Things I Would Tell Myself 5 Years Ago:

Things I would tell myself 5 years ago:

Just because you’re nice and selfless for other people does not mean they’ll be nice and selfless for you. There is no problem with being nice, kind, and selfless, but it needs to have boundaries.

Do not ever settle. You will be unhappy (or worse traumatized).

You cannot change a man. Your love won’t change him. People decide to change if they want to and on their own accord.

You’re not Jesus. You’re not God. You cannot save everyone.

Take people as they are. If someone shows you who there are, believe them.

Do not date for potential. Do not EVER marry for potential. You’ll potentially get hurt and traumatized.

Have Boundaries, Standards, and Expectations.

Not everyone keeps their promises no matter how much you remind them. If they can’t keep their word, leave them alone.

Never make room for disrespect. Communicate once on it and if they continue to do the same thing (even if it is wrapped in a different bow), leave them alone. They don’t respect you.

Don’t give men the benefit of the doubt. There are too many examples of how unhealthy men are dangerous.

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The background is a photo of a magnet of Andrew & Neil, two white boys kissing in orange exy uniforms. The magnet leans against the paperback of The King’s Men and stands on the other two books. A wooden palmetto postcard leans against the books to the right. Over the photo is a large slightly translucent orange circle. In the circle it says "20 queer books with the found family trope".

🌈Happy Saturday Rainbow Readers! We have another list to share with you this weekend. This time celebrating found family! Found family is one of our favorite tropes and is something the queer community is built on. We love the feelings of love, care and belonging this trope brings to stories.

Did we miss any? Let us know the title and author in the comments! Authors please feel free to self-promote your queer found family books in the comments!

Should we make more trope lists like this? What tropes would you like to see in the future?

Books listed above their respective graphic.

📷: Thank you to @/Starlight_And_Fairytails_ for the photo of our Andrew & Neil magnet from The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic!

ID: A post of six slides. Slide 1: The background is a photo of a magnet of Andrew & Neil, two white boys kissing in orange exy uniforms. The magnet leans against the paperback of The King’s Men and stands on the other two books. A wooden palmetto postcard leans against the books to the right. Over the photo is a large slightly translucent orange circle. In the circle it says "20 queer books with the found family trope". Slides 2-6: The background is the intersex inclusive pride progress flag. Atop it is an opaque white square with a thin white outline. Over the square are four book covers in a 2 x 2. At the top of each slide is a title. Respectively they say: "Adult SFF", "Adult Romance", "YA SFF", "YA Contemporary", and "Miscellaneous". End ID.

Adult SFF

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

She Who Earned Her Wings by Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White