A hill I’ll die on:
Calling off work because your pet is sick, dying, or has passed away is every bit as valid as calling off for a human family member.
if someone you “love” was experiencing immense pain, illness, major life changes, major traumas, was suicidal & withdrawn as a result but still doing their best to continue showing up, & you make it about you + everything you’re “not getting” from them you’re probably an asshole
just found out my neighbors gorgeous and well trained dog is actually a retired K9 - so he's not coming to say hello every time he sees me and sits down in front of me
he's signaling that i smell like weed.
not to alarm anyone... but if we lose our coral reefs it also means losing the ocean’s food chain, and our oxygen cycle, food supplies, starts a societal collapse, and then our earth is fucked for real...