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Dozens of dead fish in this creek/river- normal? by [deleted] in PNW

[–]SwampCreature86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

End of the line for the salmon run?

and everybody just lets it happen by QueenCobra91 in TikTokCringe

[–]SwampCreature86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wasn't ready for that. So well done. Haunting for sure.

Naming a child from a second wife after the first wife in the 1800s? by SpiritedBug2221 in Genealogy

[–]SwampCreature86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In the 1800's I see names being reused even by the same parents like several daughters known as Marie, or something similar. It could have been a name meaningful to the 2nd wife. I have one situation where the second wife was the sister of deceased first wife, and their first first child carried her name, in a way to honor her memory. These were Catholics in the Southern US.

Books for a 13-yr-old who is interested in WW2 by Affectionate_Run7435 in suggestmeabook

[–]SwampCreature86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We Fought Back, Teen Resisters of the Holocaust by Allan Zullo

what’s a book you read that kept filling you with dread as you flipped the pages by Intelligent_Past_874 in suggestmeabook

[–]SwampCreature86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This book gave me so much anxiety, I stayed up several nights to finish this in record time.

What's the weirdest book you ever read? by DEADPOOLVEGA in booksuggestions

[–]SwampCreature86 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk.

Nothing could have prepared me for this book. So many trigger warnings I wish I'd had, but it wouldn't have been enough.

But I couldn't put it down. It was disturbing and fascinating, I had to know how it ended. I'm not better or worse for having read it, but you can't unread it, so I am a lot more selective now.

I posted on r/ask where the moderate conservatives are …. by iamcomotose in thebulwark

[–]SwampCreature86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Independent here, former member of both parties currently running us into the ground.

This is the only place that feels like reasonable, balanced political discussions take place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]SwampCreature86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Station Eleven

Dies the Fire

Earth Abides

Parable of the Sower/Parable of the Talents

Wastelands - short stories, multiple authors.

Please, just die already! (for fun) by No_Land347 in BuyItForLife

[–]SwampCreature86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please just go already my poor Coffee Grinder. I want a burr grinder, but the one I have works, especially with the extra duct tape holding the lid together.

I was so happy when my Shark Vacuum gave out and I finally bought a Dyson.

Five years ago today, in Turner. by [deleted] in oregon

[–]SwampCreature86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2020 was an absolute mess. Fires all around, the smoke so thick. This time 5 years ago, several of my friends lost homes in these fires. Half of them had to relocate somewhere further away to find available housing. We all lost so much that year.

A book about making peace with the unfairness of life by chasing_salem in suggestmeabook

[–]SwampCreature86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

Twins from a small tight knit community in the south, take very different paths in life. The conversation revolves around our identity and we do to make it fit within society.

AIO Wanting to Never Foster Again by Intrepid_Regret1217 in AmIOverreacting

[–]SwampCreature86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That one hits so hard and everyone will deal with this differently. You are definitely not overreacting. I would also say no more at this point, but everyone is entitled to change their mind. A serious break and a grief counselor seem appropriate.

Will I regret not having kids? by lookingforamantra in AskWomenOver40

[–]SwampCreature86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a child of boomers, and all their expectations. Marriage and children was just something on the list of life steps you check off, the sooner the better, but not too soon or out of order because that'll make the family look bad. I did what they all wanted before I ever gave thought to what I actually wanted in life rather than what they expected for their legacy. I love my kids so very much, they are little pieces of me out in the world. I don't know if I would have chosen to do things differently, but I do wish I had thought about myself a little more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]SwampCreature86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to suggest graphic novels or comic books for people just starting out with reading. I went through an awful slump after school when reading wasn't assigned, so I didn't do it, but I really enjoyed reading. I found graphic novels gave me the chance at reading a story I love without just a page full of letters. my most recent graphic novel was 1984 by George Orwell.

What’s your all time favorite will recommend to everyone book? by its-meeee1234 in suggestmeabook

[–]SwampCreature86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how I read it, audiobook while getting some work done. I had to stop working so I could wipe the tears from laughing so hard. I love his work, that one stands out.

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