Personal Musings

She/Her. Neurodiverse (#ActuallyAutistic & ADHD). Grey-Ace. Mostly Sapphic Romantic. Activist. Anti-Racist/Anti-Oppression. Anti-Capitalist.

[dailiadelc]

[enki2]

[sinnahsaint]

Which is why it’s important to not be mean.

Their cult teaches them that the world is full of scary monster people who hate them for being so good and loved by god. If you swear at them and call them names or get in their face you’re just doing the cults work for it.

I’m not saying you have to listen to their presentation or try to debate them (and really getting into a debate without thoroughly understanding what they’re being taught will just make things worse)… I am just saying to be polite and say no thank you like if they were trying to hand you a flyer for something you don’t care about.

It’s easier for them to see the world outside their bubble as less scary if they see everyday people just going about their business and being as nice to them as you are to everyone else. This goes doubly for anyone who happens to dress modestly, not swear, and not drink or smoke because whatever you believe, they’ll see you as a “good” person who happens to strangely have no interest in their “message”, and that might be enough to get some curious about the possibility of themselves living in the real world.

It’s sometimes hard to be nice to people who seem to represent something you dislike. Just remember these “elders” are sheltered young men, some of which are getting their first real contact with people of other/no faiths.

They are not your enemy. They are victims.

[traycakes]

They aren't being sent out to actually convert people, they are being sent out hoping that they will be harassed and treated poorly so they view those outside the cult as dangerous and evil and stick to the safety of the familiar group.

You being mean to some teenager isn't sticking it to anyone, you're doing exactly what their church elders want to happen.

[atlinmerrick]

PLEASE READ THIS.

Please read this.

Don't do the church's work for them.

[motherkatereloyshipper]

If you're kind to enough of them, they put you on a block list.

They were such sweet kids, they'd turn up at my door with the thatch of raspberries out front and try to share their word with me, and I'm me, so, I fed them.

Then it was one of the wee 'elder's' birthday, so I made him a cake, and all the little lads came, and they asked about my books and board games and CCGs, I was just a nice frumpy middle aged Jewish lady, I was no threat, so I fed them and made them cakes and took them to the local gaming store and listened when they talked.

One loved yu-gi-oh cards, and it turns out, one of the other wee lads, we'll he loved him back, so I got them in touch with some resources so they had support and a different way to pay for college, they're still together 15 years later, they have dogs, they send me ecards on their birthday. No-one figured out I'd.helped them, I was just the nice lady who made them tea and listened when people were slamming doors.

The next one really wanted to be an artist, so I left out art books and resources, my eldest shared their coptic markers, they draw comic books now, no idea why his folks were insisting he needed to be a dentist, but, he's not a Mormon anymore, (not a Jew either before anyone makes any counter conversion claims).

The first 2 lads were the only dramatic ones, the rest went back into the network but, like Hugh of Borg, they spread the word, sometimes I'd get Mormons from other cities come and make the journey to break bread at my Sabbath table and be seen.

I still think very fondly of that time.

Many of those boys still email me now and then.

Most of them aren't Mormons anymore.

Someone higher up spotted the pattern and suddenly no more Mormons at my door.

I was blacklisted, for kindness.

So there you go, if you don't want Mormons at your door, just love those kids for a couple of years, feed them, help them, and eventually, no more will be allowed to visit

[froginakettle]

100%! I did the same, really was just nice. Offered them water, use of my bathroom, use of my phone in case of emergencies. There was an older kid with them, I guess it was their first day and he was showing them the ropes, he immediately got suspicious. "You've had people come here before? Who?" like he'd caught on to some secret hide out. I said "No one in particular, I just always offer it."

every time they started to try to do their sales pitch, I would say "I'm not interested in talking about religion" and offer them resources again. In the end, it was the older boy who backed away and made excuses to get away from me.

Never had another visit since.

[brightlotusmoon]

[shaftking]

Ao3 is actually massively culturally important and very very good at being what it is. I’m so serious when I say that ao3 needs to be protected as the anti censorship, by fans for fans, nonprofit, volunteer run, expertly designed archival site that it is. You don’t have to read or like fanfiction to understand that on principle, ao3 is a site that should be defended.

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Titanic: Project 401 allows you explore a jaw-droppingly authentic recreation of the RMS Titanic, from first class all the way down to the engine rooms.

Read More & Play The Alpha, Free (Windows)

[luckyhobbitsfoot]

Can't wait for the submersible DLC

[the-big-mood]

[rad-roach]

I say this with affection: the Honor & Glory guys are absolutely fucking insane. They’re going on? Eight years of work now? With the eventual end goal of recreating every inch of Titanic in painstaking historic detail. There used to be an actual game planned for the environment as well but I think at this point it’s 100% about the ship.

Godspeed, you lunatics. Hopefully my computer will be able to handle the end product.

[personalintelligence]

It’ll be worth investing in a new computer just for this game.

[mysharona1987]

[scarletfieldsofcankanorey]

I love my little John x Stephan sailboat ⛵️ . It’s a small ship, but I sail it well!!

[mgscat]

This is my favourite LJG relationship by far. Never really liked Percy, felt like he was never sincere towards Lord John. To me, their relationship felt like a passing teenage love, if not from both, then at least from Percy’s side. It saddens me that LJ fell in love with him, but feels that he is unable to do so with Stephan because he believes that his deep feelings towards him are only attributed to his physical similarities with Jamie. John has repeatedly admired his personality and character, and Stephan’s romantic feelings towards him managed to persuade me of their purity, sincerity and intensity since the very beginning. Their relationship bloomed slowly, as they came to know and respect eachother in the course of many books. I feel that they have better chemistry, and to me, they feel more equal as people, more balanced together, two mature adults. So, if, in the end, they end up together, I would be over the moon.

[personalintelligence]

This!! Exactly this.

[toastbutteregg]

[capitalismkillz]

I love this meme because I think humans 10,000 years ago or 100,000 years ago would also like it

[diazami]

I feel this in my soul

[tigerkid14]

[saltybenchday]

Normal people reading/watching Outlander: Claire and Jamie!! Love them. Jamie is so hot. Such a romantic love story between these two main characters…

Me reading/watching Outlander: If I have to read one more page or watch one more scene without my beloved, precious, most wonderful Lord John Grey I will RIOT.

Priorities people. LJG is the priority.

[the-100-ruined-me]

Oh God this is me...

[thelilnan]

[cl0ckw0rk-c0ntrivance]

I KIND OF JUST REALIZED THAT JESSIE FROM TEAM ROCKET FORMS A FUCKING R WITH HER HAIR AND BODY

WHY DID IT TAKE ME OVER 10 YEARS TO REALIZE THIS

[xviistars]

JAMES YOU LITTLE SHIT NOT YOU TOO

[wonderfulandterriblethings]

I never realized this until you pointed it out

[angryqueershakespeare-blog]

holy fucking shit

[i-restuff]

they love doing this btw, here’s a small compilation

[liberalsarecool]

Language matters.

[fullyerecteggplant]

[pinene]

sorry but I am not subscribing to our society's disgusting obsession with youth. when I turn 30 I'm going to be really happy and throw a party and be elated at how much I will have grown by then, the same way I did when I turned 10 and celebrated finally being 'double digits'. When I turn 40 I will be ecstatic. There are good and bad things about every age but there is no way my 20s are going to be the best years of my life because I am still barely getting to know myself. By 30 I hope to be very well-acquainted

[onlinepunk]

Some of you need to learn the difference between skinny girls being made to feel insecure about their body from certain people and fat girls being made to feel like their entire life is worthless because of their body size from literally the entire world

[onlinepunk]

People still don’t get the point of this post…….wild

[libraford]

Politicians should be paid minimum wage.

[libraford]

They should want to do it because it's a service to their community and the work is fulfilling, not because it makes them money.

[libraford]

They can petition for a raise once a year during their review, but it cannot exceed 25% of their hourly rate.