Gretchen
@gretchensk8s.bsky.social
It’s going to be fine. Just let me skate first.
Rollerskater
Adoption Abolitionist
Jane of All Hobbies, Mistress of none
Rollerskater
Adoption Abolitionist
Jane of All Hobbies, Mistress of none
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why statewide elections matter for democrats in 4 photos!!! ⬇️
January 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
why statewide elections matter for democrats in 4 photos!!! ⬇️
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Another reminder that centerforemploymentjustice.com is here to represents federal workers and whistleblowers who experience discrimination or retaliation.
If you are looking for counsel in the DMV, reach out to us.
If you are looking for counsel in the DMV, reach out to us.
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January 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Another reminder that centerforemploymentjustice.com is here to represents federal workers and whistleblowers who experience discrimination or retaliation.
If you are looking for counsel in the DMV, reach out to us.
If you are looking for counsel in the DMV, reach out to us.
In order to move from North Carolina in as safe a manner as possible I am relying on voter turnout maps and election results maps of NJ. It’s been eye opening. I did not do this for any other move we’ve had. This will be my sixth home purchase since 1995.
January 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In order to move from North Carolina in as safe a manner as possible I am relying on voter turnout maps and election results maps of NJ. It’s been eye opening. I did not do this for any other move we’ve had. This will be my sixth home purchase since 1995.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m struggling. I want to make rage against the system content about adoption but I don’t want to talk about it after I post except with fellow adoptees. That feels unfair and wrong. Mostly I want to get a job at Gofundme so I can nix the adoption begging. #abolishadoption #adoptioniswrong
January 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I’m struggling. I want to make rage against the system content about adoption but I don’t want to talk about it after I post except with fellow adoptees. That feels unfair and wrong. Mostly I want to get a job at Gofundme so I can nix the adoption begging. #abolishadoption #adoptioniswrong
When I was 15 and on my little high school’s literary magazine staff I thought I was a good enough writer to send in a short story to The New Yorker. I wish I still had that rejection letter or the short story. #rejection
January 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When I was 15 and on my little high school’s literary magazine staff I thought I was a good enough writer to send in a short story to The New Yorker. I wish I still had that rejection letter or the short story. #rejection
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The work for adoptee rights and equality in Georgia continues imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Advocates Fight for Adoptee Birth Certificate Access in Georgia
Under current Georgia law, original birth records are “sealed and locked” once an adoption is finalized. A bill expected to this year aims to change that.
imprintnews.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The work for adoptee rights and equality in Georgia continues imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Moving back North from the South is actually wild as we start the planning of everything involved with selling a house and buying in another state. Already #overwhelmed #returningtoBlue
January 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Moving back North from the South is actually wild as we start the planning of everything involved with selling a house and buying in another state. Already #overwhelmed #returningtoBlue
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Jefferson Griffin can’t take a hint. He & the GOP still believe 60k voices should be silenced! Check if your vote is being challenged at ncdp.org/challenged
If you're on the list, don't worry. We are working to ensure your vote is counted. Pitch in at ncdp.org/protect
If you're on the list, don't worry. We are working to ensure your vote is counted. Pitch in at ncdp.org/protect
January 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Jefferson Griffin can’t take a hint. He & the GOP still believe 60k voices should be silenced! Check if your vote is being challenged at ncdp.org/challenged
If you're on the list, don't worry. We are working to ensure your vote is counted. Pitch in at ncdp.org/protect
If you're on the list, don't worry. We are working to ensure your vote is counted. Pitch in at ncdp.org/protect
Is there a “prefer strangers” option here? I only like about ten of the people I know in real life anymore. #grouchy ahahaha why?! Why am I like this? Is this the perpetual identity crisis of the #adoption? I was someone on FB, another on IG, born anew on TT and phoenixed here in TT ash. NewAgeFOG?
January 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Distracting myself on Tt means I’m using the new music that’s on my FYP and old skate footage trying to match the vibe. #rollerskate I’m doing the skate daily for 365 days so not everyday is post worthy so I’m getting around the boredom. 😂 #365challenge I have not forgotten the world is burning.
January 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Distracting myself on Tt means I’m using the new music that’s on my FYP and old skate footage trying to match the vibe. #rollerskate I’m doing the skate daily for 365 days so not everyday is post worthy so I’m getting around the boredom. 😂 #365challenge I have not forgotten the world is burning.
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Just a reminder, apropos of nothing going on today, that you can mute words here on bluesky and set timeframes for when they will be unmuted. 💙
January 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Just a reminder, apropos of nothing going on today, that you can mute words here on bluesky and set timeframes for when they will be unmuted. 💙
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I don’t want the wrong people here and this tends to weed them out quickly 🩵💙
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I don’t want the wrong people here and this tends to weed them out quickly 🩵💙
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The only strategy for surviving is going non-contact. Not just with Drmpfrs but with all of it. I know what’s coming. And what’s coming has already happened in some sense. Done. Sleep well, what’s left of a sweeter, happier, gentler America, falling softly to the ground like ash in a snowfall.
January 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The only strategy for surviving is going non-contact. Not just with Drmpfrs but with all of it. I know what’s coming. And what’s coming has already happened in some sense. Done. Sleep well, what’s left of a sweeter, happier, gentler America, falling softly to the ground like ash in a snowfall.
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Good morning! This is your reminder to support your local library! Get your card and see what resources you have access to from programs and events to seed libraries, maker spaces and digital resources. Libraries are more than *just* books. (Although books are very lovely!)
January 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Good morning! This is your reminder to support your local library! Get your card and see what resources you have access to from programs and events to seed libraries, maker spaces and digital resources. Libraries are more than *just* books. (Although books are very lovely!)
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No offense but I simply have the best most cutest perfect cat
January 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No offense but I simply have the best most cutest perfect cat
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Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
4:30am Carolina Beach Hampton Inn, I’m wide awake, husband is blissfully sleeping. It’s quiet coffee on the balcony time. I’m only now looking at the “coffee station” in the room and noticing that it’s only decaf. This feels evil after I just tried to open a shut down TT app.
January 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
4:30am Carolina Beach Hampton Inn, I’m wide awake, husband is blissfully sleeping. It’s quiet coffee on the balcony time. I’m only now looking at the “coffee station” in the room and noticing that it’s only decaf. This feels evil after I just tried to open a shut down TT app.
It is hard to know I started in this world as a baby Jane Doe. It eats away at me some days, leaving me raw, harmed, angry and some days it’s like a whisper of warm air on a warm day. I don’t really have words for the feelings inside. Feelings are not paragraphs. #sad #notsad #joy #notjoy #adoption
January 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Taking handmade pottery as gifts to #bookclub 😁Something that helps ease emotional disregulation is leaning into hobbies that are immersive. #Reading, #rollerskating and #pottery.. I follow through on those by joining a book club, a potterystudio and committing to nights at my rink. #dbt #trauma
January 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m getting reminded over and over this week that I am not the problem 😂 Some people need to eat more chocolate, find a soft blanket and take more naps. #silenceisgolden #mindfulness
January 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I’m getting reminded over and over this week that I am not the problem 😂 Some people need to eat more chocolate, find a soft blanket and take more naps. #silenceisgolden #mindfulness
It’s adult night at the rink. I keep thinking: how many more times will I skate here before I’m in a new place for a new adult night. #inmyfeels #melancoly #moving #imsn
January 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It’s adult night at the rink. I keep thinking: how many more times will I skate here before I’m in a new place for a new adult night. #inmyfeels #melancoly #moving #imsn