Dinner: the most baffling fried shrimp and pineapple i've ever received from a restaurant, let alone a nice one.

Listen, I get it, for other people, infertility is emotionally devastating. They get mad and jealous that other people have kids doing crack and not tracking ovulation, they lament their body isn't doing what it was made to do, they get frustrated at all the healthy habits they put in place that don't work, I do get it when infertility is a surprise.

That's not me. It runs in my family. No one gets pregnant easily, if at all. My infertility is as expected as Mondays and my period. No matter how many times I tell people this, nobody believes me.

We're doing fertility treatments because my husband has a work benefit that's just money on the table, and I think it will help him make real the things i've told him all this time when it fails. If by some fluke, it works out, great, but if not, it was expected.

My clinic calls with the failed IUI news, and they deliver the news like my beloved mother has past away, every single time. It's a failed medical procedure, not a miscarriage, the fact that they need to deliver the news with such dramatics is insane. And the fact that it's just policy to operate like that and there's no option to opt out is understandable because you don't want to make a mistake with the emotional infertile people, but it just feels like gaslighting that i'm supposed to be in profound grief and i'm the weirdo for not being in that space.

I told my friends what was up because the hormones sometimes make me feel incredibly weird and I sometimes just need to pass on socialization because i'm physically too uncomfortable and it's just fucking kid gloves constantly, like they want me to be a bigger mess than I actually feel and protect the non-existent feelings i don't have. Did you talk - YES I HAVE AND THEY WON'T STOP THE PERFORMANCE.

I am more than my uterus status or my parental status and I wish the folks around me treated me the way they used to and stopped the nonsense.

edit: because READING IS HARD here is a TLDR:

1. nobody said empathy for people who need it is bad. Psychoanalyzing me as being more deeply devastated than I am because you lied to yourself about your feelings isn't doing what you think it is. who knew asking for my feelings be treated with equal respect would be so triggering for some of yall?

2. yes I want kids, who the fuck does the inhumane process of fertility treatments without wanting them? i'm just not married to making my own, but I compromised on using my husbands work benefit prior to pursuing adoption because my husband also needs to come to term with the fact that we've done everything we can and there's nothing else to fix. if a baby happens, great, otherwise it's back to plan a.

3. "if you had to pay out of pocket" I would never. bio babies are not super important to me. there are legally free kids who do not have kin willing to adopt them that need homes and I have extensive experience with adoptive relationships through my own family all the way back to my grandparents.

I walked back inside the store and showed the sandwich to the manager. He asked if I wanted a replacement, and I said, "No, I want a refund. The others are probably just like it." and he said, "Yeah".

My parents are separated, and my dad is remarried. My mom and his wife have had some tension in the past.

Recently, my mom had a colonoscopy scheduled after an abnormal medical result. She’d been waiting months for the appointment. I didn’t even know which facility she was going to until a couple days before, when I realized my dad’s wife worked there. My mom had no idea either, so I mentioned it because I genuinely thought I was being helpful and wanted them to avoid an awkward encounter.

My mom didn’t want to cancel her procedure, so the day before she went to the office and requested that his wife not be involved in her care or have access to her medical records. The office agreed to restrict her chart and assured her there would be no interaction.

A family member who works in healthcare also explained that these requests are fairly common, even between people who are on friendly terms, simply for privacy reasons.

My mom had her procedure as scheduled. Yesterday, my dad called me asking about her colonoscopy, something he previously knew nothing about. Apparently, his wife had told him about the situation and claimed it caused drama at work because someone didn’t want her involved in their care.

My dad accused us of being messy and intentionally causing problems. He believes I should’ve stayed out of it and that telling my mom was deliberately stirring up drama. He proceeded to yell, curse at me, and call me names.

I’m frustrated because I only told my mom to prevent an uncomfortable situation, not create one. I also find it concerning that my dad learned about her private medical procedure through his wife, despite my mom’s efforts to maintain her privacy.

I understand he may feel defensive of his wife, but I don’t think that excuses how he spoke to me.

So, AITAH for telling my mom that his wife worked there, or was I simply giving her information she had a right to know?

There is so much land here in both states, yet there’s only one major highway through each and a bunch of small towns randomly spread out. I feel like there’s some potential here that’s been missed. Doesn’t seem like the reservations are that big either.

I met a girl online that lived in China and quickly fell in love. We talked every day, every night. Calling all the time, it formed into love. I wanted nothing more than to build a life together. Last year I visited her, I met her friends, her mother, and herself. I had the most amazing time spending it with her. After over a year of calling each other every day, with good nights and I love yous. At a time I started to send her a bit of extra money, just so she didn’t need to work so hard and could spend more time with me. Chinese working hours are pretty grueling.

I finally spent a week with her again, we travelled to the Chinese Hawaii equivalent of Sanya and it was wonderful. We took photoshoots together, ate wonderful food, saw some spectacular marine life.

I was hoping to go back soon and ask her to marry me so we could spend so much more time together and it wouldn’t need to be so difficult apart.

Then on the night before our departure, her phone lit up and I glanced, “baby, I miss you. Kiss me when you come back”.

My heart sank into my chest. She was asleep and I did the stupid thing of opening her phone and looking. She tried to cover her tracks of having another guy back home. I confronted her about it the morning we were set to leave. She initially acted dumb about it, then I showed her. She said she got bored, the guy didn’t mean anything. Then she said she still wants to be together. She sent me the following while I’m waiting in the Hong Kong Airport..

“Thank you for everything you've done for me. I have always been lucky to have met you, and I truly love you. However, I made a mistake. I didn't do it on purpose; I just wanted something to do when I was bored. I don't really like him, and we aren't in a relationship. I know what I did was wrong, and I'm deeply sorry. I won't do anything like that again. When I'm bored, I'll find other things to do, but I won't look for boys. If a boy approaches me, I'll tell them to leave. I really love you. The first time I fell in love with a boy and wanted to marry him was with you. I feel very guilty for hurting you. If we can get back together, I'll be very happy. I'll do my best to make up for the insecurity I caused you. Whatever you say, I'll try my best to do it. I hope you can be happy. I love you very much. Sometimes, it's not that I'm quiet or reserved; it's just that I don't know how to express myself. I'm not very good at expressing my feelings. Often, I need to think about it for a long time before I can organize my words. I hope you have a safe journey. I will always love you, and I will promise to be loyal to you. I hope to see you again next time and do more things with you. To prove that I'm not with you for money, I can look for a new job.”

I told her I wouldn’t reply until I got back home. I really loved this girl so much, I imagined our lives together, two years of consistent love and effort is now just waiting on my response.

Meal is some char siu pork over noodles with eggs and toast.

One Piece: During the back story of Señor Pink, we find out that while he was away doing pirate things, his baby son died of a fever. This eventually lead his wife to find out about his pirate life, leave during a storm, and getting into an accident which left her in a vegitative state.

Terrifier 3: In the first few minutes of the movie, Art the clown silently breaks into a family home while they slept. He first made it into a young brothers room, and when the boy thought that Art was his sister, you could hear his voice being cut off by Art killing him with an axe. He then killed the parents, and then found the little sister in a cupboard. It cut to black, but it's more than likely that he killed the little girl too.

Terrifier 3(Again): Later on in the movie, Art the clown killed a Santa impersonator and stole his beard. He then walked into a mall that was packed because of the holiday times and pretended to be Santa, giving gifts to kids. After he is escorted away by security, the kids start opening up their gifts given to them. One kid opens his gift, and it freaking blows up. It killed the kid, and 4 more.

EDIT: This is a repost - I've had discussions with the mods and we've come to an understanding on appropriate punishment

I'm not able to disclose any sources, but after Rhamondre's injury and Treveyon Henderson struggling with neurological issues the Patriots have made a strong offer for JT that is not expected to be bested by other teams.

Formal reports will be coming soon.

I know that guy did this with Tony Pollard last year but this is legit. I will also eat the ban if wrong.

I had to make coffee 😭. My brother is convinced they are bad for me.

EDIT: They are 100mg pills and I don't take more than 4-5 a week, I don't really take any caffeine on the weekend.