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Cake day: July 11th, 2023

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  • This is so interesting to me. I had a theory that a lot of the free birth movement stemmed from the financial barriers to medically supported birth in the US, and wanting to reclaim some kind of control. If it’s their choice to not seek medical care it’s empowering- if they can’t afford it, they are disenfranchised. In a nation of “temporarily embarrassed millionaires” nobody wants to admit they are too poor for healthcare. Being able to curate an image on social media of how this is the “better” option- even if they convince themselves to genuinely believe it!- let’s them keep self esteem.

    Canada doesn’t have the same financial barriers but we are so steeped in American media that I’m not surprised it’s caught on here.

    What I am surprised about is how are they making money??? What are you selling??












  • I feel guilty. I boarded my cats today to go on my first vacation in years. We kept it local so we can come back pretty easy if something happens, and the facility is super bougie, with webcams and daily photo and video updates. One of my cats has special needs and it makes it difficult to have her watched by a friend or family. Logically I know they are safe and looked after but damn I miss them and I don’t know how I’m going to sleep without my little purring weighted blankets :(