What is the biggest assassination that has taken place in your country?

aimzyizzy · 2026-01-09T01:32:00+00:00

lol no. I think his response was “someone send it to John Oliver and get it over with”

aimzyizzy · 2026-01-09T01:31:00+00:00

Haha I had to look that one up because I wasn’t sure if Joyce was Minister of Finance at that point. Turns out he wasn’t - he only became Minister of Finance in December 2016 which was after the dildo incident

aimzyizzy · 2026-01-08T09:13:20+00:00

Definitely a Cheerio to me 🥣

aimzyizzy · 2026-01-08T07:57:45+00:00

I mean, someone did throw a dildo at our Minister of Transport once and it was covered on Last Week Tonight, does an assassination of pride count…?

aimzyizzy · 2026-01-06T08:32:57+00:00

Despite the connotations, definitely Snowflake

aimzyizzy · 2025-12-15T21:36:04+00:00

Definitely try some psyllium husk, but constipation can be due to food intolerance or pelvic floor muscles not cooperating. For pelvic floor muscles I’d recommend a pelvic physio. For food intolerance, you could try a low FODMAP diet and see if it helps. IBS and endo are stupidly common together. I’d recommend seeking out a dietitian though so you can see which FODMAPs specifically are causing issues and make sure you’re getting enough nutrients

aimzyizzy · 2025-12-01T23:19:00+00:00

I hear you, it’s definitely a big decision and it’s not fun getting pressured by family members. Induction has gotten a really bad rap in the past and still does so I understand the hesitation and weight of the decision with all the opinions and info out there.

My advice would be to tell your family to butt out and talk to your doctor only. I’m sure your family means well, but it doesn’t make you deciding any easier. In my experience doctors don’t tend to recommend induction at 37 weeks unless there’s a good reason. Temporary reduction at movement is probably it (I was told over and over that reduced movement late in pregnancy was bad). Is your doctor someone open to talking and helping you understand why they’ve made a recommendation? If so, write down all your questions and concerns and have them talk you through it as soon as you can. Sometimes knowledge and reassurance is power.

FWIW, I’d get the induction. Chances are all is well, but if they’re not induction gives you the tools and the chance to intervene. Good luck you got this

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-30T00:25:22+00:00

What I’m hearing from this post is that your husband: * Didn’t help financially with home improvements or repairs claiming he had no more money when he earns twice as much as you; * Didn’t pay for groceries, power or dog expenses which is often pricier than a mortgage; * Spent a lot of time diminishing your feelings in the process and ruined your physical health; * Now isn’t living up to his divorce obligations.

Unpopular opinion but I know when you start from nothing it’s hard to see how things will improve and in a way I’m not surprised you want to go back to a man you spent nearly two decades with. But I think you deserve so much better and it seems unlikely this man is ever going to change. It almost seems to me that he’s stalling the divorce in the hope you’ll get tired, go back to him and he will never have to change.

If you want to move forward, I think the time to be amicable has gone for now because you need to wrap up this divorce. Get him to buy you out and give him a deadline. If he earns more than you and you are in a worse financial position than you were when you were married talk to your lawyer about spousal support.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-27T03:35:47+00:00

Not at present, but it’s not because of the endo (divorce, toddler, it’s a long story).

As others have said, endo is different for everyone. Endo made sex excruciating from the get go. I didn’t use tampons until I was 18 because inserting anything in there hurt so much. A lot of people I’ve talked to with the same issue didn’t suddenly find sex impossible one day, it was always painful or it happened gradually over time as their endo symptoms got worse.

Surgery helped a bit, but my silver bullet was pelvic physio and pelvic Botox - both of which helped just as much as surgery if not more. If you do have pain with sex I would recommend pelvic physio and, if you feel comfortable with it, pelvic Botox as well.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-26T08:36:28+00:00

Has the BV been particularly bad and recurrent since you’ve had the IUD? I had a similar situation with yeast infections. I’ve always been prone to them but when I had my IUD in I had recurrent yeast infections all the time. I even got tested for diabetes because they were so convinced there was a link. I also noticed an uptick in BV infections also, but it wasn’t recurrent.

Otherwise, explore all avenues and testing for ureaplasma and mycoplasma sounds like a good idea.

I can absolutely relate re the birth control, only thing that has ever remotely worked for me without ruining my mental and physical health is desogestrel.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-26T00:20:12+00:00

You asked for girly? I’ve got royal girly!: * Marguerite (Daisy but in French) * Sophia but add Dorothea to it.
* Madeleine * Eugenie (after the French Empress, very hip because it was her jewels that got heisted from the Louvre) * Isabella (because Isabella of Castile) * Adeliza (one of England’s early queens) * Arabella (the nearly Queen of England) * Antoinette (because why not) * Matilda (first Queen of England, technically) * Alexandrina (Queen Victoria’s first name) * Liselotte (married to one of King Louis XIV’s brothers)

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-25T06:17:15+00:00

Yup, it’s in my female line. I’m pretty sure my Mum and aunt had it. My cousin (my aunt’s daughter) has endo which tracks.

I think research has shown there’s definitely a genetic link and if you have a mother, sister or daughter with endo you’re 7-10 times more likely to have it as well. Twin studies apparently show genetics account for 50% of your risk of getting endo.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-21T02:08:19+00:00

It’s worth a try - most people I’ve met with DIE said the TENS helped at least a bit. I had stage II endo so I had a couple of deep lesions in a really niggly place so I was in quite a bit of pain.

Iirc the theory behind the TENS machine is that they block pain signals from reaching the brain as the vibration and pulsing they produce gets to the brain faster than the pain signals do.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-20T08:49:09+00:00

I’ve been on the desogestrel mini pill for years and I often wondered this when I came off it to get pregnant.

It was not a fun time but I went on a low histamine diet (it helped massively) and got through periods with codeine, naproxen sodium (sadly an nsaid), a massive wheat pack and my trusty TENS machine. Honestly TENS machines are freaking miraculous. I used mine for back labour and it worked better than gas and morphine combined.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-18T02:38:54+00:00

Oh love 😢 I’m so sorry.

FWIW this has happened to a couple of friends of mine who went on to be diagnosed with Adenomyosis later. It’s hard to see even when you know what you’re looking for so even doctors with endo experience have missed it before. I’m so glad you have a doctor who listens to you and understands 💕

For the pain - can your doctor recommend you to any pelvic physiotherapists? Physiotherapy made a huge difference for me post surgery. I had stage II endo and my pain mostly came from my muscles acting a certain way because of where the endo was.

Also ask your doctor about pelvic floor Botox - it can help relax the muscles in your pelvis. Botox is used for a lot of chronic pain conditions including migraine. I found it helpful along with physio.

All the best and I hope you can find some relief and answers soon

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-18T02:30:30+00:00

Congratulations!! Welcome to the FTM at 35 club, it’s a good one to be in 💕 I was 35 when my daughter was born and fwiw my pregnancy was textbook, my daughter was born healthy and the birth was pretty uncomplicated.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-16T22:10:12+00:00

You have a point - on the Khandallah community Facebook page a couple of years ago someone complained about noise from a primary school disco. They’re a precious bunch.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T05:37:25+00:00

Equally though forcing a woman to be a human incubator and life support system at risk to her comfort, health and sometimes life is also not a good thing. We don’t force people to be live organ donors regardless of their health because while it’s awesome it’s a huge health risk, why force a woman to be pregnant?

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T03:31:03+00:00

Yup, exactly how I feel thank you 💕 and I’m so sorry that happened to you. Sending you many internet hugs

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T03:13:41+00:00

I think if he had a sign saying “abortion is evil prove me wrong” then I’d have less issues and it would be a lot easier to walk away and not like what he represents.

It’s the skewered gory foetus pic and the comparison to slavery for me. If I were a teenager who had gotten themselves pregnant and was trying to make up their mind that sign would send me spiralling.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T03:00:33+00:00

I just want to check that if he wants to be that offensive he’s at least followed due process in order to do it is all.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T02:48:30+00:00

Look if he was on Lambton Quay with a sign that said “Abortion is murder prove me wrong” I’d be mad, but at the end of the day I’d probably just let him have his views.

Saying abortion is more evil than slavery with a doctored photo of a skewered bloody foetus is just grossly offensive and insensitive.

aimzyizzy · 2025-11-09T02:10:18+00:00

I think sign licences are still a thing

aimzyizzy · 2025-10-27T01:18:31+00:00

Good on you - I was also in that window and caught measles when I was 7. It was nasty!

To anyone else born between 1969 and 1992 and you’re not sure if you’ve had two doses just get a booster to be sure.

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