#identiy

[kassandra1184]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter 5 of the ongoing series.

Jesse Wells, daughter of Harrison Wells from Earth-2. It does revolve around that, doesn't it? How much we resemble our parents, how hard we try to grow-up. How hard it is to let go.

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[aroaceconfessions]

I get so confused and low key annoyed when people say it is homophobic or aphobic to say that someone is too young to know. Especially because it is almost invariably followed with "you wouldn't say that age was too young to know you were straight."

Yes. Yes I would. I was in my twenties before I realized I wasn't straight. I'm not saying no one figures it out at like twelve or something. But yes. That is to young to be sure about anything. Including being straight. So sure, let kids try on labels to see if they fit. But what you think you are as a kid is potentially incorrect. Let's normalize that.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[h/t Sheila Polstein]

[muse-gem]

You’re 20’s and how to make the most of them

Being in your 20’s is such a weird transitional age. I definitely felt 18-19-20 were bad, but once you hit 21 you feel even more confused about who you are as a person and where you should be. There’s a couple things you should realize before you start freaking out about your placement in life;

Everyone learns to go about life at a different pace

To avoid a constant grief of identity crisis, don’t be afraid to commit (to a job, internship, and any opportunity that brings you a sense of security) and explore who you are(hobbies, things you enjoy, and simple pass times.). Learn to balance capital and exploration to gain a sense clearer self, better stress management, and stronger reasoning.

DONT let fomo make you’re choices, by doing this you create a life of less intentional choices which leave you wondering where the time went and regret of not taking advantage sooner.

when dealing with choices, it’s better to choose than have not chosen at all. A small choice can change your life for the better, act on a more advancing choice than a comfortable one.

Your 20’s seem like it should be fun, however thinking about everyone partying the night away is just an excuse to not deal with the things in front of us. definitely, 20’s seem extremely daunting and a little too grown up when you feel like you were just in high school yesterday. It’s a chance. A chance to make your life easier and make simple mistakes. 20’s are a chance to explore jobs and see how much progress you can make in a career. Being twenty something’s in this day an age in such a prosperous era, they’re practically begging for 20somethings to be the new face of the era. We essentially hold the power of knowing/ growing up with advancing technology, social media, and all things 21st century advancement. Being in your 20’a right now can help you advance. So utilize what you know and go about trial and error. Make commitments and explore your self. Your exactly where you need to be :).

[tusseninbovenop]

Brunswick - SomeOne 

[minimallycreative]

I love how when presented with an aspect of my identity, I just went ~no~.

It's even funnier when I remember when I was around 6, my favorite word was no (I've been setting boundaries without knowing it, haHa). I've taken that and applied it to my life.

[mxadrian779]

PSA:

LGBT+ people have every right to reclaim labels. If they reclaim and use queer, dyke, etc because those words suit them better and are more comfortable than other labels, that’s their right. If you dislike those words, don’t use them yourself, but do not police others to whom those words are important.

Telling LGBT+ people that they aren’t allowed to reclaim words you personally dislike is shitty and queerphobic.

[cosamanda]

Next time someone sakes you "who the fuck do you think you are" answer whatever you think will piss them off the most.