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Why were people not intrigued by the book cover enough to read it? This was legit my first fandom.

did anyone actually ever read those animorph books

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sometimes you say or do bad things while you’re in an awful mental place. sometimes you say things that are rude or uncalled for or manipulative. and i’m not going to hold that against you. mental illness is hard, and no one is perfect. but once you’re through that episode, you need to take steps to make amends. you need to apologize.

“i couldn’t help it, i was having a bad episode” is a justification, not an apology.

“i’m so fucking sorry, i fucked up, i don’t deserve to live, i should stop talking to anyone ever, i should die” is a second breakdown and a guilt trip. it is not an apology.

when you apologize, the focus should be on the person you hurt. “i’m sorry. i did something that was hurtful to you. even if i was having a rough time, you didn’t deserve to hear that,” is a better apology. if it was a small thing, you can leave it at that.

if you caused significant distress to the other person, this is a good time to talk about how you can minimize damage in the future. and again, even if it is tempting to say you should self-isolate and/or die, that is not a helpful suggestion. it will result in the person you’re talking to trying to talk you out of doing that, which makes your guilt the focus of the conversation instead of their hurt.

you deserve friendship, and you deserve support. but a supportive friend is not an emotional punching bag, and mental illness does not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. what you say during a mental breakdown doesn’t define you. how you deal with the aftermath though, says a lot.

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Does gabepentin make you sleepy? I’m supposed to take it 3 times a day, but I can’t because it makes my head too fuzzy to think.

I am in so much pain idk how I’m going to get through work tomorrow.

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the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy is presents a romance-style female-focused fantasy adventure, which is rare for blockbuster movies.

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when people give me compliments I feel like a vending machine trying to accept a wrinkly dollar and it’s just really frustrating for everyone involved

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anyways child pageants should be illegal

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I AM SCREAMING

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This is why we need regulations. If everyone made the ethical choice to begin with, we wouldn’t need laws or regulations. The “free market” loves to make bad choices and prioritized profit. 

For example, the Ford Pinto. Ford did a calculation that the cost of litigation and from exploding cars would be less than the cost of a recall. Their projection was wrong and it was far more expensive (financially and reputation-wise) than predicted. The point is, Ford based their decision on what they thought would be cheapest.

Net Neutrality was enacted because internet providers (Comcast was the big one that hit the news) would make websites pay additional amounts for their website to even function. Hell, there are countries where you pay for what websites you have access to like a cable plan from Hell.

Agriculture/farmers tend to have thin margins to begin with. If they predict the risk of e coli in the water is low, you bet your ass they’re not going to do extensive testing. 

Expecting companies, organizations, and individuals to act is the best interest of society is not reasonable. People often act in their own self interest. The role of government (imo) should be to make and enforce laws to protect society and act in the best interest they can of the people they (are supposed to) represent.

Deregulation will get you killed. Republican policies make your life worse.

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“bastard” is no contest the funniest curse word

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I wish i would’ve thought of this when I was in school

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why none of them got into The Good Place

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WONDER WOMAN // The Feminum Mystique: Part 2 (1976)