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I won't judge

submitted by Anonymous, age x, x
(October 15, 2020 - 1:43 pm)

back to the Down to Earth

I know that, but I can't convince myself.

submitted by Invisible
(March 11, 2022 - 4:21 pm)

Yesterday in PE someone called me fat. I struggle a lot with my image, and I know I'm just developing a lot faster than others but it's so ughhhhh. Whatever, I guess.

submitted by Idk anymore
(March 10, 2022 - 11:31 pm)

So... I recently came out as nonbinary to my parents, and they were pretty supportive and tried to be understanding, but they continue to refer to me with the wrong pronouns and gendered language.  I know it can be hard for them to ajust to something new but it still offends me and I don't know how to tell them that without seeming rude.  And I haven't even told my friends I'm enby because I only have three close friends and all of them are Christian and unfortunately don't support LGBTQ+ people.  They're great friends, but I don't feel completely comfortable around them anymore because I can't be myself and am constantly being misgendered, and I'm afraid they'll reject me if I tell them the truth.

submitted by Sterling, The Unknown
(March 11, 2022 - 9:36 am)

First off: I'm not good at this kind of thing so I'm sorry if I say something wrong. 

I'm so sorry. I don't know much about the parents situation, but if you think they won't get mad or such, I think you could try to explain how it makes you feel and explain to them how it's important to you. It's possible they don't really understand. If they're trying to be understanding, hopefully they should listen.

As for your friends, that's really hard. I don't really know what to say here, because nobody uses my pronouns either, but if it helps at all, I'll use your pronouns! And I'm sure everyone on the CB will as well. That's really the only advice that I can give, but I'm really sorry. That sounds really really hard.

So really I should just say a.) that sounds really hard, b.) I hope that you find some friends who will respect you, and c.) even if you don't: I respect you, I will use your pronouns, and you are a wonderful person and deserve to have your pronouns used. I really hope things go well for you <3 *hugs if you want them*

submitted by Bobcat@Sterling
(March 11, 2022 - 6:36 pm)

Mate, I get you.

I just recently came out to my mum about being non-binary, and she was fairly supportive even though she seems too something to use my preferred pronouns in public.

And I mean I don't bother with telling my father(they're divorced, which makes it easier), since just the other day I heard him trying to explain to my younger sister his flimsy (and entirely erroneous/flawed) reasoning for why the 'queer' community is supposedly delusional, and all that nonsense. Ironically, no less than two weeks after my realisation of my enby'ness, he was talking to me and mentioned something about my status as a "daughter" and I was legit about to just jump out   of the car to throw up. Ugh. It just really stings sometimes.

I'm sorry that your friends aren't likely to be super supportive; I too am Christian and have Christian friends, so it can feel difficult to say anything about pronoun changes/ etc. to them. Oof.

I also think it's best to be upfront if you can to your parents. If they truly wish to be understanding and make their child comfortable, they should see where you're coming from, and with the help of gentle reminders from you, they can hopefully learn to be more respectful/mindful of your gender/pronouns. :)

submitted by Jaybells, age Obscure, Lost in the Universe
(March 13, 2022 - 2:21 am)

Guys I'm upset and I don't know why. I don't want to talk to people about it but I have to admit it. Honestly, I think music is making me upset. Music is my passion, but I have every sad song imaginable stuck in my head. I'm also having friend issues but when I try to talk about it I can't because it always gets to me saying "whatever. It's whatever" I want to talk about it but it makes me grumpy and I can't get it out. No one knows and it feels like no one's concerned but when someone gets concerned I get annoyed. WHY?! I promise it's not depression. My parents are therapists and so I'd know immediately if I had depression. I didn't want to put this under an anonymous username because I think you guys should know. It's effecting everything I do. I've also been having a tough time in school and I have parents who have high standards for me in school. I'm the only real introvert in my friend group too and I have no more friends than like 3. I do have others but... friend issues, like I said. Anyways I want to think about it but I can't and I can't talk about it this is the most I've admitted to myself and I know there's a lot more. I think I don't want to be weak. I think my mood is hate. I'd rather just cry about it but it instead makes me grumpy and I take it out on other people. It's not permanent, sometimes I'll be super happy and then for the rest of the day I'm a party pooper. This has just started this week. My mom asked me if I was depressed this morning. I had no idea what she was talking about but now I do. I just.... don't think I know anything anymore. I don't want change. I want everything to just be. My friends to be my friends. My life to be my life. But my friends are other peoples' friends, and my life was never mine. Everything's so crazy and I'm not even going through anything tough. Sorry about this rant. I just... don't know what's true or false anymore. I think my brain is broken.

That felt really good to get out. 

submitted by Red Starlight
(March 13, 2022 - 12:07 am)

I know exactly how you feel, because I feel that way too. I'm in the exact same situation. The only introvert, my friends aren't really my friends, and I have no-one to talk to.

I don't have any advice. I'm hoping other people do...

I just want to say, I get what you're feeling. You're not alone. There are other people like you out there in the world, you just have to find them.

*pauses and looks up* "Oh. About finding them... Hi!" 

I hope this helps. If it doesn't... well, then it doesn't. I know, so helpful.

submitted by Invisible
(March 13, 2022 - 12:24 pm)

This does help. A lot. Thank you so much. :) I hope your situation gets better, Invisible :)

submitted by Starli@Invisible
(March 17, 2022 - 12:30 am)

... So the first thing I'm going to offer you is a hug. And some positivitea. 

Let's pick this apart together, shall we? Try getting a happy song stuck in your head. After you read this message (or even while you're reading this message, actually) listen to some happy music. If you need a recommendation, then, um, forgive my *slight* immaturity, but When Can I See You Again from Wreck-It Ralph by Owl City is very happy and pretty catchy. Or if you're really ready to go insane, maybe Catchy Song from The Lego Movie: The Second Part. The lyrics are literally "THIS SONG'S GONNA GET STUCK INSIDE YOUR HEAD!" 
I'm... Not going to lie, I sort have like no advice for you and your friends. Try talking to them a bit more is all I can say, really. Maybe just say, "I really care about you, and I want us to stay friends. But lately it's been stressing me out. Can we please talk about it?" And try to make sure you walk away from the conversation with a plan.
As for school, me too! I was feeling crazy stressed by math for a while there, but I talked to my teacher and she said, "well, I will walk you through it, and if you don't understand this way then I will teach you a different way, and we'll find one that works!" So I'd recommend trying to talk to your teachers. Here's an extra life hack, too: when COVID-19 hit and schools were sent into quarantine, many teachers turned to the internet to make videos and teach their students. If you look online, you can probably find at least a couple tutorial videos. For example, if your having trouble with math (like me!) then try searching something like "(name of math lesson here, such as lesson #1) (name of grade here) (name of math book company here)." Or maybe with English? Try searching the category you're having trouble with up, like "Adverbs for ((insert the grade you're in here)) graders," and so forth. 
Oh, for taking out anger on others, I have the ULTIMATE advice! Get a journal! Or just grab a piece of paper and write all the angry things you have to say on the paper--the paper doesn't have feelings, and so no emotional damage is done. Then proceed to RIP UP the paper and recycle it. But I think if you do the paper thing, you should also do the journal thing so you're not only feeling anger. Journals allow you to spread your words out and explore your feelings a little more deeply. Also, you said music is your life? Singing always cheers me up when I'm blue, so maybe it'd help you, too!
The last and most important thing I can tell you is to talk to your parents. Explain your feelings to them--maybe just by saying what you said here. Anyways, I hope you feel better, Starli--you're awesome, remember that.
submitted by Peri@Starli, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(March 13, 2022 - 2:42 pm)

Thank you, Peri! It means so much that you took the time to give me this advice, just to help me out. And nah you don't sound immature I love those songs ;) And, I talked to my math teacher (definitely not after flunking a test....) And she helped me out a lot. So thank you so much for *fancy accent* advising *back to normal* me to do that. :) You're amazing, thank you (again)

submitted by Starli@Peri
(March 17, 2022 - 12:34 am)

I know how you're feeling. I want to talk to people and go around to different people at school, but my friends kind of keep me with them, and I don't even know how I'd do that anyway...So I just stay with my friends, they'd should be enough anyway. There's also people that I want to help out, but don't know how, and I've been stressed lately. I'm actually the opposite in some way, I want to talk to new people and though I know how, I feel like I can't and my friends rely on me a lot. It's like they want me to only stay their friend, and while I love them to death, I want to know other people too. There's also someone I'm sort of friends with that's been ignorant to another friend, and I don't like the disrespect and her need for popularity. And if you feel like your life isn't yours? Make it yours. Do what you want. If your friends don't agree, don't worry. They should just respect you for you, I would respect my friends decisions to be theirself.  -2 

submitted by 2@RedStarlight
(March 16, 2022 - 11:11 pm)

my confession:

I... I-I

SING IN THE SHOWERRRRRRRR 

*runs away* 

 

 

submitted by anonymous person.
(March 18, 2022 - 4:56 pm)

I wish I could sing in the shower, but unfortunately everyone in my house would be able to hear me, and that's something I can't deal with. When I'm home alone, on the other hand... 

submitted by You’ll never know, *noises of mystery*
(March 18, 2022 - 7:22 pm)

i mostly whisper-sing in the shower because i have the same problem with everyone hearing me.

last year my brother actually heard me singing and i think he was sitting outside the bathroom door singing along 

i noticed... but not fast enough. :/

 

submitted by anonymous person., age 11, Elgin, IL
(March 19, 2022 - 1:55 pm)

Oh me too, it has the best acoustics. I think I'd feel threatened if you said that you didn't. ;)

submitted by 2@anonymousPerson
(March 18, 2022 - 10:08 pm)
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