If the complete tat is along the lines of: “it’s better to be tried by 12 than carried by 8”, it’s been familiar to law enforcement circles (which circles the drain with ex-military, so not surprising) for a long time. When I was in college in a criminal justice program, several instructors repeated this over and over (except I believe it was “… carried by 6”.

I didn’t stay in that program, BTW.

I had the droid factory. It was my mist disappointing SW toy. The molding was horrible.

You’re right; it’s not fun. But the time can come when you find the right provider and combo that works. I sincerely hope you find peace.

In addition, and I may get jumped for saying this but I don’t care…

Sometimes meds are the right answer. I’ve been on antidepressant/antianxiety meds for close to 20 years. It took a while to find the right combo/dose, but the meds allow me to experience happiness and allow me to quiet those intrusive thoughts where I was unable before. They don’t alter my mood. They allow me the freedom from cripplingly poor brain chemistry that was preventing me from achieving happiness and calm.

My experience may not be anyone else’s. Your mileage may vary. But don’t dismiss the idea out of hand.

Every time I see a picture of her, my brain immediately says: “howler monkey.”

Also worth noting that research indicates that the fathers can experience symptoms similar to post-partum depression as well. I’m not armchair diagnosing anything or anyone, but the strain of a newborn is real. Take care of each other and yourself too.

There are wipe warmers that are pretty cheap, with varying quality. My spouse has them all over the house.

As others have said, he’s not being intentional about anything even though it sure feels like it. I swear my little one waits to hear the rustling of the sheets of me getting into bed after putting her in the crib to go all “car alarm” on us.

Your frustration and sleep deprivation is real. Communicate with your partner. Make sure you’re both helping each other as much as possible and giving grace to each other. If you ever sense you’re close to acting on your feelings and frustration, put the kid in a safe space or with a safe person and take 5. Take 10. Do what it takes to get that under control and remember that this little being is not malicious.

You will make it through this.

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I wonder if the thinking is that once the proverbial seal on that lid is broken, the next administration would just Uno-reverse it by adding more of its preferred justices?

And, it’s not like (aside from the first two damn years when it should have been done) they had a trifecta; although you could be assured Manchin or Senema(?) would have fucked them over.

Iron a wool suit?

Hardee’s fried-and-coated-in-cinnamon-and-sugar apple pies.

80’s-90’s McDonald’s apple danish

My concern is that within a couple of decades this country will be converted into a theocratic fascist nation that won’t allow history to be taught (at least, not the “unapproved” version). My closest data point in support of this is the current projected electoral vote count: Biden - 224, Trump - 301, tied - 13. How in the hell (gerrymandering, media horseracing, and everything else) is this fraud LEADING?

I think you conveyed it excellently - not solely because it was the exact thought I had. I would have used more clumsy wording though.

Godwin’d in 1.

Jezuz fuck, having a black-and-white worldview must be so freeing; not having to clutter your beautiful mind with things like FUCKING COMPLEXITY