It's not morbid or weird to me. You knew him, you loved him. And you honored that.
When I had my miscarriage in 2003, it happened at home and I ended up holding
what would have grown into my baby.
I did some thIngs to honor him and his death. I still can't really write about it but I understand exactly where you are coming from. Not weird and not morbid.
Eta: and in sort of related news, I'm worried I am leaking a small amount of amniotic fluid. baby is almost 33 weeks so I'm not super worried but I really want him to stay in there for a few more weeks.
I get this. But not usually. Only when he's pretending to be Daniel Craig.
I think it's the arms. I am so looking forward to Hawkeye, I can't even tell you.
NRGH. Yes. Though he and Simon Pegg are almost wearing down my resistance to Tom Cruise and Yet Another Mission Impossible movie. (Look, I own A-Team and The Losers, clearly I like the idea of "one BAMF team against their own government doing ridiculous shit", but we do not need another song about California M:I movie/Tom Cruise creepiness vehicle.)
In my admittedly limited experience, transgender children don't want to be called "it" either. My teenage trans cousin doesn't seem particularly bothered by male pronouns - I figure if he ever decides he wants to be addressed as a woman, he'll say so. But growing up with an assigned gender certainly hasn't held him back in that sense.
Isn't "ze" a common (well, maybe not common, but the accepted) gender-neutral pronoun prefered by some cisgendered persons?
Wouldn't it be better to use that or just...ask? "Do you prefer he or she? Would you rather be called Bob or Barbara?"
Or in an article, just use "The child/children" instead of s/he? It's not that hard.
I'm worried I am leaking a small amount of amniotic fluid. baby is almost 33 weeks so I'm not super worried but I really want him to stay in there for a few more weeks.
I'd call the doctor today, just to be safe, Stephanie.
Thanks, Amy. I just got of the phone with her and she said "well, just watch it and call if there ate changes" so I guess I'll do that. Sort of a distraction, though.
There are actually a number of species of weta, about 70. (I'm especially fond of the tusked weta. Cue Fleetwood Mac.) Sixteen of them are considered to be at risk. There are about ten giant weta species; the largest used to occur all over the North Island, now it's found only on a small offshore island.
Thanks BT
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Totally understandable Sarameg.
Wouldn't it be better to use that or just...ask?
In my cousin's case, he uses male pronouns when referring to himself in writing, so I do as well.
In the case of the Jezebel article, I don't think it's oppressive or inappropriately limiting to call a baby girl a baby girl. If the baby girl learns to talk and tells everyone she's a boy and they've had it wrong for two years, then you switch. You still don't get to call human beings it.
