shoutout to the age regressors who…
• still have to answer emails, make appointments, go to work/school, or handle grown-up responsibilities even when they feel tiny inside ☁️
• learned “adult coping skills” really young because they had to survive difficult situations 🫂
• are good at comforting everyone else, but secretly wish someone would comfort them too 🌷
• feel guilty for regressing because they think they should always be mature, productive, or independent 🌧️
• mask their autism, anxiety, trauma, or emotions all day long and only feel safe enough to be soft when they’re alone ⭐
• are caretakers, older siblings, organizers, helpers, advocates, or the “responsible one” in their friend group 🍵
• still know how to budget, cook, clean, solve problems, and handle crises while also loving plushies, cartoons, coloring, or bedtime stories 🎀
• regress quietly and don’t always look like the “stereotypical” little one people imagine 📚
• use regression as comfort, healing, grounding, sensory regulation, or a safe place to rest their mind 💜
• feel embarrassed about needing gentleness even though they give gentleness to everyone else 🌸
you still deserve naps, snacks, comfort items, safe people, encouragement, cuddles, and the chance to feel small without having to earn it first!! 🧸✨
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