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We Can’t Win

Being chronically ill is having literally every breath you take scrutinized. You’re smiling, laughing, getting around okay, maybe even jump or dance: “It can’t be that bad, you look fine!” You are stuck in bed from the pain, illness, & fatigue: “Just try harder, make an EFFORT”

Ya know what, folks? Just let chronically ill people survive their daily lives in the best way they know how. You are not in their body, you will NEVER know how hard they push themselves; how every joy, every physical action was fought for, how LOW every low actually is.

Because of internalized ableism we rarely, if EVER, show people our lowest lows. There’s an added pressure to be presentable, to blend in, to do things as independently as possible so we don’t feel like “burdens” or “buzzkills” to those around us!

Trust chronically ill people when they tell you their limits, they don’t need to “make an effort” they NEED a break, They’re putting their best efforts every day of their lives and it goes completely unacknowledged.

Chronic illness is a full-time job on its own:

-Researching your illness -Organizing data -Arranging doctor’s appointment -Emotional/physical labor of said doctor’s appointments -Experimenting with treatments -Pushing through symptoms to continue daily life If you’re LUCKY your doctor isn’t an obstacle in regards to attaining your diagnosis or treatment, If you’re **lucky** MONEY isn’t an obstacle in regards to attaining your diagnosis or treatment.

Chronically ill people are fighting for themselves EVERY DAY; even those with an episodic chronic illness that impacts their lives rarely and on occasion, they’re metaphorically and constantly walking on a tightrope, avoiding triggers, anxiously waiting for the next episode.

So next time you’re puzzled about how a chronically ill person is doing any particular activity or maybe you think that they’re only sick because they’re not trying hard enough… worry about yourself instead.

You don’t know their body, you are not in their body, you don’t know what it feels like, you DO NOT get to make that call.

Original Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/annieelainey/status/941392361216716800

Some finished projects. Learned some lessons about mirror images and printing. Totally worth the extra blocks...#learningallthetime #learnsomethingnew #homeschool #blockprinting #linoleumblock (at Cinder and Jacob's House of Loud)

#learnsomethingnew #homeschool #learningallthetime #linoleumblock #blockprinting

Kids learning new skills. Rory Drew a logo for her business, Aurora's Crazy Cakes, Finn is doing one for Finn's Flora, his terrarium and plant business. They're cutting them in linoleum blocks, and printing them. #linoleumblock #blockprinting #homeschool #homeschoolisrealschool (at Cinder and Jacob's House of Loud)

#homeschoolisrealschool #homeschool #linoleumblock #blockprinting

I think I'm done with my @KennerFarms printing block. Take it for a spin tomorrow! #blockprinting #linoleumblock #linoleumblockprinting #imakestuff #kennerfarmsapiary

#imakestuff #blockprinting #linoleumblock #linoleumblockprinting #kennerfarmsapiary

Starting a project I in a media i haven't worked in for a long time. I'm excited. Using a blow-up of a logo I drew for @kennerfarmsapiary a long time ago. I'm going to print myself a shirt, and a tablecloth for future farmer's market use. #linoleum #linoleumblock #linoleumblockprinting #imakestuff #cindermakes (at Cinder and Jacob's House of Loud)

#linoleumblock #cindermakes #linoleumblockprinting #linoleum #imakestuff

Done! #tattoo #luckycattattoo (at Lucky Cat Studio)

#tattoo #luckycattattoo

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Aren’t we all?

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Sorry.

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A brilliant metaphor

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6. Cycle lanes are built just for you, and then the cars drive in those too.

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7. And you can’t go out at night because cars will run right over you.

8. You better watch out for the drunk ones

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9. Even if you DO use the cycle lane because it is “Safer for you” A lot of times there are obstacles and other things in the way to make it more difficult to navigate.

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10. Sometimes cars will honk or swerve at you for their entertainment and the drivers will laugh when you react defensively, because they’re safe in their car and don’t realize how dangerous that looks to you on your bike.

11. Some places have much better cycling lanes than others, which is good for those places! But it doesn’t fix the unequally-shared-road problem and really underlines how cyclist-unfriendly other places are.

12. The Door Zone in general. Will every parked car slam a door open directly into your path as you’re passing? No, of course not. Do you have to watch every parked car for opening doors anyways? Yes! Because even one surprise crash into a suddenly appearing door can lead to injury, sometimes serious, or even death.

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Well explained

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I love these!

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(Bunnies and Sunshine)

Easter is coming up! And it’s a terrible time for pet store bunnies!

Rabbits are marketed as “easy”, short-lived, starter pets, especially during the Easter holidays, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! A healthy, well cared for bunny can live just as long as the average cat or dog- 10-12 years!

What’s more, they have more complex needs than a cat or a dog. Rabbits are prey animals and do not behave or show affection in the same way as predators like cats and dogs; they don’t deal well with being outside-only animals; they can get sad if they’re on their own and don’t receive enough attention; and if they’re bought as a male and female couple, they can start reproducing from as early as 5-6 months of age, and they can carry multiple litters at the same time!

They have a specialised diet (NOT carrots!), need a specialised living area (unless you want all your things to get chewed up!), and they need specialised vets! Caring for them costs as much as caring for a dog!

They’re a big responsibility!

This Easter, Make Yours Chocolate!

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BUNNY SAFETY SIGNAL BOOST BECAUSE BUNNIES ARE IMPORTANT

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Women considered better coders – but only if they hide their gender

When a group of computer science students decided to study the way that gender bias plays out in software development communities, they assumed that coders would be prejudiced against code written by women.

After all, women make up a very small percentage of software developers – 11.2% according to one 2013 survey – and the presence of sexism in all corners of the overwhelmingly male tech industry has been well documented.

So the student researchers were surprised when their hypothesis proved false – code written by women was in fact more likely to be approved by their peers than code written by men. But that wasn’t the end of the story: this only proved true as long as their peers didn’t realize the code had been written by a woman.

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