Toughy

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Punkeroo has some sort of... intestinal distress. The combination of teething and flu shot (take away my crunch badge!!) and whatever germs I'm always carrying around from work made it inevitable, I think. But I don't think she's ever had it before. Ick.

Of course, taking her to Friendly's and giving her waffle fries was probably not the smoothest move of the day. She went to bed with a dinner of toast and bananas and tomorrow I think we'll bland it up big time and try to kick this to the curb. Poor thing. She's fine and normal until it sneaks up on her, and she's getting an awful rash because of it and cries when I wipe her. SO SAD.

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A friend of mine is in a tough spot and is terminating a pregnancy. In this circle of friends, it seems like a lot of women have terminated pregnancies. Politically I am so pro-choice it's not even funny, and I would totally do anything at all to support a friend. But gah, it was such an ordeal for me to get pregnant that I can't even fathom getting pregnant by accident. It's all very "that does not compute."

Also I'm personally pro-life. And it's hard for me. I'm not saying it's not hard for my friend, or that it's in some way harder for me (oh hells no), but it stings a little. And leaves me feeling a little like an outsider. So I've been quiet.

But I'm still here loving and supporting, mama.

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Flu shot: I'm getting robocalls from my employer reminding me that I need to get a flu shot. Pisses me off. No, there's no actual policy requiring it or anything (or else I'd be writing a "hi, it's against my religion" letter), but the language they're using isn't "letting you know we offer free flu shots in case you want one," but rather "reminding you that you need to get a flu shot." Because my employer somehow thinks it's their place to make my healthcare decisions?

It can be hard to support friends who are going through something you don't quite jive with, yeah. But I think we just have to make peace with having different standards for ourselves than for other people (cuz, like, most things other people do aren't even our business, right?) I think we all have things that we aren't against per se, but also aren't going to jump up and be the go-to support person for. I know I have a few hot buttons that aren't at all about being against something, but that are just triggering for me, so I only can offer minimum support for people dealing with that stuff.