dear tweens and teens: please dont equate “self care” with buying a bunch of useless shit because some shill account on instagram told you to. any type of “self care” that involves consumerism is snake oil and a better way to care for yourself and build your personal self worth is through self actualizing activities i.e. go make art, go plant trees, go volunteer for a food bank, go organize!!!
i see posts all the time that say “shoutout to trans kids who are closeted and misgendered constantly” but let’s give a shoutout to those who already came out of the closet and are STILL misgendered.
I know it hurts to find the courage to come out only to be denied. one day you will find people who will respect you for who you are. you deserve better.
let’s all just leave people with self harm scars alone. let’s all jsut stay in our lanes
if you see someone with scars that look like self harm.. that’s probably what they are! you do not need to Ask them under any circumstances!! they probably will not enjoy that conversation, and there’s no point in asking beyond being nosey