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I've allowed myself to embrace being wanted. Being appreciated. Being loved.
I'm not who I was. And I'm still learning.

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It was painful to leave. But it was a decision a long time coming. And needed.
I've allowed myself to embrace being wanted. Being appreciated. Being loved.
I'm not who I was. And I'm still learning.

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Life's been a whirlwind. But when has it not, I guess. Just this time, everyone has an excuse to acknowledge it. To not be judged by others if it's not been so sunny. This isn't something to have prepared for.
It's possible to move forward.
We need HOAs or some idiots will paint their house purple or put tractor tires in their front yard. If you want tractor tires, donât move to a HOA neighborhood.
I couldnât even fathom how horrifying it must be to live somewhere there are...purple houses and and yucky stuff in peopleâs yards. Thank God I donât have any real problems like that.
listen my Nonna and Nonno live right by a purple house (itâs a nice lilac) and as a kid I was fucking obsessed with it because purple is my favorite color. Iâd go nuts whenever we passed by it. Also it had a purple mailbox to match and it blew my mind.
No more HOAs. More purple houses.
imagine trying to control what someone else can do with or on their own property just because you don't agree with their taste in decor
NO MORE HOAs MORE PURPLE HOUSES
Related, becuase I just had to move:Â âjust donât move into an HOAâ Do you know what a PAIN IN THE ASS it is to find NON-HOA Housing? Very nearly everything in the CO front range that isnât a rental has an HOA these days!
Short list of the Shit the HOA at my pervious house tried to pull:
Banning personal and community food gardens (The reason the tag for my garden is âThe garden of earthly HOA violationsâ)
Banning people from using thier personal yards as Native Plant Restoration microzones, something that looks gorgeous and is extremely helpful to the local ecology
trying to get the city council to remove protections on adjacent city Open Space/Native Plant restoration zone so they could mow it.
mandating the use of ONE landscaping company in the neighborhood, coinicdentally owned by the HOA presidentâs son
Mandating the use of an unecessary water purification company on all properties.
suing city animal control for collecting lose dogs and cats and returning them to the addresses on thier collars. You know. that thing animal control does so the animals donât get run over or disemboweled by the coyotes or catch and spread rabies. The thing thatâs illegal to let your pet do out here for those reasons Karen.
Suing the city council to remove a city bus stop in the neighborhood that was heavily used by many residents. They damn near got away with it becuase the HOA meetings were always in the middle of the day on a weekday. You know, when the residents that use that stop are working.
Sending people letters threatening to fine them for having âOut Of Seasonâ holiday decor. Specifically targeting my Indian neighbors who were celebrating Diwali, not Christmas and the Jews with visible Menorahs.
Fining people for doing thier own appliance and car repair on thier own personal property
Fining people for operating a business out of thier house, specifically targeting a disabled neighbor that does comission tailoring and garment repair out of her home. never bothered a soul except the one snoopy bitch who didnât like that her clients were allowed to park in the tailorâs designated and otherwise unused parking space.
Trying to fine a neighbor for flying a Pride Flag
HOAs are invasive, bigoted, corrupt and cruel institutions that should never have been allowed to be created. If you live in and HOA area, showing up at the meetings to tell people what the fuck is wrong with them, Joining your HOA board to protect your neighbors and possibly organize the dissolution of the HOA is one of the best things you can do to protect the marginalized members of your community.
FUCK HOAs AND LONG LIVE THE PURPLE HOUSES AND TRACTOR-TIRE GARDENS OF THE WORLD.
Are y'all telling me this shit is actually LEGAL?
Hereâs how to get an HOA to leave you and your purple house tf alone
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direct action
HOAs, IN THEORY, could be such a force for public good, and thatâs whatâs maddening. Imagine if an HOA was like âwell weâve got all these houses and this one empty lot, pay your HOA dues and we can install a community food garden!â or âleave your contact information on the HOA residents-only webpage if youâre willing to be an after-school dropoff for children in our community who may not have a parent at homeâ or âhi, Sally, weâve noticed your yardâs gone rather hogwild and things werenât like that before your husband passed last year, do you need some help? We have some folks in the HOA who can help you with maintenance, no charge.â
Instead they choose isolation over community in the name of a unity thatâs in image only, and thatâs really, really sad.
Friend of mine bought a small house, an old one in an old neighborhood. She had no idea it was an HOA neighborhood until the day she moved in. They arrived with paperwork she "had" to sign or things would get "complicated", aka do this or we're gonna make life hell for you. She immediately told them no, she has no desire to be part of the HOA, and they about blew a gasket. Went from civil to wtf real quick. They tried sending her violation reports, demanded she pay fines, threatened her, etc. What they didn't know is she's petty and gives zero fucks. She also lives keeping paperwork nice and tidy.
Shit hit the fan when she installed a wall around her property. A 3 feet tall 2 foot wide wall around her yard. Topped with gorgeous iron work with sharp points that make climbing dangeous. Think Addams Family Lite. They tried to stop the construction because she was using the /wrong/ company (a mutual aid group she worked with). Send her fines and fees, and made the mistake of sending a copy of the HOA contract with a forged signature.
Ooooo...it got so ugly! She remembered the HOA post here about that happening to others and, well, the HOA broke up because of other fuckery on top of this. But it was mostly due to her dragging them in court for fraud, harassment, disturbing the peace, trespassing, stalking, and a few other things. She was petty about it too, looked into every fucking thing she could to destroy them.
I was informed that you not, in fact, obligated to sign the HOA contract. It's not a legal requirement. When you look for a home, make sure to ask about the possible HOAs, and look at the details of your homeowner's contract. Sometimes HOAs have that shit written into the purchase. If you see it, change the contract, put your initials and date in the changed sections, and see how the real estate agent handles in. This is legal, btw.
Don't sign the HOA contract, learn the laws regarding yard stuff (did you know you can apply to have your yard declared a wildlife reserve?), and be petty af when the nosy neighbors won't mind their business.
you might not agree but part of activism is knowing to choose your battles, because what do i care if my eighty year old grandma doesn't know the exact correct terms to refer to lgbtq+ identities as long as she supports and respects everyone, what do i care about the old man in the almacĂŠn that isn't online so he doesn't know every aspect of feminism who told me happy women's day when he understands the issues women are put through and supports the fight, I'd rather be met with truly kind and concerned ppl who care and have been in this fight far more time than us than all these articulate young people who at the end of the day don't truly give a shit
One of my coworkers is in his fifties, has a reputation as the resident âgrumpy old man,â and is definitely not always politically correct.
But one time at a work party he said something that I donât even remember what it is, but it bugged him so much that THREE DAYS LATER (it was a long weekend) he pulled me aside to apologize. He said he was afraid heâd made me uncomfortable, and he felt really bad about it. He explicitly said he wanted to make sure I had a comfortable work environment. He assured me that if he ever said something that did make me uncomfortable, I could just tell him to knock it off and heâd stop. Or, he added, if that was scary, I could tell one of our coworkers and THEY could tell him to knock it off. He was terribly humble and earnest through the whole of it, and I was completely taken aback because, like I said, I couldnât even remember what heâd done wrong. This coworker also, despite having at least twenty+ years of experience on me and being an expert in the field, has always taken the time to listen to my ideas and engage with me on solving technical issues like I also am an expert in the field.Â
And I would MUCH rather work with him than any guy who knows all the right feminist lingo but doesnât listen to a thing I say. The goal has ALWAYS been to treat everyone with kindness and respect, and once a personâs activism gets removed from that, theyâre sidetracking progress. The right words arenât nearly as important as the heart behind it.

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women wear suits better than men and thats just a cold hard fact
One name to those who doubt these words:
ESTHERÂ QUEK
I rest my case.
Exhibit B: Janelle MonĂĄe
Exhibit C: Lucy Liu
High Warlock, Minister of Magic, and Kingpin
Y'all are doing butch women dirty by only showing more gender conforming women in suits.
May I present historic gnc women
The fact that there is no kd lang when she has worn suits almost every moment of her career is âŚâŚ a crime
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I wasn't ready. I was like "oh, that's cute. She's gotta hobby. That's.... whoa. WAIT."
I should've known by the arm behind the back that she wasn't playing.
Master with one arm behind her back
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The kind of writing I wanna do
The Anti-Christ came and went, but no one noticed because he wasnât worse than the current state of the world already is. The rapture followed, but no one went to Heaven, so we didnât notice that either. Weâve been living in Hell for the last 5 years, and no one has noticed, yet.
oh I didnât realize this was a writing prompt
[[MORE]]The truth is, I have mixed feelings about Zutara.
I've shipped it for a decade and it's always the ship I go back to reading.
But the girlfriend and I line up so perfectly - - I'm able to see the difficulties now.
Opposites. Differences.
I don't think differences are inherently negative. It's the only way we can learn, after all. But, differences are hurdles still. Emotionally. Mentally.
There's been a lot of pain. We're working on it. But, there's a long path to walk.
I can't unsee her image in Katara. I can't unsee our image in the ship.

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I am back from dogsitting/work/my busy week and I am VERY behind, but hereâs day two for Zutara Week!
Admittedly, I have never done a PaintedBlue art like ever, AND I MISSED THE VEIL but I am tired and I will. Edit it later. Or something. Have some A R T.
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