Priests should wear body cams. It'd at least keep kids safer.

Just remember there are only a few places in Michigan (like other Midwest states) that actually would have gotten this through. If you visit outside those areas, you aren't supporting the people who have made sure this was passed. A lot of people forget when they travel they're supporting the politics of where they travel to because they're investing in their economy, not just the overall state economy. We're both from the Midwest and given you look like you support this and I do as well, we need to be mindful of how we show our support to different cities in the states around us (because we know there's a lot of red surrounding blue) so we have to make sure we're putting our money where our mouths are.

Until recently, I thought I was the outlier on a lot of things. Forced romance in all media is one of them. I wish there would be more platonic friendships that emerge. Maybe because it's more realistic they avoid it since a lot of people are looking for an escape, but I escape just as well when two (or more) people become friends. I actually escape more deeply when there isn't romance.

I'm a reader, I always have been, but the way literature is taught in public schools didn't work for me. I didn't connect with anything I read in school and it made me dislike my English classes. If I weren't brought up to be a reader, I think I probably wouldn't have read anything after K-12 because 7-12 made reading and dissecting such a grueling process and felt utterly irrelevant at those ages.

It might not be what you mean, but I have all of my books inside Ikea Besta cabinets. Keeps dust off everything and my cat out of the other things I have on display. It's not exciting furniture, but it's what's inside that I want to be the feature anyway. It's relatively inexpensive, comes in two depths, can be hung rather than sitting on the floor, all kinds of door finishes, and puck lighting can really show off what's inside. I don't work for Ikea lol but I maybe I should.

That shows a lot of introspection and strength to figure out that something has become a negative part of your life and that you needed to remove the source of the negativity. It can happen with all different things, even things some of us wouldn't even consider being toxic in some way. Our brains are all different and knowing when yours was creating an addictive attachment to something that was negative for you is pretty darn smart. I didn't give up traditional social media until it almost killed me. It's not the same as alcohol or gambling, but addictive behaviors can make us unhappy or unhealthy and stopping them shouldn't get anyone downvotes. So boo to those people. Good for you for knowing where a limitation stands for you in this particular instance. Maybe someone else will realize the same thing is happening to them and sharing your experience will help.

My cat will look at the wall behind my bed about a foot or two above my head. It's a fun game.