why do we bash "dead beat" children for not being there for their parents but we never question if the parent has bad vibes? or if they're just unpleasant to be around?

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being a southerner with a lot of queer/exvangelical friends means i’ve seen a lot of people cut their parents off. and in every single case, it was an incredibly painful and difficult decision to protect oneself from parents who abused or stopped loving their child.

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Just a reminder, when somebody shows up on Bluesky who sucks, you click the three little dots at the top of the screen. From this list, you choose “block account.” Before to arguing with me about this, try it my way for five or six years. Please. I would not steer you wrong

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this little man who the humane society described as nearly catatonic with fear when he was in the shelter faced down the vacuum cleaner just now and not only was he not scared, he was interested (oh no)! he’s earned the new nickname “toaster” because he’s the Brave Little Toaster

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I love trying to read an article longer than 250 words on a browser on my phone the constant reloading adds a lovely frisson of danger to the reading experience also it loses my place every time it reloads which is both interactive and disorienting best of all is when the ad tech kills the page dead

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