An original would be substantially more faded

Really depends on the restoration and containment procedures, my grandma’s pins were all shiny because she was taking good care of them

Pins like these tend to have the surface flat on the back and the clasp is usually way more similar to a sondered flat safety pin.

My mom reacted to the sounds (not vocal) that are the sounds of hellish pain to me as being annoying to her and this is where I lost faith a bit in having any connections where I could ever be me.

I am not in USA and a lot of the election stuff is alien to me as I don’t know much at all. Unfortunately I have been disowned and the only people I keep some contact with are not willing to contact more often on their own volition. Should’ve expected this in a country of 2% trans approval rate but it was a mater of life / death and it just doesn’t seem to get better, I don’t know

Oof, I get that a ton, and every time I try to look for new friends, it seems like this alone cuts off 99.999% of the people for some reason.