She calls herself “T. rex Girl,” and writes that she’s worked on her dinosaur strut and snarl.

Reddit user Erin (cuteliltrex) was born with radial club hands, a rare condition in which the radius bone of the forearm—the one that gives us our thumbs—is malformed or missing. Her arms are about 7-inches shorter than average, which is why she believes she shares a special connection with the ferocious predator.

In Reddit’s Ask Me Anything community, the introspective, sometimes-hilariously sarcastic artist talked about her condition and dispelled some myths about her capabilities. (A few spoilers: Yes, she can drive. Yes, she can do her hair. Yes, she can, um, reach herself down below.)

She also delved into the dark places of her childhood—the teasing, the painful surgeries (she’s had 12 of them to give her working thumbs), the insecurities that came with having a twin sister with a “normal physique.” She believes her experiences have made her more resilient, and as she recently moved from Kentucky to Brooklyn to try to get her children’s book published, she wants to open up a dialogue about what it means to be different.

Here are some highlights of her two AMAs that she’s hosted.

On her childhood:

On growing up with a twin sister:

Erin and her sister as kids:

On how other kids treated her:

On the perks of her condition:

On the challenges:

On dating:

On her insecurities:

On her favorite activities:

On, erhm, other activities:

On realizing she’s different but not alone:

On what it’s like being in New York:

On finding a tribe in this Reddit AMA:

That’s him!

On selfie sticks:

On being awesome:

Check out the full conversation in the original Reddit thread.