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it was also supposed to be temporary 

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A mouse and his tea, 2024

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The Sun

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This might suck to hear, but if you're a people pleaser that is motivated by praise and avoids disagreements, you are easy to manipulate.

When I was in therapy after surviving years of domestic violence, my therapist had to tell me that my personality was primed for abuse and we needed to work on that so I would be better equipped to see the red flags and respond appropriately in the future.

I'm still working on this, and it's been 8 years. If you tell someone how you want to be treated, what behaviors you don't tolerate in your life, what you're looking for in that relationship, and they react negatively, don't compromise yourself. Just move on.

This one's for all the praise-kink girlies: differentiate, self-actualize, stay sexy

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The road to autism acceptance isn't to rebrand autism as a superpower, it's to challenge the stigma associated with having a disability

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the wheel of life

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a new little star shines brightly above the Siberian horizon. a little Homotherium latidens, that seems to be just a few weeks old, was found in Yakutia: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-79546-1

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Cheryl Medow (American, b. 1944)

Roseate Spoonbills, 2013

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Sky tiger

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It really says something that a lot of monogamous people consider polyamorous and aromantic to be "opposites" but every polyam person I know took one look at aromantics and said "they're just like me for real"

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I HATE MORAL OCD. well i shouldnt say hate thats a strong word. and i dont want to sound like i hate people WITH moral ocd because i dont of course. i just hate having it. but i shouldnt think that, i do like having morals, its just stressful to be thinking about them so constantly and scrutinizing every little thing i do or think. but really thats the least i could do so i should at least try, right? just because i suffer from— no, struggle with moral ocd doesn’t mean i should just stop thinking about things all together, thats not what im saying and i should make that clear, but i

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I personally knew a homeless TERF who suffered medical abuse. I stopped hanging out with her after she melted down about how bisexuals made her feel unsafe. She was also a fucking disabled homeless person who deserved food, housing, autonomy, and for her medical needs to be met respectfully--regardless of her making ME feel unsafe. Because she's a person.

i think a lot of liberals need to confront the fact that they don’t actually believe everyone should have basic human rights. a homeless person could call me every slur under the sun and i would still want them to have housing, food, etc. the belief that everyone is entitled to basic human rights should not hinge on whether you “like” someone or not. at that point the entire ideology crumbles.

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