All Good Things

[tazira]

Today, a friend of mine recommended LJ as an alternative to Facebook, or at least said a lot of us were retreating here. Rereading my posts of the last few years, most of which have been private and locked down as tight as I could make them, I realize I've been doing as much myself for quite a while. They've mostly been psychic screams of the 'Wow

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[evcelt]

Good to hear from you again.

Thank Jesus on a stick I never had kids.

Monster Alice and I feel the same way.

[tazira]

Yeah. I've felt that way in a pretty much unbroken line since I was a kid myself. I'd watch other kids screaming and carrying on in stores, I'd see parents looking harassed, and I'd say to myself, "Why would anybody do that to themselves voluntarily?" Today, I really do get it; if you've done a good job with it, you get to look back on it and say, "I made a functional, amazing human or three." But most people don't seem to make particularly good parents, and I've got no reason to believe I'd have made one, myself. I can't keep a house plant alive, let's be honest. I killed a cactus once. That's hard to do.

[free_of_whip]

I did do the kids thing. The good news: They turned out to be people I'm proud of, whom I think will improve the world. The bad news: Even though I no longer worry about the long-term future of the world personally, because I don't intend to be around to see it, I've left hostages to fate behind.

I can't do anything about Trump. But I can at least help with the cut tag. It's:

[tazira]

Hostages to fate. That's a really good way of putting it. And it's got to be a little terrifying. I don't suspect I'd have been a terribly good parent myself, but I could see my protective instincts kicking in, and if I had kids and grandkids and a lot more skin in the game, things like the 2016 election would upset me even more than they already do.

And thanks for the cut tag tips, and hope you and the kids are well!

[free_of_whip]

Oh, and welcome back. Or actually just welcome, since I didn't have your LJ name until after you stopped writing on LJ before.

[tommx]

Welcome back! This place is a breath of fresh air after the pressure sealed chamber of madness that is Facebook.

[tazira]

That, right there.

[disc_sophist]

Popping back in too, thanks to Tom. Might be nice for a while.

[tommx]

Yay. There's a lot of people coming back actually.

You should check out this community: 2017revival. That's where a lot of active users are getting acquainted. Some good people out there.

[disc_sophist]

Thanks!

[tazira]

And cheers!