You know what, this isn’t a class act. People should understand that it is a baby and babies are fussy and they poop and they cry. If someone is travelling with a baby they have a reason. They shouldn’t need to feel embarrassed because a baby needs to communicate something and is doing so the only way they know how to. Yes, it can be annoying for fellow passengers but for god’s sake, it’s a fucking baby!
These parents were giving a giving a loving home to a baby and they were so worried about upsetting other people they made goody bags for them with an apology note. Now I’m guessing they were in first or business class as this tweeted by Niall Hortan and he has that little blue tick, and I’ve heard of people doing this in economy class flights as well but what about those who don’t have that money to spare and need to travel? Are they not a class act? Do they still deserve you glares and sighs of frustration?
my mama got home today and she was so excited. she said she got me a present, so then i was excited too. i had no idea what she got me. she said ‘close your eyes and put your hands out’, so i did. and then i felt her put something in my hands. i opened my eyes and
“i saw it and it was chubby and you called a frog ‘big boy’ last night and i had to get it! it’s big boy!”
mama loves that you all think she’s very sweet and she got inspired and went back today and got 2 more to show you all!!
she said “tell the ones that liked big boy thank you and that he has 2 friends now thanks to them!”
Gove urged to follow Europe with ban on single-use plastic
“Last week the United Nations warned that Britain’s reputation was at risk over plans for a new post-Brexit environmental watchdog which would not have the power to take the government to court. Despite Gove’s promise of a “green Brexit”, the Treasury is said to have resisted giving the new watchdog the same powers as the European commission because of the potential impact on post-Brexit growth.”
So what benefit will leaving the EU have for us in the U.K. Still waiting to find out. Lower standards seems to be a theme.
We have a baby and we barely make any money. We are working our asses off to remedy the money part. (The baby is perfect. there is literally no reason for me to make that point, except they’re so perfect and amazing??? how?????)
That’s all fine, except also? We had to kick out a housemate who was (1) not paying rent, (2) not taking care of his cats, and (3) I don’t think a need a third.
He couldn’t bring his cats to his new place. One of them is like 16 years old and the other one only has 3 ¾ legs, I don’t think they’d do great in a shelter, so we adopted them.
Turns out the older one has had chronic urinary tract infections for literally years, and that’s why she wouldn’t use the litterbox. (Which by the way is why that room is now UNUSABLE, so we can’t rent it out to replace that money. I mean: that, and the fact that the former housemate wasn’t cleaning up after her at all. that’s actually #3 in the list of “dude, you gotta leave.”) And she also has severe dental problems and chronic infections around that.
Turns out the younger one should have had medical care for his ¾ of a leg when he was little, and it was getting re-injured and infected.
So far, in just the past month, between urine cultures, and bloodwork, and regular vet fees, and emergency vet fees, and prescriptions, we’ve spent almost a thousand dollars (that we definitely didn’t have) on vet care. (It was $237 + $267.23 + $57.50 + $45 + $21.75 + $346.48 = $974.96.)
That took care of Monkey’s infected leg: he still has to wear a cone for another week, but he is finally happy and feisty and curious and having a good time.
And it took care of Lola’s urinary tract infection, which must be a huge revelation for her after all these years. She is happy too; she loves finally getting the attention and love she needs (so’s Monkey) and has totally integrated into the family.
BUT not only did we not have a thousand dollars to spend, the vet also quoted us $1,800 for dental surgery, and is really emphatic about getting it done ASAP. (oh right, and the old housemate owes us $2050 on top of that, which we’ve had to front for his bills etc., and which I can near-guarantee he is never going to pay. yiike. and yes, we’re getting ready to take him to small claims court.)
And the other vet quoted us $5,000 for surgery for Monkey’s leg, to keep it from continuously getting re-injured and re-infected. (and yes, we’re getting other quotes! because Yike.)
oh right – and we have to get the floor of the ex-housemate’s room totally refinished, because it is never going to stop smelling otherwise, and even if it did… it’s literally buckled from all the cat pee.
So we’re passing the hat.
Please, please donate if you can, and signal boost if you’re willing!
incidentally i fucking love all of you. Fun fact: although some of the (three) donations we got from Facebook were bigger, within a day we’d gotten more donations from posting once to Tumblr than from posting repeatedly to people we actually know in person on Facebook. ❤️💖❤️💖❤️😻😻😻😻
This is a fundraiser for myself, Kit Mead, and Sabrina @strangerdarkerbetter. I designed the text and shirt concept, and it features Sabrina’s Autisticat!
Me, Kit: I’m an Autistic, genderqueer and chronically ill disability rights activist with mental health disabilities. I have been involved in numerous disability organizations and projects since 2013. Recently, my financial situation has taken a downturn due to chronic and mental health issues affecting work hours, and DC area rent. I found a cheaper place, but in the meantime, this fundraiser!
Sabrina is an Autistic/neurodivergent, genderqueer, chronically ill blogger. They blog about “neurodivergence and chronic illness interspersed with feminism and fandoms.” In 2017, they came up with a design for “Autisticat,” a black cat with a neurodiversity symbol bow/collar, as a mascot for the autistic community. Sabrina’s also hit some rough times.
It’s $20.35 on Bonfire(sorry for the price, but I think the graphic of Autisticat made the cost of production go up). We have to sell 11 shirts for them to ship, but our first goal is 24 shirts. Please spread the word that cats are Autisticats with this shirt!
[Image description for shirts: Text reads “I am an autistic person. My cat is an AUTISTICAT.” Between the text “My cat is an…” and “AUTISTICAT” is an image of a small black cat with a rainbow neurodiversity infinity symbol for a collar.]
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