I learned about Alice Wong only earlier this year... It's when I truly understood what it means to lead one's life with true ownership and dignity - what every disabled individual, what every individual, period... wants and deserves. I raise my hands in her life's honor - and her books 🙏 #BookSky

Within a span of 24 hours, 8 precious lives were taken by a bomb in Delhi, India, and another 12 lives by a bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan. All every one of them ever wanted was to just live their lives. And every one of their losses, so freaking pointless #WeAreAllOne #IndiaPakistan

People are still stranded from losing everything in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. Now, Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 26 lives in the Philippines. #ClimateSky abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...

Even if intentional, this *may* not be related to the larger rhetoric against science, or political. But you cannot deny, that when violent rhetoric becomes more accepted in mainstream sentiment - it encourages previously guarded violent tendencies to come out of their shadows. #ScienceSky

The last day of ADHD Awareness Month... The month where I mostly forgot to share much about ADHD at all...

In my, very personal experience with #ADHD The emotional dysregulation is far worse than the memory fails The burnout from trying too hard is far worse than the attention dysfunction The damage to self esteem is far worse than the ADHD disorder itself.

I got into a reading block after having such a rich September... and I usually binge on a few Romances to get me out of that slump. Romances are also a major source of comfort during an ADHD burnout. I think these did it for me. #BookSky

"That's what I learned from them - it's not safe to be different."....“I pushed you to change because I wanted you to be safe. Do you understand?” As a South Asian ADHDer, this book hit me hard. "I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me." #BookSky #CulturalStigmas #Neurodivergence

The fact that everything else is so alarming that my ADHD seems quite alright 😭

Bless the heart of every romance novel that still glamorizes old fashioned relationships built from in-person conflict/enmity/working/problem solving/fighting/competing/surviving/drooling together/... While real life folks have to get through the ick of swiping bodies online #BookSky 📚

Isn't it galling that the procedures most demonized - #mammograms, #c-sections, #hormone meds, etc., Are the ones most essential to AFAB & #women? I don't see as much demonizing of prostate exams & ED meds at all 👀 Ofc, if its something everyone needs though, like depression meds, it's fair game

Imagine carrying so much insanity as a nation that the impending Govt #shutdown is low on the priority of freakouts for people

My real, abject, fear: that no incompetence was involved

Almost all of the traditional outlets failed to mention the death of Trey Reed, the orders to remove The Scourged Back painting, or the role of the Indigenous tribes of The Everglades in shutting down the glorified detainment camp there. Events I learned following more Black & Indigenous accounts

I can't believe I'm in a reality where the 310th m@ss shooting of 2025, at a school in Colorado today is given the backseat to the death of one social media personality High schoolers were shot, people

"I was spanked/beaten/screamed at/<any other hurt by parents> as a child and I turned out fine" Purely anecdotal - but anyone who has said this to me, has had challenges with relationships, being adaptable, parent(s), or emotional regulation They are decidedly, *not* fine #Parenting #MentalHealth

YA fiction is the most fascinating category to me... They seem to deal with the human condition, with more clarity and nuance than some of the adult novels in the same categories. Maybe because older readers just want to escape the real world while younger readers want to understand it #BookSky📚

"Why did I come here?" "What should I do again?" "Why am I standing here?" "What was I saying?" "Where am I going?" "Did you ask me for something this morning?" Just a few daily questions for my husband that keep our marriage alive Follow for more ADHD relationship tips /s

To paraphrase the book - no amount of medical innovations can hide the undeniable fact that we have not dominated bacteria at all "Bacteria will be here when the sun explodes. If we exist, it's because they let us" - A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson #BookSky

The way this hit too close phew! What got me was what most reviews complained about - the heroine's piling lies in the workplace. Lies born from experiencing prejudice, anxiety, chronic people pleasing, imposter syndrome, fear, & the baggage of our past. Trust me, that was too real #BookSky

I don't care how Common it is, the Cold sucks balls #CommonCold #SchoolYear

The timing of this shrimp news after this post of mine from two days ago is eery, to say the least #radioactiveshrimp #shrimp #BookSky #nuclearwaste

Let me just say - I'm neither morally deficient, nor morally superior, because of my ADHD I have to mess up, 'fess up, and grow up, just like everybody else. One flub at a time. The only sensitivities I was born with were screeching chalk, scraping utensils, and flyaway hairs on my neck

We are astoundingly, sumptuously, radiantly ignorant of life beneath the seas. - A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson Apparently, many developed countries have dumped barrels of radioactive waste in the oceans for decades, & we've no idea how its impacted life living there #BookSky

Wanna hear the biggest miss of the ENTIRE #wellness industry today? They make it all about you, and upon you. When the truth is, wellness has always, and will forever, be about US, and upon US. We the people, the living, the planet. Always. #health

What we need after a late diagnosis is a few years of therapy to come to terms with our disability, not a social media megaphone Too many folks online giving advice two months after their diagnosis smh #ADHD #Neurodivergence #Misinformation

The absurdity of what's happening now is not talked about enough.... I think One moment, we're watching Sesame Street being snatched away from kids. The very next, we're being sold a wrap to "snatch our jawline". Then of course, watching food & water being snatched from millions

The most common criticism for this series I've seen is the "absurd" premise - "Oh no one could POSSIBLY treat teenagers like this" And I bet the critics just don't know how teens are treated in foster care systems, "behavioral modification" programs, & juvenile detention centers - *today* #BookSky

#BookSky... got a question I've read two #Romance books this month giving equal weight to other relationships besides the romantic one - some reviews complained it was too much time to a "non-Romantic" plot. I thought none of us love in a silo, so it felt real - but what camp do you fall in?

Few fascinating facts from this gem: Maternal mortality was rough, *but* it was better under the care of midwives than male physicians of the time Comfort was a higher priority for midwives during illness before treatment. Ironic given pain management access today. #ReproSky #BookSky 1/2

Books are rarely perfect. But a very imperfect book can still leave you with the most perfect feelings... And the cultural references & places feel so lived in 🤌 Still feeling the feels hours after finishing this one #BookSky 📖📚

I didn't know Andrea Gibson until today.... from seeing a large community mourning their loss I still know barely anything about them - if there's any light to come from the loss of theirs, may it be from the handful of us discovering their work for the first time #BookSky #RIP #Poetry

Before Pride month ended, I got to finish "I will Greet the Sun Again" by Khashayar J Khabushani - the fact he's an Iranian author, was divine coincidence Among audiobooks... coming of age books have felt the most comforting to me, like a weighted blanket for the ears. Like this one. #BookSky 📚📖

"The desire for all things material, and the liberation from all of it... You have blessed me with the capacity for both in this small space within my heart" The ending of a spiritual & philosophical song composed over 200 years ago... that I learned a choreography for this week. #Poetry #ArtSky

One of the many, many reasons I love reading? Learning obscure english words Today's word: Obstreperous Care to share it's meaning? Wrong answers would be delightful #BookSky 📚📖

How I'm coping since last year... There are women's shelters, children's support organizations, big brother big sister chapters, food pantries, homes for the elderly, and several other organizations in our local communities that need help. #Community #Service #Hope 1/2

The very existence of Menopause within the first three quarters of our lives is proof that childbirth isn't the only value we carry in our lives. (There's a lot more proof than that, tbh)

What does it tell you, when the systems built by humans, for humans to function... Find being a human... inconvenient? #MedicalSky #MedicalLeave

Jhink about it... living 150 million years ago, maybe as a Stegosaurus or Diplodocus, with a little pet doggy dinosaur No stress about housing, electricity, water bills, deadlines, or cleaning dishes. No stress about kids either. Just lay them eggs and let them cope. #dinosaurs #ScienceSky 🧪

One of my favorite WW romance series is Penny Reid's "Knitting in the City" series - About a friends group, who commit to meet every single week to knit (or crochet) Come what may 😉 Any actual WW friend groups with such a tradition? It sounds more fantastical than the imaginary MMCs #BookSky 📖

Why, of course, because more babies NEEEEEEVVEEEEER leads to more burnout 🤦🏽‍♀️ #ReproductiveFreedom #WomensRights #WomensHealth #ReproSky #MentalHealth

Been reading a bit of history in "A Short History of Everything" to keep my mind away from the present 👀 And it's quite fascinating how a lot of Western world discoveries are the result of white men being very petty (eg., the Bone Wars, Sir Richard Owen) #BookSky #History #ScienceSky 📚📖

"We've created Black women social media accounts using AI, because ✨️Inclusion✨️" Is translation for "Oh, Black women are trying to even the playing field using social media? With AI, we can make our own Black Women" #SystemicRacism #AI #AIRegulation #Mysogynoir

States are blocking access to abortion in the name of sonar from a few heart cells... While transplant surgeons are making whole ass hearts beat with machinery since last year, no one questioning life or personhood there #ReproSky #MedSky #ReproductiveFreedom

EPA going to revoke the ban on asbestos... They're "revisiting" it over the next 30 months... even if they keep the ban - it's a delay in the five year time given to the remaining companies using asbestos to phase out. That's the Environmental "Protection" Agency folks.... #EPA #Environment

If there's any reason I'd love to live to at least a hundred, it's so I can catch up on as much reading as I can. My TBR list right now is towering at 150... and counting 😭 Any choice of good eyesight *or* good hearing to accompany 100 yr old me is fine please and thank you 🙏 #BookSky #TBR 📚

Are folks really worried about attacks from outside? We're taking away the only people willing to work on farms, our food supply chain will be endangered soon We've dismantled committees for seasonal vaccine updates. And it was bad last year as it is We may lose access to other vaccines too 🧪👇

As Emory Hospital gets ready to take away Adriana Smith's life support, after "delivering" her baby into NICU... Let's not forget, that this whole nightmare situation even happened, because they dismissed her concerns about terrible headaches caused by brain bleeds, in the first place. #ReproSky

This is frankly alarming... just one stop short of bloodletting. Maybe worse, since Miasma theory holds half truths that makes its easier to sell. Its an ancient Greek theory that environmental causes are behind all illnesses, because all things health have the same cause you see 🙄 #ScienceSky 🧪

One of the first lessons I learned to self regulate my emotions: New information makes you feel - catch it Acknowledge what you feel - name it Give passage, through your body, to all you feel - allow it #ADHD #MentalHealth #EmotionalDysregulation