is it still empathy if they only changed their stance on it when it affected their own family? IDK. but i guess it’s a bigger step than my own parents took, so I’ll give them that.

existing

we had chickens when i was growing up, and yeah i was traumatized. chickens are HORRIBLE with this and it’s brutal.

school districts were also affected… at least mine was.

skill issue

I’m not sure what that community is like here, but the reddit one left a bad taste for me back in the day. I’m a step parent, i don’t hate kids… i just don’t want to be pregnant. :)

how do i submit a doctor? i had a hysterectomy at 27, childless, thanks to an exhausting search that led me to an amazing gyno in my area.

ope, i figured it out. lol

… what in the fresh 7 hells? how does putting a civilian in life or death simulations compare at all to a TRAINED “professional” doing what they literally signed up for? lmfao.

thanks, i appreciate all the other info. part of my job is noisy, so I’ve been using noise cancelling buds. but I felt like they might damage my hearing over time.

we have several lifetimes worth of policies to change to fix the mess we are in. this is exactly what Biden should be doing, passing policy after policy in the next few months that have obvious positive results for the common voter. he’s not gonna run out of stuff to do if he’s re-elected, so he needs to stop holding onto this shit like it’s his last wild card of all time.

can you recommend a good brand? been looking for a good pair of those.

I’m not a Biden stan, but it’s just ignorant to say he did nothing

we can only hope

just… read it?

is it just me or does “must have a creative mindset” just scream “let me exploit your work for the lowest buck possible and you’ll be grateful for the exposure” lol

i took one year of business school, and they teach you to offshore outsource as much as possible and to prioritize your shareholders at all costs. so, nothing surprising.

yes!! in my area we have O Cedar. life changing. you can get extra mop heads so much cheaper on eBay btw

why do you see marriage as the only acceptable form of commitment? just curious. in my opinion it takes more commitment to stay without legal ties involved.

some people are just unable to go to college due to finances, physical/mental health, or other things like being a single parent. i was never able to go to college because i couldn’t mentally handle the stress due to serious trauma of various kinds that i was just coming out of. i couldn’t find a job to adequately support me and i had health issues and undiagnosed learning disabilities preventing me from having the energy or time to focus even on part time studies. i had no family, so no safety net. i tried taking college thru a work program but the college ended up being unaccredited.

and keep in mind some people have several/all of these things to deal with.

so to say that seeing someone went thru college shows they can stick to something, it’s negating all the hidden struggles that the rest of us work every day to get thru. I’m on year 7 of my current job, so i can clearly commit. but saying that college is the measuring stick is kinda disrespectful for those who had a different path.

that’s still such an ableist take. (as someone in the usa)