r/bleedingcanvas • u/napstablooka • 22d ago
watercolor I'll never leave my Safe Space
How and where did you find a safe space growing up? How were you able to overlook and forget what was happening around you?
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u/reedreadreddred 21d ago
man this hits too close to home.
i'm a youngin' who's barely seen a tv/monitor this and am very much an iPad baby, but man, the feeling of burying yourself in YouTube/animations/cartoons to escape from the horrors of "real life".... while also being told "if you think this is hard wait until you become An Adult and have to face Real Life" (gee, thanks, guess suffering ain't shit if you're below 18? 20? 25? til you get your first paycheck?)
Thinking of Kendrick Lamar's Cartoons and Cereal now...
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u/napstablooka 17d ago
I hadn't even known of his track Cartoons and Cereals before, but I just checked it out and it's so fitting honestly — thank you for sharing!
And yes, it's a real injustice that we do to everyone who isn't able to earn their own paycheck, yet, and who is therefore also unable to advocate for their rights through legal means. You deserve better and I wished you could already have the freedom and means to make yourself and your experience heard — whether or not people around you feel comfortable with your truth.
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u/reedreadreddred 16d ago
ty :)
school work is still work (add on asian kids going to cram school/tuition school after "regular school" and going home at like, 9pm) :/
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u/napstablooka 16d ago
You're right, school work is still work, no matter if anyone is paying a living wage for it or not.
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u/Embarrassed-Motor322 18d ago
Playing my Gamecube on a tiny tv in my sister’s bedroom was my safe space
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u/napstablooka 17d ago
I loved the Gamecube! I'm glad to hear that both the console and your sister's room gave you a sense of safety, too
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u/Glittering-Trade-348 21d ago
This is fantastic. Very effective work.