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sometimes when i think too hard about the parenting choices of javadi’s parents i get sooo mad lol. like theres a version of this where the problem is, “wow they’re prioritizing her career success over her emotional wellbeing,” but thats not even whats happening here. by having her to go to college at 13 and completely skip over fundamental developmental milestones and grow up pretty socially stunted (to be honest), theyve screwed her over on such a basic level professionally for the rest of her life. like not only does she have to move through the medical field being undermined as a woman of color, but she also, on top of that, is going to be like a decade younger than any of her professional peers and completely unable to relate to any of them. and like, as a second-generation doctor, you would think that javadi would have a better professional network than someone like santos, but even just basic networking angles that most of her colleagues will have access to (college friends! shared experiences that come from having grown up in similar ways!) are completely inaccessible to her, and for what? for the flashy kneejerk reaction of “oh wow your daughter graduated medical school at 21?” that immediately dissipates once anyone interacting with her for more than 5 minutes realizes how sheltered and inexperienced she is interpersonally?

Mutuals can have my home address before discord can have my ID

we take stuffed animals very seriously in this house

Electric Skull stick pin by Auguste-Germain Cadet-Picard, containing electric terminals so that, when connected to a battery concealed in the wearer’s pocket, the eyes roll and the jaws snap, 1867.

If there were ever to be a visual adaptation of the goblin emperor, they absolutely have to have a smaller, stylistically distinct, Lizzie McGuire-style maia, who's there to scream/cry/throw up/violently bash his head against the wall as a representation of his inner feelings while real maia has to plaster on court-perfect neutral expressions.

unfortunately I am not attractive enough to identify as a hot mess but I am definitely a room temperature inconvenience