It would have been nice if they had done that with PS5s or concert tickets. It's less about being forced to keep a crappy item and more about not artificially inflating prices on it (by buying out the stock and reselling).
So it'll be just like the bag full of Maximum Heal potions when the credits roll, except I imagine you could pass it on to someone with a message not to wait for the perfect moment.
Not sure how they responded, but that's technically not an acronym, as it would need to be sounded out as if a word (e.g. NASA or laser, but not CIA or UTI).
SDF would be an initialism, but not an acronym. Just for your awareness.
I think he's saying seeing a therapist that doesn't specialize in gender dysphoria (kind of the "to a hammer, everything is a nail" thought). So going in and talking about all their mental health issues, and seeing if gender dysphoria comes out with it.
I don't think it's a terrible read, if it seems like gender dysphoria is coming out of nowhere. Very different if OP was showing signs of it most of their life, and their dad had just refused to acknowledge it. Tough to tell just from what's written, but I think the dad is remarkably reasonable.
And all of this IMO is why the war in Ukraine has been allowed to continue. It's live weapon/ technology testing for modern warfare
I think innovation like this, that is so cheap and accessible, is terrible for the super powers. I'm imagining if this type of thing was available in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, the US would have had a MUCH worse time.
I would think it would be in the best interests of any first world country with a tendency toward... wars away from home... to limit the advancement of technology like this.
Even more, it's the justifying it with the "I'm just trying to help them" and "tough love" bullshit. That's not a mood problem, or anything like that. That is being abusive (not that they are mutually exclusive).
Hey, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho was a fantastic president. He recognized his own limitations and set the man who, by objective testing, was the smartest in the country, to fix the biggest problem facing his constituents.
Great reason to get rid of the dumb archaic practice in the first place. I repeatedly told my wife she shouldn't feel any pressure to take my name. She did anyway, but I think it was just because she liked it more.
Anyway, sacrificing your ability to vote in order to take your husbands last name might have the oh so unfortunate side effect of keeping trad wives from voting.
Had this conversation with my wife early in our marriage. I got the, "fine, I'm wrong, you're right. You're always right." And I said, "I'm not always right. I'm often wrong. I just don't make a big deal out of it, apologize if I need to, and we all move on and you forget about it. You remember all the times you're wrong because it always turns into a conversation like this." Then she started noticing and started being more chill about being wrong (she grew up in a VERY shitty household with a narcissist mother where admission of wronghood was an opportunity to get absolutely shit on).
It's amazing how a simple, "oh, you're right, my bad" can improve your life and reputation.
"I never gave a shit about high school girls sports in my life, and made fun of the WNBA since its inception, but I'll be damned if a trans person competing in any way or any thing isn't my hill to die on!"
It would have been nice if they had done that with PS5s or concert tickets. It's less about being forced to keep a crappy item and more about not artificially inflating prices on it (by buying out the stock and reselling).