Back in the olden days of television, a very thin film of Vaseline on the lens softened the wrinkles of anyone on air.
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joined 2 years ago
"The boy next door is punching your arm because he likes you."
Thanks, mom... Taught me to confuse abuse with love.
I was 9 or 10 years old, in a fundamentalist Catholic school, where they hit us and made us attend religion class every day and mass three times a week. Some of the kids were extremely devout. I tried to be a good Catholic and didn't question anything. The nuns reveled in telling us that we were all Sinners, and we could never be worthy of the great sacrifice of Jesus's life.
One day after school I had a total panic attack that I might never be good enough to avoid hell. I was crying for several minutes. A voice in my head said, "No one knows if any of the things they claim are true."
I immediately felt a tremendous sense of relief, and I never doubted or questioned if there was a god or gods again. I can still remember where I was, what I was wearing, the time of day it was. It was a profound and revelatory experience.
Edit : I'm sure many faithful people would say I was never a good Christian, but that's just a no true Scotsman
So... Not a drag queen?
I think it is different for everyone. My deconversion was revelatory, and I immediately felt a huge sense of relief.
I kept a copy of the kindle installer that works. I can't live without my de-drm.
I just want to cosign on this. I found out that I have Lynch syndrome, which carries an 80% chance of colon cancer and 60% likelihood of endometrial cancer. I thought I was prepared to hear that I had it, but I wasn't. When I heard my test was positive, I freaked out. I was really glad to have a licensed genetics counselor deliver the news and talk with me in the following weeks and months as I adjusted.
Mine still works. I use the kindle for pc app, but it's an old version. I think Amazon blocked it on newer versions.
If you're blocked, it could also be a deviated septum. I had mine fixed and the difference is incredible. Recovery about 2 days .
Congratulations! I'm happy for you.
The olden days of the 1950s and even 1960s.