I See A Lot Of Talk About How Neurodivergence Evolved And Stayed In The Gene Pool Because It Was Somehow

I've received some criticism for accepting commissioned posts, so I want to clarify

this blog & the content I produce is currently my only means of income

I'm saving to escape a toxic household

tumblr is notoriously difficult for content-creators to monetize

I accept ko-fi / paypal / commissions instead of reblogging 'sponsored' content (ads from fashion retailers or Adam & Eve) the way most blogs my size do. I don't want this space to feel impersonal; reader support allows me to avoid commercial advertising.

I'm doing my best. I've spent years putting in full-time hours on a blog that has only just started paying part-time wages. eventually I would like to make a living writing traditionally published content, but that's a long ways off. for now I'm just trying to get by, and trying to write fun and weird and (hopefully) surprisingly helpful content on the platform I have. please bear with me. I'm simply trying to turn an obsessive passionate hobby into something I can live (frugally) on.

tips for what to do after a really long cry because you’re probably feeling all kinds of exhausted and drained and i don’t want that for you in the slightest:

take a shower and change all of your clothes even your socks and underwear. this is the first step to everything. 

pour yourself a big, cold glass of water and drink it. all of it. once you’re done, get yourself a refill. this will boost u physically and emotionally instantly please trust me.

grab a snack, something light that you don’t have to wait to prepare. i recommend a pudding cup, a piece of fruit, yogurt, a popsicle, or some crackers. 

get under the covers. turn on something - tv, a movie, music, anything distracting. or consider calling a friend or talking to anyone nearby, even your sibling the next room over!!

know that you are loved. you are important. you mean more than you know right now, more than you will maybe ever know. you are worth all the stars in the sky. you deserve to feel good. 

It’s Time

Just keep it in your pocket until you leave

Death offers a game for your life. You decide on D&D.

has anyone else ever played the 1 2 3 i’m sorry game? it’s where, after having a falling out w/ a friend or loved one, when you see them again after calming down you count to 3 and both of you say “i’m sorry” at the same time. (best followed by you both respectively acknowledging the things you which you’d done or said differently.)

it’s hard to apologize first when you feel like someone else was also in the wrong, but waiting for someone to apologize is the worst game of chicken. the counting-to-3 thing can be a helpful way of letting someone know you’re ready to mutually accept responsibility and move on, together

Please reblog, this is so important.

American Girl stories were the best tbh