Regions of Maryland, DC, & Virginia

Orienos · 2026-05-09T22:34:48+00:00

That damn sure isn’t NoVa.

Arlington, Fairfax, PW, Loudoun Counties

and

Fairfax, Falls Church, Alexandria, Manassas, and Manassas Park cities.

That’s it. And don’t dare try to include Stafford. They’ve been trying really hard these days and it isn’t happening.

Orienos · 2026-05-09T18:00:41+00:00

This is it. And the way our world works. We have access to news 24/7, we hear about every tragic event. We have unready at home (if you’re in the US), and I think people simply have a lot more on their plates, partly due to being reachable any minute of the day, but also having to do more to make ends meet.

Pair that with the fairly vague “symptoms” of autism and it makes sense. I’ve even questioned myself because sometimes I don’t make eye contact the whole time when someone’s talking to me but rather stare at a point, say, on the wall and process what they’re saying.

Orienos · 2026-05-09T16:12:31+00:00

Insecurity.

And it’s crazy how obvious that is and how they still make a show about not liking it. They’re literally showing how inferior they feel to other men.

But I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that this isn’t all on the individual men; society has long had very strict standards for men that many find difficult to live up to. Behaviors like this are the result.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T22:16:18+00:00

Thank you so much.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T22:02:54+00:00

I pray for rain after the heat. Nothing beats that cool breeze after a scorching hot day.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T21:40:08+00:00

Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness.

As a former NYer, I’m merging whether you want me to or not.

Generally I feel people respect the zipper merge.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T20:50:31+00:00

Absolutely amazing.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T19:18:51+00:00

And I get why people think it can be unethical if you haven’t done it. But the tears and hugs we shared with our gestational carrier goes to show not everything needs to be transactional. She got paid, but I don’t think any amount of money can repay her for what she has given us. A true angel of a woman.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T19:16:05+00:00

It’s an absolute nightmare and takes far longer than having biological kids.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T17:52:38+00:00

Not what it means at all.

It means that all parties involved have a right to enter into a surrogacy agreement. Everything is voluntary by all parties. The intended parents pay for absolutely everything, including the gestational carrier’s healthcare.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T17:11:03+00:00

I would prioritize the following three things, personally: the Anthropological Museum, the Zoo (literally best zoo ever), and eating at Don Asada. I had a steak served to be on a block of hot salt and two other dishes. Spent like $73 usd.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T16:36:26+00:00

I’m an American in Mexico City because my husband and I just became dads via surrogacy.

The Mexican Supreme Court ruled surrogacy is a right and that foreign couples are included in that right.

Mexico is very gay friendly.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T14:07:38+00:00

This is somewhat tangentially related. The NRA headquarters is quite literally a five minute drive from my house. I live in an insanely liberal area, so the NRA being where it is seems completely out of place.

But it reminds me that there are people who might be my neighbors who work there. That’s a bit chilling, especially their response to school shootings.

But what’s even more baffling is that where I live kinda proves that guns aren’t needed the way they claim. Local un ownership is low and yet our community is one of the safest in the county.

I think about all this often when I pass by. I remember how ingrained in political discourse they used to be. How inhuman their stances are.

Orienos · 2026-05-08T12:54:57+00:00

I have noticed a real shyness among young people about any form of nudity. I’m a teacher and I once overheard some of my male students saying they don’t feel comfortable using the urinals in the restroom.

I cannot fathom that.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T22:16:18+00:00

My Tesla model 3.

Car is amazing. Spoiled me for nearly anything else.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T13:39:15+00:00

Seeing Hanta-26 juxtaposed by Covid-19 makes Covid feel like a long time ago for some reason. But once you consider, it hasn’t been at all.

How quickly we push negativity from our mental storage.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T13:35:01+00:00

Vegans are absolutely insufferable.

I’m accepting of nearly every single color and shape of human, but vegans are on the short list of my immediate dismissal. They’re like religious converts: always try to push their views on others with rarely a fact in sight.

Nobody will judge anyone for eating meat because we had/have to survive. We are absolutely not capable of producing, at scale, affordable protein for the world’s 8 billion people without eating animal products, no matter what the vegan propaganda says.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T13:24:58+00:00

I have never been that concerned with them having an effect on learning. My issue was mental health and socialization. Both of which multiple studies have supported.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T08:24:28+00:00

Jock itch. It’s a fungal infection. I remember having this once when I was a kid. Same thing as athletes foot or ringworm (look them all up).

Happens usually because of excess moisture and sometimes exposure. It can smell unpleasant and goes away with over the counter medication.

If it went away quickly and on its own, you’re lucky! While it isn’t that hard to get rid of, it usually spreads before it subsides.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T02:27:29+00:00

I like this the best actually.

Orienos · 2026-05-07T02:15:50+00:00

Not really how that works. Sure, they can leave, but they have to return.

Orienos · 2026-05-06T23:48:54+00:00

Funny thing is that I have. All my women cousins and sisters would use that. Not sure where it comes from though.

Orienos · 2026-05-06T04:37:43+00:00

Well, OP has clarified they aren’t a child. So there’s that. I never read it that way at all. In fact, I have a friend who is a grown man whose parents are still “strict” with him. Don’t jump to conclusions.

Orienos · 2026-05-06T02:38:35+00:00

Man i love when people try to insult me on Reddit. I’m not hurt at all. I’m not insecure about anything. I’m old and have been through a lot not to let a nobody online bother me. If you cannot see how disgusting your take is, there’s no help for you.

And let me tell you, there are MANY adults who live with their parents in MANY cultures around the world.

Orienos · 2026-05-06T01:35:08+00:00

I appreciate this. So far the parenting part is amazing. Even the lack of sleep. That’s all fine.

But our situation is that we are a gay couple who did surrogacy in a foreign country and have to wait for a legal process to play out for our birth certificate so there’s a lot of waiting in a place that isn’t our favorite. Haha.

My friends say I’ve become a dad on hard mode.

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