laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank

There's another precedent here - when Kohlberg developed his theory of the stages of moral development, he identified "conventional," i.e. responsive to the judgments of your community, as a less-developed stage than "post-conventional," or independent. This is a biased standard - after all, which kinds of people are more likely to feel comfortable disagreeing with their communities? Which kinds of people will feel more obligated to care about other people's needs or concerns? Which kinds of people will be given space to develop and articulate independent ideas?

The range of emotions on her face in all of like 30 seconds was a sight to behold

Happy bush shoeing anniversary :-) ❤️🎉

I have had this queued since December 15th.

combining the "does it spark joy?" and "if it sucks, hit da bricks" mindsets together for ultimate enlightenment

You show a cat something and they're like sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff ooooh I understand now. Don't care

What happens when you deserve better but better doesn’t appear to be a thing?

When I wrote this literal years ago I was probably two weeks out from meeting the dude I’m currently married to and have been for four years. The six years we’ve had, while challenging in other ways, have been the best of my life because I met someone who loves me deeply and encourages me to grow, and has helped me find the strength in myself to do so. I was thinking sincerely of doing very dark things when I wrote this post. Now my life is full of light. I’m glad I held on until morning.