#i want to hide

[butasslyn]

[tamagotchikgs]

i just checked my email and i have one from a job getting back to me about scheduling a meeting i am going 2 puke or shit myself or both and probably cry while doing it

[forest-illusions]

[s3d4t3m3]

I feel like im going insane no where is safe, no media platform is safe, no irl place is safe, I feel like I need to hide away in a box so no one can perceive me I'm losing my mind

[thatcunexttuesday]

the world has gotten significantly more cruel lately and I just want to hide away

[hardly-a-p3rson]

dad gave me a hug

[craveher2]

tumblr is my little room under the stairs covered in magazine clippings and old rosary beads and little things I find in thrift stores. I am free to be weird in my little hole. I don’t have to worry about societal expectations. I can cry here

[onedaughterofman]

Google Photos was like "Oh, we have a new memory for you" and I said "Great, I wonder what it is".

IT WAS A PICTURE OF MY TITS.

I OPENED IT IN PUBLIC

[butasslyn]

They are here, finally ❤️

[pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

emotional whiplash

[sadgirlautumn]

Being famous is so hard. (Girl with two popular posts on tumblr)

[hauntedlamb]

Just sort of disgusted by everyone and everything these days

[wanologic]

sorry danny, sam will never think you’re cool

[binoculares]

nowadays viewing a bad photo of me can send me in a weeks worth depressive episode

[bloodystray]

.

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.