Meredith Claire
@merofthemeadow.bsky.social
The personal musings of a Canadian therapist on mental health, faith, social justice, & avoiding the plague.
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I said "ENOUGH!!!"
As a pastor's kid and the youngest in my family, I learned to keep quiet and do what was expected of me. I internalised that my voice didn't matter.
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As a pastor's kid and the youngest in my family, I learned to keep quiet and do what was expected of me. I internalised that my voice didn't matter.
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I finally caught what my kids have been sick with, and now I have no voice, just barely a whisper.
Some of them are still sick at home from school and daycare, with all the resulting chaos.
How do I parent when my kids can't even hear me above the din?!
Some of them are still sick at home from school and daycare, with all the resulting chaos.
How do I parent when my kids can't even hear me above the din?!
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I finally caught what my kids have been sick with, and now I have no voice, just barely a whisper.
Some of them are still sick at home from school and daycare, with all the resulting chaos.
How do I parent when my kids can't even hear me above the din?!
Some of them are still sick at home from school and daycare, with all the resulting chaos.
How do I parent when my kids can't even hear me above the din?!
You know you're exhausted when stopping at a red traffic light feels like a moment of zen
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
You know you're exhausted when stopping at a red traffic light feels like a moment of zen
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
To make Facebook more fun, I joined the community group for the island where I grew up.
Not only are the posts nostalgic and beautiful, but it's funny to me to recall we swam at a place actually named "Beech Beach" 😄
Not only are the posts nostalgic and beautiful, but it's funny to me to recall we swam at a place actually named "Beech Beach" 😄
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
To make Facebook more fun, I joined the community group for the island where I grew up.
Not only are the posts nostalgic and beautiful, but it's funny to me to recall we swam at a place actually named "Beech Beach" 😄
Not only are the posts nostalgic and beautiful, but it's funny to me to recall we swam at a place actually named "Beech Beach" 😄
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
I finally tried out Clues by Sam today (with the time zones this is my second one today), and I'm officially a fan!
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 24th 2025 (Easy), in 05:15
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 24th 2025 (Easy), in 05:15
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I finally tried out Clues by Sam today (with the time zones this is my second one today), and I'm officially a fan!
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 24th 2025 (Easy), in 05:15
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cluesbysam.com
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 24th 2025 (Easy), in 05:15
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cluesbysam.com
Love the perspective on modesty and generosity of thought which Derek expands on here.
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Love the perspective on modesty and generosity of thought which Derek expands on here.
Reposted by Meredith Claire
Reposted by Meredith Claire
Back in school, I wrote an essay about how two-tier healthcare would improve access for everyone.
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
Picard’s point on AB’s new “dual practice” plan: evidence shows letting surgeons bill public & private won’t fix wait times, it likely lengthens them, drains staff from public hospitals, adds red tape, and undermines access.
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially, but it makes no sense in the Canadian context
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Back in school, I wrote an essay about how two-tier healthcare would improve access for everyone.
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
Reposted by Meredith Claire
Laziness is an empty word. It actually refers to other conditions:
• fatigue
• avoidance
• fear
• misalignment of incentives
• lack of clarity
• lack of support
• neurodivergence
• depression
• burnout
• competing commitments
• insufficient recovery time
You're not lazy.
Stop it.
• fatigue
• avoidance
• fear
• misalignment of incentives
• lack of clarity
• lack of support
• neurodivergence
• depression
• burnout
• competing commitments
• insufficient recovery time
You're not lazy.
Stop it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Laziness is an empty word. It actually refers to other conditions:
• fatigue
• avoidance
• fear
• misalignment of incentives
• lack of clarity
• lack of support
• neurodivergence
• depression
• burnout
• competing commitments
• insufficient recovery time
You're not lazy.
Stop it.
• fatigue
• avoidance
• fear
• misalignment of incentives
• lack of clarity
• lack of support
• neurodivergence
• depression
• burnout
• competing commitments
• insufficient recovery time
You're not lazy.
Stop it.
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I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much adding the words "with AI" to a product make me less likely to buy that product.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much adding the words "with AI" to a product make me less likely to buy that product.
Tonight I finished Louise Penny's twentieth book.
I've really appreciated her novels keeping me company through these past eight months, with their rich themes, deep characters, and engaging plots.
It'll be hard to wait patiently for her to write more!
I've really appreciated her novels keeping me company through these past eight months, with their rich themes, deep characters, and engaging plots.
It'll be hard to wait patiently for her to write more!
Just read my first Louise Penny murder mystery and am delighted to know there are still so many more of her novels to catch up on!
If you're a fan of cozy Canadian murder mysteries, she's written twenty so far.
If you're a fan of cozy Canadian murder mysteries, she's written twenty so far.
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Tonight I finished Louise Penny's twentieth book.
I've really appreciated her novels keeping me company through these past eight months, with their rich themes, deep characters, and engaging plots.
It'll be hard to wait patiently for her to write more!
I've really appreciated her novels keeping me company through these past eight months, with their rich themes, deep characters, and engaging plots.
It'll be hard to wait patiently for her to write more!
Was just living the trad-wife dream, which they claim everyone else misses out on:
kneading bread with my fifth baby on my hip while barefoot in the kitchen.
I'm a working single mom.
#Blessed
kneading bread with my fifth baby on my hip while barefoot in the kitchen.
I'm a working single mom.
#Blessed
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Was just living the trad-wife dream, which they claim everyone else misses out on:
kneading bread with my fifth baby on my hip while barefoot in the kitchen.
I'm a working single mom.
#Blessed
kneading bread with my fifth baby on my hip while barefoot in the kitchen.
I'm a working single mom.
#Blessed
Like any true Canadian, just before the sleet turned to snow I ran to the store for emergency provisions, like milk and McCain's Deep'nDelicious chocolate cake
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Like any true Canadian, just before the sleet turned to snow I ran to the store for emergency provisions, like milk and McCain's Deep'nDelicious chocolate cake
I woke up today thinking I'd take my kids to school/daycare, attend a board meeting, see a client, and run some errands.
One-by-one my kids awoke and I realised that four out of five would be staying home, sick. And one-by-one, my plans have been demolished.
One-by-one my kids awoke and I realised that four out of five would be staying home, sick. And one-by-one, my plans have been demolished.
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I woke up today thinking I'd take my kids to school/daycare, attend a board meeting, see a client, and run some errands.
One-by-one my kids awoke and I realised that four out of five would be staying home, sick. And one-by-one, my plans have been demolished.
One-by-one my kids awoke and I realised that four out of five would be staying home, sick. And one-by-one, my plans have been demolished.
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To people not watching sports, every sports update probably sounds like “Jaden Mahaeden reborked it! I KNEW he had the offensive pats to make his mark in the Malorkhi regime. Chicago is so lucky.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
To people not watching sports, every sports update probably sounds like “Jaden Mahaeden reborked it! I KNEW he had the offensive pats to make his mark in the Malorkhi regime. Chicago is so lucky.”
I'm not even one year into having a teenager in the house, and already my inner monologue just used the slang, "cooked" [pejorative].
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I'm not even one year into having a teenager in the house, and already my inner monologue just used the slang, "cooked" [pejorative].
I'm looking for family-friendly audiobook recommendations!
I'll be road tripping with my younger four to my oldest's Provincial Final football game near Edmonton.
I'm hoping to find an audiobook to keep them somewhat entertained for part of the 5+ hours we're on the road!
I'll be road tripping with my younger four to my oldest's Provincial Final football game near Edmonton.
I'm hoping to find an audiobook to keep them somewhat entertained for part of the 5+ hours we're on the road!
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'm looking for family-friendly audiobook recommendations!
I'll be road tripping with my younger four to my oldest's Provincial Final football game near Edmonton.
I'm hoping to find an audiobook to keep them somewhat entertained for part of the 5+ hours we're on the road!
I'll be road tripping with my younger four to my oldest's Provincial Final football game near Edmonton.
I'm hoping to find an audiobook to keep them somewhat entertained for part of the 5+ hours we're on the road!
I try to look closely at medication before purchasing to ensure the kid who needs it can take it.
But today I missed some small print on the Pepto-Bismol box.
Kids can ONLY take it for diarrhea, BUT they aren't allowed to take it if they have flu symptoms, and guess what's a flu symptom...
But today I missed some small print on the Pepto-Bismol box.
Kids can ONLY take it for diarrhea, BUT they aren't allowed to take it if they have flu symptoms, and guess what's a flu symptom...
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I try to look closely at medication before purchasing to ensure the kid who needs it can take it.
But today I missed some small print on the Pepto-Bismol box.
Kids can ONLY take it for diarrhea, BUT they aren't allowed to take it if they have flu symptoms, and guess what's a flu symptom...
But today I missed some small print on the Pepto-Bismol box.
Kids can ONLY take it for diarrhea, BUT they aren't allowed to take it if they have flu symptoms, and guess what's a flu symptom...
Reposted by Meredith Claire
Man takes #HamOnt city bus on a joy ride, making stops to let passengers on and off.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Man takes Hamilton city bus on a joy ride — making stops to let passengers on and off, say police | CBC News
He made several stops along the way, allowing passengers to get on and off, police say.
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Man takes #HamOnt city bus on a joy ride, making stops to let passengers on and off.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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There is no intelligence associated with the Large Language Models (LLMs) used to drive generative AI.
A better term would be “regurgatative pattern matching”. Many of the results look “plausible” but, if examined by a subject matter expert, are often riddled with mistakes.
This is a mistake.
A better term would be “regurgatative pattern matching”. Many of the results look “plausible” but, if examined by a subject matter expert, are often riddled with mistakes.
This is a mistake.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There is no intelligence associated with the Large Language Models (LLMs) used to drive generative AI.
A better term would be “regurgatative pattern matching”. Many of the results look “plausible” but, if examined by a subject matter expert, are often riddled with mistakes.
This is a mistake.
A better term would be “regurgatative pattern matching”. Many of the results look “plausible” but, if examined by a subject matter expert, are often riddled with mistakes.
This is a mistake.
Reposted by Meredith Claire
Experts speaking about Canada's loss of measles elimination status: "We have major gaps in our public health infrastructure."
The gap in that infrastructure:
The gap in that infrastructure:
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Experts speaking about Canada's loss of measles elimination status: "We have major gaps in our public health infrastructure."
The gap in that infrastructure:
The gap in that infrastructure:
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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald began her final voyage across Lake Superior. Less than 36 hours later she vanished.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald began her final voyage across Lake Superior. Less than 36 hours later she vanished.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
As seen in the wild
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@taymabelitini.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
As seen in the wild
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"But officer, I was naturally driving the speed this highway was intended and designed for! The transportation minister says so!"
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"But officer, I was naturally driving the speed this highway was intended and designed for! The transportation minister says so!"