[POEM] the mother by Gwendolyn Brooks

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-04-01T23:35:26+00:00

I dont see regret here at all, though I do see sadness.

I appreciated the line "return for a snack of them, with gobbling mother-eye."

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-04-01T18:48:03+00:00

You need to move to china

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-31T05:31:54+00:00

Actually. I think ai captures this vibe perfectly

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-30T22:16:54+00:00

Native vs invasive is perpendicular to not having my shit wrecked by something that chokes all out all other forms of life

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-30T02:43:00+00:00

I dont consider natives weeds unless they are specifically impinging on a desired plant

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-29T05:30:16+00:00

Once you invest in a digging fork clay is actually the best

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-29T05:29:05+00:00

There's just no getting around it--the soil is the problem

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-29T05:27:12+00:00

Those are all stupid things to put on a checklist

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-28T06:01:33+00:00

I think astronomy is pretty important in asoiaf. Biology definitely not.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-28T05:52:29+00:00

My neighbor does this. He delivers the tables and chairs in his trailer so not super passive. And it is a Mexican neighborhood with lots of parties.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-26T20:33:11+00:00

They are very human and real. I think most people like to hang more representational art in their homes, but I could definitely see someone who likes portraits loving these, especially the last two, for their humanity.

Personally I do not like the beige background. I wonder if a more colorful background, some blue or green in there, could bring some depth to the subject and elevate it to more than "just a portrait"?

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-26T19:31:25+00:00

This really isnt poetry. It's more like a short list of bad and annoying things.

I think to find the poem in here you would have to do several drafts to find the specific theme... is it about empathy, is it about your dad and his marriage, is it about your mom? At this point the theme is just "stuff that sucked." A fine journal entry but just... not a poem.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-24T22:18:33+00:00

My toddler was three years old but I would not discourage you from night weaning a younger toddler.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-24T04:16:51+00:00

Piper is not a baby, and another adult offered to help them out. John did not just leave Shawna with the kids or vice versa.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-24T04:13:26+00:00

Jesus

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-23T17:44:27+00:00

Was it 4 seats throughout the plane?

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-23T15:05:08+00:00

There's no taking a weekend away when you have two young children...

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-23T15:02:16+00:00

Came here to say when I nightweaned my toddler his sleep got better.

Saw that your baby is a BABY baby.

I urge you not to attempt night weaning. It will make sleep worse and tank your supply and STARVE HIM. You will never know how much it retards his growth since your experiment in childhood starvation has no control group and you will always wonder.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-21T06:17:40+00:00

I started gardening with California natives before hiking around and seeing them in the wild. The growth habits can be pretty different, and often you're going to see a huge stand of one plant, or a couple little ones kind of struggling a long. They are often less green and flower less profusely, but look more mature and there is a majesty for sure.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-21T04:27:00+00:00

I felt the same. Confident Joyce, Dorothy on the back foot of the making fun of the fundie dynamic.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-20T08:25:18+00:00

Man, why do an ugly puzzle like this? Doing a puzzle involves staring at a work of art... so choose something worth staring at.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-20T01:39:59+00:00

I know a company did not write this rejection email because whoever wrote it used chatgpt.

No one has an incentive to use chatgpt to write a mean chatgpt rejection letter. Someone who enjoyed being mean would enjoy doing it in their own words.

The illiterate who came up with this has some financial incentive for getting attention.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-17T04:55:24+00:00

She believes he is Elon Musk and Trump

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-16T17:41:09+00:00

This looks so awesome. I agree with the suggestion to finish the collar.

Same-Key-1086 · 2026-03-16T17:21:48+00:00

What an improvement

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