I don’t know about that. I feel like being a big fish in a small pond puts the spotlight on you more, leading to caring a lot more about whether or not your contributions are received well. And when you don’t follow the zeitgeist of the small community lock-step, that can cause lots of anxiety and lead to more mental health problems.
“More cushion for the pushin’”
and
“I like 'em real thick and juicy”
have worked well for me.
Interesting!
That’s interesting… because I always thought that REM sleep was the most important part of sleep, and more was better.
In fact, I read an article once that suggested that REM sleep was when our spinal fluid flushed all the waste material out of our brains at night (which leads to the types of dream that occur during REM sleep), which is also a process that prevents brains from being clogged with waste material.
I always thought that our brains being filled with waste material was part of depression, and that flushing out that waste material would help our brains function more correctly.
Sounds like the opposite - like, our depressed brains are depressed because they think too much?
We must resist our based instincts.
We don’t need this reddit-level comment here.
Real life is worse than any horror movie, unfortunately.
It does feel like a small pond, but it’s a nice one, with smart fish.
I haven’t. Didn’t know that was an instance, actually.
Why would anyone post negativity to a support community?
WTF is right!
We actually talked about it on the way home (she started the topic)… she said she felt bad for the strikers, but she was already committed to bringing the family and the kids were so excited about it and she didn’t want to let them down.
So she does have a conscience. It’s just not as important to her to support the strikers as it is to try to give the family a fun time.
We also talked about how only the Buena Park location is on strike and even the New Jersey location (which is also union) isn’t on strike, which is weird. And how the other locations aren’t supporting their fellow workers and how that sucks too. If the company isn’t hurting, a strike isn’t going to do anything except prove to the company and non-union employees that the union has no power.
We talked about how these aren’t just actors, they’re skilled horsemen and animal caretakers and that deserves more than just $18/hour. She agreed.
It was actually a good teaching moment for us to talk to her peacefully about union solidarity etc. and she at least thought about it for once.
So it all turned out ok. Relationships intact, conversations were had without fighting. Which is all I can ask for in this day and age.
I don’t want problems with my mother-in-law. She’s been respectful of my politics for the past 20 years. No sense in ruining the relationship now.
Apparently the scabs are from other non-union Medieval Times locations (trained etc.) so the show was a “normal” show. No mishaps or anything, which is fine, I don’t want anyone to get hurt.
Lighting was normal but sound was atrocious. Just too loud and too hard to understand the queen and her counselor and what their whole banter was about.
Food was good.
So, there were about six strikers outside, two with signs. I let the family go through because I didn’t want to cause a scene with my in-laws, and I stayed back and talked with the strikers.
They recommended we go to the Pirate Adventure dinner theater instead, and I explained the situation, and said I would donate to the strike fund. We shook hands and I went and joined the family. The strikers seemed to understand the situation.
Apparently the scabs are from other non-union Medieval Times locations (trained etc.) so the show was a “normal” show.
But still, I couldn’t enjoy myself because the guilt just was too heavy.
Perfect! Thats the plan!
Trump will win the nomination. But he will have to campaign from prison for the general. And will lose.