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In Exile

Posted on March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 by theapostateturtle
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Well. We’re in a hotel. The electricity went out on Wednesday night and it turns out that the main breaker needs to be replaced. I’ve been dealing with this by attending to the kids, and whenever someone asked how I was doing, I didn’t really know how to respond. That strategy is reaching the end…

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What happens when you don’t commit suicide? (The answer will SHOCK you!)

Posted on February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 by theapostateturtle
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I made this video yesterday but didn’t get time to post it because I was assembling the closet. Which came out awesome, BTW! When I was a kid, my mother was totally used to me being suicidally depressed. Honestly, I think she liked it that way. But the second I was happy–or God forbid I…

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A Good Anniversary

Posted on January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 by theapostateturtle
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Well, as tough as things have been, it’s Tannîn’s birthday!! (Well, he would point out that he HATCHED instead of being born, and the exact date when he did this is known only to him.) But I made this video to celebrate 10 years together 💚

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Anniversary Reaction

Posted on January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 by theapostateturtle
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Spring has arrived and with it; really, really awful nightmares. Things usually take a downward turn in December and don’t really bounce back until the beginning of August, so it will probably be another long ride. Therapists have suspected that there might be some sort of anniversary reaction there, but I was hoping to never…

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2023December 25, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Well, another Christmas on the books. I’d been hoping it would go well this year. Last night my cat and I listened to the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, because my grandpa recorded it once for us on cassette and I digitized it and uploaded it to YouTube under my real name….

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The Evolution of Apostate Veganism

Posted on December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Things continue to gradually improve. I’ve been working really hard trying to get into substitute teaching, but it’s taking forever and now everyone is on Winter Break so it’ll be a while. Meanwhile, I have COVID thanks to my current job at the preschool 🙄 Apparently my boss, who would probably have been a nice…

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The Vision Board is Working!!

Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Well, you guys… it’s been intense ever since I got out of the hospital. When I discharged, I came home to find my turtle gravely ill. He’s pulled through and made a full recovery due to the most amazing veterinarian ever. However, it did require five trips to the vet in the first two weeks…

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Help Bring Lucky Home

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Well. Last time I got out of the hospital my therapist fired me, and this time I came home to a gravely ill turtle. It feels like I can’t catch a break! So my turtle and I are doing what anyone would do, and are panhandling on the internet. As I said somewhere else, my…

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My New Therapist

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Behold: The cat. Now, there are a few potential issues that need to be ironed out, and I will probably be worried sick until he’s actually in my arms. My urge right now is to write a list of everything that could possibly go wrong, and of course a to-do list to prevent each thing….

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Roe v. Wade sure failed me

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Someone posted this on the Evangelical Reddit page today https://reddit.com/r/Exvangelical/s/OlmdIFhhbb TL;DR: The OP’s mom is Evangelical and heard an “uplifting” story about a guy whose mom didn’t abort him. I replied with this: A very kind staff member just did a check-in to see if I was depressed at all. I said yeah, technically, I…

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