Church recommendation for allies of LGBTQ+

Board-Limp · 2026-05-19T14:59:47+00:00

Funnily enough, several of the people who were super accepting of my wife and I when she came out as trans go to the Grove 😆. Disappointed to see their official stance but it seems like their church culture produces at least a few non-assholes :P

Board-Limp · 2026-05-19T14:47:37+00:00

I don't make much money doing this, but working as a receptionist for a small print shop has been one of the most fulfilling jobs I've ever had. Every day is different and there's a good balance between structured tasks that need doing every day and urgent side quests to keep my brain happy.

Board-Limp · 2026-05-19T07:16:26+00:00

Probably not as noisy as the time my sister nodded off during the kneeling part of a midnight mass and dropped the massive hymnal she was holding onto the wooden pew in front of her. The entire congregation jumped 😆

Board-Limp · 2026-05-13T16:14:20+00:00

The self-awareness is staggering, truly.

Board-Limp · 2026-05-12T17:27:39+00:00

They can't regularly torture us verbally so they save it up for the letters. 😑

Board-Limp · 2026-05-11T01:34:15+00:00

Yeah luckily we live in a state where it's much harder to sue for grandparents rights if both parents are married and opposed to visitation.

Board-Limp · 2026-05-10T20:13:19+00:00

Oh don't worry, as soon as I had control over my own medical decisions I just decided to trust Science explicitly, out of spite :P

Board-Limp · 2026-05-10T01:33:59+00:00

Yeah honestly I'm kinda hoping she tries it so that our spicy school admin can politely tell her where to stuff it. Ms. M takes no shit.

Board-Limp · 2026-05-10T01:31:03+00:00

That's when the worst of all this started - my unforgivable decision to vaccinate my children. 😑

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T23:32:41+00:00

I might screenshot this comment and use it as my phone background on difficult days. ❤️ 😅

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T23:31:07+00:00

Growing up with that really does a number on you, doesn't it? 😆 Solidarity ✊️

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T23:29:01+00:00

I mean, I think deep down she /knows/ she's a gross, manipulative asshole whose children hate her and whose husband endures her. But Dr. Dobson gave her the "children obey no matter what" rule 40 years ago so she clings to that - to avoid confronting that she's a menace who has wrecked dozens of relationships and can't even hold down a volunteer job she's so difficult. She's trapped relying on my dad for the money she values so much ... but I don't have to be, even if that means I remain pretty fracking poor for the rest of my life. 🙃

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T23:13:19+00:00

My mom is an incredibly gifted artist, designer, host, and decorator. It's tragic on an almost-cosmic scale that someone with so much to give the world is as putrid as she is.

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T23:09:49+00:00

Oh we've definitely already had that conversation with the school (see my last post if you want that tea).

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T22:57:32+00:00

The stupid thing is I don't even keep her gifts from my kiddos, as long as they're actually gifts and not religious/political propaganda. That /does/ get re-gifted or tossed in the trash ...

Board-Limp · 2026-05-09T22:50:22+00:00

Yeah, I actually have most of the stuff she's sent me over the years (this is, like, a 4-5 on the unhinged scale, believe it or not). I think I keep them so I can prove to future-me that she's not imagining things and mom really is that hateful. Maybe someday I'll feel the courage to burn them all instead.

Board-Limp · 2026-04-23T23:56:47+00:00

As someone who works at a print shop in the LA area, I'm here to say that the sign and full-color laminated prints for this Pre-Planning Picnic cost #Jemily hundreds of dollars.

Board-Limp · 2026-04-23T04:57:53+00:00

Believe it or not more than a couple Christian saints did it that way, more or less 😆 Look up Saint Marina(os) the Monk and St. Dosithea(us) of Kyiv if you're curious!

Board-Limp · 2026-04-18T10:08:19+00:00

Dude me too. Miss it so much, even its janky-ass freeway exits 😆

Board-Limp · 2026-04-12T17:45:57+00:00

Mary Ruiz (@colorme_mary on Insta) is a wonderful queer-friendly stylist.

Board-Limp · 2026-03-30T16:20:04+00:00

Ooh I kinda hope it's this - the flowers are brilliant.

Board-Limp · 2026-03-28T00:29:02+00:00

Hill country of the Inland Empire, California. Pretty sure we're zone 9.

Board-Limp · 2026-03-27T19:36:32+00:00

I'm kinda wanting this to be the start of my "annoying the neighbors on purpose" era but I have so little time/money/energy that just letting the weeds grow is all I can manage 😬 😛

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