Who do you think raises the drug dealers?
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Nobody. Whether or not thereās a person or persons present. The child is not being raised (reared), because if it was it would make better choices at the end of the process.
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The cat.
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you know my wife is in federal prison. The stories of some of these poor women in there are just awful. They never had a chance. Doing meth with your mom when you are 12 is going to fuck you up.
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This is why I find those who say all drugs should be legal because freedom, to be guilty of the utopian thinking they accuse others of having. Meth destroys users, their families, friends and communities. The idea that it can be used in a āvictimlessā manner is moronic.
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A thing I recognized when I started into 12 step recovery:
Some people were never even introduced to it, let alone be restored to a state of sanity.
My sponsors always thought I was being argumentative or trying to find a loophole. 
I wasnāt.
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This
My residency request got denied. I hate my schoolā¦. And California
We have a strict immigration policy, lol. Only undocumented criminals get in.
I have a password-protected message board with five other women, with whom Iāve basically been sharing a diary for 30 years. My Estrogen Nation.
A couple of days ago one of them noted that she weighs what she did years ago, ābut nothing fits the same.ā I donāt talk in much detail about training because it pushes buttons and makes my friends defensive, but in this case I did. About my rebalancing of priorities to focus on muscle building/retention, my efforts to get my protein up, etc, and I block-quoted some of @Chris_Shugartās recent sedentary-people-protein article.
And now for two days, crickets. I killed the room.
Last weekend I had a sleepover with my many-years best friend. I had to AGAIN ask wtf, I donāt get all weird and shitty when she talks about gardening - āI just donāt have any interest in doing that, blah blah blah happy with myself and donāt see any need to wake up early to spray water around.ā
And Iām sick of it. Iām sick of having to have a secret passion, particularly now, when Iām benched and grieving the loss of it as an stress-reliever and also kick-ass-body-maker. (Temporarily.)
Ugh. Sorry to hear about that, and I can totally relate. There are so many things that Iām interested in or care about that justā¦ other people are not into. On the flip side, one of the things I love about the gym is just seeing other people share my passion! I donāt even need to interact with anyoneājust being around others who show up day after day and actually use their bodies with intention is a wonderful experience.
Iām also fascinated with the fact that exercise and nutrition really do push peopleās buttons and make them defensive. I wonder if you have any theories about the psychology? One idea that comes to mind is that if someone is willing to admit to themselves that physical activity is the number one best way to promote mental and physical health, then they have to also admit that they have work to do. In fact, they have the hardest work to do, which is starting. Much easier to dismiss, ignore, or deny in that case.
Time on the bench is important, too. I hope youāre recovering super well and get back in the game soon!
Itās infuriating how uninformed and dug in people are regarding their programs/ nutrition when not making progress
Iām in the hospital and the food sucks in terms of nutrition, so Iām making my own protein shakes and having my wife bring in real food so I donāt have to live off the low-protein, low-fat, āheart healthyā crap they serve. Well, I was not aware that they track the food you order. Apparently theyāre worried Iām not eating enough, so theyāve started delivering this for me to drink.
How is that food?
What the hell are you doing there?
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I remember those 
Youāre lucky to be an adult who can choose not to consume such shite
Complaining about the food.
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I need to know what they are calling this? Mass gainer shake?
Ensure.
Crap marketed to sick and elderly ppl for keeping weight up or to gain weight
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And approved by Big Pharma!
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