A Somewhat Difficult Discussion

TLDR: My living situation may be changing substantially very soon which may force alterations on my content and output. 

Anyone who knows me more closely might wonder why I've been unresponsive the past few days. Unfortunately, I am being put into very difficult life circumstances and it is tanking my mood and ability to work. I am unsure how this will affect things going forward, a lot is unclear right now. If you want to know what is going on, I will explain below.

For the past few years I have been living with my parents. initially I was in education for an art career, but the school did not teach me the skills I needed. I found more success in work through my online presence, and have tried to commit this year to going all in on it. This is difficult, but it is fulfilling, and I am happy working and improving. However, it simply does not yet make enough money for me to be fully independent from my parents.

My parents do not support my artistic passion. They would rather me work any other job and be miserable if it meant not having to deal with me in their home. I have known this for a year now and tried my hardest to up my income to a sustainable level, but I'm not skilled enough to make it go faster. Yesterday they basically gave me the ultimatum of having to move out soon or be put in a mental home due to my disability.

I am not sure what this will mean for me. I have built up a large amount of savings through my work, so in the short term I can rent an apartment, but do not know how long it can last. This is also why, despite my financial issues, I do not want you guys to donate or run a drive or anything. I need to figure out long term, sustainable ways to bring in consistent money. This will mean working more on the patreon and doing comms, and unfortunately having to raise prices on those comms.

I am not happy with any of this, as my parents has effectively decreed they have no respect for me, my passions, my skills, or my comfort. So I will be trying to disconnect from them as much as I can in the near future. How this will affect things here is unclear, but I will do my best to keep you guys updated on major changes.

I'm mostly making this post to explain why I've been so negative and unresponsive the past few days. I apologize for not being a better person, friend, artist, and all the other shortcomings I have. I will try to make up for them. Thank you for your patience.