brownpaperbag

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And three months it’s enough time to decide

That makes an assumption that the person is aware they are pregnant the entire time.

I didn't know I was pregnant until I was roughly 11 weeks because I was using birth control. Except this was before the more recent shouting-from-the-rooftops news that antibiotics can render birth control pills ineffective. I'd been on antibiotics for two weeks around Christmas time and here I was in March, at my doctor, trying to figure out why I was sick when he asked me to do a pregnancy test.

I didn't get 3 months to decide. I had to wait 2 weeks before I could get an appointment for an abortion for a pregnancy I absolutely did not want and had been doing my best to avoid by being on birth control.

I'm not the only woman with this story or a similar one. Many women simply don't know they're pregnant until several weeks in, especially when they are using birth control and don't have an abundance of symptoms.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My husband and I had a similar idea but for ourselves and friends versus your purpose-built need. With a billion dollars we can do both and then some so I'll build my commune and pay for yours to exist in multiple areas globally.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd think if it was important to them they might try to teach their kids themselves. Or have we defaulted to we can only learn things in school already?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

also loopy signatures that have 1 big letter with a scribble behind it

Why you gotta call me out like that? Haha. But seriously, I had a proper signature until I got a part time office job at 17 that required me to sign a lot of things (for packages, receipts, witness acknowledgement, etc) every day - that's on top of initialing things. I worked there 5-6 days a week before doing that same job full time for a few years and
eventually continued part-time for a few more years when I was in another career. Anyway, the point was that it was a fairly busy job and the extra few seconds my full, proper signature I had developed wasn't an option and I slowly morphed my signature into a bastard hybrid between initials and signature that has remained some 20 years later. Also, I ditched the loopy first letter.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Seems like an appropriate time to remind people we can buy Ernest coffee for all his hard work to give us kbin!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I was expecting a "shut up, bird" or two in the Reddit comments but baby dick is a classic. Thanks for linking it!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I mean, those IASIP responses are pretty on brand but thanks for letting me know the community exists!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have it off by default and turn it on when I want some other content.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@swnt done and done. Thanks for following up!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's a great alternative to the scripts for your own content! Thanks for the suggestion!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If anyone is going to do this, it needs to be done in stages so it can't be easily reverted back like we're seeing with the one-shot comment delete scripts. Slowly dismantle the sidebar information and links, fuck up the automod and other bot settings. Tweak the CSS and flairs. If you're going to go nuclear, make sure they can't easily get it back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I can't believe I forgot I had done that. My apologies for being misleading!

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