I think the person that complained about the “are fictionkin crazy” article misunderstood the point you were trying to make. What I took from it is that you weren’t saying ‘kin can’t have mental illnesses — you were saying that BEING ‘KIN is not a mental illness, nor is it indicative of having one. You can be mentally ill and ‘kin. Being ‘kin does not make you mentally ill. Separate things.

Exactly my point, the two are entirely separate.

I’m sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if you would happen to know any Homestuckkin who might have a Skype group they’d be willing to add me to. I’m someone who is fictionkin as one of her kintypes, specifically The Handmaid, and I would love to meet other Homestuckkin, particularly other Alternians and especially other Ancestors! I’m also hoping I might meet one or more that were from my timeline. Again, I’m so sorry to bother you about this, but you seem to be a good person to ask.

I am afraid I don’t know of any player-focused homestuck-kin personally. However a do know a few carapaces I could put you in touch with.

um i’m really bothered by the page about fictionkin being “cr-zy” (i’m censoring it because though i am mentally ill, it is an ableist slur that is used to target those with mental illnesses different than the ones i have and if someone is neurotypical than they definitely shouldn’t be using that word). a lot of things on the page are ableist. it seems to be throwing mentally ill kin under the bus and implying that those who are kin for psychological reasons aren’t as valid as spiritual kin.

I am sorry you are bothered. That page was written nearly 10 years ago, and is not entirely how I would phrase things today. That…