This. I've Missed SO Much School This Year (and In Previous Years) Because Of Chronic Pain And Frequent

This. I've missed SO much school this year (and in previous years) because of chronic pain and frequent sickness (poor immune system). It's been HELL trying to catch up, especially during GCSEs. Most teachers told me to just catch up with what I could, and come to them if I needed help. But some of them expected me to be able to do ~2 weeks' worth of work whilst I was bedridden and lethargic (practically zombiefied) from pain meds. I barely ate, barely drank water, just. Slept. For 2 WEEKS.

Plus, several of the SCHOOL NURSES didn't take my pain seriously. They assumed I was faking it for attention (and at the time I lacked a diagnosis because doctors wouldn't take me seriously either), and several times where I walked into their office screaming and sobbing in agony, they'd send me back to class because I had "missed too much school already". I get it, they're legally obligated to, but come on?? If a kid comes in unable to talk, howling in pain, and physically leaning on their friend because they're struggling to walk?? Let them stay, education be damned!

(Sorry for the rant, I normally wouldn't post this stuff on main since I try to keep my blog fandom/art related, but this really resonated with me and people don't talk about this enough.)

When I say “school should be disability accessible”, I don’t just mean we need handicap rails and EAs. Kids should be able to miss a day without failing out of school. You shouldn’t be dismissed from clubs because your attendance record is “spotty” (true story). I once missed an entire week of school because of a terrible, unending migraine. I was expected to keep up with my studies despite the blinding pain that came with working on my computer. When I heard my teachers say that you couldn’t miss exams, I asked what I would have to do to be excused from them. Their response? “Either get a doctor’s note an hour before the exam or death of an immediate family member.”

I cannot express how rigid this expectation was. First of all, with my condition, I wouldn’t have enough warning about my sickness to go to the doctor and request a note. For many people, this is exceptionally difficult, especially with the current shortage of medical professionals. Next, it ignores the fact that my schedule may not line with theirs because of my medical needs. Once, I had to visit a hospital a province away (which I was on the waiting list of for over a year) on the same day as an exam. I begged my mother not to take me because I was so nervous that I would be marked as an automatic fail. I was lucky enough to make it work, but that’s only because of my spectacular support system consisting of family members and wonderful doctors.

Disabilities aren’t always about needing a bus that can accommodate wheelchairs. It’s already difficult enough for many of us to maintain school attendance without the harsh punishments involved for skipping a day. We need to be able to miss school without being punished. Only than can you claim that the school is “accessible”

DBHC [Detroit Become Hermitcraft] AU MASTERPOST

This is a compiled list of links to every major dbhc post, including links to art, a list of tags that I use to organize everything for this au on my blog, character tags, and any other content for the au that you may want to specifically look for! I will do my best to update this Masterpost with every new major post I publish, so feel free to keep checking the original post (not reblogs, which will not retain edits) for new content! (Likewise, if you stumble upon a link that doesn't seem right, please feel free to let me know!)

Everything is organized below the read more by an Overview of information about the au and content organized by character. Within each character's section, posts are organized in a narrative chronological order-- NOT the order in which the posts were published. Most characters are organized in groups so links do not appear more than once.

Thank you for reading and enjoying my silly au! It's baffling to me how many people have found an interest in or love for this project, and everyone's support, encouragement, and general insanity means the world to me! <3

OVERVIEW

Dbhc, or the Detroit Become Hermitcraft AU, is an au that started as a joke and very quickly stopped being a joke LKFJGDG It’s called Detroit Become Hermitcraft, but not really because it has anything to do with the base game DBH– really, I only yoinked the android mechanics and inserted them into the minecraft-based world of hermitcraft. It’s an au that starts in Hermitcraft Season 8 (aka, many of the first androids were built for the beginning of s8 in this au), meaning that the seasons prior in this au do not technically have those hermits as part of their history. The Life Series are canon to this au, but like earlier hermitcraft seasons, 3rd Life is missing all of the android hermits due to it having taken place prior to HC Season 8.

GUIDE TO ANDROIDS - An official guide to how androids function, for those unfamiliar with dbh androids!

TAG LIST

#dbhc – any and everything dbhc! #dbhc art – any art, comics, or silly doodles that feature the dbhc characters #dbhc ask – any response to an ask or submission that I answer related to dbhc– could be silly asks or asks related to lore! #dbhc music – any art or asks in which I speak about the music on the dbhc playlists or use the songs as inspiration for art of the narrative #dbhc fanart – any dbhc art not made by me! #dbhc fanfic – any dbhc writing not written by me! #dbhc writing – works of writing that either I’ve done or works that I consider canon to the au! (see below for links to each of these works) #dbhc sillies – these are usually asks I’ve answered that include ridiculous doodles or humorous references to more serious or angsty lore posts #dbhc theories – not a consistent tag, but something I decided to start using for asks that have interesting theories that I don't want to confirm or deny. Also used in general for large theory-based asks/my reactions to them #dbhc mechanics – any explanations related to the way the androids function [i'm still currently in the process of going back through everything and working this tag in!] #dbhc ref – official reference sheets for the characters

CHARACTER TAG LIST:

Character tags will be listed as #dbhc [name]. They contain both art of those characters and any mentions/discussions of them from asks. If a character is discussed or shown in any capacity, those posts should have the respective character tags! I believe these are all of the characters discussed/referenced so far:

#dbhc beef || #dbhc bdubs || #dbhc cleo || #dbhc cub || #dbhc doc || #dbhc etho || #dbhc false || #dbhc gem || #dbhc grian || #dbhc hypno || #dbhc impulse || #dbhc iskall || #dbhc jevin || #dbhc joe || #dbhc joel || #dbhc jimmy || #dbhc keralis ||#dbhc mumbo || #dbhc pearl || #dbhc ren || #dbhc scar || #dbhc skizz || #dbhc tango || #dbhc wels || #dbhc xisuma || #dbhc zed

CHARACTER POST LIST

Since Tumblr has a link embed limit of 100, I had to move every character section to it's own post :[ Which is a little annoying, but giving each character group their own post will hopefully prevent any issues going forward as I continue to add to the au without fear of hitting a link limit.

As mentioned above, the below individual posts are organized by Characters or Groups of Characters. Within each section, drawings are organized by NARRATIVE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (Not the order in which they were posted/published).  These links contain links to posts/art specifically centered around the characters they're listed under. All posts that have a collection of characters, moments, or drawings not centered around any one specific character/characters will be found under "Other Drawings!" Stuff from Secret Life, Decked out, and other silly drawings can be found there. Character's are often cameo'd all over the place, so if you're looking for all of the content of a specific character, your best bet is perusing their respective character tag (listed above)! The posts below are to present a better/more cohesive idea of the ordered narrative of each character.

ETHO + BDUBS

MUMBO + CO.

DOC + CO.

IMPULSE + CO.

TANGO + CO.

JOE + CO.

SKIZZ + CO.

XISUMA + CO.

OTHER DRAWINGS [GROUPS/COLLECTIONS]

WRITING WORKS

Canon Events. To Me <3

[x] @tunastime Gear of the Heart, Turning [ethubs] [x] @tunastime Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [docsuma]

Fanfic Works I consider closely adjacent to canon:

[x] @bruhman745 [ethubs first kiss!] [x] @bruhman745 [s9 reset etho re-deviates] [x] @drachis917 [Impulse meets Gem!]

my little brother & i are having a scholarly debate about mornings

i hope everyone here knows when i say "woe ____ be upon ye" im not saying woe because said thing is bad im saying woe to invoke the image of me throwing whatever im talking about at you eminem style

I'm happy to answer for all OCs! I'll post a pic of them all so y'all who who's who! :)

Left to right, top to bottom:

Isaac (brown hair) - he/they

Evvi (rainbow hair) - she/her

Haruka (white hair) - she/her

Sam (black hair) - they/them

Kyle (ginger hair) - he/him

Charlie (brown hair) - she/they

Aya (white hair) - she/her

Alex (brown hair) - he/she/they

Rei (brown/blue hair) - he/they/it

Ara (pink hair) - she/they

Odd-ish OC Asks

Idk… I just wanna know some weird things about your virtual kids…. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Send a number and the name(s) of the OC(s) you want answers for.

*It helps if you put the names of the OCs you’re willing to respond for in the tags when reblogging the ask list

How do they respond to having a song stuck in their head? Does that happen to them often?

How do they feel about confronting their friends when issues arise? 

When speaking to themselves in their mind, how do they refer to themselves?

Do they enjoy wearing socks/stockings when they aren’t wearing shoes?

Do they have any unappealing habits (ex: picking their nose, hawking loogies)?

How do they cope with losing a game?

How do they cope with losing an argument?

How do they cope with losing a friend?

How do they cope with losing a lover?

Do they enjoy sitting on countertops?

How expressive is their face? Are they easy to read?

How do they deal with experiencing physical pain?

Are they easily insulted?

Would they prefer to act or react?

How would they respond to performing on stage?

Would they ever wear perfume or cologne? When? What would the scent be?

Could their personality or interests be considered “flighty?” Do they change their mind/interests often?

Do they daydream? Of what?

What is the most inappropriate thing they have ever done in public?

What was their favorite toy as a child?

What was their favorite way to play as a child (ex: playing pretend, playing games with rules like tag,)?

How do the sneeze (ex: loudly, quietly, openly, into their elbow, hold the sneeze in)?

When engaged in an irritating conversation, how to they conduct themselves?

What words make them cringe?

How do they feel in large crowds?

Would they ever spend an afternoon in a library? What section would they spend the most time in?

Do they find it difficult to try new foods?

If a friend asked them to taste something and it turned out to be unpleasant, how would they handle it?

Do they wear underwear?

Can they pee in front of other people?

What story gave them nightmares as a child?

How would they respond to being handed an infant?

How would they respond to being asked to watch over a child for an afternoon?

Do they enjoy climbing trees?

In which of their own skill sets do they have the most confidence? Why?

Do they enjoy receiving compliments? How do they respond to it?

How often are they the one to initiate physical contact?

Do they prefer salty or sweet things?

Do they get the urge to jump from high places?

Have they every written a dirty letter and actually sent it?

How would they describe their love life?

How would they describe their sex life?

Do they hide objects? What and where?

What are their reasons for getting up in the morning (outside of achieving their main goal)?

Who is their greatest confidant? Who confides in them?

What is something they’ve always wanted to do, but know they shouldn’t?

Is there someone whose laugh makes them laugh as well?

How festive are they on holidays?

How would they respond to their ears ringing for an extended period of time?

How likely is it that they would be the first to point out a full moon or a beautiful sunset?

If you like frogs. Or possums. Or cool builds. Or happiness. This is the video for you.