holy shit, that’s cool! i had not seen this style, thank you!

apparently western-wear is a thing in Japan. and honestly, they rock it better than we do!

i’m sorry to report this is already a thing in Texas. in a state where dying from heat is a thing.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/texas-heat-wave-water-break-construction-workers/

i am at the point where i’m just letting this encourage me to use the internet less. my house is quieter, my mind is quieter.

excellent, thank you for this! i think you and the other poster made my day!

😆 some days i feel unhelpful! i was thinking after posting, i don’t mind saying i’m a therapist, just prefer not to identify my specific field/licensure.

edit - … as i’m trying to make myself not-too-identifiable.

helping professional. i won’t be more specific here.

dafuq kinda nonsense is this? lesse, a president who supports wiping out Palestinians is better for Palestinians because then they get more aid?

???

welcome to fashion. you can add things to the body that emphasize good stuff, detract from stuff you don’t like, draw the eye in a particular direction, create an illusion, break up an expanse, etc.

enjoy!

which one… Elon? (i’m all for it)

i mean, i just read the post to my very sweet, empathetic teen. her immediate reaction was, “nooo, Tim! 😢”

edit - to clarify, i don’t think she was reacting to an outburst, i think she immediately demonstrated that some people anthropomorphize very easily.

humans are social creatures (even if some of us don’t tend to think of ourselves that way). it serves us, and the majority of us are very good at imagining what others might be thinking (even if our imaginings don’t reflect reality), or identifying faces where there are none (see - outlets, googly eyes).

i posted about having this experience on reddit a year or two ago and people were pissed? but yeah, empty shelves and barely any employees. it sucks, because i used to enjoy going there to see what’s new.

this is the way. there is a place for policing in society, and it should be composed of highly trained, educated professionals held to a high standard.

A V E R A G E takes a heck of a lot of poor folks to balance the billionaires.

they asked me and others to leave the house when i called (active suicidality and psychosis). i told them we would not, that i was sitting next to him on the floor and two minors were in their rooms nearby. i hoped they would be less likely to do something stupid when they knew there were three other people here and one actively witnessing and close to him.

i think it ensured they were more thoughtful entering my home, and he was calmer when they entered because i remained.

fortunately, i had calmed him enough and taken the weapon that this was even a possibility. i suspect it doesn’t hurt that we’re white.

give it away

give it away

come give away to me now

unfortunately, this is often true in big cities as well.

things are a lot better in that regard than they used to be. dv is no longer by default regarded as a “private matter,” laws and resources have improved.

on the flip side, dv can be hard to prove, especially to a busy cop or judge. and policing is also not a profession averse to abusers.

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the difficulty here is that not everyone is able to make that choice. people who want to be ethically driven in their work also have to maintain employment to meet their needs, and may be assigned work they might personally choose not to do.

i feel fortunate to have employment in line with my ethics and values, including that i work for a non-profit. if i lose this job, i may not have the option to wait for something similar when there is rent to pay.

i think it’s worth making the effort, though.

not really. typically birth control is prescribed with instructions on when to start in relation to your period. they don’t need to know the exact date.

i would typically agree, except that my neighbor told there is a cat that belongs to her little dog. i have since been paying attention - i swear, it’s like that dog has a cat. she walks the dog and the cat comes along. not with my neighbor, but with the dog.