unearthing myself to bitch
dropped kid off at moms, said i was going for a walk at X park, to enjoy being outside w/out the kid or dog. felt guilty, went home to clean instead
why'd she then take all the kids to X park after i straight up told my niece i would rather go solo
the comradery i feel with every other solo parent in a grocery store cannot be understated. you need help with your cart, i got you. you need to reach something and get your cranky kid a snack, i have long arms, i will grab. we're ALL going to the store today
found a box of notebooks at my moms ive been missing for 3 years full of my college writing, journals from Cape Cod & Prov, & my journal from traveling in China... when i tell u i cried because i thought they'd been lost from moving so often 😭
also stop blaming trans women for new developments as far as this brand of inclusive language goes, you sound like fuckin chewed gum stuck on Musk's shoe
"they're erasing women with 'birthing person' and 'chest feeding'!"
shut UP shut up SHUT UP no one is using these in place "mother"/"breastfeeding" UNLESS the individual asks for them—they are there for the ones who need them. as a trans man who just had a kid...
NO ONE has used these in regard to me, outside of my docs office or inside, so please for the love of god pick an actual battle re: childbirth and reproductive health that does some goddamn good for people. if u like the inclusive language—awesome! if not—pick your battles better
when it's your first semester back at college since 2019, you have a baby, and 90% of your work was done while taking care of said baby... AND YOU STILL MAKE DEANS LIST FOR THE FIRST TIME
if you see me carrying around a baby during graduation practice, no you didn't, but ive asked so many people to babysit and they're all unfortunately busy, so she's gotta tag along. promise she'll be chill.
FINALLY GRADUATING IN 7 DAYS. 18 credits while being the only parent at home 90% of the time outside of class... and im done. if my profs see me repeatedly checking my grades (two As and a B so far 😭), no you don't. im just shell-shocked.
starting college: i am a POET and will die on this hill, poetry MFA forever
after fiction classes: but what if i did my MFA in fiction...
after nonfiction class: but what if i did my MFA in cnf....
the ADHD struggle of making a joke that im gonna need to start a berry farm for Charlie bc she inhales berries & now im down the rabbit hole of how to actually start a large-scale berry farm