#7 year old me

[ticholasnesla]

Oh Sky Rocker. Thank you for setting the childhood cornerstone for me and what I stand for now, in my adulthood.

I don't know u if u don't gleep glorp fleeble flabble flip flip flap flop heidy hody heebie, jeebie, yeag, yeah!!!

#judy jetson #rockin with judy jetson #sky rocker #billy booster #90s dreamboat #for like #7 year old me #thats what happens when your cartoon-loving boomer dad wants to be a 90s baby SO BAD..cuz like SAME OK DAD?? #rip dad I love you #what I mean to say is Gen Z #you got an uphill battle but I swear to god I will dedicate myself to taking chunks out of that boulder where I personally can... #80s cartoons #90s cartoons #please unify before shit goes Nuclear I swear to god. #Youtube

[inkskinned]

kids remind me, often, of the things i've taught myself out of.

i have a big dog. he looks like a deer. he is taller than most young children. while we were on a trail the other day, a boy coming our direction saw us and froze. he took a step back and said: "i'm feeling nervous. your - your dog is kind of big."

goblin and i both stopped walking immediately. "he is kind of a big dog," i admitted. "he's called a greyhound. they are gentle but they are pretty tall, which is kind of scary, you're right. their legs are so long because they are made for running fast. i am sorry we scared you. would you like us to stand still while you move past us, or would you feel more safe in your body if we move and you stay still?'

"oh. i didn't know that about - greyhounds. i think i ... i want to stay still," he said. at this point, his adult had caught up to us. "i'm nervous about the dog," he told her, "so i'm - i'm gonna stay still." she didn't argue. she didn't make fun of him. she just smiled at him and at me and held his hand while goblin and i, with as wide of a berth as we could make, crept our way through.

behind us, i heard him exhale a deep breath and kind of laugh - "he was really big, huh? she said it's because greyhounds have to go fast."

"he was big," she said. "i understand why that could have made you a little scared."

"yeah. next time i - next time do you think i could maybe ask to touch him? when - i mean, next time, maybe, if i'm not nervous."

later, going to a work event, in the big city, i stood outside, trembling. my social anxiety as a caught bird in my chest. i took a deep breath and turned to my coworker. she's not even really my friend yet. i told her: "i feel nervous about this. i am not used to meeting new people, ever since covid."

she laughed, but not in a mean way. she said she was nervous too. she reached her hand out and held mine, and we both took another deep breath and walked in like that, interlinked. a few people asked us - together? - and i told the truth: i feel nervous, and she's helping. over and over i watched people relax too, admitting i feel really kind of shy lately actually, thank you for saying that.

the next time i go to an event, and i feel a little scared, i ask right away: wanna hold hands? this feels a little dangerous. i hesitate less. i don't hide it as much. i watch for other people who are also nervous and say - it's kinda hard, huh?

i know, logically, i'm not good at asking for help. but i am also not good at noticing when i need help. i've trained myself out of asking completely, but i've also trained myself to never accept my own fears or excuses. i have trained myself to tamp down every anxiety and just-push-through. i don't know what i'm protecting myself from - just that i never think to admit it to anyone.

but every person on earth occasionally needs comfort. every person on earth occasionally needs connection. many of us were taught independence is the same thing as never needing anything.

each of us should have had an adult who heard - i feel nervous and held our hand and asked us how we could be helped to feel safe. no judgement, and no chiding. many of us did not. many of us were punished for the ways that we seemed "weak".

but here is something: i am an adult now. and i get nervous a lot, actually. and if you are an adult and you are feeling a little nervous - come talk to me. we can hold hands and figure out what will help us feel safe in our bodies. and maybe, next time, if we're brave, we can pet the dog that's passing.

#spilled ink #warm up #so i have worked in childcare as a teacher for like 15 years #hence the language behind ''what helps you be safe in your body?'' #like you can tell by what i say here i have EXPERIENCE with kids. #but tbh the REAL teacher moment is watching a 6/7 year old say #''this makes me nervous #can you please not come closer?'' #as a teacher i was IMMEDIATELY like ... ahh whomever is raising you is doing an EXCELLENT job holy shit #verbalizing your fears? trusting an adult to listen? #ability to recognize a way you might feel safer? #like .... this kid's caregivers.... that one moment... i was like .... who are u i wanna french kiss you big on the mouth

[msbeliever05]

7 year old me finding a penny: OOOHHHH A PENNY-

15 year old me finding a penny:……a penny? Pfft, worthless

18 year old me finding a penny: OOOHHHH A PENNY-

#adulting is hard #I’ll take a penny any day #it all adds up #me #growing up #7 year old me #18 #penny #money #finding money #funny #funny memes #idk man #idk idk #idk what to tag this as #and idk what to do with my life now #adulting #memes #idk what else to put in the tags #enjoy the meme #relatable

[woffles-4-waffles]

HAPPY 13 YEARS TO NINJAGO

#ninjago #ninjago fanart #fanart #lloyd garmadon #ninjago lloyd #ninjago cole #ninjago arin #ninjago sora #ninjago wyldfyre #ninjago kai #ninjago jay #ninjago nya #ninjago zane #ninjago pixal #lego ninjago #lego #HAPPY 13 ANNIVERSARY TO NINJAGO #EVERYDAY I THANK 7 YEAR OLD ME FOR WATCHING THIS 13 YEARS AGO

[egophiliac]

still absolutely losing my mind over Lilia

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #sebek: wow we're so lucky to see lilia-sama at his fighting prime. so commanding! so powerful! #lilia: (straight up stuffs a frog in his mouth without breaking eye contact) #seriously though i did not think it was possible for me to enjoy lilia even more. and yet. #'dragon eggs need love in order to hatch' #ten year old me: gasp. i knew it. #the IMPLICATIONS though! #forget true love's kiss we have true love's baby dragon over here #also twst. twst please. i do feel i need to call you out a little bit on malleus' age #i don't really have a problem with it i was just. surprised. #i mean i GUESS the description of dragon ages was vague enough that malleus being under 200 doesn't inherently contradict it #it could've been clearer okay :( #that said it is true that the younger malleus is the more hilarious his whole world-weary immortal schtick is #'ah...you are all as infants in comparison to me. ' - malleus (age 19) #also lilia being a foundling does explain him not knowing his real birthday. so i will forgive (1) birth-related shenanigan. #auuuugh the parallels between lilia and silver #brb i need to go roll around on the ground and mutter to myself for a while

[mwagneto]

it literally feels so wrong to see tennant and donna in hd like what the fuck. you're supposed to be 140p and near incomprehensible

#the way this show used to be like 7 pixels and made 10 year old me ill for life #doctor who #dw lb

[otaku553]

Quite frankly still obsessed with the three of them

A little procrastination doodle

#one piece #portgas d ace #sabo #monkey d luffy #it’s 5 am and I do not have the time to be spending on procrastination doodles but that is neither here nor there #ft. my headcanons for their outfits as kiddos but not really because I think this is pretty close to canon #oversized jacket for sabo because I refuse to believe he has worn the same clothes after being a runaway for at least a few years #like kids grow so fast and I can see undersized jacket for that as well but I feel like undersized would just be uncomfy and restricting #straw hat is definitely too big for 7 year old luffy so I hc it goes around his neck more often than not #or sabo or ace gets annoyed at luffy for having his eyes blocked all the time while they’re fighting each other or hunting so they #eventually get luffy to wear it around his neck more #also you can’t convince me that the fuzz on luffy’s shorts is like… actual fur #I think it’s more like very frayed edges of denim if you know what I mean #ace with baggy pants because it’s what he deserves. baggy pants ftw #also probably bigger pockets for his pickpocketing #sabo complains about noble clothes like girls complain about small pockets #‘what are they even supposed to hold. why are they so tight. this is just them trying to get us to buy expensive bags’

[autisticaradiamegido]

day 147

psychically induced chronic illness squad

#day 147 #year 4 #aradia megido #sollux captor #homestuck #arasol #solluxs migraine thing is right in his introduction #but we only get like. one line from aradia in her singular conversation with rose in a5 #where she mentions an 'elusive feeling of sickness' following her for her entire life #which i think you could read as like. anxiety/sense of impending doom due to upsetting psychic whispering 24/7 #but when i was a kid and i felt anxious it ALWAYS manifested as a feeling of Oh I Am Going To Barf About This #to the point that i spent like a full year getting a whole barrage of medical tests trying to figure out what was wrong with my guts #turned out it was simply undiagnosed mental illness because nobody really considered that a 6 year old could have one of those #but such is life anyway catch me projecting onto these two once a fucking gain

[hansoeii]

painted my first love thorin oakenshield

#god its been so long since i last drew him #6 years???? #7 years???? #anyways thorin oakenshield you still own my heart #12 year old me would be proud if she knew that he's still on my mind #anyways #i started rings of power and left with a resurrected hobbit obsession #enjoy #thorin oakenshield #the hobbit #hobb #the hobbit fanart #rings of power #thorin #thorin fanart #thorin oakenshield fanart #my art

[shootingstarrfish]

some silly guys!! the silliest guys around!!!!!! :)

#obey me #obey me nightbringer #belphegor #omswd #beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me beelzebub #belphie #beel #obey me art #my art #omg so a story related to this drawing #my 7 year old little sister loves walking into my room while im drawing to ask questions #belphie is kinda iconic to my sisters in that they dont know who he is necessarily but they both know of him as 'emo cow' #he has no name he is just emo cow #so she sees me drawing belphie and shes like omggg is that emo cow?? whos that next to him? #“oh thats his brother” “HE HAS A BROTHER????” “yeah he has 6 of them” “WHAT?????????” #cue like 50 questions about who his brothers are “are his brothers also emo?” “are his brothers also cows?” “are his brothers also animals? #then she gets to “so what animal is this guy next to him?” “a fly” “PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHA EWWWWWWW WHY IS HE A FLY HAHAHAHAHA” #“next youre gonna say he has little wings that go bzzzzt” “....yeah he does” “PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHATTTTT” #she saw me drawing asmo yesterday so i pulled him up and i said hes a scorpion and she thought he was the coolest >:DDD #unrelated but mourning the fact that i accidentally covered beel up so much that i couldnt draw his muscles :( someday someday

[mizzyislost]

so i heard it was a certain silly slug game's birthday

#yes i will keep harkening back to my first piece of rain world art all the time no you cant stop me #sorry i didnt have anything prepared for this </333 #i forgoet................. #anyways shoutout this game for being one of the best games i never played #double shoutout the awesome community im so sorry i stopped. doing anything rain world but you guys always hold a special place in my heart #honestly pushed me to draw and create more at a weird time in my life so. huge thanks for that #i dunno why im actually giving some speech here i just really like rain world crazy that its. 7 years old. what. #how did that happen #rain world #rain world downpour #rainworld #slugcat #yeah we got the slugcat tag theres a lot of those guys here #various meanderings

[enigmachine]

user enigmachine post something non-shitpost challenge (100% WILL FAIL)

ok but i SWEAR i will post something serious….. definitely not today but someday

#professor layton #luke triton #pl #7 year old me asking my parents to help me solve all the goddamn math puzzles when i first got curious village #jsut. ignore the background it’s quickhand i swear

[alexturner]

HEATHER GRAHAM AS FELICITY SHAGWELL in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

#heather graham #hgrahamedit #heathergrahamedit #movieedit #filmedit #flawlessbeautyqueens #cinemapix #cinematv #fyeahmovies #dailyflicks #austin powers #austin powers: the spy who shagged me #mine #mine: gifs #mine: movies #gifs2023 #edits2023 #i rewatched this movie all the time as a 7-year-old #which seems to be a universal experience according to a lot of letterboxd reviews which is crazy #however: i am here today because i am bisexual

[pepperpixel]

Some Bettys!!! I kept on not finishing! But finally did finish today! After remembering they existed and being unable to work on anything else instead of them lol

(Also! In case it’s hard to read, the 3rd pic says: “It’d be fun if she physically couldn’t sleep after becoming magic woman” cuz I’m… evil ghg- I’m that bastard who likes drawing my fav characters suffering…! this isn’t new! This is a known fact about me! Also it /would/ be fun ghgh-)

#adventure time #fionna and cake #betty grof #first drew these around the same time I drew those simons in my style #and then just… kept forgetting to finish it ghgh #but it’s done now!!!! because… they just needed digital coloring and stuff #and I can’t draw in my sketchbook rn cuz I’m visiting family.. and there’s a 4 year old and 7 year old all up in my business cONSTANTLY #I can get a lil bit of drawing done when there at school but. it’s still difficult lol #so. circumstances of life has forced me to finally finish these Betty’s lol #hopefully.. there will be more art. soon.. hopefully. ghgh #hopefully at least more then there were last month lol. aka none ghgh #anyway yeah!!! enjoy the Betty’s!!!!

[himejoshiangels]

unfortunately thinking hard abt how Bruce meets duke at three vastly different times in his life and how he watched the innocence and cheer leave him as he got older and more jaded only for his spirit to blaze with hope when he matures into the signal

#ITS LIKE #dukes convinced hes an entirely different kid #he goes from a clever determined baby know it all to a jaded but hopeful 14ish year old to a rough edged thick skinned tunnel visioned 16 #year old in WAR but like bruce meets well remeets duke post war and who he meets is an amalgamation of all 3 but dukes convinced that kid i #gone died the night gotham experienced that joker attack and hes sure hes so different theres no way his parents could be proud #but BUT!!! Bruce sees that same 7 year old he met erasing and rewriting riddles bcs hes convinced hes the one who will save gotham from the #riddler bcs SOMEONE has to and it mightas well be him and youre only crazy if it doesn't work right? #help..HELP ME #MEDIC MEDIC #the signal #thought bubbles #duke thomas #bruce wayne #batman

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Piglet and Pooh were playing with a bow and arrows and one of them shot me in the back and the pain was so real I woke up.

#dream #7 year old me had weird dreams #piglet #pooh #winnie the pooh #winnie pooh #bow and arrow #violence tw #injury #pain