Sitting here drinking white peach saké about to open up this email from an ex-boyfriend who hasn't spoken to me in 3 years, subject line "hi", sent at 12 AM. Top tier entertainment, like getting an early birthday present.

Where's my popcorn.

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I'm sorry, what the fuck? source

Why do they always compare random women from each country every time there's a World Cup? Growing up in a European Football fan family I've been seeing this nonsense since I was a child. source

Reminder that you don't have to be a joyless weirdo source

German Commentator Claudia Neumann live in the Stadium right now. source

Women and girls shouldn’t be viewed as default caregivers source

I don’t think I can go shopping on my own with my kids anymore.

Today at the shops I had my son (2) on a harness and my daughter (1) in the trolley while at the shops. Any and all parents know toddlers on a harness that there is a reason for that.

He runs, and he runs fast. it’s quite common to see toddlers in harnesses here in Australia.

we are at the shops shopping my son attached to the trolley and walking with us. Halfway through a man approaches me aggressively telling me ‘it should be illegal to treat children like dogs’. I continued on without a word to him, we go down two more aisles and I don’t see him again. Next minute someone is behind me on the corner of my trolley reaching for the harness strap. I instinctively smack their hand away and scream.

Same guy trying to get the handle undone from my trolley. I pushed him back with such force he fell into the shop aisles shelving. A family came round and the husband saw this and I shouted he’s trying to take my kid. I don’t know him. Hes ranting and raving about how children are not dogs and I shouldn’t treat him like one.

Staff and other shoppers came round to help. At this point I’m trying not to cry. I’m trying to calm my kids down. My daughter was banshee screaming non stop.

the kicker here is, there were a few other kids in harnesses there. I think I saw 2. But I was the only one alone With my kids and not with a man. I’m 5’0 and tiny. I’m sure thats why he chose me. My son also looks quite precious. He has glasses, he looks exactly like the boy in stuart little except he’s 2 Years old.

The guy eventually took off when they were saying they were contacting police. I stuck around for about 10 minutes but it was just turning to shit. My daughter had vomited from the stress, my son had wet himself. I gave the staff my details to give to police. A few hours after being home they contacted me and came over and took statements and had a look at my kids. I want him on attempted kidnapping charges.

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Voting for people that perpetuate violence and enact legislative oppression is an act of violence and oppression. source

A random man commented on the amount of food I was having for lunch

Sometimes y'all post stories like this and for the many many MANY bad experiences I've had with men, a stranger stopping me to comment on food and/or weight has not been one of them. Until now...

I had dr appts and errands yesterday and after running around for the better part of the day, I stopped at a fantastic well-known deli to grab a late lunch (and my first meal of the day). I bought a kale/quinoa salad and a personal charcuterie "board" (it was a SMALL handful of cheese cuts, sunflower seeds, and dried fruit with a side of honey). These things were given to me in clear plastic to-go containers. As I left the cafe and started walking down the sidewalk, a man in his \~50's matched my speed and said "are you going to eat all that by yourself?"

At first, I wasn't sure I even heard him correctly but just said, "I sure am!" and the dude goes "wow, that's a lot of food!" I stopped walking, took my headphones out, and just stared at him for a second or two before saying "...it's a salad and cheese." He looked flustered and goes, "well I'm much older than you, it's a lot of food for me." I said, "that sucks for you," put my headphones in, and walked in the opposite direction.

Unreal. I'm 36 yo, 5' 9," and 165 pounds. I had a baby 6 months ago. And it doesn't matter what my weight or height or reproductive circumstance is...or what his intentions were...

What. A. Fucking. Moron.

Edit:

1. for the last time…dude was wearing a $400 Patagonia parka (I have the same one at home) and well groomed. He wasn’t fucking hungry. Stop making excuses for morons. I don’t got no time for this

2. I get it. My post made it to r/all. To the now ~ 7 men who have messaged me saying some variation of “you’re ugly and mad about it” …since conventional beauty is your thing, I was a paid model for 15 years leading up to my pregnancy (and I’ll keep the weight forever I literally don’t give a shit). I married a short nerd who only had a couple sexual partners prior to me and plays dnd in his free time, because his mind is so pretty and he has his head on straight. You don’t get women because you’re a loser who would rather insult women on the internet than work on yourself. I’m happy to share screenshots of incels harassing me in DM’s. If they are so brilliant and their opinions are so strong, they can share them publicly. RIGHT?! u/okwithok ?!! And u/Powerful-Art-5156 — where you at now?

3. Oh no. My success has REALLY upset the incels. A man in the comments and another in my DM’s went through my post history and said I’m full of shit because I’m an executive when I said I model. It’s not possible to be smart and conventionally attractive to these men? I’m a healthcare executive. I’ve modeled for years on the side. That was my first job. I also am a mixed media artist. Lesser men…are you triggered? Good. I also have a great high kick.

Ps: THE GREATEST BEAUTY IS THE MIND

edit…

OKAY! Show and tell time:

u/proud_boomer — says he saw pictures of me and I “look like a trans woman”. He didn’t see photos of me and I’m not sure how this is even an insult since there are a plethora of stunning trans women out there but he assumes everyone must be transphobic like him I guess.

Trans women are women. And I love them.

u/thotblaster420 — messaged me accusing me of getting him brigaded for calling out his incel DM’s — so he has since harassed “dozens of women” to punish me. He said “I motivated him” to abuse them. I have a screenshot of this. Just four days ago he has a comment saying pussy is better without hair. He messaged me again saying he was banned but just created another account specifically to harass women.

u/gottatakeakanyetest — messaged and simply said “fat

Interesting choice of cover though🤔 source

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When my male friend reads smut made for/by women (on his own, he just told me about it later) and wants to remove all the consent and communication and condoms because they are “completely unnecessary for a fantasy” like sIR source

Let's re-invent job titles, Sparkly Scientists for the win! source

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BREAKING NEWS: Ladies, men are humans too! source

Danish Prime Minister in Rainbow Colours in Qatar source

Those blasted... Democrat policies? preventing me from becoming their dream trad-wife 😤😍 source

I think I hate my husband

I’m sitting in the bath crying while I type this. I think I use to love him. But I don’t see how I ever did.... so what prompted this:

My kids and I have been sick with the flu since Sunday. I got it first, then my son, and now my infant daughter . We are supposed to go to his family’s house 6 hours away and leave today. But, since our kids have the flu, we decided to wait to see how everyone felt this morning and make sure we would have 24 hours fever free. Well my daughter woke up with a 102 fever. I made the call that we shouldn’t go.

My husband starts freaking out in front of our sick kids. He demands to take their temperatures ( even though I had just given them Tylenol ). It’s as down to 99. He begins to tell me I’m lying and they aren’t sick ( which they visibly are). I told him they just too Tylenol. He yells at me that I thought I had said Tylenol wasn’t working to reduce their fevers ( again so that I’m lying). He says I’m doing this because I’m trying to make him work. When I tell him that’s not it he precedes to say “ that’s just how you are. You would make me work! ( he already had the days off)”. I began to cry and tell him it’s about the kids and keeping his grandparents safe. He tells me no one fucking believes my tears. That I hate this family and just dont want go. That the kids will be fine.

I am so upset. I alway gets made out to be the monster in fights. It’s always ends like this. He loves to tell me how much people know what I do and how much they all dislike me for it. I never do anything around anyone 💔 I don’t really have anyone to talk to. I don’t have any female friend( my last one tried to sleep with him so trust issues with getting close to other females . We were best friends) so he know he can play on my fear of being disliked

I guess I’ve ruined thanksgiving. What a great start to the holidays. Ba hum bug 😔

Edit: I truly hate him for this. How can a relationship recover from so much built up hate . Then he will act like nothing happened later

Edit 2: married 10 years. Together 14

Edit 3: wow. I wasn’t expecting this many responses. Dealing with the flu and 2 sick kids but I plan to read through all of them when I can and explore everyone’s advice ❤️

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Thanksgiving / Family get togethers is the perfect time to burn down the patriarchy

Happy burning, witches source