It’s unfortunate that even trans men end up subject to toxic masculinity given societal pressure or our upbringings. I’m definitely trying to unlearn it. I know that I can’t begin to heal unless I let go of the idea that in order to be a man, I have to suppress my emotions and always be in control
Because the universe hates convenience.
True that. I used to live right on the edge of a power grid, so my neighbors would have power but not me XD
I'm on the same grid as the police headquarters, city hall and a hospital. Power has been out once in four years.
I had to find my way to the front door to let boyfriend in in the dark! I had my Switch on my lap and had to put it down on the kitchen table as the most likely surface I’d find it again on. Durrr.
You don't need lights for cuddle time
True! Cuddle time with boyfriend just out of literal hours of public transit is better after a shower, though. (He did get a shower after power got back, and then cuddles were absolutely had.)
Here in good ol' Indiana, you can buy a home for back taxes at the yearly "Tax Sale." The bad part - you can't do anything, not even winterize or board up windows, legally for one year. And, within one year, the previous owners can come forward with 110% of what you paid, give you the cash and take over the house again. We gave $9,000 USD for a house back in 2019, (Illegally) boarded it up, mowed, landscaped (again, illegally) and a few days before the one year was up, the fukkin' previous owners came up with the money. Yeah, made $900 USD minus plywood, gas and labor on the landscaping but then had to pay taxes on that profit. Guess what we just bid on again? Same house. Paid us back our money, didn't pay the back taxes.
I had the sensor on my arm for 24 hours. LIke I said, it was stuck on me like nobody's business. I washed the site with mild soap, used two alcohol wipes and a Skin-Tac wipe when I put it on. When taking it off, at first I was soaking around it with 91% alcohol, then it finally let go, very, very begrudgingly. It even took a tiny bit of skin with it to add insult to injury. Some people buy these adhesive patches to go over them for additional security but the Freestyle Libre, not sure how one of those sensors would fall off by itself, just getting knocked against a door frame or cabinet.
Seems to be a running theme I'm finding out
Have you ever stopped and wondered if what's good for you is necessarily good for everyone or if that ridiculous caricature of men's psychology was really accurate?
Yes, actually, as it's a catch-22 between individual and collective. I think understanding the underlying factors decreases suicidal ideation and isolation.
Most of us genuinely don't want to be considered defective if we don't want to be more like the opposite sex. I would argue something like that does a lot more to make people depressed than learning from an early age to toughen up, especially since we're going to have to toughen up regardless due to life.
