#stardustgifts

[oldcoyote]

stardustgifts replied to your post “one of the hardest things to deprogram is how much you care about what...”

I can't tell you how much this resonates. I feel you. I've spent nearly my whole life being helpful, being the good, supportive daughter, trying to make up for my mom's lackluster marriage with my dad by not wanting to move out, & just. It takes so much of a toll on a person, spiritually & physically. I'm still learning how to be a person as well, & at 31. I still don't know if I'll be able to stand in front of them & tell them I'm gonna move out when the time comes.

i feel you so much. i don’t have your living situation but i have a similar one with my mother. i am the supportive daughter and her stand-in companion in place of my father, who continues to be a lifelong disappointment in every way emotionally. she’s made it clear that she has nothing if i go and have my own life or friends, she would lose every last bit of happiness, and because of that i can’t abandon her. it’s the worst kind of hard place to be trapped in. i’m so sorry, love. i hope things get better for you soon.

[oldcoyote]

stardustgifts replied to your post: so i may get the chance to move to the country and...

I think it’s always hard to let go of the familiar, even if the familiar isn’t what you want, y'know? But I’m excited for you and sending all the good vibes that the place doesn’t get bought by someone else! <3

i do think that’s a huge part of it. i may not be happy here, but i’m comfortable and very lucky to have what i have. i feel like risking losing this for the possibility of a dream seems - childish? foolish? too big a risk

i am not brave, i am learning

[enchantedcass]

I hatched a Ponyta and my girlfriend evolved a Flareon so we have two beautiful children and also my eevee and scyther. We’re parents. It’s all very exciting. We’re accepting gift cards to Bed Bath and Beyond.

[oldcoyote]

stardustgifts replied to your post “bakingapoem replied to your post “sometimes i wonder if anybody else...”

I'm vegan, and I'm always down for food discussion/recipe swaps! Beans are a great source of fiber and protein (they make up about 95% of my diet), and maybe roasting the veggies with veggie oil, salt/pepper, garlic powder, & balsamic vinegar can help you! (Throw some thyme/rosemary in too. SO GOOD.) Blending roasted green veggies into a pesto with nutritional yeast (also good source of protein) is great!

see previous post re: beans. haven’t had much luck with them either, sadly. i really want to try roasted vegetables, i have for ages, but the problem has always been that i’m alone & if i buy produce, season it and roast it, and then can’t stand it - i’m literally throwing away so much good and expensive food. the waste really bothers me. but if i get the chance to try it someday, i absolutely will.

yuriprinxe replied to your post “yuriprinxe replied to your post:bakingapoem replied to your post...”

weeeeiiirrd. Google searches are just mostly "are you SURE you don't like vegetables?" so I can see your frustration lol.... have you tried stir frying them with strong sauces or adding them to a chili? or if they're just a complete and utter no-go, how about potatoes, pasta, rice, fruit, etc? I realize you can't live off just that tho :/

the google searches are so infuriating, i can’t even begin to tell you how many nights i’ve wound up in tears of frustration because of the violent lack of answers out there.

stir frying is one of the few ways i can manage, but it has to be a meat-heavy and sauce-heavy one, which defeats a lot of the purpose.

scribantrope replied to your post “I was a vegetarian for 5 years and I generally hate veggies (there's...”

There's this product called Soylent that is a sort of (vegan) shake of all the nutrient and stuff that one person needs to live? Maybe it could help.

i saw that when it first came out and had a good laugh (see: Soylent Green). honestly i’ve said before that if i could switch to an all in one thing with a flavor i could stand i would, but it’s not available here, and the cost is also fairly extreme.

[enchantedcass]

My girlfriend is a cutie. 

[enchantedcass]

My girlfriend has one paper left to her first year of grad school and that will mean she's halfway done and I'm so fucking proud of her and I need to just say that.

[enchantedcass]

Ghost posting here. 2 years ago the coolest most amazing girl I know - who is smart and funny and cute and sexy and absolutely everything I could ask for in a friend - said yes when I asked if she'd be my girlfriend. Which I think is pretty freaking rad of her. Happy anniversary sweetheart.

[likechildreninafairytale]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND NATIONAL PISTACHIO DAY, JAMIE!!! <3 EAT ALL THE CAKE AND HAVE ALL THE LOVE. YOU DESERVE IT. :*

THANKS, YOU TOO (MAYBE PISTACHIO CAKE) ❤️