@BrianEntin@NewsNation They’re trying to put one by Nashville Zoo. Not only impacting the neighborhood but the lives of endangered species. They’re popping up all over tn. Especially in rural counties
To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:
Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.
You won’t.
You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.
That is not who we are.
My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.
For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.
I no longer believe that.
Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.
And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.
That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.
Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.
Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.
Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?
We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.
So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.
You won’t.
The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.
That is the only definition that matters.
@GaGa_460@NerdBirdMafia@NerdysBot He posed when they did the gender confirmation. lol. Then when she tried to check kidney/spine he wouldn’t roll over no matter what, crossed his legs and put his hands behind his head. lol
For those who need to hear this:
You buy a home in what you believe is a safe community. You pay your mortgage, your bills, and your HOA fees. Then something terrible happens. A neighbor goes missing, law enforcement becomes involved, and suddenly your quiet neighborhood becomes the focus of public attention.
People begin arriving from outside the community to follow the case. Some spend hours parked near homes, livestreaming and recording. Residents who have nothing to do with the investigation find themselves being filmed while walking their dogs, working in their yards, watching their children ride bikes, or simply driving through their own neighborhood with their license plates captured on camera and broadcast online.
The difference is that visitors can leave at the end of the day. The people who live there cannot. They still have to come home. They still have to go to work, run errands, walk their dogs, and live their daily lives in a neighborhood that has suddenly become the subject of public attention.
This is not about preventing people from discussing the case or raising awareness. It is about remembering that real families live in these neighborhoods. Most are concerned about what happened and want answers too. They are simply trying to live their lives while a tragic situation unfolds around them.
There are ways to support awareness and follow developments in a case without turning an entire neighborhood and its residents into part of the story.
@NerdBirdMafia I have a Glock. Downside is no external safety, it’s trigger bound so as someone with a little one before long, I’ll def be getting a different one for my CC. However, my Glock is dependable. I haven’t used a S&W in forever. Had a Taurus and a Rueger. They’re both decent as well.
Hey all,
My headspace isn’t the best between bad stuff in my personal life going on and being pregnant so rather you pray, send vibes or whatever… please send them some my way. I can tell I’m trying to ruminate on the bad and it’s not healthy for a developing baby. 🫶🏻