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We did it.
Robert said we could get legally married whenever I wanted, so I got drunk earlier, figured it was time, and scheduled a wedding for today. I think I'll wear my grandma's cowboy boots.
Autumn Christian
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Autumn Christian
@teachrobotslove
Notes on learning how to be human.
Writer of Girl Like a Bomb • The Crooked God Machine • Teach Robots Love Newsletter • Repped by @inkwellmgmt
- When I was 19 years old I dropped out of college to try to escape a bad situation, and I ended up at my grandparent's dairy farm. I spent many days making and selling cheese, doing deliveries, milking cows, and keeping the shop open. Then I'd go back to my room and write at
- My husband is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met, and I was immediately taken by him, but over the years, I've come to learn most people can't see it. He dresses simply. He uses plain language. He likes superheroes and video games. They conclude they're not seeing a
- I once dated a communist. He was a joyless person who felt profound guilt in anything that wasn't liberating the working class. He refused to get a job because it meant he'd be taking a job from an immigrant, which meant I was working 15 hours a day to try to keep us off theEveryone who idolizes these rich SAHMs - watch this, learn & then stfu. Tradwives glamorize a lifestyle none of you will likely ever be able to achieve & laugh in your face as your views make them richer. This isn’t goals - this is classism, white supremacy & patriarchy. Wake up.
00:00 - Jordan Peterson has almost singlehandedly changed the culture since 2016 but nobody ever mentions his deep impact even though he has clearly influenced them.
- Parents will use cleaning as a punishment and then wonder why their kids don't clean. It took me years to realize this negative reinforcement as a child was why I hated maintaining my home. Whenever my toddler spills something, she asks for a towel to clean it up. But I must
- Replying to @teachrobotslovePeople in the comments keep telling me this is a skill issue when in fact, this is by his careful design. But most people don't understand what it's like to give up a false perception to pursue a more authentic self because they have no real internal sense of integrity.
- You aren't supposed to get your childlike wonder back. That was created for you in part by the adults that loved and cared for you. Once you grow up, it's your turn to give it to someone else.
- I never believed in "secret knowledge" until I acquired some and tried to excitedly share it with other people. I was immediately met with anger and derision. It was like a mental "block" appeared that kept people from accessing the understanding. They needed to shield
- When I read older books, I'm always struck by how unoptimized they are. Books wandered in their prose, had meandering backstories for side characters, and had strange and illogical plot points. Now, it's like every word in a book has to be razor-focused, hurtling toward the
- I try to say this with compassion and as a person who has had extreme depression before but if you suffer with depression you will 100% be mad at me for this: These tips are not helpful. They are enabling and will feed your depression. Depression is not like cancer or Parkinsons
- I always thought my desire for a nice, expensive handbag was frivolous and silly until I watched my girl toddler obsessively pack objects into bags, take them out again, move to a new location, and repeat all over again for hours at a time. In our deepest blood memory we're still
- I have no advice on how to date or find your soul mate. I have been in love with my husband since I was twenty-one years old. I didn't engineer that. I didn't go on thousands of dates or study the right tactics to attract him to me. There was just a voice inside me that hit me as
