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Jean-Luc Picard

@spacedadsupport.bsky.social
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Captain Picard says the supportive things you wish your father would say. Inspired by SpaceDad Stories by @writercrafter.bsky.social (manager of this page) along with @spacedocmom.bsky.social. He/him. kimberlychapman.com/spacedad/read-t…

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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 15h
Insisting that everyone be positive all the time isn't just toxic, it's a way to avoid solving problems by pretending they don't exist. That doesn't help anyone. You're allowed to be angry at the injustices of the world. In fact, you should be.
14/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Insisting that everyone be positive all the time isn't just toxic, it's a way to avoid solving problems by pretending they don't exist. That doesn't help anyone. You're allowed to be angry at the injustices of the world. In fact, you should be.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Thank you for daydreaming and fantasising about spaceships amidst a future of human peace and harmony. Never let anyone tell you to stop imagining a better tomorrow. I exist because of your hopes and dreams.
13/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Thank you for daydreaming and fantasising about spaceships amidst a future of human peace and harmony. Never let anyone tell you to stop imagining a better tomorrow. I exist because of your hopes and dreams.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Allow your inner child to come out and ask all the questions the adults in your life deemed too tedious to answer. Why does something happen? How does it work? How can it be improved?
12/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Allow your inner child to come out and ask all the questions the adults in your life deemed too tedious to answer. Why does something happen? How does it work? How can it be improved?
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Never allow anyone to claim that you are unkind simply because you decry injustice. Activism against injustice is a kindness towards victims both past and present, and hopefully reduces future ones.
11/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Never allow anyone to claim that you are unkind simply because you decry injustice. Activism against injustice is a kindness towards victims both past and present, and hopefully reduces future ones.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It is tragic how often the kindest people defend themselves the least and the worst people are the most adept at doing so. We need to flip this. Be a good person with a solid shield system in place.
10/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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It is tragic how often the kindest people defend themselves the least and the worst people are the most adept at doing so. We need to flip this. Be a good person with a solid shield system in place.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You are not required to keep awful people close in your personal life, even though the worst ones are very good at making you think they're indispensable.
09/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You are not required to keep awful people close in your personal life, even though the worst ones are very good at making you think they're indispensable.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The onus is on the privileged to prove through actions that they care about the vulnerable, not on the vulnerable to accept the word of the privileged on faith.
08/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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The onus is on the privileged to prove through actions that they care about the vulnerable, not on the vulnerable to accept the word of the privileged on faith.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Using your privileged voice towards social justice while also amplifying less privileged voices above your own is how to build a legacy of change.
07/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Using your privileged voice towards social justice while also amplifying less privileged voices above your own is how to build a legacy of change.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When you are accustomed to being kept down, being confident and assertive feels terrible because you are stepping over that which kept you down. I am here to tell you that it's all right for you to take those steps.
06/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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When you are accustomed to being kept down, being confident and assertive feels terrible because you are stepping over that which kept you down. I am here to tell you that it's all right for you to take those steps.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Transphobia is horseshit. (Apologies to actual horses.)
05/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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Transphobia is horseshit. (Apologies to actual horses.)
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm always proud of you and glad that you're here.
04/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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I'm always proud of you and glad that you're here.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You don't know everything. None of us do. There's no shame in not knowing something, only in pretending you do when you don't. Be more honest about when you don't know in order to increase your learning opportunities.
03/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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You don't know everything. None of us do. There's no shame in not knowing something, only in pretending you do when you don't. Be more honest about when you don't know in order to increase your learning opportunities.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you openly state your boundaries and someone says they don't wish to be friends with you because of any part of that, congratulations, your boundaries have become an excellent filter towards better friendships.
02/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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If you openly state your boundaries and someone says they don't wish to be friends with you because of any part of that, congratulations, your boundaries have become an excellent filter towards better friendships.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Accept that social groups shift over time. Friends drift apart in distance, values, and needs. New friendships form instead. Learn to see this as a natural and welcome ebb and flow instead of clinging to drifted relationships until they are crushed and break apart unpleasantly.
01/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Accept that social groups shift over time. Friends drift apart in distance, values, and needs. New friendships form instead. Learn to see this as a natural and welcome ebb and flow instead of clinging to drifted relationships until they are crushed and break apart unpleasantly.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You are not obligated to attend every battle to which you are invited.
30/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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You are not obligated to attend every battle to which you are invited.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Striving for greatness and accepting yourself as you are in any given moment are not mutually exclusive endeavours.
29/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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Striving for greatness and accepting yourself as you are in any given moment are not mutually exclusive endeavours.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Be wary of those who insist on "debate" or "discussion" when someone's civil rights are on the table. There's no debate to be had; trans women are women, trans men are men, anyone with a uterus gets to decide what grows in it or not, and the state has no place in the bedrooms of consenting adults.
28/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Be wary of those who insist on "debate" or "discussion" when someone's civil rights are on the table. There's no debate to be had; trans women are women, trans men are men, anyone with a uterus gets to decide what grows in it or not, and the state has no place in the bedrooms of consenting adults.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Be the kind of person you'd want to be friends with.
27/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Be the kind of person you'd want to be friends with.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I am always immensely proud of you when you put your social justice values above your own convenience. Well done. Keep it up. The world needs you.
26/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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I am always immensely proud of you when you put your social justice values above your own convenience. Well done. Keep it up. The world needs you.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is your duty to be a good, kind, compassionate person within your community and the wider world. It is not your duty to single-handedly fix every problem nor every problematic person. Be part of wonderful things but do not weigh yourself down with burdens that are not yours.
25/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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It is your duty to be a good, kind, compassionate person within your community and the wider world. It is not your duty to single-handedly fix every problem nor every problematic person. Be part of wonderful things but do not weigh yourself down with burdens that are not yours.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you had to be independent as a child due to any unpleasant circumstances, you are correct to be proud of what you accomplished all on your own while simultaneously understanding you should not have been left all on your own.
24/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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If you had to be independent as a child due to any unpleasant circumstances, you are correct to be proud of what you accomplished all on your own while simultaneously understanding you should not have been left all on your own.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Unchecked cruelty can spread like wildfire, but the good news is so can unfettered kindness.
23/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Unchecked cruelty can spread like wildfire, but the good news is so can unfettered kindness.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shields exist for a good reason. If someone detects you putting up your shields and takes offense instead of worrying that they've frightened you, chances are you were right to put up those shields.
22/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Shields exist for a good reason. If someone detects you putting up your shields and takes offense instead of worrying that they've frightened you, chances are you were right to put up those shields.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Forgive your past self for ignorant mistakes as you improve your current self on your path to being an even better self in the future.
21/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Forgive your past self for ignorant mistakes as you improve your current self on your path to being an even better self in the future.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You don't always tell people you value that you value them because it can be difficult to find the right way to say it. That works the other way too: you are valued by people who haven't ever told you. Never imagine you are not valued simply because it hasn't been said.
20/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You don't always tell people you value that you value them because it can be difficult to find the right way to say it. That works the other way too: you are valued by people who haven't ever told you. Never imagine you are not valued simply because it hasn't been said.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you’re avoiding activism because you’re afraid people in your life won’t like you anymore when you speak out for social justice, I have some terrible news about the people in your life.
19/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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If you’re avoiding activism because you’re afraid people in your life won’t like you anymore when you speak out for social justice, I have some terrible news about the people in your life.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If something in your life breaks because you've become better at protecting yourself, that broken thing didn't belong in your life in the first place.
18/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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If something in your life breaks because you've become better at protecting yourself, that broken thing didn't belong in your life in the first place.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It is a particularly unfair irony that when we persevere through our weakest moments, we are actually at our strongest, and yet all we feel is our weakness. We need others around us to remind us how strong we really are and that our weaknesses are not failings.
17/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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It is a particularly unfair irony that when we persevere through our weakest moments, we are actually at our strongest, and yet all we feel is our weakness. We need others around us to remind us how strong we really are and that our weaknesses are not failings.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't put up with random people hurling nonsense at me and neither should you. Enforce your entirely valid boundaries at will. You are worth protecting.
16/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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I don't put up with random people hurling nonsense at me and neither should you. Enforce your entirely valid boundaries at will. You are worth protecting.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Do not allow bigots to twist words of social justice empowerment against you or other vulnerable people. You are allowed to rebuke such attempts with all of your might and then walk away with determined, unabashed Pride.
15/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Do not allow bigots to twist words of social justice empowerment against you or other vulnerable people. You are allowed to rebuke such attempts with all of your might and then walk away with determined, unabashed Pride.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When you come up with a clever retort to a terrible person too late, share it with a friend. This will help you save it in your mind should another situation to use it arise. Over time you'll accumulate a mighty store of scathing takedowns against those who require it.
14/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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When you come up with a clever retort to a terrible person too late, share it with a friend. This will help you save it in your mind should another situation to use it arise. Over time you'll accumulate a mighty store of scathing takedowns against those who require it.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You'll receive more assistance if you ask for it and are sometimes rejected than you will if you never ask at all.
13/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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You'll receive more assistance if you ask for it and are sometimes rejected than you will if you never ask at all.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You are enough. It is perfectly acceptable to be yourself just the way you are.
12/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You are enough. It is perfectly acceptable to be yourself just the way you are.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Always ensure you are being a good friend to others, but likewise ensure they are being good friends to you. You are allowed to walk away from social relationships that do not serve you well, and you absolutely should leave relationships that harm you.
11/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Always ensure you are being a good friend to others, but likewise ensure they are being good friends to you. You are allowed to walk away from social relationships that do not serve you well, and you absolutely should leave relationships that harm you.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do not gaslight yourself to satisfy the insecurities of others.
10/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Do not gaslight yourself to satisfy the insecurities of others.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If someone complains that you are "difficult," "stubborn," "too sensitive," or other unfriendly terms that indicate you've firmly defended your boundaries, celebrate those insults as badges of honour instead. I'm immensely proud of you for maintaining your boundaries. Well done.
09/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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If someone complains that you are "difficult," "stubborn," "too sensitive," or other unfriendly terms that indicate you've firmly defended your boundaries, celebrate those insults as badges of honour instead. I'm immensely proud of you for maintaining your boundaries. Well done.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Star Trek Day! It's a very special one this year for the 60th. I sincerely hope you all have a wonderful day, empowered and inspired by the heart of this phenomenon that unites us throughout time and space. You are all magnificent and worthy of good things.
08/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Happy Star Trek Day! It's a very special one this year for the 60th. I sincerely hope you all have a wonderful day, empowered and inspired by the heart of this phenomenon that unites us throughout time and space. You are all magnificent and worthy of good things.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
You get back precisely zero percent of the time that you waste trying to be someone other than your true self in order to please other people at your own expense.
07/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You get back precisely zero percent of the time that you waste trying to be someone other than your true self in order to please other people at your own expense.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It is entirely possible to be abundantly kind and generous while simultaneously not putting up with anyone's abusive nonsense.
06/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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It is entirely possible to be abundantly kind and generous while simultaneously not putting up with anyone's abusive nonsense.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Believe and heed the red flags people have openly, proudly displayed.
05/09/2026
Jean Luc Picard
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Believe and heed the red flags people have openly, proudly displayed.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Be a thorn in the side of bigots. Maintain your values even when told to shelve them, blow whistles, and find others to loudly join your cause. Fight for social justice for yourself and others in ways that annoy oppressors.
04/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Be a thorn in the side of bigots. Maintain your values even when told to shelve them, blow whistles, and find others to loudly join your cause. Fight for social justice for yourself and others in ways that annoy oppressors.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It wasn't your fault that you were harmed. You should never have to apologise for your resulting trauma.
03/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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It wasn't your fault that you were harmed. You should never have to apologise for your resulting trauma.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You are worth good boundaries and good defences for them.
02/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You are worth good boundaries and good defences for them.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Leadership is doing what must be done, not regardless of consequences but by directing yourself and others towards desired goals while keeping your values in mind at all times.
01/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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Leadership is doing what must be done, not regardless of consequences but by directing yourself and others towards desired goals while keeping your values in mind at all times.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Some say that you should not end a promising relationship simply because a person says something inappropriate early on. While it's true that grace may be given for social awkwardness, if that person shows you early red flags of bigotry or abuse, that is not a promising relationship at all.
31/08/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Some say that you should not end a promising relationship simply because a person says something inappropriate early on. While it's true that grace may be given for social awkwardness, if that person shows you early red flags of bigotry or abuse, that is not a promising relationship at all.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Whenever necessary, feel free to borrow my voice in your mind to encourage you throughout all of your challenges. I am proud of you and I know you can get through all of it.
30/08/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Whenever necessary, feel free to borrow my voice in your mind to encourage you throughout all of your challenges. I am proud of you and I know you can get through all of it.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Whenever someone is unkind to you, do something kind for yourself to counteract it both in your own heart and mind and in the wider world beyond.
29/08/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Whenever someone is unkind to you, do something kind for yourself to counteract it both in your own heart and mind and in the wider world beyond.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I refuse to lie to you and pretend that everything worth having is easily obtained. Sometimes you have to put in some effort. Not all effort will pay off. As you've heard me say before in regards to winning and losing, that is life. But I believe in you nonetheless.
28/08/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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I refuse to lie to you and pretend that everything worth having is easily obtained. Sometimes you have to put in some effort. Not all effort will pay off. As you've heard me say before in regards to winning and losing, that is life. But I believe in you nonetheless.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Communities thrive when people fill them with constant small acts of kindness towards each other.
27/08/2026
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Communities thrive when people fill them with constant small acts of kindness towards each other.
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The more you enforce your entirely reasonable boundaries, the easier it gets. I know it's initially quite difficult if you've been taught all your life to put the needs of others first, but I'm giving you firm permission to invest your energy in your own shields for a change.
26/08/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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The more you enforce your entirely reasonable boundaries, the easier it gets. I know it's initially quite difficult if you've been taught all your life to put the needs of others first, but I'm giving you firm permission to invest your energy in your own shields for a change.
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