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🕑 Added 2025-03-30 01:40:19 +0000 UTCToday is my birthday! 🎉 I’m officially 32 years old~ I used to feel the urge to conceal how old I am (especially once I hit 30), but I’ve since realized it’s a privilege to age. To my younger followers, please know that your 30s are not old, it’s okay if you don’t have your life figured out yet. You have the rest of your life to change and reinvent yourself as many times as you want! It turns out that “growing up” has no finish line, you do it for the rest of your life! 💗
I’ve been feeling kinda depressed lately, so I almost didn’t celebrate my birthday…but at the last minute, I decided to visit a local botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary with my family! And it was awesome! Or maybe I’m just a geek for narrated tram tours about ferns. Florida may be….Florida, but it’s also home to so many incredible species! Favorite part of the day was the gator pit, hands down. My photo doesn’t do the sheer size of the alligators justice, they were huge! This particular park had many, maaaaaany roaming peacocks, including a leucistic white male named Prince Charming!
If I can be a bit dark for a moment, when I was younger, I never really pictured myself making it past 20. Let alone to 32! My life hasn’t always been easy, and I haven’t always made the best decisions. But I’ve kept going. And I’ll keep going, keep learning, keep growing! I’m proud to be here, dear patrons. I’m happy to be here. And I’m so, so grateful to have you all here with me! <3
Comments
DamnitDinkles
Me, knowing we live an hour or so away from each other and now also knowing I'm like 6 months older than you: .....HUH. Tbf idk why this surprised me given I've been following you since Deviantart in 2015ish but like, still weird when people online say they're age and I'm like "wait how are you the same age as me???" Because age is a fucking nebulous concept after COVID and the dystopian hellscape we're in lol
knickknacks
A bit belated, but happy birthday! I’m happy to hear it was a good one ^^
FloweryFruitFangs
I’m glad you had a nice birthday! And I always love seeing other people’s animal photos, so thanks for sharing!
