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@Avabelly__ I honestly can't believe how many parents fail to parent and allow their kids to run the show.

I honestly couldn’t believe a business would put a sign like that right on their front door. 😐 I walked up with my kid today and was immediately hit with this big message that basically made it sound like children aren’t welcome unless they’re perfectly quiet, perfectly still, and basically invisible. 😩 And honestly, it wasn’t even just what the sign *said*—it was the tone of it. It came off pretty harsh, almost like families with kids are seen as a problem before they even step inside. Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand expecting kids to be respectful and parents to be responsible—that’s fair anywhere you go. But there’s a big difference between setting expectations and making people feel unwelcome before they’ve even opened the door. Families are just part of everyday life in public spaces. Most parents are already doing their best, and most kids are just… kids. A sign that assumes the worst from the start doesn’t exactly feel very inviting. 😂 The whole thing kind of gave off: **“We want your business… just not if you brought children.”** Maybe it’s just me, but if your first interaction with potential customers makes them feel judged or unwanted, that seems like a pretty strange way to run a business. Am I overreacting, or would that sign rub you the wrong way too? I honestly couldn’t believe a business would put a sign like that right on their front door. 😐🙂

@BiblicalBeauty We left our church & started attending our current church. This church had 1/2 the congregation go in the morning and 1/2 at night. People sat in every other pew. That lasted like a month. Then it was business as usual.

During COVID, we were part of a church that consulted some government health agency and outfitted the entire church with arrows so you could only walk one way down hallways or certain staircases, blocked off every other pew, stationed people at doors to redirect you if you went “the wrong way,” had you hand off your children at the door to be walked by random people to their classes, and required masks while singing. You didn’t need a medical or science degree to know it was all nonsense, yet church leaders willingly went along with it under the guise of protecting others. Instead of providing a haven from the cultural madness, it created a stressful and unpleasant environment and reinforced the message that we all posed a threat to one another. What an utterly embarrassing failure of spiritual leadership that era represents. I wonder how many churches have learned a thing.

@Emann1980 @MrEmilyGDawn That's cool. What I would do is tell the dad that I'd stand outside the door to let other women know so he could take care of his daughters. I have character.

@MrEmilyGDawn If my daughter was in there using the bathroom, I would not allow that father with his daughters into the bathroom. If he really needs to be in the bathroom with his daughters, he can use the men's room like normal. But he would not get past me into the women's room.

You can be right and still conduct yourself in a horrible manner. But the social media prick who set this all up to use his daughter as a beard is the real villain. Your kids are not social media fodder.

@MrEmilyGDawn @EndeavorTV Have you ever had to clean a public restroom? I have. I will tell you that it really depends on the kind of person who uses the restroom--doesn't matter if it's male or female.

@EndeavorTV Men’s bathrooms are cleaner than women’s.

@RevivedThoughts Christian bands I really hope and pray that they didn't fall away include the OC Supertones & Bleach.

Are there any Christian artists from the 90s-2000s that haven't fallen away?

@jeffreydking @RevivedThoughts I haven't heard much about them these days. I still listen to them though.

@RevivedThoughts The Supertones!

@ClimateWarrior7 You first.

If everyone who has a spare room had to take in a homeless person or a refugee, homelessness would be solved. Let that sink in.

@BellaBaddie__ Yes I do. I also make sure there is a load of clean towels in the dryer. Towels are the last thing I wash before vacation.

Do yall clean your house before you leave for a vacation so you can come home to a clean house?

@cabinsmountain Nope.

Normalize buying land with your siblings and closest friends and building a place where your families can grow together. Modern isolation isn't how people were meant to live. A few generations ago, extended families often lived just down the road from one another. Meals were shared, support was always nearby, and childcare wasn't a constant concern. Bring back the village.

@Bulvarpress I'm glad they had the good sense to start videoing it.

Vietnamlı bir anne, çocuğuna şiddetin nasıl hissettirdiğini göstermek için uyguladığı yöntemle dikkat çekti.

@realsrarceo @samlymatters Where in scripture does it say "Jesus is proud of us?" It doesn't.

@samlymatters Jesus would be proud my Brother in Christ.

All the Christians I know who volunteer at food banks, fundraise for migrants, and give time to disaster relief efforts are weirdo lefties. I’m exhausted by homophobic baseball players and corrupt politicians with gold crosses being the most prominent representation of the faith.

@samlymatters What's the Gospel? Since you seem to be the gatekeeper of the Christian faith, please tell us.

@WonderWomaNinja No.

Anyone else uncomfortable with kids at the playground playing ‘among us’ shouting who they are trying to kill?

@Robertlj82 @QueenMab87 Stealing is a sin. And it's against the law.

@QueenMab87 so if a mother steals the diapers from you, is it ok?? or only from walmart? is that too much to think about for you

None of us have ever seen a mother stealing diapers. That is not something we should ever tell police we’ve seen

@carol_nasvytis @EmbracingTara I had an unplanned, emergency c-section. My doctor said "I'm sorry. But we have to deliver now." And I said, "I want a healthy baby. I will do what I have to do." She went on to deliver all of my kids. I wouldn't have anyone else doing it.

@EmbracingTara How do you prepare yourself for a baby that comes out blue? And spiritually? “ god wanted my baby to die because I’m an idiot who chose not to everything in my power to ensure it’s s survival. I’d have 1 less grandchild and nephew if it weren’t for NICU.

As someone who has had four successful, healthy freebirths at home, rare complications are an unfortunate risk you must prepare for mentally, spiritually, physically, and logistically. You must educate yourself thoroughly on physiological birth, be extremely in tune with your body, its signals, and your own intuition, be on the same page with your partner, and be willing to seek or accept medical help if necessary. Most postpartum hemorrhages don't end in death, and most aren't that fast like in the movies. The free birth didn't kill her. It seems, sadly, that her refusal to seek or accept medical attention at the first sign that it was necessary was what killed her. Which probably happened during labor or directly postpartum, to be honest. Just because some of us choose autonomy in labor and birth doesn't mean that we refuse any and all medical intervention when necessary. I would have absolutely sought emergent care at any point that it was indicated, or even if I had a bad feeling about it. I'm not "blaming the victim" at all, but it sounds like strict adherence to an ideology was the culprit, not her decision to home birth.

@KatieGoldin @EmbracingTara My guess is she uses herbs, incantations and the burning of sage. You know, like they did in the olden days.

@EmbracingTara How do you know if you, say, have umbilical prolapse, dystocia, eclampsia, rh incompatibility, vitamin k deficiency bleeding, by intuition alone? How does intuition inform you what to do in these cases? Historically, women have always been attended by midwives.

@CuriousBunnie12 If this is the case, there are a lot of helpless mothers out there and frankly, I'm embarrassed for them.

if you’re a mom on here talking about how you don’t shower for 72 hours straight, can’t change your clothing, can’t perform basic hygiene because your baby is just inconsolably attached at your hip, im going to assume that your husband absolutely hates you

@ReformedStoic @HorrorGorl Based? LOL. Nothing is ever free. Someone is paying the price.

@HorrorGorl All the boomers in the comments 😂 Your daughter is based, and causing massive seething.

My seven year-old daughter told me food should be free.

@HorrorGorl Did you ask your 7 year old who would be paying for the "free food?"