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Originally Posted by O-tacular
My wife and I are expecting and in light of everything that’s going on I feel an added sense of fear and hopelessness for the future. From selfish and ignorant politicians pushing to claw back carbon pricing and any meaningful action on Climate Change, to alleged sexual predators potentially being seated in the highest courts, things feel pretty bleak. Populism is rearing its ugly head and bullies and assholes everywhere are coming out of the woodwork to spew hatred and bigotry.
On the one hand I’m so excited for the birth of my child and on the other I fear for the future.
Anyone else feel the same?
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I was dog-sitting for my friend J. and a dragonfly got into the house from the veranda. It did one quick buzz around the kitchen, hit a window, and immediately dropped to the windowsill on its back, legs curled, motionless. It gave up, accepted its fate. Immediately.
I got a screwdriver (only thing I could find, and touched its legs with it, and it clung on - brought it outside, and it flew away best kind. But it just immediately gave up when the first way out it saw didn't work. I recognized myself in it,
, and even telling J. about it - she interrupted as soon as I said what the dragonfly did and shouted, "THAT'S WHAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU SOMETIMES!"
So, a bit of fatalist. "So, I guess this is what's happening now." Absolutely zero desire to ever have kids, ever. I cannot tolerate more than 10 minutes or so around children. I'm not as bad as that missus from the meme ("It's ONE banana, how much could it cost? $10?), but kind of close to Homer ("I have three kids and no money, why can't I have no kids and three money?").
I think that makes it easier. I did end up either being an angry asshole or crying listening to Newfoundland folk music I
despise basically every other night when I lived away. I was much more existentially challenged then.
But things are best kind now. I'm truly, deeply, completely contented. As for the world... everything ends eventually. Enjoy it while you can.
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Somebody just predicted
that Judgement Day is here,
This very day at midnight,
the earth will disappear;
My wife looked at me lovingly,
she said now ain't that grand,
We still got half hour left
'cause we're in Newfoundland.
Half an hour later
on an island in the sea,
She may be late, but she's still great,
she means the world to me.
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