I download books from my library to my kindle. It goes through Amazon though, so I assume I am also impacted by this BS.

Could be, but they would still be required to pass tests to prove their hormones are in the appropriate range, just like cis women have to do when tested for doping with testosterone.

If there’s any real debate to be had, it’s along the lines of male hormones and penises. Should either be present in a place which essentially only exists for the purpose of keeping those things out?

They are. Every sporting governing body I’m aware of requires trans women to be on hormone therapy for a minimum of 2 years before they can compete in the women’s category. This is completely in line with the medical community’s research into how long it takes before the benefits of being biologically male are counteracted by the hormone replacement.

The debate has been had in the medical community and has been resolved. Now random people who never gave a fuck about women’s sports before think they should have input when they have no qualifications, just because they have prejudices.

I no longer buy cereal because it has become way too expensive for the low nutritional/satiety value. Sorry, Kellogg, you’ll have to do better if you want to convince people to eat more cereal.

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. It sounds like he is very shy and inexperienced. It’s probably just excitement/nerves. You can ask if he likes hugging or if he’d prefer something else. If he says he likes it, I wouldn’t bring it up anymore.

My 97 year old grandma spent Christmas in the hospital with COVID and congestive heart failure. I’m honestly shocked she isn’t a part of this statistic.

You need to have a conversation about timelines at the very least. This is not sustainable. Does her additional commitment have an end date? Or is there a way to move to less extreme hours as she gains seniority at her job?

Having a timeline for when things will return to a more normal amount of time together will make it easier in the meantime. Also, if you can agree to a date night where you disconnect from your devices and do something together at a regular schedule may help you keep from feeling as much relationship strain.

Absolutely, they are both a part of the problem. However the former likely won’t recognize they are a part of the problem because of the unconscious nature of their biases. So they won’t ignore the data because they don’t trust it, or whatever, but they won’t recognize how their actions contribute to it.

In the case of unconscious bias, they probably brush off the data because they don’t believe they are a part of the problem. It’s those other doctors who are overtly racist that are the problem…

Wow. That is stunning!

Agreed.

I should not know her name. I should not know her intimate personal details.

She should have been able to mourn her loss in private with her loved ones. Not on the national stage as an example. She should not be at risk of prosecution because of this unfortunate situation.

My uncle was born on Feb 29. We both had our 16th birthdays the same year.

Ehh…I think that’s a little different in that they needed a judge to determine who had the right to make medical decisions for her. The judge themselves weren’t making the call for what should be done, only if it was her husband or parents who had the right to make medical decisions.

This is more along the lines of my appendix is on the verge of bursting. I want it removed. My doctor recommends removal and is willing and able to do so. The govt says I don’t think it’s bad enough yet and if you do it now I will criminally charge you. Wait until it explodes and you are at risk for sepsis before I will allow you to undergo surgery, despite the fact I have zero medical experience.

Imagine having to get a judge to signoff on any other medical procedure, and it really highlights the absurdity.

…this feels a lot like the death panels a certain sect was screeching about back in 2008/2009

Anything a chiropractor can do that will actually help, a PT can do better. They’ll also teach you what exercises to do to prevent needing to see them again.

A chiropractor will just tell you to come to them more often, and take more of your money over time.

I could write a whole essay about how my ex used to make me feel the same way, and how breaking up was the best thing they ever did for me. But the version of me that was in that relationship, would have read all the advice to break up and would have rationalized why that wouldn’t work for me. OP has to decide for themselves to inflict the short term pain of a permanent breakup to be able to find happiness in the long-term.

For me it wouldn’t have felt right, because the only times I was happy in that relationship was when we were together. They only hurt me when we were apart. Breaking up didn’t seem like the solution, when just being together all the time seemed to be the solution. In hindsight, that was just codependency and was wildly unhealthy.

Nearly a decade later, I now know what a healthy relationship feels like. I’m so much happier than I ever would have been in that relationship. I hope OP can find the strength to move on and experience the same thing.

FYI, OP, it took years before I could think about my ex without it hurting. Rip the band-aid off, and the pain will eventually subside. If you stay in the relationship, it will always hurt like this because it is irreparably broken.

You deserve a relationship that does not negatively impact your mental well-being.

As a fellow olive lover, this looks delicious!

This has been a week of learning famous people I had thought were long dead, have in fact been alive…by seeing news articles announcing their deaths.

Chicago Tylenol murders