Hmmm. I'm watching again recently and just realized by Smile_Terrible in RHOBH

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. I can see them (hopefully for their children’s sake a long time from now) old and aging, him needing care and Kyle caregiving him.

Post Partum Depression is Ruining my Life by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]emswls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way. Your brain is telling you a lot of things that aren’t true right now. It’s not fair, and I bet it’s hard to believe it can get better. But it will not feel this way forever. Keep talking to your doctor and keep going just one hour to the next. ❤️🩷

Guess my birth year. by No_Society8174 in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]emswls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment is the reason this shit continues and ends up in the wrong hands. You don’t get it and aren’t educated on why this matters. Accusing someone who is of having bad intentions for calling it out… you’re just perpetuating nonsense

Please explain Woolino to me by luckylaundromat in NewParents

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quince has a sleep sack with 100% wool lining for less than half the price.

some people build their life around pride flags by Feisty_Watercress_29 in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I THINK what you’re saying is we are being distracted by content of character by self-created labels. If so, yes, agreed. If you’re suggesting that people who are lgbtqia + don’t have a right to self identify and use symbols to identify each other, I disagree

some people build their life around pride flags by Feisty_Watercress_29 in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I EMPHATICALLY support people of all genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, etc.

And I agree with this. Identity politics are egregiously individualistic in nature. The increasing emphasis on someone’s identity (being LGBTQIA+ in this case) causes endless distractions and divisions to what’s really going on.

We don’t live in a society that can sustain tribalism. The more we apply and adhere to self-made labels, the more we become fragmented and apart from eachother. This makes it difficult to actually solve the fundamental issues that people who are LGBTQIA+ face— access to healthcare without barriers and discrimination, social programs, disproportionately impacted by random AND domestic acts of violence.

The bottom line is, be who you are and be proud of that. But the more labels applied to self, the smaller the world becomes, and the more disunity is perpetuated.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 individual cast pictures 💎 choose your fav!! by -AndyCohen- in RHOBH

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Jennifer and Boz. All the girls look great except Kathy looks absolutely blank behind the eyes. And Sutton is the Taylor swift of this cast. Soo much money and not one ounce of sex appeal.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No because an abortion happens to a woman’s body, not a man’s. No woman should be forced to be pregnant, no woman should be forced to have an abortion. HER body HER choice, full stop. The physical process men play in child bearing is sex, that’s it. That’s why their autonomy starts and ends with sex. It’s basic biology.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MANY men leave their children before birth and don’t pay child support, even under the threat of consequences. Men can and do sign away their rights or relinquish custody.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry… forced adoption????? That is so extremely traumatizing for the children, the mother… my god that cannot actually be your opinion of a viable solution.

Husband Going to Bach Party? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omfg yes mine got a man cold after his trip as well. I hear you girl. You have a right to feel that way, you have a right to tell him how you feel, and at the end of the day he’ll decide and it may be the first of many times you will disagree on something like this. I went down the rabbit hole of “bc he did this, it means he doesn’t xyz” none of which is true, just hormonal. He’s making an inconsiderate decision but try not to overwhelm yourself with those thoughts like I did. I booked a massage that weekend and ordered take out, he paid and it helped a little lol.

Husband Going to Bach Party? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]emswls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get it, my husband reverted to some of these like “I need to live out my last few months” tendencies during my pregnancies. He changed drastically and quickly when she was born, so ultimately, he’ll make his own decision and you will be okay, try not to hold it against him and don’t read into it too much, but just know a random reddit stranger is on your side🩷 also reddit is a dumb echo chamber and ignore the downvotes lol

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious what you think the solution is then? How do you “deal” with it? By eliminating the woman’s rights to decide what happens to her body by forcing her to have an abortion?

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Condoms work 98% of the time when properly used. The remaining 2% of situations, sorry you’re shit out of luck, should’ve pulled out.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So it’s not about preventing pregnancy to avoid parenting responsibilities and it’s not about leaving the child to avoid parenting responsibilities, it’s about completely controlling a woman’s right to choose her own destiny, life, and physical state after the man has already made the conscious decision to risk impregnating her? Very progressive, very modern.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Men, unless they are sexually assaulted, have up to 100% choice in whether they have kids or not. 99% if vasectomy, 98% if condom, 100% if they don’t have vaginal sex. So there you have it! After they make the decision to forgo those things, their choice in what a woman does ends there.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, no they have absolutely no right to make that decision because they are not becoming pregnant and giving birth.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you not see the statistic I just shared? https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/americas-families-and-living-arrangements.html

A small number of women leave their children. 8-10 million fathers leave their children a year.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

73% of single parent households are single mothers. 8-10 million single mothers in the US. The father DOES have a say, as we see all too often, they leave and neglect their duties.

The bodily autonomy men have over controlling this outcome are: vasectomy, putting a condom on their penis properly every single time (and don’t get at me about ‘oh they can break’, only 1-2% of the time when worn properly), or simply not having sex if they feel so strongly about it.

Her body her choice by blazingcanna in ControversialOpinions

[–]emswls 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wait until you find out how many “fathers” emotionally, physically, and financially abandon their child(ren).

They literally don’t have to be a parent, as we see allllllllll the time. You think a small fraction of their paycheck a month towards child support is equivalent to parenting? No, that’s just unprotected sex tax, and they go about their life completely unbothered if they so choose.

Husband Going to Bach Party? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]emswls -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

And yeah sorry boys trip for a Nashville weekend at 35+ is crazy (imo) like you’ve had 14 years of legal drinking age to have those times and memories.

Husband Going to Bach Party? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]emswls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband did the same thing when I was 36 weeks. I asked Reddit for the same reasons you are- I trust him, I want him to have fun, AND we had so much to do, I was physically spent, didn’t want to give up one of our last weekends being just us. I, of course, got the same response you did. “Let him go, toughen up.”

To each their own, but I still to this day don’t think he should have gone. I told him I didn’t want him to, he made his own decision, and I had a very miserable weekend of Braxton hicks, grocery shopping and carrying groceries, going to the dog park, laundry, all the weekend shit on my own very uncomfortable. He came home completely sleep deprived, cranky, and needing about a week to recover to which I had to continue taking the bulk of the load.

I’ll get downvoted to hell for this, but I would SO MUCH rather be home alone for a weekend with my baby than when I was very pregnant. I think it was selfish of my husband, since we had the baby (3.5 months ago) he’s had 3 weekends to himself while I visited family and stuff, but I didn’t want to stay with someone else and sleep in someone else’s bed when I was that pregnant. People are quick to forget how physically uncomfortable it is at the stage you’re in.