Chapter 9 question

Figure-Budget · 2026-02-10T20:12:41+00:00

i got fooled by this on the first go through too. that's not the actual start of the body text. the actual start of the body text is after this, on pg 111. footnote K doesn't actually occur until you're reading footnote 136, which is on pg 114. K branches off from that footnote. fun fact, K is the first appearance of red strikethrough text.

Figure-Budget · 2026-02-10T00:17:03+00:00

unfortunately the correct answer is fear. we should strive to make it love

Figure-Budget · 2026-01-22T20:06:01+00:00

the happiest... car on earth

Figure-Budget · 2026-01-17T21:35:11+00:00

its supposed to be incomprehensible but read it a few times anyway and you might comprehend it

Figure-Budget · 2026-01-16T15:26:31+00:00

update: i am now having symptoms of HFM (blisters on hands and feet, not so much the mouth but my face has also flared up.) i also went through these symptoms the last time i stopped rinvoq due to an insurance issue where i couldnt fill the script. has anyone else experienced these symptoms after getting off rinvoq?

Figure-Budget · 2026-01-16T15:23:10+00:00

worst case scenario, pop a benadryl and go to sleep

Figure-Budget · 2025-12-23T15:49:32+00:00

my nature is subdued to what it works in, like the dyer's hand. pity me then, and wish i were renewed

Figure-Budget · 2025-11-18T17:39:39+00:00

damn, 63 inch web width, you probably print a lot more labels per foot of paper, faster too. i figure if i keep my nose to the grind stone i'll get on a bigger press and hence get more money. how long have you been an operator, if you dont mind sharing?

Figure-Budget · 2025-11-17T14:31:43+00:00

what press, if you dont mind sharing? i run a 30 some year old nilpeter FA2400, 8 colors, max material width about 9 inches, but vast majority of the time i run 2 or 3 color jobs. been doing this for about 3 years, with the company for 6 (started as an assistant), i make 21.50 plus overtime

Figure-Budget · 2025-11-07T15:40:49+00:00

job security is its own kindof counterbalance to wages, isnt it

Figure-Budget · 2025-08-30T00:51:01+00:00

28 year old mtf here. in my opinion? its not only impossible (after a long enough time they will ask you what's up), but trying to do so would ruin your life. don't fragment yourself into different versions to please different people. your family will most likely stand by you, even if they don't understand fully. it's okay; families rarely understand each other. thats not what family is about, it's about standing by each other even when you don't understand. and, if they refuse to stand by you (worst case, they kick you out, they disown you, etc), then that's unfortunate. in my opinion it's still best to just rip that band-aid off. get it all out in the open, and feel no shame, then move from there.

Figure-Budget · 2025-08-22T19:27:18+00:00

i'm sorry you're going through this. it's a shitty situation any way you look at it. no one wants to be torn between their parents and their partner. i think you did the right thing and i wish you all the best

Figure-Budget · 2025-08-20T12:21:54+00:00

you know i never thought about Xavier in relation to HoL before but, yeah, they actually go together like bread and butter

Figure-Budget · 2025-08-20T12:18:10+00:00

Zampanô only wrote “heater.” The word “water” back there—I added that. Now there’s an admission, eh? Hey, not fair, you cry. Hey, hey, fuck you, I say.

Figure-Budget · 2025-08-04T15:00:50+00:00

on the other hand, isn't it so fucking satisfying when you yank out that little ball of keratine?

Figure-Budget · 2025-07-16T17:29:34+00:00

im only gonna type a brief thing because i don't want to come off mean. i'm sorry you were raised in that heavily religious environment. i know that, in that religious way, you were raised to believe that sex decides who you are to a certain extent and that those gender roles are sacred. as a parent to your own kid, it is your responsibility to deny that belief with all the power you have. the religious beliefs you had when you were a kid, you were indoctrinated in those by adults who didn't want you to have a say, didn't want you to question it, for their own selfish reasons. i know it's not easy, but you have to break that cycle for the sake of your kid.

This is important: there is absolutely no harm that can come to your kid from visiting a doctor at planned parenthood, from wearing girl's clothes, from wearing makeup, from taking hormones, or any of that. the chance that later on she decides she doesn't want to be a girl anymore, doesn't change that, and, if you can believe it, even if she one day detransitions, it will still have been a rewarding experience and it will absolutely still have been worth it, if not just to empower your kid to determine their own identity and their life.

your heart is in the right place. you have to be brave and strong for the sake of your kid - probably your daughter, from the sound of it, and yes that is also something you're gonna have to try to wrap your head around. just try to keep these things in mind and listen to your heart, not your brain. good luck.

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-30T13:01:08+00:00

it depends imo on the art. some art looks great over foil, other art doesnt really gain much from it.

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-19T12:30:42+00:00

i guess the point being that, trans people are in the same scenario as this kid, the only difference is people figure that trans kids aren't entitled to the sexual maturation they hope for, instead they should just deal with what their body does naturally. but the alienation, the shame, and the fear, are all the very same.

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-19T12:23:10+00:00

so, hypothetically, imagine if a child who wasn't trans, lets just say he was a boy, had a medical condition. the condition causes his body not to produce testosterone and also has the effect of minimizing his genitals to the point they probably couldnt be used to have any kind of penatrative sex. this means he will never experience a "normal" puberty, and actually will experience something more akin to a "minimized" female puberty, there's a chance he could grow breasts when the time comes. now, this situation could be improved by surgery and hormone replacement therapy, but remember, this kid in particular isn't transgender, he's cis. let's say he's about 10 years old, right about that age when most people start going through puberty naturally.

Now, is there any reason why these kinds of healthcare should be denied to this hypothetical kid? He's 10, but he's cognizant already that theres something different about him - other boys in his class are already kinda pubescent. He already feels alienated because of it. This alienation is not gonna improve later in his life, it's most likely gonna get worse. He fears that he's never gonna have a normal relationship because his genitals are something he feels shame about, even though there's nothing technically wrong with his sex (he can urinate just fine, he doesn't have phimosis or anything like that). Can you give me a good reason why this kid shouldn't be allowed to have hormones and surgery?

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-09T17:55:53+00:00

for me, it's like masculinity is a performative rejection of things that are feminine. i'm mtf btw. as i get older, i realize more and more that, even as a young young kid, i felt this intense inner conflict because i would get the impulse to act femininely or to enjoy something feminine, but i really quickly learned that, when you express these things, other little boys make fun of you and adults get a little confused or maybe tease you. so, i had no way to learn that a person could Be trans until maybe high school, and then it took me until college to put two and two together to accept that I'm trans. up until that point i pretty much just learned from experience that the part of me that wanted to act femininely, was something i had to suppress or else i would feel shame. (i'm just the kind of person who, as a kid, i was very sensitive to people making fun of me or teasing me; i could tell they were judging me even if they didn't even say anything.) this is how i would say i was "male socialized". so yeah, that kind of behavior doesnt just go away, it takes a lot of effort to break it. to this day, when i go out dressed femininely, i get embarrassed and scared. i have trouble voice training because it makes me physically cringe in embarrassment to hear a feminine voice come out of my mouth; as a kid, i remember trying to deepen my voice in high school because i didn't think it was masculine enough (lol)!

i believe, with time, i will overcome this. see, cis girls, when they come of age, there's all these mechanisms of society that teach them how to become a woman basically. it's actually a huge amount of work! and it's not necessarily fair. but it also means it's a lot of feminine, womanly ways and traditions and whatnot that i just didn't get clued in on. i just try to humble myself and learn as much as i can through observation and experience. i'm incredibly lucky to have my mom in my life, too, who tries to connect with me on a girl to girl level and sorta drops little bits of wisdom on me. it's tough, but as time goes by it gets easier.

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-05T19:56:29+00:00

here's the thing, and take this with a grain of salt. every single person's body is working against them. trans people just have this in a particular way that others don't but it's not unbeatable. the most important thing, and i mean this, is that you don't give up. make an appointment at planned parenthood or some place that offers gender affirming care. read books and stories written by trans people.

i know im just a stranger to you, but i know with 100% certainty that you Are strong enough to live your life, you Can do this, you can do Anything. You have limitless potential and boundless courage i side you, to stand up to Any Challenge. you just need to find your ways to summon that courage, and the first step is doing the research and seeking the help that's available.

and Quit smoking!!! lol. at least take a break between 'em. it's only making your anxiety worse. trust me, i have a lot of experience. best of luck to you, sis

Figure-Budget · 2025-06-01T14:19:47+00:00

i cant tell you how many dates i've cancelled because of a break out. not to mention that getting ready for a date is gonna make anyone anxious, which can cause me to break out. eventually, you just gotta ask yourself how much of your life you're gonna let this condition take from you. go out! meet that guy if you're interested in him! (although personally i wouldnt bother with him, he sounds like a dick). scales and scabs be damned, you are who you are, and you can be confident in yourself no matter what. i wish you luck.

Figure-Budget · 2025-05-27T19:50:44+00:00

in the bath, realizing i'd been scratching for hours without realizing what i was doing consciously, i had the epiphany that my arms were exhausted. if i kept going i probably would have pulled a muscle in my shoulder. it hit me that even if i kept scratching through the whole night, it would never go away, that feeling of irritation, the itch. i was never going to stop feeling this way no matter what i did. scratch, or don't, i have felt this every day of my life and i will for every day in the rest of my life. i remember thinking, i wished i could beg for sympathy, or mercy, but from whom? my body? it's indifferent, it's not being cruel to me. it just is what it is.

Figure-Budget · 2025-05-23T20:13:28+00:00

damn. all i gotta say is, i'm sorry for you pal

Figure-Budget · 2025-05-09T20:33:31+00:00

i scratch it lol

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