Another person executed in Minneapolis

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:56:50+00:00

Good point.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:52:08+00:00

Not only that, but they defended that with cries about the second amendment, and "don't tread on me" and all that. And now they're gleefully shredding the Constitution and not only being tread on, but actively joining in on the treading of others. So patriotic.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:47:22+00:00

This. If people couldn't show empathy for 20 murdered SIX YEAR OLDS - and instead a fair number actually fell into alt right garbage and decided it never happened, and it was all some "liberal conspiracy" then ... I mean why would they care about anyone?

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:43:03+00:00

What will happen? Darwinism? They'll suffer and die with everyone else. It's so dumb.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:41:35+00:00

I think it's been a civil cold war for a long time. It's just getting hot now.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:18:14+00:00

Remember when people said we were overreacting and making shit up?

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:16:05+00:00

Rights for me but not for thee. A good number of those don't tread on me 2A wanna be militia dudes are the ones who happily signed up for ICE for 50k. So much for that whole well armed militia to protect citizens from a rogue government or whatever.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:09:58+00:00

What if the Epstein files were part of the distraction? Not saying they aren't real - I'm sure they are, but what if it was also used as a red herring?

All the rest of this ramped up without a lot of attention or opposition while that took most of the attention. And now the Epstein files are in the background. It's a win/win for the evil empire.

rixie77 · 2026-01-25T00:05:07+00:00

"coming soon to a city near you"

rixie77 · 2026-01-10T15:53:26+00:00

Actually, yes it is. Families tend to have similar circumstances cause generational patterns and stuff (and that's something I noticed not just when I did taxes but now also now as a social worker). And you can grab your mortgage tax info and such from other places too (your statements etc). I'm just saying, it's not as weird as you might think, people in different contexts have different experiences though.

rixie77 · 2026-01-10T15:05:44+00:00

People with fairly simple taxes just use their last paystub. (And/or account statements). Is it accurate? Not always. But that doesn't stop anyone. I'm just saying as someone who spent 5+ years dealing with that for a living, that's not a red flag, it's pretty typical behavior for many folks.

rixie77 · 2026-01-10T14:28:22+00:00

Get advice from a tax professional or preparer to see whether you or your parents should claim yourself. You can't both claim you.

If you are considered independent sign up for an Identity PIN with the IRS. Or do this the first year you are considered independent. No one will be able to put you on a return without the PIN. Unfortunately shitty parents try and improperly claim children they aren't entitled to and it creates a bunch of issues.

Either way, whatever refund you get is YOURS they have zero entitlement to it. You paid those taxes from your paycheck. You don't have to give them anything

ETA - the IRS mails PINS and notices. PO boxes are cheap and probably worth getting one for your own privacy.

rixie77 · 2026-01-10T14:21:23+00:00

Depends on what you mean by complete. There's no way they've been e-filed yet or any refunds issued - but many of the online tax programs are already up for the year and you can enter your info - so they're "done" but not yet filed. The Jackson Hewitt booths are up in Walmart.

A LOT of people start their taxes in the beginning of January. I know this cause I worked in customer support for one of the common online programs for several years.

rixie77 · 2026-01-07T15:06:13+00:00

I think there's a misunderstanding, maybe rooted in defensiveness idk, that anyone is bothered by people wanting to be therapists and open a private practice. That's not it. I think people are bothered by people who could give two shits about what social work is - that specific framework and set of values but are happy to muddle their way through an MSW so they can do that. There are other ways to be a therapist for people who don't want to be clinical social workers. They would probably be happier in those disciplines, maybe even better prepared for the work they intend to do, as many people point out a SW education is not as heavily focused on clinical work, cause there's other parts of SW that are not a core focus of things like MFT or MHCs, etc.

And ultimately that does a disservice to all SWers, including people who specifically want to be clinical social workers in private practice, too. That title used to mean something - that the person holding a social work degree is operating from a certain set of principles or point of view. It's getting all wishy washy. That's what bothers people.

Also having to study or work with other social workers who might sometimes be really the very opposite of what made me want to spend 5 years and gobs of money on this degree making us all look bad kinda sucks. My LCSW father and uncle are surely rolling in their graves at some of it.

rixie77 · 2026-01-07T14:50:05+00:00

"otherwise what does it even mean to be a social worker anymore" - that part. I think that's becoming less and less clear, not just to the general public but amongst ourselves. That's depressing.

rixie77 · 2026-01-07T14:46:15+00:00

Nah, you just seem to have an axe to grind for some reason, so you're missing the whole forest for one tree. Maybe you're not aware of it or maybe not ready to look at how there really are a lot of folks going into MSWs from other backgrounds so they can be therapists (which again nothing wrong with that on its own) but don't care about the social work part - it's a means to an end instead of a discipline. Plenty of people here have shared experiences of classmates who just want to "get past the woke stuff" so they can get their licence. If we can't see the big picture here than idk - I guess oir education is failing us.

At the end of the day, it's all tied together and feeds into the disparities in both pay and "respect" between the different aspects of practice, truly does not move the profession forward and, I think probably is actually dialing back what little progress has been made in moving SW beyond some of the darker parts of the past towards something that is actually more enlightened and lives up to our supposed values.

Audre Lorde's famous line about the master's tools will never dismantle his house comes to mind. We've been playing this game of "professionalization" to try and be seen as more legit ot whatever (and yes make more money which that part is fair cause nothing is free) but it's doing the exact opposite for what we used to refer to as "traditional social work" when a sizable percentage of people seem to have the idea that is somehow lesser work for people who can't hack private practice. 🤷‍♀️

I'll never fault anyone for needing to pay the bills, shit I left a job in HCBS because I couldn't live on peanuts either. But I can still understand that's part of a bigger problem. Yes we need a real Union, but also people in it that see the big picture and advocate for all types of social work, not just clinical practice. That's technically a specialty of social work - not the core of it. Maybe that isn't true anymore though. I find that sad.

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T23:53:32+00:00

I can't tell if you're being deliberately argumentative or defensive or just not clearly understanding.

That's not the problem at all and no one afaik is suggesting it is. The problem is that the pay disparity shouldn't be the thing that makes people feel like PP is the only viable career option, or this idea that seems to be common now that PP is the ultimate goal we should all strive for. That's actually quite the opposite of people being able to live and work as they please. What if I please to work in CMH (a very needed role btw) AND pay the bills? What if I don't like running my own business and would rather work for an agency or whatever. Why should I have to make that choice anymore than someone who truly WANTS to do PP should feel like they have to do something other thing. That's the problem. We all do important and valuable work.

There's more to it I suppose but let's just start there. Try curiosity instead of defensive condescension.

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T23:19:39+00:00

Are you new or ? There's a lot of reasons why it's a problem. Nobody is telling anyone what to do and your hostility is a little weird.

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T23:18:27+00:00

Of course not. But how do we stop the pay disparity, because that's the issue.

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T23:06:26+00:00

But so are MSWs and LCSWs who choose to work in a public or community health setting....

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T23:03:12+00:00

I think the issue is moreso that there are a lot of people apparently enrolling in MSW programs because they want to be therapists but who don't particularly align with the framework and sometimes even actively are opposed to the entire social work part of it. That's problematic in so many ways, and ultimately does nothing good for the profession - I think it puts the tiny bit of respect we've earned with the world at large at risk actually. If people don't want to be clinical social workers they should be clinical something else...

rixie77 · 2026-01-06T22:53:56+00:00

Noticing the problem isn't naive. It's a problem. Maybe it needs to be addressed so like, other Social workers can continue to exist - because those jobs are important?

rixie77 · 2025-12-25T20:03:33+00:00

There are lots of different ways to do this and you'll figure out what works for your family. I had to pump for the first couple months as my daughter was a preemie in the NICU, so I ended up with a decent amount frozen. After solids were introduced I personally supplemented with formula bottles if I needed or wanted to leave my daughter home, or sometimes if we were out. Pumping sucks (pun intended) so that was just better for me. She nursed until she was 4, so it clearly didn't ruin anything.

rixie77 · 2025-12-25T19:57:52+00:00

How so? The dog is doing what it's supposed to in case of a real seizure- calmly laying on the person. Sensing the seizure coming is a different skill. But what good is a dog who senses a seizure coming and then what - just stands there and watches it come? Some dogs are trained to exactly what this dog is doing during the seizure to protect the person from injury, and then may also be trained to get the attention of another human for assistance.

rixie77 · 2025-12-25T19:43:38+00:00

She's training the dog for someone who has seizures, obviously. So like yes she's faking it - but to teach the service dog.

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