PerseveratingSaint
@perseveratingsaint.bsky.social
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My 6yo’s daydream ramblings this morning have included:
Someone cut the sun in half.
A bad baby inside a robot. The baby died.
Someone stole God.
Someone cut the sun in half.
A bad baby inside a robot. The baby died.
Someone stole God.
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My 6yo’s daydream ramblings this morning have included:
Someone cut the sun in half.
A bad baby inside a robot. The baby died.
Someone stole God.
Someone cut the sun in half.
A bad baby inside a robot. The baby died.
Someone stole God.
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I spent the morning at an ICE Detention Center and I don’t think I will ever be the same.
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
My Day at an ICE Detention Center
“Do not mistreat or oppress an immigrant." Exodus 22:21
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December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I spent the morning at an ICE Detention Center and I don’t think I will ever be the same.
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
About 80% of my 6yo’s speech right now is just him verbalizing his Minecraft daydreams.
I’m also a daydreamer but I don’t think I ever spoke them out loud as a child like he does.
I love that for him. Be loud and proud my little weirdo.
I’m also a daydreamer but I don’t think I ever spoke them out loud as a child like he does.
I love that for him. Be loud and proud my little weirdo.
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
About 80% of my 6yo’s speech right now is just him verbalizing his Minecraft daydreams.
I’m also a daydreamer but I don’t think I ever spoke them out loud as a child like he does.
I love that for him. Be loud and proud my little weirdo.
I’m also a daydreamer but I don’t think I ever spoke them out loud as a child like he does.
I love that for him. Be loud and proud my little weirdo.
“I NEED GOD! I NEED GOD!”
- My 6yo having a meltdown because he can’t find the nativity craft he made
- My 6yo having a meltdown because he can’t find the nativity craft he made
December 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“I NEED GOD! I NEED GOD!”
- My 6yo having a meltdown because he can’t find the nativity craft he made
- My 6yo having a meltdown because he can’t find the nativity craft he made
My 6yo has been screaming about needing a village for the past half hour and I’m realizing being a Mom to a Minecraft Autistic is going to require me to actually learn this game
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My 6yo has been screaming about needing a village for the past half hour and I’m realizing being a Mom to a Minecraft Autistic is going to require me to actually learn this game
When you’re autistic and on the brink of burnout, there’s nothing like the holidays to push you right over the edge
a woman in a blue and white floral shirt is holding a purse
Alt: a woman in a blue and white floral shirt is crying and putting the purse over her head
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December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When you’re autistic and on the brink of burnout, there’s nothing like the holidays to push you right over the edge
Welp it finally happened. One of my kids broke a window.
a woman says " the lord is testing me " while holding something
Alt: a woman says " the lord is testing me "
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December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Welp it finally happened. One of my kids broke a window.
Autistic burnout is like no my antidepressants didn’t stop working, my brain did
a woman wearing a white shirt and hoop earrings is standing in front of a door .
ALT: a woman wearing a white shirt and hoop earrings is standing in front of a door .
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December 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Autistic burnout is like no my antidepressants didn’t stop working, my brain did
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We are thrilled to share that The Anti-Greed Gospel by @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social was named the 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR by @erbks.bsky.social! 🏆🎉 We have heard from so many readers in 2025 that this book impacted, inspired, and challenged them. We are so excited to see this recognition!
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December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We are thrilled to share that The Anti-Greed Gospel by @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social was named the 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR by @erbks.bsky.social! 🏆🎉 We have heard from so many readers in 2025 that this book impacted, inspired, and challenged them. We are so excited to see this recognition!
My 6yo is becoming a Minecraft Autistic
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My 6yo is becoming a Minecraft Autistic
I was listening to an interview with an author and thinking oh this guy is definitely autistic
Looked up his socials and he describes himself as having “severe ADHD”
Looked up his socials and he describes himself as having “severe ADHD”
a woman sitting on a couch waving her hand with the words " knew it " above her
Alt: Liz Lemon high-fiving herself with the words “knew it”
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December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I was listening to an interview with an author and thinking oh this guy is definitely autistic
Looked up his socials and he describes himself as having “severe ADHD”
Looked up his socials and he describes himself as having “severe ADHD”
Everybody complaining about immigrants committing crimes, meanwhile my one of my immigrant ancestors literally wiped out an entire Native American tribe
December 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Everybody complaining about immigrants committing crimes, meanwhile my one of my immigrant ancestors literally wiped out an entire Native American tribe
Many of my ancestors came here 300 years ago or more, and my family has still not assimilated.
I don’t know a single one of us who speaks any Native American language.
I don’t know a single one of us who speaks any Native American language.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Many of my ancestors came here 300 years ago or more, and my family has still not assimilated.
I don’t know a single one of us who speaks any Native American language.
I don’t know a single one of us who speaks any Native American language.
My great grandpa’s half brother went to school for one day as a child, and never went back because he couldn’t speak English.
Both of his parents were born here.
His mom’s parents were also born here.
Not everyone assimilates quickly and that’s honestly fine.
Both of his parents were born here.
His mom’s parents were also born here.
Not everyone assimilates quickly and that’s honestly fine.
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My great grandpa’s half brother went to school for one day as a child, and never went back because he couldn’t speak English.
Both of his parents were born here.
His mom’s parents were also born here.
Not everyone assimilates quickly and that’s honestly fine.
Both of his parents were born here.
His mom’s parents were also born here.
Not everyone assimilates quickly and that’s honestly fine.
People look at my parenting and think I’m some free spirit who doesn’t believe in structure or standards, but actually I’m a recovering sanctimommy.
When you have autistic, chronically ill kids, you either become more flexible or you die.
When you have autistic, chronically ill kids, you either become more flexible or you die.
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
People look at my parenting and think I’m some free spirit who doesn’t believe in structure or standards, but actually I’m a recovering sanctimommy.
When you have autistic, chronically ill kids, you either become more flexible or you die.
When you have autistic, chronically ill kids, you either become more flexible or you die.
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When disability is treated as an individual problem instead of a shared responsibility, communities lose the support systems that help people thrive.
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Christian Nationalism and Ableism in the United States
When disability is treated as an individual problem instead of a shared responsibility, communities lose the support systems that help people thrive.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When disability is treated as an individual problem instead of a shared responsibility, communities lose the support systems that help people thrive.
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I recently found out my 7x great grandfather was excommunicated from an Anabaptist group for being a universalist . Not even sure if I’m universalist myself, but I love that for him
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I recently found out my 7x great grandfather was excommunicated from an Anabaptist group for being a universalist . Not even sure if I’m universalist myself, but I love that for him
My mom warned me that a certain children’s publishing company has “gone woke” and my immediate thought was “oh cool, I’ll have to check them out”
October 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My mom warned me that a certain children’s publishing company has “gone woke” and my immediate thought was “oh cool, I’ll have to check them out”
You know how when you ask a kid how old their parents are, they usually give some absurdly high number?
My 6yo said I was zero.
Not sure how to feel about that….
My 6yo said I was zero.
Not sure how to feel about that….
July 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
You know how when you ask a kid how old their parents are, they usually give some absurdly high number?
My 6yo said I was zero.
Not sure how to feel about that….
My 6yo said I was zero.
Not sure how to feel about that….
A positive side of being autistic/ oblivious to social cues is that I don’t always notice when someone is being rude to me.
Instead I just assume it’s my own fault that the conversation isn’t going well and the other person is just treating me how I deserve.
Instead I just assume it’s my own fault that the conversation isn’t going well and the other person is just treating me how I deserve.
a woman with red hair is wearing a red sweater and a white shirt and is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman with red hair is wearing a red sweater and a white shirt and is making a funny face .
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June 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A positive side of being autistic/ oblivious to social cues is that I don’t always notice when someone is being rude to me.
Instead I just assume it’s my own fault that the conversation isn’t going well and the other person is just treating me how I deserve.
Instead I just assume it’s my own fault that the conversation isn’t going well and the other person is just treating me how I deserve.
I recently got Peter Enns’s Telling God’s Story to use with my kids.
Today I accidentally left it out while my (SBC) parents were over, but I wasn’t sure if they saw it or not.
Tonight my mom sent me a link to Founders Ministries and offered to buy us any of their kids books.
Today I accidentally left it out while my (SBC) parents were over, but I wasn’t sure if they saw it or not.
Tonight my mom sent me a link to Founders Ministries and offered to buy us any of their kids books.
a woman is covering her nose with her hand in a classroom .
ALT: a woman is covering her nose with her hand in a classroom .
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June 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I recently got Peter Enns’s Telling God’s Story to use with my kids.
Today I accidentally left it out while my (SBC) parents were over, but I wasn’t sure if they saw it or not.
Tonight my mom sent me a link to Founders Ministries and offered to buy us any of their kids books.
Today I accidentally left it out while my (SBC) parents were over, but I wasn’t sure if they saw it or not.
Tonight my mom sent me a link to Founders Ministries and offered to buy us any of their kids books.
Someone once asked me if something I did during pregnancy caused my son’s autism.
Like oh yeah it was probably those daily glasses of round up I was drinking
Like oh yeah it was probably those daily glasses of round up I was drinking
June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Someone once asked me if something I did during pregnancy caused my son’s autism.
Like oh yeah it was probably those daily glasses of round up I was drinking
Like oh yeah it was probably those daily glasses of round up I was drinking
Me when my undiagnosed autistic MIL sends me a video about a potential cure for autism for my son
a man in a suit and tie making a face
Alt: a man in a suit and tie who looks like he’s trying hard not to say something
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June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Me when my undiagnosed autistic MIL sends me a video about a potential cure for autism for my son
“Until we recognize the material effects of what we think and the systems that we participate in, we won’t be able to robustly love our neighbors.”
-Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
-Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
June 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“Until we recognize the material effects of what we think and the systems that we participate in, we won’t be able to robustly love our neighbors.”
-Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
-Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
This means that when we look at our cities and towns, often segregated racially and economically, we must not say, “That’s just the way things are. It can’t be changed.” Instead, we have to say, “We made it this way. We can make it something else.”
Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
June 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This means that when we look at our cities and towns, often segregated racially and economically, we must not say, “That’s just the way things are. It can’t be changed.” Instead, we have to say, “We made it this way. We can make it something else.”
Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel
Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel