#my hobby of the week

[aquarri]

v proud of these

[so-i-did-this-thing]

I just wanted to say I really admire how effortlessly masculine you are but how you also love so many traditionally "feminine" things. I am working on coming out as a trans man and dread people telling me I'm not allowed to knit and stuff anymore

One of the annoying aspects of transition is you become this walking litmus test for weird gender essentialism - even in progressive folks - and you're gonna learn just how much people deprive themselves of personal joy because of it.

I cannot tell you how many well-meaning people ended up shitting on my hobbies out of a desire to give me "man lessons" that I never asked for in the first place.

All I can say is, stick to your guns. Sure, knitting has also historically been a masculine activity, but to acknowledge such feels like giving credence to the argument that you have to drop "unmanly" interests. Knit because you like to knit, not because you are "allowed to" based on some gendered technicality.

Don't feel like you need to sacrifice parts of yourself in order to transition. If the best version of you is a man who knits, or a man who likes pink, or a man who enjoys wearing makeup, resist the urge to destroy these pieces of yourself.

Detractors will attempt to weaponize everything about you in an attempt to de-legitimize who you are. The most radical thing you can do is show them how your passions only make you stronger.

The dread is real, but it gets easier to assert yourself over time. You might even find yourself becoming an ambassador to other men wrt your hobbies. Good luck!

[redeemed-wren]

I might regret this but rogue squadron I am challenging you.

For every fifty notes this post makes I will dedicate half an hour to working on a Hobby Thing.

Hobby Things include:

Writing

Reading

Watching a TV show or movie

Knitting/crochet project

Cosplay/sewing projects

Walking/exploring

Baking/cooking

Playing a video game

These are fun things I want to do but struggle to start because I'm bad at letting myself relax, so if y'all hold me accountable it might help.

I may turn notifications off for this post but I will keep a record of how many notes it has and check it often.

You're free and welcome to suggest which of the above Hobby Things I should dedicate that particular half hour to.

Godspeed

💜💙💛

Now with added Spreadsheet so you can see what I've been up to!

[lemongogo]

[colorful-horses]

Sorry I havent been posting much new art lately. I started leaving my house

[demico-art]

Breagan Week 2024 Day 1 - "Hobbies"

[akindplace]

Started a new book after 2+weeks without reading and I feel human again. Yeah. Yeah I stopped eating the electrical wiring from the ceiling and I came down the walls. It might happen again if after this book ends I don’t find one to fall into fast enough

[genericpuff]

gonna be a bitch on main for a sec but i always find it really funny when folks say "why does this puff person waste their time and energy and skills making spite fic, they could be making original projects instead of tying themselves down to LO"

and i'm over here like

[foolscapper]

my vibes when watching inspirational youtube shorts

[screwpinecaprice]

He asked her if it's true that Earthlings can read minds.

Lol idk really I drew now context later. :T

[myokk]

70s au

[corantus]

queens of noise 💥💥💥

[poofpoofpurin]

lights cigarette] im still here

[dragons-and-dwarves-are-nice]

Not me getting so bored I make hobbit photo cards 😭😭😭

I’ve put way too much effort into the back designs

In the mini album ^^^

Bonus:

I’ve given in and now I’m making more :’)

[ladyanthony]

A doodle of Sirius being moody because he got banned from hogsmede

[91divoc]

i found a dress that screamed james and had to put him in it

dress reference: