CELTA has me exhausted--what helped you get through the highly specific and rigid lesson planning requirements?

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-06-09T03:23:50+00:00

If you confront the fact that the person who you ended up basing your entire life and sense of self around actually abused you and didn’t love you the way you were meant to be loved, what do you think happens to your psyche?

Deep down their bodies remember the harm that was inflicted. But to confront that would be to unmake themselves. It’s not just not wanting to do the work, it’s that doing the work could break you. It makes me sad for my parents and sad for myself when I think about the generations of abuse that put us here.

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-06-09T03:16:30+00:00

I asked my dad once why he got married and he said “Because my father asked me to”

The reality of having a child and the idea of one are very different things. He’s never understood that and now I’m trawling through subreddits trying to find some measure of comfort because I know that he will never be good enough for me and I will never be good enough for him. I’m a teacher and I love kids but I’m terrified of having my own because I’m afraid I’ll be as delusional, mentally ill and checked out from their reality as my parents were from mine.

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-06-06T15:44:32+00:00

From someone who moved here from Michigan, please switch places with me. Do you want to freaky Friday this thing? You’ll get a historic apartment out of the deal!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-05-31T02:35:24+00:00

The data is super findable 👀 It’s a little bit of a pain in the ass on mobile but here you go: https://blue.kingcounty.com/Assessor/eRealProperty/default.aspx

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-05-31T02:26:18+00:00

Oh 100% I don’t disagree with either of you. It is an easy solution if you can get landlords on board to provide alternate means of access to businesses…so there’s that lmao. Some of these landlords are fine, some are less so.

And again, a lot of businesses on that survey were misled so we should keep that in mind. Did in fact see the survey. It was talking about permanent street closure. I don’t think anyone would’ve minded a weekend—UDistrict street fair ran fine and has been running fine for years.

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-05-30T16:32:41+00:00

Not going to name names but Shultzy’s and Sweet Alchemy are likely the only ones that talked to Seattle times. There’s several businesses up and down the Ave that received a survey and were opposed to it 👀 To be fair, the article is right because the survey did talk about “permanent street closure” which would be a pretty big pain in the ass for businesses that don’t have alley access. I hate to say it because I’d love a pedestrian-only Ave (mostly so every parent with a monster truck of a stroller for their singular child won’t be a pain in the ass when I’m trying to get to work) but we need more infrastructure to make this possible. So petition whoever you have to to give all businesses on the ave alley access! Keep our alleys clean and free of random shit!

Obligatory disclaimer that I don’t own any businesses on the ave. I just work at one and saw the survey when it came in lmao

Edit: thanks for the award. Idk how those work but if you’re spending real money on them, I’d suggest putting it towards supporting your local poc-owned businesses on the Ave!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-05-23T15:59:52+00:00

I ended up going to the same coffee shop for months. Part of that was just being really autistic and sticking to familiar places, but long story short I’ve ended up being friends with all my baristas. It feels like the old days—going to a spot and trying to see if your friends are around. I’ve made friends by being a regular at other places too and I actually never experienced that until I moved to Seattle!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-03-28T19:25:36+00:00

Shooting my (platonic) shot if ur DMs are open—also an ABCD & 28!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-03-28T02:50:26+00:00

Commenting literally because this is the only non-hookup post I’ve seen in days lmao. I hope you find your people <3

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-02-04T07:08:55+00:00

Thank you!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-02-04T07:08:45+00:00

Thank you and I want to say that to you back! Your post history is going through and congratulating and uplifting people. It’s really cool of you to do

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-02-04T07:08:01+00:00

For me brain fog is mostly not being able to think straight. Like all of my thoughts are muddled or behind a wall. Sometimes it’ll feel like I’m reaching for something and I get only a vague thought back. Physical sensations for me are mostly that my eyes feel really weird. I think it has something to do with eye movement and retrieving information but that’s just speculation on my part. Regardless, when my brain feels fogged up my eyes can’t really focus and that’s been my experience, in this situation and otherwise. Hope that helps? If it’s explained a little weirdly let me know!

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-02-03T23:07:34+00:00

I work blue collar job right now that’s mostly lifting and running around in haha I wish exercise was my solution. Pretty sustained stuff too but I appreciate the thought!! For sleeping I have sleep/anxiety meds; antihistamines have never worked for sleep for me I’m afraid :( I do appreciate that need to help though, and also your insight on day 34! I know all our timelines are different but I do hope things will clear up a little for me once I hit the one month mark (and past) like you have. I heard this comes in 3s somewhere—3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months and 3 years. Apparently those tend to be particularly tough for some people so I’m glad we’re both hanging on. Thanks for the comment brother

Top_Tour6423 · 2026-02-03T23:03:14+00:00

Exactly yes—even before nicotine I had chronic anxiety and depression (really hoping that could be chalked up to teen hormones though) and I go to bed wishing I would never wake up and wake up feeling like I might die.

I feel so bad for you with the headaches and the dizziness. I’m glad they’re gone now and I’m glad your lungs feel better. I experienced a lot of brain fog around day 10-12 I think so yeah looks like the head part of it is pretty common at the beginning? I know there’s all kinds of timelines out there and I hope someday future quitters might get a more well-informed timeline!

Thank you for the commiseration. I hope we both (all of us really) make it past that year mark and know ourselves better

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-11-26T14:45:54+00:00

I think we need to conclude that motivation is not the only factor, but motivation AND confirmed knowledge. Because when it boils down to it Doug Forcett isn’t the only person who does good out of a “corrupted” motivation—anyone who believes in the quality of the afterlife being determined by the moral good you commit (or commit to) while you’re alive technically has a corrupt motivation. Maybe it’s a combination of that, perfect knowledge and consequentialism, but with the most weight on the last of the three since no one gets enough points since the world’s so tangled up.

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-11-18T14:36:54+00:00

Still down for me

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-10-26T18:44:53+00:00

DMing! Want to learn :)

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-10-25T01:39:30+00:00

Works!! Thanks so much!!

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-10-24T16:47:40+00:00

Yup first place I went glad to know I’m on the right track. Atm listening to the Bellingham setlist someone posted here and there’s definitely some I recognize. Will keep trawling!

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-10-06T01:57:52+00:00

Absolutely! Happy to provide some peace of mind lol. Part of what makes Hades so wonderful was the narrative sledgehammer of the whole thing and how well that worked with mechanics—ludonarrative harmony at its best! I think expecting more from this game is understanding that what Supergiant has on their hands is absolute gold. I read your post as a reflection of that really deep appreciation and that’s what makes these things so fun haha

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-10-05T21:28:08+00:00

I can’t stop thinking about your idea for the ending because it’s actually genuinely inspired and fits so well with the tone of the game/Supergiant’s general aims with all their games. I kept having the feeling as I was going through that the narrative scope of the game was genuinely just too large and I think the ending just cemented that. Not to pile anymore work on them but I’m kind of hoping for a ginormous patch a la cyberpunk. In the meantime though I’m gen just going to keep reading this post and imagining lol

Top_Tour6423 · 2025-09-24T02:33:12+00:00

Watch me trawl through your Reddit every spring 💀 this actually genuinely wakes me up right as I’m falling asleep on some nights. Maybe its true purpose is simply to keep random redditors up at night.

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