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Barefooters

Feeling the ground under my soles brings me back to my surroundings and centers me in the present.
Parents of Only Children

I grew up in a big family and had an amazing childhood, but I also saw how hard it was for my mother
Satanism

The biggest misconception is that Satanists are still viewed as this unseen shadow cult that pulls the strings and causes all the misfortune in the world, when in reality, it’s just guys like me that like smoking weed and watching the Simpsons.
Dermatillomania

I think the psychological impacts are dangerous. It really fucks with your life and relationships.
Satanism

We aren’t evil, and aren’t interested in converting to your religion. We often left those religions for a reason. We also can’t help you join the illuminati or get rich by selling your soul.
HIV

I was diagnosed in 1988 with HIV, AIDS in 1990. I was given two years to live at that time, as this was the normal progression of the disease. Here it is 2023 and I am still alive.
Satanism

Satanists almost always carry the aesthetic of demons, but it is only that, an aesthetic. We do not believe the supernatural is real.
Satanism

They are just uninformed, and when they dig deeper into it and throw their pride away, they begin to understand.
Barefooters

BFDO
Satanism

Don’t assume we’re all the same, don’t start screaming at us that we eat babies, don’t be an asshole, etc.
Cerebral Palsy

My right hand man, so to speak is a wheelchair. It allows me to still get out of the house on days I really don’t feel good, it allows me to be active.
Only Child

Give them a sibling, if not adopt, if not surround them with cousins and young people
Cerebral Palsy

I am not ‘special’ I was born with severe brain damage, that’s it.
Only Child

I received more money my entire life. My entire college period I received $2,000 USD a month.
Barefooters

Love the freedom and sensations.
Barefooters

It has benefits and is very fun and honestly therapeutic. I believe it should be more respected as a practice than it is.
Barefooters

People think it’s illegal but it isn’t.
Barefooters

It is not dangerous, I won’t step in glass and bleed all over the place.
Barefooters

hadadading
Barefooters

Anonymous, age 19