That you should always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I grew up that turning the other cheek and taking the high road was righteous. It was freeing to realize that even though it might not be 100% someone’s fault; sometimes a racist is a racist, even if they’ve never had the opportunity to broaden their horizon. The alcoholic is choosing not to get help, even if they have a good reason to want to drink. That asshole is an asshole, even if their father beat them as a child.

I hadn’t realized what an emotional burden I’d taken on trying to excuse the bad behavior of others until I came to the realization I needed to stop.

Love me some Kirkland. What’s wrong with their TP? Also haven’t noticed anything with the butter, but maybe we got lucky?

Any good reasons why? I own some Dewalt tools and have been satisfied, but will be switching to Makita after reading the review given here tbh. Ive never noticed a notable difference between the performance of Dewalt, Milwaukee, etc.

Thanks for this. I always waffled on brands and never knew this about them. I was always support non publicly traded companies wherever possible.

True that. I decided to post an update.

But but… we got a dog already :(

Hey, horses are awesome, just saying. People are really cool, too. You know, though… Maybe I’ll do that thing and enroll them in riding lessons so I can live vicariously through them when they’re old enough… 🤔

I figured I’d revisit this for kicks and giggles.

It’s been about a year. Baby is due soon and no horse, but still hope to engage in that life in the future. Or, be cool and get a riding water buffalo. We are excited to be parents and can’t wait for this adventure to unfold. Thanks again to all who replied.

Super cute! Everyone talking about the poops though lol.

What a great reminder to turn off all those trackers. Thanks Lemmy!