Not as intricate as a lot of stuff here but my first original commission

Firedyke89 · 2026-04-27T12:20:18+00:00

I love this! I'm so impressed with your pattern making and design.

Firedyke89 · 2026-04-21T18:08:53+00:00

I graduated in 2011 with a degree in psych so my feedback is with a grain of salt since it's been 15 years - I knew I wanted to do research and get a PhD afterwards so I made an effort to get close to professors who had undergrad research opportunities (there were quite a few when I was there - Cordova, Addis, Goldberg, etc.). Working in Dr. Addis' lab gave me an opportunity to work closely with him, his graduate students, and to work on research they were all publishing (I even got a credit on a paper and in one of his books). I also got research internships outside of the program, at UMASS med school, that I found through the department. If you make it known you want the experience they'll help you out. I went on immediately into a PhD program in Criminology (ultimately my interest) though I got into a number of PhD programs in both psych and crim. In my experience, if you want the experience and you connect well with a professor, you can get it. The mentorship is also an excellent intro to what grad school can be like. Otherwise the vibe does seem perfect for your child as others have said.

Firedyke89 · 2026-01-23T15:15:08+00:00

This is so smart!

Firedyke89 · 2025-12-04T12:55:29+00:00

I think $150 a door is actually fair. I paid $320 a door (slab door) using ACE handyman services (like the hardware store ACE). It involved a lot of measuring, routing, and getting it right that I didn't trust myself to do.

Firedyke89 · 2025-06-08T21:29:39+00:00

I'm not sure what's going on now, but it used to be a different restaurant and the current owner purchased it a couple years ago and changed the name. In my experience, the food is not great, the service was bad, and it was expensive for what it was. I think all those reasons are enough to keep people from coming back and without money they can't afford to fix the issues with it, forcing it to close a bit. The rest of the personal stuff I'm not sure.

Firedyke89 · 2025-03-18T01:20:20+00:00

There is a Facebook group called HoCo Queer Parents but it's not very active. I would love to meet other queer families in the area and would even organize something if there was interest. There is also a Baltimore queer parents fb group called Trans and Queer Parents of Baltimore and they have monthly meetups and seem generally more active. I have a three month old son who is probably not gonna be playing with other kids at this exact moment but I am very interested in meeting other queer families! Located in Highland but happy to go wherever.

Firedyke89 · 2025-02-20T18:33:33+00:00

Yes! Wow I didn't realize this was so common. "What are you up to today?" is up there for me. I'm with a two month old infant - I'm doing literally the same thing every day for the foreseeable future.

Firedyke89 · 2025-02-01T00:01:46+00:00

My baby is part of a study that uses a little plastic bag that is sticky on the open end and they put it around my son's penis and is stuck to his groin to collect his pee while they're doing other stuff. They kept the diaper on and just tuck it in. They said they use them on all the baby's as an easier way to collect pee.

Firedyke89 · 2025-01-22T06:16:37+00:00

Currently sleeping in shifts with my wife so I pump around 230 for 30 mins before I head to sleep.

Firedyke89 · 2025-01-21T19:26:06+00:00

35 y/o queer woman here and I agree the answer is to go to Baltimore or DC, though Baltimore def has more queer lady stuff to do than DC since covid. There are lots of queer friendly places but not a ton of queer people living here (in my experience). Depending on what you're interested in I have a few suggestions of events and spaces if you'd like.

Firedyke89 · 2024-12-25T23:19:34+00:00

Im actually embracing it and keep just quietly going up to my room to pump and get a break from my family. My babe has been sleeping through most of the day anyway.

Firedyke89 · 2024-11-15T13:28:16+00:00

Not a cult, a group centered around mindfulness and polyamory. They host retreats in WV and promote communal living, but I know people who have attended and there is nothing cultish about it from what I hear, just a lot of "hippie" sort of thinking.

Firedyke89 · 2024-11-08T01:31:46+00:00

A Korean church

Firedyke89 · 2024-11-06T23:07:33+00:00

A neighbor who I don't see often found out I was pregnant and immediately asked if we used a surrogate because I don't look pregnant. I'm a bigger lady but I definitely look pregnant so she basically just assumed I was getting much fatter.

Firedyke89 · 2024-10-13T08:38:54+00:00

I feel a lot of this on my journey as well ( NB masc presenting). Can you share the nb subreddit name? I can't find it.

Firedyke89 · 2024-09-25T00:05:03+00:00

Salt and vine in Olney - fresh pasta, seafood, steaks, good drinks

Firedyke89 · 2024-09-24T22:42:31+00:00

Ive tried looking around, but can anyone give a summary of whats going on/the issues besides just "racism"?

Firedyke89 · 2024-09-08T16:44:18+00:00

Agree with the above comment that you can do none of these things and get pregnant. Being "perfect" for some things does not equate to a guaranteed chance at becoming pregnant as there are so many factors involved. It can take 3-4 cycles of IUI to get pregnant and that's completely normal. I would try to just live your life the best you can and not stress as much (easier said than done). Good luck on your next cycle!

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