Absolutely! You don't have any say in what family you are born into, they might be good, might suck ducks, more likely somewhere in between. You can choose family that are not biologically related to you, and love them as purely or even more so than you do biological family. Many refer to their close friends as chosen family for this very reason. Love who you love and be happy, no matter who may try to piss on your happiness.
Thank you for responding. I have boiled down the aggregate of answers as basically a tankie supports authoritarianism, or use of violence to deal with opposition. If this take is incorrect, someone please correct where I have it wrong. Btw, I have deliberately ignored references to left/right as meaningless in my quest for information.
I've run across these terms several times, but without enough context to figure out what they mean. Could someone help me out, please?
ETA All of you are amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who responded, and an extra thank you to those who have provided links or explanations to further and/or related information. I am learning so much by reading all of these comments!
Beautiful frog pic shamelessly stolen from somewhere on the internet to bring joy to all the frog fans!
That looks like a slicker type brush, but I could be wrong. Maybe try something with softer bristles and see if it's more easily tolerated?
Just wanted to add that here online, you can expound at length on any topic you are passionate about. If someone is not interested, they'll move on. If they are interested, they'll engage with the topic, if they are a troll they'll say something rude. So, ignore the trolls, chat happily away with any who engage, and you won't even miss those who don't care. It's all good.
Darwin award winner in the making
This is our old guy, Yoda. He's super sweet, chill, enjoys pets, and will sit and watch a whole movie with you without getting squirrely or bored. We used to have his enclosure sitting on a desk where he had a great view of the tv, and noticed that he spent a lot of time watching what we did.
After playing a variety of videos on youtube and watching his reactions, it seems he'd much rather watch things with people (even news) than with animals, or even specifically crested geckos. Weird, but whatever makes him happy.
He's a great little guy who will give nose kisses when he's in the mood, and sleeps inside a resin model AT-AT. He's also superb at hiding in plain sight and watching us look for him in the enclosure, with what must be devilish amusement. We love him dearly and indulge his tv watching regularly.
Very much yes. Now I can make relevant and helpful comments without 50 other people saying the same thing before I even saw the post. I feel like my contribution here matters.
Sex is one area where surprises are generally a very bad idea. Many relationships have ended because one partner thought the other would enjoy x, only to find out that they were disgusted/insulted/traumatized/etc instead. It is difficult and may be impossible to recover from this type of oops.
The best idea is to set aside some relaxed time to discuss interests, curiosities and hard limits with your partner. Probably start with the hard limits so you don't stomp all over them with your interests. Then decide to try out one thing you both are interested in. Keep communication open at all times. Go slow. Keep in mind that some (many) people have been sexually assaulted or abused in some way and that will make them incredibly sensitive to anything that recalls those feelings.
You want this relationship to be as enjoyable as possible for as long as possible? Yes? Don't take chances, be smart, be kind, communicate openly and good things will happen. I promise.
Hermione (right) and Tesla (left) enjoying their very own jacuzzi. This is what spoiled bearded dragons look like :)
Generally you can tell gender on a crested or gargoyle gecko from across the room. Males have a prominent hemipene pocket at the base of their tail which resembles a ballsack. This little lady started to develop one before she was fully grown, and 4 months later laid eggs. I guess I shouldn't have named her after a nonbinary demigod.
Crap, I hadn't considered that. Thanks for the info
Wouldn't it be more effective to simply delete whole subreddits en masse? Not only would that spit in spez's face, but it would drive many to other sites like here. Or am I missing something on account of being a low tech old fart?
I'd make bedbugs extinct. Or fleas, or can I nuke both?
Yep, I play daily. And have joined the discord, mostly to find new game friends. It's hard to keep my friend list full when people stop logging in for long periods or just up and quit.
Just know that I for one appreciate the hell out of you. I don't have the technical skills to do what you do, and to be perfectly honest, I don't have the patience either. It amazes me that people with the skills volunteer their time to do this mostly thankless work which makes communities more enjoyable. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Sunk cost fallacy is my assumption, but take that with a grain of salt. I'm one of those low tech savvy old farts people talk about. I left because making it harder for moderators to do their jobs means communities that I love will be less safe and welcoming. Maybe the rest have to experience that discomfort for themselves before they too are driven away. Or they think they can ride this out and continue as before when things settle down.
