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- Who Does Superman's Laundry?
While folding another load of slightly wrinkled clothes left in the dryer too long, a random thought hit me: Who handles Superman's laundry?
Clearly - I think deeply.
But between saving Metropolis and maintaining his Clark Kent cover, someone has to deal with Supes' sweaty suits and cape maintenance.
It's hardly headline news, but without these daily habits and routines, our family-friendly hero would be flying either topless or bottomless.
Suds and Duds
Frankly, we're too busy fixating on high-flying moments - the dramatic rescues, the incredible feats, the highlight reel.
As dyslexics we're flooded with content pieces of famous dyslexics (dyslebrities) as proof of what's possible.
Yes - their stories matter.
But for many of us, "success" is first and foremost - finding enough confidence in ourselves to believe that we can handle what's in front of us.
S.O.S
And yet, here's where we as a community get stuck.
SOS #1 - Shiny Object Syndrome
When we're stressed, overwhelmed, and feeling our backs against the wall, we fall for the Shiny Object Syndrome - that endless chase for the next perfect solution while neglecting the basic systems right in front of us.
SOS #2 - Solutions Over Superpowers
What if we skip the dyslexia as a superpower distraction to focus on the insights, tools and strategies that lead to better communication and confidence in the long term instead?
SOS #3 - Save Our Shift
For dyslexics over 30, trust isn't something we find - it's something we build through small actions, consistently.
In LEX We Trust
Trust is the bridge between where we are and where we deserve to be. It grows when:
We honor simple solutions as worthy of our time and attention
We prove to ourselves that we can maintain new habits, even imperfectly
We choose progress over perfection, action over analysis
We recognize that our instincts and experience are valuable guides
Cape-Ability
The road to our Zone of Power isn't paved with superpowers or perfect solutions.
It's built on the foundation of small, consistent actions that prove something far more important: that we are worthy of our definition of success, exactly as we are.
Each completed task, each followed-through commitment, each small win isn't just about getting things done - each is literally building the self-trust needed to face the next phase or challenge.
Supes’ Wash and Fold
We've all done it - written the book then complained about the ending.
But these moments between potential and performance…
They're critical. These are the times when we're meanest to ourselves. When we beat ourselves up. When we talk ourselves into folding altogether just because we missed a day. Because we didn't live up to our ideal. Or even worse, a neuro-typical's standards.
Mustard
Would you still let Supes save you if he had mustard on his tights?
Of course you would!
So it's about trusting yourself enough to keep showing up, even on days you're exponentially dyslexic, feeling pathetic, or your own worst critic.
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