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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her)

@fairlyoddmother.bsky.social

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Library assistant who loves realistic fiction and audiobooks, chocolate and marzipan, not eating animals, running slowly, F1 (Ferrari, Pierre, and Lewis!), and being a steadfast liberal. Masshole, Gen Xer, and Oxford comma user forever.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 3h

I'll have to read Babel at some point. There are just SO MANY BOOKS!!

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you Senator!!!!

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 6h

Just seeing this! We subscribe to F1 TV.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 11h

Brutal race for Ferrari so far. #f1

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 11h

WTF Walmart?!?!? My screen shot from an hour ago.

Disgusting racist tee shirt on Walmart.com

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Crying over the semifinal of British Baking, and I already know who will win it all. Such a lovely show, lovely bakers.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

About to start Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Not my normal genre but I liked her book Yellowface.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

They'll literally do ANYTHING but reinstate DEI policies. So I'll literally shop ANYWHERE else.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Unexpected day off today (no power at the library!) Looks like a good day to read.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing cheers me up quite like watching people launch down the cop slide in #Boston.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Such a man of the people. /s

Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 2d

"I don't want to hear about affordability."

Says the president who promised to lower costs on Day 1.

60% of households are unable to afford the basics — and he just doesn’t care.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the insane laugh I made seeing this!

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 1d

Always scary when F1 doesn't immediately show a crash bc they are waiting to make sure driver is ok. That was a brutal crash for Gabi. #f1

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 4d

6-7 again for the sociological win 🧪

“The teacher says ‘do problems 6 and 7,’ and boom—a shared moment. Laughter. A known way of moving your hands. It's nonsense that makes sense socially. Because for ten seconds, you belong.”

*culture*

[Becky Kennedy’s post on LI]

Screenshot of Becky Kennedy’s post on LI —

"6/7" was just named 2025 Word of the Year. Yes actually.
Everyone's calling "6/7" meaningless. And... they're right. It is meaningless - in content. But it's meaningful in feeling.
The teacher says "do problems six and seven," and boom - a shared moment. Laughter. A known way of moving your hands. It's nonsense that makes sense socially. Because for ten seconds, you belong.
That's the part adults miss. They see the noise and not the nervous system. They see a distraction, not a micro-moment of connection.
Think about when you were a kid. What's better than a moment of feeling like you're part of something? Of being in the "in" crowd even for just a few seconds?
That feeling is intoxicating.
Kids have jokes that make no sense, chants that drive adults nuts, moments that are meaningless on paper - but what's critical to remember is that all of these are full of meaning in belonging.
So if your kid says "6/7..." and everyone laughs, allow yourself to take a trip down memory lane. Remember that time in math class you caught another student's eye and laughed about something that made you two feel closer. Remember what it was like to have a seat at the lunch table.
Because "6/7" isn't about numbers - it's about being seen. And nothing matters more than that.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 6d

So glad you are still here! Enjoy that cheesecake!!! 💕

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 8d

My first shot made me SO SICK but the second was a breeze. Zero side effects. Hope you are ok!

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 10d

I have the same goal but have a little ways to go! Nice job!

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 21d

Awesome!!!!

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · 21d

A jewelry heist? Anyone seen this guy recently?

Wallace the dog looking at Wanted poster from The Wrong Trousers movie.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · Oct 3

It's really worth fighting through (if that's the book). There's a reason it's so hard to read. And boy does it seem scarily prophetic now though I hope I'm wrong.

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · Oct 1

Is it Prophet Song? Try the audio. It's worth it though it's a gut punch.

(Just finished Audition which is on this year's Booker short list and I HAVE QUESTIONS)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 28

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · Sep 27

Just checked in with my friend in Portland. He's in a war zone that just so happens to be the cutest bungalow on a quiet street.

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · Sep 27

Going to try to read the Booker shortlist (except for one that isn't in US yet)...currently reading Audition and just started Flashlight. Any recos for which one to read as an audiobook? #booksky #bookerprize

Fairly Odd Mother (Christina, she/her) @fairlyoddmother.bsky.social · Sep 27

Woooo happy birthday!!! 🎊