Jade Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi everyone, I'm Jade! I'm pretty active on tumblr and I run a skype group for neurodivergent aro teens, but I'm not very active in the online aro community (other than a few tumblr posts and the skype network). I was feeling kind of alone and facing hostility on tumblr due to the discourse there, and I saw a post about this forum so I figured I'd join here! I've never been on AVEN (well, I was for a couple months, back in 2011), and I'm missing the sense of community and friendship I had on forums when I was younger. I also feel alone because the two friends I had who previously identified as aromantic now identify as asexual homoromantic and asexual heteroromantic. I'm aromantic but gay, I'm crazy, and I like to read, write, and learn new things. I also really love cats, and I foster kittens! And I'm homestuck trash (as you can tell by my nickname and avatar). I've always kind of known that I was kind of weird because I didn't get crushes, but I always figured I'd "figure it out when I'm older" or "find the right one someday", like I was told, and then when I found the word aromantic, some things made a bit more sense to me. c: Of course, then I was on AVEN for a couple of months, which confused me even more (but made me more open and accepting, so I'm grateful), and then seventh grade happened--but that's another story. In eighth grade, I became comfortable with being aromantic, since then I've gained a qpp, and these days I'm sometimes even proud of who I am! Anyway, I'm excited to meet and talk to everyone here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Welcome to arocalypse! Nice to meet you! Hope you enjoy your time here I'm glad you found a place and hope you can feel like you belong in the community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hey! I'm sorry stuff is bringing you down on Tumblr, but welcome to Arocalypse! I hope you enjoy your time here Also a fellow writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hi, Jade! I hope that Arocalypse is able to restore your sense of community. There does seem to be a lot of hostility on Tumblr, but I haven't really seen anything like that on here yet. Here's some ice cream: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hello everyone! It's nice to meet you guys I'm excited to be a member of arocalypse!! And thank you for the ice cream~ (I'm vegan though, so let's all pretend it's coconut milk ice cream instead of dairy, yeah? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Sky Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hi, Jade! Welcome to Arocalypse!! I hope you enjoy it here!! I'm vegan too!! : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46odnetnin Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Welcome to arocalypse! I'm glad you managed to get into a qpr, they sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNeko Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Oh yeah, tumblr 'discourse'... I've decided not to go on there anymore Welcome to our community And congrats on your QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformativeSurprise Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Welcome, Jade! Aww, you foster kittens?! That's awesome Here's some vegan ice cream (Do you like ice cream made with cashew milk? It's my favorite vegan ice cream ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Welcome to arocalypse! What does it mean to be neurodivergent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aihpen Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Welcome, Jade I hope you'll enjoy it here and feel better here than you do on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Thanks everyone, for the ice cream and the welcome!! My qpp is amazing! She's not aro, but she's ace, and she just visited me for an overnight. She's in a romantic relationship as well but she prioritizes our qpr over her relationship with her gf, which is just?? amazing? I love her so much (no romo!) I do like cashew milk ice cream as well! My favorite vegan desserts are coconut popsicles and strawberry sorbet, but I also like various vegan ice creams (with coconut milk being my favorite because I love the taste of coconut--I'm a floridian and when I was little I used to collect coconuts on the beach and then break them open to drink the milk!) Being neurodivergent basically means that my brain works differently than "normal"/"neurotypical". I'm very, very mentally ill, and I have a couple other brain disorders too, but it all overlaps so much that the doctors don't really know exactly what's different about me, just that I'm very different. I like to joke that I'll be diagnosed with everything in the DSM by the time I'm an adult so instead of calling myself a specific label, I just call myself neurodivergent. I like the label for a lot of reasons, but I especially like the community around it, and the existence of other people with Generic Brain Problems who I can relate to ^w^ PS: my current foster kitten is named Pepper and she's super adorable :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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