INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If your parents don’t take the news well, grab your packed bag and go to the place where you’ve planned to stay. Focus on taking care of yourself during this time. Later, you can reach out to your parents to see if they’re open to acceptance. Unfortunately, your parents may lash out at you after you come out. You don’t deserve this type of treatment, and it’s important that you move to safety. Leave the situation and call someone you trust for help. Then, move to a safe location until you feel ready to contact your parents.  It’s best to arrange to stay with a friend or family member before you tell your parents. If you don’t have anywhere to go, contact local LGBTQ+ organizations to get help finding a place to stay. You might also try local shelters if there are any near you. If you’re a member of a faith community, you might find someone there who will allow you to stay with them. It’s not okay for your parents to say cruel, hurtful things to you. In addition to insults, your parents may threaten you, make jokes about you, or withhold affection from you. If your parents say these types of things to you, try not to take them personally. Until you can move out, remind yourself that your parents are speaking from a place of fear.  Talk to a counselor or friend who can help you deal with your parents’ harmful statements. Verbal abuse is still abuse. It may be best for you to arrange to live somewhere else if your parents continue to treat you this way. You likely have people in your life who accept you for who you are. If you don’t, reach out to members of the LGBTQ+ community, either in person or online. Ask these supporters to be there for you during this time.  Talk to these people when you need to vent or get advice. Spend time with your supporters to boost your mood. Rely on your support system when you need a place to stay, financial support, or food. Feeling rejected by your parents is a painful experience. A counselor can help you deal with your emotions and create a healthy mindset. Look for a counselor online, through an LGBTQ+ support group, or at your school. You may be able to get counseling for free through your school or a local university with a psychology program. Additionally, there may be free support groups for LGBTQ+ individuals in your area.

SUMMARY: Follow your backup plan. Go somewhere safe if your parents become violent or threaten you. Recognize verbal abuse when you hear it. Surround yourself with people who support you. Talk to a counselor who can help you process your feelings.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Gather parsley before the first flowers start to open, and gather it in the morning after the dew has dried. It will have maximum flavor at this time of day; the heat of the afternoon will diminish the parsley's flavor. Alternately, purchase fresh parsley at a grocery store. Choose bright green bunches of parsley that look nice and smell fresh. Don't pick parsley that is shriveled, brown, moldy, or is dried out. Carefully cut the parsley with stems still attached, and be careful to not bruise the leaves. Use cold water to rinse, and then shake the parsley gently to remove excess water from the leaves. This will remove any residual dirt, as well as any bugs that crawled into your parsley. If you are in a location with high humidity, you may need to raise the temperature to 125 °F (52 °C). Leave space around each sprig, and place the tray in the dehydrator. This will ensure that air in the dehydrator will circulate around the parsley evenly. Monitor the parsley periodically, and remove it when it is dry. If the leaves crumble and the stems break instead of bend, then the parsley is dry. It can take anywhere from one to four hours to fully dehydrate the parsley, depending on your machine. Keep it in a cool, dry place.

SUMMARY: Harvest fresh parsley from your garden. Rinse the parsley. Preheat the dehydrator to between 95–115 °F (35–46 °C). Spread parsley evenly on a tray. Keep an eye on your parsley. Store the dried parsley in an airtight container.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you’ve just spilled bleach on your carpet, there might still be time to save its color if you act quickly. Run a towel or cloth under cold water, squeeze it out, then use it to blot out the affected area.  Take care to blot with repeated dabbing motions instead of scrubbing. Scrubbing will force the bleach deeper into the carpet fibers. Make sure to use a white towel or one that you don’t mind getting stained. After blotting the stain with cold water, mix a half tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent with a cup (240 mL) of warm water. For larger stains, use the same ratio (for example, one tablespoon mixed with two cups or 480 ml of water) Let it sit for about five minutes. As an alternative to soap, you could substitute distilled white vinegar in the same ratio. After five minutes, use a clean, damp sponge or cloth to blot the area you’ve soaked in the detergent solution. Be sure to use cold water to get your sponge or cloth damp. Repeat the process 2 more times to lift all of the residual bleach out from your carpet.  When blotting, work from the outside of the stain toward the center to avoid spreading it. Depending on the amount of bleach and how many times you rinse the carpet, you may need to switch to a new rag.

SUMMARY: Blot away wet bleach with a cold, damp towel. Pour detergent and warm water over the stain. Blot the area with a sponge or cloth.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Perhaps you want to change your demeanor because your behavior bothers other people. You may seek to reform your habits for the sake of peace or happiness, or to bring your life into greater balance. Perhaps you feel that you are living beyond your means, or that you can't control your feelings, or that you spend too much of your life with your head in the clouds. There is no one way to be "down to earth," and there is no single big change that you can make to immediately become "down to earth." It is a lifestyle, a demeanor, and a label. It is a collection of habits. Thus: if you want to be more down to earth, you'll need to start by changing your habits. Try to identify specific behaviors that do not feel "down to earth," and begin by gradually changing these behaviors. There are many ways to be "down to earth." Ultimately, this is a quality that you want to see in yourself, and a quality that you may not find in your current way of being. Start from where you are. It can be hard to stay self-aware, especially when you are evaluating the way that you act on a day-to-day basis. Look for someone that you trust to hold you accountable – a friend, a family member, a teacher, a counselor. Speak frankly with this person about your desire to be more down to earth. Together, identify specific habits and behaviors that you can change to reach your goal. Ask the person to keep an eye on the way that you're acting, and check in with them periodically to review your progress.

SUMMARY:
Consider why you want to be down to earth. Start small. Hold yourself accountable.