Toadlyturtle
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Toadlyturtle
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My partner Sabi is disabled 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom & ESA bun. They're a disabled Indigenous Latina family, homeless after eviction. Nothing is […]

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People are human.
People are not machines to be perfected and run at peak performance speeds constantly. WTF ever that even means because the bar always moves again.

People are flawed.

This is a chance to love them anyways.
Not at the expense of our own wellbeing, but in service to it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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This is just something to remember.

It’s the “holiday season”
A lot of people are activated & that’s okay.

Not everyone will be able to regulate & that’s okay.

Not everyone will want to celebrate & that’s okay.

Not everyone will be willing to be vulnerable & that’s okay.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Death never loses its sting
she is darkness and mystery
she dwells in every breath
she births hope and renewal

Her sweet kiss burns the living
but as she sweeps in with her peace and rest

Death feeds life
She is the beginning
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Being ignored and pushed aside because I am #brown hurts like hell, getting treated like my partner's love for me is a fucking burden to him is painful as shit and ontop of losing my #emotionalsupportbunny only a month ago and being severely disoriented I'm SICK of putting up with two faced BS […]
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December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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For the caretaker, it means one moment it feels safe to place attention elsewhere and the next danger, literally. This results in a constant feeling of dread, made all the harder without help. It means even so much as not having adequate rest, nor the ability to safely process & grieve.

I've […]
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December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For the caretaker, it means one moment it feels safe to place attention elsewhere and the next danger, literally. This results in a constant feeling of dread, made all the harder without help. It means even so much as not having adequate rest, nor the ability to safely process & grieve.

I've […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM