❤️ 🍵 Tea’s Recommendations 🍵 ❤️ (September) (Things I Like That You Might Like Too) (Patreon)

Hello!

Sometimes I get caught in a cycle of the same movies, books, activities, and whatever else. If you also suffer from this, I hope this small collection of recommendations can be of some help.

P.S. These are obviously just things I like and if you don’t like them too, then that’s absolutely a-okay ❤️

✨TV Shows/Movies:✨

Brassic (2019):

What’s worse than being bipolar? Being bipolar and skint. And also the town’s local thief. Vinnie and his band of good-natured but feckless mates get up to all sorts - except for working and paying tax, of course.

Hilarious, heartfelt, with great performances from all the cast. A Yorkshire feast for the eyes. There’s something really lovely about hearing regional accents in tv shows. I wanna see grown men hugging each other whilst saying “Come here, you daft bastard. Give us a cuddle.”

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024):

Maybe not a necessary sequel, but an enjoyable one, nonetheless. Slapstick, macabre, and unapologetically here to entertain. Sometimes, all we want is to enjoy the surface and not think too much - and Beetlejuice offers spooky vibes, gross gags and the feeling of whimsy around family, death and the absurdity of life.

Worst Ex Ever (2024):

While I don’t love the title, I was instantly drawn into this documentary about four different accounts of DV. The episodes use animation segments to highlight the severity of each situation and I personally think it really helps emphasis how inappropriate and shocking this behaviour is.

There were parts where I was literally yelling ’No! Do not meet up with him again. He’s not sorry. He beat you to be bloody pulp. There’s no apologising for that.’

There’s also a very bizarre case where a woman and her mother try to frame her ex-husband for murder to get sole custody of a child. Just further proof that whilst most DV is committed by men, women can absolutely still be abusers and need to be held just as accountable.

We have a long way to go when it comes to supporting victims of DV, but we are making progress, because at least now we are talking about how to better support them. Years ago, being a victim of your partner or family was seen as shameful, something to suffer in silence. Now, we’re taking a closer look and starting to ask better questions. Instead of ‘why did you stay’, let’s ask ‘why do some people hurt those they claim to love?’

✨DISCLAIMER:✨

Because they’re pieces of shit. And you could give them all the support in the world and it wouldn’t make them better people. Abusers are not to be fixed. They are to be left. I realise that’s a strong stance, but having been a victim myself, I say it with the conviction of someone who has gone through it. It will not get better. Your abuser will not get better. Leave. Leave. Leave.

I know it’s not that simple. Detangling from an abuser is the furtherest thing from simple. But that doesn’t mean it’s not the right course of action for you and your loved ones.

✨Music:✨

Sun Bleached Flies  - Ethel Cain

Tragedy - The Bee Gees

Take What You Want (From Me) - Post Malone (Feat. Ozzy Osbourne)

You’re Losing Me (From the Vault) - Taylor Swift

Unsweetened Lemonade - Amiele Farren

Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl - Olivia Rodrigo

Lose Control - Teddy Swims

I Bet on Losing Dogs - Mitski

Crush - Ethel Cain

✨Activities:✨

Play Animal Crossing:

I’m collecting more and more autistic hobbies by the second, and I really am at peace with that.

The game for people who swear they’re not gamers. Land on an island, make the island pretty, harvest fruit and weeds, and by golly constantly remake the same flimsy tools… over and over and over again.

I can’t explain it. I don’t know if it’s the adorable animal designs, the amazing fashion or the sweet reliability that if you plant a pear, you will, eventually, get a pear tree.

I recommend this as a top cozy game. Now that autumn is just around the corner, this is perfect for anyone who wants to snuggle down and feel cozy. A game for shutting off your brain, drinking a cuppa and just saying ’shhhh’ to life.