Laura A
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Laura A
@Cat4714
Wife, mom, small business owner. Your reality is not my reality.
Lower mainland, BC Katılım Mart 2018
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@LadyoftheNerds1 @CrystalHope1979 Ugh, there's always a comment like yours. 🙄
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@CrystalHope1979 What if they paid someone to dump it and those assholes tossed it in the field instead? Happens more often than you'd think
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A family from Brampton thought they’d found the perfect shortcut, dumping a mountain of household trash in a quiet Ontario cornfield. They thought they were being slick—until they realized they’d left behind shipping labels with their full address printed right on them.
The farmer who discovered the mess wasn’t looking for a legal battle; he preferred a more personal delivery. He loaded their garbage into his tractor’s front-end loader and drove straight to their suburban driveway.
When he knocked, a woman answered and quickly tried to play it cool, denying she was the person named on the packages. But the plan fell apart when a younger girl stepped to the door. The farmer pointed to a discarded toy in the pile and asked, “Is that your stuffed animal?”
The girl’s honest nod was all the confirmation he needed. Out of the kindness of his heart, the farmer tipped the loader, returning every bit of the family’s junk right onto their doorstep.
The lesson is clear: you can try to outsmart a farmer, but you’ll never outwork one. 🚜 Don’t mess with the people who feed you!
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@DemosKratosCA It's too late because there is no election on the horizon for quite some time. Why is he trying to build momentum now, he should have done it before the last election.
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@QasimKhanzada Huh? This has nothing to do with her age dude. She was a foreign traveller without health insurance - end of discussion.
FYI - I'm 60 and you showed no respect to me with your response.
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@Garnet_2203 Maybe you should listen to the podcast and then make a determination? I'm guessing you've never listened to Joe Rogan in your life.
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Canadian Women. You all need to watch the Netflix documentary Manosphere. Men demeaning women. Pierre Poilievre is dancing with the wrong crowd.
TrendingPolitics.ca@TrendPolCa
BREAKING: @PierrePoilievre posts photo from Joe Rogan podcast taping.
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@bklyngirl42 @CollinRugg What's the name of the podcast?:)
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NEW: Utah woman who wrote a book about grief after her husband died has been found guilty of murdering him.
According to prosecutors, Kouri Richins put 5x the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that her husband Eric Richins drank.
Prosecutors also say Richins said she was $4.5 million in debt and thought that if she killed him, she would inherit his estate worth $4 million.
She was also seeing another man.
Richins attempted killing her husband on another occasion where she gave him a fentanyl-laced sandwich that made him black out.
Before she was arrested in 2023, Richins published the book “Are You with Me?” and promoted it on local TV and radio stations. Prosecutors say this was an attempt to cover up the murder.
Richins is scheduled to be sentenced on May 13.
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@alt_w_v_g @HaveWeAllGoneM1 My son learned from a young age that he had to say what the teachers wanted to get the good grades even though it wasn't what he thought. He's since graduated from the top business school in BC with honours and landed a sweet job. You just have to know how to play the game. ✌️
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Had a parent-teacher conference this morning
My wife told me not to come
I came anyway
She said "please just listen and nod"
I said "I always listen"
She said "you listen like you're sitting in a boardroom looking for something to challenge"
That's how listening works
Nice classroom
Small chairs
I am 6'4" and was seated at a desk designed for someone who still believes in Santa Claus
My knees touched my chest
The teacher introduced herself
Shared her identified pronouns
I shared my identified adjectives
Smart and handsome
My wife closed her eyes
The teacher had a folder
Color-coded tabs
I respected the organization
She said our son is "a pleasure to have in class"
My wife smiled
I waited
That sentence is never the whole report
It's the executive summary before the risk section
She said "however"
There it is
She said he "asks a lot of questions"
I said "good"
She said "during quiet time"
I said "when is quiet time?"
She said "it's when students are expected to work independently and in silence"
I said "so he's the only one trying to get information and you've structured the environment to prevent it?"
My wife put her hand on my arm
I continued
The teacher said he recently told another student that "sharing pencils doesn't make sense if nobody brings their own"
I said "that's an accurate observation"
My wife squeezed harder
The teacher said she's concerned about his "resistance to group activities"
I said "he's not resistant. He just doesn't see the value of doing more work for the same grade."
The teacher said he also corrected her math on the whiteboard
I said "was he right?"
She paused
She said "that's not the point"
I said "it's a little bit the point"
My wife stood up
Sat back down
Compromise
The teacher pulled out an evaluation sheet
Categories like "works well with others" and "follows directions" and "respects classroom norms"
All subjective
Not a number on the page
I asked how these are graded
She said "based on observation"
I said "so one person's opinion with no second review?"
She said "it's professional judgment"
I said "my auditors say that too. Right before I disagree with them."
She looked at my wife
My wife said "I'm sorry about him"
I said "I'm sitting right here"
My wife said "I know"
The teacher said overall he's a bright kid and she just wants to make sure he learns to "collaborate"
I said "collaboration is important. But so is recognizing when you're the only one doing the work. He'll learn that again in college. And again in the real world. Might as well start now."
Nobody spoke
The teacher closed her folder
She said "I think we've covered everything"
I said "one more thing"
She braced herself
I said "his reading is above grade level. His math is strong. He asks hard questions and corrects mistakes when he sees them. I just want to make sure this school knows what it has."
The teacher looked at me differently
My wife looked at me differently
I said "that's all"
We left
In the car my wife was quiet
Then she said "he's turning into you"
I said "is that a good thing?"
She didn't answer
From the backseat he said "dad, why does the teacher count off for asking questions? Isn't that the whole point of school?"
I looked at my wife
She looked out the window
I said "yes. It is."
He said "I don't think she likes when I'm right"
I didn't say anything
Neither did my wife
Small chairs
Color-coded tabs
No follow-up items
But the kid's going to be fine
Sent from my iPhone
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@CollinRugg We live in a very stupid society if we're blaming the lions for attacking a person that had meat in their hands.
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10-year-old girl attacked by lions at the Shantou Zhongshan Park Zoo in Guangdong, China.
According to zoo workers, the lioness attacked because the girl had meat in her hand.
The girl was in an interactive animal-feeding area, but according to zoo officials, she should not have been allowed in because of her age.
The girl was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
The zoo reportedly temporarily closed down.
It doesn't seem like a smart idea to have a cage that a lion could reach through.
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@DillVack @Michphil1998 She's a Canadian that wasn't facing deportation. Not comparable, are they? He's having anchor babies and you know it.
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@Cat4714 @Michphil1998 Where’s your “Why TF.” When convicted murderer Kelly Ellard became 8 months pregnant while serving a life sentence at a BC Prison. The pregnancy followed, as reported in the Vancouver Sun, numerous visits with her partner, who was also incarcerated at the time.
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How dare this family beg Canadians for financial help all while our tax dollars pay the very courts who have time and time again stated he should be deported!
Believing this man is above our laws proves how entitled these new comers believe they are!
Deport this piece of shit and his anchor baby that only drains our healthcare system even further!


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@p00rpete @Michphil1998 It was rhetorical but yes, they're playing us.
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@Cat4714 @Michphil1998 Because anchor babies. They know how to play the system
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@Cat4714 @Michphil1998 They are using their kids as pawns for compassion & humanitarian basis. She can cry me a river, I am not buying it.
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@CoryBMorgan He was a terrible mayor and I hated seeing him return to politics.
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He is profoundly stupid.
Profoundly.
Holly Doan@hollyanndoan
“It is no surprise that Canadians are challenged with buying homes right now when there is a war in the Middle East.” — Minister @gregorrobertson @HICC_ca, House of Commons blacklocks.ca/housing-crisis… @jacobmantle @CMHC_ca #cdnpoli
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Would you travel to the U.S. right now? Nanos survey says border crossing no longer ‘on the radar’ for many Canadians ctvnews.ca/politics/nanos…
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Please give a follow to our new BC legislature reporter Alex Zoltan. He's amazing. @AmazingZoltan
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@Cat4714 @MVdlJCardinal I think she's upset because people have been criticizing the enormous volume of Indians being allowed into Canada, and she is taking it personally.
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