Today's my birthday!!! 🎂🎉🎊 · 9:48am Aug 27th, 2022
Not only have I officially turned 30 years old, but it's also the 4th anniversary of me coming out as non-binary and asexual (This month, I found out about the term libidoist asexual and I realized that's who I really am in the ace spectrum).
It's just a normal day for me since this bloody pandemic is not yet over. As usual, I deleted Facebook on my phone only for today to avoid the habit of constantly checking notifications of who greeted me.
I came up with my own birthday challenge by wearing high heels throughout the day, which was tiring but fun. I did this challenge because I want to experience the struggle women face in the corporate world. To know that it is mandatory to wear those particular shoes during work is a real pain in the ass and I completely sympathize with women who go through that on a daily basis.
I learned to love and accept myself and I've grown to become a better and wiser individual after going through a stressful and traumatic experience. I also learned to embrace sex positivity, became more open to talk about sex, and gained the courage to speak out against toxic purity culture and religious conservatism.
I'm not going to apologize for these things and for embracing my authentic self. I'm not going to hide anymore. I'm not going to be somebody that contradicts my true self just to make you feel more comfortable.
Setting that aside, I unfortunately lost the motivation to continue doing calligraphy and lettering because of the reel-favouring Instagram algorithm. I may be 30, but it's never too late to figure out what I love doing. After all, age is just a number and I won't let it be a hindrance to my progress. I have a long way to go in life and whether I like it or not, I'm going to make mistakes and learn from them as I move forward.
Happy Birthday, Anthro! May good fortune never leave you and have a healthy life. Hope you find what you love in your journey and don't let neight sayers bum you down.
Happy birthday!
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Thank you so much! 😊