(description: Girl typing on phone: I'm plural! Mom replies: That's scary. Deirdre: Bzzt! Nope, wrong! Plurality is not scary.
Deirdre: If someone comes out to you as plural, they have put a great amount of trust in you, and your response may have great weight to them. It is imperative that you understand their condition before you make declarative statements about it.
Mom (thinking): That sounds scary... but let's ask what she thinks.
Mom (typing): Oh, really? Tell me more about it!
Girl: I think it's fascinating! / I'm still figuring it out... / It's exciting... but a little scary.
Deirdre: These are examples of ways they may respond depending on their situation. Plurality is a very broad concept, and everyone's case is unique.
Deirdre: For some, it may be scary! In that case, be extra careful not to exacerbate their fear. You hold the power to accept them.
Header: Some good general questions include... "How would you like to be addressed? Do you have new pronouns or names?" / "Are you a plural system? What are the other members of your system like?")
tbf it def got harder (especially the last one) but ive had practice making out words i cant totally see. as long as i can make out important letters i can guess what it is (helps that it provided 4 possible answers instead of having you type your response)
I can only read “dogs” and only see anything in one other. I see nothing in any other.
Still losing my mind over the Animal Crossing series having a Turnip seller, Bug Catching enthusiast and whoever the hell this Beaver was who used to look like this
hi yeah i found out recently that the popular caramelldansen (you know. the one you know.) is actually a fucking nightcore remix and this is the original
Can we please stop associating being a good person with how much you're willing to suffer in silence for other people? You can be a kind person and still say "no, I don't have the time/energy to help you with that." You can be a kind person and still say "this makes me uncomfortable, please stop." You can be a kind person and still say "I disagree and here's why." You can be kind and still say "I'm not okay with this." Being kind is about treating people with kindness and respect, not about being the human equivalent of a doormat!
found out the "on all levels except physical, i am a wolf" person came out as a trans woman and she now has not just one but TWO girlfriends and a dog and they all go out into the woods just to howl sometimes. i'm happy for her and her gfs.