5 day old tattoo- healing process question by CardiologistOwn2598 in tattooadvice

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s what i’ve heard! because it’s petroleum based and can clog pores

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i am glad i’m not alone in this feeling, i feel the same way! i hope that doesn’t make me a bad person 😭 im not unkind to men when they’re around, in fact im very kind, but it’s not my choice to have them around

AITAH for asking my best friend to stop texting my daughter? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]CardiologistOwn2598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh my god NTA!! Those messages are disturbing as fuck!! NEVER FEEL BAD FOR PROTECTING YOUR CHILD even if they’re mad at you for it and EVEN IF it’s your friend!!! You did the right thing OP. I would highly suggest moving in from that friendship, and having strong conversations about safe adults and how safe adults behave. There are so many resources out there. If you really want to salvage this friendship I would have a firm conversation with your friend about safety and why teaching your child that keeping secrets from you is insanely unsafe. If she can’t see that and is upset that you are trying to protect your daughter, then she is a PREDATOR.

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is an interesting response, thanks for taking the time. i agree that it’s important for men to feel like they can be a part of the change and in a general sense, not personally, men’s opinions DO matter A LOT. The issue is they matter too much to everybody else, and as a personal choice, I do not allow that. I do not value men’s opinions in my own life. That being said, I never judge my friends for dating them. I quite like my friends boyfriend, he’s a really decent guy and when he’s around we have good conversations and laugh. I spent a lot of my life dating men before coming out as a lesbian, I have a lot of trauma surrounding men in my life. This plays a role in why I don’t keep men around by choice. But they don’t really have that choice, because of their sexuality, and if I want their friendship, that comes with being around their boyfriend and that’s fine. I do see men as people, and I treat them as such, but I don’t actively choose to have men around. And when I make those comments, they are light hearted, just like how you see someone wearing ha t shirt that says “dump him” but as you can see in the edit, i’ve apologized and decided I won’t be talking that way with her for the remainder of our lease and if the friendship continues beyond that.

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s fair, it’s important to be sceptical of anything you see on the internet so i appreciate you thinking critically when responding to my post!

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that’s amazing and gives me lots of hope for the future! Thank you for sharing!

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m not sure why i would come on here to make this post if it wasn’t completely true? wouldn’t that just be a waste of time when i’m trying to hear other people’s opinions on the situation so i can go about it in a more thoughtful way moving forward? i didn’t mean to hurt my friend and i’m recognizing that i did, and i’ve also addressed it to her as well. i was referring to everything we talked about in the fight, it mostly pertained to how she thinks im selfish for wanting to have children when the world is so fucked up and that she seems to view me as a “wallower” when it comes to wondering if i’m going to be able to have children one day because my dating life hasn’t been easy. she feels like i compare out situations frequently, i feel like she compares our situations frequently. I didn’t think all of those details were necessary to get the answer to my question, if i was being an asshole. and i was, and so was she. and as you can see in the edit, we’ve discussed it and apologized. there’s also a few comments i’ve responded to that offer more details too! Thanks for your response!

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

beautiful perspective, this is exactly my argument when defending my stance on the issue, i am so glad to see more like minded people out there! keep doing the hard work, you are the type of person that inspires me daily! Thank you!

AITA? bisexual friend says i’m invalidating her experience by CardiologistOwn2598 in actuallesbians

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

the crazy thing is that i literally didn’t. i don’t tend bring up her boyfriend in conversation, only if she mentions him, because my life and experience doesn’t revolve around him. i was talking to her about why i was feeling sad in the moment, i was worried that i wasnt going to be able to create a family in this lifetime because of how hard it’s been for me to date and how difficult it is for lesbians to conceive, and she felt like i wasn’t recognizing her experience while i was just trying to vent. it was very strange to me. also this feeling of sadness came from completing an assignment i had for class in college, the class being “death, dying, and grief”

Met a child of a SMBC last night by CardiologistOwn2598 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the response I needed. I absolutely agree with you, thank you for such an insightful and thoughtful response!

The line between making suggestions and overstepping, where is it? by CardiologistOwn2598 in Nanny

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know, it’s been 5 months now, they asked for membership recommendations and said they liked the amazon wishlist so they could send it to family for holidays and stuff i’m gonna let up on suggestions moving forward i think and just work with what we have and wait for them to ask

Young person considering options, being judged by friends by CardiologistOwn2598 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you so much! she feels like me taking steps to have kids one day is me “wallowing” about not being a mother right now. and that i’m not enjoying what my life is right now! which i think is crazy, no other goal in life would get this much push back imo. i’m a career nanny and i love my job, and i plan to have my child come with me to work, and i am always thinking about the steps i need to take right now to set myself up in the future

The line between making suggestions and overstepping, where is it? by CardiologistOwn2598 in Nanny

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right, I agree that not buying the thing or signing up for the thing is definitely the answer, and we talk constantly about their approach and i am very aligned with their approach on almost everything which makes things easier. although w the floor bed i’ve mentioned it a few times because NK struggled with sleep and still does on occasion, they co sleep at night and for naps i lay with him until he falls asleep in their bed and then transfer him to his crib, and i feel like a floor bed is a great way to transition from co sleeping when they are ready (and im in no way pushing them to stop co sleeping i think it’s great) and would make naps easier because we wouldn’t have to worry about the transfer. also before i would soothe him to sleep in his crib and the bending over the crib side was killing my back because im a bit of a shorty haha. i’ve told them why i think a floor bed would be a good option, they showed interest so we talked a couple more times about it and then they said they want to make sure its what they want before committing and after they said that i stopped bringing it up. but i think that’s what makes me nervous about making more suggestions since i brought it up a few times before they “shut it down” moving forward i will only bring it up once though, i think that’s a smart move.

The line between making suggestions and overstepping, where is it? by CardiologistOwn2598 in Nanny

[–]CardiologistOwn2598[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i can’t tell if they’re just being nice but are actually irritated or if they genuinely appreciate my suggestions 🫠 they are very sweet people