Hi! This is our introduction and FAQ post. We’ll keep this updated every now and again so feel free to check it for the most recent info!
Basic Info
First off, you can call us Calico and Bambi! We’re both in our early 20s, we’re both trans men and use he/him pronouns, we’re both autistic, we’re both artists, and we’re husbands!
Calico collected LPS toys as a kid in the early 2000s, and Bambi got into LPS toys just recently in the past few years!
Calico’s Profile:
I’m an autistic, gay, trans man! I have a list of diagnoses, but the ones that I’m most comfortable sharing on this blog are DPD, CFS, CPTSD, and severe anxiety. I’m a certified veterinary assistant, and I’m currently pursuing a college degree to become a funeral director/embalmer (Since it’s a little bit of a debate, I’ll note that I don’t mind the terms mortician/undertaker. I casually refer to it as mortician, myself).
Some of my first LPS toys were #2 - #16. I have many of the gen 1 toys, along with some of gen 2 and gen 3. My collection came exclusively from Walmart, (save for a few special mail order ones gotten by filling out a sticker sheet) so I don’t have any of the Target/Toys R Us/etc. exclusives sadly!
My top 10 favorites that I own in no particular order are #21, #49/#99, #88, #102, #185, #396, #488, #1013, #1395, and of course #1461 from the blog’s icon!
My biggest dream pets would be the bear from Extreme Pets: Mod pets (no #), #2512, #1695, #1819, and most of all #2114!
Bambi’s Profile:
[Still under construction]
Bambi is also autistic, gay, and a trans man! He feels comfortable sharing that he has NPD and ASPD. Bambi is currently a hobbyist taxidermist, but he’d aim for a career in it some day.
Bambi doesn’t have any LPS toys of his own yet, but Calico’s collection is open to him and basically works as his own when/if he wants to enjoy it.
Things This Blog Does
Currently due to life circumstances, we can’t be as consistent with content as we’d like to be. Sorry for the random hiatuses and spotty scheduling that we’ll have kind of indefinitely :c
In addition to making moodboards and stimboards (and maybe even art) of LPS toys at request or whim, every Friday is going to be Featured Friend Friday! Whichever pet is the Featured Friend of the week will get their very own post, usually with a stimboard to match! Sometimes we might also add commentary on what we think their interests would be, or what we think their name should be, or whatever ideas pop into our heads when we see the pet!!
Tiny FAQ
Why do you want [x pet]?:
Calico: My dream pets are either because I generally find their design really appealing and it makes me happy, or because it reminds me of Bambi!
Bambi: [pending]
Why is [x pet] a favorite?:
Calico: Dunno! All of them are ones that I had as a kid and just ended up really attached to. I could probably expand my favorites list to be around 20 pets long if I wanted to!
Bambi: [pending]
Why Calico and Bambi? Why #1461 and #2114?:
Calico: I made really elaborate stories with my LPS toys as a kid, and I would self insert using #1461 as a representation of myself for whatever reason! So I thought that would be fun to bring back for this blog.
Bambi: [pending]
Who can interact?: As a general rule of thumb, everyone but terfs/radfems/gender crits or nazis/neo nazis/alt-right can interact. Getting more into the details, we don’t accept interaction from anyone with bigoted or abusive content in their blog. If you promote unprompted violence, abuse, or hate against completely innocent and undeserving parties, DNI. We want this blog to be as inclusive as possible to all types of LPS lovers, but hate groups and abusers are a hard limit and will be blocked on sight. We also reserve the right to block any blogs that sketch us out in general; nothing personal.
Can I make a request?: YES!! Request whatever you’d like! We can’t promise that we’ll be the most timely getting to requests depending on our mental health and life situation, but feel free to request whatever! As vague as “can you make an aesthetic for [pet]?” or as specific as “stim board of paint mixing for trans masc [pet] who likes the woods and the color orange”! We don’t mind!
Are there things you won’t make?: Calico has trypophobia and there will be the occasional request he can’t fulfill because of it (honeycomb, whole lotus root, and barnacle clusters are all immediate examples). Bambi is very uncomfortable with images of hamsters and North American possums, so those won’t be appearing on our blog for the foreseeable future. Also, obviously, we won’t do anything outright bigoted or offensive (ex: we won’t be making an antisemetic pride stimboard for a pet or something else horrible like that)
Why did you make this blog?:
Calico: I’ve never seen people do moodboards or stimboards for LPS pets before, and the LPS blogs that I have found have stricter DNIs (and that’s perfectly valid!). I want this blog to be open to anyone who needs a little bit of LPS niceness. I don’t want anyone to feel excluded from their comfort for things that are oftentimes out of their control.
Is that last part passive aggressive?:
Calico: No, not at all!! I think that people should be comfortable in their own spaces! That’s why instead of sending anons nagging other blogs to loosen their DNIs, or encouraging others to disrespect their boundaries and interact without regard, I made a blog where the OP isn’t made uncomfortable by very much, so that you can interact knowing you aren’t crossing boundaries!
We’ll add on as needed as people ask stuff, but that’s all for now! Thanks for reading this long post (if you did) and we hope that this blog will be nice for everyone! We’ll see you!