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Many, many thanks to all of you who participated in Elder Cats Appreciation Week! I cannot express the extent of my appreciation for those of you who participated, both big and small, every day or just one or two. It was wonderful to see a variety of new content and positivity for the older cats, and look at all the different ways you all contributed. This was so much fun and I hope to do this again sometime in the future!

I do encourage you that, in spite of the appreciation week being over, to continue playing with these characters and including them in your stories and HCs and fun - to reflect on why they are often left out/reduced to singular and otherwise flat roles/antagonized either due to their inherent age, or argued younger because they’re more “well liked” over others. At the end of the day, the goal of this week was to shed some light and appreciation on characters that are often neglected in fandom, and the best way to continue that work is to open yourself further to those you may not otherwise consider. Even just a little bit. That’s how we continue to broaden our horizons.

Happy days to all <3

#anyway yeah - thanks for coming into my world for a little while <3 #oldiesweek #extemporize back chat #i have two more art pieces that i was late in producing that i will be posting soon in makeup - unfortunately my jobs made it #so that i didn't have enough time for all of them - but i will not neglect them <3 #i feel a little guilty but also i need to come to the realization that i produce the majority of content for these cats anyway #i also encourage you into looking into senior and adult cats in your area that may be in need of homes over their kitten counterparts #should you have the means to care for them #and - if you have older people in your life who you care for - to educate yourself on the current state of the elderly where you live #elder people are amongst the top neglected portions of the population in North America #1 in 10 individuals in these groups have reported abuse and neglect #10% of Canadian seniors are victim to crime every year with the number rapidly growing #and covid *severely* increased some of these statistics in cases of casual verbal abuse and violence #that the theatre and performance world greatly under values older actresses especially unless they are within a prime of diva-hood #and remember though it may seem far away - someday you will no longer be in your teens and twenties #your life does not end when you are 30 40 50 and beyond #opportunities in your life should not be limited as you age - your *worth* should never be limited or affected by your age #because if there is nothing else i hope people step away with it's education #anvil-y? yeah but some anvils need to be dropped

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