It's My Birthday! 💛
a year ago
Happy Birthday to meee... Another difficult year has passed.
In recent years, I didn't pay attention to my Birthday, cause I didn't care at all about myself.
I constantly donate and spend a half of my earnings to support my relatives, the Ukrainian army, and animal shelters.
Even on birthdays, I spent everything on donations. And for the first time in the years of the war, I want to ask for something for me,
because I have nothing to draw moral resources from.
You can wish me a happy birthday here:
💛PayPal: ariannafray@gmail.com💛
or by subscribing on my 🧡PATREON🧡
So I'm going home to Ukraine soon (from October 23rd to December 2nd) and it's quite expensive aand plus I REALLY want to do at least 1 tattoo removal session there and continue the removal in Canada(it costs $200-250 per session), it's quite expensive but I dream about it because the latest tattoo is like a curse sewn under my skin, it's like a huge black scar on my chest and for a year I could not accept myself. I will be happy if you greet me with this support and I will be able to start my long journey♥
THANK YOU♥
Even without donations, I am very grateful to you, thank you for your support, all the comments and messages, thank you for being by my side. Without you all my life path would be completely different.
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Sorry, maybe it looks pathetic, but I will allow myself to open up a little more to you today :D
It's been another tough year, a year of suicidal thoughts, days of not eating, weeks of not being able to get out of bed and constantly trying to force myself to do anything but cry every day because of the war in Ukraine that russia has waged, realizing how many tragedies happen every day, how many people are tragically killed, how animals and nature suffer, how many destroyed cities and burned land now. I am trying to come to terms with the idea that things will never be the same again and this is our new cruel reality. It is impossible to catch your breath, you just try to exist and believe in at least something. Yes, I MUST believe, donate, talk about it, to resist the tons of propaganda in which this world is drowning, help until my last breath, because we have no right to give up.
At the same time, I blame myself for not being in Ukraine with my family, even though I didn't escape from the war (as some gossipers think), two years before the full-scale invasion, I was planning to go to my bf here in Toronto. Right now, my heart is just breaking, it is literally splitting in half.
My grandmother and grandfather died in one year, the other grandparents were left without a home around a month ago, their village is located in the Zaporizhzhia region (Plavni, it;s not far from the occupied Vasylivka), their house was destroyed and burned to the ground, because the russian invaders are shelling their village. They killed my grandparent's neighbor as well.
Our life is a ruin, but this ruin will stand until the last brick falls.
Every death is a tragedy for at least a dozen people, we are all broken, but we must fight.
Let this year be at least a little better.
Please don't be sad, write something nice and warm, because everything will be fine, right? Thank you!
Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the heroes.
In recent years, I didn't pay attention to my Birthday, cause I didn't care at all about myself.
I constantly donate and spend a half of my earnings to support my relatives, the Ukrainian army, and animal shelters.
Even on birthdays, I spent everything on donations. And for the first time in the years of the war, I want to ask for something for me,
because I have nothing to draw moral resources from.
You can wish me a happy birthday here:
💛PayPal: ariannafray@gmail.com💛
or by subscribing on my 🧡PATREON🧡
So I'm going home to Ukraine soon (from October 23rd to December 2nd) and it's quite expensive aand plus I REALLY want to do at least 1 tattoo removal session there and continue the removal in Canada(it costs $200-250 per session), it's quite expensive but I dream about it because the latest tattoo is like a curse sewn under my skin, it's like a huge black scar on my chest and for a year I could not accept myself. I will be happy if you greet me with this support and I will be able to start my long journey♥
THANK YOU♥
Even without donations, I am very grateful to you, thank you for your support, all the comments and messages, thank you for being by my side. Without you all my life path would be completely different.
***
Sorry, maybe it looks pathetic, but I will allow myself to open up a little more to you today :D
It's been another tough year, a year of suicidal thoughts, days of not eating, weeks of not being able to get out of bed and constantly trying to force myself to do anything but cry every day because of the war in Ukraine that russia has waged, realizing how many tragedies happen every day, how many people are tragically killed, how animals and nature suffer, how many destroyed cities and burned land now. I am trying to come to terms with the idea that things will never be the same again and this is our new cruel reality. It is impossible to catch your breath, you just try to exist and believe in at least something. Yes, I MUST believe, donate, talk about it, to resist the tons of propaganda in which this world is drowning, help until my last breath, because we have no right to give up.
At the same time, I blame myself for not being in Ukraine with my family, even though I didn't escape from the war (as some gossipers think), two years before the full-scale invasion, I was planning to go to my bf here in Toronto. Right now, my heart is just breaking, it is literally splitting in half.
My grandmother and grandfather died in one year, the other grandparents were left without a home around a month ago, their village is located in the Zaporizhzhia region (Plavni, it;s not far from the occupied Vasylivka), their house was destroyed and burned to the ground, because the russian invaders are shelling their village. They killed my grandparent's neighbor as well.
Our life is a ruin, but this ruin will stand until the last brick falls.
Every death is a tragedy for at least a dozen people, we are all broken, but we must fight.
Let this year be at least a little better.
Please don't be sad, write something nice and warm, because everything will be fine, right? Thank you!
Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the heroes.
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Heroiam Slava!♥
Have a great day!
I am also in the throes of a terrible year but I am pushing to survive. Furry art / interacting with artists is a huge part of keeping me alive, your art and the enjoyment I get from commissioning and ideating scenarios for my OCs with you are invaluable. Community is what keeps us going, the networks and bonds we have are support structures that keep us from falling down completely.
I root for you. We can handle it!
It's true, I'm really grateful that I have a chance to be a part of this community and to have such amazing friends and people around♥
And thank you so much for your huge donation, I'm still in shock because it will completely cover my first tattoo session! It's so touching that I couldn't hold back tears this morning... т_т Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
You are a strong and wonderful person. You’re awesome in every way. You fight for what you need and be strong for your family/friends and Ukraine!
Hope you enjoy your birthday today.
You’re not alone 💙💛
I wholeheartedly wish you a sweeter year filled with moments of respite and peace.Your courage and strength are inspiring, and your generosity to others is admirable.
Don't forget to take care of yourself too, because you deserve it more than ever.
Take care of yourself and may this year bring you a little more serenity. With all my support!
Know that there are people out here that wish the same for you, your family and all Ukrainians. You will never be truly alone.
Enjoy the day, as best you can. Be safe, and be strong...for when this finally ends, and Ukraine is whole again, it will need strong people to make Ukraine shine better than ever.
I hope the next year goes much better for you! You deserve it.
Thank you so much! Art and community is one of the very few things that keep me afloat♥
*Hug*
As an American, I feel absolutely helpless sometimes. I wish we could stop this stupid war in the Ukraine. There are so many genuinely nifty people in the Ukraine and It feels horrible not to be able to help somehow. ☹️
Unfortunately, there is no fast solution, would be great to have a super power, but ughh :D At least we can do something depends on us even if it seems like something small (like donating, sharing info, remind everyone that it's not just Ukrainian conflict -- it's russian invasion, learn history including reasons why "the" Ukraine is not correct to say😭 etc etc etc), because a bunch of small things can impact the world!♥