... Okay, so maybe not the Who part, but I can sure talk about the What, How, When, and Why in regards to me and Pokemon and Pokemon-related collecting
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Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me and it makes me happy that someone else understands though it also equally saddens me that someone else has experienced hardship because of bullying and being different and whatever else.
It's funny that you should mention the ways I can thank him because I just realized that my choice to carry my Mewtwo plush backpack around and my Pokewalker with Mewtwo in it despite being an adult and whatever (I say screw societal 'norms' and 'expectations' if they don't make sense) was and is a not-so-conscious effort on my part to promote him and show other people that 1) I'm not ashamed that I love Pokemon, still, and that 2) Mewtwo means something important to me. Work aside, he goes with me pretty much everywhere that is safe for him (I try to keep him away from super crowded restaurants for example because he might get either snatched, banged around, or dirtied by food) which is why his recent seam splitting is a bit upsetting.
I've walked into who-knows-how many public places with my LittleTwo attached to my arm and though I have received a few funny looks, I have - more often than not - been positively approached by other Pokemon fans and Mewtwo fans and sometimes, people who don't know who or what he is, and in all cases, I always say that Mewtwo is my favorite no matter what.
And yes, I, too, have found more good in having Mewtwo around/being involved with Mewtwo than being involved with religion. Not to offend other people who find their answers through religion or anything, but this is simply me being honest about my own experiences.
That said, let me share a little story with you:
Before I got my LittleTwo, I had been working at a new job for a few months and owing to chronic health issues, I was under a lot of stress from both the new job and managing my own health which was reacting in response to the new stress of a new job. I had been unwell on and off ever since the start of my job - trouble sleeping (which was a new thing for me because of all problems I have had, sleeping and sleeping well was not one of them), literal illness, etc... and it seemed like nothing could improve things.
LittleTwo entered my life around this time and from my first look at him out of the box (I had adopted him from someone outside of the community who ended up becoming a friend, so he already had some significance attached to him before I received him), I knew he was something special - just like the Mewtwo he represented was.
I gave him a tape bath and then without much further ado, took him with me to sleep tucked up against me and for the first time in 3 months straight, I slept deeply and fully and when I awoke, I felt refreshed. Ever since, I have always kept a place for him when it's time to sleep and after all this time, I can honestly say that his presence around me has allowed me to sleep easier, sleep better, and get well faster.
For this reason and more, I have to say that my LittleTwo and the Mewtwo he represents has breathed more life into me and means more to me than what most people would expect - much less understand.
It's funny that you should mention the ways I can thank him because I just realized that my choice to carry my Mewtwo plush backpack around and my Pokewalker with Mewtwo in it despite being an adult and whatever (I say screw societal 'norms' and 'expectations' if they don't make sense) was and is a not-so-conscious effort on my part to promote him and show other people that 1) I'm not ashamed that I love Pokemon, still, and that 2) Mewtwo means something important to me. Work aside, he goes with me pretty much everywhere that is safe for him (I try to keep him away from super crowded restaurants for example because he might get either snatched, banged around, or dirtied by food) which is why his recent seam splitting is a bit upsetting.
I've walked into who-knows-how many public places with my LittleTwo attached to my arm and though I have received a few funny looks, I have - more often than not - been positively approached by other Pokemon fans and Mewtwo fans and sometimes, people who don't know who or what he is, and in all cases, I always say that Mewtwo is my favorite no matter what.
And yes, I, too, have found more good in having Mewtwo around/being involved with Mewtwo than being involved with religion. Not to offend other people who find their answers through religion or anything, but this is simply me being honest about my own experiences.
That said, let me share a little story with you:
Before I got my LittleTwo, I had been working at a new job for a few months and owing to chronic health issues, I was under a lot of stress from both the new job and managing my own health which was reacting in response to the new stress of a new job. I had been unwell on and off ever since the start of my job - trouble sleeping (which was a new thing for me because of all problems I have had, sleeping and sleeping well was not one of them), literal illness, etc... and it seemed like nothing could improve things.
LittleTwo entered my life around this time and from my first look at him out of the box (I had adopted him from someone outside of the community who ended up becoming a friend, so he already had some significance attached to him before I received him), I knew he was something special - just like the Mewtwo he represented was.
I gave him a tape bath and then without much further ado, took him with me to sleep tucked up against me and for the first time in 3 months straight, I slept deeply and fully and when I awoke, I felt refreshed. Ever since, I have always kept a place for him when it's time to sleep and after all this time, I can honestly say that his presence around me has allowed me to sleep easier, sleep better, and get well faster.
For this reason and more, I have to say that my LittleTwo and the Mewtwo he represents has breathed more life into me and means more to me than what most people would expect - much less understand.
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