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Ryan

Ryan

East Coast, United States
The front of the United States capital building.
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Child of A Federal Worker

I'm learning that I know very little about how our government and other civic institutions actually function. One thing I'm learning about recently is who we're talking about when we gripe about "government bureaucrats." These people are not, in fact, the perpetrators
15 Apr 2025 6 min read
On the left half of the photo is a notebook with black ink script. On the right is a hand holding a black pen, resting next to the notebook.
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The Signal I needed

Facing great threat to life and liberty, Goldberg declared that we, the people, are more important than his personal gain.
04 Apr 2025 2 min read
"Judge Not": Guidance for Compassionate Communication
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"Judge Not": Guidance for Compassionate Communication

The more we can avoid living in judgment of others, the happier we will be.
14 Sep 2024 4 min read
Requests and Demands
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Requests and Demands

We love to help others! We hate feeling forced to help others.
25 Aug 2024 4 min read
aurora
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aurora

for emily If you can read this, stop, don't come any closer. You don't know what you're looking at. It's not what you think, and you're tempted to make sense of it, to make it something beautiful, something bloody and
22 Jun 2024 1 min read
My Brother, on the Birth of Your Daughter
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My Brother, on the Birth of Your Daughter

I'd like to share some of my experience of the revelatory power of parenting in the hopes that it will serve as a kind of blessing to you and your young family. I hope this is useful to you. I suppose there's a chance you won&
22 Jun 2024 6 min read
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