I need sleep to do battle again tomorrow

I've seen some posts trying to make fun of former gifted kids by comparing them to former student athletes who insist that they could have gone pro if not for a specific injury, and those posts always backfire, because my reaction to them is "You're right, we should treat former student athletes with more compassion than we currently do"

I went from being very physically active to getting the "your body doesn't make energy properly anymore" disability so I can completely understand the grief that comes with circumstances outside your control destroying parts of you you were once proud of and locking you out of the life you could have had. It's not a good feeling.

In both cases, the chain of events is “We noticed you were good at something, so we pushed you into it full force without proper support, you excelled for a few years, but now you can’t do it at all. You’re probably just lazy. Anyway, why are you so obsessed with the past?”

there's no chill way to be like, "yeah, I think generative AI is a crime against God and man."

seeing a parent cradle the head of their hurting adult child always gets me. nothing can get between that. someone’s baby is never above being cradled and lifted and kissed, especially when in pain.

seeing a parent cradle the head of their hurting adult child always gets me. nothing can get between that. someone’s baby is never above being cradled and lifted and kissed, especially when in pain.

You can replace [ACTIVITY YOU ENJOY] with [SCROLLING] but watch out. This sucks bad 👍

hmmm, this seems to be some kind of curse breaking spell… be free ye reader

Does no one ever feel like it's just slightly...I don't know. Not sexist or misogynistic but also a little that - maybe othering. Does no one ever feel like it's just slightly othering to say things like, "As a bisexual, I can talk to men fine but women scary cause pretty." Or when men say, "My wife can do whatever she wants." Or just when we treat women as these creatures above reproach or who are not approachable. Like no?? We're human like anyone else? That woman who's been calling you a fool 8 time in a row for a funny and stupid mistake is kinda taking it too far. That beautiful girl there that you're scared to talk to is just a human.