@gemlog I was thinking about something very similar to this today. I am pretty much an atheist in that I don't believe in any overarching conscious higher power.

But much of my life is based on faith - in other people, in the potential of the kids I have taught, in the drive for goodness and self-actualisation of all kids, in the future.

Faith and love.

I'm not big on hope, strangely. Faith yes, love, yes, hope - not so much.

@D_J_Nathanson
This is true for all bullies. If your boss / coworker uses intimidation or threats, if it's safe to do so, file a complaint. Don't do it as revenge or hoping that it magically stops long-established and -enabled behaviour, but do it as part of building a portfolio of evidence against them so that later on those in authority cannot say they did not know.

Make life as inconvenient as possible for those who choose to use power to be violent or oppressive to others.
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@simon_brooke @thibaultmol There is a town close to me that runs a "sensory reduced" day when the fun fair is in town. I think they play no loud music and reduce the flashing lights, while keeping the rides and games running. Such a good idea.

@bmacDonald94 Dr Maria Montessori also has a quote along these lines. I wish society took it seriously.

@PhoenixSerenity @CatDragon This is deeply marvellous.

@PhoenixSerenity @CatDragon Me too! I find it so surprising!

@CatDragon @beadsland @PhoenixSerenity Doing good things imperfectly or irregularly is still better that doing bad things. ❤️ (Or doing nothing.)

Trying to summarize things I enjoy is really difficult.

I love watching / interacting with skillful people doing difficult things excellently.

That covers ....
Dancing, Martial Arts, Drawing, Acting, Animation, Sport, Music, Art, Craft, Circus acts, LEGO etc

I have to know enough about it to be able to recognise the skill to really find it interesting.
#introduction

My bioluminescent algae JUST BIOLUMINESCED!

#HappyMe

In case I have not explicitly said this yet.

My vision for an ideal world is one where ALL babies are welcomed with love, happiness and abundance.

This means that all pregnancies are supported to continue, or end, with love and compassion for the people affected.

This means that income inequality has been massively reduced, removing poverty as a reason to despair at the birth of another mouth to feed.

1/n

@augieray My (autistic) son told kids who were heckling him that he had contagious autism. That totally shut them down.
This is the same kid who asked a nurse giving him a vaccination if this was his upgrade to Autism 2.0 🤦♀️.

@selzero @courtcan I had the issue with the Tooth Fairy. A friend’s kid got R50 for each tooth - there are 20 of the suckers in there dude! What are you thinking!?!
My kids got R5 per tooth. I told the kids it was franchised out by postal code so we had a different fairy owning our section to our friends’ fairy.
“We should move”, my kid muttered.

@faab64 @StillIRise1963 Except it’s really more like - after my election I will only eat the sheep that really deserve it. Not you, of course!

@Giliell @ricci I I worked as a nursery school teacher about 15 yrs ago during a measles outbreak. One of 3 year olds ended up in intensive care. His Mom asked the doctor why his vaccinations did not protect him, and the answer
"The vaccination is why he survived."

@Remittancegirl @the_roamer Not just in the UK. And public messaging / media bears huge responsibility for this. So many people in NL think COVID is over, and most believe that it's just a mild cold now. There is absolutely no acknowledgement that we as a system are deliberately breaking any chance of a long term, physically and mentally healthy adult society.

@jeffowski Exactly. An older woman I was speaking to was upset because she "would probably have been trans if it had been pushed on her" since she always felt more boyish than girlish but "in her day, you were just a tomboy!"

But I was a total tomboy as a young girl. I remember being the only mechanic at a party where everyone else was a princess! But I always knew I was a girl doing boyish things. I would not have chosen to be a boy I just chose not to let my gender define my actions. 1/2

@jeffowski So I think she has forced herself into a life she would not have chosen, if she had had more information. And this resistance, this anger and danger she perceives, is really a reaction to the injustice of not having the chance herself.

I wonder how many older people feel cheated, and that magnifies their anger and fear. 2/2

@FlashMobOfOne @Aleenaa @bookstodon @books Of those, I'd go with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. It is definitely more YA then adult, but unexpectedly dark with some great character development and twists.

I usually buy from Science Fiction / Fantasy though-I borrowed the above book from a young friend.

@Aleenaa @FlashMobOfOne @bookstodon @books Me too! I'll be watching with my daughter.

@tokyo_0 I used to be horrified at "the destruction of this important heritage" and yes, my heart aches when important cultural or historic things are destroyed or damaged.

But if we don't act on climate change, if we don't urgently protect natural habitats and reverse our disastrous fossil fuel habits, then no heritage of any kind will be left to protect anyway.

I don't want to live in a global climate apocalypse dystopia. (I'm aware some already live it).