredients, which aren’t as common and likely harder or just plain ol’ more expensive to get for the company.

‘Gluten and Allergen Free’ - I don’t have any real food allergies (I suspect that I might be slightly lactose-intolerant, but it’s definitely nothing severe and I don’t think that even counts as an allergy haha), but I do really appreciate the fact that Ritual took this feature into consideration and was able to implement it without sacrificing the quality of the vitamins or anything like that. Just because it doesn’t necessarily apply to or affect me, personally, doesn’t mean I don’t wholeheartedly appreciate the intentions behind this and what it means for others who do struggle with these issues.

‘Non-GMO’ - To be blatantly honest with you, I actually don’t really know much about GMOs and wasn’t really taught much about them while I was in school at all - and if they did even mention it in school, you can bet your ass I don’t remember even a lil bit of it lol… 😬😭 So, for that reason only, I’m not going to really comment on this particular feature, but I still wanted to mention it in case you’re someone who does know a lot about this topic and is either strongly ‘pro-’ or ‘anti-’ GMO!

‘No Colorants or Synthetic Fillers’ - The fact that Ritual doesn’t use colorants or artificial fillers in their multivitamins is one of the other main reasons why I can better understand and justify (to myself and my wallet, lol) the higher cost of Ritual Vitamins compared to other brands who add random colorants and weird synthetic fillers all over the place while formulating the product, without regard to how this may affect the efficacy and/or absorption of the vitamins even when taken as directed. Since Ritual’s formula is backed by so much science and isn’t formulated with simply price in mind (“What can we do to make this formula as cheap for us - the company - to actually make, without making the product so absolutely terrible and ineffective that our customers won’t want to keep buying it?” - I feel like SOOOO many brands and companies ARE like this, without considering the quality of their product or the consumer’s needs/preferences at ALL, and it’s so refreshing to see a company like Ritual Vitamins doing pretty much the exact opposite and actually taking into account scientific research studies + their accompanying results, the preferences and needs of the consumer, and the quality, branding, and high standards of everything from their products they sell, to the quality + design of both their physical product packaging as well as their digital website and newsletter emails.), I feel so much more confident in the product I’m purchasing and have less guilt and remorse as a consumer (like I might experience if I were to purchase from a ‘cheap,’ almost ‘fast-fashion’ type of brand or company.

Delivered monthly - Ritual is, in fact, a subscription-only program/service - aka, you’ll either like that if you tend to enjoy subscriptions and paying a lil bit of money on a regular, ongoing basis; or, you’ll hate this fact if you’ve had bad experiences with subscription plans in the past - i.e. not being able to easily/conveniently cancel your plan, getting charged each month despite being told your subscription had been canceled, or if you just prefer paying a larger amount all at once rather than making smaller payments continuously over time. This one is all about preference! I, for one, typically prefer most things to not be in subscription-only format, but if the claim (below - #4 in this list) that Ritual offers ‘free, easy cancellation’ is true, then I wouldn’t necessarily be mad at the fact that it’s subscription only.

Free shipping, always - I do enjoy the fact that the Ritual website offers free shipping (even if you need to/choose to take a break from your subscription for a lil bit and then come back, and even if you need to/choose to rush your package!). Honestly, I don’t think there’s ANYONE who truly doesn’t like seeing the words ‘FREE SHIPPING’ on a product you’re thinking about ordering, so I think this point is definitely a perk for mostttt people!

Control your delivery date - Love this perk/feature of Ritual’s service as well! I also am a user (and LOVER!) of Curology, which is also subscription based, and I didn’t think I would even use this type of perk at all, but since I knew Curology offered it, I’ve actually used it a couple of times to order my next “monthly” product early (I was a lil over-eager and was applying wayyy too much product each night at first and ran out of my bottle that was supposed to last 2 months in like, a lil less than one month lollll 😂😋). I don’t know how likely it is that I’ll end up finishing my monthly bottle of pills too early like that, cause that doesn’t sound like a healthy use of the vitamins lol, but it’s still a nice perk that’s good to have juuuuust in case you find yourself wanting to needing to get your Ritual package on a different day than what was automatically scheduled for you!

Free, easy cancellation - As stated earlier (#1 in this list), the MOST irritating, frustrating thing about subscriptions of any kind is when there’s no easy or convenient way to cancel. Is there a button on your website that I can simply click on and once I confirm that I actually do need to cancel my subscription plan, it’s done? Simple as that? That’s what I prefer and that’s what I feel like should be the 'norm’ for subscription-based companies/brands/plans, but unfortunately that’s not the case. I haven’t needed to cancel my Ritual subscription yet, obviously, but I’m hopeful that this claim is actually true and not an exaggeration or even a lil white lie.

30-day guarantee - Ritual claims that it will give you a full refund (‘It’s on us.’) if you end up giving the product a try and ultimately being dissatisfied with it or just disliking it for whatever reason. Of course this is a great perk, since it (likely/hopefully) means that they really stand behind their product, service, and brand - they’re basically betting on the fact that you’ll fall in love with it after trying it, since if you do decide to utilize the 30-day guarantee, they obviously end up losing money. So, since they’re still in business and seem to be thriving, I have to assume that there’s at least a majority of people liking being a Ritual customer as opposed to those who were dissatisfied enough to seek out a refund. I might not be the best, or even average lol, at math, but betting on the fact that each customer will end up loving your product is a great way to build trust with your customers - even I feel like I put more trust into the company after reading this perk (and all the others!), so it’s great that they keep the customer in mind.

Build better habits - Ritual offers an Apple Watch app that you can use to help you stay on track with your daily Ritual Multivitamins, as well as to learn new tips and things provided by Ritual - all through their app for the Apple Watch!

Ritual is Created ‘For and By Women’

So, the CEO/Founder of Ritual is a woman, which makes me so happy and even more eager & willing to support the brand, but wait, there’s more! If you scroll down past the blurb from Katerina Schneider, you’ll get a glimpse at some of the rest of the Ritual team (and their credentials). After taking just a quick glance at the people shown on that page, I noticed two awesome things: 1. There’s at least one woman, if not more, in every single one of the career sections featured there. I am a huge supporter, of course, of women’s rights and the issue of equal pay, representation, etc., and knowing that Ritual has a number of women on their team is definitely a step in the right direction and something all brands need to learn from, honestly!

This post is getting… rather long haha so I think I’ll stop here and just make a ‘Part 2’ in addition to this post at a later date. Until then, I hope this provided you with some helpful and/or interesting information about Ritual, vitamins, multivitamins, and different features and/or perks that Ritual offers. I haven’t yet shared my complete final thoughts yet, because I think it would just make more sense to do so at the very end of Part 2, since I’ve decided to split this long post.

If you have any questions, whether they have anything to do with Ritual or not, please aaaalways feel free!!!!!!!!!!!! to contact me!!!!!!!!! either using the contact form linked in the navigation bar on this site, or by commenting using the comment form under this post, or by emailing me directly! All of these methods end up landing right in my email inbox in a few minutes, usually, so none of the methods are any faster or slower than the others. If you liked and/or appreciated this review, this website, or anything else I make/produce/share, pleaseeee please please let me know (again, using either of the methods listed above - your choice/preference!).

P.S. When Ritual Vitamins Comprehensive Review, Part 2 is eventually written, posted, and published for the whole internet to see, I will go ahead and link it here at the bottom of Part 1 of this lil Ritual “series.” 🥰

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