Shrek is terribly mistaken as a movie about beauty standards or not judging a book by its cover but it’s actually about the tendency to self-sabotage out of insecurity: Both Shrek and Fiona want each other but fear being rejected. The hard part of their love isn’t choosing each

euro pot camp where we all exclusively speak our native language and try to understand each other tower of babel but make it an opportunity

the river fae has transformed back into the travel fae! hope yall enjoyed river fae’s joyous presence 😌🙏

my mind is a complex rube goldberg for love i am desperately afraid that I am evil and immoral. i maintain a carefully managed hunger for appreciation, and there's a story in my head that says that my desire for respect is harmful, consumptive. that acting in my true nature

HEY! LISTEN UP! I’M GOING TO SOLVE A TPOT COORDINATION PROBLEM! Summer 2025 was when tpot camps supply outstripped demand. A general sentiment this year was that there were too many things happening to sustain itself. I have an abundance mindset that we are a home for

I’ve already eaten lab meat, will eat it exclusively as soon as it is widely available and I - as a 41 year old woman - can currently do more pull ups than the average western man

Years ago, I read this book by a female physician, a pediatrician, who had practiced medicine for decades and who raised a child without the help of daycare. She said when she and her husband had their daughter, they didn’t think she should give up her medical practice, so they

This is basically how european democracy works but with pensioners instead of kids

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Probably an entire clinical practice waiting in this...

"Not smart enough to understand the problem, not strong minded enough to handle the truth, not moral enough to make the sacrifice that was needed. I'd built a worldview around my own psychological and emotional issues." 🫂

Made this point over dinner once. Everyone was very disappointed in me and went around the table to list of the immigrants who played supporting roles (junior staff, cleaners, girlfriends) in their lives, so that I could be less racist. Working for a Turkish boss at the time 🤷

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How much of this would get easier if you lived in a multi-generational commune? Say 6 families?

If you don't need a fancy house and cars you can actually semi-retire to a low cost area at age 38 with 4 kids and a SAHM. I don't post much about this because #1 it truly infuriates people, and #2 the very few who really do value their time can figure it out themselves.

Back to reality for a few days!