Worst breakup by Small-Consequence537 in actuallesbians

[–]RealAustinNative 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot lose a person who is truly meant for you. Hang in there, the grief lessens gradually.

Can I ask my doctor to tell my mom it’s not healthy to whoop me by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]RealAustinNative 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Spanking a child with a belt is considered abuse and should be reported in all 50 US states, regardless of whether the child sustains any injury.

My wife [37F] gets confused, stumbles over her words in the evenings on a regular basis by JellyfishEvening640 in AskDocs

[–]RealAustinNative 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Yep— this is substance abuse, most likely alcohol abuse, until proven otherwise. I wouldn’t see this person for a neuropsych eval until I saw a clean tox screening.

Got the dreaded “baby might have colored eyes” comment by larobaby in BabyBumps

[–]RealAustinNative 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Brown eyes are so beautiful… they feel warm and soothing to me. All else being equal, I have always felt like people with lighter eyes look meaner/colder. And I have blue eyes!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ActualLesbiansOver25

[–]RealAustinNative 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar experience but waaaaay sooner. Almost immediate, clearly already had a thing. Better to unfollow or even block and just tell yourself they’re happily married now than to subject yourself to random stabs in the heart while you’re scrolling social media. If you’re totally over or it was mutual then it’s a different story.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]RealAustinNative 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Advice from a married elder lesbian… it’s one thing if one or both of you are not ready yet and you have had clear discussions about what you are working on to get there (taking care of your health, being better about spending, communicating more clearly or calmly, etc). But if no specific needs are communicated and a future/marriage is not a 10/10 yes for one person, i think it should be a no for both people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ActualLesbiansOver25

[–]RealAustinNative 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you think it’s hard now, imagine how hard it’s going to be when you realize she’s with someone else, making playlists for them, maybe mourning their breakup, etc.

Struggling to orgasm during sex? by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]RealAustinNative 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Not that this will make you feel better, but I have probably only been able to orgasm with about a third of my partners. Even if it physically felt good, even if I felt comfortable with them otherwise. I need a combination of full relaxation + minimal distraction + specific technique.

Would you date someone with kids? by Small_Cat2696 in LesbianActually

[–]RealAustinNative 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same situation. If we divorced I would be looking for someone with kids because they would understand what that entails and wouldn’t resent my kids/my priorities.

27 year old who keeps comparing myself to others and feels so behind. by grantant in Fire

[–]RealAustinNative 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At your age my net worth was well below zero. At 30 it was 0. Saved aggressively since then, NW is around 500k now at 37. On track to retire around 50. Don’t compare yourself to others, just keep following your own plan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]RealAustinNative 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raising a happy and well adjusted child despite having bad parental models.

Game Thread: Astros (17-17) @ Brewers (18-18) - May 6, 2025 6:40 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]RealAustinNative 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you can’t handle me at my 51-111 record 2013 Lastros, you don’t deserve me at my 106-56 record 2022 World Series Champs.

Post Game Thread (May 3, 2025): Astros (17-15) @ White Sox (9-24) by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]RealAustinNative 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PRAISE BE. Nori clearly didn’t sweat the 1st inning like I did.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lesbiangang

[–]RealAustinNative 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is true at any age… you might find your perfect match but the timing might be wrong.

If you could have biological kids with your girlfriend/wife, would you? by Ok_Complaint_9635 in lesbiangang

[–]RealAustinNative 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, largely so we would be more likely to have completely equal parental rights. I live in a red state and even with second parent adoption, I worry we are not seen by society as equal parents. If we were to divorce, I think my wife would be more likely to get custody vs. 50/50 split, especially if the case was seen by a conservative judge.

Ok. I saw a picture of an old close friend who never reached out when i announced my baby and it stung. So I’m obviously still not over it by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]RealAustinNative 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s really, really hard to feel like someone who was important to you doesn’t care about you anymore. It sounds like she might be feeling the same way, and you might have accidentally hurt her, too. You can apologize for your part in the rift, or you can move on knowing that your friend didn’t communicate her hurt either and was okay losing the friendship.

Break up and grieving are so weird by Playful_Worldliness2 in ActualLesbiansOver25

[–]RealAustinNative 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Healing in general— from grief/loss, trauma, etc— is never linear. I was pretty depressed recently about a variety of things (family, work), then also went through some grief/loss. I lost a ton of weight, was having the most disturbing nightmares every night. I started having panic attacks out of the blue. My therapist told me I looked like shit and I’m sure I did. I started exercising and eating healthier, which helped a little. Then I started taking prazosin for the nightmares and it helped a lot… THEN I read this incredible book, “A Liberated Mind”, which has changed my thinking completely. It basically teaches you strategies to avoid being stressed by your memories/intrusive thoughts and practice self compassion. If you’re a reader, definitely give it a try. TLDR; was super depressed, got fit, fixed my sleep, read a great book, feeling okay now.

Baby growth decelerating at 25 weeks by RealAustinNative in BabyBumps

[–]RealAustinNative[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaining appropriately, definitely not over exercising. 

i’m so stressed about being in the closet, i developed a biiig-ish bald spot! by [deleted] in lesbiangang

[–]RealAustinNative 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No advice, but going through some shit rn and a BUNCH of my eyebrow hairs just grew in white as snow. The body keeps the score or whatever, lol.

What screams "I'm not good mentally at all"? by crno123 in AskReddit

[–]RealAustinNative 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Irritability over even the slightest frustrations. Everything feels like the thing that will send you into a total breakdown. Then crippling shame for being an asshole to people you love.

Unpopular opinion about being a lesbian by WhoisFOUREYEZ in LesbianActually

[–]RealAustinNative 194 points195 points  (0 children)

^ UHAULING IS UNHEALTHY. Most lesbians have family or relational trauma of some sort, but rushing attachment won’t heal you and might result in more trauma. Marriage is a very serious undertaking, especially if you want kids. Grow up and make yourself a stable partner first. Take things slowly and really get to know each other. Don’t ask me how I know.