ash blu
@ashblu.bsky.social
author of unmasking god. reprobate. apostate. rebel. 2spirit. autistic. queer. child survivor. fundamentalism survivor. they/them. my book: https://tinyurl.com/ashblu
It was 95° at 12:30 pm in Maricopa CA. "Juan" was hard at work harvesting grapes. The high for that day was set to be 103° F. "I have diabetes and have to constantly monitor my sugar levels on top of having to worry about the heat. But this work feeds my family." #WeFeedYou
as a bday present to me, i altered a shirt to celebrate my #2spirit self & made a ribbon shirt! i have gender euphoria! #native #lgbt #transgender
if preachers gonna preach, why can't we?
Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · 7d ago*standing up on the plane* okay so the first thing you need to understand is that Bonnie Zacherle had been trying for YEARS to get a green light to begin producing My Little Pony, and kept being stopped by a combination of sexism and adult men willfully refusing to thing of little girls as people--
how healing it has been to have n, who teaches me my needs matter, as opposed to the old world where i was a problem all the time. it matters to find better. so glad i left that world. #Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor
The Latest Kate@thelatestkate.bsky.social · last wk.🌿🍃🥬
are parents the reason their kids need therapist & boundaries? there i fixed it. the exparents think my therapist is why i cut them off, not their shitty focus on the family behavior. fuck em. #Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor
tofu & tesla! (& krisko) 🐈 📚 🎲 ♿@krisko.bsky.social · last wk.my group therapy has two new boomer patients, both of whom have declared that their family members who have cut off contact are "toxic" and "the real abusers." one reluctantly agreed to "give them the gift of respecting their boundaries." what an absolutely cursed generation.
you can't sell the remaining stock & be divorced from that author's hatred. she is complete in her vitriol of us. cheating spouse indeed. i won't be forgiving them.
Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · last wk.I did not receive this email, likely because I had already been answered, but you can find the text repeatedly in my thread on the matter. My main question is what "selling the remaining stock" means in this case. Ten and ten thousand are not the same number of sales.
@rlstollar.bsky.social 's wife has shared this post on fb tinyurl.com/rlstollar for sharing memories of him for a memorial. i can't believe it's been 28 days since he's been gone. i dreamed of him last night - there was a sagebrush fire & we were working on HA. he was happ & peaceful. i miss him.
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yesterday was a traumaversary, but things do change. it wasn't as horrible as it's been in the past. i am healing.
Frog and Toad Bot@frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · last wk.“When I was small, not much bigger than a pollywog,” said Frog, “my father said to me, “Son, this is a cold, gray day but spring is just around the corner.”
this purple flower at sunset made me smile. i'm still enjoying photography. i just feel so lucky i get to try to capture beauty & peace. #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Macro #Art #Nature #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #BackyardBlooms
today is a hard day - the day before the anniversary of the bad thing. i'm #baking bread to be kind to myself. i have homemade jam. #food #comfortfood
this red clover was lit up so pretty last night that i cdn't resist trying to capture it w the camera. n really liked it & it went into our portfolio! #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Macro #Art #Nature #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling
the greasy grass last night was spectacular as n & i played cameras in the woods. i so enjoy my time w him. getting pics is just extra benefit. #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Macro #Art #Nature #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling
focus on the family has FEELS abt estrangement & opened it up so parents cd talk abt their poor feels how we inflicted it on them. no remorse, no shame they caused this. exparents. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/focus-on-t... #Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor
Focus on the Family has advice for estranged parents. An apology isn’t part of it.
The conservative Christian ministry refuses to acknowledge how James Dobson’s abusive teachings drove countless children away from their parents
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i am all too familiar w this language. even in the exfamily, they use this language. it's not new, they love pretending it's fake. their conscience is clear. we're bad. i'll keep telling. #AuthorSky #ReadingSky#Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor #booksky #books #writers
Roys Report@roysreport.bsky.social · 2w ago"Hoax." "Ruse." "Snipe hunt." That's how two of the most powerful men in the SBC describe the abuse crisis. More than 80 survivors, advocates and pastors have signed an open letter asking them to apologize for language they say teaches people not to believe survivors. roysreport.com/sbc-leaders-...
Falling into the web! 🕸️ Fly to the Orion Nebula, located 1350 light-years away and the nearest region of massive star formation to Earth. But what are those wispy, web-like structures seen in the final image? 🔭 1/2
i believe it. the exparents are probly lapping it up, bc 3 of us left out of 5. i'm sad the other 2 stayed, but they were the golden ones. if your kids won't talk to you - maybe you're the problem? #Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor
D.L. Mayfield (they/them)@dlmayfield.bsky.social · 2w agoWould you believe me if I told you that the same organizations that convinced Christian parents to spank and hit their kids every time they showed "willful" disobedience in toddlerhood and beyond are now selling courses on how to heal the "epidemic" of estrangement within these same families?
💯💯💯 Agreed. His death does not erase all of the harm that he caused, endorsed and fought for.
what does n do on his bday? he works on a cedar smudge box for my stuff bc he sees & honors all parts of me. find you friends/partners like this. 10/10 wd choose again. happy bday n. i love you to the ends of the universe.
enjoying the lilies out front a lot. the smoke lifted enough that i caught this one in the light of the dimming sun's rays. #BWFri #Photography #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #macro
i have been learning this too & it's healing me more than ever <3 <3
Rachel Armes-McLaughlin@mother-poet.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat a lovely poem by Andrea Gibson. I was talking with my therapist yesterday. I told her I didn't know if I had ever been able to sit with peace and acceptance like I have been lately, and she remarked that because I have allowed myself to examine and FEEL my pain, I have worked through it. ✨️
it never hurts to make things accessible. it's basic kindness & gentleness. we are human too.
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 3w ago"I want more people learn to understand that most spaces are inaccessible to disabled people simply because not enough nondisabled people had the empathy, took the time, and made the effort to make things truly inclusive for everyone. Accessibility is an act of love and care." -AJ Link #FreeLink
sensory rooms as rewards are not ok. they are accommodations. protect #autistic children.
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 3w ago"When a sensory room is used as a reward in a behavior plan, access is controlled by adults. The student has to perform first—even when they aren’t in a state to do so. This is often why meltdowns & shut downs happen." Quoting @julierob-tndc.bsky.social on this: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
WTF would Jesus do? He'd wear this shirt to His evangelical family reunion. This shirt allows you to attend such events while surrounded by hedge of protection, and that hedge asks, "If you follow Jesus then why don't you take Him seriously, you absolute corndogs?" www.bonfire.com/stephanie-dr...
#autistic children deserve a childhood too. i was one & my childhood was not protected. protect autistic children too.
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 3w ago"Autistic children only get one childhood, & they deserve properly qualified & properly experienced professional teams. Teams that consider autistic ways of communication, ethics, human rights & potential harms very carefully indeed." @annmemmott.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2023/05/aba-...
I'm increasingly convinced that a lot of beliefs about Taco Bell making people sick are like the nonsense about Chinese restaurants and MSG. Namely, they have nothing to do with the food and everything to do with racist stereotypes about other countries, even though it's American food in America.
cosigned. she's a bully, casually cruel & loved to be so in the books, along w the isms in there as well.
Pony Keg@modernretrobear.bsky.social · 3w agoI can’t understand potter fans. Being so into such milquetoast children’s books to the point you’d be shitty to another human, esp when the theme of the book is “you’re special and magical” oh here’s a polyjuice potion that causes you to change into a fucking cat but puberty blockers are a bit much
i was a trans kid too. it hurts us. you don't know us. they use god & science to excuse ignorance/hate. fuck it all. let us live. #2spirit #Exvangelical #religiousabuse #childhoodtrauma #traumasurvivor
Marcy@deadheadgirly.bsky.social · 3w agoNo matter what you think you know about science, biology, gender and sex, I can promise you, restricting the ability of trans youth to transition will harm children. It will hurt trans kids in a way they may never recover. I know this because I was a trans kid. I'm begging you to listen to us.
