Honestly, I am so, deeply, utterly uninterested in cynicism. Armchair commentators leaning back languidly with a smug look on their faces to tell you ‘that will never work’. People who roll their eyes when you explain what you’re trying, because it’s not a perfect effort so why bother? You know what, I don’t care if I’m naïve. I don’t care if I’m gullible or unrealistic or earnest. The world wants every day to grind you down with work and adverts and bad news and needless, casual cruelty. It’s powerful and worthwhile to keep choosing kindness, to keep choosing optimism, to maintain your principles and do what you can. If you can’t dismantle the system alone (and newsflash, none of us can), then you do what small acts of resistance are possible for you, and you network with others to form community. Like I know there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, but I can still buy from small businesses and B Corps, because it’s better than not trying, even if only for my own psyche. I know my individual actions won’t make a difference, but I can still seedbomb and sign petitions and go to protests, and upcycle and cook for my neighbours. Everything you do is ultimately too small to change things and will probably even fall short of your own ideals. Heck, we’re all going to die one day, and nothing can prevent that - there’s no magic fix or salvation. But I am baffled and enraged by the idea that the best response to that is just to give up. This is the work of our entire lives, and those who came before and those who will come after. Despair is a luxury and it’s not a good look. So I guess if you like being cynical and providing critique without prefiguration, or complaining about the state of the world without ever getting off your arse and doing something about it, then don’t follow me! We live in different realities.
As a human, I have so much empathy for my father but as a daughter, I have so much anger. The anger I bottle up as to not betray my dearest, world-deserving mother is concerning. I think it has the capacity to burn me inside, just that I don’t let it. Because that’s who I always was. The eldest daughter. My role is to suppress my feelings to make everyone’s lives easier.
There is also a stereotype that all older daughters are perfectionists. They are good at everything. Academics, sports, and life in general. And, hey, that stereotype doesn’t come from nowhere. I personally have seen older sisters being the perfectionists, whether in my family or in my friends’ family.
But it’s okay if you’re an elder daughter and not all that. It is okay. Let that sink in. You will have some responsibilities and pressure on you, but it’s normal to be confused sometimes, to get only decent grades or to suck at sports. Nobody is 100%.
Contigo, no todo tiene que salir perfecto. Mientras estemos juntos y nos divertamos en la simpleza e imperfecciones, y los pequeños detalles contengan un significado profundo, yo soy el ser más feliz de la Tierra.
Just wanted to help bring back a classic cartoon network show, LET US HAVE A SETEVEN UNIVERSE AGAIN!
And yes, this is my first time drawing Amethyst. I definitely did a lot of things wrong but the good outweigh the bad. Besides, the imperfections are what make it uniqe, just like her <3
"nora did things wrong" "this part of the story doesn't make sense" "neil is an unreliable narrator" blah blah blah okay but can you actually imagine aftg being written any differently...it just wouldn't be the same