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Mundane Plurality by the Crossroads System

These are the first few pages of a comic we'll be working on highlighting the mundane day to day of plurality. Hope y'all like it.

Remember barely even a week ago when the New York Times editorial staff put out an article calling Trump's erasure of trans people abhorrent, but took no responsibility for their role in it?

Yeah. About that

happy "buck has to take a breath before he tells eddie not to come back" to those who celebrate <3

all the f1 x gladiator drawings i've done so far

For real.

abled bodied people also need to understand that, for physically disabled people resting isn't "free time" that you can use up with assigning us tasks or duties because you're busy. it's an essential part of managing disability and some of us have a hard limit that we're avoiding by having days where we do nothing.

I shouldn't make a conclusion on if I have a serious life altering disorder by myself without a professional opinion, therefore I can't and don't know for sure if some of the people I call head mates within the system are actually alters or if they're just the side affect of my living situation and an overactive imagination with a side of diagnosed ADHD. I will not overthink this and ponder if I'm even a system at all and that I'm just appropriating a disorder that I do not have. although I have always stated that I suspect that I have it and have never definitively stated that I have said disorder because I am not a professional so even if I've done a year and a half worth of research and have been provided many bonafide articles, I am still unsure until I go to a professional about this. And no I will not overthink that some professionals are essentially toddlers with a clip board and a piece of paper at times, even if I'm only saying that because of my experience with doctors and multiple professionals. Especially ones that had extremely terrible bedside manners.

I have endured trauma, and I have had blocked memories. I have experienced the symptoms of DID. I have an online journal of most of the symptoms that I and the others can remember that we have experienced. I am fine and I will not overthink my validity as a possible system based around what strangers say on the internet.

/slowly going insane.

-Viv

The things I would do for a cocky Eddie Diaz. "Tommy called me competition? Hahaha that's funny, he really believes he'd have a chance if I wanted to play?"

you might have been on this earth for _____ amount of time as a disabled person but you will never know yourself better than a middle age person trying to cure your disabilities

on the topic of mobility aids i just want to throw out a non-comprehensive list of tips from someone who's been using mobility aids for 10 years

everyone has different needs and responds differently to certain mobility aids

if a cane isn't right for you, it doesn't mean you shouldn't look into other aids to see if they help

neurological conditions and things like strokes and brain aneurysms can cause someone to struggle with balance for life and are more than welcome to try out mobility aids

it doesn't matter if it's a genetic condition or an injury- consider an aid

wearing braces and using walkers, canes, and so on is very normal after injuries. please use them if you are in pain for a long time after an injury. injuries are serious too

if you buy a cane and it didn't work out for you, you're hurting no one

folding canes are helpful but have a lower weight limit generally speaking

crutches may be a good idea for you if you really struggle with balance and stability

your mileage will vary with each type of aid. you may benefit more from one aid at one time, and more from another in other situations. you may need several different kinds

if you need a rollator, wheelchair or scooter, it really is okay to get or try one. if your insurance won't cover it it's okay to buy or crowdfund one

walkers and rollators require low upper body strength, unless they need to be lifted up on to a curb in which case the user may need assistance

even the lightest and most well constructed wheelchairs are still heavy. they require a lot of upper body strength and mass to propel if you are doing it completely by yourself. you may also need assistance transporting them, getting them up or down hills, on to curbs, and so on

if you struggle to walk for extended periods of time (30+ minutes uninterrupted) you probably need some type of aid. if you have poor balance you may need some type of aid.

you're not hurting anyone if you end up not needing the aids. it's fine to try them

it doesn't matter if the pain or exhaustion or bad balance is related to your weight. you deserve to be as mobile as you want to and can be. its okay for fat people to use mobility aids. it's not embarrassing. being a fat person using a mobility aid in public isn't embarrassing. the people insinuating that are. fat people deserve quality of life