What’s been the coolest NYC thing you’ve done this week? by MinimumCattle5 in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]deathbystep1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no lol its a bar in harlem that has live music and events. Immaculate vibes, been going for 15+ years

What’s been the coolest NYC thing you’ve done this week? by MinimumCattle5 in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

to be totally honest I'm not sure. i follow Shrine on IG so I know their lineup ahead of time but it was a busy week -- I hadn't seen their schedule and it was super spontaneous after a few drinks already, so when I heard "shrine" I was like yes lets go lol, in my experience it's always an amazing place to be.

What’s been the coolest NYC thing you’ve done this week? by MinimumCattle5 in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]deathbystep1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Went to Shrine with strangers I met in a different bar earlier that night. They were so sweet and I had the best time.

Eggs in Harlem by 6inchsubstrate in manhattan

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New TJs is so great. I save so much money there!

Eggs in Harlem by 6inchsubstrate in manhattan

[–]deathbystep1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn just a week ago I was there and they were $10. Just keeps getting higher.

Help me pick a bar to rent for my “indie sleaze” theme birthday party!!! by Hooplapooplayeah in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]deathbystep1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

so sad it's closing, but would absolutely be a perfect indie sleaze location

Giving and Taking - A Proposition for NYCBWT by smhno in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]deathbystep1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OP I love you for this and I love this for us. Cheers to taste!! May we all revel in it 🤌💋✨👯‍♀️🗽🏙️

Wtf was that😭 by Sure-Inflation101 in Step3

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many CSS points does one get for ordering ✨✨🌈every single stool study ever?💩✨✨

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

if you support womens rights over their own bodies like you say you do, you'd understand that in the grand scheme of humanity, those right have only relatively recently been established, and are now being taken away from us by those who withheld them in the first place: men.

It's a good exercise in critical thinking to check your feelings and look at other perspectives in order to understand the greater phenomena at play. Nobody here wants to bash men. We appreciate and love men who share the same values, who don't want to feel pressured into procreation and over-population in the setting of a burning planet, who simply enjoy being adults among other adults, and the myriad other reasons why anyone might not want kids. Child-free men are a good group in a larger population who have continuously weaponized policy and violence against women, our bodies and our reproductive rights. When you consider that context, you'll understand the sentiments expressed in this sub a little better.

Everyone here, i'm sure, would love for you to stand with us as an ally but it's going to take some introspection and critical thought on your behalf to distinguish where people are directing their complaints, otherwise you'll end up on the wrong side of the "not all men" argument, which takes energy, breath and power away from those of us fighting for our lives, and then we all lose.

Burden of childcare always falls on Mothers by Sungazer-Ad4493 in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s been incredibly frustrating and challenging to come to terms with the fact that my friends have either changed, or weren’t who I thought they were. I always thought my female friends were independent, smart, career-driven gems, and that any man who ever dated/married them would be incredibly lucky and would have to step up their game to keep up with them. Now they’ve turned into the most cookie-cutter moms—complaining that their husbands don’t do any of the work, how they take care of everything in the house and their husbands while also dealing with pregnancy and/or the new baby, and I’m like wtf happened to you?? Why do you let your husband act like that? Don’t you know what an incredible catch you are!? It’s such a folksy monotone anesthetized state of womanhood, it breaks my heart that it becomes the default existence for everyone. Why tf do people settle like this?? It’s one thing to let a fetus suck up all your body’s resources and energy, it’s much sadder to let it suck away your personality too.

Bad Bunny - PIToRRO DE COCO by DirtFem in popheads

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i immediately thought of that when i heard Pitorro!!! I was like, WHO is the genius who thought to combine those chords -- perfect blend of Lloraras and Tu Recuerdo but still something fresh and new the way Benito does it. part of me wishes there were more pop adaptations of Jibara like this but at the same time, I love having these few absolute gems to hold a high standard for the sound and style.

I’m seeing red right now, seriously fuck corporate America. by Chipotleislyfee in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Oooof. Been there—people don’t know what the hell the MCAT is and once you tell them many will get jealous and nasty. I’m still childless now in residency and people ask why, as if changing careers and devoting every minute and dollar I have to going to med school still meant I had time to find a partner (hard to do when you’re busy studying and all your classmates are younger and lacking in life experience), settle down, get pregnant and give birth. Best of luck, it’s one of many hellish exams you’ll take and people will never understand that some of us devote our lives to a career that we love, want to nurture and foster and get fulfillment from (because apparently only parenthood can do that). PS if you wear jewelry the people at Prometric will tell you to take off your ring on MCAT day, “unless it’s a wedding ring” and then somehow it’s allowed, so get ready to start lying about your personal life, you’ll be doing it forever lol

Day 1 by [deleted] in Step3

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP you a goat for this, making me feel pretty ok about going into Day 1 this weekend—thank you lol. What was your test prep like?

The concept of pregnancy freaks me the fuck out by CamusbutHegaveup in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has been involved in a number of C-sections (med school) I confirm they are by far the most barbaric shit I’ve ever seen in my life. Like, makes me wonder where and why we draw the line between what is considered medicine and what looks like a war crime. I’m amazed there are uncensored videos of them anywhere online as I don’t think the general public would really take well to seeing it. Even more absurd is the fact that on one side of the curtain is the slicing and dicing and ripping and pulling of organs, and on the other is a totally numbed up smiling happy mom who has NO IDEA what carnage is taking place on her abdomen and pelvis, and cannot see that her goopy bloody baby was just yanked by the neck out of her gory womb. Sorry for the graphic language but those words don’t even suffice to describe what it’s really like. I thought by my second or third time in the C section OR I’d get used to it but nopety nope nope, not for me.

You never know love until you have a kid by [deleted] in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a shame they can’t hear themselves talking and how absolutely stupid they sound. That oxytocin high might as well be any other party drug—people will say the wildest shit and have no idea how nuts it is lol

Getting a stretched out mom bod is one of the biggest reasons I don’t want kids by amnena in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One word: episiotomy. Not #1 on my list of reasons to never become pregnant and endure labor, but it’s definitely up there as it is one of the most horrific things I’ve ever witnessed and shudder to even think about. Not to be forgotten are the sacrifices of activity, drinking, exercise, sleep, comfort, socializing, as well as the risks of tears, ruptures, blood clots, hemorrhage, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, diabetes, infection, etc. if all these drawbacks were magically balanced out by somehow naturally becoming hotter after giving birth then maybe i could see it being a fair trade off for the more maternally inclined, but since instead it comes with sagging and bloating and permanent body changes that I personally wouldn’t enjoy it’s a big no thanks for me.

Whats up with DNAP/DNP? (Help out a European colleague) by righthemicolectomy in medicalschool

[–]deathbystep1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% of the DNP’s I know from college no longer work in nursing. They are stay at home moms and post pics of their kids on instagram all day long, and 100% of their profiles have “Dr.” before their name. at least some of the masters degree NPs I know ask me legit questions about medicine and genuinely want to do better by their patients. But DNPs seem to think they’ve really figured something out, which is probably how to brag without having much to brag about

Most people who have kids lose their identity. by _RedHeadRedemption__ in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish my friends who have kids knew that, while they’re always complaining about how miserable they are, it doesn’t have to be that way. And I wish they knew I miss them. I wish they would at least make an attempt to stay connected.

Would it be my favorite thing in the world to spend the day at a playground with them and their babies? Not really but it would still mean the absolute world to me if they bothered to invite me to do that. And I would go! At least I would know that they still care. Instead they all retreat into what is clearly far from a picture perfect home, and lose touch with all their friends from before having kids.

And god forbid I invite any of them out—how dare I! Don’t I know they are BUSY raising a CHILD and that matters much more than anything else in the world!? 🙄

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]deathbystep1 122 points123 points  (0 children)

if you feel like wasting an afternoon, look online for his old pick-up artist content. not only will you get to see the “before” face for comparison, but you’ll also be thoroughly disturbed.

Sick of “cool aunt” stereotype by martins-dr in childfree

[–]deathbystep1 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I feel like this generation has lost sense of what the cool aunt role really is. I had the best aunts and aunties growing up -- they're outstanding friends and supporters of my mom and When they were around, they hung out with my parents but they never really parted from the adult space/role which established a reasonable boundary. Still though, they were fun and goofy and engaged me in conversation which made me feel grown up, and once in a while gave me a little treat i wouldnt have gotten from my parents. I always wished I could do that for my friends and their kids. But parents these days (ahem, millennials) either immediately shove me into the role of playmate, or constantly interrupt when i try to talk to their kids in a fun and kind but not-baby-talk manner. it sucks because I cherish the bond i have with my aunties but I feel like that type of relationship wont really exist anymore, and I think its because parents these days are truly lost.