@LAHolloway Never thought of it in those terms, but I know exactly what you're saying!

@POOetryma @FernLovebond Even without getting into political possibilities, there was just a lot going on behind the scenes with the bird app. Not saying it can't happen, but hoping it's highly unlikely that would be pulled off again. But there's always somebody with too much money and crap ethics out there.

@FernLovebond I'm happy with Substack. The problem is I've been on the Internet so long, seen the new paradise become the old hell so many times, I'm suspicious of how happy I am at Substack. Already wondering how many years I get before it falls apart.

@lustforlaughs In high school, we'd sneak around with copies of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" like adults just have no idea how we know about THINGS now! I was the only one in my social group who kept reading his work. I thought "Aaron's Rod" couldn't possibly be what it sounds like. And it wasn't. Until I got older and realized it was.

My favorite, though, is his whale erotica poem.

https://poets.org/poem/whales-weep-not

There will be a day when I demand that the Universe reveal to me "why I'm even trying to write this damn story, anway".

I'd really appreciate it if somebody shows me this on that day.

Watched a couple of "Picard" episodes with my Most Beloved One and rolled some twists of yarn into balls. It's been a long time since I last had such a cozy evening. 🥰

I know what the intention of the words is. I feel, though, that complimenting talent instead of skill unconsciously programs us to think, "I can't do that thing because I wasn't lucky enough to be able to do it perfectly within 5 mins of seeing someone else do it. That other person is lucky that it's easy for them."

"Oh, you're so talented! I wish I could knit!"

Then get to work, because I have many talents but this is not one of them. This is skill that was woven from stubbornness and spite, tied together with tears and lots of cussing. Stitches cast on with fear and bound off with rage.

@ChristopherNoyesRoberts 🎶 I can't fight this feelin'...🎶

Even if people tell you they want your honest opinion, "It smells like Strawberry Shortcake hosted an orgy," is probably not the response they are expecting.

@XaoslordErie We really need to build a world that doesn't brush off childhood trauma. There's too much choosing to be blind to it, ignoring it. The whole world would change if people actually valued children as much as they say they do.

@QueenPhillippa I'm glad you got out. "Late" is better than "never".

I've spent my whole life so far being TOO concerned about pleasing other people. Thinking I would be safe if I figured out how to keep other people happy. I'm ready to do what makes me happy, and spread that joy to others. And try to stop worrying so much (I'll still worry some) about the people who refuse to receive that.

I am 45 years old. I spent the first 38 years trying to make someone proud of me who, even if we were still in contact, never would be. Then I spent 7 years accepting that and grieving. It's a special kind of hurt when a parent and child just don't "fit" with each other.

I'm going to make ME proud of me. Despite all the times I've been accused of being "so proud of yourself", or not caring about other people "because you only care about yourself"... No. That was never it.

@ordenauta I have lived too far from home, and with people who aren't from my area, for almost 8 years. Some days I listen to Tom Petty's "Southern Accents" and, for a few minutes, I'm home again.