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Respect is a mutual thing, you aint getting no respect from me is you aint givin me any respect

second: just because you’re older than me, that doesn’t give you an instant certificate to earn the respect of everyone else in the world

that’s not how it works

once again. adults lecture kids about respect and then show said kids none of it

that’s bullshit. you respect me I respect you

you don’t respect me and are a bitch. I aint givin you no respect 

it came in the mail today and i put it up

my blind ass took a picture of my wall like ay wow my wall looks completed!! and it full on took me two hours actually LOOK at the thing because i suddenly realized

ITS MADE 

I knew the basics before I got it, but I had no clue…

* The blood wouldn’t necessarily be red. When I first got my period, I spent a few min looking at my underwear wondering how I shit myself. I didn’t know the blood could look brown, or be thick.

* That tampons weren’t a good idea yet. I was 10 or 11 when I got my first period and physically smaller than an adult woman. My first attempt at inserting a tampon was very painful and unsuccessful. I wouldn’t use them until I was around 14 or so.

* That when you use pads the blood can get on your bottom and I’d have to occasionally clean off the toilet seat after using it.

* That getting your first period DOES NOT mean you’re fully developed and fully able to bear children. I could have technically gotten pregnant at that age, but I was still a child and pregnancy would have put my life in danger because I was still physically immature.

* That it wouldn’t be regular for another few years.

* That very painful cramping is NOT NORMAL once you reach your 20s and is cause for concern.

* That the blood and tissue you pass can look chunky or stringy and not like blood from a cut.

* That stress can halt your period for months BUT

* That doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant

-that your period may straight up skip a month when you first get it

-and then it’ll happen twice in the same month

I can 100% guarantee you have endometriosis, PCOS, or another hormone problem. If your doctor says it’s normal, DEMAND a second opinion. 

Thinking that it’s normal is how people end up infertile or dead. It’s why so many women under 40 these days are having an almost impossible time either conceiving or preventing conception. Because no one teaches anyone that it’s the sign of trouble that can very seriously hurt you. 

Anyone who has severe cramps, heavy bleeding, or irregular periods after about 19 years old should seek medical advice. None of those are normal. 

If you have skin tags, a hard time losing weight, migraines related to your period, depression that is amplified when menstruating, severe mood swings, sleep disturbances that get worse with menstruation, or any other significant health problem that started with puberty and is worse when hormones are fluctuating you need to be checked. 

If a doctor’s only suggestion is just to “lose weight”, find another doctor. If that’s not an option, at least ask “what other treatment would you recommend if I were thin?” and push for that. Even if you can lose weight safely, it won’t happen overnight. (And if you have certain disorders, it may be difficult to lose weight at all.)

If a doctor’s suggestion is just “birth control”, you try that for a few months and it doesn’t help, let them know and ask if there’s another type you can try. There are multiple formulations of birth control, and not all mixes are for everyone. ALSO:

Ask if there is other bloodwork you should consider (and other endocrine issues to rule out)

Above all else: if a doctor won’t work with you to manage symptoms that are disrupting your life, FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR

One thing I have personally experienced is that because so much research has historically been done on cis male bodies, doctors do not always know how diseases interact with a woman’s period. Also, because we stuff “women’s health” into a separate OBGYN box, doctors may also treat your menstrual cycle in a vacuum. The monthly hormone cycle does not exist in a vacuum. It interacts with (and is interacted upon) by other parts of the body.

Similarly, there are mental health symptoms which are exacerbated by (or even caused by) endocrine/reproductive dysfunction. Before I had treatment for my particular issue, I alternately experienced violent mood swings and “fogs” that caused me to have difficulty learning and communicating. Turned out it was endocrine dysfunction. Within two weeks of receiving proper treatment, those mental illness symptoms vanished. It also cleared up the problems I’d been having with menstruation, which had not responded well to any form of birth control. My OBGYN had been trying to solve the wrong problem. 

Focus on your symptoms and the quality of life you want. 

There’s (stupid) historical reasons why most M.D.s and Family Doctors are poorly educated on women’s health.  It’s a fact though. SO! 

It’s important to take your health and wellbeing into your own hands. YOU are the expert on your own body- it’s yours- you’ve lived with it your whole life!

DEAD.

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Request: Hey I just got my wisdom teeth out yesterday and could use some serious fluffy steve x reader. I don’t really have anything specific to request so if there’s anything you’ve been thinking of hit me with it, thanks ❤️

Oh I’m so sorry!!! Wisdom teeth are the absolute worst! Hope this helps!

Steve gets his wisdom teeth taken out and has a lot to tell the reader.