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My child is autistic. He doesn’t do well with change. Even little things that would be meaningless to most people.

For example, his hairbrush was getting old and worn. He had chewed the end of it. The cats had chewed some bristles. It was dirty and dusty. But I didn’t say anything. Because it’s his hairbrush.

Finally, he said he thinks it’s time for a new brush. Ok, I say, we’ll put it on the shopping list, and get one next time we’re in town.

So we go to town and we go to the store. There are many hairbrushes to choose from. He picks one and they even have it in his favorite color. We buy it, take it home, and remove the packaging.

I go to put it on the shelf where the old hairbrush is. Can we throw out the old one, I ask.

That’s when he stops. That’s when he freezes and gets a momentary look of panic on his face. Throw out the old one? That hadn’t occurred to him.

Because here’s the thing. Hair brushing is a part of his morning routine. And not just hair brushing, but hair brushing with that particular brush. To most people, the act of hair brushing is the routine, but not the brush itself. The objects are interchangeable. But not to my child. Not to someone with autism. The brush itself is just as important as the act of brushing.

So I take a breath. I put the old brush down. Think about it, I say. Let me know tomorrow what you want to do with this brush.

He decides. He realizes keeping an old hairbrush is not necessary. But it’s still important to him. So he asks if I can cut off one bristle. To keep. As a memory of the old hairbrush.

I don’t laugh. I don’t tell him it’s silly. I respect his need. I cut off the bristle. He puts it in his treasure box, along side some smooth rocks, beads, sparkly decals, a Santa Claus charm from a classmate, a few other things meaningful to him.

He throws the old hairbrush away himself. He is able to move on, and accept the change.

The feminine urge to take no prisoner, give no quarter! Show them all the color of their entrails on the floor!

you know it's bad when you try talking about how i gave harry a mental breakdown and made him die out of spiraling and you're friends can't tell if you're talking about him or your mental state

Okay everybody, this is your reminder to not pirate or bootleg Cinderella’s Castle

So what if you need to wait an extra week or two for digital tickets? Starkid posts all of their shows for free regardless, you can be a little patient

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Do not pirate from the small theatre company

Vocal warmups.

made a guybrush playlist awhile back but always wanted to send it on a "special day". guybrush is a character that gives me a lot of comfort and i'm really proud of this playlist!

what’s your ‘thing’ as a friend. i don’t mean like ‘oh im the mom friend’ i mean like what’s the Thing where if one of your friends was looking for a specific interaction they’d message you first. personally i can always be relied upon to get hyped about bugs, literature, and cursed internet images.

I’m so happy for them

A PSA from Team StarKid themselves about bootlegs from 2019, in case yall have forgotten

And for good measure how about their one from just last year!

If you seek out or record any bootlegs of Starkid shows, I’ll just say it, you are NOT a fan.