I wanted to be a naval pilot engineer at four. I’m colorblind, terrified of heights, not fond of authority, sloppy, and scatterbrained as hell. It’s quite possibly the worst possible job for me. To be fair, part of the reason was that I hated the word “bellybutton” and thought anyone who said ”navel” instead had the right idea, so it’s not like I really understood that part of it.

That’s what the floors in my elementary school and church looked like growing up, but I haven’t seen a floor like that in decades. It’s gotta be fucking cold in the winter.

I get the sentiment generally, but that’s exactly how my five year old nephew talks (if I were to edit for brevity, which I appreciate in the relaying of anecdotes about five year olds, lol)

I suspect it would still be better than if I disappeared into the bathroom on a quiet workday and came out a couple hours later, sweaty and having obviously cried.

I do take sick leave in general less often than male coworkers and partners have, so I’d probably just highlight that in my year end meeting.

Fuck the pill, lol. My sex drive completely drops off a cliff, I gain a bunch of weight, and I’m tired all the time. Plus, the period I get after I stop is the really painful one.

As the other commenter said, it does increase your risk of some cancers, but it also reduces your risk of other cancers, so I don’t know enough to choose which ones.

I get what I consider moderate periods, based on unscientific comparisons with friends. I had to go to the hospital once, and last year it put me on the ground, with shallow breathing, sweating, nausea for the better part of an hour.

The important thing is that mine only seems to be awful if I’m not doing anything. I know it’s not like this for everyone, but I’ve never been stricken down by cramps while in a rush at work or while physically exerting myself (I suspect cramps are correlated with flow speed and physical exertion or stress cause them to drop off at those times, but that’s entirely based on my own experience). It can be debilitating, but likely wouldn’t preclude me from being just as theoretically able to help in any given situation as a man.

I sure would benefit from not having to use sick time to cover for the very rare occasions that I get bad cramps before I go to work though.

It’s entirely fair to want to get better at it, but those people probably couldn’t help you even if they were inclined to, because they’re bad at socializing- they invited someone whose socialization style doesn’t vibe with their party, then their response is to mock the guest for their own mistake.

Not everyone is like that, and not every neurotypical is like that. It’s hard to find a good group, but one exists for you.

Also, specifically regarding learning to socialize: you don’t necessarily have to get help from neurotypicals- that’s like having a math teacher who’s just naturally good at math, vs one who had to struggle to master it. You learn better from the latter if you’re not also gifted at math.

Ngl, I’d pirate the shit out of GTA:Milton Keynes

The claim is fifty days in soil, but I don’t know if that means any soil within standard temperature, moisture, and pH levels, or if they’d be allowed to publish that if it only works in the soil surrounding acid lakes or something.

On the internet, nobody knows you’re a cat

People are allowed to have sex and talk about that sex on the internet.

Ich bin halt auch von Natur aus ein Lauch, durch’s Kiffen dann halt noch mehr.

Irgendwie scheint es, als ob der Körperbau einfach extremer durch das Kiffen- man wird entweder sehr schlank oder nimmt viel zu

Depending on the community near you, Unitarian Universalists sometimes have basically that. I’ve been an atheist since I was four, but I have no problem with other people being religious and it was perfect for me. If you’re the type to be annoyed by people talking about the universe in a way that suggests the supernatural, you might not want to deal with even the UU’s very mild language. When I went as a kid, we learned about volcanoes in Sunday School, as a gauge for how religious they are.

Or if you want evil church without religion, can I interest you in crossfit?

Reading books, writing, doing crafts, going on walks, hanging out with pets, gardening, doing chores, cooking, making art, looking at the stars…

Yeah, that’s at least step three, after talking to him directly and talking to your boss one on one

Why not just make a poll if you don’t want discussion?

Tbh, a full moon means a lot of increased predatory activity, I wouldn’t be surprised if we subconsciously become more anxious and rash, and I wouldn’t consider that any more supernatural than the tides (provided there’s actually at some point a link discovered).

Haha, that’s actually all I ever want to do!

I moved overseas and sent my cat to stay with a friend while I was getting settled. After about six weeks, I finally had a stable apartment and everything, so I went to pick her up. She was asleep when I got there, but woke up as soon as she smelled me, climbed up to my shoulders (not a thing she typically does), and frantically kneaded and meowed at me until I detached her so we could leave after hanging out with the friend for an hour or so. It was heartbreaking and I haven’t left her since

I’m too rash to live in such difficult times. I just want to gather a mob of terrifying trans men and hit up women’s bathrooms, but I don’t think that’s how we maximize rights.