I forgot that it's my mega week so no big info dump this time. Instead I bring a question: how do you practice gender self-care? Do you have any activities or rituals that make you feel more comfortable in your gender? Painting my nails and taking care of my hair are the most consistent ones. These shouldn't even be considered gendered activities by society, but I missed out on having long hair and painted nails when I was younger because of my assigned gender, so doing them now feels validating and gives me confidence.


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[โ€“] 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

People can generally smell petrichor at quite diffuse levels, and thats the smell of rain. Humans are weird about it, we can detect it the way sharks can smell blood in water (not an exaggeration)

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I know about the rain smell. I can also smell it.

    It's not wierd, except when you're saying shit like having a 100% accuracy and acting like an anime character saying that you fought off a panther or 8 armed dudes in a back alley.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    smell rain and claims of 100% accuracy

    Ok yeah thats offputting and frustrating. Overconfidence and pride and all that.

    fought off a panther or 8 armed dudes in a back alley.

    jesse-wtf how did we get to panthers and armed dudes...?

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