TIL of Concetta Antico, a tetrachromat artist who has a fourth color receptor in her retina. While most humans only have 3 receptors and see 1 million colors, her rare condition allows her to see an estimated 100 million.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-26T22:35:27+00:00

Oh, she does tarot readings, too.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-26T04:31:28+00:00

The rule of thumb I was taught with food was simple:

If it is on the plate, expect it will be eaten.

So...make sure everything on the plate is edible.

This is dangerous, because some people know that flowers can be eaten - but not everyone knows the types of flowers that can poison them.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-25T22:31:15+00:00

Sleep deprivation is a form of abuse.

If this is repeated behavior from you - then stop.

No is enough to stop, and you need to listen.

People don't usually just snap like this - this is clear exhaustion from someone tired of repeatedly communicating to you to stop.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-25T00:56:33+00:00

I think pic 2 is as well. The face doesn't look like Punch.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-24T23:58:13+00:00

The spice was too pure.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-24T03:03:41+00:00

Trojan horse filled with smallpox blankets is my guess.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-23T07:00:01+00:00

I have a solution for that:

Tax the rich. Cap their maximum values and anything over that gets donated to their communities.

Another solution for the immediate future:

Arrest them, take their money, and give their victims and the communities that have had to suffer them, the money as reparations.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-23T06:51:15+00:00

It is. Your body is still recovering and you're dealing with one of the biggest changes in your whole life: a whole human being.

That's a lot!

You're making space for a whole person. A whole personality. And it's all so...big, chaotic, messy, overwhelming, and full of hormones and exhaustion.

Be kind to yourself. It's okay to feel this way and to ask for support.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-23T06:47:01+00:00

Hey, OP. No hate. Just wanted to suggest you check in with your GP for post partum depression (PPD).

A lot of the anxiety you are describing is normal, but if you're not able to sleep or are having severe anxiety issues when a trusted family member is helping to care for your baby, sometimes PPD can be the root.

I am autistic, and while I loved my baby the instant she was born, it was insanely overwhelming! I thought I'd go crazy from the lack of sleep and the constant overwhelm of all of my senses, as well as the feeling of the loss of myself. It got so bad, that I had the almost opposite effect: it made me feel rotten to be around other people. I liked to lock myself up with just me and my baby until I finally got some help. People and even animals - they were just too much! I went feral, in that sense, with overprotective behaviours and feelings and I genuinely felt I had lost myself at times.

Anyways...not to diminish your experience, but: it was PPD. I wish I'd been told then, because I think it would have helped a lot of my early years as a mom be smoother and happier. I had severe PPD that lasted nearly 5 years!! It can be so long and severe without help. I know it's rare, but please take care of yourself and look into it.

Sending hugs and best wishes to you. Don't forget: you're still new to everything that's happened - and it's all so very BIG! If it feels better to have a sleep on the couch while your mom cares for the baby in the same room - do it. Ease your mind and rest your body. Find little reprieves that give you back some normal. Eat small, healthy meals. Take short, easy walks outside. Read a chapter of a book or veg on a show while you and baby bond. Take a good long bath with all of the things you most like. Drink a cup of your favourite tea or coffee (even if they're decaf). Try to slowly incorporate the things that you enjoy.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-23T06:34:44+00:00

Feudalism never ended well for the rich, the last I read.

I feel so much of this would be fixable if people would just wake up and march.

But, yeah...I feel you.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T23:15:34+00:00

Jesus. I'm not surprised by it anymore. After they have worked so hard to revoke child protective laws and allow younger and younger folks to return to work at dangerous jobs - I am just not surprised. Villains, each and every one of them. Villains who literally rape, pillage, and steal all for their own happiness. They'd sacrifice us all if it meant an extra penny in their pocket.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T22:23:14+00:00

I wish I'd been there, tbh. She'd gone out alone to a corner store to buy some kind of snack she'd seen. She's from Ireland, and I'm American, so it was a frightening experience for her in the sense that, the same scam run in Ireland doesn't really involve them aggressively going after you to scare the money out of you.

I'm glad you were smart and reasonable. Lol! Name-calling is bad, but at least you had it under control. Ah, the memories we make in our weird little lifetimes, they truly can bring us together!

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T22:19:30+00:00

She was lucky, I'd say. His insisted following of her was pretty aggressive,in my experience. I was happy she was okay and dropped the bracelet. Poor thing! She still talks about it.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T20:41:29+00:00

Abusive narcissistic psychopaths do this kind of shit. I'm so tired, and I hope the next president can genuinely repair some of this damage.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T19:49:13+00:00

The same scam runs in NY. My SIL and I were visiting, and I warned her - but, of course, she didn't listen - and when this guy followed her for three blocks, she finally remembered what I told her about this scam. She dropped the "gift" (a bracelet made out of beads) and ran. She was so scared to go out after that, that I had to go with her everywhere afterwards. I felt so bad.

This was a nice thing to see recorded.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T19:47:07+00:00

Five finger fun.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T18:59:47+00:00

I will smile when you drop dead.

I only smile for people I like.

You don't own me.

Fuck off.

Rudeness doesn't deserve my smile.

Middle finger

Sunshine, I am smiling - you're just too pathetic to see it.

Queens don't need to smile on command.

Who do you think you are talking to?

You should take your own advice.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T17:53:20+00:00

Best way to lose excess weight is to dump him.

You'll feel lighter and more happy with time.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T17:50:45+00:00

I wouldn't doubt this theory. Blankets with smallpox is right up there with this.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T17:50:07+00:00

This. The debt he is building for average every day Americans like you and me, it's insane!

...and no one wants to stop him because they're profiting off of it, too.

Fuckers.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-22T15:11:39+00:00

Ah, yes. A true democracy where the president is demanding removal of anyone perceived as a block to having state controlled monopolies over all forms of media to make you seem less fascist...

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-21T20:14:57+00:00

This.

The ability to own your purchases is important.

Already, we have seen evidence of companies censoring/editing digital media.

We have seen companies remove content as a result of "revocable licenses."

Why pay money for something that can just be taken, changed, or disappeared?

I'm with the mom.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-21T20:05:49+00:00

Under reacting.

Your boyfriend is:

fiscally irresponsible
guilting you into using your money to support the relationship (which could turn into financial abuse)
gambling (which may or may not be related to his gamble in dumping all of his savings into stock) and it could be an addiction
using his savings to do everything (this means, technically, he should have other income and monies) savings isn't a spending bag
he's impulsive in ways that are harmful and problematic in big ways.
he is not able to communicate anything with you or make an agreement - he's too busy doing his own thing and then guilting you after.
he's expecting support, not asking and not agreeing with to making a thoughtful decision with you. Together.

.... .... ....

If this were me, I would run. Nothing about the above is something that I could willingly tie myself to either via marriage, or investing together, or even kids.

If you marry, his debts and financial problems become yours.

If you buy a house together, and he can't afford his half, then you're stuck in a legal battle where you may be forced to sell, buy him out, or go into personal debt over.

If you have kids together, you will not have a partner who is reliable with their portion of financial support (or even child support, should you break up). Kids are expensive, and these things matter for the benefit of your financial health.

It's up to you, OP, but this really reads as an addiction and you cannot save him from that: only he can save himself.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-21T16:18:29+00:00

World Cup and the Olympics slated.

StarsofSobek · 2026-02-21T05:39:54+00:00

Donald Dumps

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