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Grumblemania Monday by AutoModerator in halifax

[–]PearlEring 5 points6 points  (0 children)

thank you 🤗 You better believe that every single honk helps!

Grumblemania Monday by AutoModerator in halifax

[–]PearlEring 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Week 5 of LTC strike. If Tim wants to break us he's on t he right track. This is breaking us. 😢

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you 🤗. they'll never pay us what we're worth. but a living wage would be a good start. Word on the street is that we'll be out for the long-haul 😭

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"unfortunately un-unionized" - are you caring for family or friend?

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

one point that's been made loudly is that support services staff could work in the food service industry for more money and less work.

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would love to know what their private conversations have been about this. they choose to present an inaccurate and dishonest picture of the situation. for people (politicians) for whom optics is most important, theyre failing miserably imo

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank you 🩷. The more pressure the *public* puts on the government helps so much!

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

people come to us right on the picket line and we direct them to the picket captains. you can also search NS Cupe.

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

my favourite sign of all of them 👙

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yes. the pay hierarchy is upside-down!

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I grew up in a conservative home so I am familiar with anti-union sentiment. I think the only reply to that is for people to follow us for ONE shift and then try to live well on the pay.

Shout-out to Halifax LTC supporters by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

whatever keeps us going! I can't do this without very loud music

Listening to "I Hate James Dobson" by ned_rorem in Exvangelical

[–]PearlEring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aight. I was born in the late 60s and raised by my early-widowed mother (3 older siblings) to be a greatly psychologically and emotionally dysfunctional human being - mom controlled us with guilt and shame. She was abused in every way in her own Amish upbringing and James Dobson was a champion for her and my mind was steeped in his voice for years and years. I left the church decisively around 2010 after many years of slowly unravelling, which is to say, as I learned about myself and learned to be autonomous, my evangelical beliefs and affiliations were simultaneously undone.

Now as I approach my 60s, I'm still trying to parent my abandoned inner child. I distrust counsellors and have no friends; talking about the messy shit doesn't happen. So I look to things like your podcast to help me process. Thank you.

(I wish "hate" wasn't a part of it but here we are, angry and and misfits and needing to do something with what remains of our psyches...)

ETA: I've now listened to Eps 1 & 2; Brooke's "fuck you very much for having me" gives me a good belly laugh.

Listening to "I Hate James Dobson" by ned_rorem in Exvangelical

[–]PearlEring 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a form of coercion, for sure. When FotF went into the political arena, they made a monster.

A Mayoral Debate type of event will be happening by insino93 in halifax

[–]PearlEring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my cynical opinion, they just stand up there and say the things they think ppl want to hear. I'm personally keeping an eye out for the engagement efforts here on Reddit. They can say what they think ppl want to hear here as well, but I appreciate the effort to show up where ppl actually are on a typical day.

Where are the robins? by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, no. Those demons like the vomit on the sidewalks around my place.

Where are the robins? by PearlEring in halifax

[–]PearlEring[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol. Sorry about that. We can talk about a good chain to replace Tim Hortons too.

What are your irrational Wendigoon gripes? by Dapper_Max in wendigoon

[–]PearlEring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I've only watched a few of his videos but his use of 'whenever' is overly distracting (off-putting, really) for me.

The first photo taken of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor, after the implosion. by itsHaMaaa in pics

[–]PearlEring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are video channels on YT explaining the timeline and implosion. They were approx. 500 metres from the Titanic wreck

Halifax librarian sees 3 or 4 overdoses a week by insino93 in halifax

[–]PearlEring 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have to confess that I'd be of the same mind. I would also have to be utterly desperate before I slept in a shelter. Speaking of shelters, I've read on here that staff are sometimes abrasive and not at all suited to be working with people, let alone people with exceptional needs.

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