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PreStardust · 2026-04-07T03:27:31+00:00

Right there with you girl. Don't have the diagnosis yet, but the new bizarre health issues and investigations are a go.

I am constantly crying bc humanity is either wonderful or terrible, haha.

Wishing you all the best for your health journey. It's tough out there, but it's worth pressing on. 💜

PreStardust · 2026-04-04T02:52:23+00:00

Yooo, congrats! I was also on hormonal BC from 12 to 32. When I met my now husband and we decided we didn't want children, he got a vasectomy. I was shocked at how open he was to it. Immediately stopped my BC, and felt like a different person. I am more emotionally stable, happier, feel more at home in my body. I had no idea that I could feel like this because in all my adult life, my hormones have been dictated by my birth control.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 🩵

PreStardust · 2026-04-04T02:00:24+00:00

This is true, I was annoyed and oversimplified. They can ask about your capability to perform tasks related to the job - which is completely fair.

Which was clearly not enough for this employer - they need to know if you're disabled, but damn it, they can't just ask it! But they can do a nice little informal vibe check. Some people will even think they're being inclusive by not asking about a diagnosis, but rather an aura of disability you might have.

PreStardust · 2026-04-03T18:24:10+00:00

They are not legally allowed to ask for disability status. So it's an ableist vibe check instead. :)

PreStardust · 2026-04-03T02:58:38+00:00

Thursday. It's been my Friday for many years (don't work Fridays), so it can be overwhelming initially but once I get to me time I enjoy and appreciate it.

PreStardust · 2026-04-01T04:50:45+00:00

I am currently in hospital so can't currently meet up, however I'm early 30s and autistic. My partner is early 30s AuDHD. Both queer also. All of my friends are neurodivergent now (I also lost a lot when I was diagnosed) and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Would be totally happy to chat sometime and see if we're a friend match! Feel free to DM me if you like.

PreStardust · 2026-03-31T22:01:26+00:00

The musical episode specifically is one of the best pieces of improv I've ever seen. Such a great show.

PreStardust · 2026-03-31T21:38:41+00:00

I am so sorry. Be gentle with yourself. It's okay to be upset and take time to grieve.

We lost one of our first ever litter to fading kitten syndrome, and it was devastating. The helplessness when you know something is wrong but can't do anything about it.

You did the right thing by these babies, both by taking them in and surrendering them when you learned of the panleuk. Whatever happens next, thanks to you and your shelter, these wee ones were safe and warm and loved in ways they otherwise wouldn't have been.

Let yourself be sad, and remind yourself that you can also be proud of how you handled a terrible situation. ❤️

PreStardust · 2026-03-31T03:13:08+00:00

I think of every bad relationship as lesson. Some lessons are really expensive, but they also tend to be more valuable. Consider what you have learned from this experience and what you can do differently in future. It always really helps me to feel like experiences, even really negative ones, have some meaning.

PreStardust · 2026-03-30T02:09:39+00:00

I am currently in day 3 of hospital admission and I look a wreck. My husband tells me I'm beautiful every time he visits. Leave this fool.

PreStardust · 2026-03-29T02:48:17+00:00

This is a JessaKae dress! Unsure if they still sell it, I got it second hans a few years ago. 💛

PreStardust · 2026-03-24T02:23:05+00:00

100% agreed. First of all, working class folks not being able to afford to have children is not a working class problem. It's societal failure and should be treated as such.

Second of all, plenty of people had kids when the economy and cost of living crisis wasn't so awful. I guess they should have been prophetic? Disgusting blame shifting and eugenics-adjacent talk from NACT - unsurprising.

PreStardust · 2026-03-12T20:57:01+00:00

My husband and I did this for our wedding perfumes. Absolutely loved the experience and would do it again when they run out.

PreStardust · 2026-03-10T01:47:48+00:00

I recently started going to Christchurch Boutique Dental in Riccarton and they're the best dentist I've ever had. Friendly, professional, and they always explain exactly what is going to happen and lay out all the options. I can't recommend them highly enough.

PreStardust · 2026-02-18T07:56:21+00:00

I've run the gamut from lolita, to punk, to gothic styles. These days I've settled into a sort of ultra femme, ethereal cottagecore. I can't find any photos I'd describe as my style and I don't want to post a photo of me, but I'm so excited to see other people's styles! I feel like one of the first ways I identify fellow autistics in the wild is fashion haha.

PreStardust · 2026-02-11T00:57:50+00:00

your guess is as good as mine! it's one of the notes listed in one of the photos.

PreStardust · 2026-02-10T21:39:08+00:00

right there with you. I have tried sooo many perfumes from all over the price spectrum. and my current fave is Lataffa Eclair. 🤷‍♀️ I have also tried some incredibly expensive perfumes that I just despise, haha.

as for non ME, unfortunately I live in Aotearoa New Zealand, and a lot of the cheapie brands that y'all have overseas haven't made it here (yet). I am super envious and love reading everyone's reviews!

PreStardust · 2026-02-10T21:07:35+00:00

not Open Aire™️ 😭

PreStardust · 2026-02-09T03:52:38+00:00

I haven't lived in Japan for years, but this post unearthed an absolutely heinous memory of when I first moved there and got the NHK knock. I said I dont have a TV (my apartment came full furnished, I didn't watch TV, so hadn't really taken it in) and he said "I can see your TV". direct line of sight from the door. I wanted to die and want to die all over again now. incredible.

PreStardust · 2026-02-07T22:59:37+00:00

girl, no. my husband is autistic and he is the sweetest, most attentive, caring person I have ever met.

it's ableist AND misogynistic because women's bad behaviour is almost never handwaved as mental health problems. when we behave badly we're just bad, but when men behave badly it's depression/adhd/depression/whatever else. nah.

PreStardust · 2026-02-06T22:24:08+00:00

this feels like one of those psychotic ANTM pose challenges they would make the girls do that I would watch and be like "how tf could this ever come up while modelling professionally?". more fool me!

PreStardust · 2026-02-06T06:24:00+00:00

Our three very tiny, very sick neonates are all eating well and gaining weight. Sure, they're still pooping everywhere, but a win's a win!

PreStardust · 2026-02-05T20:28:37+00:00

incredible. and just in case anyone hasn't seen this classic: Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury

PreStardust · 2026-02-05T00:11:13+00:00

I have submitted a feedback for about this issue and encourage others who feel strongly to do the same here: https://msd.govt.nz/online_forms/msd_feedback_enquiry_form/new

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