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on a more personal note i have a lot of shame about being around kids. being perceived as scary, the fact i have a beard, am a man, etc https://t.co/QGAT4a6bo6
it's different being those things, and not being good with kids, vs being a girl, in a skirt, and not comfortable being around kids latter is just "aww you're not comfortable," former feels like "do i even belong here?"
a lot of that shame/worry/feeling of like do i fit in, do i belong here is melting as i just get used to it even with just random families walking by on the street, i feel more comfortable (i can't express how grateful i am for that)
previously, i'd what, shrink? try to make myself invisible? now i just feel more normal. more outgoing i'd know what to do. i'm open to however they'd react but i'm also not anticipating rejection or overwhelm and shrinking and collapsing prematurely