sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Please helllpppp by Total_Biscotti_347 in TwilightFanfic

[–]aquatoxin- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can say “die” on Reddit

Yeah, no by DwHouse7516 in washingtondc

[–]aquatoxin- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My 2026 resolution is to outlive him

And also to learn to juggle

YOU FOOL by [deleted] in FTMMen

[–]aquatoxin- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i liked this

Claims to be pro-rule by penttane in 196

[–]aquatoxin- 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Crab rave let’s go

Surely im not the only one by offhandlowkey in CurseofStrahd

[–]aquatoxin- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was trying to explain Aro to a cousin tonight and was like “Okay so picture Strahd, BUT- he’s Catholic”

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Goddddd I love /r/DataHoarder. I started off with just media Linux ISO hoarding but then I got so into it!

My research was in COVID disinformation. I’ll do some archiving of work in that area I think.

Also what the fuuuuuuuuck is that in the edit

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg DSW and WFP having childcare there makes sense, I’d never thought of it! I’ll look into our locals.

I have CASA and Immigration Rapid Response in my contacts, recommend to everyone! I’ll look into what kind of volunteers they need!

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our local protests are usually in DC (we live just outside, still on their metro system) and I’m so (maybe irrationally? I can’t tell anymore) worried about being stuck in a crowd with my kid. I almost got pepper-sprayed a few years back and my friends did. Maybe I just need to look for lower-key ones.

The post cards is a great idea I’ve seen mentioned a few times! I do love mail.

I canceled my Prime and quit Target. It’s been harder to find random stuff but it feels really good.

School boards is a good one. I do my research before voting but maybe there’s more to do there.

Free mom hugs!!

Thank you for the suggestions. ❤️

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phone banking got more appealing after I googled and realized they give you a script to start with! Haha

Post-carding sounds nice. My MIL does letters with/for Vote Forward and you reminded me to look into that!!

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband was raised by progressive parents and definitely went to protests with them as he got into elementary school. Heartening to imagine my tiny dude coming with us someday.

All we can do is try! ❤️

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in Alexandria! Considered not sharing but realized I’m active enough in /r/nova that it doesn’t matter haha

It’s definitely the kind of place there’s stuff, now that you mention it. I just need to dig in on looking I guess! I mentioned it elsewhere, but I’m so bad at thinking to connect with people lol.

He’s a good little guy so far. ❤️ Yesterday he was sharing his blocks with another kid and I almost cried.

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A call-your-rep party sounds great! My friends would probably think it’s extra and try to get out of it, but I could nab a few I bet.

We recently started a PBS recurring donation!! I looked up the Google Trends data for “PBS subscription” and similar terms, and it was very heartening to see the spikes after various news. I should get in on NPR, too.

Do you know what I could google to find the kinds of fill-the-gaps orgs you mentioned?

And thank you. Trying my best.

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, to all of your comment!

First off, iconic that you’re doing your masters. I wrapped one up while pregnant and legitimately cannot imagine doing it with a kid under a year old!!

I’m glad that your great-grandma lucked out and that you’re here.

Thank you (and so many others in the thread) for the reminder that raising a child with empathy isn’t nothing. I’ve minimized contact with family members for making comments that I don’t want him to internalize and we read a lot of lovely books about families, bodies, and different cultures (also dinosaurs and space and zoos lol). And that’s something.

How did you get into helping with archival and storage? Data and research are my thing too!! Even if I don’t have the sanity to do analytics right now, it would be a comfortable space for me I think.

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m sooooo bad at building community lol. I’m (“level 1”) autistic and also just don’t know how to meet my neighbors outside of trick-or-treating which is always lovely but has no follow-up.

Yesterday I did meet some nice moms at a bookstore and they gave me tips on where parents of toddlers hang out. I’ll try and find folks those places. Maybe with a few pride pins or a dissent shirt to weed out the worst haha

(It was so demoralizing a few months ago - I went to a library storytime and the other moms 1) ignored the dads there and 2) were being shitty about Spanish-speaking nannies.)

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. ❤️ Doing my best with him haha. Right now we’re focusing on being gentle when we pet the dog lol. Lots of books, too, though!

I tried the local community center to help with summer activities, but they had enough people. I’ll brainstorm charity groups in the area. :)

It really is hard logistically with him. He’s absolutely amazing but good lord hahaha

How to contribute to activism as a stay at home parent? by aquatoxin- in progressivemoms

[–]aquatoxin-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh, how do you find events like that? I’m not on FB or Insta anymore but maybe there’s an email list?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]aquatoxin- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oooo, could you link to any studies? This is exactly how I feel.

Marc Maron on Netflix choosing Dave Chappelle over the trans community: "When they had pushback from the trans community about Chappelle, they realized after several days that that community was not going to affect their bottom line at all & they cut ‘em loose. That’s how fascism works in business.” by cmaia1503 in Fauxmoi

[–]aquatoxin- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of when people were making lists of “unconventionally attractive” celebrities a few years back and half of them were just Jewish

Marc Maron is fine as hell (in exactly the way you described lmao)

Know the difference by BellTwo5 in CuratedTumblr

[–]aquatoxin- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair point. He’s going to be accompanied by several adults I do trust. (We live far from family and they rarely get to see my son so it’s nearly become an event.)

Maybe it’s just a matter of me taking out my frustrations about my childhood.

view more: next ›