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Cake day: March 8th, 2024

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  • As she mentions in this video this is her third presidential election. She has never voted in an election where Donald Trump wasn’t the Republican nominee.

    Think about that for a minute. Seriously. Imagine only viewing Republicans as the party of Trump. How fucked up is that? Hillary v Trump. Biden v Trump. Harris v Trump.

    The first seven presidential elections of my lifetime included either a Bush or a Clinton on the ticket. Then the eighth had a Clinton very involved in the primary. The ninth had neither. And then the 10th had a Clinton on the ticket again. 10, 11, 12 - Trump. 8, 9, 11 - Biden.

    I get what you’re saying, but this isn’t just a Trump thing. It’s getting old.





  • The change in venue should help you immensely. So glad to hear you got out of Texas. That’s like worst case scenario material.

    The place I’m at is very LGBTQ friendly. I’m trying to think back, and I don’t think there was ever a group dynamic that didn’t include one or more. Every once in awhile someone had to be corrected on pronouns but it was never a big deal.

    Fun fact: my spouse (bi) and I are also poly. But I do not bring this fact up much at all. Reason being is that, being an older “taken” cishet male, I’m “safe” in many eyes. I spent 30 some-odd years being the weird kid that people kept their distance from. I’ve had my fill of people being on their guard around me, and will gladly take being treated like a “normal” person where I can get it lol.

    Best of luck to you moving forward. You took steps to up your chances of success. I’m rooting for you 🍻


  • You know what’s monumentally hard to do when you are a depressed autist with high anxiety?

    …everything? Or maybe that’s just ADHD making further sludge out of things.

    I feel like I hit the lottery with the facility I’m currently at. Years and years of intermittent garbage care. Then a trauma reactivation left me barely functioning… including the anxiety spiral. I just followed the prompts between bouts of sobbing. Referral -> referral -> Quartet -> jackpot. Further reinforcing the “jackpot” aspect, I had to do a stint at the facility right down the street from my house. It was awful. Had I started there, it would have just reinforced my previous negative experiences.

    I wish you the best, internet stranger. It fucking sucks out there.