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This is now also a space for organizing tips for our collective survival as we confront climate change and everything else. Still no doom-posting. We're here to work together, support each other, and boldly face the future.

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Think I might make these bloomer posts a weekly thing again. Do you guys think that's a good idea or would that be annoying? I just think it's a nice thing to have a place where people can share good vibes, considering how there is quite a lot of terrible shit going on at the moment I think people should have a place to get a break from that.

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[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

my kid is just over 2 weeks old

it may be fucking hard, tiring and all-consuming sometimes, but my god is this little dude cute. straight up cutest baby i've ever seen.

here's to trying to create a better world for him to enter into, even if it's an uphill battle. here's to giving him a better upbringing than I had, even if mine wasn't that bad comparatively. here's to raising him to be a better person than I ever have been.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

Congratulations! My oldest just turned 5. Having a kid in 2020 was a real wild time... Those first few months are hard but I will say it continues to be hard just in new and different ways. It is rewarding though. Every week someone tells me how awesome my kid is and I'm always happy to hear how kind and helpful and fun she is to her friends and classmates.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago
[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago