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Firehouse and Publix are baddie sandwich sisters. Panera is the bougie cousin that went to Howard and act better than everybody. Quiznos is the fave big cousin that went on to glory. Then there's sub way. The cousin you have to explain to people before they get there.

What a difference a day makes. May this video fill you with wonder and joy.

@Phil_Sledge Scotchmallow

Post the last photo of your pets outside. I’ll go first. Here is my Buddy.

@seescandies A Scotchmallow! I named my dog after them.

All too tricky, we know! Go ahead, spill the See's... 👀

Show off the latest snap of your pet! Starting with mine. Keep it honest! 😂

@bunsenbernerbmd They’re not even legal here, but my neighbors have set them off frequently the past couple of weeks. My poor Scotchmallow is now afraid to go outside at night. It’s going to take weeks to get her comfortable on night walks again.

Fireworks really suck for animals people

@JosieAdventures @bunsenbernerbmd I love how pitties smile with their whole head. 😍. This is my brother’s little guy, Teddy Tyler Rosevelt:

This is a fabulous thread 😍

@bear_stbernard My name is Scotchmallow, but my mom calls me Honey Bean, Honey Beanie Baby Bear, Skunkmallow, Swissmas, Goofus, and Stonky Girl. And sometimes when I’m doing the most fun things (like harassing the cat or eating deer poop) she calls me “MADAM!”. 😁

My name's Bear, but Dad's always calling me stuff like Bearster, Bearbo Baggins, and Beebo Bear. What do your hoomans call you that isn't your name? #dogsoftwitter

@bunsenbernerbmd When the 8 month old puppy steals your spot:

@HowtoADHD I will! Also, the subject of neurodiversity came up in a work meeting this week, and I was excited to mention your book/YouTube channel/Ted Talk. And now some of my coworkers have asked me to let them know when it’s available.

I am doing my absolute best to edit my book to be fun, ADHD friendly, & still comprehensive — I crammed 7+ years worth of what I’ve learned about #ADHD I am on a month straight of long days finishing this year+ long project and I am so tired please tell me you will read it 😂

@HowtoADHD I think that all I can do is be frank about my experience. I use to work so hard to mirror others & present as ‘normal’. I thought that was the price of companionship. But with therapy, I’ve learned that was one of the many ways I was putting others’ needs above my own.

Hello Brains! Last question to source quotes for my book, last chapter: How to Change the World In terms of ending ADHD/autistic erasure, increasing accessibility, helping people understand neurodivergence or feel less alone — What have you tried? How has it helped? #ADHD

@pixelscapes Sounds British, kinda like “chat you up”.

Is "search you up" weird phrasing, or am I just an old fogey?

@bunsenbernerbmd “Mountain dogs gonna mountain,” as my family likes to say. This was the first time my Swissy experienced snow, she was 9 months. Now she baroos her request to go out as soon as the flakes start falling.

The Canadian Winter is something sold by Canada as a magical time to visit. It’s a bit of a lie. The winter here is long, cold, and dark. BUT Within the blowing snow, and air so cold it hurts your face, there is magic. It was a type of magic I didn’t really see. That was until our bumbling little puppy grew up into a majestic bear dog. This is a story about the winter. For context, I have lived in Alberta my whole life. If you are going to live here you have three choices to deal with the winter: 1. Quit and move away 2. Cope the best you can and hope for a “Plus 1” in the seven day forecast 3. Embrace it. Growing up, I did stuff in the winter, but it was the season you wished would end to get to summer. It wasn’t until our Bernese Mountain Dog Bunsen experienced his first winter that I really GOT how magical the winter was. Bunsen normally conserves his energy. That’s a kind way of saying he is a giant couch potato and chooses to sleep and lounge around over pretty much everything else. I’m sure many people can relate to wanting to be Bunsen. Some days I AM Bunsen and it’s the absolute best kind of day. Bunsen’s first winter brought out a side of this dog we never knew existed. He was a teenage dog, who JUST got his cast off from breaking his toe a month and a half earlier. Perhaps it was the freedom to run and play and the backed up energy that caused absolute joy to explode out of his body…but I don’t think so. I think it was the crisp air, a blanket of snow on the ground and flakes falling around him. I think it was Bunsen realizing that THIS, THIS was for him. Something deep inside him WOKE up. It was almost like Bunsen realized WHY he was built the way he was, that the thing that made him hot and tired in the summer made him near impervious to the wind and cold of the winter. It’s hard to describe how silly and hilarious it is to see a big dog dive head first into snow and burrow himself through it like a giant arctic gopher. This joy is infectious. Even on days that normally I would stay warm and toasty inside my house, Bunsen’s zest for the snow brought me outside. It meant upgrading to a survival suit - kinda like a full body hazmat for the winter, as well as arctic boots and snowshoes that would fit them. So many hours were spent exploring the winter because of Bunsen. We noted the birds that winter over, and animal tracks, and saw animals like foxes, deer, and even moose. I saw glistening drifts and blowing snow making shapes and patterns that were stark and beautiful. We sat and listened to the sound of nothing. It’s hard to describe the absolute peace of sitting in a snowfall. The only sound is your breath, your bear dog panting, and the soft pattering of snowflakes falling around you. Through posting about our adventures here on Twitter, thousands of people all around the world probably also got an appreciation for winter. It may never snow or snow to the levels we have, but Bunsen became the ambassador for winter. If winter was a cereal box, Bunsen would the mascot on the front saying IIIIIITTTSSSS GREAT!!!! As the years went by, the winter became my absolute favorite season. I get excited when it snows for the first time. I stand at windows and watch the snowflakes fall without disgust or frustration, but with anticipation. I can’t WAIT to get home from work to take Bunsen on a snow adventure, skiing or snowshoeing through the farmland. Winter here is long and cold. It’s dark and it affects your mood. A dog, through just being himself, made this season one that I cherish. Dogs have that power over humans. They make us love things we didn’t think we would and the reason why is pretty simple. They give us unconditional love and ask for so little in return. If the price I have to pay for what our bear dog has given us is walking through frozen fields and blowing snow, that’s a fair deal. Winter isn’t a season. It’s a celebration. #dogs

@UteBeliever @bunsenbernerbmd That’s a lovely part of the world. My cousins grew up in Wanship, and I loved visiting them/the area.

@bunsenbernerbmd Amen to all of it. From the still-snowy landscape of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah:

@yaeldana @HowtoADHD Love this!

One of the more interesting aspects of ADHD is shorter time horizons. Things feel like they’re either “now” or “not now” & if they’re “not now,” they don’t exist. Deadlines don’t feel real until they’re almost on top of us, which can make it hard to kick ourselves into gear…

Happy #NationalPuppyDay ! Here’s a few of my favorite Scotchmallow pics from when she was <3 months.

@notanothernate My dog became very concerned hearing this video, I think she thinks the squawking was puppies crying. 😜

@WhatTheADHD This isn’t an analogy, but it is a really good visualization of one aspect of ADHD:

What's your favorite ADHD analogy? It doesn't matter if it's something you read/heard elsewhere, your version of it, or even something you made up yourself. I just want to know what analogy—in your opinion—really paints a vivid picture of an aspect of living with ADHD.