Hello new followers! You've been trickling in steadily for a while now, so I figured I should give a basic summary of the blog and some housekeeping notes. (Last updated 4/28/26)
I have 3 mental illnesses and more chronic physical illnesses than I feel like counting, so I use the appropriate awareness months (and weeks, and days) as a MAJOR opportunity to share loads of info & memes on those months' subjects. Obviously I'll also share stuff about my physical illnesses and chronic illness in general whenever else I feel like it; I regularly reblog content from certain chronic illness blogs. From time to time I post info about mental illnesses I don't actually have, but I'm much more likely to post loads of content about the ones I do have.
I'm bisexual and strongly pro-LGBT rights, so I tend to share a lot on LGBT-related topics as they cross my radar. I will particularly go all-out on general LGBT-related content during Pride Month and bisexuality content in September. I'm also a liberal feminist woman who wishes health classes and sex ed were better, so you'll see lots of stuff related to abortion rights, general feminist stuff, and general female & reproductive health stuff on my blog. (Pronouns she/her if that wasn't clear.) I will sometimes post about other US political issues, but they're not really my focus.
As is probably glaringly obvious, I'm a religious Jew who supports Israel. NO, I most definitely DON'T blindly agree with all dominant Israeli politicians and policies or all Religious Zionist opinions; I'm appalled at the current political situation there. Please don't strawman me. I post some Jewish/Israeli history stuff, some stuff about anti-Israel hate & media bias, and occasionally some more upbeat stuff about Israel (political or otherwise). Leaning into the Judaism, if there is a holiday coming up I will spam you with stuff about it for days. I often share human interest pieces on Jewish celebrities or the intersection of Jewish culture and something else, stuff about the Holocaust and general antisemitism, and sometimes other things related to Jewish theology or culture. I will also sometimes discuss the intersections of Judaism and my blog's other themes. I do not post about internal Jewish community problems that just plain make us look bad, so while I have Strong Opinions about Jewish sex offender scandals & such that I will discuss in the appropriate spaces, I'm keeping those discussions off Tumblr cuz I don't need to give random antisemites any more fodder.
Other miscellany: I like to regularly share quotes that are motivational/inspirational without veering into toxic positivity, as well as quotes that I find just plain cool. I will sometimes share quotes from people with problematic worldviews or histories because I firmly believe that everyone can teach us something, even if only as a negative example. I also reblog a lot of positive affirmations & reminders. Because of past & present social experiences, I love social/relationship skills content and some other relationship-related posts. Somehow I’ve shared very little personal stuff in the last 2 years, though I hope to share a bit more as it comes up.
I do not share my real name on this site. (It sure af ain't Mona!) This is my corner of the internet to post anonymously about stuff that could be awkward to share with others elsewhere, and find a community of like-minded individuals. I've shared some content here that I wouldn't feel comfortable being public knowledge, and lots that the average person just isn't gonna relate to or know how to respond to. Even more importantly, internet stranger danger!
If you see that there's an anti-Israel/antisemitic comment on one of my posts and I've ignored it, there are multiple potential reasons for that, but I'll probably appreciate it if you respond to it. I typically feel no need to have the last word in such discussions, but if this is an argument you feel like continuing, feel free! However, I will turn off commenting on the post if the argument devolves into effectively shouting past each other or ad hominem attacks.
Feel free to ask me stuff related to any of my blog topics! Scam begging letters are a plague on my inbox, occasionally I get hate or trolls, and I wish I had more genuinely positive interactions. I'm a perfectionist with bizarre circadian rhythms so I might not answer immediately, but once I've figured out what I want to say and worded it to my satisfaction I'll respond.
Consider this blog to have standing TWs for Holocaust, antisemitism, abuse mentions, swearing, and food. I'll probably individually TW-tag discussions of other obvious potential triggers, but I tend not to tag mere mentions of things, and I'm sure as hell not gonna try to tag every possible trigger I can think of. Frankly, if you need a TW for antisemitism or Holocaust you're probably in the wrong place.
Memes and infographics I post here are NOT my own creation. If the source isn't obvious somewhere in the picture (e.g. site logo at the bottom, creator signature, organization name in subheading) I'll try to post a link to what seems like its most probable origin. I'm not always great about source links, but I'm trying to get better.
I will sometimes share articles and opinions from sources I usually dismiss as biased or otherwise untrustworthy if I think that particular story/analysis is really good. A stopped clock is right twice a day, and that's how I view most problematic media outlets and organizations. I will usually note in the body of the post when I'm sharing a "correct stopped clock" article.
DH = Dear Husband, in case you're not familiar with that abbreviation. It is 100% genuine, not sarcastic.
Though I almost never note it in tags, I use the queue function A LOT. Like, for multiple posts a day, almost every day. My posting hours and the hours I'm actually awake and interacting with Tumblr are often very different, so please no assumptions about my availability for chatting or answering asks.
