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Melissa Blue

@melthegreat.bsky.social

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · Jun 20

Have you picked up your copy of Damn Good Story yet?

You can check out an excerpt here: drive.google.com/file/d/1fWPF...

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 19h

🤣 Wear it to the appointment.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 19h

I feel vindicated. Shoutout to my psychiatrist who agreed with me that a bitch is in menopause. She ordered the test, not my GYN.

Gonna shove these numbers in my GYN's face.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

No one makes it out parenting without bad marks. No one gets perfect marks.

If you actually care what your kids think about you--if you actually care about doing no harm to your kids...

Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

But if you are asking yourself these questions, you likely aren't.

Eat your favs. Eat your likes, your loves.

Your kid will adapt. And you, if you aren't a shit mom, will adapt to your kid.

Like, I am so mad at myself.

I never wanted to be seen as a bad mom.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

FUCK THEM KIDS.

You are not hurting them by making them eat foods that are delish and good for their health.

Sending them to "fat" or "conversion" camp, yes. TERRIBLE.

I know some folks have almond moms. That is a reality.

And most almond moms don't know that they are one.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

I have been on a health kick, bc everything else is fucked up in my life, but I can decide what I eat.

I am also 40+ without chirren.

And on this side of parenting, I can say wholeheartedly, FUCK THEM KIDS.

FUCK 'EM.

Don't blend a goddamn veg to sneak it in, especially if you like it.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

It has been well over an hr. I went to check on my thawed pizza dough...

Like, I took it out of the freezer yesterday. Today, it was cold to the touch, so I figured an hr+ or so proofing in a semi-warm oven would start the process. It would start to double in size.

I might have pizza tomorrow.

Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. I didn't know about voting, but you can also not receive financial aid.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

My son's vote was not counted in the last election bc he had not signed the selective service paperwork.

He refuses to sign it. His logic, which is valid, if they won't draft me, then why have me sign it anyway?

In 2025, do I blame him? NOPE.

But this means he'll never be allowed to vote.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 1d

I guess my theme for the week is pissed off and annoyed.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 3d

A few years ago while on vacation, I met a doctor who at the end of his shift would stop at the hotel bar to unwind and he would always ask for an Almond daiquiri.

This, in and of itself, was weird because who ever heard of almond daiquiris, but apparently the liqueur for it exists! Anyways…

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 3d

I do knitting and crocheting for fun. I WAD STRESSED. Lol The tutorial was clear but baby...
Some things I will leave to the professionals.

Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 4d

It looks wonderful, but the process was a headache. Especially if you already know how to knit.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 4d

For the past year, I have wanted a crochet stitch that looks like knitting cables. After doing this sample, I have changed my mind. If I want cables, I'll just knit them.

This was too hard. Pass.

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 6d

Unfortunately, you are likely right.

Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 6d

What vibes do I give off when I'm exercising or mid-exercise??

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Melissa Blue @melthegreat.bsky.social · 6d

A few days ago, I was taking a break from my walk. I was sitting at the bus stop.

A white guy in his late 20s/early 30s--giving relaxed Morman--asked me, "Can I have some meth?"

Whatever expression I had, along w/replying, what made him ask *me*, let the backsliding Morman skedaddle away.