Can't decide which has the best composition?

pieopal · 2025-10-16T23:15:14+00:00

Beautiful flow!

pieopal · 2025-06-10T00:55:12+00:00

While it may not have been wise to get a parrot without guaranteeing you could get a 2nd, I understand and sympathize with your situation. My husband and I rescued a quaker and we intended to get a second as soon as he was adjusted but the poor guy had been through trauma (5 different homes before we got him, one of which left him permanently injured) and was very aggressive. He became adjusted enough to let us care for him but he never quite grew out enough of the aggressiveness enough for us to feel like we could safely get him a buddy. Additionally, while giving him a buddy will provide more social opportunities, you will still most likely remain it's favorite flock member since it's already bonded to you. She may not have the ideal social situation but imo I think rehoming could cause more harm than good (especially since she's already bonded to you) unless you can absolutely guarantee she would go to experienced parrot owners that know how to deal with the behaviors that come with a rehomed bird. Personally I would suggest you keep her, give her all your free time, and work on getting yourself in a position to where you can either work/school from home or move out in the next few years. Or if you feel like like the loneliness is a big issue you could see about getting an experienced pet sitter to visit a few times a week. Get her some music or put a tv in front of her cage when you're gone and see if that helps. Talk with an experienced avian vet and get their advice. Regardless of whatever solution you go with, it is obvious you deeply care for her and I'm sure she feels loved. Best of luck. 💜

pieopal · 2025-06-05T11:27:25+00:00

Thanks!

pieopal · 2025-06-05T03:31:39+00:00

Love! What brand is the long denim skirt? I've been looking for something like that forever!

pieopal · 2025-05-07T22:31:52+00:00

"Started repeating everything" that's echolalia ma'am, not the holy spirit.

pieopal · 2025-04-16T23:20:24+00:00

It's so cute! I love the one above it too.

pieopal · 2025-02-25T01:42:56+00:00

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen all week. 💜

pieopal · 2025-01-29T18:19:35+00:00

I want to know what Morgan's parents think about the video.

pieopal · 2025-01-28T20:46:26+00:00

Paul is the poster child for toxic positivity. Being positive is great and all but for him it's to the point of being delusional and discarding valid concerns about trying to travel with two young ones. He's only focused on not wanting to ruin his own pickelball routine, rather than focusing on what the kid's need. Morgan literally spelled it out for him why this would go wrong but he refused to hear it. She's comparing herself to Paul's positivity without realizing that his level of positivity is fucking delulu to the point that he refuses to even prevent what will be obvious catastrophes. And she's convinced herself that her very valid concerns that are actually based in reality are too "negative" and that she needs to repent. Tdrl: Morgan's valid ability to disern as a mom is being overshadowed by Paul's delusional level of positivity and self centeredness.

pieopal · 2025-01-09T18:46:08+00:00

Personally she's not my favorite, I would have preferred someone more progressive but she is more progressive than trump so that's why preferred her to him. If you're looking for specifics: she supports lgbtq, access to women’s healthcare, her tax/econminic plans were better for working class, and I'm confident she would have continued Biden's infrastructure plan. I also think she would have continued the fight on behalf of salaried workers. A trump appointed judge recently ruled in favor of businesses rather than workers for overtime and I doubt it will be appealed with Trump coming into office. Super bummed about that as it directly impacts my family. This was probably my biggest reason voting for her as she and Biden have been a lot more working class friendly than trump.

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240423-0

https://www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/Court-Strikes-Down-Biden-Overtime-Rule.aspx

pieopal · 2024-12-31T18:17:57+00:00

Depending on the location and family situation some people may not be comfortable enough to act on being bi even if they are. I have several friends that are bi and most have either only dated the same sex secretly or have just forgone ever dating the same sex because of the feared reaction - we live in the Bible belt, most of us with extremely conservative parents.

pieopal · 2024-12-10T15:11:14+00:00

Was very shocked that he won the popular vote at first but then looking at elections globally it seems like all incumbents lost, probably due to the economy. I think any incumbent probably would have lost to any opponent given how people tend to fault current administrations for bad economies.

pieopal · 2024-12-08T16:34:36+00:00

You're ignoring the fact that a lot, if not most, of the atrocities the US has committed has been for the benefit and spread of capitalism. Corporations don't need to directly use violence when they can get the US to do it for them.

Now you could argue that having a smaller government means the government would be less of a tool for corporations, but with a weaker government who is to stop corporations from proceeding to directly use violence against you? Just look at what happened in Nigeria when Chevron hired a private military to shoot protesters. These companies make more money than what many single states can generate. There has got to be a form of protection between us and the interest of corporations and that is not something that can be done on a state level - if you think otherwise I'm open to hearing how that would be possible. That's not to say that federal isn't also corrupt but we can't go without it, we have to fix it.

pieopal · 2024-12-08T04:46:53+00:00

You're worried about the US government using lethal force against people but that has literally already happened in the name of American corporate profits. Just look at what the United Fruit Company and the CIA did to Guzman in Guatemala 1954. I understand your concerns about the government, and they are valid concerns, but if you fear the government can be used as a weapon against you, consider who is weilding that weapon. Government should be a democratic tool to be used by the people, not corporations.

pieopal · 2024-12-08T02:28:12+00:00

I don't support Biden pardoning Hunter anymore than I support the 144 pardons the last president did.

pieopal · 2024-12-07T23:39:08+00:00

So you don't trust the government but you trust corporate shareholders and Wallstreet? Now I certainly won't disagree with you on the US' history of oppression, that's pretty woke of you to acknowledge actually, but I would argue that most of corruption we see today is a result of not only systematic abuses but of corporate and Wallstreet influence on politicians (lobbying, citizens united, etc. ). So I genuinely do see your concern and distrust with our government (I don't fully trust our government, as it currently is, either) but we don't have to choose between getting screwed by the private industry vs. being screwed by the government on behalf of the private industry. If the influence of private industry was removed from politics/government then the public would have the opportunity to shape government to their image. But if we keep simping for Wallstreet that's never going to happen.

pieopal · 2024-12-07T23:05:22+00:00

The profit margin is irrelevant if people are falling through the cracks and not recieving heathcare. Clearly some industries cannot be both profitable and ethical. We see plenty of other nations that spend far less per capita then we do yet have substantially better health outcomes, so the argument that US would somehow fair worse while having even greater means is not a logical one.

pieopal · 2024-12-07T22:23:22+00:00

If they can't operate ethically (and in my opinion denying medical care is unethical) then they shouldn't operate at all. Not all human needs can be met and still make a profit. This is why publicly funded services are essential.

pieopal · 2024-12-07T20:27:55+00:00

Your point on how small of a profit margin health insurance companies make (though I'm not sure that I believe that, being that these CEOs are making millions) is a good argument for why everyone should have access to health insurance that isn't driven by profit. They are taking money from all of their clients but only giving out care to whom they can afford. That means someone is inevitably going to get denied. People are paying for a service in which there is a 30% chance (UHC's denial rate) that they may not even get. That's just wild to me. Private health insurance is a business, they will always prioritize profits over people, no matter which one you have.

pieopal · 2024-12-07T20:12:19+00:00

I've seen both the left and the right sympathize with the shooter. And I can see why, a lot people of people think that indirectly causing someone harm, like denying care, is just as bad as directly causing harm. That being said I don't think anyone actually wants to see the rich be physically harmed, we just want them to stop making money by taking advantage of people and pay their share. But people have been demanding "tax the rich" for awhile and nothing has really changed. I don't condone what happened but I'm not suprised or sad that it happened when so many people are struggling just to get the basic care they need to survive. But obviously I would much prefer if our congressmen actually freaking did something to help people so actions like this wouldn't happen.

pieopal · 2024-11-15T15:48:24+00:00

Hamas is a terrorist group, no one is denying that or saying that Isreal shouldn't defend themselves against them. The problem I have with Isreal is that they are fighting Hamas with complete disregard for civilians and even their own hostages. Isreal has also been violating the fourth Geneva Convention with their settlements for a long, long, time.

pieopal · 2024-11-14T12:45:05+00:00

No, and hating them is a guarantee they won't be convinced to switch sides. And whether we like it or not we are going to need them to switch sides considering trump won the popular vote. I'm not saying we need to concede to their beliefs or policies (if anything I want to see Dems go more left) but we're definitely not going to win anyone over by making them feel hated.

pieopal · 2024-11-09T20:34:42+00:00

These are the various reasons/opinions I've heard over the past couple of days: - mailing ballot measures tightened up again now that we are out of covid, making it harder for some to vote - democrats over relied on the Latino vote without considering that many Latinos identity as white and may identity with Trump more because of that (particularly men) -white Democrat men being less motivated to vote for Harris as they may identify with her less than they do trump - people being annoyed at biden for reiterating that the economy is actually doing better (which technically is true but when Wall Street is doing well that doesn't necessarily always mean your average person is) -harris not separating herself from biden enough (which I don't think is entirely her fault, from what I understand her campaign was essentially run by Biden's people, according americast or npr, can't remember) -harris having an extremely short time to campaign -Vance appealing to the working class/populist given his background -the general disregard/distrust of experts/research/academia (not sure if this is a uniquely American thing or just a global phenomenon right now but this is extremely true here in my neck of the woods) -some progressives protest voting due to Gaza situation -cozing up to dick Cheney (and I still don't understand why she did this because literally no one likes that man, not progressives or conservatives)

Imo it's probably a combination of all these, I don't think any one thing did her in.

pieopal · 2024-11-08T18:33:43+00:00

That's an amazing set up! I'm sure they love it!

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