I experienced mostly cramps. It felt kinda like the lead up to a period, but in a shorter amount of time. Not disabling cramps, but I had just gotten off my period and I wasn’t excited to be experiencing another round of it. And my cramps tend to trigger some nasty period poops, which was what sucked most for me.…

Technically, they can give you a drug (Cytotec?) that softens the cervix if you’re not on your period. That’s what they gave me for my recent insertion, because scheduling sucked and I got it inserted a few days after my period. It was fairly painless, but the side effects suuuuuuck, so it’s not recommended if it can…

I am the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. I found myself thinking that at least my kidlet and husband will be okay. And at least my grandparents aren’t here to see this. He spent his whole life terrified to even let a single person know he was Jewish, including myself. He lived in fear of another Holocaust and he…

Now see, the problem is that you aren’t using your gut feeling logic here.

Yeah, this has been so hard for me to try and explain to my kindergartner. She’s been asking me why people would vote for “the mean guy” and it turned into a conversation about how not all people are nice. That crushed her so much. She’s met mean people before, but there was a strange sort of realization within her…

I certainly agree that ignorance, willful ignorance, is in play here as well. Some of that can still be shrugged off as “Oh, it’s a one time thing” or “Well, hurricanes/natural disasters will always happen.” And there’s still a blame the victim mentality going around, such as how people can say things like, “Well…

I’m really, really upset that I just wrote a note to my best friend, informing him that my home will always be a safe place for him and if he ever needs help, he’s got a place that will drop everything to help him. I’m upset that I felt the need to even write that in this day and age. I’m upset that he needs to hear…

Yaaaassss! I forgot about that change!

In my opinion, no. Most Americans don’t realize that regulations serve a purpose and protect us. My reasoning is this: much of the younger generations, and some of the older generations, have grown up decently protected due to advances in science and regulations. We haven’t seen the horrific consequences, and so many…

Got mine this past Monday.

I’ve had the Mirena previously. Three times, actually. Once before my kidlet and twice after. I had the first for about 4 years. For some reason, the two after my pregnancy were partially expelled 9 months after insertion, leading to the joke that my body is just ready to expel anything in my uterus after nine months.…

I know, there are so many horrors to think about. I’m still feeling the soreness from the procedure, so I’m guessing that’s why it popped into a top spot in my head.

I don’t know what I’ll do if this one doesn’t hold itself together for the next five years. I certainly don’t want another kidlet, but I’m mostly using it for the hormones to control my savage PMS pain and cysts. I really like being a functional human for an entire month.

Last night, I told my husband that I was grateful to have gotten my anti-baby forcefield (IUD) installed the day before the election, because it might not be an option in the near future.

That actually happened to my neighbor last night. He didn’t beat her, but he verbally assaulted her and proudly announced that he was going out to cheat on her (and that he had been cheating with a younger, better looking woman).

My husband is a man who doesn’t show or admit to many emotions. He’s not big into following politics either. He’s a laid back person, very self assured that things will work out or be okay. I often joke that he is the reincarnation of buddha, because he’s just so outwardly calm. I can easily get whipped into frenzies,…

Our polling place looked like a trap too. A dozen cars in the parking lot, no one tempting that magic 100 ft from the polls line, no line out the door, no one blocking anything, etc.

I grew up with End Times parents, so I was often anxious about the end of the world. Everything was the end of the world in our house. Every democrat was the anti-Christ.

Aw, shoot. I didn’t know that. I just got back from a filler grocery trip there. I mostly shop at Aldis, but I guess I’ll be using Kroger or Busch’s for filler trips now.

I agree, I’d personally rather be safe than sorry.