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Ernest: do you have kids? Vlad: it's impossible for one of my kind to reproduce the way you humans do, unless there's witchcraft involved, or you don't want your child to die. i have no immediate family. Ernest: oh, right. Ernest: sneeze Ernest: -when i first met you, i kinda thought you were the twins' cold distant dad or just, their uncle. Vlad: I didn't turn Caleb. Ernest: oh? Vlad: you have to give some of your blood when turning someone, or else the ritual will fail. Lilith and i, we share an essence. Ernest: maker and progeny. Ernest: ah- SNEEZE. sorry. Vlad: we should go inside. Ernest: much better… hm. i should write the blood thing down. Vlad: don't write her name either. Ernest: yessir. Ernest: yawns Ernest: i'm making a lot of noises today Vlad: it appears we are both sleep deprived. Ernest: you don't even need to sleep, Orlok-man. Vlad: she's not my daughter. Vlad: she's only bound to me, for eternity. Ernest: unless…? Vlad: one of us dies. Ernest: …well! It makes me very happy to announce to you, my friend, that humans and vampires share a similar way of managing blood ties. Ernest: long yawn jesus! i need to do something about my sleep schedule Vlad: you could come at night instead Ernest: thanks but i don't think that's the correct way of fixing this Ernest: just- remind me to bring some music next time Vlad: i will.

JUST LOOK AT THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

miss oranje disco dancer

In fact, this post really helped me exhale and relax. It carries simple (it just sounds like that, in fact it's not all that simple) things, but very necessary. Now I post on the tumblr to get feedback and share my creativity, but in part I feel stressed because I am "not good enough" and that my content is drowning among other people's absolutely beautiful creations. But this post made me remember one really truthful and important thing - it doesn't matter how many people will evaluate me and how they will evaluate me. First of all, I have to treat myself well, that's the main thing. And secondly, low-quality people are really not needed in life. We don't need people in life for whose attention we need to work hard. Even if I want recognition and attention, first of all I take care of myself, my resources and feelings, and do only what I like myself. Thank you for bringing up this topic and so competently painted it. I feel relieved and free thanks to this post.

any suggestions for becoming a sims based blog? I used to do it back in the hayday of sims 3 but it's been YEARS and I still absolutely love making sims, but I'm too shy and nervous to interact with the community ;;;

hi nonny! this is a complicated question that I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask lol but let me try it out. I think I'm gonna separate it into two parts for ease of reading. And sorry if it's a bit more cynical than you probably expected. I've just learned a lot i wish I had done from the start, lol. So here we go.

Sims content

Post whatever tf you feel like. If you love making sims, post the hell outta them and don't worry about what anyone thinks. There's no one perfect type of content to appeal to everyone; the community is made up of a million smaller niche ones. Editors, sim makers, gameplayers, storytellers, cc makers, etc. If you're passionate about it, you'll find people that love your posts. So don't worry too much.

Don't get too hung up on editing, if you want your pics to look "better" then use gshade/reshade and/or simple psd actions to your liking. Don't let it get stressful cos it ain't worth it. If you don't enjoy editing, don't do it at all. (I wrote more about how I edit & make it easier in this post)

Try your very best not to worry about notes. I know it's hard. Everyone wants their stuff to be seen, but when it comes to engagement on here, you're aiming for quality over quantity. A few awesome mutuals commenting on your stuff is way better than 600 silent likes. Also, having more attention sucks bc it brings the vile swamp rats out of their holes to see what shit they can stir up. The brief serotonins aint worth it. Just aim to find a few cool ppl to talk about your sims with cos thats all that matters.

If you want, find bachelor/ette or similar challenges ppl are doing and submit sims for them. And once you get some mutuals/followers, open sim requests so you can make sims for people. It's super fun and awesome to see your sims in other people's games! And you don't have to talk too much if you don't feel like it, but it's an easy way to get involved with others.

Social stuff & safety

Comment on peoples posts often if you like them. Engage with ppl. Reblog posts you see you like but don't really have any reblogs. I know you said you're shy but, this is most of the way to actual have mutuals that enjoy talking to you and comment on your stuff as well. You can just not talk if you want but it'll make it harder to have any engagement unless you're really good at edits or cc making.

Don't get involved with drama/discourse, it means nothing and amounts to nothing. If you're going to boost someone else's post, look into it first and look for evidence that it's even true before you reblog. If people hate on you in your inbox, block the anon and don't respond even to laugh at them. Block anyone that gives you bad vibes. They look at you funny, breathe wrong, use a color you don't like. Block. If anyone tries to start shit with you, block & completely ignore them & don't comment on it. It hurts, but there's nothing you can do about it, and people will move on if you ignore them.

Don't reveal any personal info about yourself on here or to anyone in DMs. Don't use your real name. Don't have anything connected to your other socials. Don't trust anyone on here with your vulnerable emotions, past trauma, etc. And don't say anything in DM you wouldn't feel comfortable with everyone else on the internet potentially seeing.

If you pledge to people on patreon, be aware that your email will show up on their end when you do. Dont use your real name as your patreon username.

If simblr is causing you stress, you feel like your mental health is suffering, take breaks. Log off or delete the app for a while.

And... I think that's all I can think of for now. If there's anything else detailed you wanna ask about feel free. But these are just my general thoughts. Good luck, nonny :)