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Hannah: thirtysomethingorother, historian of art things, eater of lemon poppy things, devotee of fictional things, not a zombie.

[yardsards]

everything in this life is temporary. except that fandom hyperfixation from when you were 14. that thang will be with you forever there's no escaping.

[vamptits]

they want you to make fried rice

[memser]

who is "they"

[vamptits]

the wok left

[solongandthanksforallthefish42]

how am I supposed to make fried rice if the wok left

[prideandprejudice]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) + Joe Wright’s DVD Commentary

[two-bees-poetry]

[bebs-art-gallery]

Procession in the Fog (1828)

— by Ernst Ferdinand Oehme

[gravitren]

We all know what erectile dysfunction is but literally no one is ever taught what vaginismus is and it can cause people to feel extremely lost, broken, and cause people to take their own lives. Raise. Awareness.

[pokemonprofessor]

For the uninformed, vaginismus is when the vagina painfully tightens and spasms when faced with pressure, usually from anything trying to insert into the vagina. It’s the reason I can’t wear tampons, and why many people can’t have vaginal sex without severe pain.

There’s not a lot of treatments, and there isn’t a single one that is for vaginismus exclusively - they’re all medications or treatments to treat symptoms, but not the causes. In fact, for a long time doctors waved off vaginismus as a purely psychological disorder in cis women.

Seriously, this is so unaddressed and uncared for in medical circles. Please spread awareness, even if all it’s for is to let those who have it but don’t have a name for it finally be able to understand what’s happening to their bodies.

[certifiedsexed]

Certified Sex Ed Post!

[mystery-ink]

Hi hello! This post is almost 10 years old and there ARE treatments for this. Vaginismus is otherwise known as pelvic hypertonia and it is a MUSCULAR condition that can be caused by many different factors including endometriosis, trauma, chronic UTIs, and connective tissue disorders.

It’s incredibly common! And it can be treated by physiotherapy.

I know this because I’m currently undergoing physio and although it can take months to recover, I’m already seeing improvement. A lot of the pelvic floor exercises are available online, but if you have these symptoms please TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR and see if you can get a physio referral (or investigation for underlying causes like endometriosis).

Also, my additions to posts never get reblogged so a note to my followers: this is SUPER IMPORTANT ISSUE that affects many people and is rarely talked about. Please reblog, and please share this info with as many people as possible.

Pelvic hypertonia/vaginismus is incredibly debilitating and psychologically damaging but it CAN BE TREATED. Spread the word, and you never know who you’ll be throwing a lifeline to.

[therisingfog]

Bumper sticker I saw on my walk today

[francesderwent]

Mansfield Park paints a very vivid picture of a world convicted of sin but without any access to or even imagination of grace or forgiveness. Edmund, whose morals are held up as impeccable, is literally ordained to the priesthood in the course of the novel—but where, in all his principles, is Jesus? is redemption? is the Cross? Fanny is held up as Henry’s salvation, but she can only guarantee the right guidance of his future actions, there is no repentance or forgiveness for his old ways. and if there is no way for his former sins to find their place in the story of his salvation (if I’d chosen differently I never would have met you! o happy fault!), is it any wonder he falls back into them?? there is no Christ figure, there is only Victorian duty. it leaves everyone but the perfect out in the cold.

[izzythehutt]

I love Austen, but the view of morality espoused in her novels doesn't take into account extraordinary grace. She puts the emphasis on upbringing in the formation of moral character, and all of her "bad guys" end up being a cautionary tale for making sure your character is fixed well from a young age, because people don't really change.

While I think this is largely true and probably based on her personal observation of the moral life in the people she knew, it can come off as...kind of bleak.

[catchymemes]

[yesterdaysprint]

Chicago Tribune, Illinois, October 29, 1916

[everythingfox]

“I’ve searched everywhere”

[disgruntled-foreign-patriarch]

love the "Oh there you are!" squeak

[grickle14]

It was time to get the flock back to the castle. 

[strawberry-crocodile]

like a week ago i saw a post about how The Far Side comics show you a single frame and a single sentence but imply a whole story and this comic absolutely passes this test. why is this feratu herding ghosts? what does he see that makes the area unsafe for ghosts? what do the ghosts need that they can't get in the safety of the castle? i'm thinking about that now.

[laughroditee]

"She's so beautiful! I bet she goes to the library."

- my 7 year old daughter

[official-library-posts]

official library post

[airinyourtires]

If you’re pining you need to stop and pick a different tree. You know, spruce it up a little

[airinyourtires]

I’m still proud of this post. It’s evergreen

[bisexualbaker]

You sap.

[curlsandyelling]

@boozegeoisie

[hellofeanor]

My sexiest Halloween costume yet.

[bellamysgriffin]

ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE - Speeches [2/5]

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