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I hate my former name. I’ve always hated it. I hate the way it sounds when it’s spoken, I hate the way it looks when written, I hate the way people are constantly trying to spell it with an “I” at the end, and I hate it’s generally accepted meaning as well (which is a big deal to me, being a massive name-nerd). Most people don’t know what it’s like to hate something so very fundamental about oneself. Something as everyday as your name shouldn’t be a source of distaste and resentment. Cringing every time a friend or neighbor says hello to you is just shitty, trust me. It’s not a good way to live, and it wreaks havoc with your self-esteem, of which I have very little to begin with. But there’s more to it than this simple answer.
May. 8th, 2017
So, just to catalog this cuteness for my own benefit until I get my hands on this (which I will use to write this sort of stuff in so Moony can have it when he's grown) but hey, for yours too.
I play this French horse breeding game, have for years and years. So Moony was hanging out at my elbow here while I messed around with some things and he looked at one of my horses and said "Unicorn!" I said, "Actually, that's a horse. Here, I'll show you a unicorn." And then, you know, I did. It was a baby. "Baby Unicorn!" He says happily. "Right! Would you like to take care of him?" Heehee. Then, with some direction from me as it was the first time he'd played this, he fed the baby unicorn and brushed it and played with it and did all the things that one does in this game, and then I tell him it's time to put the baby unicorn to bed. So he clicked on the little moon, which is the bed option and said "night night" and then wandered off to brush his teeth and pick out his books for the evening and so on and Aaron and I just about lost it over the cuteness while he brushed his teeth.
I'm gonna make him his own account attached to mine and give him a cpl of my unicorns to take care of. And he can do that before bed each night and it can be part of his ritual. He likes his rituals. And he likes unicorns. Wonder why.... :)
I play this French horse breeding game, have for years and years. So Moony was hanging out at my elbow here while I messed around with some things and he looked at one of my horses and said "Unicorn!" I said, "Actually, that's a horse. Here, I'll show you a unicorn." And then, you know, I did. It was a baby. "Baby Unicorn!" He says happily. "Right! Would you like to take care of him?" Heehee. Then, with some direction from me as it was the first time he'd played this, he fed the baby unicorn and brushed it and played with it and did all the things that one does in this game, and then I tell him it's time to put the baby unicorn to bed. So he clicked on the little moon, which is the bed option and said "night night" and then wandered off to brush his teeth and pick out his books for the evening and so on and Aaron and I just about lost it over the cuteness while he brushed his teeth.
I'm gonna make him his own account attached to mine and give him a cpl of my unicorns to take care of. And he can do that before bed each night and it can be part of his ritual. He likes his rituals. And he likes unicorns. Wonder why.... :)
