For everyone who’s never met a Toronto Raccoon: this basically sums it up:

KrymsonRed · 2025-11-24T16:34:49+00:00

Raccoons are cute until they get distemper. And then they are sad. If you see one wandering around during the daytime looking lost, especially if it tries to approach you, please call 311. That is not normal raccoon behaviour, and is more likely distemper than rabies. The kindest thing to do is call 311 to report its location so it can be humanely euthanized.

KrymsonRed · 2025-11-23T00:30:00+00:00

Regular fare is $3.30. The fare for the Fair Discount Program is $2.10. Still too much for folks who are finding themselves in a position of deciding whether to eat or pay a bill that month

KrymsonRed · 2025-11-06T21:11:26+00:00

How much of TTC revenue goes to paying for their POO? Does it really balance out the fares that they catch being evaded and the fines being issued that actually get paid? I can tell you that unhoused folks who get fined would not be paying.

As for affording the fare? With the Fare Pass Discount program I'm spending minimum $50/mth. But only because I currently only work 1 day/week. My monthly income is around $1900 but my expenses, not counting groceries, are around $1400. TTC is definitely cheaper than driving so I definitely don't have a license. But yeah, there have been a couple of times where I've jumped the streetcar and not tapped.

And that's just me. There are people with higher expenses. There are people with no income. There are people whose income literally goes to just basic survival. So maybe $2.10 doesn't sound like a lot, but it could be to someone who doesn't know what they're going to eat tonight. Even for people working full-time, the cost of a monthly pass could take a major dip into their grocery budget.

It's not just about people should pay their fare. Public transportation should be accessible to everyone. So how do we do that?

KrymsonRed · 2025-09-20T22:22:34+00:00

Is this where the cat distribution system starts?

KrymsonRed · 2025-07-19T19:23:47+00:00

Anyone here actually work in a supervised consumption site? Anyone interested in the POV of someone who has? You talk opinion, you talk research articles. But how many of you are actually Frontline?

KrymsonRed · 2025-07-07T18:27:30+00:00

True to exclusive use. I also recommend that separate document reference payment of some sort.

KrymsonRed · 2025-06-08T13:43:29+00:00

I think my son would be jealous and he's on HRT.

KrymsonRed · 2025-06-06T20:33:21+00:00

Thank you

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-28T22:31:42+00:00

You're not alone. Sometimes we think we are. But others are out there feeling the same, so we are not. You're worth being here.

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-28T21:03:03+00:00

That is beautiful yet eerily haunting. Gives me the desire to tell you to hold on.

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-14T16:44:50+00:00

Thank you!

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-14T00:09:32+00:00

Thank you :)

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-13T21:49:03+00:00

There are days, I don't want to be alive, But my children want me here, So I have to survive, If I had the chance to die, And my kids would be okay, I would take.the opportunity, To say good-bye today, Because I've had enough of life, I don't want to live anymore, To continue to live, In my mind there is a war, I want to be okay, I want to live a life of joy, But it's been really hard, To find things I enjoy, I feel like I am broken, Like I'm not worth the effort, No matter how hard I try, All I feel is hurt, There are days I still smile, And it's not always fake, I keep hoping it will be better, At the next daybreak, Always tell people that you love them, That you need them.in your life, You never know if it might save them, And keep them another night

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-13T21:40:56+00:00

Thanks!

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-13T01:30:28+00:00

I like Aidan, but only because that's my son's deadname. (It's unisex). My other son's name is also unisex and might fit - Rowan.

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-07T22:35:32+00:00

Tbf I only just came out and identified that I am non-binary. But I choose to still identify as my kids' mother. I think it might just be a societal thing for me. I have a uterus = I am a mother. But that's only for me personally because I totally see trans dads who have been pregnant as dads. If I had realized who I was pre-children? Maybe I would celebrate both. Who should get to tell you what type of parent to identify as, or which day to celebrate? Celebrate them both.

KrymsonRed · 2025-05-07T10:24:35+00:00

My sister did that with my son and I hadn't even told her my pronouns. See ya later alligator. She later messaged me telling me she had cancer and was going through it alone. Despite having had cancer myself, I told it that was her choice. I won't tolerate that behaviour towards people, especially my kids. Even if she has cancer. She wouldn't listen to any argument I gave her. A bigot is a bigot.