@JaneLebak@writer_egreene@JosiahHawthorne A friend of mine thought that was to reassure people that the girl was, in fact, alive and well and not any flavor of supernatural being
@RaeWhitlock@ZachWLambert I think there's a difference between some women not choosing to share with you, and NONE of them sharing. Some people are very private about their experiences and some are quite open. If not one woman you know has chosen to share with you... there might be a reason.
@Patti881921424@ZachWLambert And on the flip side, women who think anything short of forcible penetration isn't sexual assault because, you know, men are pushy
When I was in active labor, the nurses would laugh when I said "yes please" when they offered a pillow or "no thank you" when offered pain meds, even during transition.
The thing about trauma is that sometimes the appease response shows up when it cannot possibly be useful.
@JPaulNorton@emilykmay My husband is going to Lunch with Loved Ones tomorrow at our daughter's school and she's SO excited to spend time with him. He decided to take time out for his kid, despite it not being specifically an Event For The Penis Parent.
@emilykmay If only we had a massive franchise that is almost wholly incapable of making movies without at least one parent either dying or abandoning their kid, leaving the main characters to spend the entire movie grappling with the fallout of that loss
But nope, we have only muffins
@AmbientSynthy I've been living with trauma-induced anxiety since before I started school, and it's compounded with subsequent traumas. I will not be cured.
But my condition is well managed and I'm living a joyful life I love. You will find your way and it will be amazing!
@emilykmay I made my own applesauce and bought reusable pouches and spent the same amount of money and so, so much more time to make basically the same thing only my kids won't eat it because it doesn't have a little clicky cap on top
@neomeruru@ask_aubry Unless they don't know each other. Fiona is the coworker he drives to work, that doesn't necessarily make her the AP (if there is one). Lots of women use the same tampons brand/style; there are a lot more menstruating people than there are tampon types
@DrunkScribe I have three kids under 5. I'm so tired and I'm drowning in to-do lists. I'm also the happiest I've ever been because these kids are so sweet and fun. It's a weird experience.
@alexwinters88@ask_aubry Only the whistle luckily! He did also persuade me to take some self-defense martial arts classes through the college that I used when I was assaulted on a date, though.