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Still thinking about that time in a psych ward when I was on a one to one for self harm because I kept involuntary punching walls and they stuck a nurse who was crying with me and I had to comfort her because she was having a hard day and we just colored and openly talked in a room for 2 hours by ourselves and I think that has been the highlight of my mental health care
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I love Twitter bc everyone is dumb
Just pronouns in general
Are- are you trying to tell me “no one” is a pronoun? Is that what this is saying??
Yes
So if I choose to go by nobody/no one are those nemo-pronouns
i see through your tricks, odysseus
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The way that we learn about Helen Keller in school is an absolute outrage. We read “The Miracle Worker”- the miracle worker referring to her teacher; she’s not even the title character in her own story. The narrative about disabled people that we are comfortable with follows this format- “overcoming” disability. Disabled people as children.
Helen Keller as an adult, though? She was a radical socialist, a fierce disability advocate, and a suffragette. There’s no reason she should not be considered a feminist icon, btw, and the fact that she isn’t is pure ableism- while other white feminists of that time were blatent racists, she was speaking out against Woodrew Wilson because of his vehement racism. She supported woman’s suffrage and birth control. She was an anti-war speaker. She was an initial donor to the NAACP. She spoke out about the causes of blindness- often disease caused by poverty and poor working conditions. She was so brave and outspoken that the FBI had a file on her because of all the trouble she caused.Yet when we talk about her, it’s either the boring, inspiration porn story of her as a child and her heroic teacher, or as the punchline of ableist, misogynistic jokes. It’s not just offensive, it’s downright disgusting.
the reason the story stops once hellen keller learns to talk is no one wanted to listen to what she had to say
how’s that for a fucking punchline
Another part of the story that is often conveniently omitted is that Anne Sullivan, the “miracle worker” in question, was also a visually impaired woman (and abolitionist) who faced her own struggles finding accessible education. That was why she was able to teach Helen Keller and connect her with resources that would allow her to flourish in academia. When Helen Keller was railing against poverty-induced diseases that caused blindness, she was talking about things like trachoma which was what had caused her friend’s vision loss.
The fact that Sullivan is often portrayed as able-bodied in retellings of their story is indicative of the narrative that is most comfortable for an ableist society: that accessibility and equality are gifts bestowed upon the disabled by able-bodied heroes. Disabled children are never taught that they have the power to lift each other up, and that’s a crying shame.
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I personally wanna see less ‘you are not a burden/it’s not work to love you’ and more 'you are worth the work it takes to love you.’ I KNOW I’m a burden sometimes. that isn’t such a terrible thing! humans are strong. we can carry burdens. and it is work for me to be there for my friends, but it’s work I’m willing to do.
we need to acknowledge this because pretending love isn’t work will never make people like me feel less guilty for accepting love. we need to talk about it so people don’t feel bad for having boundaries and not always being up to do the work. we need to accept it so we can properly appreciate what others do for us and what we’re doing for them.
yes it does take work to love you. but guess what? you still deserve love, and you deserve people who are willing to do the work to love you. it doesn’t make you bad. all love take work. and everyone is worth it.
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Long Garfield
the giant mouth with people teeth is when I slammed the reblog button
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Heres to those of us who are afraid to tell their doctors everything thats wrong with them because its just so much, and youre afraid the dr wont believe you because who the hekk has all these symptoms i cant possibly be actually experiencing this much ahh
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away-amongst-the-stars-deactiva:
College spoonie tips:
1) a portable charger/charging bank. Especially if you have to use the bathroom for long amounts of time or you can’t walk back to your dorm often, etc.
2) bring a water bottle. Just trust me on this one, the last thing you need is to be dehydrated when youre in pain/in meltdown mode. Also its good to fidget with
3) fidget toys. Whether theyre just pencils with an extra thing on them or a full out rubix cube or squish ball, just take something so you can focus
4) get those small travel advil bottles (or other med) for whenever you have a lot of pain
5) rolling back pack. Its going to make noise on pavement, but when your shoulders are swollen from carrying three textbooks, youll thank me latee
6) rolling laundry hamper. Full laundry baskets SUCK to carry. Get one with wheels
7) a planner, and sticky notes. Use the planner. Take it with you EVERYWHERE. Use the sticky notes to write reminders, to do lists, etc.
8) extra pillows. I have a designated “between the knees” pillow, and a weighted blanket. Bring whatever helps you.
9) alternative lights. Sometimes the one ceiling light they give you hurts your eyes, but you still need to see. Either some fairy lights, a lamp, or even a night light will help
10) talk to your therapist/doctor BEFORE you talk to the disability office. At the disability office, they will ask you what accomodations you need, and if you dont know, theyll throw some at you and youll feel anxious and agree to whatever. Ask someone what options there are who works with you already
11) bring your mobility aid, even if you only use it “rarely” because if you end up needing it 1 day out of the entire semester, that 1 day is gonna suck. Just bring it.
12) safe foods. Sometimes its hard to find foods you can handle, especially on bad days. I have gatorade and very specific crackers i like. Take whatever you need.
13) MY ADHD BITCHES LISTEN UP! Chocolate chips. Just listen: adhd prevents you from being able to complete tasks because you dont get that release of dopeamine after completion. You can stimulate that dopemine by having a chocolate chip (sugar=dopemine) after completing tasks. Just trust me
Feel free to add more
In addition to the water bottle, carry something like Mio drops to add flavor and electrolytes to it. Also, carrying a snack with you is a major help. When I was a senior I started carrying a full size can of Pringles with me at all times and it was the best idea I ever had. I need the sodium bc of POTS and I never had time between classes to run and get food.
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