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Bathrobe Gal
@bathrobegal.bsky.social
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Hi, it's Bathrobe Gal! I draw comics about my adventures as an adult-diagnosed #autistic woman, writer, and chronic bathrobe-wearer. Mainly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bathrobe_gal
https://bathrobegal.com/
(My real name is Sarah Jane.)
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Aw, thank you so much for this shoutout! I love @thedailytism.com 💖 That would be dreamy. Love to you ❤️
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Graphic: Mom and Bathrobe Gal sit in a booth eating a ginormous slice of pink cake. Bathrobe Gal’s eyes shimmer with cake love. Mom says, “That was exhausting. We earned this.”
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Graphic: Mom says, “If we succeed we will reward ourselves with pretty dresses and cake. And if we can’t find any pretty dresses, just cake.” Bathrobe Gal says, “and if we fail completely, still cake!”
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Graphic: Bathrobe Gal, sword raised, says: “We will brave: - Crowds - Loud store music - Overwhelming, disorganized displays - Intense perfumes - People who don’t say what they mean, or talk to us for any reason really, who don’t respect efficiency, & (horrors) walk too slow - Clothes with bad textures and fits and sizes that make no sense - And more”
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Sweet Husband holds up the tattered dress, having retrieved it from Bathrobe Gal's closet. He says, “I thought you got rid of this.” Looking sly, Bathrobe Gal says, “Shhh… She’s a ghost now….She doesn’t take up that much space.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Bathrobe Gal reaches an out to Sweet Husband for help. To the dress, she whispers “I put you to rest.” To Sweet Husband, she says, “Please do it for me. It’s too painful.” Sweet Husband says, “Okay.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Bathrobe Gal clutches the dress closer, crying. The dress is stained and tattered. She says, “We should never have had to part like this… But alas you are full of holes. And stained. And actually falling apart.”
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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It can be so frustrating to shut down, but then, my body and my unconscious know things I don’t about my needs. ❤️
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Our world vastly undervalues quiet. My need for quiet and periods of non-doing has always existed, since I was little; back then, I knew this need innately and understood its value innately. But the human world bombards us with constant noise, information, and activity...
August 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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❤️ Big bag crew! I like it :)
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Aww, thanks friend! ❤️ I'd take the wings hehe
June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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“Many years later, I still sometimes wonder what I look like.” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal comes across an actual pigeon and says hi.
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“After, I tried to avoid bobbing my head but continued to carry all my books and wear high heels throughout high school…” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal is relieved to at home, taking off her heels and putting on her bathrobe.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I was confused. She was smiling so big! Smiling meant nice and happy. Was she being nice? Did she want me to laugh too? I knew people talking about me behind my back was considered a bad thing. But she was telling me to my face. It-Girls did not speak to me. Was she trying to help me? So I would realize I looked ridiculous & could stop? I figured a bully would want me to keep being a pigeon forever... My thoughts collided, resulting in a blank stare. It-Girl walked off, still laughing.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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“She then stuck out her head to demonstrate an exaggerated, ridiculous bobbing motion as she hauled herself forward. It was clear this had been performed many times.” Graphic: It Girl demonstrates being a pigeon.
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Graphic: It Girl stands laughing at Bathrobe Gal. It Gal says, “Ahahahaha, we were laughing so much, you look like a pigeon! Your head bobs when you try to pull yourself forward, your bag is so heavy! And you take tiny steps on stilt feet! It's so funny, ahahahaha!
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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“I was also performing my idea of the Perfect Woman based on 2000's magazines. Apparently, this made me look kind of funny…” Graphic: Bathrobe Gal wears high heels and her huge backpack. A group of girls laughs and points at her.
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I hear you! I keep reusable bags in the car but then I tell myself I'm only getting one thing haha :)
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM