goofy goober

...Why not give it to them, then? Why is your child so deprived of attention that they're resorting to self-harm and other dangerous behaviour in an attempt to get it?

Even if needing attention was the sole reason they're doing it (which it often times isn't), that's still a sign that you've been neglectful of your child's physical and emotional needs.

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all night long the widow sends valentines to bitter friends

all night long the widow sends valentines to all my friends

'cause one good turn deserves another, one good turn deserves another, one good turn deserves another, another, another, a sister, a brother

get fucked

she's got a lot of legs just like a centipede

'cause I'm her kind of girl and she's my kind of boy

she takes a photograph and kisses it goodbye

because everyone everyone everybody dies in the cathedral

"Age dysphoria" was made up by child predators as an excuse to have relationships with minors

I've decided to put this one first because it is probably the most pervasive and damaging misconception. It is true that some child predators have used the excuse of being "trans age" to be in relationships with minors, but these people do NOT truly have age dysphoria. They are actors who have spread stigma, confusion, and fear. Age dysphoria has nothing to do with pedophilia, nor does it excuse an adult having a relationship with a minor.

Age dysphoria isn't real, it's just having a life crisis / missing the simplicity of childhood

Age dysphoria is a deeply distressing experience in which a feeling of disconnect between actual age and perceived age is pervasive and intense. For me personally, experiences of age dysphoria started before puberty, and had nothing to do with the thought of adult responsibility. Many people with age dysphoria have autism or significant childhood trauma (or both). It is very different from a temporary life crisis or the feeling that most people get when their childhood ends.

People who say they have age dysphoria just want to get attention

Most people with age dysphoria don't talk about it because they're afraid of being judged, ridiculed, isolated, or accused of having predatory intentions, so if it were a ploy for attention, it would be a very ineffective one. If age dysphoria seems far out to you, I completely understand, but I urge you to consider that many things that are understood in today's society were accused of the same 50 years ago.

NOTE: Age Dysphoria is not a diagnosable condition and I am not a mental health professional. I am simply a person who has experienced age dysphoria. If you would like to learn more, I recommend going to r/nevergrewup on reddit.