u/LizzieLove1357

So I’m afab and genderfluid. I’m not actually my cousin’s uncle, but since I’m so much older than him and he’s three, also that I’ll be a part of his life till the day I die, my mom tried to teach him to refer to me as “Grunkle (Name)”

Grunkle for grumpy uncle, lol

It didn’t last tho to be honest, my mom stopped calling me that around him two years ago when he was one. So I didn’t think it stuck

Well today he was trying to get my attention, and actually called me “Grunkle (Name)” for the first time.

There aren’t words to describe how I’m feeling right now, I was pleasantly surprised to say the least, but the moment was just so special

He was being an accidental ally because he doesn’t even realize how affirming that is to my gender, he’s only three. He doesn’t have any understanding of gender at all, has no idea what genderfluid is, he doesn’t even know how to use pronouns yet. I’ve never heard him use pronouns for anyone before.

The irony is that I’m actually not a grumpy person at all when it comes to the kids, I’m very patient with them. I recently asked my dad to buy me some bubbles and balloons so he can chase the bubbles outside, and we can play Keepy Uppy with a balloon. He learned that game from Bluey

When I play Animal Jam after playing with him, I let him watch me play. I’ll tell him what I’m drawing in the game and explain to him how to draw what I’m drawing as I draw it. A little bit of a show and tell

Mom just thought it’d be funny for me to be called Grunkle, because when it comes to adults, yeah, I can be a little grumpy. Lol.

Mom originally got the idea of Grunkle from Gravity Falls, which in the show meant Great Uncle, but it can be used for Grumpy Uncle too

So he doesn’t like Power Rangers, but since he’s 3, he doesn’t even fully understand which show Power Rangers IS

So he’ll see the cover, thinks it looks cool, doesn’t understand it’s not animated, will ask for Power Rangers. Then if you turn on Power Rangers, he’ll say “I want POWER RANGERS!”

Yesterday I didn’t realize he didn’t actually like the show, so I said “Power Rangers is already on”

This continued until he climbed a chair and got the remote, looked at me dead serious saying “I don’t. Want. POWER RANGERS” it was actually really funny how he said it

So I turned on a different show for him, and he was happy for about two minutes.

My aunt explained to me he doesn’t actually like Power Rangers, and to not turn it on for him

So when he started demanding Power Rangers again, I told him “No, you don’t like Power Rangers”

Then the little turdnugget PINCHED me

It actually kinda hurt, I told him “NO! We don’t pinch! That’s not nice!”

So I’ve been advertising my shop more, and usually I’ll get lucky if I get 3 ppl in my den at one time

But I was at a Horses Only Party, and decided to play as my Unicorn, and ppl were coming in and out of my den like CRAZY, like I had SIX ppl in there at once, and made a couple sales

So then I wondered if the reason was because I was playing as a Unicorn and not a normal animal

So I was advertising my shop, and this person told me they bought all my art so far, so I sent them a buddy request

I’m just so proud of myself, because we weren’t even buddies, so the fact that I sold enough copies for someone to recognize me and tell me that really says a lot, because WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?!

Also it was just such a sweet thing to say, so I sent them a buddy request and sent a jam a gram telling them to check back every month because I make seasonal art

AJ NEEDS to update their security, and I get it tbh, with the throwback bundles and stuff, it’s easy to fall into the trap of spending money on the game

But that’s the thing, ***Wildworks only cares about money****,* not their players

So if we want them to update their security, then we need to stop spending money. Period.

I’m a nonpaying player, and can provide some advice on how to navigate the game without spending a single dime

**1. Learn a skill**
Learn art, music, or make masterblocks and sell those for sapphires

**2. Animal** **prosthetics**** **
As some of you may have seen, I couldn’t get the Bat Eared Fox, so I got bat ears instead and put them on a normal fox, but that’s just one example. I have seen someone with a domestic cat who had the happy puppy set on and made their avatar look like a dog. Get creative, have fun with your headcanons.