B Plot Of All Fucking Time.

It’s just. It’s very important to me that the way that Mirabel saved her family wasn’t by catching the candle in time before it was snuffed out.

Mirabel saved her family not by undoing the prophecy, nor by gaining the gift of her own she’d always wanted, but by this: Offering empathy, words of affirmation, and a hug.

With Luisa, with Isabela, and then with Abuela, we see this continual pattern of relational healing: Mirabel meets them where they are, finally seeing the world through their eyes for the first time. (Luisa’s breaking under tremendous stress, Isabela’s stifled growth from perfectionism, Abuela’s lifelong wail of grief after losing Pedro.) She then verbally validates what they’re going through, and they hug, and they now know that she sees them and loves them still. It’s just so gentle and kind and good.

And even though she does all this, beginning her family’s journey towards healing, Casita falls anyway– because it has to. It has to fall in order for the family to see themselves, and their brokenness, for what they truly are. No more gifts, no more glamour. The miracle that had initially been their refuge became their tomb over time, because Abuela idolized it and lost sight of what was most important: Her family whom she’d been given the miracle to protect.

It’s so significant that the magic doesn’t get salvaged just in the nick of time– no, it has to die and be reborn in order to truly be saved. Like Mirabel says, “we need a new foundation”. And the family has to build that new, better foundation from the ground up, together, in order to learn how to thrive with their magic instead of living burdened by it.

And it would be so, so tempting for Mirabel to delight in her family losing their gifts and finally being on her level. After the way she’s felt overshadowed and forgotten all those years, it would be justified. But she doesn’t do that, not even a little bit, because Mirabel Madrigal is “patient and steadfast and steady”, and she loves her family even more than she longs for her own gift. And that just– wow. What strength of character this girl has.

The family is right, in the end– the real gift, the real miracle, is Mirabel and her soft heart and incredible capacity for empathy.

Mirabel is such a lovely character and I’m still so delighted by her and her story. What a creative and beautiful portrayal of intergenerational trauma and healing.

Resisting the urge to tap a button is the most stressful thing I have ever done

it's really weird having a first dog be blind and then getting a second who can see...like how was I supposed to be prepared for this.

this creature can perceive when I put the treats up on the high shelf. or when I hide stuff behind my back. I can't fool her!! she's always watching me and she shouldn't have this much knowledge!!!

I walk around at night and I shine my flash light directly into her eyes and I'll just be standing there staring at her weird blue orbs for like 5 seconds until I realize it's probably extremely annoying to her, because she has eyes!! I'll turn on the light in the room and she gruffs and grumbles like ?? oh right!! light wakes you up!! the fuck??

he would do this

Crash

mouse kar

(had to get the joke out before the Sad Lore Comic i've thumbnailed lol)

Excuse me-

That is FALSE

cats always look like theyre smiling with that :3 face of theirs

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this part killed me

a romantic reunion