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OK I donāt want to lead the Disc Horse to pasture or anything, I just want a calm and thoughtful discussion but
Maybe this has something to do with the fact that Iām agender, but I find cis peopleās immense attachment to the gender identity of their children frankly disturbing.Ā
Necessary background information: I have fallen into a YouTube trap of some sort of TedTalk video list of Parents With Trans Kids Talking About Their Feelings (which I personally donāt recommend, but here we are.)
Over and over and over again I hear these parents speaking of their trans kids in the narrative ofĀ ālosingā theirĀ āsonā orĀ ādaughterā because their child has come out as trans. They start CRYING. They legit BAWL on stage because they conceptualize their entire damn CHILD in this ONE parameter of this ONE gender - SO MUCH SO THAT THAT CHILD DECIDING TO LIVE THEIR LIFE PRESENTING IN A DIFFERENT WAY IS EQUATED TO THEM LITERALLYĀ āLOSINGā THEIR WHOLE DAMN KID.
Like. Is that notā¦. mind-blowing? Is that not really fuckinā weird? Your kid is RIGHT THERE. THEYāRE NOT DEAD. THEY ARE. LITERALLY. RIGHT THERE.Ā
This probably also has to do with ownership of children, and perceived control of their child and how they feel they have agency in the childās relationship with their identity. But these same adults who laugh about how THEIR parents cried over them getting tattoos or piercings (changing their body permanently, etc) then turn around and pull this wholeĀ āMY BABY IS GONEā biz.Ā
Itās disrespectful to your child AT BEST. You are conflating their gender to their entire fucking identity as a human person with interests and talents and quirks. The fact that this is enough for you to think of your child asĀ āgoneā says a whole ton about what you valued about them as a person.Ā
And yes, I understand that maybe they imagined some sort of life for their child, perceived a different future. Maybe yes, they are mourning stuff theyāve conceptuallyĀ ālostā. But the thing is⦠Thereās still nothing toĀ āloseā because they donāt OWN any of that. That stuff - the potential future of whatever could have been - isnāt THEIRS to lose. Itās their kidsā.Ā
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Once upon a time I worked in this little burger/coffee/ice cream shop and a lady came in one winter and asked if we had a caramel apple drink and we were likeĀ āwell we have ciderā and she was likeĀ āno I donāt remember what itās called but this place made a drink that was chai tea, apple cider, and caramelā and Breezy offered to try and make something for her but she changed her mind and left so Breezy and I were likeĀ āalright letās try thisā because we had chai tea, instant cider mix, a shit ton of caramel, instant hot water from the espresso and too much free time.Ā
And let me tell you it was delightful. It tastes like watching the leaves changing color and dancing in the wind. It tastes like picking out pumpkins and gourds and fresh apples at the farm up north. It tastes like witches and freedom.
I make it every year now and this year I walked in the house on the morning of October first with all the ingredients and shouted āFALL DRINKā and my roommates were likeĀ ā????ā so I made them Fall Drink and now every time they get home from work theyāre likeĀ āFall Drink pls?????ā
Anyway I remember literally nothing else about that woman but Iām very grateful to her.Ā
for anyone wondering about proportions/etc hereās opās answer from the repiles:
@gaslightgallows I feel this would be relevant to your interests.Ā
I donāt like caramel but I can vouch for hot chaider being amazing.
Deareat @simonalkenmayer I feel like this is relevant to your interests.
Also, I do something like this in the crock pot with the overly sweet Growers Pumpkin Apple Cider, chai spices, cloves, a bit of orange juice, and some super dry Pinot Grigio.
Mix, heat, and serve on a nippy night best spent cuddled under blankets with a book.
My friend, you have essentially backward engineered a wonderful winter drink from the Stuart period.
White sack wine, cider, spices (clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, ginger) tea, sugar, and if you want it authentic, a bit of cream or whipped egg. All this is brought together in a low temperature and then stewed for a time. It can also beĀ āpulledā, a process in which oneĀ āstirsā the concoction by using a ladle and pouring it repeatedly from high in the air. Makes it foamy and frothy.Ā
Serve warm.
On a cold night, this is a delightful thing. Believe it or not, we also used to make it with a stout beer instead of wine. For a darker richer flavor.
Well now I need to try the Stuart version, too.
I can also give you older versions, if you like. Or you can google āpossetā.
Older versions please simon!!
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This cat looks and sounds like a very very tiny mountain lion
CAN WE TALK ABOUT ITS LITTLE TONGUE STICKING OUT
I will never not reblog this happy baby.
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Hereās a thought, maybe peopleās growing irreverence for 9/11 is because it was a long time ago and younger generations werenāt as affected by it, or maybe they are so sick of the way it has been basically commercialised by politicians and used as a device to justify incalculable pain and they are tired of it being cynically trotted out every year and told to never forget while every year they are also told to all but ignore mass shootings and US humanitarian crimes.
And like, I dunno, maybe it isnāt about disrespecting those who died but refusing, for any number of reasons, to be a part of the governmental hallmark industry that has built up around it.
I take students to see the 9/11 memorial all the time. More and more of the students I get were either so young or not even born yet.
And every time, I ask them, what do you think? What are you feeling? And many of them are hesitant to respond so Iāll prompt, āWas it sad? Was it boring?ā And as soon as they know Iām not gonna judge them for it, 100% of the time, they respond, āI feel bad that I donāt feel as moved by it as you. You cried when you told us about it and I get that it was such a horrible day and so many people died, but I canāt really think of what life was like before or just after that time.ā
That really struck me the first time I heard it because these kids really donāt remember a time when things were so carefree and relatively quiet. Little to no security screenings. Almost zero school shootings. Kids stayed outside by themselves until the street lamps came on.
Because they grew up in a post-9/11 society, all theyāve ever known is mass violence and distrust of everything. Kids expect a plane to crash into a building, a truck bomb to go off at a big event, a student shooting up a school. And theyāve just got to deal with it and keep moving on or they wonāt survive.
This.
I remember being in 9th or 10thgrwde and the teacher was like āyou all remember where you were when 9/11 happenedā
And 20 hands shot up. Cuz no the fuck we didnāt. We were 5 years old.
I was in 8th grade when it happened. I remember the day, remember the somberness, the quietness of the halls. The kids who sometimes had to leave to have a cry over lost loved ones, and no teachers said a word, letting people leave without asking.
Last year, my son entered kindergarten. Within the first few months, he started growing fearful, very fearful about bad guys and death. He had to go through live shooter drills and comes home and tells me heād protect me from bad guys. And I had to hold him, both of us crying, as I told him I would be the one protecting him, and him saying he just didnāt want me to die.
Fuck this worship of 9/11 and all the fallout thatās come of it, itās destroying our children. Mourning it in the time made sense. We need to move on and do better
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Aw, this is cute.
Honestly I canāt believe that Iām watching this right now. This is This is the sweetest most gentle and loving and pure thing Iāve ever beheld and I feel so blessed to have seen this
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Let me introduce you to Pink Topaz, Garnetās and Roseās fusion. More like the coolest, sassiest and most mysterious mom fusionāØ
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My Gemsona! Pink Sapphire!
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(The user can manipulate the precognitive powers of others. They can give them a vision, or a much clearer vision of the future and make precognitive dreams easier to understand. Skilled users of this can make a false vision, making them see what they want them to see.)
- She can summon flowers that influence others mood.