In short, a lot of what Harine said. Instead of trying to enforce order, let people find their own order. Keep a wide-view scale of when things are, but let everyone march to the beat of their own drum.
In short, relax, take a step back, and let people do their thing.
Done. All of you are free to make your own stories at your own pace. Rather than me assigning times to do things or interact with one another, take it at whatever time you want to. If there's something that I think we might like to do, like a food fight, ball, mission, or parent-visit day, I'll just suggest it and people can vote on whether they want to do it or not, and if passed we can just work toward it, beginning when everyone has found a satisfactory point to transition. Of course, even if a motion is passed, people can still elect to not participate. No more forcing of anything on my part, especially timeskips.
Thanks to some of you for words of encouragement. I really don't deserve them. Thank you also for trying to help the RP, in whichever way. I appreciate every one of you putting up with my crap. Hopefully this new paradigm will mean everyone can enjoy themselves in their own ways. Special thanks to co-GMs, of whose number I think Krayzikk and Lucius should definitely be counted. Again, sorry for screwing stuff up and being melodramatic about it. I have legitimate trouble not making everything into a show.
Funnily enough, that's the exact gif to which I was referring, Prince.
I'm really sorry,
@Boomlover. I don't think we're going to be accepting any new applicants for a long time.
On that note, it might be a good idea for the sake of canonical preservation if we NPC-ify characters whose players leave rather than eliminating them and not replacing them. What do you all think?