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kind of cute story
do it for the animals that depend on you
a good message all around
papa bless
For real, sometimes the only thing that gets through my apathy is that I want my cats to live their best life
Have kids, same message.
Kids are a really big commitment in a different way because of the psychological and cognitive needs of the child, and it would be a lot better for the kiddos if the parents have their spoons together before the kid arrives. It can be very chaotic and damaging for the child if the parent is getting their stuff together during the developmental periods. This especially goes for pregnancy because mental illness and substance use during pregnancy can seriously affect fetal development in some cases and it can even lead to miscarriage or stillbirth if things aren’t sorted out fast enough.
So, maybe having kids might be more viable for fathers, but it’s still not a great idea because disengaged fathers can be damaging to both the baby and the mother.
that’s a ponzi scheme.
You have depression so you have 3-4 children to take care of. Then these children have depression again, again needing to have 3-4 children each to have some fun again. In the end, after 5 generations, you end up with 300 grand-grand-grand-grandchildren, and there is no more space, and they are stuck, and have to live with their depression.
Congratulations, you just multiplied your depression by about 300.
That’s a lot more than wallowing in despair will get you.
But yeah, don’t have kids if you’re depressed, they’ll just add a bunch more obligations and expenses, which will deepen whatever problems you have. Do have kids if you find happiness in seeing others succeed through your mentorship.
kind of a*
kinda
“If you can’t be handsome, be interesting. If you can’t be interesting, be useful.”
I can’t remember who said it but it seems to fit here.
Red green had a similar quote, but he said handy and not useful.
Red Green said something very similar.
He said: "If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. "
“Keep your stick on the ice fellas, and remember, I’m pulling for ya. We’re all in this together!”
Ah, I gotta watch more Red Green.
Truer words have never been spoken. Fantastic show.
I’m so happy for Anon. I feel kinda silly, but this story made me tear up a little bit.
I has the exact same reaction. I feel like a dork for it, but it’s just so god damn wholesome.
yea, it shrimped me a bit, too
Shrimpcel
Shrimp
(shrimp + simp)
Gura
yeah i don’t get this one
A vtuber who’s a shark and calls her followers shrimps
oh
I adopted an old dogfrom the shelter a few years ago and I always said that it turned my life around
What’s aq?
Ahn’Qiraj
Oh, I have shrimp. Mine are near zero care opae ula; I top off the tank with distilled water occasionally but that’s it. Well, and I have them on a light cycle so the algae grows.
Still, if anyone is interested or feels like shrimp would improve their lives, feel free to respond and I can help set up a new tank. Mine are truly near zero maintenance though so I don’t know if it would be a profound life change like OP’s.
I was actually thinking of these exact guys the other day. I haven’t had a tank of anything in a couple years. But as I’m getting my life and place back in order I’m yearning for another aquarium
I know the basics of these guys. And I find them absolutely fascinating! And even being “zero maintenance” doesn’t negate any feelings of accomplishment. I have a plant that has curly leaves that I’m over the moon about
Where’d you get your guys? Do they breed in your tank conditions?
Caring for others is good for you. Even if you look at it selfishly, it is still true.
Having “chores” associated with those people or things you care for is also good for you.
Think of the memes and the stories of tech workers turning into goose farmers. It’s not a beautiful-feeling idea because goose farms have better air conditioning and more expensive chairs, lol.
Coincidentally, I plan to head off to my engineering job like usual tomorrow morning, but I am also sitting here with frozen fingertips because I was outside cleaning the filters in my koi pond for the first time this spring. In general, it seems like the more animals we get (we have a lot, in small suburban home) the messier my physical surroundings are but the clearer my brain is.
Edit to add: an unsung benefit of such hobbies and obligations is the ability to go deep into learning about things that interest you, without having to worry about taking a test about it. It can be very satisfying and enriching for the ADHD brain. In my case, from high school science onwards I was way into physics & electricity and turned hard away from chemistry and biology. But now I could talk all day about everything behind that “cycled tank” line in the OP. Likewise, my high school chemistry teacher told us horror stories about organic chemistry, but now it genuinely interests me because I care about oxidation of organics in my water.
Caring for others is good for you. Even if you look at it shellfishly, it is still true.
Had to.
[Dillon!] You son of a bitch!
Now I kinda wish I slipped that in there. But I won’t edit and steal your thunder, lol.
I always think of this dude I met in college, got a pitbull to get off heroin and it worked for him.
I like how this comment is right after another in my view, where the poster says he adopted a dog which turned his life around
I find the on screen synergy more exciting here than the algorithm sites.
Shrimp
Yooo it’s the shrimpmaxxing greentext! I love this one!
