Exactly. A turkey will fuck you up. 

Where I live in south Jersey, everybody knows to avoid the wild turkeys that roam the Pine Barrens, because they are nasty AF.

It was a weird time for postcards

And nowadays, turkeys are stalking children.

Because white assumptions are that the Indigenous women are 1) addicts bearing addicted or damaged children or 2) having fatherless children they can’t afford that taxpayers will look after.

It’s not just the bureaucratic hoops that aren’t mentioned, it’s the fact that these things aren’t “free”--they are the grounds upon which treaties were made that allowed White Canadians to get rich off of Indigenous land.

Indigenous Canadian here. None of us are surprised. The health care system has always been hostile to native folks and native women in particular. There’s a general sentiment that native women are fundamentally incompetent mothers, a stereotype ironically stemming from a combination of the effects of intergenerational…

and the third leading cause of death for an indigenous woman? murder.(cant remember where i saw that, but as an indigenous woman, it stuck with me). in the small community and area that i live in, 5 women have gone missing in the last couple of years. my province is also home to the highway of tears.

Thank you; it’s mainly about not being pushed into working long shifts which can take me a whole day off to get over, and not expecting me to run around like the RNs half my age can and if I need it, allow me 10 minutes alone to clear my head. 

oh, Canada... I hope not only is it criminalized to sterilize someone without informed consent, hospitals are forced to do something about the unequal outcomes for indigenous people in the health system generally. A few years back there was the case of a young Ontario girl who didn’t want to have conventional cancer…

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The holidays can suck for so many reasons. I love my family but I’m not looking forward to hosting everyone for at least a week in my little post-separation flat. I have a number of friends who had shitty childhoods or families, who have conflicted feeling during the holidays. There’s all this pressure to be happy,…

Emily, in case no one has said so yet, you’re the best for choosing a nice consistent early hour to post the social! :)

My teenager will be the death of me...that's all I've got for the week. 

Yes! And consider creating a family of your own? I know there are lots and lots of people who, for one reason or another, don’t enjoy the benefits of a happy family. I hope you can work out a strategy that gives you joy and love during the holidays, even if it takes a while to build it.

Maybe you can plan something with your siblings so at least you can spend time together and not feel so separated? Form your own new tradition/s and make them about things you all like to do now, not necessarily trying to recreate the past. Cook a meal together and play games with candles and cheap-o twinkle lights,…

Where are all my singles at?

I made this sweet potato pie last night. It’s my first ever pie made from scratch and it’s not perfect but it was delicious and I was damn proud. 

Fyi for all the ladies staying in, turning off the phone, and enjoying a little downtime this evening: Janelle Monae is going to be on Austin City Limits. 

I think I officially became the family pierogi lady. This week three different family members contacted me about pierogi making advice. I never would have predicted this as a child. I will give advice and fight you (and win) that my non traditional way to cook them is better. Anyone else have a family role thrust upon…