You don't have to accept someone's gender identity in your heart of hearts to be polite and leave them alone.

here's another, if you can afford to assist:

This "the US citizens assaulted us" is going to be the response every time. US citizens of certain backgrounds will need to start wearing bodycams. www.yahoo.com/news/video-s...

not general platitude or vibes but maybe just maybe, genuine hope to someone that can unfortunately relate to all these inner flailings

i'll get there

then get back to posting / fantasizing about that cyberdoc mechanic girlfriend

hopefully

i guess what i am trying to get at is

i still struggle to gather my scattered thoughts

i owe my life and recovery to my bestie and i am terrified of mucking up my attempt to express it

she is already aware of my gratitude but i want to eventually share it here and ... maybe give someone else hope

this is another one that helps me with my inner clarity

because .. look, yeah bleak stuff .. but these two give words to what i have roiling inside me

none of us are in the same situation but the .. effects .. on us are things i can relate to

(again, don't go digging without bracing yourself)

there's this .. pit .. we are in .. or have been in

i can relate to that pretty hard .. because shit in my past has been .. really, really bleak

just wish he had comments on so i could say that to him instead of being a quote posting goblin

which is also why i find myself connecting with this dude

best way i can describe the effect reading his thoughts has on me is .. a sort of fractured comfort

(yeah, do not go exploring without bracing yourself, those content warnings are there for a reason)