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[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I totally get this. More places email you asking if you want to opt out of messages around days like father's day. It's good they have that acknowledgement for the people it has bad connotations for

[โ€“] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I find mother's day to be tougher than father's day, but unfortunately I've yet to actually see anywhere that has an opt out option for mother's Day, even all the places that email me asking about father's day