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J. R. R. Tolkien: no, my books aren't about the war I experienced. It's just a story

J. R. R. Tolkien's works: you cannot go home, war ends entire bloodlines, you are mourning the death of your brother alone, you dug into the earth and permanently scored the land, you cannot explain what you have been through, you cannot go home, "that wound will never fully heal. He will carry it the rest of his life", leaving the women behind does not save them, the young die first, you cannot go home, the parent will bury their child, you have lost the wives and you will never connect with them again, "how shall any tower withstand such numbers and such reckless hate?", you are not the same, you cannot go home, you can never go home, your father will only side with those he sees as worthy bloodlines and you cannot change his mind, it is more meaningful Not to kill, sometimes your sacrifice accomplishes nothing, you cannot go home

beepbeepsan

Ok but also. You have to keep going because hope is all you have, and even if you're doomed you still have to try, kindness is priceless and effort is your duty, you have to keep going, there is beauty in the world, everything can change but the memory is worth celebrating, everything can be lost but it was here once and we remember, you have to keep going, your sacrifice is meaningful, your loved ones back home are worth the peril, the light will come again when it's darkest, your fear does not negate your bravery but emphasizes it, you have to keep going, we carry with us those we've lost and they live on through us, home is an idea you must fight to protect and to nurture, you are not alone, we will face the worst together, the weakest of us may be the strongest in the end, we will see the dawn again and you have to keep going or we'll never get there

timsforeverhome

Threw an empty plastic Easter egg at Tim for him to play with but he just... solemnly held onto it, thinking deeply about his newfound responsibility

timsforeverhome

As is Easter tradition, Tiny Tim has been showered with more responsibility toy eggs

He looks appropriately baffled and overwhelmed

"Hey Jill. Uh. You can have these."

"..."

"... snack?"

#cats

troutlawyer

Grandmas were so right about puzzles and knitting and crocheting and solitaire and reading slow and slippers and baking and watching deer in the backyard send post

swordshapedleaves

Someday your hands will be old and wrinkled, the skin spotted and bunching over your knuckles. And a child will watch you make something. It's a simple task, you'll have done it a thousand times before. But to that child, the smooth, confident way your hands move will seem like impossible magic. You have to keep living.

swordshapedleaves

prev these tags have me crying. this is absolutely what it's all about

tvguts

i think we've done a great job expanding the view of what a child's favorite animal can be. kids these days can say they love axolotls or pangolins or coelecanths and their decision is respected. maybe their parents can even find them a stuffed animal of it if they know where to look. and i think that's beautiful

wtfoctagon

DND character who accidentally becomes a paladin at their wedding bc they meant their wedding vows a little too hard and invents the Oath of Love subclass. Is this anything

wtfoctagon

People reblogging this with "this is just oath of devotion" no. Wrong. Oath of Devotion is an inherently lawful good oath devoted to the ideals of classical chivalry. It is an oath to serve all of the weak and defenseless in need of protection.

This is an idea I came up with after reading abt Oath of the Crown and realizing paladins don't have to be dedicated to ideals and ideals alone. That you can swear fealty to a mortal individual and still receive paladin powers from the strength of your conviction alone. This is about loving someone so much that the universe is forced to bend to the sheer force of your love, the fierceness of your vows as you speak them at a ceremony that you did not expect to gain anything from except the lawful right to remain at your beloved's side.

Some genuine "true love" bs that blurs the line between a paladin oath and a warlock pact. No alignment required you can be as evil or deceitful as you want to everyone else so long as all of your actions are out of pure, faithful, and honest love to your one person and that person only. Wifeguy hours taken to the farthest possible extreme of the new 5e paladin lore rules to result in accidental powers.

#paladin #dnd #im listening...

i hauve a cold

hooray for blue charmander!

somehow I've done another Chartodile family moment

#pokemon #charmander #totodile

todaysbird

fun thing about herding and/or generally neurotic breeds: they are really good at following rules you have instituted, but they will also make their own Dog Rules they will follow stringently whether or not you like it

todaysbird

despite never being reprimanded for getting sick if my dog throws up she will ‘tattle’ on herself and run over to me, show me the throw up, then hide and start shaking uncontrollably. nobody taught her to do this. she has decided that throwing up is a punishable offense until the end of time

ajarofpickledtears

todaysbird

my dog has decided that it’s solely on her shoulders to ensure there is peace in my house…if the cats fight she stands between them to ‘break it up’ and/or herds them away, if my rats have an argument she goes to the cage door and barks until they stop. not sure why she has decided she must carry the weight of the world but she has

Saying "But they're both pining for a man" against the theory that Glinda and Elphaba are lesbians for each other seems plausible for now but will turn out to be a Straw Man argument.

#wicked

beaft

my cat hates taking his pills. the only way we can get him to eat them is to turn it into an elaborate pantomime - we take the packet out of the cupboard slowly and hold it up, saying “oh!! what’s this? what’s this? a TREAT? a TREAT for louis????” while making surprised faces. we offer him a pill… then, before he has a chance to sniff it, we wag our fingers at him and replace it in the packet so it becomes a Tantalising Forbidden Mystery. we continue doing this until he’s so confused and excited that he will eat the pill as fast as possible, just so he can find out what it is before we can take it away from him again. as soon as he’s eaten it he looks utterly disappointed and betrayed, like a child who just ate a delicious sweet only to find it was a chocolate-coated brussels sprout. it never gets old

autumngracy

Op this is the funniest thing I’ve ever read

fucktheflagandfuckyou

op how could you just hide this from me in the tag this makes this objectively 10000000% funnier

stalling

50 First Doses

skyline-sunset-in-my-veins

You trick Louis? You trick Louis like a common fool? Oh jail, jail for owners ONE MILLION YE-oh what’s this? A treat?

#cats

daily-spooky

maddiesharafian

A Blacksmith’s Dream

#comic

homunculus-argument

I think society would be much better if it was considered more normal and acceptable to go on quests sometimes. At least once in your life, and it doesn't even have to be personal to you. Like you could call your boss like "hey my friend is going on a quest to find out once and for all what's the truth about her grandmother's childhood family. Ain't got nothing to do with me, but this is probably going to be a big one and she's going to need a friend with her."

And they'd just be like "alright, sure. See you in a year, and let us know if it's going to be longer, so we can start training a more permanent hire until you get back."