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suggestions for gender neutral version of mom/dad? something less formal than just ‘parent’
please note that while progenitor, guardian, spawnpoint etc are all respected titles, they are more the equivalent of mother/father than an affectionate nickname you would scream through the house multiple times a day. gimme something we can use people
I just tried to combine the words and got “dom” and i cant-
but wait, if we reverse ‘dom’ you get ‘mod’. I suggest we use ‘moderator’ as a gender neutral version of mom/dad
Admin and op would work makes them sound powerful and in charge of everything
Admin (respectful) Op (derogatory)
i was going to add something else to this but instead i got to thinking and i was like huh. what could you use.
in most languages the word for ‘mother’ usually starts with an M, because phonetically [m] is one of the easiest sounds for a newborn to make when they start babbling, and mothers tend to be the one most around the child. so in my mind that crosses M off the list, because it’s automatically associated with a feminine figure
similarly, ‘father’ tends to start with D, T, P, or B. (phonetically these sounds are very close together; [p, b] and [d, t] are all only different because of being voiced or unvoiced.) these are also phonetically easy letters and ones kids pick up on earlier.
now the hard sounds for kids are the following: [ɹ, d͡ʒ, tʃ, θ, ð] or in normal speak: the English R, the “j” or “dge” sound in “judge,” the “th” sound in “thigh” and the “th” sound in “the.” and we don’t want kids unable to say their parent’s name for years, so those are also off the list.
additionally, it’s easiest for young kids to just repeat the same sound twice rather than figuring out the tongue gymnastics of putting different sounds together, which is why kids will say Ma-Ma or Da-Da and not Ma-Mo or Da-Po. and we’ll want to stick with low back vowels like “ah” and avoid ones like the hard “i” or “ee.”
so what does that leave us? when we want a sound kids can learn easily and early but don’t want to just put a funky spin on “mama” or “dada”?
my suggestions: G, K, W, L. i personally lean towards W and L. they’re called liquids, since they’re the consonants that kind of aren’t consonants, and kids (and ESL learners) will tend to swap out the English R for a W or L until they can learn the R.
if i ever have a child, they’ll start calling me Wawa. then when they get older, they’ll call me Wala, or maybe even Wally.
and then, once they’re finally phonetically developed, they can call me by my true title as their nonbinary guardian for their 18+ years:
Waluigi.
Okay, but on an actually serious note, Baba is used in several different languages, but the meaning changes between mother, father, or grandparent. However, it is not used in English afaik, so it could be a good English option.
baba is what I use as a nonbinary parent (it has a long history for butches!) and this post hit me like a two-by-four to the back of the goddamn HEAD
How about Tata, because no matter what, they’re gonna try to latch onto a nipple
wait wait wait, do babies try to latch on to the nipples of non-lactating parents too? is this a thing? do babies just automatically zero in on any nipple in the vicinity, regardless of the presence of breasts or breast milk? is this an experience cis men deal with I need to KNOW
UPDATE: based on the notes the answer is a resounding YES!!!
I can’t speak to cis men’s experience, but my house has this kind of lamp, and my progeny were both very fascinated by it whenever I would carry them under one of them.
The lamp thing is legit, I’ve discussed it with so many fellow breastfeeding parents. The weirdest one for me was when my son latched onto the tied knot of a balloon.
I am so so grateful I decided to scroll through the tags:
oh fantastic tags:
#maud #when i was little i called both my parents mom/dad mixture i didn’t know who i wanted so just who ever came first to me yelling that
G/T Writing Prompt #60
Fantasy and sci-fi coexisting at different sizes. A world where the people exist in a crazy cyber future with crazy cool laser weapons, and the tinies that live in an underground tunnel system and within the walls of buildings have gained full-on magic from exposure to the cool scientific power source the full-sized humans use.
Character A, a cool and edgy space criminal, has accidentally picked up Characters B, C, D, and E, a fantasy adventuring party composed of tinies. They give the party a quest to defeat the pests infesting their ship's electrical systems.
Was going through my old likes after being inactive on tumblr for so long and was wondering if I could implement this as a world building concept for the novel I’m working on? Fjdjd
Hey, by all means! Just make sure to message me when your novel gets published; if nothing else, I'd like a copy sent to me.
All I care about is acknowledgment and getting to see any finished product lol
Canon Corrin:
Fannon Corrin:
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Canon Chrom:
Fannon Chrom:
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Canon Marth:
Fannon Marth:
You know what I love about all the gt artists and writers and so on that are on this platform?
We are just the tiniest (I say that sarcastically cause to me it feels like there’s notHING out there I haven’t seen. Also, hah, get it? “Tiny”. I’ll leave-) bit starved for content like movies and shows and whatever else. If it’s out there, we’ve probably already seen it.
So what do you all do? You get creative as hell with preexisting non gt media or you make the coolest fuckin original content on that planet and I am in LOVE with that creativity. You all are amazing
Anyways, if anyways feels like doing it, go ahead and tag a creator you you think deserves hella love and want others to find because fuck yeah
I’m gonna start off with @territorial-utopia and @cloudwatchingtoday because I love em both
(Reblogs are also appreciated so we can try and get lots of creators tagged :) )
adjksdnkja omg thank you !!! 🥺💗
here’s a few of my faves :D
@chasing-starlights (really cool g/t ocs and stories!! xena…clemin… <3)
@chamomile-g-tea (lots of incredible @gt-mech-suits illustrations - also go read gtms if you haven’t rn)
@ibis-gt (i Love cam and luther So Much)
@self-indulgent-gt (wlw !! wlw g/t content !!)
@awkwardgtace (ian and mikhail … my beloveds… )
@ray-gt (super cool stories.. love something’s shifted)
@tinysupervicki (poppi !!! my beloved !!)
@ghostorbconnoisseur (clarence… love the little man…)
@covert-cupola (lots of old timey g/t ocs - they all wear the coolest outfits!)
there’s so many other awesome creators out there, so like @gothgrilldad said, go tag some !! :D
ahjskdhjksl aweee thank u!! Everyone here mentioned is fucking immaculate!! I’ll just add a few
@awkwardgtace (stellar writing and is just a great person in general!)
@herebegiants (need I say more… insanely talented and Zvonimir my beloved;;)
@multiverse-shmultiverse (amazing lore and an absolute gem!)
@little-mad (love her writing and would give up everything for Gavin)
@gladiator-status (argon zaddy owns my soul AND she’s insanely talented AND she’s a fucking riot ahjksjfhsjkl)
Thanks for the tag <3
Here’s a few that haven’t been mentioned yet:
@so-very-small
@hiddendreamer67
@gt-gaytheory
@miniscule-meow
@tiniest-peach
All of them have written some of my favorite g/t pieces on tumblr!
Hoooo boy. There are a lot, but without scrolling completely down my following list, we have…
@obwjam and @sparrowrider, for their Marvel fics. @a-black-pegasus, too. @yeenybeanies!
@horseyneigh2002
@tinypancakes
@brothersapart the most prolific.
LPPchan
@tachyonpen has an ongoing list of quite inspirational g/t prompts.
I miss @littlelassgt-blog
@evieismol look at her ideas. Look at them.
@giantbeantryingtheirbest Sure, they’re not updating, but the ideas are still there.
@delimeful
@nonbinary-octopus
And, finally…. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
@a-sweet-pea !
Bonus: New today, we have @gtypewriter!
I can’t remember this specific blog, but this person drew a neat little two-panel comic about Aizawa finding a borrower, and OOPS, there goes my heart!
I’m very aware that I have missed some. Honestly, if I’m following them, go check them out.
EDIT: @minim0t, you too!
@lilegite and @friendlyfoxpal!
@here-be-me @realmisspolarbear
Whoever made that comic about the mermaid learning Australian Sign Language.
lol this slaps
HOLD BABY JESUS RANSOM UNTIL ST. ANTHONY RETURNS YOUR FREAKING KEYS
G/T Writing Prompt #187
A new disease arises, terrible, agonizing, and usually fatal within a month . . . but, when the disease does claim a life, the person who had it is almost instantly reborn, a few inches tall and physically significantly younger than their original body, but retaining their memories. Thus, children must be protected from a disease like this, sheltered and cared for- after all, everyone who gets a second lease on life this way gets at least two decades younger, so there's no telling what will happen to someone under the age of 21- but older adults, the advanced elderly in particular, court the disease, seek out infection from anyone they know who has it.
In fact, there's multiple billionaires who are so eager to court this disease that they're paying top dollar for the opportunity to pop their head in on a suffering person, catch the disease, and exploit their wealth even longer.
Character A knows this, and is conflicted on whether to accept one of these offers . . . but they are their grandparents' only guardian at the moment.
G/T Writing Prompt #186
The Thorn of Dragonsfall is a very weird weapon indeed. It isn't easy to find, or even identify, due to its unique quirk of changing shape to suit the need. When the evil that needs defeating is a vampire, the Thorn becomes a stake, pure holy silver, sharp and long. When the greatest evil at hand is a king atop a throne of lies, the Thorn is a heroic-looking longsword. When the worst evil plaguing the area is a hanging judge, ruthlessly persecuting any in their court, the Thorn becomes a pen that writes its own truth, the deepest truth.
A lesser-known side effect is a chosen wielder might change form to better use the Thorn in the transformation it has taken. Inkwell Serpents, demons which feed on arrogance and bravado, might prompt the Thorn to transform its latest wielder into a woman, to free her from expectations of machismo, and thus, render her immune to their influence.
Which prompts Character A's question: "Why am I two hundred feet tall, with a spear as tall as I am?"
G/T Writing Prompt #185
Character A is a member of a friend group of all giants . . . except themself, of course. They are the only little human in a group of giants, negotiating for their significantly more intimidating friends.
At least, they're outwardly more intimidating.
Character A's friends are all a bunch of absolute softies, and Character A is assertive, mouthy, and has a remarkable unwillingness to accept anyone's nonsense.
This story is about Character B, a giant that one of Character A's friends was dating, dealing with an aggressive little human upset for their friend's sake.
G/T Writing Prompt #184
Character A was abandoned on a random rock out in space after being forcibly ejected from a ship making its way across the galaxy, and was lucky to have enough resources to just barely eke out an existence. Not much is edible, but the soil was able to take a few of the seeds left in Character A's pockets. If their limited rations and the bare amounts of edible matter last long enough, the thin atmosphere will be enough to support a few odd food crops.
At least, that was Character A's thought process for a little bit. Until Character B arrived.
Character B is a member of an alien species, gigantic and vaguely human-like, the only other spacefaring race we've met . . . and Character A has been bombarded with propaganda surrounding how vile, how greedy, how violent Character B's people are. And yet, just like Character A, Character B has been abandoned on this uncharted rock, subsisting off of the things their species finds edible here, plus a bare allotment of rations.
And now, these two are alone, but for each other and a few primordial animals. Knowing very little of each other's language, convinced the other is a monster that threatens their very existence.
G/T Writing Prompt #183
Character A was the chosen hero for a prophecy to unseat the immortal Titan Empress from her throne. And they were on track to do just that. Got together a party, set out on an adventure, achieved grand deeds. Yeah, pretty much everyone in their party is a bit too eager to go out with Character A the moment the mission is accomplished, but that's not exactly a bad thing.
That is, until Character A is shrunk down, and a spell is used to reduce the inhibitions of the entire party at once. Now tiny, helpless, and surrounded by amorous companions, Character A has to find a counter-spell rather quickly.
G/T Writing Prompt #182
In a world that features a race of tiny shapeshifters, they often agree to do basic house chores to stay in the homes of humans, which are significantly safer and more comfortable than the outside world.
Character A has envied these little shapeshifters for much of their life. The freedom to alter their forms with nary more than a thought, no responsibilities except to clean and organize the home of whoever agreed to let them stay.
Character B, meanwhile, has studied magic for a long time, and wants to try to do something complicated for once . . . and so, agrees to try to make Character A into one of these little shapeshifters through an incredibly complex ritual that can only be performed on a moonless night . . . and even agrees to take Character A to their home, should they so desire.
G/T Writing Prompt #181
Characters A and B are recently married, and have moved into a cozy old house that's remarkably cheap given its condition. The two of them can't seem to find any major problems . . . sorta.
Character A does discover a weird, ominous warning scratched into the walls of the attic that a home is only as big as the love inside it, but they're deeply in love with their new spouse. Certainly, that can only be a good thing.
But the house does seem a bit odd. If Character A is alone in any one room for long enough, the furniture they swore they'd pushed flush against the walls is now a significant distance away. Meanwhile, if Character B hangs out in any one room alone for too long, that room definitely starts seeming cramped.
But the weirdest thing is that, when Characters A and B lay down to go to bed together . . . Character A wakes up smaller. Not by much . . . but by enough to notice.
G/T Writing Prompt #180
Character A, a tiny, winds up in a bizarre timeloop of their own birthday, where they inevitably seem to end each loop getting trapped in a small, confined space of some kind . . . be it boxed up with the clothes being donated, ending up in the glovebox of their best friend's car, or getting imprisoned inside their roommate's mini fridge somehow . . . and missing the date they planned on with someone they've had a crush on basically their entire life, Character B.
Character B, in every iteration of the loop, is missing their phone for the day, and ends up arriving at Character A's apartment, waiting outside for hours, and going home in confusion; didn't Character A say they wanted just one date for their birthday?
This is the ninth iteration of the loop, and Character A is getting a bit fed up with everything.
G/T Writing Prompt #179
Character A is a tiny with every bit of wealth and privilege afforded to them. Their family has donated to the university they're going to for generations, and put in work to make sure the entire campus is not just accessible to tinies, but favors them- the students who aren't the size of a finger have to constantly watch their step over raised tubes containing a subway system for the tiny students to get from class to class safely, there's a ledge taking up a significant amount of space in every classroom for smaller desks, etc. Despite this, Character A does try to work hard, and actively tries to outperform as many people around them as possible, regardless of size, in all manner of things.
Character B, meanwhile, comes from a significantly poorer background, but has quite a few . . . other advantages. Not just human-sized, but remarkably tall and athletic, and quite studious besides. They put in a lot of work to get where they are, obviously, and only managed it through putting their nose to the grindstone and obtaining multiple scholarships, but none of that stops people from suggesting they coasted by on athletic talent.
Naturally, Characters A and B despise one another, due to their respective hangups about the way they're perceived.
But what happens when, due to a tremendously unlikely series of events, the two of them are forced to collaborate on an academic project?
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