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It’s not your fault if you have to leave everyone you’ve ever known because they couldn’t accept you for being nonbinary.

It’s not a reflection of your inadequacy. It’s a sign of their failing.

And you are still lovable and worthy of friendship even if you have to start over.

Be glad that this time around you will have better, stronger relationships.

SATURDAY JULY 26

to unite families, caregivers, immigrants, and workers

Families First is a nationwide day of action uniting families, workers, caregivers and immigrants in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Across marches, rallies, teach-ins, and community events, people will come together to defend what every family needs to live with dignity: healthcare, safety, food, education and care.

#resist #resistance #protest #family #rally #unite #union #unionstrong #UnitedStates

newsweek.com/nationwide-anti-t

Good Trouble Lives On protest Florida
Newsweek · Nationwide Anti-Trump 'Families First' Protest Planned for July 26By Sophie Clark

A #grandmother in SE England was busted running a #criminal #family business dealing £80 million of #cocaine across the entire region - her family members and associates all got long #prison sentences

I hope at least Ghost the #cat is looked after (maybe by an animal rescue?) and manages to find a good home whilst his owners are inside, as he didn't have any involvement in the #crime

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx27w

Deborah Mason, a woman with white hair and wearing dark rimmed glasses. She is standing against a white background and wearing a green, white and black patterned top
BBC News'Gangsta Debbs' - the granny who used her family to run a drug gangAs the matriarch of a high-earning crime family, Deborah Mason lived a lavish lifestyle – but also claimed £50,000 in benefits.
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Most likely, you and your brothers and sisters do not know what your parents did to avoid boredom because you are using phones at the table, so you don't talk at the table anymore with your parents, like they did with their parents.

Smartphones drastically reduced the communication between children and parents.

@davep
#Family #Phones #Communication

Finnish court orders deportation of mother, two children held in detention unit for 55 days

The mother of the family told Yle she fled a life of prostitution in Italy as well as an abusive husband, but EU regulations mean she must return there.

yle.fi/a/74-20173327

News · Finnish court orders deportation of mother, two children held in detention unit for 55 daysThe mother of the family told Yle she fled a life of prostitution in Italy as well as an abusive husband, but EU regulations mean she must return there.

Baher moved a market to tears and sealed a new future for his family

Five months after fleeing his home in Gaza, Baher Skaik sat behind a piano in Melbourne's Preston Markets. He was there to play for strangers as part of the ABC series The Piano. It brought unexpected and life-changing rewards for his young family.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/gaz

ABC News · How playing the piano for strangers set in motion a new life for Baher SkaikBy ABC News
My friend is asking me about creating a mini PC that can be used for Parental Control on his home network. Something similar to the Bark Home. Does anyone have some good ideas?
#network #HomeNetworking #ParentalControl #parenting #networking #cybersecurity #dad #mom #kids #children #family

Bark Home
Looking for the best internet parental controls? Bark Home manages screen time and filters websites on all of the internet-connected devices in your house.
my.talesofmy.lifeMy Tales of My Life

A quotation from C. S. Lewis

In civilised life domestic hatred usually expresses itself by saying things which would appear quite harmless on paper (the words are not offensive) but in such a voice, or at such a moment, that they are not far short of a blow in the face.

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) English writer, literary scholar, lay theologian [Clive Staples Lewis]
The Screwtape Letters, Letter 3 (1942)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lewis-cs/77784/