“family time” literally cannot exist if there is a toxic/aggressive
man in the house. It just cannot. It’s sad to see mothers try to pull their family
together, to stabilize some form of family time when tensions and emotions are
already high because of a toxic man.
Like, it just doesn’t exist. If there is a toxic man in the
house, and that affects the children and other family members, then that small
bit of solace and peace vanishes when he enters the house. The time prior to
that is spent with everyone preparing themselves for his arrival and the
negative impact it will have on their emotions.
As long as toxic men have a say or authority in your house,
then “family time” that is meant to be happy, is literally nonexistent.
And then, there is this awkward tension when a mother picks to please her husband/boy friend over her own children. When she knows he is wrong, and knows that she is in the wrong for defending him, but she tricks herself into believing her children are putting her wedge in the relationship with a toxic man. Especially if it’s her daughters who cannot stand her boyfriend/husband (double if he isn’t their bio dad).
hozier: so yeah im releasing a new album this year and one of the songs is about falling in love at the end of the world and it’s heavily influenced by the current political climate and it’s called “wasteland, baby!” and i hope you like it :)
me, through tears: fucking superb you funky little dryad
ok but the peak of all comedy will always be that video of the broken singing trout that makes unholy noises but always goes right back to normal for the cheery chorus
i’m sure someone probably commented on this post already but this is calamity jane, they eventually move into a tiny cabin together and sing a song about how “a woman’s touch” can fix anything. i watched this movie daily when i was about 7 and now i’m a dyke
my butch lesbian professor who is well into her sixties had told me that this was her first real exposure to the concept that a woman could not only be attracted to other women, but be butch while doing it. she said this movie propelled her into her sexuality with a sense of pride and remains a cornerstone of her coming-out journey. in short, representation matters and always has.
