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Dudley Newright's avatar

I experienced this exact thing a ton when my kids were little. Old women stopping, staring, cooing, making faces, showering you with adulation, pure joy. Young women acting like you just ripped a fart in the elevator. Freaky.

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James M.'s avatar

Brilliant piece!

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Jane Wurlitz's avatar

She was probably just in a rush to get to the grocery store but u went ahead and wrote what reads like a r/ missed connections post about her penis envy on your blog . okay

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Rustic_Tree's avatar

"Pregnancy is seen as one of the worst possible outcomes from sex", sounds very silly in text but straight up the attitude I see from a lot of progressives online and it's really bizarre

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Dave Ajax's avatar

A great piece

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Gracchus's avatar

Where I live it is very common to see affluent, middle aged childless women pushing a stroller with a tiny dog in it. Obviously displacement or twisting of maternal instinct. In a way it's incredibly creepy.

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Margaret Dostalik's avatar

The fear is a direct result of the selfishness. They fear losing the ability to manage their own lives.

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