this is my formal goodbye to tumblr
i have a lot to say so bear with me
first of all, i’m 15 now! and i’m going by the name “grace” (my birth name) as i’ve discovered that do not feel like a boy anymore.
i believe i am suffering a type of body dysmorphia or something similar to that which i confused as dysphoria because i’ve always been a tomboy.
although i’m still not sure.
this community has been ridiculously kind to me throughout the years i’ve been involved, and i’ve made many friends along the way :)
but i definitely started with this crap way to fucking young.
i was 12 when i started this blog and i really regret it.
but now, i have the chance to leave some advice to other 12-15 year olds thinking of participating in this stuff!
number 1: do not. please wait until your older.
number 2. call outs are a bad idea and a half, be very careful when considering reblogging/making one. do not witch-hunt. never give out personal information (yours or otherwise). EVER.
number 3. there are two sides to every coin, and six sides to a cube, but there are infinite sides when it comes to people. consider that you don’t know the person you are debating with. they have been raised in a different way and you have no clue what they’ve been taught or how they grew up. people with different ideas then you are most likely not trying to be a bad person. don’t be quick to jump on them, they could just be spouting the rhetoric of older people in their life. just try be empathetic and kind ALWAYS.
number 4. there is never an excuse for sending death threats. no excuse for telling someone to kill themselves. no excuse for bullying someone. the only thing that you can do when someone has a differing approach to life is to try and educate them on your approach. NEVER SEND DEATH THREATS. NEVER CALL SOMEONE SLURS. NEVER TRY AND TRIGGER SOMEONE.
number 5. make friends and enjoy yourself. don’t take this too seriously. it’s tumblr
number 6. if someone is being racist/homophobic/sexist/harmful, then tell them that they are and, most importantly, TELL. THEM. WHY. to say “you are racist” takes no thought process. to explain why and how shows that you care enough to try and make a difference in that persons life.
number 7. don’t converse with pedophiles
number 8. it’s never an argument, it’s always a debate. take into consideration how two human beings with brains would have a healthy conversations about their personal opinions. do not go monky mode and just start yelling or swearing at them. it doesn’t teach anyone anything and definitely doesn’t make your opinion look rational.
number 9. who give fuck if ur gay or anything like that??? you don’t have to decide that yet.. soul searching can be done at any age, you are in no rush!! please please be careful
number 10. if someone sends you a video of a person getting shot in the face, block them. this has happened to me multiple times. just block and report. warn others. maybe even keep your dms between mutuals if you don’t want to see mutilated genitals in your dms
number 11. to sway someone’s opinion online, you need to be a wizard. don’t put all your energy into it. just put the information out there so that neutral people can find it and make their own opinions (hopefully)
number 12. let people be. if they aren’t harming anyone, then are they really that bad? (harming is ambiguous, i know. define it for yourself i suppose)
number 13. FREE SPEECH DONT MEAN SHIT! if your arguing with someone and they just say ‘free speech!’ then they are a moron not worth your time. these fucking idiots dont even know what free speech is. FREE SPEECH MEANS YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT PEOPLE CAN STILL CRITICIZE!!!!!! THATS WHAT IT IS!!! ITS JUST SO YOU DONT GET SNIPED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR HAVING THOSE OPINIONS!!!! CONGRATS!!
number 14. if someone is being witch hunted, and all your friends hate them, but your not sure if you hate them, then just don’t participate! if you lose your friends because of that, then they aren’t your real friends.
number 15. mine craft is really fun guys.
number 16. be kind be SO kind. BE KIND JUST BE A NICE PERSON JUST BE SO FREAKING KIND AND GENTLE WITH PEOPLE. you have NO IDEA how life changing it can be. SMILE AND BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. please!!!
number 17. educate yourself. look into others opinions. gather resources. THINK. do not just go with what everyone else is. people have different opinions and that’s A FANTASTIC THING!!! it’s so good!!!! that we can think for ourselves!!!!!!!!
number 18. do good in school and work hard! i’m happy to say that i got 5 A’s and 2 B’s this year :D (one C- but it was in art class and my teacher did not like me) and nothing has ever made me feel better. i failed school so often and this year has been the biggest confidence booster of my life. i want to become a therapist when i grow up and i’m already starting my international bachelorette program thing and i’m so excited. work hard!!
number 19. mental illness is not a death sentence, you can do it.
number 20. someone loves you, if not now, then in the future. someone WILL love you. NOBODY IS ALONE. you can find community in the littlest, strangest things. for me, i found it here. on tumblr. with a bunch of strange and unique people. and it’s helped shape me into the person i am today. thank you for giving me perspective :)
that’s about it. that’s what i have to say. i guess bye! i had a lot of fun with you guys. i’ll leave this account up because why not, maybe it’ll help someone, that’s all i want to do. -peter/grace
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