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To call abuse, conflict, is to make a category mistake that has the effect of minimising. Abuse causes conflict and conflict is often managed by abuse but they are two different species.

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Sometimes motherhood is having it screamed at you that you’re the worst person in the world — right after you’ve carefully made sure that each child has an equal number of purple horseshoes in their portion of Lucky Charms. 😂

Someone who has practiced deception cannot change immediately because the sin patterns are so habituated and hidden even from themselves. Anyone who engages in abusive behavior has practiced self-deception. They have practiced avoiding the truth.

How did it come to this?? “He has shown you, O man, what is good: to do Justice [the right thing at the right time], love Mercy [which in Scripture, by the way, means sacrificial care for the vulnerable, not cheap grace for the powerful], and to walk Humbly.” God sees. Woe to us.

On this day 2,346 years ago Alexander the Great died in Babylon after a night of heavy drinking. But what made him so great? And why was he mentioned in both the Bible and the Quran? This is the story of the man who conquered the world before he was 30 years old...

“Family members, leaders, and parishioners… would rather believe a victim is lying than reckon with the reality of their individual failure to discern, their group susceptibility to being deceived, and the betrayal of the abuser.”

“Learn from survivors, or you’ll unwittingly enable abusers.” Spot-on thread about the ways abusive individuals exploit and manipulate the empathy, honesty, kindness, and other good qualities of those they target.

Recommended movies or TV shows for 4.5 YO and 7.5 YO girls who are very sensitive to scary scenes? We’ve done all the Cars, Toy Stories, and Incredibles movies, Bluey, Peppa Pig, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and My Little Pony. Suggestions?

One of my children loves hugs as much as she loves M&Ms. The other one is constantly trying to lick me. #parenting

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Welp, the new logo is definitely going to help me spend less time on this app… Less of a “come chat and have fun!” vibe, more of a “DON’T TOUCH” or “Call an Uber” vibe. No thanks.

It sounds like a boring topic, but air conditioning is more important than you realise. First: there are 2 billion air con units in the world and they account for 10% of all electricity we use. Second: it has revolutionised architecture and totally reshaped global politics...

🧵: Understanding the Difference: Conflict vs. Psychological Abuse by a Toxic Boss Using Coercive Control 1/ Conflict in the workplace is natural & can lead to growth. But there’s a stark difference between healthy conflict & #psychologicalabuse by a #toxicboss. #WorkplaceHealth

9/ High Cost of Leaving: Punishment creates a significant barrier to leaving coercive situations, coming at a substantial personal and professional cost. #WorkplaceSafety