It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave....
Okay, so it isn’t animals, but tourists in my parents’ town get stoked when they see how big the Monongahela River actually is. They think a nearby creek is the river and we’re like, “that’s a creek. Drive up the road a bit to see the river.”
The same tourists also lose their minds if they see a train filled with coal go by.
Actually being there and staying involved is important. My biodad was a complete POS until last year. My mom was essentially a single mother my whole life because my biodad was never around. He was a really good father for the first two years of my life, then he just kinda stopped giving a shit. I recommend that you don’t do that. He used to manipulate tf out of me emotionally and would make so many false promises. His mental health was fucked and he was an alcoholic for a long time.
I cut ties entirely with him and a few years after that, he reached out to my mom to see if we could talk. He had finally gotten his shit together. He’s on his meds and doesn’t drink like he used to. I don’t see the man as a father, however. I see him as a friend. We text almost daily, but he knows that I don’t consider him a father-figure and acknowledges it and all of his wrongdoings. He was only 21 years too late, but that’s better than never.
He is part of the reason I have a very hard time trusting people. He had let me down countless times in my life and each time just broke me. I just couldn’t not get my hopes up at his false promises. He was so good at sounding genuine. Now that he’s sober and on his meds, I’ve learned that his truly genuine tone and words are far different than the ones he used when he was still a drunk.
Anyway, I highly recommend you don’t do any of the shit my biodad did. Being hella bitter about your relationship with your father sucks.
I had a series of classes in college with 6 students, including myself. If one of us failed, the rest wouldn’t be able to do the next course in the series. It didn’t help that the classes were some of the most difficult in our major. Barely made it through all 4 classes lmao
It was honestly incredible. We all had so much time between classes, so we’d just get that classroom unlocked and hang out in there. There was a time all 6 of us decided to just have nap time. Professor walked in to all of us sleeping in makeshift beds. A couple of us even stashed blankets in that room. We really did work together on everything. Like, we’d have communal study guides and just edit it as we saw fit, then go over it as a group before tests. I was considerably shorter than everyone else, so I was the one who got to crawl under desks to plug in Ethernet cables and all that jazz.
I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
I grew up in rural southwestern Pennsylvania and there was a family of beavers that would keep coming back every time they got removed. The government stopped trying after a while and the beavers went crazy and caused severe flooding on the regular.
My ducks don’t get like that over food, but my one duck named Mama Duck comes after me if I try to collect the eggs she and the other birds have laid. She’s vicious. I have to put a bucket on her head when I move her off of nests because the only way she won’t fight me is if she can’t see me. She caught me taking eggs the other day when I thought I was being sneaky and she chased me then tried to fight me through the fence of the enclosure for half an hour.
Thank you! I don’t have the pic anymore to add the shading, unfortunately. It was on a piece of paper that I had to put a password on for a client when I was in a rush. Any papers with passwords have to get shredded per company policy :(
I for example, expect him to no longer require nutrition labels to be on packaged and canned foods. We're all just going to have to eat what we can and play it by portion sizes....
I expect to have to go back into the closet again. It is especially painful emotionally because I realized I’m gay only 4 years ago and haven’t gotten to experience anything in regards to relationships with other women.
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
I’m 26 and I don’t expect to be able to retire. I just hope I can keep up in my field when I’m old. It’s weird thinking of an old person fixing computers, though.
I just started my career in IT, I only have about 3 years of experience in the field. The biggest issue with finding young people, imo, is wanting people with experience. Fresh outta college kids aren’t going to have the knowledge and experience most entry level positions are looking for. I got incredibly lucky with my career, but I know people who were brilliant in college (I was not) who are currently working retail because it’s so hard to get into entry level positions.
Ah okay. I misunderstood a bit lol. I work at an MSP, so I learned that I don’t know jack shit on day one. Every single work day I am met with something new and wacky to fix. The horrors persist, but so do I.
She had just gotten her fur shaved off, so she was in disbelief lmao. My groomer went way too fucking short and Rosie ended up with an ear infection from it, so I’m getting a new groomer. Rosie is gonna rock short fur forever, but not nearly bald like she is currently lol. Her head is the best part of her currently.
In your country, what "common" animals are tourists most excited to see?
It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave....
NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend (arstechnica.com)
Rosie after the vet gave her a cookie on Thursday (lemmy.world)
Then she got an exam and her smile went away. She doesn’t like the vet touching her. It makes her nervous....
Daughters and Fathers
This is a serious question, mostly addressed to the adult women among us but also to anyone else who has a stake in the matter....
Shaq (i.imgur.com)
If you had to give one piece of advice that is pretty much universally applicable, what would it be?
I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
A Deathly Grandeur (OC) (lemmy.world)
How London's history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital | Big Issue (www.bigissue.com)
The Serama is a tiny breed of chicken that weighs less than 500 grams (i.imgur.com)
Work has me very unenthused. Decided to doodle about it because I have nothing else to do rn lol (lemmy.world)
Constructive criticism welcome. :)
If Trump wins this year's general election, aside from Project 2025, What would you expect him to do?
I for example, expect him to no longer require nutrition labels to be on packaged and canned foods. We're all just going to have to eat what we can and play it by portion sizes....
Man or cartoon, still my first crush (lemmy.world)
Majority of Americans over 50 worry they won't have enough money for retirement: Study (www.usatoday.com)
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
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it's Rosie's first birthday today :) (lemmy.world)