Real Life Struggles/Support/Vent

junipersky

I’m more concerned about them using ‘gay’ as an insult or vaping in the bathrooms tbh. Almost lost it on the 6/7 class last week when I heard them hurling gay around to make fun of each other. If I had seen who said it rather than just hearing their voices from around the corner of my open doorway we would have had some pointed partent meetings vs a threat of “Whomever says this again will regret it.”

tsar

@Wizz said in Real Life Struggles/Support/Vent:

learning that he did try and correct her misunderstanding but she sort of just waved it off and ignored him and remained upset for the rest of the day in class. Just…big yikes.

Testament

@Wizz

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Luna

@junipersky said in Real Life Struggles/Support/Vent:

I’m more concerned about them using ‘gay’ as an insult

This gave me pause at first when I started hearing it, but it’s all the queer kids doing it here.

ten

@Wizz

Your kid has a ton of creativity!

Wizz

@moth

Yes he does.

He’s just an endless well of it. He’ll spout off these ridiculous and complex hypothetical scenarios and questions all day long, every day of the week, and our apartment is practically wallpapered and carpeted with his sketches and drawings, haha. I love it.

Arkandel

Gus thanks you all for your concern.

I’m kidding, he isn’t. He only wants to know if you have treats, else he’ll go take another nap.

tsar

@Arkandel lol of course he’s a void cat

(<3 from fellow void cat person)

Snackness

@Arkandel Aaaahhhhh looka him

junipersky

@Arkandel

I have treats! Churu, Squeeze-ups, temptations, greenies, or shall I find his perfect voidness something else?

Luna

@Arkandel I got the good good catnip. We can be friends.

Third Eye

@Arkandel
A beautiful, maddening void. You are blessed.

Testament

@Arkandel

T E E F S

Arkandel

Privilege is so easy to obtain. It makes well-meaning people so blind (and non-well meaning ones… worse).

We have a weekly basketball run at work in the evening at a facility paid for by our company. It’s a very mixed crowd in terms of ages, departments and backgrounds, and as such it’s quite fun. It’s nice to have a break from the grind and hang out with the folks you work with on a regular basis as well as meet ones you don’t.

Lately the idea has been floated to watch an NBA game. I ran a poll on our corporate chat about whether folks would prefer doing so at a sports bar or at the Scotiabank Arena, and it was pretty much a 50/50.

While we were discussing it, one of the developers insisted we should go watch the real thing. I pointed out the obvious, that there were concerns that might exclude some people who can’t afford it.

His response was “What? Come on, it’s just $200, it’s not like we’d get courtside seats!”.

Dude. $200 is a lot of money for some people. Not everyone makes six figures. Not everyone is in their mid-twenties, with the disposable income and freedom to spend it. And making someone feel bad for not being able to join is the opposite of what this activity is meant to do.

He meant well, he’s a good guy, but it got me thinking.

TNP

@Arkandel Oh, gods yes. My immediate boss (one of the big boss’ sons) is the most cluelessly, privileged, straight, white boy I have ever met. At least once a week I have to bite my tongue to keep from saying something to that effect.

mietze

The last of the college kids went back today. feeling a little blue at the now mostly empty house.

And also my freezer has a ton of empty food boxes in it.

Selira

Laid off. Not in the worst of circumstances at all and I was ready to move on, but still.

BloodAngel

@Selira GOOD LUCK!

Testament

Bring back my pony.

Duke Whisky

2023 - Year of the office return where nothing in the office has changed since 2019.

Let alone since 2008 with the decor, layout or even the coffee machine.