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st-pam

disa-peer

I dont usually reblog these but I want a job I love and deserve 😭 pls employment jelly

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phydwyck

Evangelical christians: abortion must be stopped.

Me: so you would be ok with anything that could prevent abortions?

EC: of course. Abortion is murder and is horrible.

Me: so you’d agree that other forms of birth control like the pill and condoms should be freely available to anyone who wants them?

EC: oh no! We don’t want that!

Me: but I thought preventing abortions was your top priority and birth control is very effective in preventing abortions.

EC: people shouldn’t be having sex outside of marriage! If they didn’t have sex they wouldn’t need an abortion.

Me: so there you have your true “top priority”

EC: preventing abortions?

Me: No. Forcing people by law to conform to your idea of morality is your true priority. Otherwise you’d agree to anything to prevent it.

courtthisdisaster

I know fanfiction is like this big joke and everything, but man, have I read some fics that have completely knocked the wind out of me. New York Times Best Sellers could NEVER.

meanplastic

living in NYC be like…

bad0min

someone on twitter called this a bitchen and i died

catchymemes

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knifenick

If you think like that, please don’t ever have children.

dragonsspire

Listen, my parents installed a lock on my door so I could lock everyone out of my room if I wanted to at sometime around 8 years old. They had a key of course for safety but they’ve never had to use it and they’ve never used it when they didn’t have to.

I was allowed full access to any books, movies, and internet I wanted fully informed about our family beliefs and practices but I was given no supervision once I reached about 13 because my parents trusted me to stick to the rules or not as I felt and come to them if there was anything that I had questions about.

As long as I said where I was going, who I was with, and when I was going to be back and then phone if anything changed I was allowed to do pretty much as I pleased from 13 onward.

I moved back in with my parents after university and the first conversation we had was my dad telling me that if I felt like they were treating me like a child to please tell them because they had no intention of doing so.

I still live with them and I’m comfortable here as an adult. When I eventually move out again, which I feel no rush to do because I feel respected and given more than enough elbow room, I will probably talk to them often if not everyday. Because they’ve always respected my privacy and my autonomy both physically and emotionally. If you want an independent and fictional child trusting them and giving them their space will do you many more favours than not.

greyforthewicked

meanwhile, my parents…

password protected my computer so i had to get permission every time i wanted to use it

put a passcode lock on our pantry so we couldn’t eat without permission

regularly checked our internet browsing history

shut off the internet at regular intervals, including when i needed it for university homework

did monthly checks of our bank statements and would confiscate money if they didn’t approve of our activities

in response, i went behind their backs and opened a new bank account, got a secret job, bought my own groceries, and used the wifi from the school across the street. they didn’t succeed in disciplining me. all they did was force me to distance myself from them.

your children are not your property. they are human beings, and they deserve basic human rights.

rock-fish-deactivated20201231

kids are not your chance to make the abuse you suffered “worth it” by getting to finally be the rule-maker

hungwy

When y'all fake conversations in your heads do you sometimes say random sentences out loud too? I was just tying my shoes and said very sternly and loudly “I DO know how ants work, fucker”

skyakafreckles

He surely doesn’t

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Fort worth, Texas 2017

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Direct Action in front of the Panda Express

jaded-not-tragic-mulatta

I heard Hank Hill’s voice while reading that.

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unpretty

i was walking to class and turned a corner and stopped in my tracks because there was a dachshund and i did not know how to respond

unpretty

it only just occurred to me that this post is way funnier if you know that my dad has had a scar on his face since before i was born, left there by a dachshund attack

danasn0wc4t

a family curse

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nirtonic

Malignant compliance is an effective tool to keep in obese quiver

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It’s more commonly known as “work-to-rule” and here’s a great story about one case of its successful use.

https://libcom.org/blog/work-rule-11052014

“The day after Starbucks workers met at the Bat Cave we found ourselves working an understaffed morning shift but this time it was different. Instead of feeling the normal frustration, those of us who were at the meeting exchanged knowing glances and began implementing our plan of following every rule, thereby slowing down service. We also whispered to partners who were not in the know to slow down, don’t kill yourself. It was as if everyone took a deep breath and began working at a safe and thorough pace. The effects were instant. The speed of service dropped immediately. We ran out of brewed coffee because we were only brewing when the beeper signaled it was time. Everyone stayed in the positions they were assigned and acted only at the directions of the Store Manager. Every 10 minutes when someone was assigned to clean the lobby, we did a thorough job, ensuring everything was clean and properly stocked. Every drink and food order was perfect.

Dan, the Store Manager, lost his mind.”