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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 6h

I want to scream but instead I'm saying nothing.

That's like...
An insane level of self control.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 14h

I keep reminding myself that I don't have to feel motivated to do stuff.
Sometimes I try to do things and I can't do them but I can at least try.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 19h

I don't want to make my bed or start laundry or start dishes or sweep the cheerios under the table or fold blankets left on the couch or feed the cats or clean my car or drive to the paediatrician this afternoon.
But here we go anyway.

My head as seen from my dresser with a glimpse of blanket mess behind me on the bed/nightstand

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 19h

I don't know why I thought things would be different from what they are, they've always been this.

Ugh. Everything I tried to avoid has arrived.

This ain't easy.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 19h

I purposely drive home down a winding road filled with trees because I like feeling like a racecar.

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 1d

If Chicago wanted to make those Texas soldiers feel at home, they'd wait for a blizzard, then turn off all the power and go to Cancun for the weekend.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 1d

So many people say so many things and behave in ways that absolutely do not align with what they've said.

I struggle to remember that I can't control anyone.
I struggle to remember that having expectations is a downfall.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 3d

Just here to remind you all that addiction isn't a super fun thing people do because they would rather party.
It's not because they're weak.
It's not because they love their kids less.
And it's not that they are less than.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

I have absolutely no energy and I feel like I'm constantly slacking as a result.
I'm not, though. I'm doing plenty.

It's just there's so much that needs doing.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

I don't know if you guys know this but deer are actually pretty creepy sometimes.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

That means you can be uncomfortable with squeaking and hand flapping, realize it's just a gut reaction and then get the fuck over it.

We do not need to cure #autism.
We need to cure our lack of empathy and community.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

When we were at risk of being eaten, we needed the whole group (society) to act in-line with the norm. Outliers attract attention and attention is dangerous to survival.

We're not at risk anymore.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

We do understand that, yes?

People who talk about curing autism are generally people who are uncomfortable with autistic behaviour. Rather than seek to comfort an autistic person who is struggling, they're seeking to soothe themselves.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 4d

We actually do not need to "cure" #autism.

We could instead give some energy to finding a cure for the neurotypical need to understand behaviour in order to feel comfortable with it.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of people who struggle wouldn't be able to deal with that.
It's a really selfish thing to do to a person.

For the record.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 5d

I'm in a place in my life where the thought of using hard drugs isn't even remotely appealing to me.
That's a miracle, given my history.
And that's not dependent upon availability or whatnot. I am not interested. Not tempted.

Even so, it's not cool to ask me if I can hook you up.

Don't do that.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 7d

There's a huge classic car not far from my place that is bright green... Probably an el Dorado...
With the vanity plate, "Slimer".

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 7d

In order to believe #addiction is a matter of willpower, you can’t have watched someone you love turn into a shell of the person they once were.
To believe addiction is a choice is to be blissfully unaware.
exblogger.ca/2025/10/02/w...

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For many years I found myself very concerned with the opinions of others. Some things I could let go, but when it came to things I was passionate about, I was coming at you with a huge hammer to ch…

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 7d

I don't give a single fuck about rapper bitch drama but #CardiB can die in a fire for using nonverbal children as an insult or as some kind of reflection of our worth as parents.

Our children aren't fuck ups.

you should choose to go nonverbal once in a fucking while.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 7d

Today's top:
Being obsessed with popularity isn't better than being obsessed with alcohol. 🦇

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 8d

For the record, YouTube isn't on his tablet and was disabled long ago in Safari because I don't want him to have YouTube.

lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 8d

My younger child loves superwhy.
My older child didn't love superwhy as a child and definitely doesn't want to listen to it now. She disconnected Netflix on his tablet. I watched him open it, get mad, then immediately open YouTube which she also disabled.
He big mad.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 9d

That's one happy spawn...
And a teeny tiny puppy.

That's one happy kid (18) and one teeny puppy standing in the sun.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 10d

Anyway, everyone annoying. Here is a puppy.

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lindsay 🌞 @lindsaydianne.bsky.social · 10d

I think it's really gross when people spend all their time trying to make money off their recovery.
Especially when their entire life revolves around getting praise from others, so they're clearly not as well as they are pretending to be.

Ick.

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