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Maybe it's just my budding anger issue but I was irate when I saw this on my newsfeed today. by badfishbluebirdin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

I'm asking for specifics. For example, I'm a military bound, 18 year old college student from a religious family. If I got pregnant, I would lose my military career, lose my SO his family (and possibly his life/residency in the states depending on how extreme his parents' reaction is), and probably not be able to continue in school. I could not have a child right now. I would not be okay with that. I've been pregnant. It isn't good on my body. Any child I would have would have only one parent, who would have no job or job experience, and no degree. That child would have no future. I refuse to do that.

UPDATE: Underwire bikini thread- because I know a lot of you will want to know what I found by caitiecatin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat[S] 0 points1 point ago

Oooh! I love the Freya bras, but I'll totally check these out!

I'm at my wits end Reddit. My SO is fat and refuses to do anything about it. by Throw_a_way22in AskReddit

[–]caitiecat 1 point2 points ago

I'm 125lbs, and have damn nice curves. Educate yourself

Funny how it's taken so long to create a male birth control option-but researchers caution that it should be non-hormonal b/c contraceptives that rely on disrupting production of the male hormone "cause side effects such as mood swings, acne and irritability." Hah. by Dianaein TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 1 point2 points ago

Some do, though, and this error is where you have issues. A walk in clinic doctor told me mine wouldn't, I took his word for it, got knocked up, went back to the pharmacy and they told me that type of antibiotic would make my bc less effective.

1st woman to command a warship in the history of the existence of the Royal Navy. Congratulations Commander Sarah West! by PoisonousGirlin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

No, it's because of sailors living in such close quarters. They were worried about sex and bathrooms. Though you can't get busy in those sub beds- barely enough room to sleep.

UPDATE: Underwire bikini thread- because I know a lot of you will want to know what I found by caitiecatin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat[S] 0 points1 point ago

They were on sale, but still expensive. About $40 apiece, average. But my dad lost his temper at me last night and called me some rather nasty things in yiddish (he's in cancer treatment and fucked up from chemicals so I don't blame him) and wanted to buy me something nice, so I didn't break the bank.

Underwire bikini top recommendations? by caitiecatin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat[S] 1 point2 points ago

Hey, check my update- I found one that fits!

Maybe it's just my budding anger issue but I was irate when I saw this on my newsfeed today. by badfishbluebirdin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

You have to understand the mindset, though. I used to be militant pro-life. Even now, I would not personally get an abortion unless I was carrying a defective fetus (kind of likely due to genetics and family history). It isn't that it is effecting their lives. It is that it is killing innocent babies. You'd be upset if someone was machine-gunning down a room of newborns, right? It is the same thing to most pro-lifers.

I got full custody of my son today! Here he is with his favorite car. by burnstylein happy

[–]caitiecat 1 point2 points ago

My sister has this- the glasses work very well

Maybe it's just my budding anger issue but I was irate when I saw this on my newsfeed today. by badfishbluebirdin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

It wouldn't work like that, because those that want abortion illegal will never rest until it is absolutely illegal.

U.S. female soldiers sue to end combat ban. by thoumyvisionin Military

[–]caitiecat 6 points7 points ago

If women want to be front line troops we should have to meet the physical standards current combat troops are held to. Separate standards inherently implies that one group is inferior to the other and needs special treatment to qualify.

Asked my elementary school crush to prom this year. by goosefishin aww

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

I give you evidence, you give me ultimatums without support. You're a moron.

What is it like to be/raise an adopted child? As a geneticist, I know my partner and I should not have genetic children, but I can't imagine raising a child that isn't genetically mine. by Twinklefingersin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 2 points3 points ago

It gets weirder. We were told we were getting an infant, were sent to a baby home... and then there's a skinny toddler handed to my parents. He was developmentally delayed, and held back a year in school because of it, so even if he was older (most likely, due to his size and maturity) he is still psychologically and intellectually younger.

Asked my elementary school crush to prom this year. by goosefishin aww

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

I am female. As a child, I had short hair, ran around in overalls, played with wooden swords, toy soldiers, and had barbies with battle wounds. It made me a better me. Nothing about dressing one way or another makes you gender confused. I went to a school with uniforms. All of us wore the same thing. How is there anything wrong with that?

What is it like to be/raise an adopted child? As a geneticist, I know my partner and I should not have genetic children, but I can't imagine raising a child that isn't genetically mine. by Twinklefingersin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 4 points5 points ago

The worst part is that he still will cry like that in his sleep. He also retains some Russian, which he'll speak in his sleep. He has memories of that time, which is part of why we figure he's older than we were told.

What is it like to be/raise an adopted child? As a geneticist, I know my partner and I should not have genetic children, but I can't imagine raising a child that isn't genetically mine. by Twinklefingersin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 3 points4 points ago

I saw that one and it made my blood boil. They tell you. You swear an oath to take care of them. Any adoption agency directs you to therapists and doctors and whatever else they need. The area where she adopted them from is much more affluent, with better orphanages than where my brother was from. Getting girls from Russia is hard anyways- You have to push to get girls, and if she wanted a child without issues, infant boys are the only way she could have gotten one.

If you were put in charge of trimming Earth's human population down to 3 billion or so, what would your criteria be for who stays and who goes? by Clayburnin AskReddit

[–]caitiecat 0 points1 point ago

We'd still need medically necessary abortions, and I'm sure abortions of malformed or defective fetuses would still continue... so the debate would as well.

IAmA Iraqi who lived in Iraq throughout the first years of the war, AMA. #2 by DesertPantherin IAmA

[–]caitiecat -1 points0 points ago

I'm an Army Cadet. Let me tell you what I do. I'm a neuropsych major. The army is paying for my undergrad and will pay for my grad school. I will graduate as a Captain and a doctor. My father built computers for the Army. He has two Master's degrees. So far from uneducated soldiers. Also not inbred, for the record.

So a few INDIVIDUALS allegedly crash into a building of ours,

Allegedly? This is, admittedly, the point where I stopped reading.

What is it like to be/raise an adopted child? As a geneticist, I know my partner and I should not have genetic children, but I can't imagine raising a child that isn't genetically mine. by Twinklefingersin TwoXChromosomes

[–]caitiecat 5 points6 points ago

He's wonderful now, and I know a few who were adopted later who are doing very well as well- and he most likely was older than 2, though the paperwork said differently. It all depends on the level of support the family gives- many people adopt a child and expect it to be all perfect when they come into the family. It is something you need to work with.

Unfamiliar measurements in US recipes by fruntin Cooking

[–]caitiecat 8 points9 points ago

Two similar stories here... my Italian great-grandmother used to make cookies every Easter- no recipe, just something she learned from her mom. Raising 12 kids and working full time didn't give her time to teach her two daughters or my mom, so one year the three of them teamed up with the ingredients they could remember, and trial-and-error'd it.

The other is my Russian great-grandmother's cheesecake recipe. This one she wrote down- except for the sugar content. She was embarrassed about how much she used. Her two daughters had to team up and figure out how much sugar was supposed to be in the cake.

Both of these trial-and-error exercises were delicious, by the way.

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