They are kinda like that. If you aren’t born in the Catholic Church, it’s kind of a pain to get in. You have to do classes for at least a year and have someone sponsor you. It makes sense - they take their belief seriously and want to make sure that people joining know what they’re getting into
Yes, I feel that way sometimes. But I try to keep in mind that humans are innately social creatures, and I shouldn’t shut myself off like that. It helps to have pre-planned events with people I know I like, like playing a TTRPG or board game, or volunteering.
Costa Rica! The biodiversity and abundance of nature is astoundingly beautiful.
Eh, not as a kid. I got a phone in high school once I got my driver’s license. But yeah, parents are a blast, huh?
How are you feeling about cops and the government these days?
I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Nature and its subject-specific varieties considered some of the most reputable and prestigious scientific publications?
Yeah, my parents made us leave our cell phones on the kitchen counter so they could read our texts every night, and they installed software on our computers that took screenshots every 5 seconds.
I wonder why I have issues with authority figures and privacy?
“Gruntled”! The wonderful opposite of disgruntled
And “gruntling” is an excellent old-timey word for baby pigs
Yes, but that would mean that logic has any bearing on what the Supreme Court decides to do
This is awesome, thank you for your hard work! Lack of Voyager support for Piefed was the only thing holding me back - piefed.blahaj.zone, here I come!
Has Sam Altman never heard of parenting books?
There is a dedicated ICD-10 medical code for “eye pecked out by a chicken”. They’re vicious little fuckers.
Idiotic. This whole country just rolls over for whatever capital wants, the wishes of the people be damned.
Because I already did all the fun things and got fat, so now I need to make up for all the healthy things I didn’t do before
You nailed it. Well put!
It always blows my mind when I see Back the Blue flags next to Gadsden flags. Who do they think is doing the treading?!
Same here
Catholic education from kindergarten through 12th grade.
And therapy if you’re healthy, substance abuse if you’re not.
Yeah. If you go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), you get baptized, given communion, and get confirmed all at the same time on Easter. Having a sponsor is part of the sacrament of confirmation.
At least that’s the way my church growing up did it. I’m sure there are exceptions for extenuating circumstances and differences across countries.