I was 20, strolling around in Humbolt Park and decided to stop in to see a palm reader who was clearly doing business out of her apartment. When I went inside, the woman had a newborn she had to deal with, so she left the task to her maybe nine year-old daughter. She gave me what I thought to be the most generic shit you could ever say to a young woman, which was that I would one day have a home, a husband, and children. I of course was polite, but internally disgusted thinking, âabsolutely the fuck not.â
Anyway, it took a long time and many twist and turns but 14 years later, I can say that she was right. Or Iâm just predictable.
Jun 2, 2024
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Iâve noticed a counter culture movement brewing online where the emphasis seems to be on rejecting neoliberal ideas of individualism and increasingly atomized living as a sort of virtue for the sake of our children who would suffer at the hands of climate catastrophe or just the cold hard reality of consciousnesses. Accounts like @carnivoreaurelius or @saveyoursons offer practical advice about the benefits of high quality red meats, the dangers of seed oils, not sunning your asshole enough and soulless dating apps. They provide some respite from the nauseating reality of the current leftist ideology thatâs left a lot of us childless at 30 because of eugenicist level logic like âwhy would I contribute to our planetâs overpopulation issue?â. Pundits like Jordan Peterson and Candace Owens have built entire careers off this grift of âno nonsenseâ steps to a better, more righteous life. Donât get me wrong, are these neoconservative pysops? Sure. But at this point itâs just about choosing which psyop makes life on Earth tolerable for you. I grew up in a culture that shunned the idea of marriage and children altogether because it reminded us of the traumatic lives our female ancestors just had to accept due to their lack of autonomy. Some cope by stating how relieved they are to enjoy their 20s without the responsibility of family and that they have plenty of time not realizing how hard pregnancy is on the body after the age of 32 or how expensive it is to freeze your eggs or adopt. I was repulsed by the idea for most of my life and then it hit me about a year agoâŚwithout a solid partner and cute fat babies around, life is kind of a hollow boring nightmare.
Dec 6, 2022
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this woman I work with keeps asking me when Iâm having kids and I keep telling her that Iâll never have kids because there is not a motherly bone in my body.
She simply cannot fathom the fact that a single 23 year old woman would rather travel and save money than get pregnant (when the country we currently live in would rather see me die in a waiting room than give me a life saving procedure.)
Itâs driving me nuts and I fear I might snap on this sweet old woman the next time she brings it up. Sorry if this is a vibe killer.
May 13, 2025
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The whispers, boos and hisses that occur when I enter a room is titillating. conservative Australia doesnât know what to do with me, I have a kind of will she/wonât she with procreation that is having them all on the edge of their seats. A reply of: âno Iâm not seeing anyoneâ at a function once made a 62 year old man faint. I live for the drama
Jan 25, 2024
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Humans have always danced. It is part of who we are, yet we have been conditioned to be self conscious, to think that we do not move our bodies good enough. Dancing is beyond judgement. Dancing is not a skill, it is our soul moving through our bodies, expressed in movement. Dancing is healing. Dancing is bodily autonomy. Dancing is FUN! Any feeling you are feeling can be moved through with dance yet even alone, you fear looking foolish. Kill the judge in your mind, shut the fuck up, and MOVE đ
Apr 24, 2025
In Tarot, The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana, which represents the life cycle. These cycles we are continuously going through in our lives, not just once. The final card of the Major Arcana is The World (which I have tattooed very large on my thigh), which signifies the completion of a cycle and natural ascension into the next. We are then thrust back into the Fool, with a bit more wisdom.
The Fool as an archetype is one of joy, curiosity, spontaneity, and trust. The Fool is pure of heart, knowing that the Universe has got their back. This innate trust allows The Fool to be playful, to take risks, and truly believe everything will work out. The more we go through life and experience loss, grief, heartache, trauma, the harder it becomes to embrace this energy. Iâve found that as healing goes on, just as itâs shown in tarot, we return to this natural state of being. We start off as The Fool when we are wee little babies, and if we are lucky can return there a few cycles at a time, with more wisdom gained each time. Â
The goal of The Fool is to have positive experiences, maybe for fun, maybe to grow. There is an acceptance with The Fool, a kind of âthis is what is, how can I make this work well for me?â Everything works out for The Fool because they donât know it canât. Anything we go through in life, we can use to grow. I personally believe we all could benefit embracing the archetypal energy of The Fool a bit more. The Fool doesnât stop to worry what other people will think! The Fool does not fret about what ifâs! The Fool is in the moment!
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