You give me hope. My adult kiddo is nonbinary Trans and an Elementary School Psychologist. And I am so very proud of them. I know how hard this is hitting them. But, I will never see it in the day to day since we live hours apart. I’m scared. They are scared. And although I feel hopeless, your words help me to hold right. Ready to fight. Making those calls and trying to be an Ally.
I just wanted to let you know that there are some very proud mama bears out here wishing you the safest and best journey ahead. All my love and light to you both.
Thank you for moving here. I found Substack a bit overwhelming at first coming from the mostly quick bites and bits of social media. But I’ve grown to love this long form space where writers can stretch their wings. I hope you like it here and I look forward to settling in for some long reads.
This woke up a little part of me I forgot about, and actually helped me remember what it is about reading that I really, deeply enjoy: taking in the scenery. It’s so easy to get impatient and feel like I need to rush through each new story and article, because “if I can just read enough, and fast enough, maybe I will read myself all the way to the answer that will solve the world’s problems…” and it just ends up leaving me incredibly exhausted and defeated. And honestly? The high volume tends to not even result in a proportionally high quantity or quality of information. A lot of it ends up just being the same thoughts rearranged to appear different, and I come away feeling oddly dissatisfied that I didn’t actually get that much value from the endeavor.
This is all something that I knew I had been feeling, but I didn’t have the words for until you placed them in front of me. It brings a lot of clarity and comfort, and I fully intend to adjust my focus toward soaking in the words I get the opportunity to read, rather than trying to read as many words as I can. I look forward to seeing what you two do next, and I wish you safety and stability in the coming storm. 💖
I love the long form and am here for it! Social media doesn't feel social and connected in the way that, for me, blogging did from 2004-2010 did and the community I built there. It's time to get back to writing now that I too, have left working in schools to save my life. I am so happy you're here on Substack and when I have income again I will upgrade.
I’m enjoying the long form. Glad you’re here. I would like to subscribe to your paid content, but $8/month feels like too much for my current financial situation. Would you consider doing a $3-4 option with less content?
I love long form, and your writing is a joy to absorb. Thank you for slowing us down. There is so much that I resonate with in your story (I'm a queer teacher with adhd that left teaching in Texas three years ago because of burnout, went on the road in an RV with my hubs, who is trans and audhd, in order to figure out where we would be safe). We found someplace we can settle down in for now, MN, and we are building an exit strategy for when we need it, which is going to definitely involve us replacing our RV that we totaled in November. It's hard work, RVing. If you're a good team and you make a point of building systems for loading up, getting hitched/unhitched, gas stops, etc, it will be so much fun. Get rid of more than you think you need to. Make SURE you get on a CAT scale before you leave civilization. Weight MATTERS. Good luck, and know that we are holding you in our hearts. Please reach out if you have questions or needs or if you're in Minnesota. We're stronger together.
Thank You Flint (and Xilo).
You give me hope. My adult kiddo is nonbinary Trans and an Elementary School Psychologist. And I am so very proud of them. I know how hard this is hitting them. But, I will never see it in the day to day since we live hours apart. I’m scared. They are scared. And although I feel hopeless, your words help me to hold right. Ready to fight. Making those calls and trying to be an Ally.
I just wanted to let you know that there are some very proud mama bears out here wishing you the safest and best journey ahead. All my love and light to you both.
Thank you for moving here. I found Substack a bit overwhelming at first coming from the mostly quick bites and bits of social media. But I’ve grown to love this long form space where writers can stretch their wings. I hope you like it here and I look forward to settling in for some long reads.
This woke up a little part of me I forgot about, and actually helped me remember what it is about reading that I really, deeply enjoy: taking in the scenery. It’s so easy to get impatient and feel like I need to rush through each new story and article, because “if I can just read enough, and fast enough, maybe I will read myself all the way to the answer that will solve the world’s problems…” and it just ends up leaving me incredibly exhausted and defeated. And honestly? The high volume tends to not even result in a proportionally high quantity or quality of information. A lot of it ends up just being the same thoughts rearranged to appear different, and I come away feeling oddly dissatisfied that I didn’t actually get that much value from the endeavor.
This is all something that I knew I had been feeling, but I didn’t have the words for until you placed them in front of me. It brings a lot of clarity and comfort, and I fully intend to adjust my focus toward soaking in the words I get the opportunity to read, rather than trying to read as many words as I can. I look forward to seeing what you two do next, and I wish you safety and stability in the coming storm. 💖
Thank you for this gift as well! Really enjoyed reading this comment out loud and sitting in it
I love the long form and am here for it! Social media doesn't feel social and connected in the way that, for me, blogging did from 2004-2010 did and the community I built there. It's time to get back to writing now that I too, have left working in schools to save my life. I am so happy you're here on Substack and when I have income again I will upgrade.
I’m enjoying the long form. Glad you’re here. I would like to subscribe to your paid content, but $8/month feels like too much for my current financial situation. Would you consider doing a $3-4 option with less content?
I love long form, and your writing is a joy to absorb. Thank you for slowing us down. There is so much that I resonate with in your story (I'm a queer teacher with adhd that left teaching in Texas three years ago because of burnout, went on the road in an RV with my hubs, who is trans and audhd, in order to figure out where we would be safe). We found someplace we can settle down in for now, MN, and we are building an exit strategy for when we need it, which is going to definitely involve us replacing our RV that we totaled in November. It's hard work, RVing. If you're a good team and you make a point of building systems for loading up, getting hitched/unhitched, gas stops, etc, it will be so much fun. Get rid of more than you think you need to. Make SURE you get on a CAT scale before you leave civilization. Weight MATTERS. Good luck, and know that we are holding you in our hearts. Please reach out if you have questions or needs or if you're in Minnesota. We're stronger together.
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Glad to see you here