u/TMNTFan06

(Putting this in self promotion because idk what to put it under)

But I’ve been feeling discouraged about my stance on being a PR fan.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m slowly getting INTO more and more eras of the franchise! But I always feel comfort with it comes to MMPR, ZEO, MMPR: THE MOVIE, and anything involving the og cast. I feel discouraged due to the fact that I feel like a fake fan for not being around the era certain eras were made in and I feel like I’m missing out on things/ my opinions aren’t valid due to me and my current stance on where I am on the franchise.

I was a fan of samurai and MMPR when I was younger so they’re comfort to me. As I watch more of the eras I do appreciate them but the OG rangers hold a special place in my heart

Hi!

TW: slight mentions of mental health struggles AND SPOILER AT THE BOTTOM

Let me introduce myself, my name is Shy and I go by any pronouns :) I’ve been a fan est the pilot and Jax was my favorite since day one!

Jax is my favorite character out of the bunch because I can’t help but simp or love fictional rabbits *looks at Bonnie from fnaf and my first victim in 2014*

Jax means a lot to me as a character and in general. The show came out when I was a senior, my own mental health was declining due to the constant stress and anxiety of turning 18, life after high school, etc. and tadc was my biggest comfort. It even got to the point where I started yumeshipping with Jax! Life finally felt better.

As the show progressed, so did my love for the franchise and Jax. And we saw more of her character, as we saw more. We saw that she was struggling. A lot. And it wasn’t easy for me to see, because I have mental health struggles as well. I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at 14 and it’s still an anxiety I deal with daily and it hurts mentally. Seeing the way Jax deals with her mental health struggles the same way I did/once did made me want to better myself. And it’s a process but it’s something I’m trying to work on, I’m sensitive, I get mad easy, my dad and I don’t really see eye to eye and he also has a temper. Seeing Jax in the finale, I cried too much. This was me. This was something I’m struggling with and I don’t want to end up like he did. Seeing Jax finally vulnerable also made me cry because that’s my biggest fear. I was always told that I was weak for crying and I didn’t want that for others so I became a better person for others and not myself.

I have a ton of mental health problems and this isn’t me self diagnosing but we’ve been questioning if I have ocd or I’m on the Autism Spectrum. And this will also be hard for me to get diagnosed with/ accept. But, it won’t go away.

The scene where Pomni hugs Jax for the final time made me reflect on myself loving who I finally am. Embracing who I am as a person and trying to be one. The finale means a lot to me because it reflects on myself in a way.

I feel corny for crying about a fictional character/show, but it hit too close to home for me. I hate the way people make me feel as a Jax fan because well they don’t see I’m a real person and Jax is a fictional character. I hate it, I hate that my interest seem to be seen as corny to others on the internet because all the media reflects onto me.

But that’s how I feel, I feel at home when it comes to Jax. I feel like I am being seen, there are people out there like me, and maybe I can help them too, once I get help. The worse thing you can do is make someone think they’re unwanted or unloved after all.

I (20f) got teeth filled 2 weeks ago and it’s starting to ache. Flossing is hurting too (I had fillings in between teeth and in the very back on my top left side) now I’ve had fillings done a couple years back (I am guilty of having a bad sweet tooth when it comes to drinks 🥲) but it has never caused me pain. It hurts to chew/ it hurts to drink very cold water or anything remotely warm.

Please note, I don’t smoke nor drink, it’s mainly the sugary drinks that kill me, I’ve cut down on it a bit and started to use mouthwash a lot more now.

The cavities themselves weren’t giant we caught them in time before they started to decay so I’m not sure why it’s painful (especially in my back tooth) Should I be worried about it?

tadc spoilers below

Spoilers here: ||Jax was confirmed to be Transfem in the show after he spoke to Ribbit. People (who were transphobic) kept denying this because they didn’t want the idea of a trans character being in a trans woman’s show) but earlier Gooseworx confirmed Jax is transfem 🥺 she even said Jax does bounce back from she/he pronouns because he found it comfortable. I’m just sooo happy Jax can be their authentic selves 🥺 I love my baby sm! 😭||

A few weeks ago I told my cousin about Jax and Billy.

He looked at my Jax shrine and said “I mean you don’t hide it well” and I was honestly scared he was gonna judge but he was really supportive of it.

I explained the lore with Jax and Billy and their medias and he said “as long as they aren’t children…you do you man”

We laugh and he jokingly calls Jax Bonnie from fnaf (I had a crush on him as well 😭)