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submitted by Anonymous, age x, x
(October 15, 2020 - 1:43 pm)
(October 15, 2020 - 1:43 pm)
Thank you for the suggestion, but I just looked up the RAADS-R and it's only for 16 and up in age (I'm 10). Well, I guess I'll have to look forward to 6 more years when I can take it!
(September 4, 2023 - 5:15 pm)
Okay. (deep breath)
I really like this boy at my CO-OP and I swear he likes me too...
We don't talk very much, even if we've known each other since we were ten...
I need help on how to start, I don't know, being friends, or something...
Need some tips on crushes and things, need some boosts and such.
Thanks.
Also, his family holds dances at his house and we do a lot of the dances together, sooo...
(August 31, 2023 - 2:37 pm)
hey. so. my best friend (who i've also happened to have a crush on for...uh...two years) asked me if i wanted to start dating him and i said yes. but the thing is- i dont know what to do. i've never dated before- and neither has he. and we've been really close forever, like all our friends have teased us calling us a couple and stuff, but now we actually are. and how do we tell our friends too? we're in the same friend group -
i don't know how to act anymore, and i don't want to step any boundaries or anything- and i certainly don't want to mess up...please send advice.
(September 1, 2023 - 3:39 pm)
Maybe just do what you normally do? And communicate, which I think will make messing up much harder (and make clear boundaries). Oc, I don't know anything... isn't dating just getting to know each other/spending time together though? And if you already do that... and you're pretty close... As for everything else, maybe someone else can help? Also, that's great! Hope all goes well!
(September 1, 2023 - 8:21 pm)
I recently realized that I'm lesbian... also I have always used she/her pronouns but now I'm maybe questioning using they/them too? I know a lot of people who use she/they, but when other people talk about them, they often only use she.
(September 2, 2023 - 7:20 pm)
Yeah, sadly, I think it is often easier for most people to default to binary pronouns, even when/if the choice is offered. You can try to push back against this by referring to people who go by she/they (or other equivilents) interchangably, or more favouring the non-binary ones.
(September 18, 2023 - 9:37 am)
I have a
crush
on
someone
who
uses
they/them
pronouns
and
they
are
so
cool!
They
are
a
year
older
than
me
and
I
never
know
what
to
say
around
them
and
just
sort
of
stare
at
them
awkwardly
a
lot.
(September 2, 2023 - 7:37 pm)
oops, sorry I typed in my name wrong. Sorry Sylver/Sylvazia I didn't mean to do your name. and what was that weird glitch? Everything looked like it was on a new line to me.
(September 2, 2023 - 7:42 pm)
what if it's not death that i'm afraid of but dying without having done anything of note at all. what if everything i do isn't because i want to but because i'm afraid that if i don't then i'll fade into the background and no one will see me anymore. what then
(September 4, 2023 - 4:27 pm)
i was going to offer advice, but i ended up just staring at my computer for five minutes before realizing this hits way too close to home and i haven't figured out what to do about it myself, so i'm not sure how great my advice will be.
so, i guess i'll just say, i see you, silver, and i admire you. i admire your writing, your kindness, your subtle genius, your quiet humor, your passion. no matter what happens, that'll still be true.
i know you'll do something great with your life, but you don't have to do something great today. take some time today to do something for yourself, without thinking about the future. listen to music. watch a show. write a poem. go for a walk. do something small for yourself. it isn't selfish to take some time for yourself, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed by your responsibilities and expectations others have for you (and those you might have for yourself). it's okay.
make change in small ways. do some community service, for instance, or advocate for a cause you believe in. go out of your way to do something kind for someone. write. join clubs or sport teams or something to be a part of something bigger. you don't have to do something huge for it to matter.
you don't have to be okay. acknowledge your feelings! seek help from a trusted peer or adult! needing help is not a sign of failure or weakness. therapy might be helpful -- i'm sure a certified adult can offer way more support than i can.
i'm always here if you need support or just want to vent <333
(September 4, 2023 - 5:55 pm)
I have no advice because this is literally me... you're not alone though *hugs*
(September 4, 2023 - 6:55 pm)
I don't have much advice for that but I want to say you're already making an impact on the world. Just being here is enough. You are good and kind and I always love reading what you have to say. You are beautiful - your soul is beautiful. Thank you for being here. You are enough. /gen
(September 4, 2023 - 7:52 pm)
Oh my gosh, guys, you're the best <333 Tbh I was feeling pretty bad earlier today because I tend to beat myself up for not being as productive as I possibly can, which I know is not a great mindset to have, but I'm feeling better now and your words helped so much.
@pangolin, thank you so much, your message made me so happy in an indescribable way. All those things you said about me are also things that I admire about you, so it means a lot coming from you. I do have a therapist, although I tend to not talk about the things that I should be, which I'm working on. You're literally amazing, tysm <333
@Sterling and Peri, thank you for offering your support with such kind words. I'm so, so lucky to have people like you in my corner always <3
(September 4, 2023 - 9:32 pm)
Hi, everyone, can I get some sort of virtual hugs/consolation or something? I go to a school where the teachers don't do a lot of the managing things and the burden rests largely on the 6th graders, of which I am one. I'm trying to publish a school newspaper but it's really hard and people aren't following up on the things I ask them to do which is annoying. I've recently had this swim meet where I've improved all my times but hovered between 10th and 20th place out of about 30 people, and I can't really say I'm young for my age group anymore. And I have fights with my parents and friends all the time and I'm scared that I'm a terrible person or something...
If you have any advice or something to say, please say it. Thank you.
(September 17, 2023 - 7:40 pm)
Hi anon! First of all, I'm positive that you're not a terrible person. It's super natural to disagree with people, especially in 6th grade- I know I did. I still fight with my sister and parents all the time. That says nothing about your character at all. I also wonder often if other people view me as a bad person or if I am in fact a bad person in reality, but usually dispel this thoughts pretty quickly because I know that I'm more hard on myself than anyone else is.
If you ask me, between 10th and 20th out of 30 is pretty good! I also totally get not seeming 'good enough', but I think that's another one of those cases of you being your own biggest critic. Anyway, I know you're a better swimmer than me (I took a swim test during camp this year and they failed me- whoops).
It's so cool that you're trying to get a school newspaper started! I have one at my school and I always enjoy reading it. I help run the literary magazine, so I know it can be a little annoying and stressful to try and get everything together, but everything always works out in the end. I hope it ends up getting made! Also, teachers are literally there to make learning easier for students, so I never get it when they do the opposite of that smh
Here, I'm sending you a ton of virtual hugs right now *sends hugs virtually* :))) Tomorrow is a new day and I just know that things will get better <333
(September 17, 2023 - 9:24 pm)