Thanks, Stephen Pastis. I needed that.
Mostly unrelated, but here’s one of my favorites (I had this on a mug but I broke it :/ ):
I would be mad that everyone ELSE got a balloon and not me.
Then I’d be mad that I’m 41, and mad about a balloon.
Then I’d be mad at realizing I probably have anger management issues.
You sound like you’re less Pig and more Rat.
I mean…yes? That does seem like a reasonable solution to a non-problem. The real problem is the group of people who think they have a need and a right to control everybody else.
It’s not a new concept. People trying to control other people is a tale as old as time. I maybe agree with the rat, but I think the solution to the problem may be the Everette True way.
If you’ve never heard of Everette True, he’s a comic strip character from 100 years ago.
His comics all follow a very simple formula.
Panel 1 Everette incures a problem or issue
Then…
Panel 2 Everette beats the shit out of everybody.
Works for me! People want to ban books? Punch them! Or hit them in the head with a book! These are life lessions we need to teach our children!
I’ll cut my balloon in half and share it with you ❤️
A modern day Solomon
Reminds me of this one:
Get out of my head!
Oh man, some written phrases you can just hear!
Too real
That tracks.
I don’t have to ask. I just assume whoever I’m talking to hates me.
*I* do not, and if there’s one, then surely there’s more like me? :-P
Moreover, I think it’s impressive that you have dedicated so much of your efforts to improving people’s experiences here on the Fediverse. Even if people disagree with you on some point - which for myself I am aware of nothing but even if there were - that would still be true. You probably don’t get thanked often, so I offer it, and I hope that you will accept.
But also, I hope that you find a way to show kindness to yourself too:-). Our families may have royally fucked us up for life, but we can do different, for ourselves! Or at least, I very much (desperately) hope that can be true.
I try to show kindness through my volunteer work, although I’ve done less of it in the past year since my illness leave me with very little energy and I have to use that to take care of my daughter.
Also, thank you!
Indeed, I find that if we don’t take care of ourselves, we become a burden to others and can’t help anyone, so that’s so important to remember (that if we want to help “others”, it has to start with ourselves).
