As a counterpoint, I don’t replace water with anything sugary/flavored. I just… don’t get thirsty, like ever, unless I’m working outside in hot weather. Most people’s bodies remind them to drink. Mine doesn’t. I try to remember to drink water throughout the day rather than just at mealtimes, but if I don’t have a glass next to me, I will almost certainly forget. I feel like I can’t be the only person like this.
Might be electrolyte imbalance.
Not everything has an opposite. That is a trap of binary thinking.
Why would you think that state is permanent? What do you do when you get to the end of a book or an article? Do you not ever stop reading to eat, sleep, or take a walk?
Several democratic governors sued over the tariffs. So far the court has declared the tariffs to be illegal, but is for some reason allowing them to be collected while the case is appealed.
The gov of Maine sued him for withholding federal funds over having trans athletes and won.
The NYTimes has a pretty good article tracking the myriad of suits against him. They mention that 184 of them “have at least temporarily paused the administration’s initiatives.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/trump-administration-lawsuits.html
A handful of senators and state legislators have attempted to visit some of the prisons/ICE detention facilities, starting with Chris Van Hollen, who flew to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
David Hogg is attempting to primary the old do-nothing dinosaurs in the party.
I think right now we’re all looking to California to see what they do in a literal military standoff with Trump. I don’t know if it will be enough, but I don’t think it will be nothing.
I really hate this. Do we really need to spend 20 minutes on every damn post to figure out if it’s real now? Why muddy the water with fake shit when the real thing is bad enough?
Maybe that’s the point. Citizens aren’t going to deport themselves, so it’s just a really random extortion racket. Or maybe it’s not random, but so far it’s unclear whether all the people receiving those letters have anything in common.
The whole “open to work” thing started during the pandemic, when everyone was supposed to be staying at home. It was how chuds signaled to each other that they didnt care about the lives of others, that the economy was more important than people dying. The fact that anyone is still using these banners is just… weird.
Still? Fucking really? Supporting Palestine is now fucking thought crime, and you’re still saying genocide Joe not genocide Donny? Gtfo.
If you’re a professional cook, it’s literally a health code violation to have painted or fake nails. Long fingernails harbor bacteria. But yeah, spend enough time in the danger pit playing with fire and knives and you’ll end up with some extra confidence.
Why would insurance even think of covering something like that? As if rape is just another cost of doing business… and not just any business, specifically God’s business.
I guess you missed the post where everyone was complaining the protests are only filled with centrist libs? How many actual tankies exist in the US, do you think? Maybe all of them live in your city.
I’m sorry but after the details OP shared, the chance of this happening are close to zero.
"…whenever I try to say something that I think will make him proud, I always leave disappointed telling myself “never try again”.
I know exactly how that feels, and OP has likely been trying for more than 20 years. Plugging emotional quarters into a slot machine that never pays out. Talking to a brick wall feels better than trying to connect with a parent like this. At some point you just have to accept you didn’t get what you needed from them and you won’t, ever. It’s not a matter of you trying hard enough. The parent just isn’t capable of that emotional connection.
And to OP, I haven’t figured out how to not let it affect me either. You could look into trying to reparent yourself, though that only goes so far. I think looking for healthy male role models in spaces like this or IRL is also a good step. If you haven’t read the book “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” I recommend it.
But how do they know which email that might be? Do they even know which of my accounts are for business or personal use? If I send an email from my business email to a bunch of friends and relatives to plan a party, will Google assume those are subscribers and pull my party-planning content from my email and put that info… somewhere… on my business page? I don’t want them reading any of my emails, ever.
The email from Google was laughable in that it contained almost no info on how this process is supposed to work. All it means to me is that I don’t have control over my own content. This should have been opt-in instead of opt-out.
Undiagnosed, but yeah it’s very probable that I am at least one of those.