I'm sure there's already a hundred different posts about this, but I truly do hate the"if you can bear the pain, you can keep going" mentality when it comes to... Well, everything.
More of my thoughts under the cut. It gets long.
I mean this specifically when it comes to exercise, like, the "no pain no gain" stuff I hear all the time. Obviously exercise isn't really comfortable, and I know it's necessary, but the issue arises when you feel like you can't keep going anymore, but everyone else can. It's humiliating and everyone says the pain is normal and that's it's fine, the undercurrent of stop being a baby in their voices when they tell you to just get up.
I dunno. Maybe it really is that simple. Maybe most other people can push themselves past their limits.
But I can't.
I have a back that starts to hurt when I walk on uneven terrain or twist my body a little weird. Heck, it hurts when I do the dishes for too long. My feet are Slightly fucked up in the sense that if I walk for too long or move them weird, they'll start to hurt.
(Apparently, I have bone structure issues in my feet that are common in people who are around 60 years old. I am not even half that age.)
Most of the time when I'm outside for a while, I'm walking with only half of my foot supporting most of my weight, almost limping.
Needless to say, exercising sucks.
I don't like it, but... I also don't fully hate it. I know it helps.
What I do hate is being pushed to keep going even when I well and truly can't. And then being made to feel weak because everyone else can do it, why can't you?
I could go on and on about how that sentiment has haunted me over the course of my life, in several different ways, not just physically. But I won't, because this post is long enough as is and I'm not even sure why I'm writing all this besides the fact that my previous reblog made me emotional.
Because man, what a concept.
The idea that not being able to do things like everyone else doesn't make you weak or other or boring or dull. The idea that there are people who will love you for how you are, where your immobility isn't seen as a hindrance to your "full potential" but instead just another part of you, plain and simple. That pain isn't something you have to push through to be worthy.
A tower turned into a lighthouse.
Just... I don't know. It's nice, thinking about it that way.
Really, really nice.
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hi omg I loved all ur “u sleep with plushies” for each svt unit, may I req a hhu ver ??? all of the other units were so cute😭💗
you still sleep with plushies ♡
author's note. thank you hehe!!! it was so fun to do, sorry it took so long tho:(
vcu ver && perf ver
┆彡 SEUNGCHEOL [ 승철 ]
he never considered it a problem?
like he’s been at your place a couple of times and noticed the plushies, thinking it’s just really cute :(
i mean come on, some of his members heave weirder habits (like sleeping with their eyes open…)
so when you asked him if that bothers him, seungcheol was offended that you even thought!!! about it!!!
however . . .
when he does sleep at your place, you two all cuddled up and comfy
and then… he wakes up only to see your back
okay, it happens… maybe you were uncomfortable
BUT THEN HE SEES YOU’RE CLUTCHING A TEDDY TO YOUR CHEST!!! INSTEAD OF HIM!!
he’s so sulky, good luck with that …..
you explain that it’s just your comfort plushie and that you cuddled it out of habit :(
so cheol insists that he can be way better than it and begs you to let him stay one more night to prove his point ☝️
and he kinda does, he becomes your new giant, warm and loving teddy bear <3
┆彡 WONWOO [ 원우 ]
wonwoo noticed before you could tell him
well, you really thought you were slick when you didn’t bother hiding them because you hoped he’d think they’re there for the aesthetics
or when you two went shopping and your eyes widened upon seeing a cute plushie:(
yeah, he knows
but he thinks it’s really cute, especially if you have that one specific plushie ever since you could remember and you always sleep with it
so not to make a fool out of yourself in front of his friends, you don’t take it with you when you go on a trip with them
after whole day of fun, it’s time to sleep in the cabin
and wonwoo notices that you’re constantly squirming around, unable to fall sleep
and you confess that it’s because you didn’t bring your plushie:(
so he offers to be the plushie for the night, reassuring you that he doesn’t mind and you can cuddle him as much you wanna
and that may have been a risky decision because ever since…… well, he is one of your plushies now ^__^
┆彡 MINGYU [ 민규 ]
you decided to invite your boyfriend over and share a secret with him
mentally, you got ready to get teased about it
but you when mingyu entered your bedroom he didn’t even notice the plushies 🧍♀️
he was just happy that u let him in your personal space and looked around your room with hearts in his eyes, like a kid in a candy store
"so you don’t mind the plushies?" you mumbled, plopping down on your bed and holding one for emotional support
"the pl– oh? ah, baby…" he groaned and swore his knees got weak; you’re just too cute for his own good
he doesn’t mind, at all - which you’re kinda surprised but happy
he does get pouty if you cuddle a plushie to sleep instead of him >:T
sometimes will spray his cologne on your (or his) favorite one so you could feel like he’s here when he’s out having schedules ☹️
might steal a one or two to his apartment, esp puppy ones 💔
┆彡 VERNON [ 버논 ]
i mean we all know nonnie, he’s really chill about everything (welp, except bugs but—)
so when you were facetiming him once and you noticed your plushies are on camera, you started panicking
"yo, what is it? did something happen?" he asked, noticing something’s wrong
"yeah… no… well…" you stuttered, not sure how to answer "did you see that?"
"what? that big spider behind you?" he stuttered and soon after laughed upon seeing your scared face "sorry, it was a bad joke… hey, don’t get sulky…"
"i meant my plushies…" you mumbled and pulled one closer
"oh them? yeah, and? you always have them. say hi to gerard by the way" vernon nodded
what.
there’s no gerard in your collection but later on you realised he meant (plushie name)
like really,, he doesn’t care in a way that – he doesn’t mind you having them
he does care about them, though :(
will put a blanket on them if he thinks they’ll get cold or carefully reads all the corners of the internet before putting them into a washing machine:(
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