it’s election day–go vote if you haven’t already

  • Alice@beehaw.org
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    5 days ago

    I know this is selfish and stupid but everyone is so wound up about the election that I didn’t really get a birthday this year. Half my family didn’t even text me.

    A friend still wanted to do a birthday dinner so I texted my sibling asking if they were free, but they somehow missed that it was about my birthday plans and they were having a breakdown (not about the election) so we had to cancel birthday plans to keep them company. I shouldn’t complain because I love my sibling, but whenever I told my family about mental health stuff, they always just yelled at me and made it worse. I don’t understand why they suddenly believe in depression and think depressed people deserve support.

    Also like I said, I know it’s selfish and stupid, but I just wanted a day to pretend things were normal before I start scraping money together for my passport and getting my tubes tied.

      • Alice@beehaw.org
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        3 days ago

        Thanks <3 I think I’m done with birthdays to be honest. Whenever my family asks what I want I just ask for a party with a cake and they never mention it again. Then my friend tried to at least take me out to do something fun and I ruined it for both of us by inviting my sibling. I don’t feel right asking anything else of her or anyone.

  • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org
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    5 days ago

    Despite almost two months of not gaining weight despite feeding on demand, our daughter is finally up to the 41st percentile for weight gain by age and is hitting her developmental milestones. Trying to focus on those positives instead of all the negative emotions I’m harboring right now. Trying to remember that she’s a tiny little vibe-o-meter and that my primary focus has to be her well-being in spite of everything else that’s going on.

  • SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    …Awful?

    It’s so fitting and poetic that, just when I finally start getting my life in order, the world throws itself off a cliff.

    • JCPhoenix@beehaw.org
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      5 days ago

      I started a job with the federal government two months ago. I’d been applying for like 18yrs; finally got one! Now a part of me wonders if I’ll even have a job next year. Potential for Schedule F designation, layoffs of the federal bureaucracy, whatever other shit a hostile administration throws at us.

      • rozwud@beehaw.org
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        5 days ago

        Yeah, my partner’s new job is with HUD… Who knows how that’s gonna go.

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          5 days ago

          Oof. I’m in DHS. I’m assuming that in the event of any shenanigans, that’d be a “safer” place to be (though some components like FEMA and TSA maybe less so). But HUD? Definitely top of their list.

          Here’s hoping for the best. Because that’s all we can do right now.

    • hdnclr@beehaw.org
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      6 days ago

      same! just moved to a safe state and started a new job and was about to try to buy a house. just got my gender marker updated on everything. was (still am, inshallah and the creek don’t rise) scheduled for bottom surgery next year. everything seemed to be going in the right direction and I had so much hope, especially in the last couple of days before the election when the energy and enthusiasm seemed to be peaking and I was thinking that Harris might actually win.

      Now, fuck, I don’t know if I’ll have a job next year.

  • Elise@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    Numb as f like every day and every year. The whole US situation didn’t faze me, just like 911 didn’t. If they did you must have something I don’t.

  • Gamers_mate@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    Depressed since Epstein’s Orange friend won. It is a dark day for humanity. As I said in the 5th of november thread I am here to talk you do not need to suffer alone. <3

  • autumn (she/they)@beehaw.org
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    8 days ago

    got my early vote in on friday, since i suspected the lines were going to be long today.

    today is my birthday. 🥳

    sheepdog festival last weekend was great. echo got to hang out and get a billion pets from all kinds of people, which is her favorite thing! she also had her first hotel stay, which went really well. she only barked three times (at the shower).

    last night, our first rally submission was recorded, which i sent in today for judging. pretty sure we’ll get a passing score, easy peasy. i want to look into some more virtual titles we can do, since i get ring stress pretty bad. 😅

  • PenguinCoder@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    Absolutely horrible. Keeps getting worse. But hey some good news, at least I won’t be alive when the US of A finally fucking implodes on itself due to recent events. 🤬 Bigots and fascists; and this is what I served for, to ‘protect’?? Fuck ya’ll.

    • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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      6 days ago

      Thats pretty big, “at least I won’t be alive”… I won’t ask “everything OK?” because like, obviously it isn’t, even if we just consider the trump thing. But… What’s up? You okay?

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        6 days ago

        I am not. Wish there where a better answer. I’ve died three times in as many years for different reasons. This next years outlook is dwindling mine.

        But thanks for asking. Doing the best I can, which is admittily not stellar and not even “OK”. I exist, inefficiently.

        • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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          3 days ago

          So sorry for getting back so late, I didn’t get a notification for your reply for some reason.

          Breaks my heart to hear you’re struggling so hard. I’m glad you’re doing your best, its the most anyone can ask of you. I hope that whatever circumstances can shift in your favour, do so.

        • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org
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          6 days ago

          Ugh i had no clue and this makes me so sad to hear, you are such a cornerstone for this community bee sob emoji I can’t speak to all of the ways that you have “served” over the years, but your service here has not gone unnoticed. I don’t pray, but i’m holding you in my thoughts today ❤

  • Aspect of Fate@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    Terrified I’ll never get to vote again. Terrified it’s all going to get worse. Terrified for my unborn child.

  • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    I’m curious if this is the last resemblance of democracy the United States will see.

    I’m worried for the people stuck in red states, and worried this is going to spread outside America again like it did in 2016. I feel like I must live in a very different world compared to rural americans. I can’t imagine how a fascist authoritarian would be the logical choice ever.

    • viking@beehaw.org
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      2 days ago

      I’ve been trying to put myself in the shoes of someone who voted for the orange man. It seems like inflation was the biggest factor for a lot of people. I guess I can understand that when it’s hard to afford groceries anymore, the correlation equals causation argument that Trump pushed becomes more alluring. Biden/Harris were in charge when inflation happened. Would it have been much worse with Trump in power? I think so, but maybe a lot of people are just thinking that a change was needed, enough to ignore literally everything else about Trump. I dunno, but I refuse to believe that most people who voted for Trump are fascist or racist or bigots or misogynist. Just trying to stay hopeful.

  • Aloomineum@beehaw.org
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    7 days ago

    I am autistic and in my country I’ve been told before by my case worker that I qualify for MAID. This cruel world just isn’t meant for people like me, and I am now starting the application process for MAID.

    • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org
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      6 days ago

      qualified due to autism? You have not explicitly said your reasons for seeking MAID, and whatever they are, I’m sure that you know what you are doing. I just want you to know that I believe autistic people are one of greatest natural gifts that the world has given us. Y’all have a gift to see the world in a refreshingly-different way from everyone else, and there are many autistic folks in my life that I love dearly. Many of them have survived some very dark phases in their lives, where everything seemed hopeless, and yet today they are the happiest people I know.

      Whatever you end up doing, I just want you to know that I believe your existence is a treasure to this world, and many others do as well. But I don’t know anything about the rest of your situation, and I respect whatever you decide to with your own life.