Scott McNeill

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@tally8076 @CatholicLeague They're already wearing jerseys ... something being on the jersey shouldn't be *that* distracting

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@Savethedmagic "it's too much of a money maker for them now." Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@Mr_Husky1 Hangurber

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@flocko Nah, boss

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

I know I don't know a ton of folks here - and there are reasons to support or not - But I wanted to share this here, too.

https://t.co/WkLeKfVTBY

[Amanda Against Abuse @AmandaAgainstDA]

In my reality, when I take the children to the doctor, it becomes how dare she. She is dangerous. She is overreacting. My effort to care is twisted into a threat.

In my reality, when their father fails to take them to the doctor, fails to meet any care needs, he is praised. He is fantastic. He is doing amazing. He is celebrated for doing nothing.

Meanwhile my children’s teeth are rotting. Their weight is increasing. Their mental health has deteriorated so much they cannot stay in the classroom. They cannot see properly because glasses are optional in his home.

And somehow I am still the parent seen as the problem. This is the reality victims face when systems choose the easier narrative instead of the truthful one.

[Shadows of Control @shadows_control]

One of my ex-husband’s deepest betrayals was when he took our most personal conversations and turned them into weapons. Things I had shared from my life in moments of trust became ammunition for emotional blackmail later on.

Abusers do this quietly. They listen closely in the beginning. They dig for information.

They study your hopes, your dreams, your wounds, your fears. They encourage you to open up so you feel “safe” with them, so you believe you are being seen and understood.

But the moment you challenge them or dare to leave, they pull out the very pieces of your soul you handed them in good faith and will use them against you.

If anyone weaponises your vulnerability, it is control, not love.

#EmotionalAbuse

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

Or pedantic because they seek clarity. Ableists say,
"what?"

[Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @sensorystories_]

If you think an autistic person is "dense" because they asked you clarifying questions, I hate to break it to you, but they needed to ask follow up questions because you didn't explain yourself well enough. Not because they have comprehension issues.

Hope that helps 🙃

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@matt_vanswol VERY different eyebrows (and I don't even pay attention to things like that).

[Amanda Against Abuse @AmandaAgainstDA]

@NarcWise “You take everything personally”
“You are making this a big deal when it’s not”
“You can’t take a joke”
“You are so sensitive”

All while targeting me specifically on or about things I struggle with.

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

You did not "owe" your parents an easy child rearing experience, and their difficulties being parents were not your fault.

Life is complex & can be sh*tty, but that is truly not your burden to carry.

[Shadows of Control @shadows_control]

Common Abuser Phrases

1️⃣ “You’re too sensitive.”
2️⃣ “You’re making a big deal out of nothing.”
3️⃣ “That never happened—you’re remembering it wrong.”
4️⃣ “Why do you always have to be so dramatic?”
5️⃣ “Everyone else thinks you’re crazy, too.”

These phrases are designed to invalidate, manipulate, and control. Recognizing them is the first step to breaking free.

#Gaslighting #EmotionalAbuse #Manipulation

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

The scapegoat is a reflection of the abusive parent’s worst behavior. For the parent to be present & honest, they’d have to acknowledge what they’ve done. Because they won’t do that, they keep their child in a cycle of shame so they don’t have to address theirs.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

when Virginia Woolf said, “Autumn is my season, dear; it is, after all, the season of the soul” and when F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” and when Anne Shirley said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@KathTX @BBC @KamalaHQ That was awesome to read!

[Scott McNeill @scottmcneill]

@Tjeerd001 I did (not all of them - but many)

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

The sports world reacts to Dawn Staley winning her third national title 💐

[Lindsay Gibbs @linzsports]

What an incredible moment to have the top coach of the top team on the biggest stage face the question head on and stand up for trans women. Dawn Staley is remarkable.

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

"To not have your suffering recognized is an almost unbearable form of violence."

--Andrei Lankov