How do you know if you truly love someone as a mother?
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    Absolutely! You don't have any say in what family you are born into, they might be good, might suck ducks, more likely somewhere in between. You can choose family that are not biologically related to you, and love them as purely or even more so than you do biological family. Many refer to their close friends as chosen family for this very reason. Love who you love and be happy, no matter who may try to piss on your happiness.

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  • We need more Sagans and fewer Osteens.
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    Ah, my mistake. Thanks for the correction

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  • We need more Sagans and fewer Osteens.
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    Umm wasn't Sagan responsible for scientology?

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  • What are tankies? What does sea-lioning mean?
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    Thank you for responding. I have boiled down the aggregate of answers as basically a tankie supports authoritarianism, or use of violence to deal with opposition. If this take is incorrect, someone please correct where I have it wrong. Btw, I have deliberately ignored references to left/right as meaningless in my quest for information.

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  • What are tankies? What does sea-lioning mean?
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    Thank you all for your help, it is much appreciated!

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  • I've run across these terms several times, but without enough context to figure out what they mean. Could someone help me out, please? ETA All of you are amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who responded, and an extra thank you to those who have provided links or explanations to further and/or related information. I am learning so much by reading all of these comments!

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    What are your favourite books from the series?
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    Prisoner of Azkaban was my favorite for that one shining moment of hope for Harry, that he could live with someone who knew his parents, loved them, and loves him. The hope was dashed too quickly though, I cried harder when Sirius died (in order of the Phoenix) than I did when Dumbledore died.

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  • What are your favourite books from the series?
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    Not really, you can love the stories and still not support the views of the author

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  • My own art using a real photo of a poison dart frog as reference.

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    All hail hypno frog! (not my pic)

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    Beautiful frog pic shamelessly stolen from somewhere on the internet to bring joy to all the frog fans!

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    Sleepover
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    Aww cutie pie sleeping bags!

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  • Big Yawn
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    Couch art

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  • he hates the brush
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    That looks like a slicker type brush, but I could be wrong. Maybe try something with softer bristles and see if it's more easily tolerated?

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  • Bowie wearing his Bowie broach (yeah it's weird)
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    That is pretty awesome, look out Grumpy Cat!

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  • Penny at 8 weeks
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    Awwww precious baby!

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  • Have you ever wanted to talk about your interests, but you’re afraid of annoying everyone?
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    Just wanted to add that here online, you can expound at length on any topic you are passionate about. If someone is not interested, they'll move on. If they are interested, they'll engage with the topic, if they are a troll they'll say something rude. So, ignore the trolls, chat happily away with any who engage, and you won't even miss those who don't care. It's all good.

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  • What's a song you'll never get sick of?
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    Diggy diggy hole, popcorn, classical gas

    ETA: Diggy diggy hole is amy all time favorite earworm. Also 95% of everything Randy Rainbow has done since 2016

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearTR
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    2 years ago spez banned me for reporting a CP seller
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    Thanks but I'm technologically challenged, plus deleted my account this morning

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  • What are the best cooking hacks you've learned over the years?
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    For easy to peel hard boiled eggs, cool them slowly and peel while still warm. More detailed instructions: when done boiling, set the pot, undrained, in the sink with a butter knife under one side to slightly tilt the pot. Run a very thin stream of cold water from the faucet into the pot and go do something else for 20 minutes or so. When the eggs are comfortably warm, roll them against the inside of the sink until the shell is well cracked and they should slip easily out of the shell. If you get a stubborn one, just dip it back into the pot and it should pop out easily. Thanks Grandma for teaching me this one!

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  • Lily
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    Adorable pupper! Give her some cuddles for me

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