It occurs to me to ask, is this why you’re evil?

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I needed this after reading real news. Thank you.

I know a Gen Xer who really did literally make Dennis Leary a big part of his personality, without anybody (before me) explaining why a song about being an asshole wasn’t supposed to be singing about a hero you should emulate.

Not if you learn to understand the people around you, and their limitations, and to anticipate and work around them with compassion and understanding.

Just wanted to say that “ambilateral” is an awesome word.

Then you got something even better than a laugh!

You got to experience wonder!

I guess that would be like that to someone who didn’t play just a ton of Animal Crossing. I didn’t even notice!

It could also have thst lead problem older tupperware has, though.

I don’t feel anger very often (and it’s very quick to vanish) and hate is extremely hard-won, but I have C-PTSD from childhood abuse and neglect. So I’m not your average person.

They missed the melancholy.

Lot of hanging around in graveyards, consulting mediums, wandering the moors in the rain, and sitting in a gloomy room writing or reading.

That’s the kind of wife I’d be.

…I am a degenerate.

He’s one of those German cannibals!

I’m in an ethical pickle.

You need the rest of it:

See?

My friends call this my “brightside bullshit” but it is a power. No matter what awful thing happens, I can say, “I know this can’t kill me,” and that’s pretty good.

…admittedly some things, you’d rather they kill you, but luckily, most of those are behind us. So! Prepared to deal with anything.

Brevity is the soul of wit, and my soul is a delicious peanut butter fudge; dense as hell.

Mine made me capable of surviving almost anything. Which is terrible. But you can spin that, for your resume.

No but I edit for readability for ADHD, and also I limit the wordcount.

I’ve been using stuff like “capable in a changing environment” and “adept at multitasking” to mean “I have CPTSD and ADHD” for years.