u/redditnostalgia

Hey, before I start, I just want to say I apologize if this whole thing feels ranty or dumb. I tend to get worked up over things that appear small or insignificant to people, and it doesn't help that I'm in a vulnerable spot right now. I hope this doesn't get taken down by moderators, but I wouldn't be surprised since this is definitely different from every other post on here.

I've been having to go through a lot over the past couple of years I don't want to go into detail in a Reddit post, but I've had to deal with trauma, abuse, and other stuff. Thankfully, I've been going pretty okay. I haven't had really bad thoughts (you know the ones I'm talking about) in a long time.

One thing that was growing on me was my mental health issues and loneliness. Not having a family or loved one in any sense really started to take a toll on me, no matter how hard I tried to stay afloat.

Then, one day, I decided to play Umamusume. This was really strange for me, since I usually don't consume anime of any kind.

As I did, my mental health started to really improve. I felt so much better, because so many trainees' stories were written to seem like they loved and really cared about you. I know it's pathetic, but compared to not receiving any warmth at all, this was a *lot*. I always tried to distance myself, of course, because nothing could ever replace interactions with a real, physical person. But this was a good step.

I stayed away from Umamusume that felt like little children (i.e. Urara and Mayano Top Gun). I felt okay with the others that weren't child-coded because, as far as I knew, the game took place in high school and their ages otherwise were left up to interpretation. I assumed this put them in the upper high school, which would have left them the same age as me.

My issue now is that apparently a lot of Umamusume are listed as in the Junior and Senior divisions, and according to the in-game guides this is supposed to be middle-school and high-school respectively. And that really stresses me out, that what I'm so attached to — even ones like Daiwa Scarlet and Nice Nature — are apparently a bunch of middle schoolers??

Now, I know that a really big argument most people have is that the ages are fully up to interpretation, and this shouldn't be taken too seriously. But I don't know how to get past it when this part about divisions seems so concrete. Could someone help me here? I often need to seriously convince myself to accept things, so I'd need some clear reasoning or some validation that I can come back to read if I worry about it further. That is, if that validation is even deserved.

I'm really sorry for the rant. I'm sorry for getting worked up over some fictional characters. I tend to get embarrassed over vulnerable posts like these, so I might delete this post later.

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