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Toad will not Obey in Advance

@stephietoadarts.bsky.social

Mother, Vilomah, Jesse's wife, art student, multidisciplinary artist, dillettante, writer, crocheter, wanderer. Special needs supernanny ๐Ÿฅฐ I'm Toad. I lurk and learn. Here to meet smart, kind people, and post some art :) Flint, MI

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Yep! I just bought a 2024 BMWx1 turbo with 15k miles in a special order color for roughly HALF of the new price.
It still smells new, ffs.
Of course, I'm going to drive it for the rest of my life and be buried in it ๐Ÿคฃ

20.02.2026 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was never a No Doubt fan. I thought she looked fake and stupid years before she started biting off other cultures, etc., so this isn't a shock to me. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
I hate that "weak little girl" trope and I won't participate in it, even to mock it. Just....barf.

20.02.2026 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NEVER EVER in my LIFE have I left on a trip without 2pr. Panties/traveling day, just in case. ๐Ÿคฃ
I'd like to loudly slap her for this.

19.02.2026 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most incredible person I've ever known. Her parents lost a son in late pregnancy after her; her father blamed her. To cope, he gave her the gift of teaching her things most girls couldn't learn, e.g., fly fishing a trout stream, hunting/ field dressing deer. She taught me as much as she could.

18.02.2026 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine taught me to jitterbug in the kitchen, but we usually danced to Bobby Day. I found the big bands during my exploration of jazz as a teen, then we bonded over the genre.

18.02.2026 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm only 53, and yeah, my grandmother danced at the IMA auditorium to Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. My mom rode around on my dad's motorcycle and smoked weed. She's 78.

18.02.2026 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, because the mainstream media that you are tethered to only promoted the deaths of Pretti and Good, you felt the need to get active.

Black communities have been talking about the militarization of LEOs, even before BLM was a hashtag.

This is a lame excuse for performative outrage.

15.02.2026 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And the Regressives that deflect their responsibility in electing the Authoritarian president.

14.02.2026 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

An earlier draft of my reply contained that very phrase.
We've seen judges and school administrators in the news for profiting from it. ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ’”
It's disgusting and infuriating.

15.02.2026 02:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not a comics person (though I respect the craft), but I was CAPTIVATED by Mr. Glass! Impeccable performance ๐ŸคŒ

14.02.2026 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A series of thoughtful conversations with all involved parents would've been protocol when I was young, but the decades-long, right-wing infiltration we now see coming to a head changed our public schools.

14.02.2026 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The best gifts are free, this one from the universe to you. Happy Valentine's day.

14.02.2026 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love it! My big kids fought like cats and dogs at home, but if anybody outside started something, they were back-to-back โค๏ธ
The principal was probably tired of the kid who got fed a lunch box ๐Ÿคฃ

14.02.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! ๐Ÿ’œโœจ๏ธ

14.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love this! The only time my kid got suspended, she calmly told a bully, "touch him again, I'll knock you out of your chair"
and she did ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿคญ

Well done, Young man!

14.02.2026 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! I awoke to a sweet text from my son who works 3rd shift, so my day began with happy tears๐Ÿฅน

14.02.2026 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well Sir, you done messed up, because now I have to follow you ๐Ÿคญ

14.02.2026 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's my BIRTHDAY!! I'm 53, but for the last month, I've been saying I'm turning 54.

I may not know how old I am, but I'm GRATEFUL to be alive โœจ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ

Give some LOVE today.

14.02.2026 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My birthday is Valentine's Day, and my elder son nicknamed me "Mama Toad," when he was little.
I LOOOOOVE this toad โค๏ธ

13.02.2026 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The effect is very successful, and I've enjoyed discovering your work. You're highly skilled ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

11.02.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

11.02.2026 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40519    ๐Ÿ” 13819    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1375    ๐Ÿ“Œ 898

๐ŸŽถwouldn't iiiit be lover-ly๐ŸŽถ

11.02.2026 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A question: is the fabric rendered completely in soft pastel? I ask, because it's my favorite medium for drape, and your folds are almost sculpted. Well done! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

11.02.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The light is so delicate, dancing on her strong but soft frame. Absolutely beautiful โœจ๏ธ

11.02.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PLEASE give if you can. Jay looked after his unhoused neighbors while he endeavored to uphold precious justice that benefits us all.
The HELPER needs OUR HELP ๐Ÿ’œ

10.02.2026 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was a warm Saturday night and people were out visiting bars and restaurants.

10.02.2026 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed. And again a decade ago when the national guard descended on a vacant building downtown Flint for a "training" exercise with soldiers in full gear repelling down it's crumbling facade, sending deadly chunks of concrete to peopled streets below.
MORE desensitization.

10.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember walking home from afternoon kindergarten (1978)scanning the sky for planes on the days when we had drills. I grew up in Flint and we were still a manufacturing center then.

10.02.2026 05:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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well Fuck youuuu

10.02.2026 04:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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