compostgoblin

I am glad they’ve worked so well for you! 😊 And I am hopeful that they’ll work great for me too. I think part of my anxiety is that I’ll start taking them and then not like how they make me feel, because I’d be sad if I don’t get to transition.

I relate to that too. For a while, I had the mindset of “I don’t really identify with being a man, so I guess I must be non-binary, but I couldn’t be trans, so I may as well just stick with this”. And then I really just kind of put the bare minimum into taking care of myself, because I didn’t really like my appearance.

Even better! He’s a micro manager, but he isn’t actually a manager. He’s just convinced he should have a finger in everything and always be listened to because he’s been there forever.

Yeah. If you go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), you get baptized, given communion, and get confirmed all at the same time on Easter. Having a sponsor is part of the sacrament of confirmation.

At least that’s the way my church growing up did it. I’m sure there are exceptions for extenuating circumstances and differences across countries.

They are kinda like that. If you aren’t born in the Catholic Church, it’s kind of a pain to get in. You have to do classes for at least a year and have someone sponsor you. It makes sense - they take their belief seriously and want to make sure that people joining know what they’re getting into

Yes, I feel that way sometimes. But I try to keep in mind that humans are innately social creatures, and I shouldn’t shut myself off like that. It helps to have pre-planned events with people I know I like, like playing a TTRPG or board game, or volunteering.

Costa Rica! The biodiversity and abundance of nature is astoundingly beautiful.

Thanks!

Eh, not as a kid. I got a phone in high school once I got my driver’s license. But yeah, parents are a blast, huh?

How are you feeling about cops and the government these days?

I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Nature and its subject-specific varieties considered some of the most reputable and prestigious scientific publications?

Yeah, my parents made us leave our cell phones on the kitchen counter so they could read our texts every night, and they installed software on our computers that took screenshots every 5 seconds.

I wonder why I have issues with authority figures and privacy?

“Gruntled”! The wonderful opposite of disgruntled

And “gruntling” is an excellent old-timey word for baby pigs