Going to teach my kids:
1. Not to talk to strangers
2. Who Tony Hawk is
3. Tony Hawk is not a stranger, you can talk to him. Do not embarrass this family.
All the dads happy that their daughters finally watched a football game with them know they could have been watching Taylor Swift videos with their daughter all this time, right?
In Utah, to get an abortion for rape or incest, there has to be a police report. What if the police don't find it a credible complaint and don't file a report?
We were TRAINED for this. Easter eggs? Decoded. Parallel sentence structures? Annotated. Tease elements? Added to our agenda for our brand team huddle next week.
I’m 27, I have
#SpinalMuscularAtrophy
and about 20% lung capacity. I’ve already been in the hospital twice in two months for respiratory infections despite normally being healthy. Im a news producer, a writer, I like clothes and making joke on twitter. I am
#HighRiskCovid19
So you’re telling me…God will allow millions of different genetic mutations that impact our bodies in all sorts of ways (many that require medical intervention) but God would never allow sex chromosomes to be wrong? Those little Xs and Ys will 100% always match someone’s spirit?
@Nicole_Cliffe
was nothing they could do and I left on the verge of tears. He ran out after me and handed me a new, refurbished camera. I try to buy Sony when I can.
I really appreciate Elder Holland calling out abuse. Now we just need robust discussion about WHAT abuse is. Abusers rarely think they are being abusive.
#LDSConf
Chris Christie going to the hospital out of an abundance of caution while the Disability Law Center has to file an injunction against the state of Utah because it’s crisis plan including denying critical care to disabled people.
Some personal news (because I never share personal things on this app, obvi): I have accepted a position as social media manager for
@Intermountain
, which means after nearly 8 years, I am leaving
@KSL5TV
. My last day will be next Friday and I start the next Monday.
I thought it was very interesting that President Nelson used “be grateful for your privileges” instead of “blessings”. Both are unearned advantages but so many people have a hard time accepting “privilege” while being grateful for blessings.
A couple months ago I decided I needed therapy because I was having a hard time coping w/ constant inaccessibility and general injustice in the world. I contacted the clinic that specializes in my disease to get a rec. They referred me to, wait for it....an inaccessible office.
In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, the director explores the creation story, leaning heavily into Mormon doctrine that Eve did not actually make the wrong choice in deciding to leave the Garden. Also God is Kate McKinnon. In this essay I will
Elizabeth Warren has a “Disabled People for Warren” AND a “People with Disabilities for Warren” shirt because people identify differently and I just love that.
Me: I think I’ll start going to church in person next week
Person giving the prayer over zoom: please bless that the people at home will give up their pajamas and come in person next week
A great thought from church today: Moses, Nephi, and the Brother of Jared* were all asked to cross a great body of water and they all did it differently. We’re all asked to be disciples of Christ and often that looks different for everyone.
Please stop saying that online church is bad, not a full experience, and you’re excited for it to be over. For many people, this is the first time they’ve been able to go to church for a long time.
I’m just getting ready for the special type of irritated I’m going to feel this summer when people who have been doing whatever they want for the last year start saying “It’s soooo good to be back to normal!”
I filled out my census a few weeks ago and it didn’t tell me anything about my personality or tell me which character from a movie I am. What kind of online quiz is this? Very disappointed.
People like to make disabled people feel bad about sometimes needing an assistant or help getting places. I produce a political talk show and let me tell you, 90% of the political and community leaders that come into my studio come w/ someone to hold their coat.
#CripTheVote
I didn’t start a new job, I didn’t move, I didn’t start a relationship, I didn’t get married, I didn’t travel, I didn’t have a baby. I bought a lot of clothes and consumed a lot of media. Bye 2021.
Me: This is how girls get creepy DMs
Also me: do it, for representation sake, not because you’re seeking validation or something that’s ridiculous
#DisabledPeopleAreHot
Hey members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the “natural man” has implicit bias. If you’re not fighting that, you’re not fighting the “natural man.”
Me normally: eh idk nothing really sounds good
Me in quarantine: I want Indian food and a margherita pizza and Cheetos and a pan au chocolate and ice cream and bbq and those Thai noodles I threw up last time I ate them and pie and things made with pie crusts and a smoothie
I was looking for a therapist today because we all need a little therapy. On my insurance’s website, I started with 238 options w/in 25 miles. I narrowed down by accepting new patients & female. But want to know the search option that knocked it down to 5? Wheelchair accessible.
Well Utah, you were so worried about the economy that I’m quite literally taking my money somewhere else. See you when you can figure out how to have Skype family reunions and that wearing a mask doesn’t actually infringe on your rights.
"Since taking office, Senator Mike Lee has earned a reputation as a principled conservative. He believes elected officials are responsible for keeping the federal government within its constitutionally limited role," writes Sen. Mike Lee.
@_megconley
Also the fact that he keeps saying “SIL and my brother”…just putting the responsibility on her first to take care of her…not at all blood related children (not that that matters but still).
A relationship should be 50/50. I pay $750 in taxes, you build my freeways and airports, manage military bases, invest in new technology, support schools, pay for health and other safety net programs, pay federal retirees benefit packages, pay military salaries, research, SSI etc
BREAKING: "The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced...a civil marriage between a man and a woman will no longer necessitate waiting a year for that couple to be to married (or sealed) in a temple."
Just drove past a semi in Idaho carrying Oreos. The picture on the side was a parody of The Creation Of Adam with a glass of milk as God and the Oreo Adam. Are we going to freak out about that?
Look people, I DID go to BYU with the intention of finding a husband and all I got out of my time there was like 4 dates, no student debt, a good education, lifelong friends, and little a trauma, as a treat.
My brother once decided that instead of shoveling, he would light the snow on fire and melt it. He poured gas...on our steep drive away that sloped DOWN to the house. He luckily was able to out run it and grab the fire extinguisher. He’s now a fire fighter.