i am saddled with the thought of how different our world would be if we believed women.

I don’t usually have dental care, but I do now, thankfully

once I had a toothache when I was young and my friend‘s mom took me to a dentist (in the mall! between a department store and a food court!), and they removed one of my wisdom teeth

that and a few cleanings are my only dentist experiences

does that help? I tried to be succinct

Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific, well-received writer who tweets like she’s chaotic neutral— sometimes she is cutting and insightful, other times she is a bonkers asshole with terrible takes

recently she pointed out how joyless/abnormal Elon Musk is and she seems to have really hurt his feelings

yes, we are allowed to give them things, and I am trying to get stuff together

any help is appreciated, thank you

I am low-tech and don't have a cashapp or wishlist, but one of my coworkers could be the recipient if you are okay with that

when I was a child, the other kids in my neighborhood had even less than my (also poor) family

I was constantly in trouble for sneaking them food

seeing children go hungry is a bone-deep hurt

so naturally I think the wellbeing of every person who created this situation should be forfeit

what do I say to a child who says, "if my mom sees I did well in school, maybe she'll buy me food"

what do I say to a child who asks what I'm having for dinner

the president and all his men deserve far worse punishment than I could possibly envision

I hope their joy turns to ash in their mouths

I was raised by “pledging to the flag is idolatry” Christians and my inner child fully expects Old Testament Wrath to befall us

I second that one, and I also recommend Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto