There isnt a line at this time, nor should there be, for the reasons that Ive stated.
Its absolutely inhumane to expect a woman to navigate an arbitrary line when they have to make one of the worlds most difficult decisions, just because it makes some other people feel better.
This scene used to make me cry, but now I have a picture of my tourist ass crying in front of the Hachiko statue in Shibuya, while my husband and friends are all standing around smiling and having a good time, and I cant help but be reminded of how absurd my emotions can be at times.
No one is advocating for abortions at 8 months unless the women's (or fetus') life is in some kind of danger.
Why on earth would a woman put up with the absolute hell that is pregnancy for 8 months, and then just wake up one day and decide "Meh, nvm, Im not actually all that into it" completely unprompted?
It makes no sense and it doesn't happen. At 8 months, numerous appointments have happened, a nursery of some kind has been put together, baby showers have been had, names have been picked out, vices of all kinds have been foregone (not just alcohol/smoking, modern women give up stuff like lunchmeats/fish/coffee) etc.
If a woman is getting an abortion at 8 months, something went very fucking wrong, and it's a tragedy all around, so we shouldn't add the stress of navigating legislation on top of all that.
I was one of those extroverted people going absolutely nuts, and I never stopped working. However, my leadership had split us into 2 separate shifts, and so I was seeing the same 5 people every day versus a normally bustling workcenter. I joked to one of my Airmen that I wasnt sure if she was real or a figment of my imagination to keep me company.
I was literally constantly exhausted even though I wasnt allowed to do anything aside from work/home.
It did give me new insight to one of my best friends though, who is an extreme introvert. She lived with me for a brief while in our 20s, and I would get so frustrated when she would come home and immediately disappear into her room, and then Id have to fight her tooth and nail to get her to come hang on the weekends. I really was like "Why tf do you live with me if you obviously dont like me?" I always thought her "Nah Im tired" was just an excuse, and it made me feel really bad about myself.
Now? I definitely understand the difference better, and Im a lot more patient.
I fucking WISH we would go at least deep purple. Ive been seeing "Cats for Kamala" and "Harris Walz 2024" all over the place, and while it makes me happy, I also have to remember that I live in a very blue city in Texas. Im worried about all the rural people who are literally afraid of society.
Lmao! I didn't even realize I did that, 😂. I'll send my resume to NYT right away.
My buddy tried to tell me that Ian was a "Once every 20 years storm" and I tried to tell him "Not if climate change isn't mitigated, it isnt."
I just never expected it to be back to back like this!
Thinking of you as well as my best bro in Cape Coral! The Gulf Coast is getting fucking SLAMMED recently!
Taking a moment to shout out Elevated Access. Its a charity full of private pilots and support staff who started gathering in response after RvW was repealed, in an effort to provide women with free flights from red states to blue states. I donated a hefty amount (for me) after we sold our house.
Now theyve expanded their services to trans people seeking care as well!
Love them, sad that they have to exist, but organizations like them give me hope for the future. It reminds me that no matter how bad things get, people will keep fighting.
Yeah. In Maryland all alcoholic beverages are in a liquor store. Walmart legally does not sell beer or wine there. Not gas stations. Nor anywhere other than the "packy store".
Its hella inconvenient.
Actually thats HELLA good to know. I havent really settled on anything yet since I'm still active duty/getting through my masters degree, and I've got about 4 years to retirement, but that is going to be a huge influence.
My buddy actually moved out to St Paul, and he says he's about 40 mins from Wisconsin's border. He's the one who gave me the idea because he's been begging my husband and I to move out there, as he's very Lefty and loves it, and he thinks we would too. I don't disagree with him, I was just in tunnel vision with my literal personal crusade, until he mentioned how close he was to the Wisconsin border. I was like "Oh I could definitely be a Public Defender there then!"
Thank you so much for the information!
Honestly? Same.
I'm currently getting my Masters degree in Public Admin so I can go to law school after I retire from the military. I wanted to specifically move to a red state because I know no matter what happens in November, red state legislature will always affect the disenfranchised population moreso than in blue states.
However, now that the military has left me in Texas for this long (10+ years by the time I retire), I'm fucking tired.
So, the tentative plan now (I still have 4 years) has switched from moving to Florida post-military, to instead moving to Minnesota, and then taking the bar in Wisconsin to practice (and yes, eventually other red states that I have experience in...like Texas 🤮). I think itll be better for my mental health which will help me top of my game for assigned clients.
Ugh, and to think, pre-2016 my plan was to retire and be a night shift manager at a Circle K.
Edit: Also fuck hot weather year round.
You're telling on yourself rn. You obviously have zero empathy for couples/women in an intensely tragic situation.