#mayliz rambles

[dragon-queen21]

Your right! I should write an extremely niche agere fic for my favorite fandom :D

[dragon-queen21]

“I have to do all the work around here” I say while looking for agere content for the most obscure fandoms known to man expecting there to be some against all odds

[dragon-queen21]

Everytime I come back to agere tumblr I remember all the many issues I have with the community, so excuse me while I rant.

I am sick of purity culture, but also sick of people complaining about ‘stereotypes’.

Everyone’s regression is different and unique, until suddenly it’s a bad thing if you like pink and are feminine. If you actually like watching cartoons made for the age you regress to and play with toys around that same age bracket, if you do talk like an actual child, or your voice goes soft when your small, if you pet regress but it’s to some ‘common animal’ like a puppy or a kitten, if you do enjoy using pacifiers and baby bottles, or you never enter a middle/teen headspace, then suddenly your regression is labeled a part of a harmful stereotype within the community.

I keep seeing so many posts recently that say if someone doesn’t feel comfortable posting about padded agere means it means they are a ‘bad person’ and are a ‘red flag’ and shouldn’t be involved in the community. That not being able to handle dark posts or mental breakdowns when small means your making agere romanticized and that makes you terrible. And don’t get me started on how we treat caregivers in this community.

Because heaven forbid you’re a caregiver who can’t handle trauma dumping, or can’t take care of littles who lash out in anger or have temper tantrums, because that apparently makes it so you ‘shouldn’t be a part of the community’ because if you ‘can’t handle one part you shouldn’t be allowed to be in any part of it.’ Or the fact that we never talk about regressor’s taking advantage of and hurting caregivers, being manipulating, or acting like they aren’t real people? I could go on but that’s for another time.

I get it, agere is a coping mechanism and no it’s not always sunshine and rainbows and we enjoy seeing those aspects that feel real, I also realize there are so many niche subgroups that don’t get enough exposure and I love posts highlighting those experiences, but seeing posts that talk about what is ‘okay’ to do when regressed and what makes someone valid, so long as they are going against what everyone else’s is doing just feels like it’s doing the opposite of trying to bring the community together or whatever it is that’s trying to be attempted. Honestly it makes me feel bad about my own regression because I fall into a lot of those ‘sterotypes’ people seem to hate so much. It’s one reason why I really don’t post about how I actually am small.

Saying you only want to see boyre is fine, posting about niche topics is fine, regressing however you want is fine- but acting like people who post feminine things, who enjoy something that a lot of other people do, don’t feel comfortable talking about darker parts of their regression online, aren’t a picture perfect version of what we like to imagine fictional caregivers to be, or anything else, saying those people are causing some sort of problem just feels wrong.

But maybe that’s just me

[dragon-queen21]

Guys! This is very important!

Come say hi to my new plushie! :D this is the great Pig-Bacon. You may call him Pig or you may call him Bacon, or both, he minds not :3

[dragon-queen21]

It’s a puppy pic-a-nic! But wait… who invited the bear?

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Hello welcome to Zeep the Sheep’s sandwhich shop. He is now open for business and may or may not get your order correct 90% of the time :D Please do come in, have a seat, and let us know what you would like to order (we may or may not have a secret menu to for our esteemed guests)

(Aka I got play food for Christmas an feel small and wanna see if anyone wants to roleplay wif me a lil :3 Open invitation to anyone I promise silly responses in return)

[dragon-queen21]

Very specific concept that I have been obsessed with recently:

Dad/fatherly caregiver who shaves his beard that he’s had for years out of the blue and his kiddos reacting

~Teen regressor who just has a look of disgust on their face. The sheer audacity at not being warned ahead of time for this. They’re disappointment is immeasurable and their day is now henceforth ruined. Not afraid to say so either

~Middle regressor who’s trying to be nice, they really are, but essentially are like ‘can you, umm, maybe please undo that, actually? Are take backs allowed? Because take backs should be allowed’

~Toddler regressor who runs up to give their dad a hug only to get scared because- who the heck is that?! That’s not their dad, dad is fuzzy and fluffy and this man is an imposter- “is no one else concerned about this?!?!” Bonus points for running back to their mom/aunt/older sibling for hugs and protection from clearly an unknown stranger that NO ONE seems concerned about

~Baby space regressor who just sobs. Someone hold the poor thing, they can’t take the stress and their world is falling apart at the seams. Won’t even look at their dad, clinging to their other caregivers like a lifeline.

[dragon-queen21]

Eee I got new playfood coming in! And look how cute! Lil tea set. I want to order a pic-a-nic basket for my stuffed bear Yogi so he and Zeep can go on picnics adventures together :D and the start of that is this lil tea set