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Herps herps herps!!

Yeah, he’s a silkback. Less of a “morph” and more of a genetic nightmare. Definitely would never recommend to anyone who doesn’t have a ton of time & money to spend caring for them, + extensive experience with bearded dragon care. A leatherback is the best option of you’re looking for a bit of a smoother dragon!

Revy is adorable!! What breed & morph is she?

You’re correct! But he has a genetic defect, so he looks pretty different from a standard healthy dragon.

He’s a bearded dragon with a genetic defect that caused him to be born without proper scales or spikes.

Because of that, he’s a “special needs” animal, so he needs lots of extra care to keep him healthy.

I’d definitely recommend (fully scaled) bearded dragons as pets! Mine is an excellent cuddle-buddy and constantly makes me smile with his dumb goofy antics and curiosity.

I think I’d buy some bugs for my lizard. Maybe some hornworms? They’re very good for hydration and basically every reptile that eats bugs goes absolutely crazy for them!

If my buddy is happy, then I’m happy, too.

Here’s a picture of my ugly boy, Pączki.

For the record, I support allowing felons to vote.

But maybe not this one.

If felons can’t vote, they also shouldn’t be able to run for office.

Fuck 'em up!

“Girls desire a knight in shining armor to come sweep them off their feet!” — my pastor

For the longest time, I struggled because I was told all my life what a “woman’s purpose” was, and my desires never lined up with that. Felt like a freak because I never desired romance, sex, or partnership with a man (or anyone else, for that matter). If that was my purpose, was I supposed to will myself to want that for myself? Was I doomed to be alone forever? Was I wrong to want to pursue adventure and things that I wanted?

If my desire ≠ God’s desire (which was apparently union with a man at some point in the future), then my desires were… wrong. Maybe/probably even evil.

So I fucked up my life trying to follow that and fit into that mold. I did things I never wanted to do because it was the “right thing” to do in the eyes of God.

After I escaped, I never really recovered. But… I discovered a lot about myself.

I did bearded dragon rescues & fostering, I got into cosplay, learned how to sew stuffed animals, got some mental health care, rekindled my love for nature… all by myself. I learned to love me and not base my worth on what other folks believe I should do or how I should behave. I don’t have a partner who gets to dictate my personality. I got to grow on my own.

I’m still coming to terms with… a lot of things about myself, but now I’m able to grow freely instead of being confined to such a small pot.

Don’t let people define who or what you are, or what your purpose is in life. Only you get to do that. It’s both terrifying and freeing, but you can do this.

“I never said that!”

Yeah so? Sometimes parents don’t have the support they need and want that validation to motivate them. They’re exhausted & worn out. Being a parent really wears at you sometimes.

Their crime is needing a little validation? I’ve seen worse things on the internet.

Someone was telling a story in a parenting community about their kid and how they felt accomplished over something that had happened that day.

Someone else commented that the guy should stop posting because “no one cares about your main character syndrome”.

Put foam mats or foam sheets across your wall when you sleep!

Not at all.

If someone asks another person close to OP about their “medical issue” and the other person is clueless, there’s a way out.

Say they’re confronted by an old coworker later down the line who says “I talked to your sister/mother/SO/best friend/whatever and they said that you don’t have any medical issues!”

Then OP simply acts upset and says “you told × about my private medical issue???” and act distressed over it.

However, I doubt these coworkers care about follow-up. So this situation is very unlikely to occur.

Private medical issue = private. Even people close may not know. It’s a good alibi.

Put on a painfully sad face and say that you/someone in your family has medical issues and that you don’t want to speak more about it.

Do note that St. John’s Wort can mess with other medications you may take and can make them downright ineffective. A big one that comes to mind is birth control, but there are many others.

Always check with a medical professional and/or look up more information about supplement interactions before adding them into your regimen!

Suspicious that this is a trick, but I can’t say I’m not intrigued.

New ice cream topping idea!

A lizard without scales! At least this particular lizard. It makes their natural instincts vs. their physical sensitivities a nightmare to balance.

I would bring a bunch of fossil rocks & Petoskey stones!

Or my enormous collection of rare (not gonna say the brand) plushies! I’m one of the handful of people who have a special “good community citizen” plush from them!

Or my dumb lizard who was born without scales. I like to educate folks on why they should never get one.

If you’re being a good example, good on ya’.

But remember that the Christian faith has caused many folks unimaginable pain and trauma, especially with their vocal involvement in current going-ons.

I love me some Jesus, but I absolutely avoid self-proclaimed Christians. Why? I just don’t want to put myself in situations with people who 98% of the time have hateful ideology. I don’t want it. That is why folks are wary.

If you are a Christian who looks down upon the poor, foreigners, handicapped, disabled, the mentally struggling, the LGBTQ+, or anyone else, you’re a shit Christian who doesn’t follow the teachings of Christ.

If you want to preach Jesus’ message of love and acceptance, more power to you. But you will have a big job ahead of you, because part of your job is to denounce those who preach hate.

You can claim to be a “good Christian” all you’d like, but many will be skeptical unless your actions prove you to be a true follower.

If that’s your goal, you’re on the right path. But do know where others are coming from when they voice their distrust of your intentions. They are not attacking you, but the institution that has hurt so many both now & in the past.