• TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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    7 months ago

    Before I cracked my egg, I volunteered at an animal shelter. There was a "bad" dog (dog with behavior issues) that was reactive with males. Except for me!! That was nice in a way I didn't understand until a couple years later lmao

    • charlie
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      7 months ago

      Similarly, I have a friend with an adopted dog that was abused by men, and is very distrustful around them. It’s very affirming as an enby that she loved me straight away. :)

  • JohannaChittarra
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    7 months ago

    I have a friend who is a trans man with a misogynist cat. Before he transitioned, he was the only “woman” that this cat didn’t attack. This man also tells me that when he transitioned, the cat got more friendly and with a “it’s about time” kind of attitude, lol

  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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    7 months ago

    Reaching for the parrot while muttering, "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

    • ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website
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      7 months ago

      My experience with parrots says the bird will just bite sometimes regardless of pre existing patterns. Has flashbacks of familial parrot ownership Skipper no.....