I’m a ciswoman with a functioning uterus, but I’ve had a Mirena IUD in that uterus in one form or another for over 10 years. As such, I haven’t had a period in over a decade.

Yep. Putting it out there on his social media is a performance to benefit him. It also creates a pressure on these two women to publicly forgive him, or else they are cold bitches holding a grudge. This was a great PR move for someone who doesn’t want any actual accountability but still wants their name trending.

Oh, that stinks to have that kind of allergy. Very limited options! Yes, I think it is foam with a thin layer of gel on top. It’s not memory foam though, so you don’t sink into it. We are both hot sleepers and sleep cool on it. If you go to Amerisleep’s website they have a page that list all of the ingredients for the…

I have no skin in the Mattress Game, but my spouse and I love our Amerisleep version of the “bed in a box.” They come in 6 firmness levels (where other name brands only have 1). We got the firmest level and have loved it and gotten great sleep for the 2+years we’ve had it. Realized my decades of tossing and turning…

Yep, this was an overcrowded school in town center that only fed freshmen and sophomores. Juniors and Seniors were on their own, and the only options were a gas station (that had NO TEENS ALLOWED signage) and a little diner with a “you sit, you buy” policy. The school let hundreds of kids loose into the neighborhood…

A terrible scene with a small dose of schadenfreude: Once I saw a cop kneel on the back/shoulders of a black teen who snuck into my apartment building in the dead of winter because school required “off campus lunch” and he didn’t have money to go the local diner like the other kids.

The cycle of violence described— or, in fact, two separate cycles of violence (family and police)— in one scene. So terribly sad.

For those at the intersection of history buff and repro health/rights fan and disability advocates, this book tells of how the Thalidomide crisis helped advocate for abortion:

J H Christ, I am so sorry you had to endure that nightmare. I love the term “carousel of coverage” -- so apt!

Would love to read your work! Sounds like the intersection of all of my interests combined :)

I’ve been with the same employer for 5 years, and they change health, dental, vision, and pharmacy insurances every year or two. They say it is to “keep competitive and keep costs down.” The focus is mostly on the latter, because premiums and co-insurances go up for us, but coverage goes down and we all scramble to…

Here’s her Heart of Glass cover... (I’m going down a Miley rabbit hole thanks to your video)

AMAZING! Her cover of Hole a few months ago was also exxxxcelllllennnnnttttt.

My dad’s boat motor exploded due to a bad set of spark plugs sold to him by the local marina. After berating them and negotiating how to fix the motor, they asked, “is there anything else we can do to make this better?” He said, “Yeah you can give my 14 year old daughter a job.”

Absolutely incredible. This should be an indie short film!

You win!

My spouse and I had this conversation last night. We’re in that gray area where we *could* probably get the vaccine sooner than later, after hearing about how our local health department is not checking official documentation for people in this first phase of vaccination.

It will be. There is a “demographic cliff” coming up in 5-10 years and beyond, with fewer college-aged people in existence in general. Add that not everyone college-aged goes to college, and you have a whole lotta empty space to fill. U.S. colleges are already brainstorming how to stay afloat up to and through the…

Big hugs from a stranger, and hoping the vaccine gets into your neck of the woods in time to enjoy your pregnancy with family members close by.

My spouse is a virtual tutor for FT learn-from-home kids. He’s had to refer 100% of them to counseling. Not only are they expressing some pretty concerning thoughts and behaviors, they are disclosing some REALLY fucked up shit happening with their parents and families.