Us when we've been using these terms already and then find this, lol.
We don't really like using alter/headmate for any of us, and we were talking to one of our friends [who is also plural], and packmate was suggested as an alternative.
So we used packmate instead of alter/headmate and we use pack instead of system (we also use plural/plurality instead of system).
- Shay πΎ
Pack / Pack Mate
[PT: Pack / Pack Mate]
Aaa, a system member who prefers Pack/Pack Mate instead of alter/headmate(s); a term for when you use Pack/Pack Mate instead of alter/headmate(s).
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I'm gonna start calling ourself a system/plural, I don't know the exact origin yet, cause I don't know if I had "enough" trauma at the "right" time for it to be DID or OSDD or any other dissociative disorder. But it feels like we are a system/plural.
We will only really be doing this here, I am unsure if I am gonna tell anyone I know in real life for now. I might wait till I figure out our origin, and even then, it would only be a few people that I would tell.
This feels like the right words and terms for what we feel. I will just be using system and plural for us as terms until I figure out more, of course.
- Shirley (They/them + ix/ix/ixs/ixs/ixself) | feels like the right name rn
[Using both I/me and we/our]
Gonna talk more about this.
For this post, we/us/our/etc. is being used for just the Shay Subpack unless otherwise stated.
We are all different "sides" or "facets" or "parts" of Shay, which is different from the rest of the pack.
They are separate from us in a way that's different. They are their own beings through and through. We aren't.
We are mainly just different lives that Shay has lived. Though there are some things that are slightly different between us. For example, Zuki is definitely cupioromantic, while both Cyan & Akay definitely aren't (and Shay [this life's version] is totally confused on their romanticity & sexuality). But overall, we are mainly just different "parts" of Shay.
We don't quite know if this makes us median or not, and maybe it's not that important to know, but we still would love to hear what others think.
Edit: [Also, we are pretty sure all of us had Shay in our names (middle name) in all of our lives, so there's that, lol. It's how Shay came up with using that online from having Shay as a middle name as Zuki]
- Shay Subpack πΎπͺΆπ©΅π
We'd love to hear more about median plurals.
Cause we are kinda wondering if we (Shay subpack) are a median subpack cause we are technically all parts of Shay.
We are different from our other packmates. They are distinct. They are their own beings in a way that we in the Shay subpack aren't.
We'd just love to hear more about median plurals and their experiences.
- Shay Subpack πΎπͺΆπ©΅π
We are both transgender (specifically genderqueer/enby) and nonhuman (and we actually would love to use the term transspecies more for ourselves, honestly [more so me than my fellow packmates]).
Transspecies beings are not taking anything away from (other) trans people.
People are gonna hate what they hate. If people really try to use transspecies beings as a reason to hate on transgender people, then they were never really supportive of trans people in the first place.
Remember, be yourself/yourselves as long as you're not hurting anyone!
- Shay πΎ | The host, who always fronts, of the Wildlife Pack
I'm starting to realize my past views about the term "transpecies" don't align with my current morals and I'm kinda playing with the term. To anyone who uses the term, what are your thoughts about it? Why do you think it's an okay term to use or why not?
I've heard people call it offensive to trans people before but ive also heard that take is pitting two communities against eachother for no reason/one identity doesn't discredit another. I can't think of any actually good reasons against the term tbh. It feels like one of those things I heard about through people being like "have you heard some people call themselves trans species and want to become animals??" And out of fear of being ostracized myself agreed with other peoples views of it. Now I think that's a nothing argument and discredits peoples identities because they are "weird". To be honest, I think the only difference between being a therian/otherkin and transpecies is the label and people only disagree with the label because they are worried about trangender people being ostracized or seen as "just as weird" and transpecies people.
trick or treat? :3
Hello!!!!! Happy Halloween!!!! It's the day before Halloween where I am right now, so I guess it should be happy early Halloween, lol!
Anyway, I decided to go with my canine kins [wolf, dog, and wolfdog, which feels like they're different and the same at the same time, so yeah, lol] treats for the alterhuman trick or treat thing!
Found this picture of some peanut butter dog treats the other day!!!! I absolutely love peanut butter!!!!!!
Have a great day!!! Hope your Halloween is fun!!!!
- Shay (They/it)
It's a great movie!!! We love it!
- Shay
We are being overwhelmed by a bunch of movie choices to watch while we try and either sleep or continue doing random stuff on our phone. Help.
Gonna do a poll so anyone who sees our post rn can help us decide on a movie to watch [our brain may end up actually choosing a different movie than the poll actually ends up as, cause of our stupid PDA (Pathological demand avoidance) and stuff]
Also, for the "Other" option, please have the movies be kid friendly as we [Shay subpack] might be slightly regressed rn.
Apparently, the poll has to last for either a day or a week, but it will actually last for like 1 hour or so for us.
- Shay πΎ
Don't know what to add, lol. :3c
- Shay (They/it)
To all the alterhumans / nonhumans who dont know what to do: now is the time for you to start putting your money where your mouth is.
If youre an animal, it's time for you to be a goddamn animal. Be feral, Be aggressive, fight for your life.
If you're a dragon, then be a terror to Kings, and start burning down the halls of power like the dragons of yore.
If you're a mythical creature, have no concern for the social constructs of man. Stand proudly outside what people even believe is possible.
If you're plural, know you're never alone. Fight against individualism that seeks to divide each body into deterministic boxes.
If you're a fictional character who saved the world, believe that you can save any world. Don't back down now.
Now is the time to really believe that you are what you say you are. People in power are going to try to take that away from you. Don't fall for it.
It's time shed any preconceptions you have about what you're capable of. If you're an animal it's time to fight like one. A dragon that uses gasoline and matches is still a dragon.
All bets are off. If they want to treat us like dogs in a cage then im gonna start ripping fascists' throats out like one. And I'd better see y'all there with me, on G-d.
We found the meme. Here's the link for anyone who wants to see it, lol.
Does anyone know where to find the meme video where it's like "adhd moods" and reads off of a bunch of them and there are ones like "no distraction only focus, no focus only distraction"?
We want to find it so bad, lol.
- Shay πΎ
moonfire is such an interesting name ! / pos .
what are prns aesthetics ?
angel / oath ( she / he ) , host .
Yeah, Moonfire is an interesting name, lol. They come from a D&D character idea we had, lol.
Sorry, we are a bit confused about your question. If you could explain a bit more we would appreciate it. :3c
- ShaySubpack πΎ
First poem to post, lol.
No tw or cw I can think of.
This poem is very dog related.
The formatting is different on here than it was on my notes app, so it might seem weird. Although it might have seemed weird anyway, lol.
You taught me to fight
Yet when I fight
You label me a
Bad dog
You taught me to bite
But when I bite
You call me a
Bad dog
You taught me to growl
Yet when I growl
You say I'm a
Bad dog
You taught me this
But when I listen
You declare me a
Bad dog
You taught me
Yet I listen and
You insist I'm a
Bad dog
You taught me
How to be a
Bad dog
We are probably gonna make a new pinned post soon, as we have edited the other one so much that a new pinned post is probably better.
Very little spoons rn so yeah.
- Shay πΎ