Laura Laing

Writer. Appalachian. Queer. Memoir. Math. she/her. Say LANG

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@dlblumberg @ASJAhq Awww thanks! It was so much fun! We all procrastinate, so it's good to think about how to avoid it.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@elizabethcatte This Appalachian girl is forever in your debt. You book helped heal my rage at the publishing industry and how we mountain people are so misunderstood, even from within. I am heartbroken by your pain. All I can do is keep you in my heart. Much love and deep, deep respect

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

As a solo-business owner, I depend on my computer to run my business. And that’s why I chose @Apple. Why would you treat your loyal customers this way? Big time disappointment. 5/5

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

So disappointed in @AppleSupport. Air has been sent for repairs for a recurring problem twice. 36 hours after last repair, problem occurred again. *Begged* for a replacement machine the last time, was refused. 1/

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

P.S. The store in Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax (which I drove 90 minutes to get to) *refuses* to replace my machine, after Apple couldn’t fix it twice — and cost me 12 days of work. 4/

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

And found out that the replacement/repair decision is based IN STORE? In other words, my satisfaction is based on a manager’s decision? 3/

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Returning machine a *third* time with fingers crossed that I’ll get a replacement. 12 days of work lost to this debacle. Talked to no fewer than four techs online and three techs in store.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@mtoddcohen @BethanyJarmul EXACTLY my list.

[Leah Hampton @pludger]

I grew up in the rural South. I know A LOT of white evangelical anti-choice women who've had abortions. And every single one of those women told me their abortions "didn't count."

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@williamj35 @salesses That must be so powerful, and honestly it better represents the so-called “real world”

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@SabraMBoyd @EllenRhudy This thing is magic.

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@EllenRhudy Oh, and I forgot about the foot brace mentioned in another tweet. I wore one for almost a year. Really helped.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@EllenRhudy For me, it was about all of these things, plus: never going barefoot and wearing only Vionics or shoes with inserts created only for my feet. I did that for years, and now I can be more lax.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@MaureenLangloss @EllenRhudy Vionics makes amazing flip flops that are designed to counter pf. When I wear them, I don't have pf flare ups.

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@Lafayettewrite @EllenRhudy Birks KILLED my pf

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@oldenoughtosay I was once discouraged from buying a salt bagel by the person behind the counter, *because* I was pregnant. So weird.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@elonsavedus @ConflictOfValue @GinnyCPickles @MuzzaFerguson @JannekeParrish I need to correct myself here: conception happens ~2 weeks after the first day of a person's cycle. My apologies.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@elonsavedus @ConflictOfValue @GinnyCPickles @MuzzaFerguson @JannekeParrish Jesus you're ignorant. 1st week of pg begins on first day after last period. ~4 weeks later, conception is possible. 2 weeks later, cardiac activity can be detected. Pg tests work at 6 wks after the beginning of the cycle. 6 wks; we need 6 wks to know.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@elonsavedus @ConflictOfValue @GinnyCPickles @MuzzaFerguson @JannekeParrish Actually, they're accurate. The heart is fully formed at about 20 wks. Cardiac activity can be detected at about 6 wks, but this is not a heart. "Heartbeat laws" are misnomers.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@elonsavedus @ConflictOfValue @GinnyCPickles @MuzzaFerguson @JannekeParrish This question presupposes that there can be a universal "cut-off date" for abortion. Lots of good reasons for third trimester abortion (almost all are done because of the health of the pg person). Bottom line: the pg person and their dr know best.

[Laura Laing @llaingwriter]

@biggus_dikkus @LOLGOP I have had conversations with pro-life men who have said that they "trust god" in the case of an ectopic pg. They would not "allow" their wives to seek medical treatment. If the wife dies, it was god's will.