SAME! I cannot imagine going through what you’ve been through though I’m stealing “uncooperative reproductive system”. Mine is that. When I was trying to NOT get pregnant it got pregnant and when I wanted to be... nope! I started telling people my son was an only child because I had three miscarriages and now have…
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I read her “humiliation” comments to refer to the medical process of it all, which is so invasive and undignified, and the deep frustration of feeling like you’re being betrayed by your body, rather than specifically social stigma. Though, I suppose there’s probably some of that in the mix, too.
I think getting people to stop equating “woman” with “mother” would go a long way in helping people who can’t conceive or carry to term feel less shame.
It's a setting where men are the minority of workers. This doesn't erase the privilege or entitlement that comes with being one, though. Sure, it was annoying, but there's no harm in pointing it out and apologizing when I realize it.
I am getting SOOOOO tired of people listening to this woman just because she is insightful, thoughtful, and accurate. And funny. Women are supposed to quietly support men, not have different perspectives that make the final result better when they are taken into consideration.
I’m very much looking to the reckoning of white ladies in Hollywood who have propped themselves up on the terrible behavior of ‘good men’ around them that they continue to employ while disregarding their abusive behavior for the sake of keeping their careers afloat as the face of feminism. Lena Dunham is just the tip…
Am I the only one who’s over those expensive (US$1,000+) Canada Goose jackets? I see them everywhere. Meanwhile a friend of mine is begging people through social media to donate sleeping bags so that homeless people in my city don’t freeze to death on the sidewalk.
“They just want to call themselves writers, when what they are is envious readers.”
“failing upwards. its not just for straight white males anymore”
Here is a thing I wrote yesterday about this very article:
I was in a similar situation with a neighbor for many years, even down to the shared driveway. Coming home everyday was a nightmare; I never knew what to expect. When the sherriff showed up early one morning and served me with papers to go to court because the neighbor was coming after me with a bogus lawsuit, I put my…
Here’s the thing - when we only expect bad acts from “monsters” it allows the regular people who commit such acts to keep getting away with it. Because these people aren’t monsters. They’re people. They’re nice to their friends and colleagues, they’ve held the door open for little old ladies, they’ve helped a buddy…
In mine I learned that baking soda and baking powder are VERY, VERY different and that one DEFINITELY makes muffins taste like bitter ass...
Yeah that’s dumb. Being able to cook doesn’t mean you have to bake soufflés and shit. Cooking can be simple and it saves money and is healthier. Sometimes it’s even fun! Anyway, I get super pissed at people (you know the ones I mean) who are all like, “Omg I can’t! How do I turn the oven on? Lolz, I’m like, SOOO bad…
“...and I like being a host paying two dozen professional chefs, servers, cleaners and entertainers to throw a party at my home.”
I’ve been married to Mr. Realist for 26 years. They haven’t been perfect years but they’ve been good. There are times I fantasize in vivid detail about punching him directly in the throat, too, but so far I’ve managed to avoid it.
To be honest since Viola was two days into a cleanse it was probably less a run-in with her niece and more her niece called to say she will be running late or something small like that and Viola’s hunger made her irrationally angry.
Love that it was a McDonald’s burger. I spend more money on food that I need to and love a good fancy meal, but at my base level, when I need comfort food, I crave a quarter pounder with cheese and hot salty french fries.
Woooooot! (recently celebrated 32 years of marriage with Mr. Piranha - just like you said, we just did it.)