Have you ever shared a partner with someone else in an ENM (ethical non-monogamy) context for at least 6 months? If you’ve tried ENM but you never had a partner-of-a-partner, answer no.
Are you an only child, oldest child of multiple, or younger child of multiple? If you are a younger child of multiple, is your immediate older sibling (i.e. the one right above you) more than 8 years older than you?
“… okay okay, that’s enough pleasantries—I’m worked up about something!
I recently read an article about queer teens being thrown out of their homes by unsupportive families. It had a lot of advice that sounded pretty good. Pursue legal emancipation. Talk to your teachers and guidance counselors. Seek therapy.
“Bah,” I scoffed through a mouthful of Babybel cheese. “Amateurs! Someone needs to write a real guide. Someone who actually knows what it’s like!”
I was too busy playing with that weird red wax to remember I was exactly that person.
I left home when I was a junior in high school. The reasons were complicated and sad. Suffice to say it was driven by a need for physical and psychological safety I wasn’t getting at home.
Everything worked out for me. I got lucky and landed on my feet. A few psychological scars added to my roguish charm! But it’s not the best strategy. Sorta like throwing yourself down a mountain and hoping you learn to ski on the way down. (Also a thing I did once. How am I alive?)
There are many reasons a teenager might leave home early. Among them: poverty, instability, abuse, neglect, addiction, incarceration, system involvement, and mental and physical health issues. Some are thrown out or kicked out in stark, dramatic fashion. Others are slowly, painfully squeezed out or frozen out. Still more are ignored, unsupported, or victimized to the point that the child must take the initiative to leave.
Regardless of the method, one of the most prevalent reasons teens become homeless is due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Nine in ten homeless LGBT teens “ran away” (46%) to escape family rejection, or were actively forced out (43%) by unsupportive parents.
So I dedicate today’s article to our young queer readers. May you never need the tips I’m about to lay out.”
Hey, hey! Friendly reminder to make sure your supposedly “fearless” character gets their darkest fear revealed in the worst way possible so they break down into a vulnerable shaking mess in front of all the people they care about
Anyway swimming pool glimmering darling white bikini off with my red nail polish watch me in the swimming pool bright blue ripples you sittin sippin on your black cristal, yeah
everyone knows “character playlist challenge no mother mother songs” blah blah but these only cater to the limited pool that the OP chooses. i want some REAL fun so tell me in the tags what artists you would ban for yourself. yes you can include the classic stereotypes, live your truth
Spirit Box Radio is BACK tomorrow with episode 13 of season 3, the beginning of the home stretch of the show!! The final three episodes are airing WEEKLY; new episodes will drop tomorrow, 6th July and 13th July!!
Get ready to tune in, get spooky for the last three times!!! AH!!
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The next episode is called ‘SBR 3.13: Together’. The last words are 'not ever’.
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