What amuses me is that there’s teenagers out there who think otherkin, soulbonding, and fictionkin is a “new” thing that started on tumblr.. I’m pretty sure I’ve been doing this longer than some of them have been alive (the teenagers anyway I can’t see a grown ass adult wasting their time arguing about this), and there’s people around-although not active on this site. Who’ve been at it longer than I’ve been alive.

Its a shame that its so hard to impart a sense of history through this medium. I feel like a lot of people would feel…

I’m struggling with my mindset right now. Everything is chaotic. Before in my life I’d get the occasional flash, a feeling… but now its all the time. I feel wings ever moment of every day, the weight of them causing knots of tension in my back and shoulders that others can feel. I remember things, so clearly, all in a rush like years of forgotten life. I’m struggling to handle so many memories. You were the first blog I found that talked about it. Can you help me understand? I’m freaking out.

Anon, it sounds like you’re going through a very difficult, troubling time. The kin community would probably call what you’re going through an Awakening period,…

Can you help me convince myself I’m not kin? I don’t think I am but a part of me still wants to hold onto the belief and search for feelings I’m not sure are there. I haven’t felt most of the “common kin feelings” that you list. Plus I’m worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep it a secret.

I donno, anon, I’m not big on repressing feelings, especially if they keep popping up. However, just wanting to be kin (searching for feelings that…