Basic Fucking Kindness

battery recharging, self care, rest "you wouldnt let this happen to your phone. dont let it happen to you either. SELF CARE IS A PRIORITY. NOT A LUXURY."

society "keep religion out of politics, if you dont want an abortion dont get one. freedom of religion is "hey thats against my religion so I cant do that" NOT "hey thats against my religion so YOU cant do that" "

lgbt, digital, self compassion "the baseline of queer resistance is survival: dont burn yourself out. dont get bogged-down in the news. sleep enough, eat enough, REST ENOUGH, and seek some joy. reinvest some time into hobbies. queer fightback can only be accomplished when you have looked-after yourself: queer joy is rebellion"

relationships, society, invisible problems "{1}unpopular opinion but its cool if you dont want to be in love {1} like, idk. i used to feel so compelled to make excuses for being single, whether it was self-deprecating jokes about myself or insisting that i was too busy for a relationship or making myself go out on uncomfortable and pointless dates just to make a show of trying to not be single. there's such an expectation that if you're single you should be actively working of changing that, and its like. nah. there are 9999 other things you can be focusing your time and energy on and if you dont really feel like being in a relationship now or ever thats cool. {2} true wether someone is aromantic or not"

socialization "lemony snicket's advice on writing a nice thank-you note 1. do not start with the thank you 2. start with any other sentence. if you first say "thank you for the nice sweater", you cant imagine what to say next. say, "it was so wonderful to come home from school to find this nice sweater. thank you for thinking of me on arbor day." 3. then you're done"

kids, minorities, disabilities, neurodivergency, feminism, suicide "you have to stay alive. you're going to be such a beautiful middle aged freak. young freaks will see you in the streets and know that things can be okay."

self compassion, growth, rest, paroxysms, mental illness "moments of dysregulation are not when you need to figure it all out"

bioessentialism, misogyny, misandry "gender politics was a fucking mistake. ppl will really be like "men dont have the capacity to have authentic, normal human emotions like women do" and act like that's peak feminism and not an utterly fucking deranged thing to say about another person"

mewtwo, pokemon, discrimination "i see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant... it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are"

society, feminism, misogyny, lgbt "you know why its so critically important to celebrate women over the age of 40? because young women and girls need role models, need someone to aspire to become as they age. as it is, society basically tells girls and young women: aspire to be 18-22. do not aspire or imagine past that, for you are useless without youth and beauty. do not aspire to be wise, or strong, beautiful without youth, or valuable with lines and wrinkles. and THAT is scary. we put a cap on aspirations for girls, because we want them to think the ideal comes and goes by 20 - when really, we're at our best for many, many years beyond"

sonic, mental health "new rule: never trust how you feel about your life after 9pm"

digital, activism, privacy, socialization "{1} did u go protest today? {2} good morning officer {3} dont tell social media if you went to protests or not (especially if you didnt), dont give cops an easy way to track down protesters, punk life advice"