no more daddy's little girl...

(original tags: she literally had tears in her eyes while she explained that her pikachu had a boy tail shape. i was like hey she can still be a girl. all we know from her body shape is what her body is shaped like. maybe if we asked her she would say that she feels like she’s really a girl. and my kid was like BUT POKEMON CANT TALK 😭😭😭😭 so i was like ‘ok. pikachu. if you want to use he/him say ‘pika’. if you want to use she/her say ‘chu’. and if you want smth else say ‘pikachu’’. and my daughter had her say ‘chu’ and i was like see there you go! now. she doesn’t HAVE to change her tail shape. she can totally be a girl with a rectangle tail. but if she would feel more comfortable with heart shape bc she prefers it, or so that people won’t assume she’s a boy, i can make that happen. so pikachu what do you think? do you want tail surgery? and pikachu agreed enthusiastically! so. plushie gender-affirming surgery first thing tomorrow i guess!)

Autistic play is still play!

Kiddos who aren’t happy and silly and lovey. Kiddos who don’t like being touched, who aren’t little snuggle monsters on a daily basis. Kiddos who are grumpy and sad and quiet, and prefer independent play. Who like to be neat and clean and read their picture books and color inside the lines. Littles who don’t likes kisses or hugs or physical affections or saying I love you over and over.