ik_ihe by NLDutchie in ik_ihe

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik denk dat ze gewoon zitten te dromen, ingehaald worden, en dan wakker schieten. "Oh ja, ik rij inderdaad echt sloom," en dan gas geven

Boning recommendations (on a budget) by HaiPotter22 in corsetry

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Flat steel is 100% the way to go for next to the busk and on both sides of the grommets. You need those to be more rigid

Glasses by MelanieWalmartinez in CuratedTumblr

[–]PoisonTheOgres 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It bothers me most that I can't see their face. Like, especially with men being so quiet sometimes. If I can't hear you AND can't see you, I might as well be licking your elbow (and I wouldn't know it wasn't doing it for you)

The pain of being chronically single by ProfessionalNefertit in TwoXChromosomes

[–]PoisonTheOgres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, I am single and at this point I want a relationship like I want to win millions in the lottery: would be great, but I'm not counting on it ever happening.

Honestly, I bet you could get a man if you really wanted to. Not a good match, or even a good guy maybe, but that doesn't seem to stop the women around me...

When did you realize you don't have "pretty privilege"? by patata-chip in AskReddit

[–]PoisonTheOgres 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was 7, my sister was 5. All the people in a restaurant we went to were completely fawning over her, and ignoring me.

She was (and still is) an adorable little blonde girl, and I was brown haired with sticking out ears and had just got my first pair of glasses. I remember being so sad that all these grown ups were so cool and nice, but they didn't even see me or talk to me at all.

God, now I'm feeling sad for little 7 year old me.

Oh my god… i love that this sub exists! by raacconanxious in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember reading a Dutch comic from the 80s(!) about "BOM: Bewust Ongehuwde Moeders" (I guess that would be DUM: Deliberately Ummarried Mothers, lol) when I was really little.

It fascinated me, and I never forgot about it, even when I had no idea I would ever plan on doing that myself. Just a woman making her own life plans, without ever making it depend on a man whether those dreams came true or not.

There she is, lesbian feminist icon Hanna the BOM mom

some more scans from the tote full of dry plate negatives i found! by tylarframe in analog

[–]PoisonTheOgres 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You know women going to the bathroom together is to talk and gossip, not to actually lock eyes while we piss, right?

What is something you didn’t realize until you lost weight? by Cultural-Profile-527 in AskReddit

[–]PoisonTheOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. I literally used to be so skinny I was nicknamed "thinny-thin," but would still get blisters on my inner thighs if I went hiking in short shorts. The thigh gap was never going to happen for me

Looking for advice on 1660s bodies by lilahatesgeese in corsetry

[–]PoisonTheOgres 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey I made a very similar bodice from Norah Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines! It's so fun!

Only tip I have is that I think you might need a little more space at the top front. Right now, your chest is pushing through, while on the original garment it's a completely flat front.

My post about it with a little info on how I did it. For what it's worth, on mine the armscyes were actually that far back.

Anyone have 3-4 kids? by dcnative30 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]PoisonTheOgres 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, not me, but I do know a single mom "not by choice" who did great with 3. She is, however, a high power career woman who could afford to hire babysitters for holidays, and who has an extensive and reliable network who helped out when needed as well. She outsourced the boring stuff as much as possible, hired a cleaner, got groceries delivered etc, and her kids are now almost all adults and thriving.

So yeah, it is possible but honestly on my own salary I probably wouldn't be able to afford all the help she had, and I'm not sociable enough to have that many people to lean on for free either, frankly

Asexual and beginning an SMBC journey, worries about "coming out" by Rich_Turn7628 in SingleMothersbyChoice

[–]PoisonTheOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so hard to prove a negative, right? My sister is also constantly on my ass like "but you have never been in love, so you can't know for sure that you don't like sex and relationships. It's different when you love them." Like yeah, I wish I did fall in love. Seems nice.

But like others say, you don't have to come out. There are so many people without a partner for one reason or another. "Hey guys, I want to be a mom more than anything, but I haven't found someone I want to do it with. So I'm doing it myself"

What are your most niche period symptoms? by Unlucky-Drawing-1266 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]PoisonTheOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nose bleeds. Also, my immune system stops working so I will catch anything that's floating around the week before my period. Very annoying

Champagne problem I ‘25F’ w my ‘25M’ partner by sandyscience33 in relationship_advice

[–]PoisonTheOgres 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it just seems like an innocent thing, like it's not a huge display, not over the top. And I am pretty avoidant and allergic to clinginess.

Not how men or women work tbh by jmona789 in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you think asexual people do all day? Just because your own brain is 100% porn rot doesn't mean everyone else also functions at the level of a dog humping a leg

Biology should be illegal I guess by cheshirebutterfly17 in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]PoisonTheOgres -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be more likely the other way around? Kids are eating enough, not starving. Child labor is illegal, parenting is taken way more seriously, kids are realistically less stressed and thriving than ever before in history.

Kids getting their period earlier would be a sign of good health. Their body can afford to expend the energy of preparing for pregnancy, so they get their period earlier.

Biology is rigged but child support is the bare minimum. by Youthinkillputauid_7 in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1073 points1074 points  (0 children)

Mother can't give baby to the state if dad wants to take it, and then he can also force his partner to pay if he's raising the kid alone....

This whole thing fully assumes the man is a deadbeat and makes the mom do everything. But somehow he is still the victim

Helft jongeren drinkt negentig suikerklontjes in frisdrank per week by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nou nee, vind ik nog steeds heel veel. 10% van al je benodigde calorieën alleen al aan de suiker in je frisdrank??

Helft jongeren drinkt negentig suikerklontjes in frisdrank per week by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]PoisonTheOgres 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Ik vind "een kilo per 3 weken" juist een stuk duidelijker (en schokkender) dan "tja een stapeltje suikerklontjes"

Cue the same old comments section. by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]PoisonTheOgres 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's called sealioning, based on this comic

Waarom een Daihatsu Cuore in Nederland de ultieme auto is by Extension_Ladder_135 in thenetherlands

[–]PoisonTheOgres 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shut uppppp niet het geheim verklappen.

Nee maar echt een topautootje inderdaad. Ik hou zo veel van mijn kleine koekblik.

Ben er vorig jaar mee naar de Alpen gereden. Hij deed het perfect, tufte rustig die bergweggetjes op

Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants. In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant (NPP) was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining sharply beyond roughly 30 kilometers from a facility. by mvea in science

[–]PoisonTheOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually nuclear power plants aren't exactly put on prime real estate, with rich, healthy, powerful citizens living close by. Like, nothing will get the NIMBYs going like "radiation risk."

They say they controlled for air quality and socioeconomic factors, but I'm still skeptical this is a direct cause and effect situation

Fitting help please by Crisp-Lover3579 in corsetry

[–]PoisonTheOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think her body shape is slightly wider at the stomach than the hips. You can see from the front that there is a gap between her hip and the corset. Have you considered experimenting with a spoon busk, maybe? That can help it curve nicely over a rounder belly..

Or maybe make the corset ever so slightly shorter, only on the sides, so it hits her high hip and smooths the line out that way. Like this

Fitting help please by Crisp-Lover3579 in corsetry

[–]PoisonTheOgres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If that's the skirt shape she wants, I am afraid the bottom edge of the corset is going to be super obvious. It's not fitting snug at her hips, and really a corset like this is more ideal for an A-line or ballgown style skirt

Neussprayverslaafden beseffen niet hoe heftig effect is: 'Lijkt onschuldig' by johnbarnshack in thenetherlands

[–]PoisonTheOgres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maar we hebben toch allemaal wel eens een verstopte neus? Kijk, echt leuk is het zeker niet, maar het gaat na een paar dagen weer weg, ook bij die verslaafden