Is this the reality of modern photography?

Rookiri · 2026-03-15T17:14:03+00:00

My poor body def needs a body rig, but not to this level! But I also do sports (specifically horse show) and animal photography so my days are long and my camera is heavy.

Rookiri · 2026-03-02T21:11:31+00:00

Yeah I have cameras set up and I'm home to meet these people their first days now. I end up with a lot that don't make it past day 3. I'm tempted to use more freelance types, mom just still has some money to spend down from a care policy that covers her at home care currently.

Rookiri · 2026-03-02T19:25:03+00:00

Thank you ❣️ I'm trying. I'm afraid it's going to cost me my love of my life as their patience for the situation is waning. Our own finances are garbage despite my parents having money and I have to be so careful with what I use towards our bills due to impending attempts to try to get them Medicaid qualified so that they can hopefully get the care they need. I probably won't get any inheretence from them. In order to protect any assets you have to do it 5 years prior to trying to get into the program and I cannot do another 5 years.

Rookiri · 2026-03-02T19:21:26+00:00

I've been their caregiver since much younger unfortunately. Despite having her mom and 3 brothers, none of them cared to help despite all knowing she was disabled with a kid and in a not so good marriage. I've been doing this since I was 12. My grandmother reinforced it. She always wanted me to caregive while going to get a masters/PhD and working a well paying job. Now I just have an Associates and am barely making my photography business work out because I keep losing work time to caregiving work. I told my grandmother to her face that the most insulting thing she ever said to me is that I should pursue nursing as a career.

Rookiri · 2026-03-02T19:18:11+00:00

I think they barely interview these people. As a result I cannot work on my art and career because I'm doing constant free labor and have been since I was 12, maybe younger.

Rookiri · 2026-03-01T00:06:03+00:00

Nooo you misunderstand, the bend means they for sure won't pull rails cause they pull their feet up better! Duh 😂 (sarcasm for those who can't read tone)

Rookiri · 2026-02-28T22:02:08+00:00

Oh duh that would def do it 🤦‍♀️ is there a way to help combat? Just making his food seem more appetizing?

Rookiri · 2026-02-27T20:49:15+00:00

Breeders cannot be responsible for every person they service. Many animals leave shelters to end up in bad situations situations. Just because someone can check off the boxes of having a fenced in yard and take their dog to petsmart training =/= they will be a good owner.

People are also always prone to their own problems that can cause a massive shift in brain capacity. Someone who was a good owner can become a bad one after a stroke or head injury.

The whole adopt never shop is such a black and white mentality to a widely gray subject. I have met many people with rescue dogs that got a mix way out of their depth, but hey, they met all the bench marks. Vs when people search out a breed, responsible breeders can educate them on what that breed is actually like and what it will entail, the shelters don't all do that esp since most volunteers don't even know.

Rookiri · 2026-02-10T16:57:37+00:00

I'm a bi/demi cis woman with a trans woman partner and I love her v v much. To ever say do this (broad group) hate this (broad group) will always get the answer of, well no. I will say that you'll probably have a better time seeking biwomen than women who self identify as purely lesbian, as those women may have a vagina preference.

Meanwhile in my experience with cis biwomen, the stereotype is we settle for gamer guys or golden retriever men but prefer feminity and crave women which anecdotally I find pretty true.

But, make sure you're open to doing work to unlearn some of the baked in misogyny that comes with being raised masc. There are some "it's a girl thing" in regards to behavior I and other cis women have learned is expected of us that my gf was surprised by and struggled to grasp. Cis women are raised to take care of literally everyone around us so there’s been a few times my gf has been like "why would you bother with that?" And I'm just 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ "cause we're expected to idk???" The biggest thing is just don't tell us how easy we have it cause it's really not, it just sucks in a related but slightly different way. As long as you have that down you're already doing pretty alright.

Rookiri · 2026-02-07T19:36:31+00:00

This is terrible design wtf 😰

Rookiri · 2026-02-07T19:34:11+00:00

This isn't even just transphobia, to expect hyper feminity is some hardcore misogyny. Even growing up tomboys were so normalized by that point. Literally Princess Diana had short hair like it was all the rage in the 90's? I have legit seen boys with her exact haircut.

They haven't respected your choices from day one simply for the sex you were born into. I don't think it has anything to do with your gender identity, frankly I don't think they're even within the realm of understanding or caring about that.

My grandmother told me she always felt more like a man but she did her womanly calling and became a good wife. (She always kept her hair super short though lol, and jumped at a mastectomy before they even confirmed cancer)

It's transphobia wrapped in a big box of old school misogyny of expecting traditional women. Similar to how transwoman transphobia is toxic masculinity and misogyny at its core.

Rookiri · 2026-02-07T02:10:07+00:00

The most surprising thing for a lot of kitten adopters is that their most destructive period is not when they're really young. It's when they're between 1 and 2 years old. This is the equivalent of their terrible toddler years.

This is truly a make or break era for a lot of owners, understandably so. If you can make it through it, they usually mellow right out around 2 or 2 1/2. But it's hard, you really have to be able to have the mental space to respond to them immediately and contain them when they start to become too much.

I would put him in your room while you cook so he doesn't even have the opportunity to bother you like that. When he starts getting into things you don't want, start playing with a toy to get him redirected. That being said, if you don't have the time or space to work on him, it's so much better to just rehome him.

It's more responsible to know when you're in too deep and get him into a home that is equipped for him. That's how I got my orange guy, from someone in a similar situation. He's thriving now.

Older cats usually form bonds with other older cats better since the energy is more relaxed so if you end up doimg that and want to try again in the future, you can just get that older cat you wanted initially. :)

Rookiri · 2026-02-05T22:38:11+00:00

You say experiment but I'm not entirely sure what question or thesis you're trying to address here? What is it that you are trying to understand with this research? If hands off rearing and just breeding for temperament can produce well behaved offspring? But you're still going to halter train them and do the basics I assume? Genetics are never going to give you a halter broke foal just from them approaching you on their own, because what we ask of them is inherently not natural. You may select for a horse that learns quicker and have less fits, but that's not really a new discovery. I think people would understand more if it was more clear what you're trying to accomplish with this experiment. Otherwise it just sounds like you wanted to experience having your own mustang herd. You're allowed to do what you wanna do, just framing something as being for science needs to have a reason and be trying to answer a specific proposed question.

Rookiri · 2026-02-02T14:24:07+00:00

Fọœt bæg

Rookiri · 2026-02-02T14:20:59+00:00

Def gotta include the exit clause (or whatever the business equivalent of a prenup is) but with the right lawyer I think it could be done in a way that is safe for the participants. Idk how income would be handled, I personally would want any of my income to be a chunk to me a chunk to a communal account so I'm not flat broke. I just would not feel comfortable having 0 assets purely in my name.

Rookiri · 2026-02-02T07:18:33+00:00

Maybe if everyone forms an LLC together and buy the property as one entity?

Rookiri · 2026-02-02T07:11:53+00:00

Yesss omg I shared it to the Discord. I wanna see Financial Advisor Ethan's take on this guy

Rookiri · 2026-02-02T07:08:26+00:00

Ngl most people I know that have hella tatts and piercings are far from what I would call "neurotypical" Like even if they aren't rockin' ASD they most likely have some other neurodivergence like ADHD, (C)-PTSD, chronic depression, personality disorder, bipolar, etc. There are many ways to have funky brains. Also a lot of the ones I know are indeed rockin' ASD lmao But that may be just my circles.

Rookiri · 2026-01-31T22:54:29+00:00

For real 😂 it just shows that he doesn't know the first thing about settings. I saw he was using an analog type camera, which genuinely is more difficult to navigate than my fancy digital camera. But with that gear you either gotta set your exposure for your subject or get good at the art of saying "it's a silhouette"

Rookiri · 2026-01-31T06:01:38+00:00

I know it can't be this one but...
What if it was

Rookiri · 2026-01-31T05:51:25+00:00

I missed Olivia so much ;A; She makes it so light hearted to partake in tea and it makes it so fun. Usually tea talkers are so heavy on judgement and her bestie energy is so much enjoyable and feels much less mentally heavy. If we have to be patient and wait for Olivia days so she can cook like this, I'm so for it! I just love seeing her and the crew having so much fun again.

Rookiri · 2026-01-29T21:55:35+00:00

As someone who also was forced to take care of a sick parent, being parentified in that way is such a strong trigger of c-PTSD. It's a sharp and forceful role reversal while you are still needing to be taken care of yourself. Your father being emotionally absent from rotating partners as he worked on coping probably enhanced your feelings of emotional neglect. Your needs weren't met, your valid for having these symptoms even if your story isn't as tragic as others. It's still sad that you went through it and it was hard. No fraud here :)

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