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They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. And we owe so much thanks to the other oppressed peoples, in particular the Choctaw Nation and the Masai, who sent money and grain to us.

Let me repeat that. The Choctaw Nation who had just gone through the Trail of Tears sent us money to try save Irish lives. It’s led to an understanding between Irish people and Native American tribes, most recently when we donated to the Navajo and Hopi fundraisers for COVID-19 relief, because while it may be a different tribe, Irish people will never forget those who helped us and we’ll help back.

The entire population of the island is less than seven million people. We’re still a million less on this island than pre famine. And it’s not that long ago. My grandmother’s grandparents lived through it. We’ve told the stories, it literally changed the DNA of the country. We have a national fear of renting, because so many people were evicted. People joke about Irish people always offering loads of food, but it’s because there’s that cultural memory of not being able to.

This is a cranberry bog (unflooded) it’s how cranberries grow. Once they’re ripe, the blog is flooded and the cranberries harvested.

His farm was on the leading edge of kinda using organic/sustainable pest control methods, and one of the things that they did to keep insect damage down was that they encouraged wolf spiders to live in the cranberry field, to eat the bugs. 

This was all fine and good until they flooded the bog. Now, you don’t just like flood the bog and then go around it in a boat or whatever. No, you use hip waders to get in there and put the big floaty things where they go and get all the berries and such.

Well when you’re in the bog in hip waders, that makes you the tallest thing. Wolf spiders can swim a bit, but they don’t like it, so they’re, quite understandably, looking to climb out of the water onto a tall thing.

So yeah the first interview question he always asked potential cranberry bog harvester hires was “are you cool with spiders?”

The stories you hear of people dying from rationing, this is what happens to their body.

Affordable insulin isn’t just a right, it’s a necessity.

If your Toddler or Preschooler is overly emotional about not getting their own way, you need to increase the amount of structure you impose upon them.

Because your kid is suffering from anxiety over trying to do your job.

I am not exaggerating, I am not making this up.

Children should not be the ones making all the decisions.

That is way above their pay grade.

Struggling at bedtime? Do your job, create a sleep routine, stick to it.

Angry they can’t play with a toy they want, when they want it? Enforce times they have to give up toys. Work on turn taking, sharing, and accepting less desirable toys.

Temper tantrums? They lost their turn, they need to show age-appropriate behavior to get the next one.

Note: if a child can’t calm down after getting angry or crying, that’s a meltdown. They need your help to return to emotional regulation. Teach calming techniques as a daily connection moment when they are already calm, use them during and after a meltdown, and provide positive reassurance and affection as they regain emotional regulation.

But do not give them the item/activity they wanted that triggered the meltdown; that means next time they hear “no,” a meltdown will get them what they want.

They need to accept they’ve lost access to what they wanted until they can provide age-appropriate actions (say sorry, wait 10 minutes, do another activity first) before they can restart negotiations.

Also: Don’t always allow for negotiations. Some things can’t be negotiated.

well thats wild. anyway psa it's tick season