A Confused Mix of Silly and Serious

I took care of a lot of children throughout my life, but the frequency decreased drastically as I grew older (the kids are all grown, and I had my own issues to work through). I now mostly deal with my own nieces and nephews, and even then I don't really see them much. I especially haven't had much contact with my youngest niece, but I still somehow managed to do my part without needing to be present when her behavioural issues pick up. She's a handful and tends to beat her older brother up. The way to stop her? Her brother would just say that he'd tell me, and she'd stop because she doesn't want me to be upset with her and wants to gain my approval, so she has to fight her urges (her father told me it's visible). It literally took one incident in which I told her to stop sternly and said that I won't talk to her until she apologizes to her mother for cursing at her. There was some resistance, but she folded fairly quickly. I then told her to give her mom a hug and a kiss, which she did, and her reward was a clap and a cheer. A big part of why I think what I do matters to her is that I essentially operate as mom number 3 or 4 if we count both of her grandmothers. My brother's family is kind of a mess. Decisions take a million years to get made, and the kids end up in a partial state of neglect because of it. I filled the gap of a proper adult in their lives. I'd scold their dad when he lets his trauma take hold of him, and he actually listens to me. I was there when a hug was needed, even though I'm uncomfortable with touch. I always step in when they're in danger, and I help them pick toys when they're not sure how to communicate their thoughts, and pick clothes at the store so they would have nicer things to wear. It's all simple things, but it means the world to a child. I know because these are things I didn't have.

I've been feeling like shit for months and have finally decided to clean up my act and eat more recently. I literally have eaten thrice since I woke up, which is new to me, but my body is like "We are dying :D"

Top Favourite Pairings:

-Drift x Rodimus.

-Drift x Wing.

Top Favourite Characters:

Rodimus & Wing ☺️💕~

Weird nicknames I have for some characters:

-Megatron: Megbitch 🤭

-Tarn: Tarnisha (´・ω・`)

-Springer: Spingy!

Favourite kinds of stories to read:

Meaningful ones ) :)

Dislikes:

-Characters bashing 😣

-Morally reprehensible content (I'm talking truly egregious stuff, especially when it's to glorify it) X _ X

-Harassing people for their likes just because they don't go with the narrative you have in mind. There is room for all of us 😉

Things I'm uncomfortable with:

Excessive sexualization of certain characters (due to a slew of negative life experiences _(: 」∠)_...)

Things I like to write about:

Life experiences, pain, and healing ) :)

Did I miss anything ( ˙꒳​˙ )...?

Chapter 2 of "Dear, Dear" is up 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽!