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I love that cas’ autistic energy is so endearing to everyone. eileen loves him, mary called him one of her boys, sam is always grinning at him, meg was IN love with him, rowena calls him tweety-bird, bobby adopted him and treated him as a son immediately, claire loves him and created a weird father-daughter relationship with him (even though he is wearing her dead father’s body #ripjimmynovak), jody and charlie and kevin and jo and ellen all liked him. and obviously, most of all, dean, who met him once and decided he wanted him around forever.

I want to talk about Bob.

I want to talk about Bob and how fandom treats characters with mental illnesses, because I’m already seeing this shit.

Spoilers below the cut.

His arc is so good, and yet some people are really just focusing on making him into “UwU babygirl” material. I know, this is tumblr, home of the babygirlified characters.

But there’s heavier context here. We’re talking about someone who survived an abusive childhood and overcame the addiction he used to self-medicate for a wildly unrepresented/stigmatized illness.

His memory loss is not cute. It’s traumatic. He’s traumatized.

Yes, it’s important that he absolutely can be seen as a love interest, as a favorite blorbo, as a comfort character. In fact, I think he will be for many people with mental illnesses. His story resonates.

But there’s a systemic, historic pattern of treating mentally ill folks as children, or incapable.

The situation with Valentina is a metaphor for conservatorship. She handles him, makes decisions for him, all while talking down to him.

Don’t let fandom do that to him, too.

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part one - infants

panda onsie by venusnotflytrap

eyelashes by simmi-kenni

riddle + penguin skin by zombietrait

dolce eyes by wrixie

infant bassinet by SYB

frog onsie by buttertrait

old-fashioned crib by awingedllama

cute outfit by littletodds

summer fit by littletodds

diaper set by gladly

infant cas prop recolour by grimmbats

infant pacifier and fit by littletodds

dungarees by littletodds

summer dress by georgiaglm

diaper recolor by gladlypants

hello kitty infant prop by honeybeemart

oatmilkl skin by elania

babyhair hair by maytaiii

part two - toddlers

cute overalls by littletods

laila and leah hair by georgiaglm

toddler tshirt by rhsims

collared crewneck by casteru

formal diamond shoes by crybaby

ruffle slides by elliesimple

bee hat by feral-poodles

iona hair by QIcc

simple pacifer by lehgaming

formal toddler by catseru

totoro pacifier by mydarling

bantu knots by sehablahsimlish

esmerelda hair by QIcc

cord overalls by rhsims

toddler shoe pack by crybaby

lashes by kijiko (scroll down)

hair pack by casteru

angelo hair by QIcc

erin hair by QIcc

bessie hair by QIcc

jogger set by casteru

briony curly hair by simkoos

part three - kids

everything by casteru

vivienne hair by QIcc

hippo backpack by mydarling

gratiana hair by QIcc

eyelashes by kijiko

irem hair by QIcc

silas dress by kaTpurpura

sienna hair by QIcc

iona hair by QIcc

maxwell dress by kaTpurpura

sweater dress by fabienne

cleo hair by QIcc

graphic tshirt by demondare-sims

cafe sweatsuit by nucrests

cozy weather by powluna

toadstool by moss

amala hair by sehablahsimlish

rowan hair by QIcc

kira hair by QIcc

josie hair by QIcc

part four - general build/buy

aviva kids room by mini-simmer

unicorn birthday by SYB

tiny twavellers by harrie

dreamy toddler by SYB

sleepi nursery by onyxium

beach playset by SYB

baby monitors by katiesimspire

coraline nursery by SYB

nutri-baby food by ats4 (likely broken in new update)

pacifier clutter by scarlett-bulckowisk

dino bedroom by SYB

aviva kids room by mini-simmer

unicorn birthday by SYB

tiny twavellers by harrie

dreamy toddler by SYB

sleepi nursery by onyxium

beach playset by SYB

baby monitors by katiesimspire

coraline nursery by SYB

nutri-baby food by ats4 (likely broken in new update)

pacifier clutter by scarlett-bulckowisk

dino bedroom by SYB

wallpaper by gladlypants

Tony: Wait, you have McDonald's?! Where did you get McDonald's?!

Rhodey: ...McDonald's?

Tony: Bitch give me a fry

Rhodey: IS THAT HOW YOU ASK??

Tony: Bitch PLEASE give me a fry

@lunadensmidnightprowl

Tony: *opens the door*

Small kid: trick or treat!!

Tony: hey buddy, what are you suppose to be?

Small kid: I’m a ghost! booo👻

Tony, comically clutching his chest: wow that was really scary. here you go *hands him a basket of sweets*

*a kid, who was Peter all this time, jumps out from his ghost costume, takes all the candy, and runs into the darkness of the night, maniacally laughing.*

Tony: oMg not again PETER, COME BACK HOME

Peter, frantically running into the room: I need money!

Tony: You never ask me for money, are you ok? How much do you need?

Peter: Turns out my favourite milkshake place was a money laundering front for the mob and it got shut down so I need you to buy it

Tony: …

Tony: ok

As someone who has a bipolar parent and is bipolar themselves, Bob is SUCH an important rep of us. This is SO important to keep in mind. Bob is more than just a silly little guy. He's a grown man with severe trauma and a disorder that millions of people across the globe have too. He can still be the silly guy, just don't infantalize him or take away the disordered parts of him. REAL Bipolar people can't do that. We can't take the disorder out of us.

I want to talk about Bob.

I want to talk about Bob and how fandom treats characters with mental illnesses, because I’m already seeing this shit.

Spoilers below the cut.

His arc is so good, and yet some people are really just focusing on making him into “UwU babygirl” material. I know, this is tumblr, home of the babygirlified characters.

But there’s heavier context here. We’re talking about someone who survived an abusive childhood and overcame the addiction he used to self-medicate for a wildly unrepresented/stigmatized illness.

His memory loss is not cute. It’s traumatic. He’s traumatized.

Yes, it’s important that he absolutely can be seen as a love interest, as a favorite blorbo, as a comfort character. In fact, I think he will be for many people with mental illnesses. His story resonates.

But there’s a systemic, historic pattern of treating mentally ill folks as children, or incapable.

The situation with Valentina is a metaphor for conservatorship. She handles him, makes decisions for him, all while talking down to him.

Don’t let fandom do that to him, too.

boblena this. voidwalker that. actually the thunderbolts are poly or none of them are together take it or leave it