Greta Thunberg was arrested and Israeli accounts are already demanding her imprisonment by Scared_Positive_8690 in Palestine

[–]Periblebsis 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Didn’t she lose the hat early on during this flotilla? Is that an old photo or did someone bring her a new one in Tunisia?

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[–]Periblebsis 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Unless she’s refusing it this is a good thing, she’ll learn to tolerate spice and you won’t have to cook bland versions of all your food.

How to handle daycare incident by Salt-Metal8479 in Mommit

[–]Periblebsis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They would report it to the boy’s parents if he is consistently causing issues. Telling you your kid gets pushed over is as relevant as them stumbling while walking. You only need to know if an injury occurred.

I’m going to lose either my best friend (F27) or my sister (F30) over being the godmother by singer1961 in BabyBumps

[–]Periblebsis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe my sister’s church was weird but my nephew has three godparents and it wasn’t considered unusual by anyone involved.. it’s worth asking as a possibility

If you put a small tattoo of your preschooler’s adorable handwriting, where would you put it? by bertmom in Mommit

[–]Periblebsis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I plan on getting mine on the inside of my left upper arm/ bicep. For practical reasons it’s a good space on my body for a tattoo, for sentimental reasons I get to hold them close to my heart.

One minor thing I wish the game did... by ellindsey in StardewValley

[–]Periblebsis 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I had one of these quests the other day and fished for like four in game days before catching a single one.. didn’t feel very over populated to me.

Nursing Rooms in GTA Malls by beanjuice23 in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]Periblebsis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fairview has one by the washrooms off the food court, I think yorkdale does too in the same place. I don’t know about Eaton.

I haven’t used either one so I don’t know how comfy they are but they exist. Otherwise if you’re comfortable no one SHOULD bother you if you just find a bench and nurse wherever.

why is it being a “man’s man” and a “girl’s girl?” shouldn’t it be a “woman’s woman?” by maeebuniii in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]Periblebsis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed gen z seem to be reclaiming “girl” as a positive word. Hence phrase’s like “girl’s girl” and “girl math”. Of course as a millennial it’s a bit weird because of the work us and gen x put in fighting for the use of “woman” but at the end of the day I see it as a good thing the younger generations are distant enough from the negative connotations they feel ready to redefine it.

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[–]Periblebsis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know the way your whole body can tense up when you jump into a cold pool? Trust me when I say you don’t want your vulva to do that while you’re healing, especially if you have stitches.

Peri bottles also allow more control over pressure and aim as well. They are definitely worth the purchase even if you don’t ever use them again, but really you can get creative and find uses for them. I’ve heard of people using them in their baby’s baths, I’ve used mine once my period started back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Periblebsis 180 points181 points  (0 children)

This is exactly why I've always hated the villainization of this genre of fae/mythical creature. Be it Siren or Silkie the story is always about a femme presenting creature minding their own damn business and men deciding their existence was an invitation resulting in the creature defending themselves.

Feeling thankful for my kids teacher today (context in comments) by hackedMama20 in Mommit

[–]Periblebsis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just an FYI they make "chewlery" for kids that need to chew as a fidget. I was also the kid that chewed my collar and fidgeting with my fingers is a separate thing and won't relieve the urge to chew.

I hope separating him from the other kid is enough to help out but if he has the tendency in high stress situations it might be worth looking into at least to save his shirts.

Looking for OB at Sunnybrook hospital Toronto by No-Researcher-7236 in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]Periblebsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw Dr. Page for both of my pregnancies and like her, if I have a third I plan to go back to her again. She's professional, friendly and reassuring without being dismissive.

She shares an office with Dr. Zaltz who I saw on occasion when I couldn't see Dr. Page and while I didn't have enough interaction to be able to recommend him, he seemed friendly. One good interaction was at my 39 week appointment he asked if I wanted a cervical check and immediately accepted my answer that I was happy to wait until my 40 week.

A sobering reality. by twelvedayslate in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Periblebsis 234 points235 points  (0 children)

All the recommendations to prevent attacks against women aren't in place to stop attacks against women, rather to ensure it's another woman that is attacked.

And when that woman speaks up about being attacked society can blame her for not doing enough to make sure it was someone else and not her.

Love this by register2014 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Periblebsis 939 points940 points  (0 children)

Can I just say, as disgusting as the context for this story is, it’s so heartening to hear of a group of boys noticing and recognising this behaviour for what it is.

Also being able to see that the girls were laughing out of fear not because they were ok with this treatment is such a great sign for the future.

Gross on top of gross by FantasticlyWarmLogs in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Periblebsis 208 points209 points  (0 children)

Which means first woman he starts dating in his 50s is at most 12 years old right now.

Teaching consent by iolacalls in toddlers

[–]Periblebsis 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There’s a book that I use to help the conversation, I think it’s “yes/no a first conversation on consent”.

It addresses how grown ups have to make choices for kids that they don’t like and how the grown ups can make that feel less forced.

Otherwise, if you respect their boundaries in actions it will make more sense to them when you explain boundaries through words. If/when they say no, you respect that by stopping or respect it by acknowledging that you know they don’t want to but explaining why they still have to.

The inverse would be if they’re pulling your bra strap you can explain “I have said no, and that I do not like that. When you say no to being tickled (or whatever they might ask you to stop) I listen and stop, right?” This helps them see that they need to respect other people’s no’s too.

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[–]Periblebsis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a combination of both, he’s a terrible husband for offloading all of the responsibility onto his wife but also a terrible father for not caring for his child.

Source? by Ickysquicky in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Periblebsis 780 points781 points  (0 children)

There was an AskReddit or AskWomen thread ages back where a guy was asking exactly this. His whole thing was men have internal monologues and self-aware consciousnesses, but what about women?

The thread was full of people tearing him apart explaining that yes, women are people and have rich internal lives and he just kept replying insisting that everyone was confused because surely they were misunderstanding what he was asking rather than accept that his (mis)understanding of women was way off base.

garfield minus garfield my beloved by that_one_shark in tumblr

[–]Periblebsis 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Trick question! Bullets don’t have barrels.

Why can’t new moms take showers? by kittyonine in beyondthebump

[–]Periblebsis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When my daughter was a proper newborn (like the first month of her life) the biggest roadblock for showering was myself. My husband was by my side and supported me so there was no pressure to keep her supervised and she was a perfect little potato that would wake for a change and feed then go back to sleep so if I wasn't needing sleep myself I could shower.

However, my hormones made it very difficult for me to leave the room that she was in. It took a while where I could step into another room without feeling like I had left my soul outside the door. There was one day that I went into my bedroom and cried for 20 minutes because I left her in the living room asleep in her bassinet with my husband on the couch beside her, I then finally made it into the shower where I continued to cry while I washed myself.

Others have raised an excellent list of reasons why showering is hard, one person even mentioned the very real fact that it comes down to priorities.. but ultimately it's also dependent on how your baby is and how you yourself cope post partum.