I'm getting really fucking sick of my parents telling me that all children these days are spoiled brats. If I argue back they just say that that's part of the problem.
Old people are good at generalising. My parents do the same.
Hey kettle? This is pot, how's your wife doing? Yeah, so I have something important to tell you about your paint color...
also i so badly want to believe that i could just hold a long-running fundraiser for myself where i stream and doodle things and then people would shower me with money but alas
That's what Patreon is all about.
i have a link squarely in my signature and literally one (VERY KIND AND AWESOME) patron
:v
Haven't really advertised it much, though. Problem is that i can't quite decide how to go about it. I don't want to lock any of my stuff behind a paywall, so basically i'd be entirely reliant on the goodwill of the people who actually want to support me. Still, i'd need to rack in like 600 dollars a month, which is QUITE A LOT OF GOODWILL. Still, i suppose i most certainly won't be getting anything if i don't DO anything.
Junk mailer. ;P
Hey, you haven't tried it yet.
Well hey, someone's got to supply the junk mail. :v
Also yes, i haven't tried yet, so technically i don't know. Maybe??
I mean, I'd only do Patreon if the artist has a webcomic or something that gives me a stake in them working full time on drawing, tbh :V
I wouldn't give money to a random person who draws. I mean, I want to help everyone, but if I do that I might as well give money to everybody, which I can't.
oh god
waking up and then vomiting ughgggh
Being sick is awful, children. Let it be heard by all.
Everybody said what I'm gonna say already
I've spent a lot of time feeling terrible or feeling terrible about feeling terrible lately.
I really want to talk to someone, but I can't.
I stayed inside my head for too long, I tried to ignore everything for too long and now it's all a massive mess again.
And I'm really tired, and I really want to stop feeling trapped once and for all.
But right now it doesn't look well. I have two more years of this to look forward to if I'm extremely lucky. If I am not, then it's going to be more like something from ten years to the rest of my life.
And I can't shake of the feeling that all my problems are in my mind, and that I am only selfishly seeking attention.
Caroline, I'm sorry if we're pretty unhelpful here sometimes. Mostly for me it's because you literally have more life experience than me at this point, so there's nothing I can say that you haven't already thought of. All I can say is that I believe in you, and if you can live through this then nothing will be able to hold you back.
It's really an unfortunate fact that there's nothing I can offer you more than sympathy. Hell, I didn't even go through a turbulent childhood like Tiruin so I can't even offer mutual understanding.