Wendy_Pleakley [he/him, they/them]

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Cake day: July 29th, 2024

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  • I’ve really romanticized the idea of those COVID pods people had during the pandemic.

    more on that, I guess

    Like, a group of people committed to coexisting peacefully with one another and actively keeping each other involved? Planning activities and checking in with one another? Consistent contact with the same humans? Struggling together, sharing in the human experience? Hot damn. Too bad it was the end of the world.

    Most people my age seem to still be with their Pod Group thing from this time. Like they chose their forever friends and now they all post about how they go to wine tours or on top of mountains or something. And I’m just stuck on the outside, wondering why people who haven’t thought about me in years still weigh on my mind.








  • I mean, not with this.

    I can ask someone to move their car if it’s blocking me in. I can ask someone how they are. I can ask someone if something they said is really true.

    But, like, what I need from other people? I don’t know what I need from other people. People aren’t consistent, so how does one depend on them? How can you establish needs when the people you need ghost you or misunderstand you?

    spoiler

    Asking someone, “Can you help me navigate my gender dysphoria?” or “Can you always reassure me and I always reassure you?” or “Can you be my Gender Friend?” feels different than that, though. Maybe it’s the neurodivergence but I’m really caught up over at what point I’m burdening others by simply recounting things that have happened. I get so many mixed messages everywhere I go and nobody actively encourages me to speak my mind.

    So I stay quiet. It feels like I’d only be speaking up to say “I’m queer and you need to stop not texting me”, because that’s what I’d be doing. I don’t know how to give myself that, or if that’s anything to want at all.

    I’m not trying to defend my thoughts, I’m trying to understand why I keep hitting dead ends. Idk I know I’m a mess








  • external motivation, not understanding

    Idk. For me it’s a practical thing of feeling no motivation to transition because nobody is actively helping me? Like am I just supposed to do this?

    I apparently fooled everyone into thinking I’m a sad straight male who gave up on his life 4 years ago. I wish I could do anything on purpose as well as I’ve done that on accident.

    The fact that nobody in my life suspected that I was queer or autistic or struggled at all feels like an indictment of my ability to communicate and build relationships. It feels like my support system lost track of me. That’s where the shame comes from. The fact that nobody checks in on me is a sign that they’ve given up, it’s certainly not a sign that they’re still here.

    A lot of times I feel like a Muppet that needs a human character to be their straight person, ground them in reality. I’m being forced to imply and discover a LOT of information that I’d rather simply be told by someone I can trust. It’s tiring. :::