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But brushing your teeth for 30 seconds is better than not brushing them at all when that 2 minutes seems exhausting.  Doing ten minutes of yoga is better than 10 minutes of sitting when 30 minutes of cardio sounds impossible.  Changing my clothes is good when a whole shower is impossible.  Standing on the porch for a few minutes is worth it after being in the house for three straight days because I don’t have the energy to go anywhere.

Hosted by @justgaara​ !

Hello! And welcome to what will be the ninth year of Gaara Week! A Gaara focused weekly challenge leading up to his birthday! This weekly challenge will start on the 12th of January and run until Gaara’s Birthday on the 19th of January.

Feel free to draw, write, make, cosplay, sing, dance, take screenshots, make gifs, whatever you want! As long as it has something to do with each separate day’s theme, and you create it yourself. 

The year 2023′s themes:

12th January - DAY 1 - Opening

13th January - DAY 2 - Ruins

14th January - DAY 3 - Magnetic

15th January - DAY 4 - Solitude

16th January - DAY 5 - Holiday

17th January - DAY 6 - Opposites

18th January - DAY 7 - Ending

19th January - DAY 8 - Gaara’s Birthday!

Tag all your contributions with #gaaraweek and #gaaraweek2023! Make sure they’re in the first 5 tags listed otherwise they may not show up! You can also submit your creations to @justgaara​ or message me directly.

If you’re busy and don’t have time to join in everyday, then you’re welcome to pick out your favourites and just do a few. I will be following the tags all January, so if you don’t make it in time for this exact week, you are still able to complete the challenge in your own time. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask me over at @justgaara.

You are free to create whatever you want with each day’s theme, just know that  @justgaara is strictly Gaara only, so if you make something that contains anyone else besides Gaara and his immediate family I won’t be able to share it on my blog.

Know that hate or negativity of any kind will not be tolerated.

Thank you and have fun!

GO AND VOTE FOR OUR BOY GAARA RIGHT NOOOOOWWWW!!!

This popularity poll is official and the first taking worldwide votes!

You can vote once every day, click the source link at the bottom of this post to head over and vote.

I am calling out to all 13,000+ of you Gaara fans to vote for our boy every day!

Let’s get him his own short manga!

5. Walk with your keys in your hands and keep a key between each finger

6. If they put you in the trunk kick out the headlights

E.g.

don’t do that!!!

don’t put your keys between each finger:

if you hit someone with them, it will bend back and hurt your knuckles

you need to be facing an attacker in order to hit them, so if someone attacks you from behind you won’t have the upper hand

it isn’t sturdy, so if you punch someone, it will move (it will hurt, but it’s not ideal)

instead, hold your longest key in your fist like this (it’s just a quick sketch, hope it gets the point across) (sorry if i described it badly, can anyone else describe it better for the blind peeps?)

if you hold it this way

it’s sturdier, meaning it will do more damage, and won’t bend back, hurting you

and you can hit an attacker from any direction, even if they come from behind

In BDSM is very normal to discuss kinks, soft and hard limits before engaging in a kink relationship. It's also normal to discuss all aspects and plans for a scene (sexual or not) before going through with it. I am very much of the opinion that this should occur within vanilla relationships and sex as well.

One of the most important lessons I learned early on in joining the community was that -

1. You can ALWAYS revoke consent

2. You cannot give more consent.

The second point isn't talked about as much and was initially confusing. What do you mean I can't give "more"? As my mentor puts it, "if it wasn't discussed before hand, it's not going to happen. Even if you beg for it."

The reason for this is, once the scene/sex begins our state of mind changes. We talk a lot about sub and dom space. When in an intimate or intense situation our headspace is going to change - and for the sub especially we are vulnerable.

I think most women can relate to scenarios where they ended up in a position where they felt coerced to do something they later realized they weren't comfortable with. What started as heavy petting turned into sex - even though it wasn't something they originally intended to do. Mid piv their partner asks for anal, and they agree in the moment because they want to make their partner happy - even though it's not something they enjoy. A partner starts dirty talk or degrading them mid sex, and while uncomfortable with it they go along with it anyway.

In a very vulnerable state, like subspace, it's easy to be taken advantage of. Wanting to please your Dom/partner it's easy to go along with something you normally wouldn't be comfortable with - and not think about the long term consequences. It's coercion, it's violating consent, and it's taking advantage of someone who's not in a SSC headspace. And most don't realize this, especially since they often do ask for consent mid-scene.

One example I've encountered - During an impact scene he asked if he could pull my hair. We didn't discuss it before hand, we didn't go over my health history of having neck problems. But I was already in subspace. He could have asked me to do jumping jacks and I would have agreed.

When vetting a potential partner he said he doesn't like in depth scene planning. He likes going with the flow of what feels right between him and his partner. I agree to an extent - my husband and I have been together for a long time. Our communication is great, we know each other's kinks and limits really well. It's easy to go with the flow and implement newish things. We read each other very well and we're not afraid to disappoint each other - especially when we're past the point of trying to impress each other. But with a new partner? Nope nope nope. If we didn't discuss it first it's not going to happen - and if you ask mid-scene I'll end the scene.

So always vet your partners. Discuss what you're going to do before getting into a vulnerable state, and remember

1. you can always revoke consent - but

2. you cannot give more once a scene/sexual activity has started.

The Kelpie by Emma Weakley

DeviantArt: http://porceliandoll.deviantart.com/

Tumblr: http://theninjazebra.tumblr.com

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/xfcjvq/problems_with_fanfictionnet

Thank you for waiting so patiently for this, nonnie. <3 I still haven't gotten to Shinki's introduction in Boruto, but I didn't want to wait for this sweet request any longer.

I hope I did him justice for you.

Warnings: Themes of abandonment, nightmares, fluff.

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You woke with a start. You sat up, blinking the sleep from your eyes as you tried to make sense of your surroundings.

And then you heard it. A wailing sound coming from the next room.

You didn’t think. You just moved, racing from your bedroom to the room next door. As you opened the door, you were greeted by the sight of Shinki, curled tight around himself on the bed as he whimpered. Black sand swirled dangerously around him. You steeled yourself, then stepped forward, ignoring the stinging as the grains cut into you.

You picked Shinki up from the mattress and cradled him in your arms. He let out a noise of protest at the movement. Then his eyes opened. Immediately, the black sand fell into piles on the floor. “I’m sorry!” he said frantically, his eyes filling with tears. “I didn’t mean it, I’m sorry!”

“Sshhh,” you soothed, rocking him gently. “It’s all right. It’s over. You were just having a nightmare.”

He hesitated, then buried his face in your chest. “I’m sorry,” he choked.

“Whatever for?” you asked. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”

He sniffled as he tried to formulate his answer. “I still can’t control it,” he said. “And you got hurt.” His eyes screwed shut. “Are you going to send me away?”

“What?” you gasped. “No, never, Shinki.”

Tears flowed anew from Shinki’s eyes as he clung to your shirt. “In my dream, you didn’t want me anymore,” he said. “Lord Kazekage said I was a failure and not worthy to be part of his family.”

You squeezed him tightly. “That is not true, none of it,” you said. “We both want you here, and you are not a failure.” Your voice shook as you struggled to keep back tears of your own. “You are our son, and we love you.”

A spark of hope appeared in Shinki’s eyes, but it faded quickly, as if he didn’t dare let himself believe it.

“You know, my mother had a song she used to sing to me whenever I would have a nightmare,” you said. “May I sing it for you?”

Shinki nodded and shifted in your arms. 

You adjusted your grip, then gently rocked him as you started to sing:

“The stars shine bright from the skies The sun has said all its goodbyes So rest your head and close your eyes And sleep until morning

I’ll keep you safe all through the night Let no nightmares within your sight And keep your dreams all so bright So sleep until morning”

Gradually, Shinki grew heavy in your arms as the vibrations from your chest soothed him. His head fell back and his breathing grew slower. A small smile appeared on his face as he slipped back into slumber.

You gave him one more kiss on his forehead, then carefully tucked him back into bed. As you pulled the blankets around him, you glanced at the door with a smile. “You can come in, you know,” you whispered.

The door pushed open, revealing Gaara. “I didn’t want to interrupt,” he said, matching your quiet tone.

“I wouldn’t have minded, and I’m sure Shinki wouldn’t either.”

“What happened?” Gaara asked as he walked to the other side of the bed.

“The little one had a nightmare,” you replied as you stroked Shinki’s head. “He dreamed that we didn’t want him around and that we were going to send him away.”

Sadness filled Gaara’s eyes. He sank down onto the mattress, looking defeated. “Shinki expressed as much during our training,” he said. “I thought I had assured him that wasn’t the case.”

You stood up and walked around the bed to Gaara. You pulled his back against your chest and wrapped your arms around him. “He’s just a child, and he’s been through a lot,” you said. “It’s going to take some time for him to feel truly safe here. All we can do is be here for him when he needs us.”

“I know,” Gaara said, leaning back against you. “I just can’t help but wish I could do better.” He reached out a hand and carefully ran his fingers through Shinki’s hair. His eyes widened as Shinki turned his head, nuzzling into Gaara’s palm.

You pressed your hands against your mouth, suppressing the squeak building in your throat. Gaara mirrored your movement with his other hand, not daring to even breathe.

Once you had yourself under control, you squeezed Gaara tightly. “See, you’re doing just fine.”

Tears began to form at the corners of his eyes as he smiled. “I guess you’re right,” he said.

“Aren’t I always?” you teased.

Gaara chuckled. “Thank you for being there for him tonight,” he said. “I’m sorry I was so late getting home.” His expression turned thoughtful. “I think tomorrow I’ll see about taking some time off to spend with him.”

DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO ?????

Go to your profile, click works, then click “works in collections”

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If a work has be hidden, it will display like this :

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Then, if you wanna remove a collecting, go to edit, scroll here, and click the x on the relevant one

Disabled Person: YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER FOOL!

The United States Government:

In order for disabled people to receive any sort of financial assistant for their housing, food, bills, medical supplies, etc., they cannot ever have more than $2,000 of resources to their name. Ever.

It doesn’t matter what it’s for.

You’re saving up for a new wheelchair?

For college?

To put a downpayment on a house?

Hell man, you just happen to budget for once in your life so that you can have some extra money in case something bad happens?

Your benefits immediately get cut off if you’re a cent over $2,000.

And, even worse, you usually end up having to pay back every dollar the government gave you that month.

So say you get $400. If they find out you’re twenty dollars over the resource limit, you have to give them all $400 back and you undergo an investigation of your funds to see if you will continue getting money.

“What if I spend the money that day?”

Doesn’t matter. In fact, from what I can tell, people who do this are actually put under investigation for fraud.

before the movie came out, Marvel gave him an exclusive preview screening. SOme people were upset because they felt if Marvel was really wanted to thank mantlo, they should have donated money to Mantlo’s family.

Sometimes, at the end of the month, he has no idea what to do with his money because the whole month went by and he still has 400-ish bucks in his account, and he fucking panics because he doesn’t want to get anywhere near 2,000.

And here’s the funnest part of the story!

One day he did a huge commission on Second Life and wound up earning 1500 bucks off of it, and he told the guy to donate it 500 bucks at a time over 3 months. The guy didn’t want to, and just donated all 1500, which put my brother at 2,036 bucks.

The state IMMEDIATELY (I’m talking less than an hour) called him up to tell him over the phone that they were canceling his SSI, because they noticed he had gone over the 2,000 buck threshold. He had to tell them that someone had made a charitable donation to him and that this was not a common occurrence in any way shape or form, and upon not believing him, my mother had to call to talk to them as his legal caretaker and say basically the same thing until they called off the cancellation of his SSI money.

He also had to cancel his renter’s assistance because it put him to 1,062 a month, so if he went 30 days without spending any money they’d cancel his SSI altogether. Like, none of us in the family have any fucking clue why that regulation is in place and it’s the stupidest shit in human history.

Still can’t get over how colourful these guys are when they’re all together!

It’s been a while since I worked on any of these smaller, simpler patterns. But now that I’m getting back into the swing of things my fingers are itching. Let me know what you’d love to see next!