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I don’t want my brain to mature
I want to be childish
Sending hugs <3 we get that a lot
People forget that they can keep their childish parts even when they're an adult — you may not have any control over your brain maturing, but you do have control over keeping your childish wonder…most of the time.
Some of my fav ways I've found to feel like a kid again
Keeping kids books, and getting copies of your childhood favourites! Whether that's picture books or novels… often second hand shops have kids books (if you're old enough to be on Tumblr, there's a high chance your childhood favourites will have ended up in second hand shops by now)! We just bought copies of the ISPY series published between 1992-2003 (there's been some new ones published since then, but all our favs fall pre-2004) and they've been such a nice nostalgia trip.
Go down to the public library and get kids books out! If anyone asks what you're doing, just say they're for a friend's kid, or pull the whole 'books are for everyone!' line. Most librarians are super chill about that kind of thing.
Make a playlist or burn a CD of your fav songs from when you were young!
Go back and play your childhood games, or new games aimed at kids! I've played Bluey's game, it was really fun, actually.
Build a blanket fort and have a midnight snack in it!
Wear your clothing inside out and have a topsy-turvy day! Have breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast!
Watch animated films with your favourite teddies and stuffies
Hang out with kids—if you've got a family member or friend with a kid you get along with, playing with kids will get you feeling freer, most of the time! Especially if they like playing pretend! Our cousins used to be like this, but they've hit the age where hanging out with their much older cousin isn't cool, and they just want to play video games
Do some baking from a kids' recipe book, or make a crazy cake
Make art without worrying about what it looks like! crayons are the best
Lie under the stars, go camping, roast mashmallows
Make a 'potion' out of things you can find outside
Make daisy chains
Depending on how you roll, the sfw age regression community can have some really helpful suggestions to combat that feeling 🩷
Hope this helps at least a little <3 you're not alone in that feeling, promise.
Sending love to anyone whose disability has changed the way they look.. whether that be through surgery, medication, shifts in weight, using mobility aids, being limited in the ways you can exercise, having a colostomy bag added, glucose monitors, prosthetics, or anything else that's changed or added to your appearance
It's hard having your body change, especially if it's in a way you don't like at first — whether your disability has given you scars, stretch marks, spots, marks, or altered your appearance entirely: sending love, you've got this.