@Theo_TJ_Jordan It is maladaptive and does not lead to mental well-being to manipulate/control other people in order to regulate your own negative emotions.
@dfkodsi In all sincerity, I do find it interesting …
She could be telling the truth … What does that say about “elite” academia in 2026?
I had 2 electricians show up to work on my house. I could clearly discern a difference in intellectual ability between them.
@iwrotesham@ProfWBCarter I sincerely wonder if that might be the point.
And inquiring as to whether she has any concept of this is the question we need to be asking.
@maiab No need to couch this with “kind of”.
Once you have kids … YOU’RE THE GROWN UP!
Ducks make ducks. Apples don’t fall far from trees. Children ARE a reflection of their parents.
You reap what you sow …
BUT … you don’t have total control. People really struggle with this.
@JoshuaLisec Shallowness? Short sightedness?
How much admiration & attention was showered on youth, attractiveness, & an unencumbered lifestyle when you were 18-19?
It’s devastatingly effective propaganda.
Old age is undefeated. What do those people have today? How many are MAID advocates?
@lorilorai@5StringsInTX@ClickDopamine My mother said she never took it personally. She knew I was a semi-formed human being as a teenager.
She enjoyed telling me that. 😂
@EyeOfPanoptes@DisaffectedPod@SarahisCensored I can’t imagine the immediate public exposure. The judgement is instantaneous … as is the criticism. Instant sideshow. We all lived through 2020. The people in control of TV, news, sport leagues … they have a side. It’s highly incentivized & toxic.
@feelsdesperate@AliceFromQueens A good chunk of America seems to be arrested in development at adolescence & have daddy issues. Not just women, either.
@JMGrange@BlueBoxDave I got your point. They are free to choose. I do wish there weren’t so many who choose to behave like garbage.
I love the anthem … makes me teary every time. 🇺🇸
@BlueCollie43 Yes … and how can they trust the Amer Academy of Pediatrics ☹️?
The politicization of children’s health is infuriating. Thank you for sharing.
@scttfrnks I thought of just this post when I saw the news today.
The disappointment is unpleasant.
What now? CA is going to be run into the ground … I don’t see this only being a problem for California residents.
China must be so pleased.
@CourtneyWRocket I pray you find comfort in the memories of this beautiful creature. That you find the strength to feel gratitude for your time with her even as you grieve her loss. Look to the future and the offspring she leaves in your care. An animal’s love is such a gift.
@BlueBoxDave At the moment, their problems are their own, BUT … I don’t think it’s far fetched for California to drive their financial situation so far into the ditch so as to insist on a “bailout” from the federal government to avoid catastrophic financial harm …
Can a state go bankrupt?
@RealitySalesman A while back, public radio had a bit praising brutalist architecture … that it was deserving of admiration & restoration. I struggled to understand where it was coming from … then I saw that thing. The Terrestrial Death Star. You have to admit, it tracks with a theme …