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I think I'm gonna start using this :3

I forgot to post this here but some months ago me n my friends created the term adopthing/adothing (ado(pt) · adopt + thing) which stands for "term for something you feel that belongs to you (as something adopted/offspring/child of yours) in a nonhuman way".

For example, an adopthing could be a plushie you treat as a pup of yours, like a wolf plushie. Or a doll or object you really like; even an animal or something similar.

You know when someone says that a character is “their child”? I feel like that's adopthing, but for nonhumans™.

Feel free to use this term :)

might create a flag in the future. Not decided yet.

"I'm okay with physical kin but you need to acknowledge that you're h-"

ok what if I threw like a really big rock on you

Not physically nonhuman as in “I identify as a dog, therefore I am one”, but in a “if you slit me open you would literally find dog organs” way.

okay, ive seen way too many posts on the community tags talking about the tiktok ban and saying stuff like "i hope tiktok therians dont come in here theyre so awful and i hate them lol". and... i dont know what to tell you guys, i think thats mean as hell.

imagine, just for a second, that youre a therian on tiktok. at 13 years old, youve found a friendly community where people express themselves with masks, tails, and a type of movement called quadrobics. they seem to be having fun, so you decide to join in. and for a while, youre having fun too! you start practicing quadrobics, which is tough at first but you work hard to get better. you ask your parents for some cat masks, which you decorate with paint and faux fur. you make videos of yourself and your friends, wearing cat masks and dancing on all fours to some bland indie song.

then, out of nowhere, one of your posts goes viral. and suddenly, youre not having fun anymore.

"therians are crazy", "if you identify as a dog you should be chained and made to sleep naked outside", "my little brother came out as a therian and i bullied him until he stopped lol", "if i see a therian in the woods im shooting them", "if you want to be an animal, ill treat you like one".

again, YOURE 13. so you get defensive, because people you dont know are attacking you online and as a young teen, you dont know what to do to make it stop. so instead of confronting them, you try to please them instead. "im not crazy, im just having fun" turns into "i dont identify as an animal, only crazy people do that!" and then to "therians dont actually think were animals; thats lycanthropy and its wrong". this is what others in your community are saying, so it must be true, right? it helps slow down the criticism at least, if only for a little while; even if it never fully goes away. so you keep saying it, even to others in your community, because if it protects you from judgment, why not?

but now youre dealing with the possibility of your platform disappearing. youll lose your friends, the community youve worked so hard to be a part of. you heard some friends say they might switch to instagram if tiktok gets banned, while others prefer reddit or tumblr. Feeling curious (you didnt realize there were therians on other sites!), you decide to check out tumblr to see what that community is like there. the first post you come across at the top of the tag? "i hope tiktok therians dont come here theyre so awful and i hate them lol".

so yeah. thats the problem with making blanket statements like these; it only pushes away members of our own community. shame is not a motivator, and your aggressiveness gets us nowhere. remember, one catches more flies with honey than with vinegar. so be kind.

apparently there are a bunch of tiktokers planning to migrate to tumblr so i'm on my knees begging PLEASE THERIANS OF TUMBLR. AIM TO EDUCATE. NOT BE MEAN. I used to fakeclaim fictionkin and people who had more than 3 kintypes and now I literally kin the concept of dissociation I promiseee i PROMISEEE THEY CAN LEARN.... Being mean won't help they'll just be pushed away aim to educate and do it at a slow pace. Let them know therianthropy isn't a connection, and use the term otherhearted as proof. Ask them what's wrong with identifying as an animal physically, and tell them that anti-therians will hate us anyways and there's no point alienating parts of the community that do nothing wrong. Gently let them know that not every alterhuman has the ability to do quadrobics and that saying it's required for an identity is ableist. BE PATIENT. BE KIND. IF YOU'RE NOT THEY WON'T LISTEN. BEING HARASSED WAS WHY I KEPT HATING ALTERHUMANS WHO WERE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THERIAN/OTHERKIN.. BEING HARASSED WAS WHY IT TOOK AGES FOR ME TO ACCEPT THERIOGENDER BEINGS. BEING HARASSED WAS WHY I COULDN'T EVEN COMPREHEND CONCEPTKIN FOR MONTHS. If someone had told me about it respectfully i may have changed my mind so much sooner so don't make the same mistake. thank you for coming to my ted talk

first attempt at an idea :3 (sorry for ass quality)

So I'm a furry, and I would never officially consider myself part of the fandom but I've always loved the art and the community and just AH you are all so so cool

but anyways, I really want to make my own fursona and honestly I have no idea how to start or what to do, and it's really overwhelming with all the choices idk how to start

if someone could give me some pointers that would be an amazing help <3

if it helps, I'm nonhuman (therian, otherkin), an age regressor, furry, exploring gyaru and Lolita lifestyles/makeup, scenekid, and have like a stupid amount of special interests

thank you :3

me because I'm cis and trans at the same time 🩷

use whatever labels fit you best!! it doesn't matter if they "clash"

gender update !!

Ive always been confused about my gender moreso when it comes to being cis or trans. I've never felt transgender, I've just been. So I assumed cis would work but it never really felt right either but due to some research I think I'm isogender ^-^ so I'm still just a man but if someone asks if im trans or cis I have a better way to describe it then just saying cis

very excited

transspecies transitioning guide i made.

hopefully this helps some of yall, i worked hard on it. i also don't endorse anything or any dangerous behavior or handling of tools incorrectly. be diligent, be smart.

Google Docs

Transspecies Transitioning

TRANSSPECIES TRANSITIONING The table below is for transse people who wish to transition physically (“Transspecies (transse) is a term referr