forum The LGBTQ+ Community Chat :) Part 2!
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@EtherealDreamer

TW: vaping.

If you don't mind I could use some advice right now, and some help making a really important decision.

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i'd say have her bring it in, unless you think you can hide it well.

@Becfromthedead group

Hey, it sounds like you need to send someone a cry for help.
Your parents are punishing what is a symptom of a deeper problem rather than helping you, and that's no good. You know you're only going to get punished if you bring it home, and that's in turn going to cause even more stress and make you rely more on nicotine to cope.
You need to find someone who can help with the underlying issue, not this outlet to ease your anxiety. It's only a band-aid solution, and a potentially dangerous one at that.
That might be a school counselor, or maybe you need to find a hotline to call. But you can't keep doing this over time. I'm not mad. Just worried about how it could affect your health if you don't find a way to stop in the near future. If you need help looking for a good hotline, I can always help do the research.

@berlioz

okay, thanks for the advice, im trying really hard to quit, but sometimes it seems impossible—

Addiction sucks. I get a lot of ads for this hotline, it might be worth trying out:

"To enroll in This is Quitting, teens and young adults text DITCHVAPE to 88709. The first messages they receive will ask for their age and product usage so that they are able to receive relevant messages. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message.

Those who are not ready to quit receive at least four weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users with a quit date receive one week of messages prior to that date and at least eight weeks of messages after their quit date. Throughout the program, users can text COPE, STRESS, SLIP or MORE to receive instant support. Upon completion of the program, users receive periodic text messages from truth® and may continue to use supportive keywords for as long as they like."

@EtherealDreamer

also I got a flyer for the creative writing competition, right before the end of creative writing club yesterday.

And my parents aren't even giving me a choice, I have art club wednesday, but I have to miss it for the 'open gym' for the creative writing team instead.

@Musical_Queen

2 things-
1) I want a squish
2) Someone legit just came up to me asking "Are you LGBTQ?" And I'm sitting there in a chair, the wrong way, in my cuffed jeans, full tucked flannel with my pronouns pin and pride flag pin on my backpack, my demisexual card and "Red White and Royal blue" on the table, working on a document clearly titled "AroAce vocab for dummies" with Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" blaring through headphones and videochatting a guy that video's name (Which is clearly visible) "Would bang if into guys" (His for me is "would bang if into anyone") like "Yes. I am indeed a straight"

@cryptic-glitch

2 things-
1) I want a squish
2) Someone legit just came up to me asking "Are you LGBTQ?" And I'm sitting there in a chair, the wrong way, in my cuffed jeans, full tucked flannel with my pronouns pin and pride flag pin on my backpack, my demisexual card and "Red White and Royal blue" on the table, working on a document clearly titled "AroAce vocab for dummies" with Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" blaring through headphones and videochatting a guy that video's name (Which is clearly visible) "Would bang if into guys" (His for me is "would bang if into anyone") like "Yes. I am indeed a straight"

ayyy fellow aroace <3
i have the ace of spades in my id holder on my lanyard

@EtherealDreamer

I started writing a story last night about these two best friends— Delilah and Benjamin; Benjamin is a trans guy and they live in Mr, Castro's Home For Troubled Youth, and Benjamin is older than Delilah by a little less than a year, and in the story, Benjamin turns 18 in 5 months and that means he'll have to find somewhere else to stay, but they are trying to make his last 5 months in the group home worthwhile—

and i'm really glad for my ability to come up with plots like this sometimes.