As kids we made friends by just assuming we were friends. That’s kinda...

joncept 1 year

As kids we made friends by just assuming we were friends. That’s kinda what I’m doing on here—and honestly, it still works as an adult! I never thought I would be taking notes from my younger self as a queer adult who is navigating adult friendships & relationships. It's beautiful & has been such a pleasant surprise. Thank you, little me. I love you so much. 🌸🌼🌸

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paulofamerica

I’ve never thought about that before. As kids we made friends by assuming we were friends. What if I intentionally tried to carry that over in my older years? 🤔

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joncept

@paulofamerica exactly. It made me start to think what else I could learn from little me.

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paulofamerica

In my last therapy sesh I was asked, “what would you tell little Paul?” and I felt like a finalist on RPDR 💅 - but seriously, it’s a good thing to reflect on how we conducted ourselves before the innocence was lost

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joncept

@paulofamerica what was your answer?

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paulofamerica

It was in reference to a time when I was 10 years old and my cousin dragged me to play basketball with a bunch of other boys and i played for one minute and then hid in the bathroom. I couldn’t decide if big Paul should tell little Paul to just give it a chance and play. Or if big Paul should tell little Paul to just say that I don’t like 🏀 and then just leave. It was my first memory of realizing that I wasn’t inclined to fit in with what was expected of me

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silveraccordlx

My best friend since kindergarten who I’m still friends with claims that one day I just started following him around and didn’t even speak much but we just decided we would be best friends because of our matching Batman backpacks. So you’re right, you can kind of just decide to be friends if you wanted to!

1 year

hidden

i would love to live in a world where i could just go to people on the street and say “let’s be friends!” without it being perceived as weird. i personally would love people to do that to me.

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stefandr

I miss living with that kind of unabashed freedom. What would happen if we operated this way?

1 year

casbahmike

This may have been true when I was very young, but I was a shy kid, probably with a bit of an inferiority complex, so I’m not sure I ever just assumed I was friends with someone. But I get your point about this app. So far, a good experience.

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joncept

@als we gotta keep trying until we find the people who don't think it's weird

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