sparkles

@sparkles@piefed.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Right? I said early on the unmarked ones should be treated as kidnappers bc we are drilled to not let unidentified people take us to a second location. Too much?

  Or call the real authorities when they’re sniffing around schools and make a real scene because that’s a fiduciary duty.

  Idk I’ve seen people say much worse but these are very sensitive individuals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you ever feel guilty for trying to sign up for government assistance programs?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope. Used them for years. Now I pay a fucky amount of taxes with my high paying job to support them. Use them. We live in a society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sick days⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I get a base month of Pto but it’s not designated as a sick day. I just use it how I want (usually for emergencies lol). But I can earn like 2 more weeks as well. Which I know isn’t great compared to a first world country but most of my friends don’t get anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you recommend I carry in my first wallet?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Bank card, ID, library card, and maybe a small amount of cash. Nothing that you can’t cancel with a quick phone call or replace.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What should I NOT do in front of rich people?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You gotta fold the big floppy ones in half, silly.

  Really that’s how we eat it .

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal I feel embarrassed about being female sometimes because of feminine smells I don't want to be associated with?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is internalized misogyny. Someone would only have that smell if they had an infection or other strong smells come from poor hygiene which is not related to sex specifically. Also, not like you’re going to know about it said smell unless you’re down there in someone else’s businesses. It is really not okay to let these sexist and nonfactual thoughts permeate to the point where you dislike yourself or are hateful towards women. I would see a therapist, and if you are around people who speak about women this way I would see them to the door.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it better to follow your parents footsteps and help them with their thriving small bussiness, but you have to deal with toxicity, or trying going your own way and risk homelessness?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would say always be able to support yourself. You can help your parents if you want, but always be able to stand on your own. Otherwise you are vulnerable to victimization. Think…is it those very same parents who threaten you with homelessness if you have any independence? That will be held over you forever. I’d quietly work towards independent living while not causing a conflict.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hamburglar, meet Hat Man⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Having allergies prob saved me from experiencing less socially acceptable recreations. I still have a Benadryl from time to time. For my allergies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sending someone LLM output in response to a question they ask is the intellectual equivalent of sending an unsolicited dick pic.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I get it, it’s obnoxious and annoying, bereft of deep thought or courtesy. Qualities the senders must possess. But I could go the rest of my life without seeing unsolicited genitals tbh.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your teenager AND your husband⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Have to teach the child (grown adult should have self control and understanding of portion size) healthy eating habits.

  I make one grocery trip a week so I’m not dealing with all that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From the mouth of babes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I knew some with dead parents, a few in jail, a couple “call the police on sight” and plenty of abandonment… Life really isn’t fucking fair. I know it is a joke but it definitely is a privileged one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t post there anymore but the only time it felt like I was talking to real people was on my small state sub. That’s the only reason I even lurk. Since I’m banned from Facebook it’s the only place to get the tea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Draw!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh absolutely. My industry is has a big shortage in practitioners.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Draw!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My current company was kind enough to give a dropdown menu of reasons. I just chose one, no questions were asked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wrong number... hopefully⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can afford an attic??

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨:)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m proud of you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What a selection!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I always imagined the potions in stories would taste more earthy gross than chemically refined gross but that is why this is the bad place, isn’t it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm from the Greater Crotchopolitan Area⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My elbows were that way with sticking. Multiple passes are the worst.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm from the Greater Crotchopolitan Area⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never touched it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm from the Greater Crotchopolitan Area⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Truthfully the armpit and surrounding areas are my “never again” spot. Ribs tickled, elbow made me sneeze. I hear this varies a lot from person to person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attractive people⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Meh. I’m more into big juicy brains. Not in a zombie way. Outside appearance is not relevant other than hygiene.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There's nothing stopping you, from washing with a towel and drying with 20 wash cloths⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My children know how to do their own laundry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ending a relationship during the dating phase is a positive outcome.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You are correct. So many people stay in relationships when they don’t need to. Or for the wrong reasons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Those of you who are angry at the US for allowing ICE to stifle people's liberties - how do you channel your anger and irritation?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I get through it by pouring most of my energy into helping my clients, come home drained, and catch up with my kids, rot, pass out and sleep like a rock. I have many fears and worries and plans but I turn them off for the 3-4 hours in the afternoon of home time or I’d lose my mind. I commiserate with peers in our shared office during the day/between tasks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High value⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Media exposure is really difficult to combat. I have behaviors remediated, then a few days of exposure due to parental neglect, and its back to being called slurs and being SA’d by a five year old. Building a case based on these things to help just one person….but there are so many growing up on media that is too mature, without context or collaboration from instructors….they are being filled with awful opinions they just uncritically accept as universally true. I know it going to get worse before it gets better. I know it took me so much work to get my on to explain his every opinion with supporting details, to make him stop parroting. And that was limited exposure from school and other boys.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High value⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I do hope many of them develop and grow up away from it. Otherwise I guess they’ll have to be lonely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“My body, my choice” should apply to drug use, too.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When you deny someone an abortion, you’re denying them healthcare.

  When a parent denies their underage child, with a brain that is still developing, hard drugs I think that is appropriate parenting. Taking hard drugs probably has limited social or medical benefit, if any.

  So when a parent denies their underage child drugs they are essentially protecting them (from themselves) whereas if they deny an abortion they are taking away a future, if you consider the fully formed person autonomous.

  Not really comparable if you scratch beyond the surface.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We all took foreign languages in school and none of us can actually speak those languages⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I retained enough to provide basic information to my ESL kiddos/parents, at least in Spanish. Use it or lose it, I really think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The boy who was relentlessly bullied by his uncle⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotta be a lot like dating a Disney obsessed person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I go crazy will you still call me Superman?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I forget the exact number but a surprising amount of fellas are also confident about winning a fist fight with a bear, so, yeah. This makes sense.