@vivaforvictoria Choosing not to do that extra work is okay. You do not have to put in extra effort if you don’t want to, you do now owe him that work.
@vivaforvictoria When I was repairing my relationship with my dad I had to decide if facing and processing my pain was worth it to build a relationship with him. I had to heal that separately and only then could I determine the type of relationship I wanted and communicate my expectations.
My dogs groomer just told me he responds really well to baby voice and if you use his name a bunch. He knows he’s just a lil baby. I’m such a good parent.
Having the police give out little cards for family and friends to break the law feels like an fake example of corruption you'd teach schoolchildren because it's so egregious it can't possibly be real, and yet.
“There is something about adults taking games very seriously that is very hopeful and very uncynical…it’s almost optimistic to imagine that we can spend a part of life on this frivolity.” — @samreich ❤️❤️❤️