I'm Mike

hello

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

https://m.soundcloud.com/kyle-fleming-7/when-can-i-say-that-i-love-you

Obviously I heard this on Welcome to Night Vale the first time and it's stuck with me ever since, but now it actually has validity in my life and I don't know how to handle this situation

I just want to tell Sarah I love her without being scared of it, without being scared of being hurt or rejected or what could even be worse that she may not say it back or feel the same, and I don't know that she's ready to be there yet. I'm scared that it's too soon, even at two months (far longer than I've ever waited to say it when I felt it from day one)

Someone give me advice. Can I tell her I love her and couch it in language so she knows she doesn't have to say it back, that I don't need to say it often but I need her to know that's how I feel for her?

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

We talked about it again and I said it to her in no uncertain terms. A couple hours later she brought it up and admitted she's wanted to say it since like the second week we were seeing each other, and then she said it. And said it again. And hasn't stopped. She tells me first quite often. I don't feel like I'm chasing it. She tells me in the cutest ways, too. I got her this kaychain, morse code on the front and the word she used early instead of just saying it. She said the bracelet sounded adorable but agreed it wasn't in her personality to wear it and I'm not here to change her, but she would carry a keychain. I don't care either way, my goal was just to get her something to remind her that someone thinks she's special and sweet and beautiful and amazing that she could look at and just know. She deserves to always know without being told. She deserves her space from me when she needs or wants it. And she makes me feel special. She makes me feel wanted and desired and attractive and sexy and like I'm the man she's always wanted to find, even if she didn't always know it.

I hate that she spent so much of her life not being appreciated and not being made to feel special, and while I can't make up for it, I can make sure she always knows from now on.

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

"In these times, I'm happy that I chose yours to be the one smile I always get to see"

She seriously has the most beautiful smile on earth, and so many of her smiles lately have been for me.

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

Ok, nevermind, she asked if she can call me Daddy.

That's all I need for now

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

https://m.soundcloud.com/kyle-fleming-7/when-can-i-say-that-i-love-you

Obviously I heard this on Welcome to Night Vale the first time and it's stuck with me ever since, but now it actually has validity in my life and I don't know how to handle this situation

I just want to tell Sarah I love her without being scared of it, without being scared of being hurt or rejected or what could even be worse that she may not say it back or feel the same, and I don't know that she's ready to be there yet. I'm scared that it's too soon, even at two months (far longer than I've ever waited to say it when I felt it from day one)

Someone give me advice. Can I tell her I love her and couch it in language so she knows she doesn't have to say it back, that I don't need to say it often but I need her to know that's how I feel for her?

[sleepgrifter]

broccoli is tasty and looks like tiny trees you cowards

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

One of the few things my mom always remembers about me, when she remembers who I am, is that I called broccoli "trees" when I was little. My daughter thought that was funny, so now she does, too.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[gingersofficial]

[candiikismet]

Life path unlocked. He’s a scientist now.

[prolifeproliberty]

If your dad is telling you in great detail about something he’s passionate about, you’re going to be hooked even if you don’t understand a word.

[by-grace-of-god]

He tells us more…

So now I have to deliver a quiet lecture on the Standard Model every night. He loves lists of things, like all the streets home from daycare, or the train stations between here and Central, so he loves hearing the list of leptons and quarks and bosons.

Anyway, I made this poster for him, based on the CPEP ones we used to have at uni . 

Alas I ran out of room for antimatter, colour charge and confinement, but hey, maybe there can be a second poster later.

It’s funny though — on the surface of it, it seems like it must be far too advanced for a 3yo. But when you think about it, quarks and leptons are no more or less real to him than, say, dinosaurs or planets, and he loves those too. And he recognises the letters on the particles.

I am absolutely overwhelmed by the kind and sweet things people are saying about this, thanks everyone ❤️

Addendum: he has really grasped onto the “everything is made of atoms” part of this, so tonight he listed just about every object he could think of and asked if it was made of atoms.

“And my bed?” Yes, and your bed. “And that wall?” Yep. “And the armchair?” Yes, the armchair too. … … “And… the book case?” Y—

“And my home?” Yep, the whole apartment block. “And your home? Oh wait, your home is my home.” Haha, it is. … … “But is it made of atoms?” Yep. “And… [best friend]’s home?” Yes, it is. And [other friend]’s home, and [third friend]’s home.

“Is [yet another friend]’s home?”

Update from the other night:

“Is my… is… [extremely long pause] is my atoms poster made up of atoms?” —Yes! Yes it is.

I have never heard such a contemplative silence. I think the next poster will have to be on the philosophy of referential language.

Update from this morning: after listing everything in sight (mummy? daddy? fridge? milk? cereal? table? etc.) he asks “is [baby sister] made up of atoms?”

yep!

*runs over to her on the floor* *puts face up real close to hers* “HI! YOU’RE MADE UP OF LOTS OF ATOMS! DID YOU KNOW?”

[arcticfoxbear]

@radioactivepeasant @themagdalenwriting @iusedtohaveanaccount

“HI! YOU’RE MADE UP OF LOTS OF ATOMS! DID YOU KNOW?”

[the-strongest-decoy]

[catchymemes]

Weird memories

[reasonandempathy]

[willow]

Me after thinking about something for three day straight: it… really isn’t that serious

[whitepeopletwitter]

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

We had a quarandate last night, turned the garage into a restaurant and slow danced after dinner was done.

Pretty sure this girl is the one and it feels good.

[alisonzai]

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

Life goes on

[the-suicide-effect]

"I'm sorry for not being okay"

[thegoodvybe]

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

I finally almost can’t remember your name.

Thank god

[ramblingsofacrazyginger]

I don't remember who this was about

It worked, finally

[gardenburger]

hey everyone, lets talk about how syphilis didnt appear in Europe till after Christopher Columbus came back from America but didnt exist in people from the Americas either until then. lets talk about how the only animals syphilis was found in before then were llamas.

[gardenburger]

no im not kidding we need to talk about this

#are you implying what i think you are

[udunie]

This reminds of the fun fact that human head lice and human pubic lice are two different species. All species have their own special brand of lice, but usually only one. 

Genetics revealed that the human head lice is the original™ human lice, and was with us even before we lost most of our body hair to evolution, after which it moved to our heads.

The human pubic lice? Came much later. After we lost our body hair.

It’s closely related to gorilla lice.

[gardenburger]

thank you for making this post even more upsetting