Same, had one inserted over a decade ago. No one said anything about pain medication. Drove myself home and felt every imperfection in the road. About a week of severe cramping.
Went for the follow up and the gyno adjusted its position without warning. When I cried out, she told me the pain would subside in a few days. It didn't, so I got it removed a month later.
Glad to see the tides are changing 🙌
These, or their cousin "we could lose a few billion people," pop up on my instance from time to time. I'm not amenable to either, but I do understand the feelings of grief behind them. Myself, I adopted a secular practice in order to stay grounded, because it's easy to fall into the pit... comment sections with debate lords proclaiming why whatever is futile, people raging and posturing or possessed by long dead philosophers, all while the machine gobbles up the world. Soul crushing.
Grief and its companions fear, anger, despair, are blinding and consume the larger liberatory project. The sense of powerlessness these states foster breeds the need to control, and it's easier than people want to admit to slip. I feel similarly about the tendency to dehumanize. I always try to be empathetic, reminding myself that those thoughts once crossed my mind, the visceral frustration I once felt, but it's disheartening.
I'm going to think of a live, laugh, love sign when I pull privet now 😂
I'm with you, but I do stress the optimistic and hopeful part given the utopian nature of the solarpunk movement. I'm not talking about toxic positivity, that's gross lol and leads to inaction. Moreso on replicable activities, collaboration, brainstorming, sharing successes, not dehumanizing others, and rejecting despair.
A lot of your posts are in line with what I mean about keeping the focus, like those about biodiversity loss and deforestation. Definitely not saying that's all that fits here or all this place should be, but those do fit more than what feels like advertisements.
Maybe it's because I'd like to see each vegan community on the fediverse have their own flavor... Like blahaj highlighting the intersections of queer and animal liberation, or lifting up queer activists. Or .ml discussing veganism through a communist lens, .ca focusing on Canadian concerns and movements. Right now, it feels so homogeneous.
Thank you for the last bit 😂 Killing your lawn is vegan!
Given the nature of the fediverse, bringing this community more in line with the Solarpunk instance:
A place for hopeful vegans and curious folk, focused on the climate crisis.
Solarpunk is an anti-capitalist movement against the status quo. Apolitical means status quo. Capitalism will not bring about liberation for any earthling, nor will the NGOs who do the bidding for the state. We can't rely on our institutions. We need a grassroots movement from below.
More discussions about activism and community organizing. Posts about art, music, and creative works. Optimistic or thought-provoking essays aligned with Solarpunk values. Zero waste recipes or DIY dupes. Projects we can support or take to our own communities. News about everyday people working towards a better world.
Less about corporate offerings, consumption, and processed foods wrapped in plastic. Less inflammatory missionary work, less debate bros, and less worrying about scaring off conservatives.
There are numerous vegan communities across the fediverse on generalist instances more in line with the mainstream movement, let it be those who get that type of activity. Or in the discussion community which could use some love: !discusswithvegans@slrpnk.net
Awesome choices 😍 Prickly pear is my absolute favorite. Gorgeous flowers, but weeding around them is tricky. I'm a few years in with them and have some glochids in my fingers right now lol.
Sea oats are beautiful, too. I have a patch in sandy soil in partial sun and another in clay in full blazing sun, mid-Atlantic 7b. Love watching the seed stalks sway in the breeze.
From a relative. They ordered theirs from etsy the spring prior.
I haven't tried them yet, but that nickname gives me pause 😆
I planted 10 tubers last spring in this awkward space between the shed and fence. Things were much more sparse last fall when they bloomed and I could still see the ground 😅 Hopefully the switchgrass blocks their forward march.
Spring has sprung! I'm jealous, someone ate my chokeberry to the ground 😩
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No sand spurs here, thankfully 😄 Both pictures show groundcover under low tree or shrub branches, so no humans step there. These type of plantings are meant to be soft landings for pollinators.
Violets can handle moderate foot traffic and mowing, especially when mixed in with grasses like nimblewill, but not heavy play.
Started working on this area underneath a tree last spring. Common blue violet, eastern columbine and wild geranium make up the groundcover.
I planted Virginia spiderwort too, but the cottontails feasted on them 🐇
And an update on my violet post from last year. They're filling in this area nicely under the elderberry:
Currently resisting the spring cleaning urge! The grass in the front yard is starting to grow, so it won't be too much longer.
The first on my list is thinning out the orange coneflower to make beds in the backyard. The second is grouping up the late boneset that sprouted in random places.
Awesome! Sometimes all neighbors need is to see it in action, to not be the first on the block. Like it gives people permission in a way 😊