In that case, I highly recommend Julia Serano’s Sexed Up for its analysis of gender.

I’ve also been trying to work my way through Down Girl by Kate Manne.

In terms of fiction, I was deeply moved by Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, which I read as a teenager.

is this fiction only, or does non-fiction count too? (I only ask because most of my feminist reads are non-fiction 😅)

the body be like:

when I think enough about it, I can start to think everything I tell myself is a lie

pretty much same here

the only differences on my end are that I occasionally shave my arms if I notice dark hairs there (probably less than once a month)

it makes me so sad that this is the state of things, but maybe I shouldn’t generalize, like, the youtube comment section isn’t an accurate representation of average people’s views because it’s swayed by bots and political actors to create a false sense of consensus - but I do find I psychologically cede that territory anyway

they might identify as “plural”

thank you 🥵😩😌

that’s cool, how do you use the factsheets?

that’s so fun!! i’m jelly 😝

This weekend I need to travel for a post-op appointment, and in the meantime I need to get an extension on my leave at work approved, and ideally get a clearer sense of what date I will be released back to work.

I’ve been filing the sides more so they become more curved and less square. I find it allows me to grow my nails longer, and I have fewer torn or broken nails this way. At least so far!

This is my experience too, well put!

I’ve always gotten along better with women than men, but each woman and man is different and my ability to get along with them is more individual than generic.

Still, on average women tend to be more kind, emotionally aware, and in my experience have made more rewarding and worthwhile friends.

I know people report men being simple or straight-forward by comparison, but I find men can be difficult to read or understand, and less transparent about their emotions (even with themselves). This has made some relationships difficult at times, but I also think some of the issues are on my end. For example my partner gets along famously with guys and just knows how to vibe with them in a way I don’t.

I know, I’m so sad 😭 One of the nails literally come off entirely the next day. I was incredulous - and now three other nails have similarly sloughed off. I think it could be a bad bond of the base clear coat with my nail, I might need to like clean my nail with acetone first or something so it bonds better.

So much to learn, but I did this on a whimsy, so it’s OK if it doesn’t last, it was always imperfect. 😁

thank you 😊

Thank you!! I’ve recently taken up filing my nails consistently to shape them, it’s been nicer than I expected. I need to learn more about how to take care of my nails properly, how to strengthen them and properly file them, etc.

And the toes tip is so spot on, I literally have a gel pedicure on my nails from April 😆

I hate summer too, esp. the heat and humidity. I’m lucky to have air conditioning.

Glad your project at work is going well 👏

My mom made me some dumplings, so that’s nice 😁