@alice @Aprazeth also I stress 4 inch growth spurt because she is only 5ft 2 inches now. The sport is messed up.

@alice @Aprazeth this is why I love adult figure skating. I’ll never be seriously competitive and that is great. I skate because I love it and I don’t have any of the baggage from doing it as a kid. I also know that every year things get harder for me to do so every time I learn something new it’s a double win. I’ll keep skating for as long as I can and that’s enough. I’m glad to see the women at the Olympics were having fun too, especially Alysa Liu. Before she quit, she could do quads and then she talked about how she had a *4 inch* growth spurt and couldn’t do them any more. But instead of mourning what was lost, she’s celebrating what she’s gained, confidence and happiness instead of stress and pressure.

@alice ugh this is why I hate being perceived. Basically up until college, I was never perceived as attractive because I’m Asian (yay, racism) and inter-racial relationships were still a big no no. Then I got to college and it flipped and made me so uncomfortable. To this day, I’m still uncomfortable being perceived but I know a lot of people think the opposite because I like clothes and shoes and girly things. During the pandemic, I realized that it’s really a body dysmorphia thing because people so strongly do not perceive me the way that I perceive myself in person but over video with video off is reasonable for me.

@rufustheduck just be careful that the algorithm doesn’t radicalize her.