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I went to a moderately fundamentalist church (we could wear pants as women and read Harry Potter, but having premarital sex was the worst thing you could do, other than being gay). Anyway, one song stopped being played because people in the choir moved too much to the music and some people thought it bordered on… Read more

Mife breaks down the uterus lining, which would stop the fetus from growing, and miso basically purges the uterus.

Yes to the poor teenagers. My mom told me she was worried about my health when I hit size 12. This stuff is definitely passed down.

Maybe the defense attorney is trying to manifest a smarter client by putting it out into the universe.

Thanks for sharing this! I keep seeing people recommend pennyroyal and other herbs for abortions, but it’s not like baking cookies where there’s a recipe and the stakes are low. Even if certain herbs are “effective,” there’s no telling how your body will react to it. Medication abortions on the other hand are… Read more

I can’t remember a time when a poet laureate had such an influence or public profile since Clinton had Maya Angelou. Amanda Gorman is doing such a beautiful job.

Sounds like a lack of planning, maybe. People shouldn’t have to think on their feet to find their tornado shelter in their place of business. I’d venture a guess they only comply with yearly mandated tornado drills instead of doing them more frequently to account for their very high employee turnover.

A woman on the local news (I know her via friend-of-a-friend) decided not to get the vaccine because she had had a couple of miscarriages. Her son is 5 months old now and she’s just now met him. She’s been on a ventilator and has to go to another city’s hospital to see if her lung damage is permanent. It’s all so… Read more

I just wanted to say that I really loved this piece! It gives such background to both the Romance world and Diana, and it was fun as hell to read. Thanks!

At the same time all of this is going down, state senators (Republicans, natch) voted down protections for pregnant women who are working. 

Luckily it’s very, very uncommon to have airborne allergies to anything other than nuts. And, when they are, it’s typically when the items are being cooked. For those poor souls, they can wear a medical mask that filters out particles in the air as best it can (a specialty one, not a paper one), or just make an… Read more

I just assumed it had to do with a lot of drug use? Like, maybe this sounded like a great idea when you’re doing a bunch of cocaine?

Elomi and Wacoal show up on Zulily in super large sizes frequently. I got a bra for $30 for the first time in my life and almost cried out of sheer joy.

I’m in love with that guy from watching him in “Umbrella Academy”, which makes me want to see it/not see it in equal amounts.

Short reminder that, just like any other sexuality, being bi or pan isn’t a choice, and it doesn’t matter if you want to be that or not. Many bis are into monogamy and happily “rope” people into happy, lifelong marriages. I think you may have been looking for something along the lines of “poly”? And even then, as long… Read more

When I interned in the Indiana Statehouse, my professor told the group of women who were there that we were absolutely to avoid a certain legislator (I would give anything to remember the name, but I don’t). He said that even if we were on an elevator and he got on, we were to get off immediately. Apparently, it was… Read more

It’s the same shit that my mom and her racist church dig up when they talk about Sharia law being enacted. Like-she’s probably never even met a person from anywhere in the entire Middle East in person, much less this fictional strawman who wants to enact religious laws (sound familiar, mom???) on people who don’t want… Read more

Probably because he’s a psychopath who doesn’t feel emotions like the rest of us.

“be best” according to Dear Leader’s wife.

I guess it depends? I went as a childless adult and frigging loved it, but I had always wanted to go as a kid. If theming and overall ~~magic~~ aren’t your thing, you might like Universal better. The rides are really fun, but they’re typically not thrill rides. The dining options are really great, so that might be… Read more