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#ahh these kids......
thecrowsart · 1 month
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@akabloom here you go!!
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inkskinned · 2 years
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kids remind me, often, of the things i've taught myself out of.
i have a big dog. he looks like a deer. he is taller than most young children. while we were on a trail the other day, a boy coming our direction saw us and froze. he took a step back and said: "i'm feeling nervous. your - your dog is kind of big."
goblin and i both stopped walking immediately. "he is kind of a big dog," i admitted. "he's called a greyhound. they are gentle but they are pretty tall, which is kind of scary, you're right. their legs are so long because they are made for running fast. i am sorry we scared you. would you like us to stand still while you move past us, or would you feel more safe in your body if we move and you stay still?'
"oh. i didn't know that about - greyhounds. i think i ... i want to stay still," he said. at this point, his adult had caught up to us. "i'm nervous about the dog," he told her, "so i'm - i'm gonna stay still." she didn't argue. she didn't make fun of him. she just smiled at him and at me and held his hand while goblin and i, with as wide of a berth as we could make, crept our way through.
behind us, i heard him exhale a deep breath and kind of laugh - "he was really big, huh? she said it's because greyhounds have to go fast."
"he was big," she said. "i understand why that could have made you a little scared."
"yeah. next time i - next time do you think i could maybe ask to touch him? when - i mean, next time, maybe, if i'm not nervous."
later, going to a work event, in the big city, i stood outside, trembling. my social anxiety as a caught bird in my chest. i took a deep breath and turned to my coworker. she's not even really my friend yet. i told her: "i feel nervous about this. i am not used to meeting new people, ever since covid."
she laughed, but not in a mean way. she said she was nervous too. she reached her hand out and held mine, and we both took another deep breath and walked in like that, interlinked. a few people asked us - together? - and i told the truth: i feel nervous, and she's helping. over and over i watched people relax too, admitting i feel really kind of shy lately actually, thank you for saying that.
the next time i go to an event, and i feel a little scared, i ask right away: wanna hold hands? this feels a little dangerous. i hesitate less. i don't hide it as much. i watch for other people who are also nervous and say - it's kinda hard, huh?
i know, logically, i'm not good at asking for help. but i am also not good at noticing when i need help. i've trained myself out of asking completely, but i've also trained myself to never accept my own fears or excuses. i have trained myself to tamp down every anxiety and just-push-through. i don't know what i'm protecting myself from - just that i never think to admit it to anyone.
but every person on earth occasionally needs comfort. every person on earth occasionally needs connection. many of us were taught independence is the same thing as never needing anything.
each of us should have had an adult who heard - i feel nervous and held our hand and asked us how we could be helped to feel safe. no judgement, and no chiding. many of us did not. many of us were punished for the ways that we seemed "weak".
but here is something: i am an adult now. and i get nervous a lot, actually. and if you are an adult and you are feeling a little nervous - come talk to me. we can hold hands and figure out what will help us feel safe in our bodies. and maybe, next time, if we're brave, we can pet the dog that's passing.
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beaulesbian · 10 months
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~ But what if they still hate me? ~ No one hates a hero of the realm.
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hyunpic · 1 month
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the story of the lovestay boy and the eggplant stay 🍆💜
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somnimagus · 8 months
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My page for @destinytriofanzine! I drew something about kids always dreaming of far off places
[id in alt!]
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ningadudexx · 9 months
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Seasons greetings! GET THEM OUT OF HERE NOW
silly doodle i also did... they are interesting creatures
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turtledotjpeg · 26 days
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fanart for a collab challenge, of an adorable fic by @ladycrescentvenus ft. Uvo and Machi hair time!!! 💕💕💕
come join me in weeping over big bro Uvo and the origin of Machi's hair scrunchie..........🥺
plus bonus scribble of young Uvo learning how to scrunchie for the first time :)
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Dragona’s kids
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yonglixx · 2 months
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240305🤍
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flipomatic · 1 year
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“Yang, I-”
“Damn it! You weren’t supposed to be here.”
“If you thought we wouldn’t come for you, then you must’ve forgotten who raised me.”
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potatobugz · 8 months
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i finally watched lmk season four!!! i havent drawn these characters in forever
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mo0nagedaydr3am · 1 year
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LMAO WILL AND NICO HAVING A SLEEPOVER EXCEPT WHEN ITS ACTUALLY TIME TO SLEEP WILL IS LIKE YOU DONT HAVE A NIGHT LIGHT?!?! AND NICO IS LIKE NO??? AND WILL RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE APOLLO CABIN JUST TO GET HIS NIGHT LIGHT BECAUSE HES SO USED TO HAVING IT AND NOW HE CANT SLEEP WITH OUT IT AHJHGJHGSI 😭😭
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r-aindr0p · 2 months
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🙏
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hitmeupaep · 7 months
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there actually everything to me
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leenaur143 · 4 months
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mr han jisung, not tryna accuse you or anything, quite the contrary actually but as a... creative, you wrote and re-listened to 'want so bad' over and over again and heard the lyrics
[Exhibit 1, 2, 3 and 4 but honestly it's just the entire song]
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and went "wow, you know who this reminds me of??? lee minho." SIRRR??????
ft. Lee Know's reaction
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jebblinks · 11 months
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The lego hotman
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+ a small serving of spicy noodles
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