Help for kin

Yo I'm Milo and I'm here to answer all your otherkin-related questions. Ask away! Why wasn't my ask answered? About me

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Hey there I dont know if you still answer asks. I think I may he a harpykin but I worry that it might just be the fact that Im neurodivergent or me wanting to use related neopronouns online. Is there a way to know? Or if I happen to do these things should I not do them? I apologize if this is a frequently asked question

that’s a tough question. I’ve had the same one myself multiple times. I have narcissistic tendencies and I wonder often if I’m actually kin, or if I just want attention and want to be different.

what I’ve found is that you simply have to go with what feels correct to you. if you genuinely enjoy identifying as harpykin and using related pronouns, and that makes you feel comfortable, then there’s nothing wrong with doing that. i do believe that you should do whatever feels best to you as long as it doesn’t harm or negatively impact others.

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hey, is it possible to be kin with an animal in a slightly altered reality/diff timeline? i was a grizzly bear and i think i lived in modern day cali, but they’re completely extinct here. there’s been some talk about reintroducing then though so i wonder if it’s that or if i was just super lost?

well of course! typically, if you’re kin, it’s because it was a past life. in that past life, it could have been hundreds of years ago when grizzly bears were in california area, or a universe where california was never settled. kin experiences rarely line up directly with reality.

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Is it valid for someone to only experience certain kinds of shifts? For me, I’ve only ever experienced mental and sensory, not the other kinds. I’m a mink therian!

yes, that’s totally valid. I’ve never had a “physical” shift before either!

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I presume you have to pay a dollar for a reading then? How would you pay for it? (Like pay pall? what?)

i'm thinking i'll just add my paypal on the official post about readings and if anyone wants to donate they can, but i don't think i'll actually charge money for them. doesn't feel right. they'll be free and if you feel like donating you can!

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If anyone still reads this blog, let me know if you'd be interested in having a rune reading done for insight into past lives, kintypes, memories, etc! Leave a reply or drop an ask telling me what you think.

So hey all I've been practicing norse paganism and witchcraft for about 3 years now and I'm looking to expand my skills. I'm being mentored by a crone with 30+ years of experience and she has told me I have a big knack for rune readings. I think I'm gonna start doing rune readings, maybe for $1 apiece or just accept donations (I'm poor as shit and every penny helps). That would help motivate me to check on this blog more and keep it updated since the kin community is still so alive and well.

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I'm gonna come up with a list of questions to ask yourself if you think you might be a certain kintype. Stay tuned lol

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Do you know of any way to figure out if you're dollkin? I was 100% sure when I found out I was elfkin, but I'm not so sure if I'm dollkin. I feel a strong connection to dolls, but I'm unsure if it's a kin thing or if its tied to my age regression.

Past life regression and meditation!! Meditate on your connection to dolls and see if the thread goes any deeper than just "I like this." Is there one certain doll you like? A style you're extremely connected to? Could you see yourself being a doll? These are all important questions to ask.

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Hi! I’m warrior cat kin, specifically a character that’s not in the books. I haven’t even read the books, but I know I’m kin with it. I feel very insecure about this

That's totally valid. I myself kin some characters from games I've never played before and shows I've never seen before. Kintypes are that kind of thing where you just know. Sometimes you can tell right away upon seeing a character "yep that's a kin right there." That's just how being kin works. You don't choose your kins, your kins choose you.

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my problem with neopronouns is they're extremely inaccessible to anyone with anything worse than tumblr-sanctioned watered down high functioning autism/adhd. i have autism and several diagnosed learning disabilities. communication and language are some of my weakest points, i struggle a lot as it is, especially paired with memory issues. it isn't fair to make lgbt spaces inaccessible for people with serious learning disabilities

this is the last ask i'm gonna answer about this!

but yes, this is another very valid argument as well. i struggle with similar disabilities and i've found it extremely hard to insert neopronouns into sentences outside of online spaces, and i end up just using they/them. difficulty adding new words to one's vocabulary is simply a reality for a lot of people with learning disabilities, and having to learn a brand new set of pronouns on the fly can be really hard for some people!

again: if you legitimately feel uncomfortable using anything else other than neopronouns, then use them. i'm not here to try to make people do things that make them uncomfortable. i only ask that before choosing to use neopronouns, you weigh the impact of your decision against a variety of factors.

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Hello, I have many kintypes and feel very invalid because of it. Could I get some positivity?

You're so lucky to have lots of kintypes!! Lots of people get touchy about others having lots of kintypes. I personally think it's fantastic, because that means you're incredibly in touch with your energy-self and your past lives. Most people are just not capable of having lots of kintypes and they get upset about it and hate on those that do have a lot of kintypes. Some people just have a few because that's just how it is. I think it's perfectly valid and honestly pretty dope when someone has a lot of kintypes :)

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Help for a yanderekin? I’m one and everybody calls me psycho, crazy, ect

Oh hi! Mood! I am one too and I relate. It can be tiring having people call you or your kintype something that makes you feel bad. Remember that you're so much more than your kintype. Just because you're kin with a yandere does not mean you're ACTUALLY that type of person in real life. Think about how ridiculous it really is for someone to assume that because you're a yanderekin, you're actually crazy like a yandere. It's silly, honestly. Remember you're valid in your kintype and nobody has the right to tell you what you are or aren't.

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Could I get some help for a wolfkin? Whenever I tell people I’m a wolf they invalidate me :(

That's tough. It's such a common kintype, and that one stupid meme about "on all levels except physical i am a wolf" literally ruined everything for us lmao. Remember that no matter what anyone says, you're still valid. If someone came up to you and said you had purple skin, would you feel invalidated because your skin was not purple? Of course not! They're literally just wrong! Try to think about it that way. Much love from a fellow wolfkin. You are valid and you deserve to feel valid.

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hi, i feel like im a forest spirit kin, can you help? i feel a really deep connection to nature, and enjoy natural things. sometimes it almost feels like i can understand plants and stuff. im also agender, and part of that is that i feel like i dont really have a body. i use a name that relates to the forest and i feel like being a forest spirit really suits me.

That's awesome! I'm lowkey really jealous of forest spirit kin because I love the forest so much.

I'd start by looking up lists of forest spirits. Wikipedia is your friend. Find some pages that list or discuss various forest spirits in folklore or legends, and read descriptions of each one and maybe some of the lore behind them. See if you can find one that clicks with you, and dive into whichever one really clicks. You might even be more than one since your connection is so strong. Good luck!

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So I just found out other kins exist today and it makes me happy. I have never felt simply human and I have a few past life memories. l wondering if you could give me advice on helping me discover myself? Any help is appreciated..

That's awesome!!! I'm so glad you found the community. I'd start with developing your memories into something tangible and forming a kintype you can identify with. I talk a lot about astral projection (and recently shamanic journeying) here and in my FAQ, so those are both a great place to start! And feel free to come back with any more questions you have.

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Do you happen to know anything about identifying things about kintypes..? I've already learned I'm a tundra wolf (because of some memories!) - but I just recently learned about me having wings and I can't for the life of me figure out what they look/are like. I just know I have two pairs and that's all I've been able to figure out ^^; (also, I don't think I'm a specific animal with wings, they're just.. wings. Not connected to a theriotype, from what I can tell at least)

Wings can be present in a whole ton of different creatures! I'd recommend astral projection or shamanic journeying to find out more about this mystery kintype. Try to go into any meditation with the intention of "I'm going to see myself in a past life with wings." or something like that. Try to view yourself from an outside perspective and identify any features about yourself. Keep all your senses in mind. What does this self smell like? What does the energy feel like? Can you see anything? What do they look like? Try to keep questions like that in mind, and write these things down immediately after your journey.

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i've been fictionkin for a while, but i recently realized i might be angelkin? how can i tell? are there any blogs like the multitude of fictionkin blogs, but for otherkin?

I have some stuff in my FAQ about how to tell if you're a certain kintype! You can start there if you want. I'm not super educated on other blogs on here especially since I've been gone for such a long time.

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I have intrusive thoughts relating to my kin (I kin a large canine/lizard cryptid) mostly about eating raw meat or being aggressive towards my pet animals (I’d never hurt them it’s just scary with the kin related thoughts)

I'd look up some techniques to deal with intrusive thoughts! I understand how scary those can be, I get them too. Any technique used to deal with them will apply to your kintypes just as well.