Find a word!
so, I've been tagged by @lightning-chicken, @finn-m-corvex and indirectly tagged by @weekend-whip to find these 12 words in my fics: (italics are the ones I found!)
beam, pillar, angry, blood, snap, blue, echo, flicker, dance, horror, flood and opposite
before I begin, I am giving these three words to those I am tagging: cry, break, and scream
now the tags!! no pressure of course! @youraveragedirtclod @before-time-had-a-name @lawfullavender @roselock22 @mostdefinitelyahumanperson @toastingpencils37 @gravyhoney and @ any writer that wants to do this!!
*cracks knuckles and grabs my notes* LETS DIVE IN FELLAS!
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anger - Thank you for being a friend (fic published)
"Wh-what about you, Sora? Why were you leaving?" Arin spoke up, asking her the same question. Sora inhaled sharply and closed her eyes, having her hands back at the wounded knee.
"I was leaving, because...that- that place, is not safe." She uttered, anger present in her voice. Arin perked up, shocked and eager to listen.
"What?"
blood - You took me in your arms, and suddenly I felt so safe (fic published)
She was suffocating, her inhaled breaths so sharp it was painful. Smoke was the only thing she could smell, and her face ached and ached as she felt sticky, deep liquid trickle down her face and her body, making a pool beneath her.
It was blood.
She hated blood.
And she couldn't register anything but the pain.
blood - What brings you to the lost and found? (ch1, fic unpublished)
Cole's eyes fluttered open slowly, the light of whatever room he was in blinding him. He then realized was laying down on something soft, and there was something holding his head up beneath his neck.
There wasn't that annoying sensation of blood on his head anymore, but his head still ached badly.
Especially from whatever he had heard coming from the ground.
Voices that almost sounded like screams.
flicker - What brings you to the lost and found? (ch1, fic unpublished)
With a sigh, Geo walked over behind the couch to where the lighted signs and L.E.D lights were hung, flickering as he shut them off. He only kept the smaller group of L.E.D lights powered.
The room was now almost pitch black, the only sources of light being the small rays of light coming from the half-closed door and the L.E.Ds. He walked over to the door, closing it gently in order to not make anymore loud noises. Now that it was night and quiet, the sound of the machine in the basement was now much more clearer, the constant 'buzzing' was annoying. But, he had gotten used to it at this point. Anything to keep that hoarder thing away, it appeared so suddenly not so long ago.
opposite - What brings you to the lost and found? (ch1, fic unpublished)
The kids had spent alot of time with him, continuously asking questions and Cole would be more than eager to answer. They were so amazed over his stories, wanting to know each and every detail. Geo, who'd sometimes be listening with them, was just as amazed. Bonzle was quite the opposite and was usually very quiet, not really having much to say. He did notice some activities she did like doing though, like reading or sewing. She'd mostly sew dresses, and would read any newspaper Fritz and Spritz would find.
blue - As The Years Pass By rewrite (ch1, unpublished)
He rocked her back and forth gently, her tiny fingers sticking out of her blue blanket.
She was an unexpected suprise, but she was their best suprise yet.
He moved his hand to her head, keeping the baby supported with an arm as he gently ran his finger over her beanie, which was a light shade of red. The smallest strands of brown hair stuck out from underneath the beanie, and her face was adorably freckled which made Jay squeal in delight the moment he saw her.
Those freckles had really suited her.
horror - As The Years Pass By rewrite (ch1, unpublished)
"I love volunteering, but that principal of mine at that school?" He began to rant with an annoyed tone, waving his arm. "I'd gladly say 'fuck you' to him in the kindest way possible. Do you know how many math papers he gave me to grade? Math isn't even atleast one of the subjects I help with!"
Looking at his horrified face, Jenna couldn't stop herself from breaking out into a fit of laughter at her brother's words, who looked at her in the filthiest way possible.
"This isn't funny you know! My brain is still shut down after all those math papers!"
snap - Jay, Your Mic Is Off (fic unpublished)
"Kai, quit it with your finger snapping, you gotta focus." Nya bumped her brother's shoulder, who looked at her with annoyance.
"Fine, but we could just mute our mics you know." He grumbled, resting his cheek in his hand as his pen scribbled on the paper.
"Kai, I told you we don't need to. It's-"
"You two stop, we wanna focus here too." Lloyd's voice reverbrated throughout the videocall, making Kai roll his eyes. They could really just mute their mics.
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The Great (Not So Great) Baby Formula Shortage of 2022
"Why don't you just breastfeed?" Just when I thought that there wasn't anymore stress that I could handle something else came up to worry about. For the past several months we kept seeing stories on the news that there was a baby formula shortage in the U.S. but when we went into stores, the shelves were somewhat picked over but it didn't seem that bad. We didn't go crazy over-buying but we would grab an extra container of formula here and there when we could. Then it seemed liked all of the stores shelves were suddenly completely bare overnight. Our stock pile was enough to get us through for maybe a month but with no end to the shortage in sight and with Hailey needing to be on formula for several more months, we couldn't help but be a little worried about where we would get our next container from. Enter our incredible friends and family!
I feel like I can never thank everyone enough. I've been completely blown away by the generosity of people throughout my entire unfortunate situation. I've received care packages, visitors with offers to help cook, clean and take care of Hailey, gift cards so we don't have to worry about cooking and many text messages with well wishes. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that when the formula shortage was at its peak, we had multiple offers from friends and family willing to look all over for the formula we needed and send it to us. From Buffalo to Syracuse to Ontario Canada, we were gifted with several containers of formula. No matter the size or amount that we got, we couldn't be more grateful to have so many amazing people in our lives that truly care about us and will do anything to help us with whatever we may need. I would never want anyone to go through what I'm going through but I do hope that some day I'll be able to pay it forward somehow.
On a separate note, I do have more to say about this formula shortage. I try not to post anything political or controversial at all on my social media accounts. And I try to keep complaining to a minimum both online and in real life. No one likes to be around someone who is constantly whining (myself included) and oftentimes it's not worth the time or energy to argue with someone if they won't meet you halfway. Social media can be good to stay connected with people that you don't get to see much but, lately, it also can be draining. It seems like for every post I read, there are so many negative comments that follow. And I definitely don't need additional negativity in my life right now. But some of the comments that I read on stories about the formula shortage were hard to ignore. One of the worst of it being *multiple times* the ignorant comment: "why don't you just breastfeed?" That hit a nerve with me. I didn't initially have a plan on how long I would breastfeed for but I feel like if it weren't for my breast cancer diagnosis, I would currently still be nursing Hailey. So obviously it wasn't my choice to stop breastfeeding and we had to transition to formula by necessity. But there are many reasons why people can't 'just breastfeed'. Some people can't produce enough milk to feed their baby, some babies have latch issues, LGBTQ and other couples have babies through adoption or surrogacy, for some people it's a personal choice or preference for one reason or another, and some people (like me) have breast cancer or other health issues that prevent them from being able to breastfeed. Also, while it's not impossible, it's not exactly easy to just start breastfeeding again once you have stopped or to start it if you never did it in the first place. So I just want to say before passing judgement on others, people should learn the entire story first. And if it's a topic one doesn't have experience in, maybe it wouldn't hurt to educate yourself before making uninformed, rude comments. We could all benefit from a little more compassion and understanding these days. And if people took a bit more time to help eachother instead of hurt eachother, maybe we wouldn't be in some of the predicaments and hardships that the world is currently in.
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