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i wonder how much of the jedi’s life involves childcare.
not just *teaching the younglings* but having to collectively raise them. the saying that goes, “it takes a village to raise a child” is likely how the order operates since no one has ‘parents’ in the convetional sense. perhaps even part of one’s duties and studies during their padawan phase involves a few hours of babysitting in the week - only for them to grow into knighthood and realize that child rearing doesnt exactly end…
now, pls imagine any of your fav jedi in any of the following:
potty training a 2 year old
having to teach them that “no, the temple walls are not to be drawn on…”
having to solve some kiddie drama because some youngling kept calling their peer a ‘stinky poodoo head’
“okay bad news, one of them escaped the temple - good news, they can’t have gone too far!”
fierce debates about whose parenting style is ruining the younglings
jedi knights snickering at their horrendously awkward friend with no parental instinct barely keep the peace when they’re on youngling duty
“I don’t care what Master Fisto lets you do, I say you have to be in bed by 20:00!”
speaking of bed time, night duty probably sounds like a breeze…until you have to escort several young kids throughout the night to the bathroom (the temple halls are scary at night!), escort them to the mess hall for a glass of water, coax them back to sleep after they’ve awoken from a nightmare, and of course prevent any mischievous little ones from coveting a midnight snack
"why doesn't this thing in a movie/book/tv show happen exactly like it would in real life" is the most brain dead criticism the internet has to offer, and yet I see it EVERYWHERE.
When public services are affordable and convenient, people will always choose those resources. They are not supposed to be a capitalistic profit-seeking initiative, they are developed for the benefit of the people, for a better life, just as government resources should be used. (tweet)
not nearly enough people are fuming about the cass review. do you understand the eventual implications? trans people in the uk will be considered children up until the age of 25, and denied HRT/surgery/even basic measures like legal name change and social transition. all owing to a biased and largely unscientific study. you know what “treatment” for gender dysphoria is recommended by the review instead? conversion therapy.
this will kill people and they know it, because they prefer us dead and out of sight. the government, the NHS and even the opposition have made this clear again and again. a twenty-five year old can have sex, get married have children, join the military, earn a living, be halfway up the corporate ladder or highly successful in their chosen career field by that age, but they can’t transition under NHS rules. this is a death sentence for trans teenagers and they are going ahead with it. it’s trans genocide, same as across the pond.
i’m so afraid for my trans siblings and our futures. i’m so scared for myself. what are we to do if not even the party that is supposed to be on the “left” gives a shit about our safety and mental health as long as they get voted in? labour have become tories with a red coat of paint. it all feels hopeless