Betsy ✨🌙
@bee816.bsky.social
ND mom of 2 from the mitten
yarn. books. music. cats/dogs. witchy + nerdy stuff.
queer af.
forever taylor’s version
#ProtectTransKids #BlackLivesMatter
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https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/witchybooknerd16
yarn. books. music. cats/dogs. witchy + nerdy stuff.
queer af.
forever taylor’s version
#ProtectTransKids #BlackLivesMatter
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https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/witchybooknerd16
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Betsy ✨🌙
@bee816.bsky.social
· Nov 17
a black and white drawing of a cartoon character with a heart on its chest .
ALT: a black and white drawing of a cartoon character with a heart on its chest .
media.tenor.com
Intro: I’m a 40-something ND queer mom of 2. Introvert. Hufflepuff but JKR can get effed.
Like:
* Compassion
* Empathy
* Crochet
* Miniatures
* Animals
* Learning
* Rough edges but soft insides
* Writing
Don’t like:
* Dictators
* Bigotry
* Ignorance
* Narcissism
* TERFs
* Contrarians
* Capitalism
Like:
* Compassion
* Empathy
* Crochet
* Miniatures
* Animals
* Learning
* Rough edges but soft insides
* Writing
Don’t like:
* Dictators
* Bigotry
* Ignorance
* Narcissism
* TERFs
* Contrarians
* Capitalism
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A lovely Icelandic term for pins and needles (tingling after your foot goes numb) is stjörnur í skónum, or “stars in your shoes.” A Yoruba version is pajapaja (“kill dog kill dog”). And the best one I’ve heard in German (uttered by a friend’s child) was mein Fuß glitzert. It means “my foot twinkles”
November 27, 2024 at 1:19 PM
A lovely Icelandic term for pins and needles (tingling after your foot goes numb) is stjörnur í skónum, or “stars in your shoes.” A Yoruba version is pajapaja (“kill dog kill dog”). And the best one I’ve heard in German (uttered by a friend’s child) was mein Fuß glitzert. It means “my foot twinkles”
November 23, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Exactly where I found myself nearly 3 years ago.
"Interviewees described feeling paralyzed and stuck at their current employment status because of previous traumatic experiences both within the workplace and around employment processes.
They felt misunderstood, judged, and powerless within systems surrounding employment."
...yuuup. That tracks.
They felt misunderstood, judged, and powerless within systems surrounding employment."
...yuuup. That tracks.
“I’ve Absolutely Reached Rock Bottom and Have No Energy”: The Lived Experience of Unemployed and Underemployed Autistic Adults | Autism in Adulthood
Background: Autistic adults are underrepresented in the employment market, and those in work are commonly underemployed. Our study aimed to gain an understanding of autistic adults’ experiences of une...
www.liebertpub.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Exactly where I found myself nearly 3 years ago.
This one though. Oof. 🫦💗
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
The Dream of a Common Language
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#booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
The Dream of a Common Language
💙📚
#booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 PM
This one though. Oof. 🫦💗
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
The Dream of a Common Language
💙📚
#booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
The Dream of a Common Language
💙📚
#booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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Responses from the Autism Community Support Survey-a thread 🧵⬇️
“Some of us are privileged enough to be able to mask and hide our autism, but it doesn't mean we're okay.
It just means we've been trained to play a role.(cont)
Learn More about Aut2Ask: bit.ly/Aut2ask
#AutRes #autism #support
“Some of us are privileged enough to be able to mask and hide our autism, but it doesn't mean we're okay.
It just means we've been trained to play a role.(cont)
Learn More about Aut2Ask: bit.ly/Aut2ask
#AutRes #autism #support
Autism Supports (v.2)
An autistic led community. The community of Aut2Ask members are aut’ers (otters) 🦦
We need each otter.
It's about connecting and having our stories heard.
With the hope and goal that we will be heard ...
bit.ly
November 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Responses from the Autism Community Support Survey-a thread 🧵⬇️
“Some of us are privileged enough to be able to mask and hide our autism, but it doesn't mean we're okay.
It just means we've been trained to play a role.(cont)
Learn More about Aut2Ask: bit.ly/Aut2ask
#AutRes #autism #support
“Some of us are privileged enough to be able to mask and hide our autism, but it doesn't mean we're okay.
It just means we've been trained to play a role.(cont)
Learn More about Aut2Ask: bit.ly/Aut2ask
#AutRes #autism #support
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Trans bathroom bans are bad for all of us, for MANY reasons. Aside from their obvious discrimination against trans people—what they say, at heart, is “You body, especially what’s in your pants, decides what rights you get.” I hope cis folks, especially my fellow cis women, see the dangers here.
okay, we're starting with this
Step 1. call your own rep if you haven't already!
Step 2. sign this (cis women only please! cis guys, you can help by boosting)
Step 3. much depends on the success and reach of step 2; lots of options if this blows up
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
Step 1. call your own rep if you haven't already!
Step 2. sign this (cis women only please! cis guys, you can help by boosting)
Step 3. much depends on the success and reach of step 2; lots of options if this blows up
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Trans bathroom bans are bad for all of us, for MANY reasons. Aside from their obvious discrimination against trans people—what they say, at heart, is “You body, especially what’s in your pants, decides what rights you get.” I hope cis folks, especially my fellow cis women, see the dangers here.
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When you ask people about the books that changed their lives, they almost always mention a children's book. They're the books that make us readers, shape us at the deepest levels, and stay with us FOREVER. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all! #kidlit #books
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Is Jes on Bluesky yet??
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Is Jes on Bluesky yet??
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
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"But I don't need to know how your brain works".
A common comment, when autistic people talk about the need to explain that we're autistic.
Mmm.
Let's explain a bit of everyday life. Thread.
I am invited into a meeting with e.g. 7 people whose brains function in 'typical' ways/
A common comment, when autistic people talk about the need to explain that we're autistic.
Mmm.
Let's explain a bit of everyday life. Thread.
I am invited into a meeting with e.g. 7 people whose brains function in 'typical' ways/
November 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
"But I don't need to know how your brain works".
A common comment, when autistic people talk about the need to explain that we're autistic.
Mmm.
Let's explain a bit of everyday life. Thread.
I am invited into a meeting with e.g. 7 people whose brains function in 'typical' ways/
A common comment, when autistic people talk about the need to explain that we're autistic.
Mmm.
Let's explain a bit of everyday life. Thread.
I am invited into a meeting with e.g. 7 people whose brains function in 'typical' ways/
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Grammar got you stumped? Here's a tricky one: affect vs. effect!
✔️ Affect = verb (to influence)
✔️ Effect = noun (the result)
Example: "The rainy day affected her mood, but the effect was temporary."
Master the difference and write with confidence!
#GrammarTips #WritingHelp #McCaslinWordsmithing
✔️ Affect = verb (to influence)
✔️ Effect = noun (the result)
Example: "The rainy day affected her mood, but the effect was temporary."
Master the difference and write with confidence!
#GrammarTips #WritingHelp #McCaslinWordsmithing
November 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Grammar got you stumped? Here's a tricky one: affect vs. effect!
✔️ Affect = verb (to influence)
✔️ Effect = noun (the result)
Example: "The rainy day affected her mood, but the effect was temporary."
Master the difference and write with confidence!
#GrammarTips #WritingHelp #McCaslinWordsmithing
✔️ Affect = verb (to influence)
✔️ Effect = noun (the result)
Example: "The rainy day affected her mood, but the effect was temporary."
Master the difference and write with confidence!
#GrammarTips #WritingHelp #McCaslinWordsmithing
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Productivity is the altar of ableism
In a world and economic system obsessed with “output”, disabled & neurodivergent humans are devalued for not meeting impossible, arbitrary, normative standards
Our worth isn’t tied to what we produce. It’s inherent.
In a world and economic system obsessed with “output”, disabled & neurodivergent humans are devalued for not meeting impossible, arbitrary, normative standards
Our worth isn’t tied to what we produce. It’s inherent.
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Productivity is the altar of ableism
In a world and economic system obsessed with “output”, disabled & neurodivergent humans are devalued for not meeting impossible, arbitrary, normative standards
Our worth isn’t tied to what we produce. It’s inherent.
In a world and economic system obsessed with “output”, disabled & neurodivergent humans are devalued for not meeting impossible, arbitrary, normative standards
Our worth isn’t tied to what we produce. It’s inherent.
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Turns out: we often don't realize how enmeshed w/ toxic people or systems we are until we start trying to set boundaries w/ them.
November 20, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Turns out: we often don't realize how enmeshed w/ toxic people or systems we are until we start trying to set boundaries w/ them.
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I lament the political grifters that just joined Bluesky but I absolutely celebrate all the normal people who have just joined Bluesky. All the people responding to movie trailers with “wow! Looks neat!” and taking pictures of their dinner? I love that shit you are my king and queen
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I lament the political grifters that just joined Bluesky but I absolutely celebrate all the normal people who have just joined Bluesky. All the people responding to movie trailers with “wow! Looks neat!” and taking pictures of their dinner? I love that shit you are my king and queen
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Paraphrased: Girls learn early about the importance of “fitting in” and getting along with others. This focus on social interaction may encourage them to camouflage their autism symptoms so that they don’t stand out, which can easily result in the misdiagnoses of borderline personality disorder.
Misdiagnosed: BPD or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
One of the most tragic outcomes in misdiagnosing ASD as BPD is the damage that can be done by inappropriate treatment protocols.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Paraphrased: Girls learn early about the importance of “fitting in” and getting along with others. This focus on social interaction may encourage them to camouflage their autism symptoms so that they don’t stand out, which can easily result in the misdiagnoses of borderline personality disorder.
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
November 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
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It’s #TransDayofRemembrance. I’m thinking of all of the souls we’ve lost to senseless violence. This next era will undoubtedly be more difficult for our people and those who know our power, but we are fighters.
Fascism won’t win. @genderlib.com #TDOR
Fascism won’t win. @genderlib.com #TDOR
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM
It’s #TransDayofRemembrance. I’m thinking of all of the souls we’ve lost to senseless violence. This next era will undoubtedly be more difficult for our people and those who know our power, but we are fighters.
Fascism won’t win. @genderlib.com #TDOR
Fascism won’t win. @genderlib.com #TDOR
Appointments with new medical specialists are one of my least favorite parts of being human. I also realize the privilege of even having one. Still... UGH. 😣
#anxiety #medicaltrauma #spoonie #chronichealth
#anxiety #medicaltrauma #spoonie #chronichealth
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Appointments with new medical specialists are one of my least favorite parts of being human. I also realize the privilege of even having one. Still... UGH. 😣
#anxiety #medicaltrauma #spoonie #chronichealth
#anxiety #medicaltrauma #spoonie #chronichealth
So…this is my boss. I’m so lucky! 🩵
#actuallyautistic #AuDHD
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
Self-Care for Autistic People
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
#actuallyautistic #AuDHD
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
Self-Care for Autistic People
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
November 20, 2024 at 1:05 PM
So…this is my boss. I’m so lucky! 🩵
#actuallyautistic #AuDHD
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
Self-Care for Autistic People
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
#actuallyautistic #AuDHD
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
Self-Care for Autistic People
💙📚 #booksky #bookchallenge #books #read
Hard same.
I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
November 20, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Hard same.
Reminds me of a certain scene from The Muppets Take Manhattan…
November 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Reminds me of a certain scene from The Muppets Take Manhattan…
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My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
How I almost ran down a Broadway legend in my minivan: a short series. /1
Twitter is doing “best celebrity interactions” discourse so we should do WORST ones
not necessarily like that they were a jerk, just that the interaction itself was a fail on some level
like one time Robert Sean Leonard walked past me and I short-circuited so badly I spilled guacamole on myself
not necessarily like that they were a jerk, just that the interaction itself was a fail on some level
like one time Robert Sean Leonard walked past me and I short-circuited so badly I spilled guacamole on myself
November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
How I almost ran down a Broadway legend in my minivan: a short series. /1
This is… spectacular.
And way more exciting than the time I hosted Mitch Albom for a holiday book signing and he complained about our store to the 300 eager box-dyed wasps waiting to shake his teeny tiny man hand.
And way more exciting than the time I hosted Mitch Albom for a holiday book signing and he complained about our store to the 300 eager box-dyed wasps waiting to shake his teeny tiny man hand.
It's early March, 2008. Sunday, late afternoon. I have gone for a walk at Walden Pond and on the way back stopped at Whole Foods for a few groceries. I'm in a spacey, slightly Sunday Scaries kinda headspace. I head for the checkout. 1/x
Twitter is doing “best celebrity interactions” discourse so we should do WORST ones
not necessarily like that they were a jerk, just that the interaction itself was a fail on some level
like one time Robert Sean Leonard walked past me and I short-circuited so badly I spilled guacamole on myself
not necessarily like that they were a jerk, just that the interaction itself was a fail on some level
like one time Robert Sean Leonard walked past me and I short-circuited so badly I spilled guacamole on myself
November 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
This is… spectacular.
And way more exciting than the time I hosted Mitch Albom for a holiday book signing and he complained about our store to the 300 eager box-dyed wasps waiting to shake his teeny tiny man hand.
And way more exciting than the time I hosted Mitch Albom for a holiday book signing and he complained about our store to the 300 eager box-dyed wasps waiting to shake his teeny tiny man hand.
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Before SNL tonight, let's talk about their first post-election ep. Would love to hear your thoughts on my essay about Lorne Michaels' capitulation in advance.
SNL's gutter misogyny was more than a bomb, it was betrayal by an institution that previously met the moment in times of national crisis.
SNL's gutter misogyny was more than a bomb, it was betrayal by an institution that previously met the moment in times of national crisis.
Dissociation, Misogyny, and Saturday Night Live in Authoritarian Times - Women’s Media Center
Saturday Night Live, a cultural mainstay that has offered healing and hope at pivotal moments of national crisis, chose instead to rub salt in the wound in its first post-election episode.
womensmediacenter.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Before SNL tonight, let's talk about their first post-election ep. Would love to hear your thoughts on my essay about Lorne Michaels' capitulation in advance.
SNL's gutter misogyny was more than a bomb, it was betrayal by an institution that previously met the moment in times of national crisis.
SNL's gutter misogyny was more than a bomb, it was betrayal by an institution that previously met the moment in times of national crisis.