(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it's lib)
In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was "Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone". The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the "Publick Universal Friend", describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as "a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named".
From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 ("thou sayest it"). Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F.", and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am", saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend's manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, "there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals").
editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We've been around forever and we've been doing variations of this forever. It's really beautiful
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having nail polish on all week has made me feel great! gonna do this all the time!!
my regular is putting on one quick layer of black and letting it chip off for a few weeks
The powerful ancient magic
I do mine all the time, love having long painted nails. Been having fun with some nail fx poliah that adds some iridescent sheen to them
i love the fun polishes! iridescent, multichrome, holographic etc. im trying to grow my nails out!
my gf has a nail product collection she’s been building for years so we do: strengthener, base coat, polish (1-2 coats), top coat. it’s so fun and it turns out great. i could prob keep it close to pristine for a week
its hard to adjust having an outwardly fem presentation for the first time ever, other than long hair
Yeah I love the ones that have effects, I have other holo nail polish and some giltter too which can be fun to play around with c: It took me a bit to get used to taking more care as my nails grew as I'd chip or break one as soon as they got to certain lengths and I'd have to start again, now they grow a lot faster and it's easier. Still cause me to mistype a lot on the phone lol I hope you can get them to your perfect length!
Yeah I do roughly 3 coats depending on polish and top coat so they're pretty hard wearing c:
That adjustment period can be a little strange but doesn't take long for it to become the norm, can have a lot of fun with other presentation stuff later too when things are more comfortable c: I always enjoy people having fun and enjoying themselves in the process, nail stuff is fun ^^
I've forgotten what my toes look like without polish O.O
I love nail polish so much
I prefer nail german