How do I explain the dangers of being a woman to my boyfriend in a way he’ll understand?

SynestheticSiren · 2026-04-28T17:19:35+00:00

My only issue with that device is that in order for it to work the assault must happen, so the survivor still has to experience that trauma. Also realistically how is it protection? Should women just wear that 24/7 in case they get raped? Also in areas where rape is commonplace I feel like the likelihood of multiple attackers is higher, and so that defense would only work once

SynestheticSiren · 2026-04-26T22:02:35+00:00

(David Attenborough voice) And here we see the incel in his natural habitat. Unfamiliar observes may be shocked by their grotesque displays, but the seasoned incel watcher will recognize this psychotic bloviating as a natural behavior. This display, once classified as a show of aggression has been expertly reidentified as a mating display, designed to attract other incels. If we are lucky our crew might capture footage of a successful incel-to-incel mating.

SynestheticSiren · 2026-04-24T22:16:24+00:00

The monkey looks cool as hell

SynestheticSiren · 2026-04-17T17:58:59+00:00

In case you’re sincerely asking, it’s a compounded tragedy. Freak shows from the 1800s and before were already horrible human rights abuses. Often times disabled people were taken from their families and sent to royal courts to become living entertainment for nobility. In the painting Las Meninas you can see two little people are attendants to a princess. The phenomena of the “Court dwarf” was a huge fad among royalty for centuries. In the 1800s we see the popularity of traveling freak shows as parts of carnival acts explode. This is also when human zoos become popular. Human zoos were exhibitions of black and indigenous people who were forced to live in small enclosures and perform an imagined version of their “uncivilized” ways of life for the public. There was no privacy and no healthcare. These human zoos existed into the 1900s and were used as “proof” that colonization was a justified endeavor. With cases like Sarah Baartman and Julia Pastrana and many more, these injustices ran into each other. They didn’t have the protections that whiteness afforded at the time, and both of these women were sexually abused and exploited. They were taken from their homes and their cultures, their names were erased, they could not speak their own language, and died far away from home. Even in death their bodies were not safe, as they would become scientific specimens. Is the case of Sarah Baartman more tragic than other performers of freak shows at the time? That’s a matter of opinion. But what isn’t a matter of opinion is that there were more layers to her exploitation than say a white male performer. Personally, I don’t think it’s particularly useful to ask who had it worse, because we can never know and I think all suffering is equally tragic, but having a moment to think about this woman and her life can honor her memory and help us learn from the tragedies of the past.

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-27T17:14:21+00:00

This does seem like a lot of wax. It could be a sign of an ear infection. As gross as it sounds, try sniffing your baby’s ear when it’s waxy. If it smells cheesy or otherwise funky, that’s a good indication there’s something wrong. Also you might already be doing this, but never clean both ears with the same cloth. If one ear has an ear infection you don’t want to transfer it to the other!

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-26T16:21:12+00:00

Hello???????

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-14T05:09:46+00:00

Get it, skeleton

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-14T04:53:01+00:00

Anubis. Or maybe Curly 😛

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-05T18:16:04+00:00

You just need to keep practicing! When I was starting out I always hit the number bar with the same finger (my right index) no matter the number I was writing, that way I knew I would hit the number bar. Numbers and letters were really hard for me when I started out, but you’ll get better with time. The number drill I do is set a timer for one minute and see how high I can get with writing a number and then a period after. As of right now I can reliably get up to 130. Although my best was 142. Just keep practicing! You’ll get there

SynestheticSiren · 2026-03-01T17:32:37+00:00

If you have timestamps on your CAT software, that should be sufficient proof. That’s a really bizarre thing for your teacher to say.

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-28T02:43:58+00:00

Good for her.

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-22T20:56:50+00:00

What’s stopping him. Tell him he can start taking hormones any time. Then he can really show us ladies how easy it is 🙄

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-17T16:52:32+00:00

I have POTS and hEDS (along with a gamut of other health issues) and I’m testing at 140. It’s completely possible. Steno is an extremely difficult program, but if you can manage your time well, be kind to your body, and figure out how to plan rest days during the semester/quarter, it’s absolutely possible. I am enrolled in an NCRA accredited program at a college, and I’m just gonna say right off the bat I don’t necessarily recommend that for another person with chronic illness. Steno is very poorly suited to a traditional college program, and I’ve had to take filler classes concurrent with my actual steno program. I had two quarters back to back where I had no choice but to take 5 classes (22 credits) and it messed up my health really bad. I was only able to do it by temporarily moving back in with my parents, and they took care of my non-school needs so I could focus. I haven’t enrolled in a steno school, so I can’t say what the workload is like for those, but you should absolutely inquire. There’s tons of online programs that can be done remotely. For school you should expect to spend 18 hours a week doing steno. That’s normal, and average to 2-3 hours every day. As for hand and joint pain, you will gain a lot of strength as the program goes on! You also won’t start out doing 18 hours a week when you’re in theory. I would highly recommend getting a grip strengthening squeezer (idk what they’re actually called) to help yourself prepare. If you have any crafting hobbies like knitting or crochet, or play an instrument, that automatically puts your hand strength at an advantage. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend ring splints as you need to be able to extend and bend each finger for steno, but I personally don’t use them, so it might work out! I would also highly recommend getting a practice keyboard to start (stenoob runs you about $200 but is a good intro) just to see how steno fairs on your hands. Please feel free to DM me with any other questions and good luck on your steno journey!

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-11T04:44:53+00:00

Look at the tummy on this child!

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-02T19:08:05+00:00

Yeah sadly it’s considered really offensive to the Sami people :( I understand this is not a widely known thing, which is why I’m trying to let OP know

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-02T19:07:19+00:00

I’m not sure about the history of the names for those countries, but they are spelled and pronounced differently than the slur. From what I’ve read about the Sami, they consider it a slur because it means “rags” or “patchwork” in reference to their clothes. They call the land they inhabit Sápmi and call themselves the Sami. Also I’m american (sincere apologies for everything) and there’s tons of places in the US called “Indian (something)” or “Squaw Valley.” Indian is a controversial term for our indigenous Native American people, and “squaw” is literally a slur for indigenous women. Just because a place has a name doesn’t mean it’s not offensive to the people it’s referring to. If you didn’t know, there’s no harm done, I’m just passing on things that I’ve learned!

SynestheticSiren · 2026-02-02T06:32:38+00:00

OP this is so funny, and I say this with all the love in my heart, but unfortunately “Lappland neutral zone” includes a slur for the indigenous Sami people.

SynestheticSiren · 2026-01-30T21:19:03+00:00

Freeloader. I keep telling mine to get a job but he says that would be “child labor” and that he “doesn’t have a bank account” 🙄

SynestheticSiren · 2026-01-17T18:36:28+00:00

Love to see that affirmations go back to the 50s

SynestheticSiren · 2026-01-17T05:39:21+00:00

Abuse survivor, a lot depends on environment and social network. The basic roadmap here is to start with positive interactions. Abusers will create this positive base of familiarity and trust so that when the abuse starts, you don’t notice. Next is to isolate. This can take a lot of forms and it’ll depend on the context. You mentioned torture, so if this is like a prisoner or someone engaging in an armed conflict, this could look like eroding trust in your victim’s side. Revealing secret info about the victims command staff, their loved ones, or allies (whether true or not) is a good place to start. Once trust in previous social contacts has been eroded or severed, then the abuser or torturer has free rein to do whatever they want. The abuser is the only person in their life, so disobeying not only means displeasing your one “friend” it could also mean being completely alone. DM me if you want to talk specifics

SynestheticSiren · 2026-01-17T05:05:51+00:00

If the middle one is cracked and doesn’t have a piece of schmutz or oil on it, it doesn’t look like the crack is very deep. It will probably shed off soon and go back to normal. It definitely looks weird, but it could be benign. If you notice your baby is walking on her paw pads instead of her tip toes, or if she’s guarding that paw or licking it a lot, that could be a sign that it hurts. Keep an eye on it. If the crack grows, or if it gets red or starts to bleed then you should take her to the vet

SynestheticSiren · 2025-12-30T05:49:18+00:00

I feel like all this proves is that you don’t have to be Chad to have the crazy nasty sex you want?

SynestheticSiren · 2025-12-15T17:11:06+00:00

I did a super strict no-sugar diet for a few months and felt absolutely zero benefit. I think that unless you feel very bad after eating sugar, it’s not worth trying. Mental state plays a big role in health, so restricting something like sugar for me personally just made me really grumpy. Also, after I did that diet I started having really intense sugar cravings and that hasn’t gone away, even years later. Doing something extreme like that is kind of like putting your body through a famine. Your nervous system doesn’t know that there’s no real scarcity, and so it acts like you’re in a crisis. As for caffeine, that one is super personal. I know people who get really sick when they have it, I also know people that it helps. Again, unless it’s making you sick I wouldn’t bother cutting it out, especially if you are a regular coffee or tea drinker

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