Your personal Tumblr library awaits
leaned that we can basically shapshift in headspace if we want to.
of course i immediately used this new power to give myself massive wings
-(pilot)
i never asked to be plural, but i wouldnt change it for the world.
i cant imagine a better group of people to share my life with.
-(pilot)
i dont like the term host,
i mean it is what i am, but i dont like the connotations connected to it. the idea that im the "real one" or that im in charge somehow.
or maybe it just makes me think of the word "parasite" when i hear it.
either way, i think i much prefer the using the term "pilot" to desctibe my place in the system.
i think that it describes what i actually do without the same negative connotations (and also our fronting room is a literal cockpit so it fits)
sometimes being plural is comforting each other during our hardest moments,
and other times its a passionate argument over question of "what is the biggest rock in the solar system?" that ends with the conclusion that the earth is a cream egg.
yes absolutely,
we first discoved our system about 6 months ago, and yeh it seemed scary at first, but getting to know each other and learning to work together as a team has honestly been the best experience of our life.
i love how we all support each other in whatever we need, how we work together to better care for the system as a whole. i dont know what i would do without everyone else in here with me.
we love being plural and wouldnt trade it for the world.
question 15: Do you enjoy being a system?
(submitted by anon)
But what if your headmates force you to do something you dont want to?
My headmates:
"you know you should probably go for walk, some fresh air would make you feel better."
"You shouldnt stay up so late, your only going to make yourself tired in the morning."
"you should make a sandwich instead of just snacking all day."
sorry if i forget your name, im really bad at remembering peoples names.
i dont even remember my own name half the time.
In the next 20 years, I would like it to become normal for parents to treat their child's imaginary friends as if they have the potential to be headmates.
Treat them like people and let both the imaginary friend and the host child know that it's okay for them to be there.
Maybe the imaginary friends go away. Maybe they fuse. But they shouldn't be pressured into anything. If they can think for themselves then they're real and should be treated as part of the family as long as they're there.
If the imaginary friends do stick around, then it just means you get to have multiple children with the upkeep costs of one. 😁
why is it so fucking hard for people to conceptualize the human mind making multiple player characters?
You're telling me that there are whole ecosystems of microcritters that make up "me" in my body on my skin, but when the organ that hallucinates on a regular basis makes another copy of sentience it's impossible?? Where's the people studying the ecosystems of the brain?? Why tf are we gatekeeping sentience??
Normalizing loving plurality. Not even your own.
Normalize treating new potential headmates in other systems like a default positive until otherwise. Normalize hearing "I think there's a new guy in here" and saying "Wow! Do you wanna talk to them?" instead of "Oh, no :(" And, of course, normalize treating new headmates who front out of nowhere with no idea where they are with kindness, patience, and understanding. Normalize being a rock they can stand on while they get their footing.
Normalize being frustrated you can't physically hold all your friends in a separate system the way you might hold a non-plural friend group. Normalize adoring your friend's headmates. Normalize being happy for them when they talk about their plurality.
Normalize loving plurality.
well, we just came out to our mum as plural.
it seemed to go well, she seemed accepting of us. still very nervous of how shes going to act about all this tomorrow tho.
but honestly im really feeling exited to be able to use "we" and "us" without question and to proxy for everyone else in here openly.
it feels nice to be out.
proxy system culture is a tired host
.