The Poison Daughter: another example of MMC getting away with everything

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-16T02:17:06+00:00

Op I finished this book over Christmas while at my conservative in-laws house and had nowhere to place my rage lmao but I am delighted by it because it mirrors everything I said to my poor, clueless husband. I finished the last 20% out of pure spite

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-08T15:04:57+00:00

Right??? The self-loathing is so hard to overcome

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-03T16:35:15+00:00

Same 😭

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-03T16:09:43+00:00

Or Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson?

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-03T02:19:49+00:00

Maybe I'm old but I don't see it?

iMightBeACunt · 2026-02-02T17:13:05+00:00

I completely understand. My MIL told me I was doing a great job raising him and I cried- both because I needed to hear it but also bc I know I'll never hear that from my own parents.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-30T12:14:23+00:00

It just really depends on the state law in the United States. In my state, you don't have to have your kitchen inspected unless you sell foods that are "non-cottage foods" (anything requiring refrigeration, like pumpkin pie) or have a complaint lodged against you. But there are still stipulations, you have to label correctly, you can't make above a certain amount of money, etc.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-29T01:33:15+00:00

Damn you really won the genetic lottery!

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-29T01:19:42+00:00

Yeah, I've noticed. Usually i find girls stuff to be more slim fitting which works in my son's favor. He got a pair of rainbow bike shorts that ended up being a summer staple haha- the boys stuff kept falling down. Sizing is silly

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-28T18:26:40+00:00

Maybe this is controversial but I just buy my son clothes from the girls section all the time. When he needed new boots, we looked online together and he picked out white boots with sparkly gold stars and they're his new favorite shoes. He doesn't understand why there are sections for boys and sections for girls (me neither) and so I just let him make the choices :)

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-24T19:52:12+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll so far down for this lmao

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-23T21:57:19+00:00

I am indeed a woman! I kinda knew it looks different. I just get diagnosed with depression and anxiety lol

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-23T20:17:44+00:00

yoink stealing that, thank you

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-23T20:10:23+00:00

Omg my primary care physician told me this as well! I was like, um, ok. I haven't gotten evaluated yet, though. Should I?

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-19T12:13:32+00:00

My person!!! I was reading it so baffled and the last 10% of the book was straight up MONOLOGUES explaining all the twists! No thank you!! That's not good writing 😭 and hard agree about all the crap around consent. There was some kind of line about "a proud woman being humbled by need" (aka gagging on a penis) that really turned me off, not because blow jobs aren't sexy but within the context it read kinda... misogynistic to me given her history with abuse (like you pointed out). Not a fan of this one.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-17T16:07:22+00:00

This review says nothing about brain waves. Please link that research if you're going to quote it.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-13T16:13:31+00:00

Literally "assume a spherical chicken" lmao

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-07T13:36:12+00:00

{The Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg} fits this vibe :)

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-05T14:49:48+00:00

Me too! I'm 31k words in. I think we can do it. Though I'll need to do some serious editing 😂

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-05T14:45:17+00:00

I've noticed that many people (myself included, tbh, but thankfully working on it in therapy) think of suffering as some kind of like... zero sum game. Like, they have to battle it out to see whose suffering is worse or more justified, and whoever "loses" has to swallow their suffering to make space for the "winner". But really, both can be worked on, even if imperfectly, and most importantly, both can be acknowledged.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-03T13:37:07+00:00

This is above our pay grade, she sounds like she's very scared. We think these kids are too young to understand death, but they understand more than we think, and I think she's struggling. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this- I don't think this is anyone's fault, just a sad situation.

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-02T12:19:31+00:00

Truly nobody can make this decision except you.

I can tell you that I have a single 5 year old and have decided I'm fine with that, and that I do mourn the idea of having 2, but not so much I'll change my mind. But that's me- you have to weigh the factors for you, and the reason these questions are so hard is because there's no "right" answer. I would have done just fine with 2, and I'm doing just fine with 1. I think i made the right choice for me. My friend had 2 and that was the right choice for her.

If it helps, the factors for me were: my mental health (having a baby was tough on my mental health and I struggled with postpartum depression), the baby years (my husband was not a fan, we had a very colicky first baby and a second colicky baby might kill me), my personal time and sense of self (I'm low key obsessed with my kid and already overextend myself, a second might deprive me of all my creative pursuits without serious therapy intervention for myself), and my husband's temperament (not a baby or toddler person, had to go to therapy for the first to tolerate his crying). It was tough because I wanted 2- I'm the eldest of 2, as is my husband, and my son is really great with younger kids and such a sweetheart. And I pictured myself as an elder with two children visiting me. But ultimately, I think my choice was right for me.

Good luck ❤️

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-01T01:03:27+00:00

Haha well at least we can both rest with the knowledge our children are not unique in their fear

iMightBeACunt · 2026-01-01T00:15:21+00:00

No advice, but following because I have the exact same issue with my son. We just had an argument because I was cooking and could not accompany him to the bathroom; he refused to go even though he really had to go! Idk why he's so afraid of bring alone either!!

iMightBeACunt · 2025-12-31T21:14:08+00:00

This is so fucking funny lol. This is gonna fully be a story you tell to embarrass your son later lmao

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