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is wanting to be a wife and mother a requirement for being a woman?

why might OP be annoyed with replies assuming that this post is about being aroace or transmasc if a woman doesn’t want to be a wife or mother?

are there reasons unrelated to sexuality and romantic interest that might make a woman not want to be a wife or mother?

are there reasons unrelated to gender identity and expression that might make a woman not want to be a wife and mother?

core concept: what is gender essentialism?

is it gender essentialism to imply that all women inherently want to be wives and mothers? could this be what OP is critiquing?

look at the notes OP responds to. is it gender essentialism to imply that being a wife and mother is so affixed to womanhood that to not want to be those things means you’re incapable of sexual/romantic feelings, or not a woman?

employee (completely blank expression): “No.”

partner (autistic) (socialscript.exe encountered an unhandled exception) : “…Uh. Um. Sorry?”

employee: “We don’t have that.”

partner (wondering if perhaps he put too much of the authentic accent on the word and that’s what’s throwing the guy): “You don’t have…(pronouncing it whiter) carnitas?”

employee (face still unreadable): “No.”

partner (looking at the near-full hotel pan of perfectly normal carnitas in its usual place on the other side of the glass) (noticing this employee looks unfamiliar) (maybe he’s a new guy that just started five minutes ago with no training?) : “The…pork?” (pointing at it)

employee: “We don’t have pork.”

partner (beginning to wonder if he’s the one that’s losing it) (desperately looks to the menu on the wall behind the employee) (the menu lists carnitas as a protein option) (the word “carnitas” is not crossed out or taped over or otherwise adulterated) (carnitas have been on the standard menu since at least 2016) : “Okay. Um. Are you…sure?”

other employee working the toppings part of the line (familiar) (have seen her before) (she has cool earrings): *gives the new guy a strange look, nudges him aside, and scoops the carnitas onto partner’s bowl before continuing with the other toppings*

- the employee keeps very strictly kosher/halal/vegan and refuses to handle pork (understandable, I respect that, but if you’re gonna work at a place that serves pork I do kinda feel like when someone orders it you’ve just gotta tap in a coworker to do it for you)

- someone did something gross to the carnitas and the employee is trying to warn people not to order it (??? throw it out then? also, three weeks in a row???)

partner (well aware of what he’s getting into with this guy now): “Hi. Could I please have a bowl with white rice, black beans, and pork?”

employee: “We don’t have pork.”

partner (demonstrating a level of patience only a public school teacher could have): *points at the pan of carnitas* “Could I please just have some of that?”

employee (after several slow, confused blinks): *points at the same pan* “That’s steak.”

partner (looking at the hotel pan they’re both pointing at) (it is filled with shredded meat of a pale beige color) (at the other end of the row of pans is another pan containing dark brown, lightly charred meat chopped into small pieces): “Okay.” *deciding he’s willing to play in this fantasy space if it gets the job done, he points at the first pan again* Then could I please have the steak?”

employee: *starts to reach for the pan at the other end containing the actual steak*

partner: "Oh—no, sorry, this one please?" *points at the first pan containing the carnitas*

employee: *blinks, then just walks away and starts helping the next customer in line, leaving partner's bowl unfinished*

other employee with cool earrings: *rolls her eyes at new employee, takes partner’s bowl, and fills it with carnitas herself*

new theories:

- the employee is a bridge troll who will only dole out his delectable carnitas to those who prove themselves worthy by correctly answering his riddles three

Deirta Thelyss ⚔️ Here we go. She's a cool mom. Fan art of Deirta Thelyss - the mother of Essek and Verin Thelyss, and the leader of one of the three ruling dens of the Kryn Dynasty. This character is from The Mighty Nein animation series and (briefly) Critical Role campaign 2. ____________ I am absolutely in love with The Mighty Nein animated series so far, CR2 holds a very special place in my heart, as I started watching CR during this time and it became a very cherished thing that I share with my partner ever since. Seeing Essek's story arc so early on is truly wonderful, and I immediately gravitated towards Deirta, and her pain. I felt compelled to draw her immediately, and this is how I spent previous two nights, one of which (24-25 Nov) was absolutely horrific to live through, as my home city Kyiv was under heavy bombardment that took the lives of seven people, injured many more and destroyed many homes. I stayed up well into the morning hours to make sure I can complete as much of the artwork as possible, as I was not sure how much of the energy supply will be available the next day. But thankfully Ukrainian engineers worked hard to restore things as quickly as they could, so today we're only lacking 8 hours of electricity out of 24, and yes, this is what I call luck, as we experienced times with only 4 hours available per day. I know every post I write here is about these attacks and the suffering they bring, but I cannot stay silent when this horrific injustice is happening to us every single day, for years, while for most of the world we have become barely more than a tool for political manipulation. Please don't forget Ukraine. I am trying really hard to keep going, to create and to do my best to hopefully have some kind of future, though at times it feels like this nightmare will never end, and the stress seem to now be effecting my health. Just remember we are real people, with real lives, dreams and aspirations, who were just unlucky enough to neighbour these murderous maniacs. Hopefully I will share more art soon and will keep doing that for as long as I can. ____________

Also, in case anyone was worried, rest assured mim the local void is missing no meals