i had some thoughts on my way home from uni. warning for body shaming below the cut if it's something you don't wanna see
basically what happened was that i'd glanced at a vitrine and saw a reflection of myself and thought 'jfc nero you're kinda fat' then i realised that it's not me but the outfit that i was wearing that wasn't how it looks best on my body so it made me look bigger than i am in actuality. then i fell down a rabbit hole of thinking so hard about how i freaked out last winter bc god forbid i gain a fucking kilo or two and god forbid i be a MAMMAL who behaves like a MAMMAL
and that's the thing, right? i have little idea how big i actually am. i am not fat (not that there's anything wrong with that that requires this much beating yourself over), but i also never perceived myself as skinny, either. i was always bigger than most girls my age, thanks to having wider hips and wearing most of my weight in my thighs and belly. i also got body shamed a lot as a teen which fucked me up in more ways than i care to think of right now.
a lot of this has to do with like. cultural factors, too? and i know my measurements, that's fine, but like. that is irrelevant here. what matters is that i'd always been perceived (by others and myself) as bigger and that's what my brain internalised and that means i can't see myself as being smaller and i think that sucks so much ass like
i always get shocked with how much ease i think this of myself. nobody has to tell me anything anymore. damage has been done already. it's how i speak to myself about myself now. and i'm trying to give myself a little metaphorical slap on the wrist like, 'get a hold of yourself' but that's not good either? i try to be compassionate towards myself but i can't seem to shake off vestiges of feeling so ill at ease in my own body and the way it looks that i heard and internalised as a teen that it makes me like. none of this had to fucking happen yet it did anyway.
your 20s are for realising how much your teens sucked and wanting to rip tear and claw about it
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What do you think would happen if volo won? I know is not goin to happen, but just if? Would he and giratina be able to tame arceus? If they did, what would happen??
hmm..... if it were volo specifically using arceus and then letting giratina run a new world, I think he would be immensely disappointed - instead of crafting it the way he wanted, he would more likely be getting a reroll of the pre-existing pokeverse because that's what the unown are familiar with creating (in this blog-specific world lol)
So certain things will be different - maybe characters will be swapped around, maybe heroes will be there or maybe not; the base is still the same, though.
He might be able to shape events to his liking since the newly formed Dialga and Palkia will recognize him and Giratina as their gods, but in the end, is it really a victory...?
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Really struggling with my parents today. They have a history of being controlling but have largely softened as they have got older.
Today though, I know I'm ill so this has hit me harder, but they texted me under the pretext of sharing a happy memory and I said I'd call after work.
When I called, it turned out to be a pretext to chase up whether I had done certain tasks for them. I faked not having signal and hung up before I said something I'd regret but I'm just hurt and also angry that WHEN I'M ILL they would be deceitful like that and self-centred. (I have had flu or covid all week and I haven't taken any time off work bc I can't afford to right now so it's been a tough week)
I have literally started therapy this week based on how I get no emotional support from my parents. (Among other things) It's just too bad when they appear(ed) to be better and then go straight back.
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one fun fact since it’s february ( which unfortunately for calum ) means valentine’s day is around the corner:
he doesn’t like valentine’s day- not bc he dislikes the concept, but rather he hates how overhyped it gets and how people can put their expectations for it waaaay too high when the point of valentine’s day is to celebrate it in a way that is special to both you and ur (romantic) partner....that and he’s never been a fan of elaborate displays of romance which often what he feels is expected of couples :’D
that being said, given the right partner, i think he would able to come around to it....just takes the right person and a degree of thoughtfulness ( ie. subtle & thoughtful is really the way to go )
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