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during an interaction: and why not put a little spin on it? why not add some conversational zest?

I ask because every single time I've tried to talk about it to anyone that isn't a trans woman they get fucking angry. Which has caused me to have to just suffer in silence every single month. So I really relate to cis women when they talk about literally the exact same thing; being shamed by everyone around them their whole lives for talking about their periods, so they just suffer in silence every month as it negatively impacts their work and social lives. But I don't even feel like I can voice that I am literally dealing with the same exact thing because most of y'all react like you want to throw me in front of a bus for saying it, even those of you who act like your such big great transfem allies.

"But you can't call it a period then because that refers to MENSTRUATION!" is another one I hear all the time. This is incorrect. You use the word "period" instead of just "menstruation" because it doesn't just refer to menstruation. It refers to a period at the end of the hormone cycle where we experience a host of symptoms. And not all cis women experience all of the symptoms that encompass the period. Not all cis women get migraines, or body aches, or have severe depression. If a cis woman gets a hysterectomy she doesn't menstruate either! In that instance she experiences an identical period to what trans women experience. Yet, I doubt you'd insist that cis women who've had hysterectomies don't have periods.

Oh my fucking GOD!!

Also, for anyone that has access to healthcare and/or takes antidepressants or other meds for mental illnesses: IT CAN AFFECT THOSE AND DOCS MIGHT GIVE YOU MEDS TO HELP. I have ADHD and one of my PMDD symptoms is that it basically nullifies my normal med doses, so it was like i was suddenly unmedicated for about 10 days every month. Now I get little booster antidepressant pills and extra doses of my stimulants to use during that part of my cycle, which helps tremendously. So if you suspect PMDD it may be worth talking to your docs! (and if you don't have a doc you can keep weathering the storm lol it really does get easier once i identify that's why i'm feeling like garbage and i can just do whatever things will make it easier to pass the time until my whole system is done throwing a tantrum)

So true it's awesome to have a game that basically forces you to be creative to fully engage with it's been so much fun to see

what’s more iconic than this

I understand that most normal functioning brains need regular engagement to maintain a bond. Absence doesn’t diminish my affection. My silence isn’t neglect or disinterest. It’s time blindness and object impermanence. The contact gap is purely neurological, not emotional. Thank you for being patient with my inconsistency and holding a seat in your heart for me.

I don’t give a shit about dire wolves and mammoths. bring her back

Please witness this absolutely insane video of Cindy Bruna trying to get out of a car in a Giambattista Valli dress at Cannes