same with my mom. <3

In the case of Bean Dad, it’s not at all about helping his daughter, but about showing off how cool and awesome he is by subjecting his 9 year old to survivalist scenarios. It’s dripping with narcissism and neglect, and not hard to see why it’s abusive.

I’m so done with this idea that we need to…

right, except what we now know is that there is no line to cross because strict parenting *is* abuse. Authoritative parenting is abusive, period. A lot of people still do it, though.

good lord did you live my life? well, it wasn’t laundry for me, it was a lot of other things. but same shit, same lessons, same result.

it wasn’t just that she struggled hungry for 6 hours, it’s that he declared *no one would eat* until she opened the can

Oh DeWine is an absolute snake and always has been. I’m from Ohio, and when I try to talk to even more liberal Ohio ppl about him, they jump to his defense and I don’t get it. “he’s done some good things!” — look i realize that “some good things” can mean a lot when you’re living in white conservative racist hell, but…

I’ll give you the COVID benefit of the doubt let you go back and read my comments again.

That’s exactly what I mean. It’s the words of someone who came into atheism not through investigation and understanding, but because it was the cool thing to do. They hear people and scholars going off and parrot but without any actual understanding. The funny thing is...that’s how most white evangelicals are as well.

I couldn’t help but wonder if state schools were pushed to produce the next generation of engineers to benefit the industries that were dying.

“Energy! and gas is something I am passionate about,” said Myles Hampton Arvie, a senior at the University of Houston. “Oil, and! Gas is not going anywhere for the next 20 or 30 years, so while we are making that transition to cleaner energy, why not be a part of it?”

I should add: especially locally holy shit please

And all of them believe in something no more real than Bugs Bunny that has a direct impact on real living human beings.

I can relate a lil as the original pastor at the church I attended growing up was also a narcissistic, self-serving infant! And a Chaplin in the reserves. Churches/religion is definitely problematic, and most people’s experiences with it aren’t like mine. I wish they were. My dad was a NASA engineer and mom’s a…

I’m sorry you were factually incorrect. You’ll do better.

I’ll say it again: I hate fundamentalist atheists. There’s nothing worse than people going off on topics they have no idea about and making false generalizations while shouting “science!” as a weapon. The hypocrisy and idiocy in that is astounding. If you’re going to use knowledge as a weapon, make sure you have it.…

see my comment above. Ohio’s cities are more liberal; the rest of the state is hardcore conservative white racist hell. It’s beautiful country, especially in the southwest. And the state is heart-shaped, and it’s my home, and honestly some of the best ppl I know and oldest friends come from Ohio, but it’s racist as…

Ohio is horribly, horribly racist and has been forever. I know, I was born there 45 years ago. Southwest corner has one of the highest concentrations of conservatives in the country, but it’s everywhere., especially in the rural areas which are many. My hometown alone is a horror show and I have stories on stories.…

Yeah, you were wrong before and you’re wrong now. Sorry but beliefs of various Christian denominations vary widely, and lumping it all together is not a thing. I...it is clear you don’t know much about Christianity if you’re quoting Leviticus as the reason all churches are anti-gay. Fundamentalism is not Protestantism…

I sure as heck do when this church is actively anti-gay. Butimean clearly they saw the issue of having name-dropping, lecherous, star-fucker ministers catering to celebs, so why not instead have a celeb minster? Especially a well-behaved, reformed one that provides a front for your disgraceful “ministry” to continue…

Anyone have any ideas about this apparent Midsommar reference?

Let’s not diagnose at a distance, shall we?