HELP ME PLEASE! the meme

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HELP ME PLEASE! the meme



We all have something we either can't do, or can't do alone. Luckily there's a meme for that.

HOW TO PLAY

○Post with your character.  Don't put their name and canon in the header.  Instead put something that they don't know how to do and would like to learn, or something they might want help or practice with.

examples: I can't swim • I need to clean this whole house so I can go to a ball and seduce a prince • I'd like to practice throwing pitches with someone

○Look around the meme! If you see someone that you think your character can be of some help to... tag them! 

Comments

I think I want to tell my parents I'm a superhero but I don't know how to

[newjerseyhero]

[Or if it's even a good idea, or how they'll react, or even if I should. But I don't like not being the daughter they know. Help, please?]

[godofbadideas]

That's... a tough one. What do they think of superheroes in general? So that's why updates on your fic have slowed down.

[newjerseyhero]

Um... well, they like that they do good. But I'm not sure if they'd personally like to know one. They sort of ... came to America in the hope of getting away from all the scary crazy, and then they found more... It's a thing. Also, you read my fic?

[godofbadideas]

Unfortunately, scary crazy can find you anywhere. ...but seriously if they wanted peace and quiet, they should have picked a different part of the country. ...yes. Yes I do.

[newjerseyhero]

Like where, exactly? ... Do you like it? Do.. do you write fic?

I cannot resist Ms. Marvel

[redgoldgreen]

Yeah, I'd help, but I'm the last person to talk to about parents.

Whatever. Do they love you?

Re: I cannot resist Ms. Marvel

[newjerseyhero]

Oh. I'm sorry.

Yes, they do. But... Right now, I'm hurting them, because they know I'm hiding something from them. I don't want to hurt my parents.

[redgoldgreen]

[It's a great effort not to comment on that, but Tony restrains himself. She's a good kid, she doesn't deserve Tony-brand snark.]

Eh, no big deal.

Look, I've seen this happen before. You can't protect your family by keeping them ignorant. Either you trust them to keep your secret, or you don't. They'll find out sometime, can't stop it in this line of work. Up to you how and when.

[newjerseyhero]

This line of work...

I did, sort of, tell a responsible adult in my life. Someone that my parents trusted. He told me I should 'keep helping people'. Maybe... maybe if I put it like that to my parents...?

[skyfaring_swordsman]

Why not just say it? What's the worst that could happen?

[newjerseyhero]

They could react really, really badly.

[skyfaring_swordsman]

I've found that large secrets have a way of getting out, eventually. It's better to get out in front of it early.

[newjerseyhero]

But just... telling them? There's got to be a way to do it that isn't ... likely to cause a heart attack?

[jekyllandheidi]

Hmmmm, that is a toughie. I mean, I got brownies when I told my parents, but that was just brownie night so. Maybe no correlation.

Ohhhhh, you should make them brownies when you tell them!

[newjerseyhero]

Telling them with a treat? That's ... not actually such a bad idea

[jekyllandheidi]

Treats are the best! If, like, politicians started every meeting with a carton of ice cream, we'd be so much better off! It'd definitely work out with treats! Guaranteed.

[kneewindows]

Why not just tell them? Good or bad at least it's out in the open and you don't have to stress about hiding it from them anymore.

[newjerseyhero]

Because of how they might take the information. I'm ... worried what they might say, or do, or both, or neither or... It's just a thing that makes me worry, even if I'm not really sure why?

[kneewindows]

The longer you put it off, the harder it's going to be to tell them.

Sure, there's no guarantee they'll take the news well, but at least then you finally got it off of your chest.

[tookthename]

Going to warn you, they're going to tell you to stop when they find out. And they will find out sooner or later whether you tell them or not.

[newjerseyhero]

[That's Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel came to offer her advice. THAT'S CAPTAIN MARVEL. CAPTAIN MARVEL CAME TO OFFER HER ADVICE. THAT'SCAPTAINMARVELANDSHECAMETOGIVEKAMALAADVICE!!!!]

... I... um ... Oh ... wow

[tookthename]

...You alright?

[Did she say something wrong? Is...is she having a stroke?]

[spoildbat]

Oooooooohhh.

I can so relate to this one. I for one don't recommend it? Like, my mom and I have been back and forth and back and forth, and back and forth over the whole vigilante thing.

[newjerseyhero]

Oh. [Actually, someone being in the same situation was very comforting] Is there ever a point you agree on it all?

[spoildbat]

Mmmmm.

Sometimes. Like when it's really necessary. Or when my dad's up to his old tricks. [Eye rolling]

We've had our understandings, but it usually comes back to the same stuff. 'It's too dangerous, Steph. You'll get killed Steph. Leave it to the professionals , Steph'

Hello Mom, I am a professional.