Thank for responding; I share your passion around the issue

I am assuming you are in the US, in that case there are little programs available to help a woman raise a child she does not want especially if it is a red state.

This is the kind of information I am looking for

They do little background checks on people who foster and adopt

As a foster parent of 8.5 years this is highly variable on the area; ours for example was extremely thorough and we were able to see several children’s lives improved through their placements - I do not however want to discount that the opposite does also happen though I do not have the answer as to any better solution beyond providing significantly more support to all areas of the foster system. We need more well-meaning people to get involved both as social workers and especially as foster / adoptive parents.

In my opinion, the logical path for straddling both sides is to leave the pregant woman’s choice 100% intact, but then make it easy for her to choose the pregnancy. In other words, universal healthcare, a high-quality child care network, maternity leave, and assistance for getting the child adopted. Preventing unwanted pregnancies by providing contraceptives also helps a lot. I feel like that’s also why this discussion hardly exists in developed nations outside of the US, because they have these things.

Agreed and I think this is where the group is aiming along with myself as well

Agreed and so far all of my interactions with their team have matched that stance so I am hopeful.

+1 for Minetest

I run a server on our local network that kiddos love

It was fairly simple to setup including which game type and mods

Kiddos have gotten back into the Pokemon card game so we’re likely playing Pokemon TCG Live

Also hoping to finally break in the Nexalis ttrpg I’ve had on the shelf for a while now with the teens

Firing up the grill for Father’s Day and inviting over both sets of parents; will have 4 generations together <3

Will likely throw some wood on the coals after to roast marshmallows and make s’mores for dessert :)

I’m a certified forklift trainer and the training I needed for that was a single day that ended in a simple test…

I can do this as well and find it useful for other devices that use a lot of button presses such as TV volume etc

That’s great! He’s welcome to message me as well if that might help break the ice a bit more.

This may help: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame

In short: making yourself vulnerable (such as processing these issues) is courage - it’s not weakness

Sometimes us guys need to hear that - I know I personally absolutely hate to break in front of others and that makes processing a very isolating experience that feeds depression unless I’m intentional about that processing

We have a 3-week old black kitten we’ve named Slate

Started playing FFXIV again after not playing since 2013. Decided to delete my character and start fresh as I don’t remember the story etc. and am just going to take my time enjoying everything over again.

Yep! I have a Cosori kettle that’s been working great (and outlasted my first two pots lol)

Steel tea pot - I drink a pot every day but last couple pots were both glass and only last a couple months before breaking (both my fault) so upgraded to steel and so far my clumsiness hasn’t yet managed to break it

I drink a pot of camomile every day. 1st cup is still hot while rest is more lukewarm.

The ones we tested were these: https://a.co/d/f4FADbm

Unfortunately the project they were originally for was cancelled fairly quickly so we didn’t test any others

We tested some nicer ones for use in an industrial environment where hearing protection was required. They were great and let workers hear clearly while still being able to use their preferred PPE.

Started using this one recently and am loving it

In a similar thread years ago there was a recommendation for Exofficio brand which I bought a few of to try out and have since replaced all of my underwear with. Their boxer briefs are fantastic.

I’ve ran GNOME for years until this month. Something randomly broke and then on fresh install the dark theme wasn’t working correctly. Switched to KDE and everything looks and works perfectly. Think I’ll hang out here for the foreseeable future.