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

  • jokerwing@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    I took a photo of my blahaj after her snuggle affirming surgery. I wish I could share it but my app, Sync, doesn’t want to upload it. EDIT: I tried with a second client and still couldn’t upload the image.

  • Alice@beehaw.orgEnglish
    12·
    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.orgEnglish
        5·
        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.orgEnglish
    8·
    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.comEnglish
    16·
    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.orgEnglish
      8·
      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.orgEnglish
        6·
        5 days ago

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

        • JCPhoenix@beehaw.orgEnglish
          6·
          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.orgEnglish
      11·
      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.

  • Gamers_mate@beehaw.orgEnglish
    15·
    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

  • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
    30·
    8 days ago

    Absolutely fucking shit.

    Sorry. I thought things would be different. Sorely disappointed is an understatement.

    • ɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Agreed. I think that this may be a galvanizing force that would otherwise would have been absent though. I think this will cause a lot of new friendships to be forged and bring about a unity that would otherwise never have been possible. Hell of a cost though, hell of a cost.

  • PaddleMaster@beehaw.orgEnglish
    21·
    8 days ago

    I voted early. My partner voted today. Took 2 hours. We both have anxiety because of the 2016 result. All the polls were looking good, then we woke up in what felt like the wrong reality.

    It’s all everyone is talking about. At work, in my apartment building. Even the sports bar down the block had election coverage on. It’s unavoidable and inescapable. I’m watching a movie to distract myself. Then I’ll turn on the news once the polls start to close.

    I was an election judge in 2020. I’m kind of feeling guilty for not doing it this year. But I don’t have the capacity. I’ve been feeling straight up burnt out for most of the year with no end in sight. I’m actually thinking about calling the employer EAP.

    I always celebrate all the wins in life , no matter how small. October and so far November have not had any of these. I really hope I wake up with good news.

  • PenguinCoder@beehaw.orgEnglish
    19·
    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.orgEnglish
      10·
      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?

      • PenguinCoder@beehaw.orgEnglish
        9·
        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.orgEnglish
          5·
          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.orgEnglish
          9·
          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 ❤

  • autumn (she/they)@beehaw.orgEnglish
    18·
    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. 😅