#the last 4 months were a lot to me

[duahauuoplanh]

From the first day we met, my world has always been full of you.

#the end of an era #goodbye #the last 4 months were a lot to me #i did what i could as a supportive fan #best wishes for you both #take care and you always have my blessing #whatever you become #and also thanks everyone that has been reblogging my set believe it or not I all went through your tags and have some good time myself #I'll keep giffing cause this my coping mechanism #pleasure is on me #Junho #Yoona #King the Land #Lee Junho #always next to Junho #It’s Junho’s season now #2pm #SNSD #I put my heart into every gifset I’ve made #tình yêu tìm đến ta như món quà tình yêu đẹp ngỡ như nhành hoa.. #parallels

[mazzy-rockstar]

Monday blues are hitting me hard today

#you can ignore this if you want cause im gonna talk a lot of shit and sads and feelings #but as i’ve realised i literally have no one to empty my heart out to irl #and it’s fucking heartbreaking cause i love my friends but I don’t think they love me back #which is an insane though but I genuinely think it’s true like #i moved away 4 ish months ago and i know that communication comes from both side but like i wanted to test smt #so i stopped texting first and guess what?? only 2 friends texted me #1 because she’s genuinely a good friend i think and the other because she needed money (which i gave her like a fucking fool) #my heart just hurts cause i realised i’m not as important to them as they are to me and I’m completely misreading our relationship and #it sucks because I thought they were going to be my friends for life but now they’re all posting recaps of 2023 and im in none of their pics #even in pics where i was present at the time #and i dont know if it’s intentional or if im just being an insecure little bitch but it fucking hurts #i just want to be important to someone #i want to be someone’s person #not a last resort like #they keep doing stuff together which i get like life moves on and i’m the one that left #but not a single text or a pic or a ‘we miss you!’ #not even a fucking heart on insta stories #am i being desperate?? or do I actually have shitty friends #like i have impostor syndrome in my own fucking friendgroup??? #I can’t just drop them either cause then I’ll actually have no one #idk i must exude some sort of energy #i dont think ive ever had a genuine good best friend like for some reason they leave after 3 years #(and this is why i have trust issues and attachment disorders) #anyway I’ll probably just suck it up and go about my day #ive lived 24 years like this what’s an entire life #it’s wild cause i have a good time whenever i’m with them (i think) and then i leave and it’s crickets #i feel like hired entertainment sometimes #idk my head hurts so I’m probably overthinking but like these feelings come from somewhere right? #i have to stop

[icewindandboringhorror]

Baby boy brother birthday photos from last year that I just realized I never uploaded!

#cats #also hopefully it's not weird to still post photos of George (the brown cat) even after his death a little while ago. I just have so many #beautiful old pictures of him that I still love but just never had the time to sort through or upload (my cat photos folder on my #computer had like 450 pictures in it or something lol... SO many). I feel like it's kind of just honoring or appreciating him #and not actually strange or anything. like what am I supposed to do. delete them?? I want to share them still because he is beautiful and #perfect ! idk. aNYWAY. Also this is their 2022 birthday when they turned 14 years old. (even though I think when I posted #their 2021 bday I might have said they were 14 then too. I was off by a year lol). 2023 when they turned 15 I unfortunately #was feeling kind of sick at the time and didn't really have the energy to do the decorations like I usually do. So they just got a few #treats and stuff. But I didn't know that would be george's last birthday lol. :/ #They also do not really know or care though. they're cats who cannot process it or know the concept of birthdays so. eh #I still have no idea how these got lost on the computer though. Like I had them fully edited ready to post but just sitting in a folder?? #Since MARCH 2022 lol... ??? the folder was in another folder of pictures so maybe that's how I overlooked it #But it's my 'once every 4 months computer organizing and clean out time' so I was going tghrough looking for pictures #I could drafts posts out of or sort or etc. #They got lots more treats for this birthday because one of my friends actually game me a few gifts for them #elderly boys.!!!! #I used to write in the little caption/image description sections to talk about them all individually but at some point tumblr broke that #feature and for so long they never saved or weren't visible so I stopped doing them and just ramble a bunch in the tags instead #but I kind of miss them. Thinking about old posts of the cats where I commented on each photo individually too lol.. the good ole days

[wonder-worker]

I've been thinking about the tragedy of Elizabeth Woodville living to see the death of her family name.

I don't mean her family with her husband, which lived on through her daughter and grandson. I mean her own.

Her sisters died, one by one, many of them after 1485. When Elizabeth died, only Katherine was left, and she would die before the turn of the century as well.

All her brothers died, too. Lewis died in childhood. John was executed. Anthony was murdered. Lionel died suddenly in the peak of Richard's reign, unable to see his niece become queen. Edward perished at war. Richard died in grieving peace. For all the violence and judgement the family endured, it was "an accident of biology" that ended their line: none of the brothers left heirs, and the Woodville name was extinguished. We know the family was aware of this. We know they mourned it, too:

“Buy a bell to be a tenor at Grafton to the bells now there, for a remembrance of the last of my blood.”

Elizabeth lived through the deposition and death of her young sons, and lived to see the end of her own family name. It must have been such a haunting loss, on both sides.

#(the quote is by Richard Woodville in his deathbed will; he was the last of the Woodville brothers to die) #elizabeth woodville #woodvilles #my post #to be clear I am not arguing that the death of an English gentry family name is some kind of giant tragedy (it absolutely the fuck is not) #I'm trying to put it into perspective with regards to what Elizabeth may have felt because we know her family DID feel this way #writing this kinda reminded me of how I am just not fond at all about the way Elizabeth's experiences in 1483-85 are written about #and the way lots so many of the unprecedentedly horrifying aspects are overlooked or treated so casually: #the seizure and murder of two MINOR sons and the illegal execution of another; #her sheer vulnerability in every way compared to all her queenly predecessors; how she was harassed by 'dire threats' for months; #how she had 5 very young daughters with her to look after at the time (Bridget and Katherine were literally 3 and 4 years old); #how unprecedented Richard's treatment of her was: EW was the first queen of england to be officially declared an adulteress; #and the first and ONLY queen to be officially accused of witchcraft #(Joan of Navarre was accused of her treason; she was never explicitly accused of witchcraft on an official level like EW was) #the first crowned queen of england to have her marriage annulled; and the first queen to have her children officially bastardized #what former queens endured through rumors* were turned into horrifying realities for her. #(I'm not trying to downplay the nightmare of that but this was fundamentally on a different level altogether) #nor did Elizabeth get a trial or appeal to the church. like I cannot emphasize this enough: this was not normal for queens #and not normal for depositions. ultimately what Richard did *was* unprecedented #and of course let's not forget that Elizabeth had literally just been unexpectedly widowed like 20 days before everything happened #I really don't feel like any of this is emphasized as much as it should be? #apart from the horrifying death of her sons - but most modern books never call it murder they just write that they 'disappeared' #and emphasize that ACTUALLY we don't know what happened to them (this includes Arlene Okerlund) #rather than allowing her to have that grief (at the very least) #more time is spent dealing with accusations that she was a heartless bitch or inconsistent intriguer for making a deal with Richard instead #it also feels like a waste because there's a lot that can be analyzed about queenship and R3's usurpation if this is ever explored properly #anyway - it's kinda sad that even after Henry won and her daughter became queen EW didn't really get a break #her family kept dying one by one and the Woodville name was extinguished. and she lived to see it #it's kinda heartbreaking - it was such a dramatic rise and such a slow haunting fall #makes for a great story tho

[two-calicos-in-a-trenchcoat]

This is the most expensive paint I own now

#it was 18.99 #i had a michaels gift card and they didnt have the thing i was actually there for so i got myself a lil treat #most of my paints are walmart paints cuz theyre the best cheap paint (and also the cheapest acrylics ive found) #but i have some liquitex basics that i also bought with a gift card #those were my most expensive paints #i also got myself some teeny detail brushes cuz ive been wanting some that i didnt get in a paint by number set lol #ALSO #my replacement light curtain got here today #unfortunately one of the thumbtacks holding them up broke and i cant reach it without a ladder to replace it #and moving my bed out of the way is way too much effort so i guess ill just suffer that part of the curtain drooping down farther #than the rest #its a lot brighter than the other one #which. that one was 3....? years old. so that checks out #honestly im impressed it still turned on but it was having enough issues i went ahead and got a new one #same brand #hopefully it lasts as long #cuz most reviews i read of other ones thought them lasting for more than 4 months was impressive #so clearly them lasting 3 years of constant use is unusual for these types of lights #i had to go to 4 stores today #i was just gonna go to michaels and target. but then dillons sent me a text reminding me to pick up my prescription (it auto refills) #and walmart had colanders and mixing bowls cheaper than target ($2 each instead of $4 each) #so since i was gonna be over there for my meds anyway i decided to stop at walmart for those things since theyre for rinsing my rocks off #so id rather just go with the cheapest options #but i still had to go to target cuz its the only place that has my favorite granola #BUT the granola was on sale today so thats good #.......gift cards dont expire right? i have a hobby lobby gift card from last Christmas that i havent used cuz i dont go to hobby lobby #but i need to check if they have a jar lid with a soap dispenser on it cuz michaels didnt have any and i have a skull jar i wanna turn into #a soap dispenser cuz my current skull soap dispenser is a cheap plastic one i got at walmart and it sucks

[ilikedetectives]

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#i cannot believe a job I applied to exactly a month ago now wants to interview me last minute #the PAY and benefits are AMAZING and some travels involve #now i'm kicking myself but sadly nobody can predict these things... #once again that brand new gaming rig level pay though *CRIES* #I was insecure for a while because there were many rejections #but then when offers came there were like 4 and now another interview #I turned down 3 offers with 90%-almost complete remote job that pays 5% more for this one (two with dream organizations) #because the job itself is what I wanna do and I'll learn a lot #but man the pay and benefits and job security of the one that calls today though I wanna cry #I know interviewing doesn't guarantee a job but I have a 95% chance of success if I make it to the interview phase given my track records #personal #colin cries #update: I accepted the interview for tmr #because I can't say no to this it's a RARE chance #i took a 3-hr assessment including math to apply for this job I will see it through #i didn't solve (x7y2 + 6xy)(x3y3 - 2x7y4) for over half an hour to not go to the interview

[maaaxx]

who decided to give me access to my own money?? im going to be broke

#ive spent $400 in the last like three days #in my defense it was mainly necessities #like textbooks #which ended up being a lot cheaper than they were originally #bc my prof is amazing #so they were like 150 ish #instead of the 500 they would have been if i didnt email my one prof literally bawling like bro i cant afford this #she emailed me the pdfs of two of my textbooks this morning #but WHY were two textbooks 350??? #they werent on kindle and the used ones were the ones i was going to get but they were still so fucking expensive like what??? #also i got like 3 months of my phone service prepaid or preloaded whatever the proper terminology is #but i dont have to worry about that for a while #that was like 120-130 ish #then i got a normal book #the poppy wars #i like it so far katay is wonderful #that was like 12 bucks #and then my moms birthday present was 85 ish #which my moms birthday isnt for another like 4 months #but what i wanted to get her went on sale #so thats 367 #thats so much money someone needs to take my debit card #is this oversharing? ? #Like can someone steal my identity or something with this information??? #i dont think so #i really need to stop using tumblr to clear my mind im so sorry you guys 💀 #ik you dont care about my finances #max thinks shes relevant

[britneyshakespeare]

oh my god am i so fucking tired

#work ended two hours ago but still just so so tired #to be fair it was my first shift back in two weeks after that GODFORSAKEN cold #tales from diana #i was very anxious to do this last night. i had a hard time falling asleep #didnt get as much sleep as i wanted but i still did sleep #i had a half-day kindergarten job originally but when i got there they switched me to full day fifth grade #and it sure was a full day of fifth grade #theyre doing this thing right now in the fifth grade where they switch classes and go to the different teachers #to prepare for middle school. i get it i get it it's a good system #but i did have to teach a one-hour writing class three times to like sixty kids in total #it's a lot. AND i had to do a lunch duty god forbid #tomorrow im subbing full-day for a different kindergarten teacher and since im goin there i doubt theyll send me anywhere else #unless i guess someone else abruptly calls out sick but like. uhhh i just wanna do this k class ive been w them like 4 times this month #theyre easy i know these kids they dont scare me #and in early childhood ed theres always like at least a para or two #in the older grades im lucky if theres one para but today there were none #all day. goooood im tired

[chrisbangs]

I’m just a mere follower, but it fills me with delight to see you happy and being silly :) I hope we get to see this side of you more often. You deserve it and much more <3

omg hello... 🥺🫶🩶 this message got my eyes all teary what theeee hell ☹️💗🌙🤍 ndmdmmfmfd im so touched this is one of the sweetest cutest things anyone said to meeee i'll throw up 😭🫶🫂🩶🌙💗 omg... you're so cute thanku for your kind words and I HOPE YOU EXP NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL THINGS ALWAYS 🥺🖤🌙🐺

#this summer was honestly .. really good (??) #there were some shitty parts but overall #last 4 months were kinda 😣 the first 4 non stress inducing months i've had in a long time and #i did. hit some depression spells but #i also 😞 think it wasn't as bad as i've been usually #i felt like i got to be a lot happier this year so far which . idk #WAHHH WHY AM I GETTING EMO... #:( thanku for saying smth so kind .. the way this is worded made my heart clench seriously .. #🥺🫶🤍 you're so cute.. thanku #anon #answered #for me; from you

[andromedasummer]

hav used my birthday money 2 buy clothig :)

#+ leftover christmas money #i have bought a nice long maxi dress in a burnt orange that i will be able to wear in winter and summer :D!! #last one in my size as well i thought i was gonna have 2 pay full price but then it turned out it was half off #and then i got 2 long sleeve knits/tops one is ribbed and cream coloured the other is a turtleneck and dark green #which will look great with the dress #and then finally i got this super cute pale blue thick knit becuse ive needed more now autumn/winter is here #and i want to branch out into light blues/pinks more i look pretty in those colours #dark greens all oranges all browns warm yellows and light pink + blue are my colours #unfortunately reds are very much NOT i look blotchy in them. and any purples are a no go as well + lots of jewel tones #ironically the colours i dont look good in/styles i like but dont suit as much are the ones my best friend looks great in #i.e the black friday stuff at dangerfield the dark gothy stuff the punk stuff etc #i look good in blouses tho just wish they were better suited to having massive tits. because that is a burden that makes them less viable #rip that pretty white frilly button up i almost got my bust was too strong #OH i also used that makeup giftcard to get some new powder for my face and i STILL HAVE MONEY LEFTOVER ON IT #plus i got a bday gift no idea what it is but it looks perfume shaped (?) #im just so glad that with every 3-4 months i go out to get clothes i get a better grip on my style #lets me go back through my other stuff which i like but werent exactly me/never made me look the way i wanted #now i can either sell/donate them to someone who will enjoy them #like that holographic purple shirt i got and those overalls #that i got before i realise if i ever want to wear overalls/dungarees #i will have to make them myself because they are NOT made for hourglass figure tall ppl #they are made for sticks and they WILL bunch around your crotch and be annoying as hell

[theinternetkilledmychildhood]

!!!! Something in my life went well for once!!!! Details in tags (slightly hindered by tag limit)

#so my romantic life has been a fuckin shitshow for years and even more so in the past few months #but i meet this guy at work last week who I really clicked with #we both got drinks at a sort of evening event nearby (the chalet at mass MoCA for those of you who know) after work last week #i ended up meeting a lot of new people and talking a LOT with him which was lovely #it was the most social I've been in months and i really enjoyed myself #and like. i gave him my number after work (which was how i ended up going to this thing in the first place) and afterwards??? he texted me #telling me he was really glad to see me there and he had a great time #and through our conversation i got indirectly invited to come over to his place and make/drink homemade wine spritzers (my recipe) #and at first i wasn't totally sure if this was a making new friends thing or maybe something more? #he's about 6.5 years older than me and we'd only talked twice (once at work and once at the thing) so it could've just be friendly #but we had that wine spritzers date last night and hung out for like. over 4 hours?? mostly just talking #oh boy did we talk about fuckin everything. he also told me I'm a very beautiful person in the course of that conversation #which... not many people have done in the past couple years. i can think of maybe one or two. so it's a big thing for me #and when we went inside to watch a few episodes of a show he recommended #he turned to me after the first couple episodes (which we were intermittently talking through) #and very matter-of-factly said can i ask you something? and when i said yes he said how do you feel about cuddling? #and of course my touch starved ass who already had a developing crush on him immediately said I'm a big fuckin fan of it #and we just. sat and watched like three more episodes of this show like that. very comfortably. #mostly holding hand(s) while he had his arm around me and i had my head on his shoulder (which was lovely) #but also??? with his hand between my thighs??? not doing anything but just like holding my leg #and we were like that for most of the last episode and a half of this show #and that was it! it got late and we both had to work so I left a bit before midnight #we chatted a bit and he hugged me on my way out but it wasn't anything more than that #and y'all. i fuckin. the slow pace? the honest and open communication? the clear respect of me and my boundaries but also attraction to me? #((which i barely comprehend btw)) #god its so nice to be into someone whos also into me who's like. older and at a semi similar level of emotional and mental stability?? wild #so yeah im. very much reveling in the least dramatic and most wholesome slowburn of a romantic entanglement ive had in my entire life #GOD. to be treated like an ADULT by another ADULT. it shouldnt be this crazy but it really truly is. #ive had no choirs by florence in the machine stuck in my head since i walked home and its exactly everything i feel rn #personal

[solemntitty]

i'm having an 'it's a banana michael' moment

#jamie has made a statement #i kinda overspent last month so i'm like ok i'm just gonna make food at home instead of doordashing everything like an idiot #bc i got a lot of mental health bills. HDHP fucking me over #so i'm like ok. i'll list out everything i got that i can go through to reduce my grocery bill. and also i like cooking so it works out #and i was like 'ok but i do need some fresh veg' #which leads me to. i don't know how much a bunch of green onions costs #$3?????? #sidenote i was like 'oh maybe i'll get coffee this morning' but NO everywhere wants me to pay ~$4 for a 12 oz americano which is bullshit #americanos should not cost more than 2.50. it's basically just fancy ass drip coffee #AND THE LATTES NEAR ME #ARE LIKE. $7 NOW????? #i genuinely just don't go out for coffee so i'm always shocked nowadays #andi 'm in a state with high sales tax...... #i don't remember prices for anything. like. i grew up very fortunate. so when ppl were complaining about egg prices i was like ????? #eggs are only $2 for a dozen what the fuck i thought it was like $7......

[othercrossee]

Its nice to be the bitch who does their work way too fast so now its 1am and im drawing while watching little videos and people r just sending in their stuff

#z rambles #were all working #Just differently ig #Well hey theres one thing jm not the fastest at this time around #My ir terms paper! Which I prepared months ago? But for some reason I never got around to do #I'll probably do it tomorrow after school and finishing 1/2 of my other presentation script #And then on saturday. Ill be presenting another presentation at. Let me see. Uhh 7am. Yeah. Okay #I think aside from that I'm pretty much finished with all my work. Well no. I still have to write a reflection paper for the portfolio #Which is only 300 words so I think I'll be able to get around rather quickly. I think I could sit in class and just starts writing #Huh. Just realized thats how I used to do a lot of my work back in my first year #Feels like yesterday my hair was awkward neck length and a horrible dye job #Saying all of these out is easy and mind u the work itself is pretty damn easy but still #Knowing how easily I get distracted idk how I got here #Speed mcgee over here..... #Oh I forgot I have another presentation next week too 💀💀💀 #4 presentations and 2 works needed to be submitted #3 but the last one just need references cuz I forgot to do it last time 🚶 #Back to drawing!!!

[rebirthgarments]

TW: Chemical w-rfare, Ab-rtion

Urgent Ask to evacuate Nara, a 🍉 disabled woman with MS who also has pancreatic cancer due to chemical w-rfare.

Support by financially contributing to her @FedUp4Palestine vetted funhnd-raizer (that I personally vetted): givebutter.com/NaraMedicalAid

+ resharing/ reposting this post!

I, Sky Cubacub- a Fed up 4 Palestine team member, have been in direct contact with Nara to get to know her and her story more over the past few days. We have become fast friends due to so many overlapping symptoms of our disabilities. Nara’s story caught my eye because I have post-viral ME/CFS which many times is a precursor to MS. I really want my disability community to show up for her to get this campaign funded that is so close to my heart so that she can continue medical treatment.

We have chatted extensively! During our chats, I found out from Nara that she had not previously had health issues until she was exposed in the white phosphorus attack in 2008. The long lasting damage and effects of phosphorus continue to compound and become more and more disabling to this day, even after 16 years.

Here is her story in her own words (edited for clarity):

“Hi I'm Nara,

I'm a cancer and multiple sclerosis patient. I need treatment, examinations, and follow-up on a regular basis, but the hospitals in which I used to follow up were bombed and the other one was turned into military barracks. All I need now is to leave Gaza for treatment, preserve my life, and live with my family in peace.

We're a family of 4, including my 12 and 7 year old children.

I had been diagnosed with a tumor in the pancreas as a result of inhaling phosphorus in a previous war. A couple years after being exposed to phosphorus, I became pregnant, and the fetus was pressing on the tumor, which drew the doctor’s attention to the cancer. My fetus was emergency aborted, and the spleen, 80% of the pancreas, and part of the small intestine were removed. I complained every now and then of a lot of pain as a result of the removal of part of the pancreas. I was having follow up care in the Turkish Friendship Hospital for hematology and tumors. But since the beginning of October, I have not been able to follow up because the hospital has turned into a military barracks.

The remaining part is talking about multiple sclerosis:

In 2018, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I had many complications, such as inflammation of the seventh nerve in the eye, the inability to walk with balance, movement with difficulty, and many symptoms. I was then required to take 12 injections every month and many medications and vitamins. I was following up at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, but unfortunately the hospital was out of service due to the war. So for a long time I have not received any injections. MS is truly difficult and it controls my life completely, and the attacks occur in many and varied ways.”

A note about her breathing apparatus:

Because people in displacement have to wait in long queues and pay to use the bathroom, Nara had started to restrict her water intake because of a UTI she never has been able to heal from. This has created a problem with raised levels of potassium, so doctors have placed her on oxygen for fear of the potassium affecting her heart.

Goals

she needs at least $15,000 to evacuate

2 adults at $5,000 each

2 children at $2,500 each

this price is subject to increase due to the cost of registration for evacuation continuing to go up

The other money will go to the cost of treatment and living costs.

Nara chooses to stay anonymous because she has had to mask her disabilities so much that only her family knows about her MS and Cancer, so we have not linked her instagram, but we are in direct contact with her and can verify that she is who she says she is! Because of this, she cannot promote her own fundraiser, so it is our job to collectively do it for her!

[Image Description: a digital illustration by @k8deciccio of Nara, a Pal-eh-stienian woman wearing a black hijab/outfit with purple highlights. She has a breathing apparatus that is bulbous that goes in her nose. Text Reads: Help Narawith Cancer and MS Treatment, She Must Evacuate with her family of 4. $30k goal givebutter.com/NaraMedicalAid . There is a QR code in the bottom right corner that goes to her support link. The @FedUp4Palestine logo is in the top left corner.]

#gaza genocide #gazaunderfire #stand with gaza #news on gaza #war on gaza #gaza strip #free gaza #gaza #gazaunderattack #save gaza #mutual aid #i personally vetted this fundraiser #disabled and cute #disabilityculture #disabilityarts #disabilityjustice #multiple sclerosis #cancer #pancreatic cancer

[that-student-that-has-homework]

Portgas D. Ace Headcanons 01

Excuse me Oda-sensei, but that 40 year old Ace is simply criminal. Thank you so much for blessing us with him

Anyway! Have some Husband!Ace headcanons For more Ace content please head to my Tumblr MasterList

Ace is, respectfully, a huge simp for his wife

To the extent that the Whitebeard crew straight up jokingly awarded him with a “Biggest Wife Simp” Award

They made it look official and had Whitebeard sign it and everything. There's even a stamp.

Ace has it framed and hung proudly on the wall next to your bachelor’s degree / college diploma / degree in general. 

I feel like despite his own personal insecurities, Ace still manages to be an amazing father

I imagine Ace originally setting out for like one or two kiddos at most (because y'know...what if he's not good enough) and ending up with 3 or 4 kids

Thing is, that’s both your faults.

Ace is tender and goofy with his kids, and he’s so friggin caring: to the extent that…well wouldn’t it be neat to see him with maybe another 2 or 3 kiddos of his own? 

(Your husband is hot okay?)

In his case, he swears you have a unique glow about you when you’re pregnant. But more than that when he sees you with your first born, he suddenly wants a big family with you.

I imagine his kids are an eldest son, then his princess, then the youngest boy who takes after his uncle Luffy.

His kids aren’t parentified. He keeps his issues far, far, away from them. Besides, he’s got you by his side.

He was dedicated to making sure they got as much playtime as possible.

He heard about learning through play, and he is DEDICATED to doing that as much as possible

Ace’s kids are spoiled with affection, but not spoiled brats.

While it’s true he’d give them the world, he’d rather let them go get it themselves. 

For example: when they asked for a tree house, he gave them the greenlight immediately.

But they had to build it themselves.

It was a super fun project lasting a little over two months with the whole family involved.

Oh and the Whitebeard crew helped too.

It took a while to get the design down initially, then the shopping logistics and whatnot (they used a lot of math here - see education via play)

Building the thing took maybe a weekend or two because the Whitebeard Crew and even the Strawhats came over to help

(It was mostly Franky and Usopp doing work, Sanji was cooking with Thatch)

Uncle Luffy was not allowed near the construction zone after an accident.

They almost destroyed the tree house with their partying once

Ace’s kids were not happy and no one was allowed in the backyard for the rest of the night

He makes sure they have proper manners and self-defense skills

You had to help out here, no lie.

He admitted he needed your help, especially after a dinner with Garp where Makino tagged along to see Ace again

He puts all of his kids into martial arts classes

especially his princess - he’s so proud of her when she beats up bullies

He’s not great at discipline though to be honest. He probably goes about it similarly to Garp. 

Ace will not tolerate any of his kids being nasty to their mother. No matter the phase.

You will have to hold him back if you want to let them get their frustration off their chest.

He’ll let them talk, but you’ll have to keep a hand on him somewhere, his arm, his hand, his knee, his shoulder, his back and rub soothing circles

Let’s just say, “talk shit, get hit,” is Ace’s attitude towards anyone being demeaning towards you (more so with adults, not his kids, but that's why they get a scolding)

"Ace my love" (he melts every time you call him that) "the kids’ll start thinking you love me more than them if you do that"

"My kids won’t disrespect their mother though!"

"They’re just venting darling, and when they say or do something that violates my boundaries, I'll be sure to reinforce it. Lead by example right?"

If they ever feel like pissing Ace off for fun they can just say something kinda not nice about you and he'll get mad and they'll flee from him giggling like the little gremlins they are

Ace is veeeeeeeeerry physically affectionate and he isn’t shy about it at all.

At gatherings with the Whitebeard family, he will gladly seat you in his lap, he will happily hug you as you are seated.

His arm is on your waist most of the time.

They tease him to make him tone it down, he does not.

He, in fact, dials it up. Turns up the heat lol.

You have kids? Not in front of them? What do you mean, not in front of the kids? It’s important they know just how much he loves their mama!

So he will continue to be playful with his hugs and kisses and other displays of affection.

It’s nothing too over the top. Just hugs and quick pecks wherever.

Your entire head is fair game for his smooches, your arms (he loves kissing your pulse and then making eye contact, sneaky guy that he is), your shoulders.

Maybe lifting you and spinning you around. Cuddles. Little bites.

He will play-wrestle his kids to “fight” them over getting to cuddle you, and then he’ll just put all his weight on all of you in a group cuddle

Just to let you know, your kids also receive all the warmth and love of his affections.

When his sons are still tiny and adorable, he smooches them all over. The kisses grow less frequent as they grow older, but the hugs do not stop.

Oh no, hugs galore.

Ace still pecks his little princess on her forehead though

When they’re all under ten he’ll wrap them in a hug (after he chased them down and caught them so they’re laughing and screaming) and start smooching their cheeks while they laugh and try to get out of his grasp

Also yes she’s his princess, but that girl has no problem throwing a fully grown man twice her size around, he made sure of it.

I reiterate: Ace is not remotely shy about displays of affection

Like his eldest could have a friend over, and Ace would still launch a full scale hug attack using the rest of his troops (daughter/youngest)

It's complete with screeching, screaming, and a lot of laughter

His kids used to get teased for it, but it didn’t take more than a few conversations for them to instead jeer at the kids that teased them.

"You’re all jealous your parents don’t love you like ours do"

"How sad, your parents don't hug and kiss you"

Their dad, grandpa, uncle - uncles really, are all gremlins - it's in their DNA

The kids are really physically affectionate with each other as a result

Deadass they’ll be kicking the shit out of each other one second and the next they’ll be all cuddled and huddled up playing Mario Kart or something

Ace is his kids’ hero.

His sons aspire to have his level of fitness.

His daughter, when she’s older, uses him as a standard for dating

You're relieved

Ace is touched and a touch nervous, because he is aware of his shortcomings, though he works hard to keep improving

Of course when you look at him, a twinkle in your eyes, and tell him, “I’m so proud of her, I’m so proud of you!” He feels better

When you continue: “if she can find a guy like you, who cherishes her as much as you cherish me, I’d be so happy.”

Ace loves you so much he swears

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