little, broken, but still good

Every doubt we had is coming u n d o n e and falling behind with everything we left there. Now we pass so many people on the road, they could come a l o n g. So turn off the lights when you leave 'cause we've got everything we're gonna need. We gotta run, child, so we can ONE DAY tell our story of how we made something of ourselves now

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charlie-simmons·:

Charlie never thought she could be as tired as she had been lately. How could someone be this exhausted? The kids showed no sign of calming down, so she figured going out to a park was the best thing right now. Tossing all the things she needed into a bag, and double checking to make sure she had both the kids (she’d left poor Abigail at home once, but only once and for five minutes only) and ran out the door. Dylan thankfully was old enough to play on a playground by himself for the most part, but Abby still needed some supervision. Charlie sat on a swing, and, holding Abby, started swinging. She looked to her left, and spoke to the person closest to her. “I really hate these things, but she,” She gestured to Abby. “Loves them. So, really, what else is there to do?” 

“Seems like you’re stuck swinging,” Ash agreed with a soft laugh, dragging her feet through the woodchips as she swung back and forth slowly, “I’ve always loved them myself, though I’m sure hanging out here alone isn’t doing me many favors. My–My kids are a bit too old to come here.” She couldn’t help but stumble over the words—it still seemed odd to consider any of them as her children, even though three of them legally were. Legal adoption papers and everything. Shaking the train of thought from her mind, she glanced back over at the woman and the little girl beside her, “She’s beautiful. I can see how it would be hard to say ‘no’.”

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There was certainly a reason Ashton ended up laying on a bench in the local park, but it wasn’t as if she could tell you it herself, considering she happened to all but passed out... Though not for long, it seemed. Sensing someone else’s presence, she started, flying up into a sitting position, “Huh?” When she met the gaze of the person stood nearby, her hands fluttered to her forehead, smoothing her hair down as she let out a sheepish giggle, “Oh, shit—... I only closed my eyes for a moment, I swear. This is so embarrassing...”

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elliotxford·:

It had been a bit of a day for Elliot. Deadlines had stressed her out, she’d been working on her first ever dress commission for someone and on top of that she’d had a disgusting feeling of dizziness and fatigue dragging her down all day. She dumped her stuff down on the table closest to her, her hands steadying herself as she felt her head reel. “I’m sorry…” She mumbled, eyes finding the person at the table and shooting them a gentle smile. “Just felt a bit dizzy for a moment.”

“Jesus, El,” Ashton moved to Elliot’s side, brow creased with worry, and rested a hand on her back, “Just sit down and breathe a minute, will you? You’re pushing yourself too hard.” She’d watched her sister nearly run herself ragged the previous few days, clearly stressed from everything she had going on, and she promised herself she wouldn’t intervene unless Elliot really needed it, but, well—looking as if she would pass out at any moment had to constitute really needing help, didn’t it?

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“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

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Buddha   

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ELIZABETH OLSEN, TWENTY-SIX, SHE/HER —— hey, did i just see ASHTON walking around the block? i hear they’re from the FORD FAMILY* and they’re a PARENT who is a TATTOO ARTIST/BAKER for a living. they always look like they’re hiding something…but they’re so ALTRUISTIC sometimes i wonder how they can be FORGETFUL. they certainly can’t be hiding THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING FOR THE MONEY TO KEEP THEIR FAMILY AFLOAT, can they? [claire, 20, she/her, est].

hey!!! so this is going to be very haphazardly put together because i’ve got to leave for work in about twenty minutes, but!!! hi, i’m claire! and this ray of sunshine is ashton ford, unconventional mother of FOUR lord help her.

i’ll likely add more to this later when i have a bit more time but for now here’s the basics:

ashton works days at a tattoo parlor, but has only a few mostly hidden ones herself, and a nearby bakery. she works the occasional overnight at the latter, but tries not to work too many late hours because it’s important to her to spend time with the kids (even though they’re all old enough to take care of themselves)

i’ll probably wait until there’s a child ford 1 to fully flesh out the details of the actual ford parents but like it says on the main, they died in a car crash a few years back. after their family grew, ash was really struggling to afford to live in hawaii and brought them over to california with the hopes of things being easier

all in all she’s very optimistic and upbeat, always tries to be warm and welcoming and considerate of others. she likes making people smile and making them happy, and that coupled with being thrust into a parenting position at a young age after a tragedy, she’s become very good at hiding any negative emotions or feelings. she has to be strong for the kids and hates asking for help or showing any sign of weakness, especially towards other people. she doesn’t want anyone thinking she can’t handle the responsibility of taking care of her children.

that’s about all i have time for but again i’ll try to add more later on!!! please shoot me a message or like this or whatever if you want to plot at all!! i’m just really excited to be part of this group and i can’t wait to meet you guys

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