Maggie-Michael

A candle holder with a partially burned taper candle sits next to a bottle of ink and some fake flowers in a vase. The sun shines through the blinds and casts a slanted, lined shadow across the wall and table top. It creates a cool, kind of 80's inspired effect, especially behind the flowers.

A close up of some orange and green flowers resting against the wall. The wall is painted a dusty purple and has the slanted shadows of the window blinds slanting across it.

This is what I spent my morning looking at. 😍 I've been getting a lot done in this little corner lately.

I'm sure many of you know this, but we are days away from the possibility (probability) of 42 million people losing SNAP benefits because of this government shut down. Food pantries and banks are already feeling the impact in anticipation of this alongside the uptick in requests for aid from people who are furloughed from work. If you're someone in my network who relies on SNAP, I want to help connect you to resources if you don't receive your benefits. DM me with 1) amount of $ you will lose if SNAP is not paid out and/or 2) a grocery list, and 3) contact information. I will try to connect each person/family to someone who willing to cover the gap. I don't have everything but I have more than enough, and I'm well connected to others for whom that is true too. Now is as good a time as ever to share resources. ....and if you're a person with resources to share, comment here or DM!

Saw this posted by a friend on FedBook. [more examples of how we can help and support each other]

Running for a federal office and getting roasted for things you definitely knew about and had time to prepare a response for is a special kind of white boy energy.

You're also not a sucker for believing in people. I get the sense that this needs to be stated from time to time.

I think the certainty is always our downfall. No one actually knows what will "work." No one. You try lots of different things and then you see what can be built on.

This is how we bring real change

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My favorite genre of internet comments are the ones that are on the asmr I listen to while working. It's always stuff like, "To whoever is reading this, it's going to be okay. You got this."

It's such a small gesture, but it brightens my mood every time. 🥰

A certain amount of this trauma recovery thing is about extending ourselves grace when every scrap of conditioning we've ever experienced is caustically asserting we don't "deserve" it.

That's not an easy or intuitive ask, & it's okay to struggle w/ it & need practice at it.

My doctor thinks I'm funny in the respectful way 🥰🦄

Me 45 minutes after taking my ADHD meds.

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Wishing everyone a good week ahead. Take care of yourselves and don't give in to the fascists.

Important to understand that many lies are not meant to be convincing. When a schoolyard bully steals your lunch money, he says "that's mine." The absurdity is the point. It's an assertion of dominance. It is to say "reality is whatever I say it is. You disagree? What are you gonna do about it?"

Good morning! You feel like you’re going crazy because their attempts to bludgeon you into submission with weaponized unreality aren’t working on you.

Keep it up. You’re doing great.

I agree with you on that. I don't want to smell the bleach lol! Or accidentally bleach a squirrel or something else that might want to nibble on the random gourd they found.

A common experience for folks with ADHD is to need adrenaline to function. I think this is why there are some very ADHD specific PTSD symptoms. Rejection sensitivity is one example of that. We often find ourselves in complex stress situations, especially without proper treatment or support.

Do you think the electric tea lights help the pumpkin last longer once it's carved? My assumption is that real flame might break it down faster, but I don't know about such things.

It'll happen again❤️

Oooh! 🤩

It's not pretty, but it's worth it. 🌱

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This is beautiful and sad all at once.

I did in fact have a stomach flair and fucked up my elbow, but my shower looks amazing now.

Honestly, even with those issues, I still see how much strength I've gained back over the last year or so - especially since February. So all of this is progress worth celebrating.

1 - mad doctor saying 'that shirt is too revealing' 2 - backup and it's because her shirt says 'my doctor is bad at his job' MyBodylsTryingTokillMe.com

This is adorable and reminds me of when I was super young and thought that the trees made wind happen. I kept asking my dad what made the trees move and my dad kept saying, "The wind."

I got so frustrated lol! Like, "No, what makes *the trees* move?"

And Dad was like, "...the wind." 😂

It's scary and often costly to learn to set firm boundaries, but it is definitely worth it. People pleasing is exhausting and doesn't cause less pain. Chosing grief as a way to show yourself respect feels better. It's still grief. Yet you have yourself the whole time.

They did. I wrote a whole zine about this. queer.archive.work/library/down... - this is why I ignore a lot of people who talk about the Black freedom movement of the 50s and 60s. They don't know anything.

Tylenol does not cause autism, but also realize that the anxiety and fear about autism is fundamentally a type of ableism. It's okay for people to be autistic!

Good luck! 🤞🏼