Basic Fucking Kindness

"my brother and i got jars too, eventually we didnt know what to do with it so we just copied them and filled it up slowly by breaking things during arguments saying only the most hurtful things you can come up with on the spot - like it was a contest we were getting really good at it. just like them since being on my own i've been better but sometimes i find small jars in my pocket that i have to remind myself to throw away"

parenting, trauma, anger "in my life, most things were fleeting there was always not enough time not enough money because there was always not enough... our house only knew how to speak one language too the language was anger there was always enough to go around it was free and easy to give away our house always had some in stock ready my father was a steady supply i saw my mother keep her's in a jar that's always never empty" source

art, digital, resources 'open source/free alternatives to expensive software' [possibly dated] #hard_to_transcribe

adhd, executive dysfunction "this hack will save your teeth: there are no "right" and "wrong" times to brush your teeth [...] honestly this hack will solve most of your problems. just stop assigning meaningless "right" and "wrong" to tasks and start saying "i can pretty much do whatever i want whenever i want and society and its expectations dont really matter to me" if there's no barrier in the first place you dont have to get over it you can always begin again. any hour, any moment can be the beginning. you can choose that. the clock doesnt run you, you run the clock" "

unscheduled post: general self care reminder take your meds, drink water, check if you need food/are in an uncomfortable posture, take off the binder if applicable (no more than eight hours per day, not sleeping in it, one free day per week, and not using it if you feel pain or find breathing harder than usual), and look outside of the screen (through a window or to a wall, for example) for a whole minute

self compassion, mental health "when lizzo said "self love is survival" and when hannah gadsby said "do you understand what self-deprecation means when it comes from somebody who already exists in the margins? its not humility. its humiliation" and when mitski said "i used to rebel by destroying myself, but realized that's awfully convenient to the world. for some of us our best revolt is self preservation" when audre lorde said "caring for myself is not self-indulgence, its self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare" "

mental health, society, trauma "this young koala has a mental health problem what i like about this comic is that it doesnt "trivialize" mental health problems in and of themselves. its clear that the koala IS genuinely traumatized by what's happened. but it does emphasize that the mental health problems are a symptom of some real tangible problem that needs to be dealt with immediately"

crafts, activism "so you want to compost?" #hard_to_transcribe

socialization "feel however you need to feel but act from bravery and compassion"

mental health "anxiety | reality"

self compassion, mental health, growth "please make sure that wherever you're at in life, you dont treat it like a transitory period. dont waste your college years wishing to be already graduated and have a job. dont waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while its important to better yourself and reach for your goals, dont neglect the present because thats where you are now and its your now that determines your future"

boundaries, growth "you are allowed to change the price of what it costs to access you"