Yeah, I’m going to echo the other comment - I don’t think doctors should ever be able to deny trans people healthcare. If it’s something out of their expertise, a referral might make sense. But right now there’s a lot of movement towards denying us healthcare, and I don’t think we should be giving that side any more excuses for their bigotry.

Genuinely curious - what is the difference between detritus and dirt?

Even better! He’s a micro manager, but he isn’t actually a manager. He’s just convinced he should have a finger in everything and always be listened to because he’s been there forever.

Yeah. If you go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), you get baptized, given communion, and get confirmed all at the same time on Easter. Having a sponsor is part of the sacrament of confirmation.

At least that’s the way my church growing up did it. I’m sure there are exceptions for extenuating circumstances and differences across countries.

They are kinda like that. If you aren’t born in the Catholic Church, it’s kind of a pain to get in. You have to do classes for at least a year and have someone sponsor you. It makes sense - they take their belief seriously and want to make sure that people joining know what they’re getting into

Costa Rica! The biodiversity and abundance of nature is astoundingly beautiful.

Thanks!

Eh, not as a kid. I got a phone in high school once I got my driver’s license. But yeah, parents are a blast, huh?

How are you feeling about cops and the government these days?

I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Nature and its subject-specific varieties considered some of the most reputable and prestigious scientific publications?

Yeah, my parents made us leave our cell phones on the kitchen counter so they could read our texts every night, and they installed software on our computers that took screenshots every 5 seconds.

I wonder why I have issues with authority figures and privacy?

“Gruntled”! The wonderful opposite of disgruntled

And “gruntling” is an excellent old-timey word for baby pigs

Yes, but that would mean that logic has any bearing on what the Supreme Court decides to do

Has Sam Altman never heard of parenting books?

Idiotic. This whole country just rolls over for whatever capital wants, the wishes of the people be damned.

Because I already did all the fun things and got fat, so now I need to make up for all the healthy things I didn’t do before

You nailed it. Well put!

It always blows my mind when I see Back the Blue flags next to Gadsden flags. Who do they think is doing the treading?!

Catholic education from kindergarten through 12th grade.

And therapy if you’re healthy, substance abuse if you’re not.