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Cake day: June 5th, 2023

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  • As the mom of an 11yo who pulled an uno reverse moment when I came out to them, I think even just being willing to be supportive is more than a lot of kids will get. I came out to mine as trans 2 years ago and they were like “oh, um. I’ve been thinking about how to tell you I think I’m nonbinary.” They were worried we’d think they were just wanting attention, poor thing.

    My suggestion: ask what terms they feel the most at home with, don’t just assume anything stays the same unless they explicitly say they want it to. For example: “How would you like us to refer to you? “Child”? “Kiddo”? “Son/daughter” still apply?”

    And then ask things like (if afab) “Do you want to be ‘one of the girls’ or ‘one of the boys’ if gender split stuff comes up at a party or hangout?” And "If I’m calling for you and your friends - what should I be calling out? “Boys”? “Girls”? “Kids”?

    Note: we ask these things not because we want to force them into one, but because we want to help them feel comfortable knowing the answers in low-pressure situations so that they are never put on the spot about it.

    Ask about wardrobe, hairstyles, other details of presentation, and importantly: let them try out and enjoy stuff. Or hate stuff. Ours got a should length side-shave haircut and they love it, but you’ve got to be willing to let them experiment or they’ll never get a chance to figure themselves out.




  • Yeah, but if you want privacy, it’s a fine idea to prevent public networks and such from examining your traffic patterns. My personal main use case for a self-hosted VPN is for using public networks for private traffic, and I wouldn’t suggest doing hardcore high volume piracy through such a thing.

    The idea of using one for piracy is more focused on finding a VPS provider that can accept cryptocurrency and doesn’t require your personal details.

    Edit: whoops, realized I got the premises backwards in my earlier comment. Sorry about that.








  • I’ve found that I swing wildly between “cuddly horny” where I want to be a gentle top to my spouse, to have slow gentle sex … And one brain cell in the back of my brain going “TOP ME TOP ME TOP ME TOP ME TOP ME TOP ME”

    And yeah, in both cases it’s a very social feeling. It’s no longer “thinking with the wrong head”, where I feel like I’m being pulled around at the whims of my libido; Instead it’s like something in my brain is yearning for the touch of another.