A Few of my Favorite Things

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[dragontape-moved]

[ms-demeanor]

Hey you know how I said I was going to make a workbook on the kind of bullshit you need to do when someone you love dies? I actually did that.

HERE IS THE VERSION WITH LOTS OF SWEARING AT THE USELESS, SHITTY SITUATION YOU’RE IN.

HERE IS THE VERSION WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF BLACK HUMOR BUT NO CURSEWORDS.

Featuring Helpful Sections such as:

Death Certificates – What you need, why you need them, and how to get them

Prepare to spend a long and miserable time on the phone

What the Everloving Fuck is Probate

Some Simple Dos and Don’ts

Shitty Mad Libs – Templates for writing Obituaries and Memorials

How to plan a non-religious death party

So you suddenly have to become some sort of hacker or some shit

This is an eighteen page book that you can print out, download, share, and give away; it is meant to be used to collect information about funeral planning and account management after a death OR you can use it BEFORE you die and give people information so they’re not stuck playing Nancy Fucking Drew while trying to keep seventeen cousins who crawled out of the woodwork from gutting each other in front of the fucking casket as they argue about who’s inheriting grandma’s favorite dentures.

It’s not exactly cheerful and it’s full of things that are probably going to feel really fucking raw if you’re processing a fresh death.

I’m sorry! I love you! Death is shitty! I’m trying to laugh about it a little and I hope you can laugh a little too because otherwise we’re all just going to cry together.

Good luck!

(in memory of my weirdo mother and her weirdo siblings who all died too fucking young and left me holding this flaming bag of dogshit)

[saffronhare]

This is so radically kind, thank you

[ms-demeanor]

You’re welcome!

Life is short, kindness is what we’ve got.

When my mom died it wasn’t exactly unexpected but it was still sooner than we all thought it would happen. It was a huge punch in the guts and the thought of making things and not being able to show her and share them with her still hurts but in that first month it was like drowning.

So I made this for her, and shared it with and showed it to other people who are hurting, because my momma didn’t raise a quitter but she sure did raise a softhearted fool who wants everyone to feel a little more loved and a little more worthy and a little less alone.

I love you. Take care. Be kind.

[gothiccharmschool]

This is important, useful, and so very damn kind.

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

With a lot of us at high risk right now from COVID-19, it seems like a good time to repost this.

I printed a copy out today, filled in my information, and put it in the file folder where my will is. I also updated my online file that has step-by-step instructions on where my accounts are and how to shut them down.

I know a lot of us are overwhelmed with trying to stay alive atm, but on the off chance we don’t succeed it’s a kindness to our loved ones to make sure they have the tools they need to deal with the aftermath so they’re not left having to hack into all our devices and figure out what accounts we have and what bills might need to be paid.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[kamikaze-kumquat]

Preach

[catchymemes]

[link-the-feral-anon]

When you remember the anti-vax movement

[burger-prince]

[dumbnojutsu]

remember when we joked about it…

[bob-belcher]

One Day at a Time Season 4 preview: takes a jab at Netflix

[wtfisgoingonews]

[wtfisgoingonews]

Y’ALL THEY REALLY TURNED AWAY THE KANSAS CITY MAYOR TODAY -

[full article]

[justsomeantifas]

Fargo has a population of 122,359 - why in the FUCK is there only one polling station?

[thesokovianaccords]

here’s the thing about adulthood-

you will go for like three months with nothing happening and you’re bored as hell and then in the span of two weeks eight different things happen at once - some fantastic and some shitty and some just plain bonkers - and you’re just running around like a chicken with your head cut off and no clue what the fuck is going on

[teacherofthethoughtfullest]

YOU AINT LYING

[vegyta-deactivated20181007]

U ever juss…wanna hide ur face in someone’s neck and …. Sleep

[archdemonsblood]

Draco Malfoy will spend the rest of his life wondering in which room of his house the Dark Lord knocked up his aunt. 

[bezzie-mates]

*SG Writers knock on katie’s door* 

Katie: Hi Stupid

SG Writers: Katie, we’ve come to talk to you about your character Lena.

Katie: Yes….? *(thinking: they gon make her come out, imma get kissus with supergirl :3)* 

SG Writers: She’s straight. ok? u need to chill with the gayness and we know you are plotting this shit with melissa, the hearteyes and lip biting need to stap

Katie:

[whatshouldwecallfibro]

When someone sees me having a flare for the first time

[justanormalfangirl]

I just want a girlfriend who I can snuggle with and steal kisses from, and we can stargaze at night and go on 2am adventures and go on dates and I can hold your hand or we can have 3 hour long Skype calls and phone calls and we can write letters to each other and we can just be cute together. I want this so bad.

[helloiamace]

I want a girlfriend and I want to hold her hand and walk with her and kiss her under a streetlight as the snow flies around us and I want to lend her my jacket when she’s cold or borrow hers it doesn’t matter I just wanna share clothes with her and I want us to build snowmen and make snow angels and celebrate Christmas together and get each other gifts even though we didn’t agree to do that and drink hot chocolate and share cute kisses under mistletoes and wear oversized sweaters and fuzzy socks and have lots of blankets and cuddle and be really soft and I just really want a girlfriend to keep me warm during winter is that too much to ask

[niconiconotstraightatall-blog]

pride month is almost over and i still don’t have a girlfriend

edit: so to all the single girls out there: feel free to message me

[just-shower-thoughts]

It is an unspoken rule that if a little kid is hiding under a blanket or couch cushions, you are required to comment on how lumpy the blanket is and pretend to sit on it to try and “smooth it out.”

[tgmember]

Also, if you’re playing hide-and-seek with them, it is critical that you search every other possible (and impossible) hiding spot, all the while wondering out loud how they managed to disappear just like magic, before walking right past their hiding spot.

[the-catholic-geek]

And if a baby starts playing peekaboo you are required to act surprised when they show their face again

[pornhubstepmom-deactivated20191]

If a kid hands you a phone, you answer it

[skygenders]

How Do I Explain To My Cat That Stepping On My Boobs Hurts 

[catsuggest]

feel ok to me ? feet do not hurt

[homophile-deactivated20190403]

I WENT TO VISIT MY GRANDMA AT THE NURSING HOME AND THE LADY LITERALLY DOESN’T KNOW POOP FROM APPLESAUCE BUT SHE MUST HAVE REMEMBERED ME BRINGING SOMEONE TO CHRISTMAS BECAUSE SHE’S LIKE “SO HOW’S KALEB” (AKA MY GIRLFRIEND, KAYLA) AND MY MOM WAS LIKE “SHE’S DATING A GIRL AND HER NAME IS KAYLA, MOM”

WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT MY GRANDMA WAS LIKE “OH HOW LOVELY. I WAS A LESBIAN ONCE YOU KNOW.”