[-] Duranie@midwest.social 22 points 8 months ago
[-] Duranie@midwest.social 20 points 8 months ago

We can do both. The problem is the people that believe certain people don't "deserve" help.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 34 points 8 months ago

"bent out of shape over something you can't even remember"

I'm pretty sure he probably remembers he's been circumcised whenever he goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, changes his underwear...

If a person is drugged or blackout drunk is it ok to rape them if they don't remember?

Is it ok for a parent to put tattoos on their child if they get it done while the baby is young enough not to remember?

Someone can come to terms with a situation and still be allowed to be angry about it.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 15 points 8 months ago

There's an actual quality true crime podcast called Crime Junkie, and an associated podcast specifically dedicated to cold cases called The Deck. It's a whole thing for some people, but occasionally a listener hits on something and makes a phone call that gets the ball rolling again.

I listen because I find it interesting, but that's the extent of it. Some people it's truly a hobby, or more to chase information down.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 53 points 8 months ago

In this case Finland actually takes care of their people and homelessness isn't a problem there. They're just really polite introverts who I might guess prefer sitting alone as opposed to on a bench close to others.

Source - my introverted niece met a Fin, fell in love, moved to Finland and is in absolute heaven. Her husband has visited the States a few times and is always overwhelmed with the casual social interactions with strangers in public.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 22 points 8 months ago

Boy I wish someone would have shared this with me when I was working 2 jobs, struggling to afford rent, raising teenagers, and getting home at 11pm when I had to get up at 6:30am. If I would have just worked a little harder...

I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful, but it feels like telling a depressed person to just eat right and exercise and they'll get over it.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 20 points 9 months ago

When I've seen this I've wondered if the dog got into some wet concrete, tar, or something irreversibly damaging to their coat.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 15 points 9 months ago

You don't even need to heat the plastic for the sauce to stain it. Fats want to bond with plastics, making plastics harder to clean + tomato sauce is awesome at staining. Heating might make it worse, but it's not necessary.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

While I get your point, it didn't read as supportive to me. To me it read as a statement of "this is what I observed" not "this is my judgement of the kind of person he is."

Like if someone asked me what kind of person a coworker was. If my answer was "I saw them do their job" it can be a factual statement of my experience and really, isn't necessarily helpful. It just means I didn't witness them doing anything bad.

Edit - rereading as someone just posted a copy of the letter. While I can see some focus on positive interactions with his daughter, it still strikes me as a factual "this is what I observed" and far less the emotional supportive standpoint that bled through from some of the other letters that were submitted.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 26 points 11 months ago

I think that was a smartly written letter from the standpoint that he told the truth of his observations from his perspective, but made no attempt to sway opinion of Danny's character. Under the circumstances if you really feel compelled to submit a letter, it's the honest way of doing it.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 23 points 11 months ago

Buying in a lower cost of living area is easier when you don't have to consider things like school districts for children, availability of public transportation to get to work, or even safe walkable areas to get groceries.

[-] Duranie@midwest.social 16 points 11 months ago

As an older Gen-Xer, who had married another older Xer far too young (because we were brought up that all we needed to do was get a job and life would be awesome) I can agree that some in my age range are definitely watered down boomers. Which is also a fair part of the reason why he's my ex husband now.

As the mother of 3 Gen Z sons, I couldn't be more proud of the amazing men they're becoming, and couldn't be more disgusted about the conditions that some of my generation and those before me have created for them.

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