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Pro-human; Teacher. Software anthropologist; Programming linguist. Holistic solutions; OSS hippie; Dev tools. Sometimes says fuck. He/him #BLM 1312
Jan 12, 2021 13 tweets 2 min read
I just saw a thread about foster care, which did not paint an accurate picture of why children are removed, foster parent "salary", etc.

As a foster parent I have a few words about the experience.

Content and trigger warning, there will be talk of severe child abuse.

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First, I want to talk about motivation for fostering.

Different people are motivated differently, so I can only speak for my family.

We originally wanted to adopt children because we can't have our own.

While researching adoption, we learned about fostering.

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Jan 11, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Because of the newest stupid shit Bob M*rtin is spouting, I'll be competely clear:

FREE SPEECH IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER A PRIVATE COMPANY IS WILLING TO TOLERATE YOUR SHIT.

HATE SPEECH IS NOT PROTECTED SPEECH. For reference... The first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America.

law.cornell.edu/constitution/f…