Hi

I relate to this so much, especially the part about caring(?) about your friends, but not necessarily wanting(?) friendship (I’m not sure if I’m wording this right)

Being aplspec makes discussions about friendships in aro spaces so awkward like. Yeah I agree friendship should be given more respect and amatonormativity should be dismantled. Yes I care very deeply for my friend(s). No I can't relate to your experiences with friendship or wanting friends. You've lost me. Why are you talking about friendship as if everyone has and/or wants it. Hey. Whatever happened to allowing people to decide what relationships they want and what those relationships entail for themselves.

It's exhausting because aro spaces are often one of the only spaces that will respect my devotion and care (sometimes I even call it love, depending on how I'm feeling that day) for my friend, but friendship is also just treated like romance is everywhere else and no one even seems to notice. You're not gonna defeat amatonormativity with the power of platonormativity. Have you considered readjusting your understanding of relationship anarchy and questioning your own biases and assumptions about platonic relationships? I'm drowning in "use friendship as a substitute for romance" posts over here

(and it's like. I don't want to criticize people's love for their friends or anything like that. I'm just so tired of all the assumptions of having and wanting friends. They're everywhere in here and make me feel so estranged from my own community)

(this turned into a bit of a vent but it's okay to rb and add on)

Mine was along the lines of she/her - she/they - they/she - they/she/ey - they/ey/she - they/ey

i am a victim of the she/her - she/they - they/she - they/them - they/he - he/they - he/him pipeline

it is certainly quite a pipeline (i never went down it ✊)

Asks are open again

That’s it that’s the post

🤸 Welcome to marine facts with Bagel: part 2

Wolf eels (which are not eels at all despite the name) have life long mates

Bagel out 🤸

The feeling when you’re overdue on two writing assignments, and have 3 due way too soon for your liking.

Part 2 of past uquiz results:

would like to use my AAC in public but very scared to do so not tell parents about AAC yet scared they will not accept this communication and make me talk all times

Saw some other people do this so, I’m posting(?) a list of some of my safe foods/snacks

Fried rice

Egg drop soup

Funyuns

Andy Hot Fries

Hot and spicy shrimp cup of noodles

Teriyaki beef yakisoba (packaged) (also like yakisoba from restaurants, the packaged is easier to get tho)

Watermelon

Strawberry pop tart

Garlic butter noodles

If anyone has similar/some of the same safe foods as me feel free to let(?) me know(?) or you can just share your safe foods in general

Wanting to show y’all one of my personalized AAC boards

Less options (?) make it less overwhelming

Sorry about the coming overload(?) of pictures

Includes what some(?) of them say in full