Okay, since it’s still bothering me, I want to get this out of the way and make sure I state it at least one time very clearly on here.
I do not expect anyone to believe my claims and my UPG. I’d much rather someone be highly skeptical and/or refuse to believe them, than to blindly just take a virtual stranger at their word without hearing any of the reasons why I identify how I do.
But I’m old school like that, back in the day when that’s what was expected in the otherkin community: being questioned about why you identify the way you do. I’m grateful for the people that grilled me. They helped me stop and think things through at a deeper level and get at the core of things.
And whether you believe me or not doesn’t matter. Yeah, it’s nice to be believed in and validated. But I’ve hit a point where I can do that for myself most of the time, and I have a close knit group of friends whose UPG overlaps with mine enough we get to validate and support each other. So I don’t need everyone to believe me.
So it’s okay if you don’t believe me. I’ve had some people admit to me they feel really guilty for being skeptical, and I don’t want that. A healthy dose of skepticism is good. And can save your ass sometimes, especially in communities that seem to be magnets for abusers.
All I expect is to be treated with respect. Just the same kind of basic human courtesy polite society runs on. TL;DR – don’t be an ass. I’ll be an ass right back, and then nobody will be happy.
