Where My (Not So) Inner Fangirl Thrives...

i’m so grateful for the proshot because the ending scene is going to stick with me forever. not just the way grief is showcased between and for dan and gabe, but just that one moment, for one moment we can see gabe and natalie as the siblings the should have been. for one tiny second we get to see how badly gabe wanted to be a brother, to be there for natalie as she cried. and for a moment, dan could see it too. the way gabe breaks down as natalie says “it’s just me and you” is so heartbreaking. she can’t see him because he never got to meet her, never got to be the brother he should have been and wanted to be.

Friendly reminder that you're not required to publicly take sides in any geopolitical conflict you don't understand.

i've got the kind of eyebags that make people in movies say 'you look like hell, detective. go home.'

hey! just updating this to say its available as a print here! I'd be really appreciative of support <3

Natural disasters! I never see anyone talk about that one and as a result I spent years thinking that watching my hometown get destroyed on the news and subsequently having to uproot my entire life at the age of seven wasn't Real Trauma because there was no Abuser™

even MOVING too many times can cause trauma. source: my therapist whose eyes bugged out of her head when i told her i'd moved thirty times by the time i turned 18 and talked for half an hour about how destabilizing even one move can be for a child, let alone thirty

the thing about Tangled is that this is a story geared towards little girls (even if it's "fun for the whole family," it's a disney princess movie, it's geared towards little girls), and it says, "here is a girl who is naive and doesn't know anything about the 'Real World' or how to navigate it safely and correctly. now pay close attention: the good guys are the ones who help her grow and explore new things while still respecting her own perspective and feelings, not making her feel stupid. the bad guys are the ones who tell her that she is too weak/immature/naive to do the things she wants to do, because she is fragile and needs protecting." and I watched this when I was nine years old and it resonated deep in a part of me that I couldn't articulate with words yet.

big fan of eleanore worthington cox's natalie just sobbing anytime she's on stage