It’s the second day of Black History Month and I’m black so this goes out to all my black littles!
To All Black Littles: You Are Beautiful, Precious, and Loved!
🌟 Your Blackness is Magic. Your Smallness is Valid. 🌟
You deserve softness, love, and joy in every space you enter. Your curls, coils, braids, melanin, and everything that makes you you is worthy of celebration—whether you’re wrapped up in a cozy onesie, hugging your plushie, or watching your favorite cartoons.
🖤 You are allowed to be soft.
🖤 You are allowed to feel safe.
🖤 You are allowed to take up space.
The world may not always be gentle, but you deserve gentleness. You deserve warmth, kindness, and the purest love. There is power in embracing your joy, in reclaiming your innocence, and in allowing yourself to rest.
You are royalty. You are magic. You are enough.
Never let anyone make you feel like you have to be stronger, tougher, or less of yourself to be valid. Your softness is beautiful. Your happiness is important. You deserve to be loved, held, and cherished just as you are.
💖 You are loved.
💖 You are safe.
💖 You are more than enough.
I love you 🧸
Please, no matter what anyone says, it is not 100% safe to use pacifiers.
this isn’t just about baby pacis. I’m talking about adult size ones too.
over time your teeth will shift if you use a pacifier intensely and for a long time. They will, after prolonged use, cause your teeth to splay/ flare out as well as potentially develop an Over/ underbite. If you feel your bite feels weird after using a pacifier, it’s not all in your head.
I’m not saying these things to scare you but it’s a common misconception that if you have a fully developed mouth than it’s perfectly okay to use adult pacifiers without any repercussions and that’s just not true.
I know our pacifiers can be essential to our mental health, our regression, etc. (plus they’re super adorable) so I’m not telling you to stop using them all together (i myself, am still going to use them). I would however recommend limiting usage to 15 minutes (25 max), try your best not suck incredibly hard on it, clean them before and after every use (because bacteria), wear your retainer or Invisalign regularly if you have them, and most importantly talk to your dentist or orthodontist because everyone is different. You may not experience these issues in the way I have or at all.
Please be careful ♥
shout out to regressors who have “fallen behind” their peers! those who don’t have their license/permit yet, those with poor grades, those who have dropped out of school, those who have been expelled, those who still live with parents/guardians, those who are unemployed! no matter the reason for it, be it physical health, mental health, financial struggles or whatever the case may be, you are not alone! 🩵
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It is okay if:
★ You regress to cope with stress. ★ Regression is a coping mechanism for trauma. ★ Being little is the only way you feel safe. ★ You're an adult and prefer children's coloring books. ★ You're a teenager who likes to read picture books. ★ You find it comforting to be cared for like a child or toddler. ★ It is relaxing to drink from a baby bottle. ★ It soothes you to use a pacifier/pacy ★ You sleep with stuffed animals/stuffies. ★ You prefer watching kids' movies and shows to adult ones. ★ Kids' music calms you down. ★ You have a favorite item that you carry everywhere to comfort you. ★ You talk in a small, baby voice when regressed. ★ Want or don't want attention when regressed. ★ You like wearing pajamas with cartoon characters on them. ★ You need a nightlight to keep all of the monsters away. ★ You are a non-binary regressor. ★ You are a small, or big regressor. ★ You are clingy with one or more people when regressed. ★ All you want is to be loved like a child when being loved like an adult makes you unhappy.
It is okay if you apply to any or all of those things and more. If being little makes you feel safe and loved, it is okay if what you like is different from another person your age. Everyone regresses differently, and your way is always going to be okay! 🤗
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💫 · are usually upset or in a negative situation when you regress
🧃 · don't know what age you regress to
🥞 · act mainly as a caregiver but still regress
💫 · have done things you regret when regressed
🧃 · cannot control your regression
🥞 · are mainly a regressor but are also a caregiver
💫 · feel like a burden for being disabled and needing extra or specific care
🧃 · are worried to tell people about your regression
🥞 · can't really tell the difference between when you regress and when you don't
🧃 · are afraid of getting or don't want a caregiver due to trauma
💫 · do things considered "big" or "adult" when regressed
🥞 · are an alter who can't tell if you're a regressor or a syskid / ageslider
🧃 · deal with intrusive and un-childlike thoughts
you are always deserving of comfort, safety, and a happy regression 𓂃⊹
ꔫHi all! I wanted to post this, but I can't call it as much a "guide" as I usually would, since it is purely my anecdotal experience!
ꔫNonetheless, I hope this is helpful to you in your endeavors!
ꔫTypically, when I am trying to regress, I start with age dreaming! This comes with a number of things, maybe it's:
Watching cartoons or another piece of media that I find comforting or that I've found puts me in the space
Coloring a picture or doing worksheets
Babytalking with my cgs, babysitters or other in-community friends
^Asking my cgs/babysitters to care for me as if I am already regressed
^^Generally interacting with other littles or friends I find comforting
Scrolling agere tags on here or ingesting other agere content
Using little gear like pacis, bottles, etc.
Playing with toys or playing video games that I've found put me in the space
Listening to a playlist that one of my cgs made me
Writing agere headcanons or making content of my ocs who regress
Daydreaming about agere outings, playdates, etc.
Going shopping and looking at toys
Cuddling, holding hands, getting my hair pet, etc.
ꔫThis is just a short list of things I've put together, there's a lot more that could be done, especially since it's extremely individual! This is just what works for me!
ꔫFrom there, I try to maintain this comforting and safe space by not taking on any work/responsibilities or really anything else not suitable for my small age.
ꔫAnd, it’s not like it’s a 100% success rate either! Sometimes, I’m just not feeling it; sometimes, I just continue age dreaming for the rest of the night! For me, you can’t really force it — it’s okay if it does happen, it’s okay if it doesn’t!
ꔫSome other helpful things:
I find it much easier to slip when I’m tired.
You might feel kinda silly being big and trying to do your small things, but that’s okay!
It’s not just a switch one can flip, so don’t be frustrated if it doesn’t come easily!
It’s different for everyone — for some people it comes really easily, for some people not so easily. Some people need to do a specific set of things and have a specific set of conditions to regress. Going further:
Not everyone can voluntarily regress, and that’s okay, but there’s no harm in trying it out!
ꔫWhile this isn’t as educational as my other posts, I still hope that you are able to find it helpful!
hi! it's been a while!
i've been pretty stressed for a few months, so i've been pushing aside my little self a lot. i'm also still dealing with the whole figuring out what being little means to me kind of thing. it's just...a lot. and i wish i had a community that could help, you know?
it's a struggle, but i want to try to stop pushing away my little self, and step one of that for me is coming back to this account.