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The Hard News
4 years ago
Hey again.
I'm gonna keep this real straightforward.
My stepdad died on July 1st. I knew this guy longer than my dad. We weren't the closest people, but he did have a big impact in my direct family. My mom loved him a lot, and took care of him in his dying months. This is the second dad I've lost to cancer. This is the second husband my mom has lost to cancer. We're grieving and suffering. I can't sugarcoat it.
At the same time as this, I'm moving. I'm not moving very far. I'm taking part in a housemate swap happening right now in our small community of neighbors. This was planned before the family news broke, and unfortunately on the same day I got the news about my family death I found out that the housemate swap was happening much faster that I had originally anticipated. Despite suffering, it's more convenient for everyone including myself if I get moving as soon as I can. I started moving on July 1st.
I am going to be moving into a new place, and want to be accommodating for my neighbors and my new roommate. I want to get all of this done right now so that I can get right back to
- Making cute art for all of us.
- Making and saving money
- Be ready to take care of my grieving mother.
- Thriving in general, living life my way.
But right now, I must do the hard stuff. Moving. Cleaning. Packing. Spending. Taking care of business. This is the best time.
I sometimes fear I share my feelings too much in general, but I'm not going to sit around bottling up my life in order to fit into a persona online. What I really fear is being fake with people. So I'm not going to be fake about what's happening now. Through this, I'm going to be more ready to live a more fulfilling life, which will in turn— I hope— enrich the lives of those I meet on my journey.
But right now, I can't draw. I cannot be an enormously massive growing tiger right now (lol). I am feeling very small, but I am going to stay this small right now in order to get a lot of work done behind the scenes. Once this is all done, best case scenario? I'm going to grow even bigger than before.
What can you do?
Multiple people have asked me if they could help out in some way. This is why I wrote this post out in the first place. Enough people care to know how they can improve my life. I'm very grateful for this. Here's what you can do.
- Words of encouragement.
- Pledge to the Patreon.
http://patreon.com/sot
- Send me a tip. I don't want to dig into my savings right now, but I will have to. I also don't have a microphone anymore to talk with friends online. There are a lot of things I wish I could afford, but that's why I take commissions. But I can't take those right now, so any tips are greatly appreciated.
https://ko-fi.com/sotos
- Donate to SGDQ toward Doctors Without Borders, working across the world to fight against cancer that affects us all. Cancer has destroyed my family. Help a cause that will make sure it doesn't destroy another family.
https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/ui/donate/35
- Be kind to someone today whom you think may need it. Do it for me.
Take care everyone. Thanks for asking me if I needed help. Right now, I do.
I'm gonna keep this real straightforward.
My stepdad died on July 1st. I knew this guy longer than my dad. We weren't the closest people, but he did have a big impact in my direct family. My mom loved him a lot, and took care of him in his dying months. This is the second dad I've lost to cancer. This is the second husband my mom has lost to cancer. We're grieving and suffering. I can't sugarcoat it.
At the same time as this, I'm moving. I'm not moving very far. I'm taking part in a housemate swap happening right now in our small community of neighbors. This was planned before the family news broke, and unfortunately on the same day I got the news about my family death I found out that the housemate swap was happening much faster that I had originally anticipated. Despite suffering, it's more convenient for everyone including myself if I get moving as soon as I can. I started moving on July 1st.
I am going to be moving into a new place, and want to be accommodating for my neighbors and my new roommate. I want to get all of this done right now so that I can get right back to
- Making cute art for all of us.
- Making and saving money
- Be ready to take care of my grieving mother.
- Thriving in general, living life my way.
But right now, I must do the hard stuff. Moving. Cleaning. Packing. Spending. Taking care of business. This is the best time.
I sometimes fear I share my feelings too much in general, but I'm not going to sit around bottling up my life in order to fit into a persona online. What I really fear is being fake with people. So I'm not going to be fake about what's happening now. Through this, I'm going to be more ready to live a more fulfilling life, which will in turn— I hope— enrich the lives of those I meet on my journey.
But right now, I can't draw. I cannot be an enormously massive growing tiger right now (lol). I am feeling very small, but I am going to stay this small right now in order to get a lot of work done behind the scenes. Once this is all done, best case scenario? I'm going to grow even bigger than before.
What can you do?
Multiple people have asked me if they could help out in some way. This is why I wrote this post out in the first place. Enough people care to know how they can improve my life. I'm very grateful for this. Here's what you can do.
- Words of encouragement.
- Pledge to the Patreon.
http://patreon.com/sot
- Send me a tip. I don't want to dig into my savings right now, but I will have to. I also don't have a microphone anymore to talk with friends online. There are a lot of things I wish I could afford, but that's why I take commissions. But I can't take those right now, so any tips are greatly appreciated.
https://ko-fi.com/sotos
- Donate to SGDQ toward Doctors Without Borders, working across the world to fight against cancer that affects us all. Cancer has destroyed my family. Help a cause that will make sure it doesn't destroy another family.
https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/ui/donate/35
- Be kind to someone today whom you think may need it. Do it for me.
Take care everyone. Thanks for asking me if I needed help. Right now, I do.
I offer you my sincerest best wishes for a brighter tomorrow and wish you well on your move.