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#metoo

I was raised by rape apologists. I was raised in a home that taught me some girls are asking for it. I was taught that as long as I was careful, more modest, home early, that it was ok for me to be safe and for someone else to get raped, because they weren't as careful as I. I had my body policed for the comfort of the males around me. I was taught that my autonomy is secondary to the needs of the men in my life. I was told that if I dressed a certain way, that if I drank too much, that if I was in the "wrong" part of town, that if I was out "too late", my sexual assault was my fault. I knew violent, forcible rape was wrong, but it was insinuated that it was only wrong if the women did everything "right" to prevent it. I was shown that my needs as a girl and later as a woman were not as important as the needs of the boys and men around me. I was taught that men are rapists and women are victims. I was taught that the victim's behavior should be scr...

Trip Videos Delayed

Thank you all for your patience. I have regressed health wise rapidly in the past few days, so I have been unable to edit and upload the videos. Unfortunately, I don't know when I will feel well enough to accomplish that. I haven't had IV hydration in exactly two weeks, and that appears to be about a week too long. Although I experienced symptoms after missing my first two infusions last week, I didn't not anticipate them snowballing so rapidly into something I cannot control. I am on the struggle bus bad right now. I am not consuming any food orally. It takes too much of my severely limited body water to process anything heavier than electrolytes and juice. I have limited my intake to hydration only. I am also having serious blood sugar issues if I am off the feeding pump for even an hour or if I try to dilute my formula to increase my water and electrolytes. I am losing my ability to function and pass as a human in a much more rapid fashion than I anticipated and it is ac...

Transcontinental Drive Day One

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We left California for Vermont today. This is our first attempt at a time lapse video. I will be tweaking the settings for tomorrow. Please let me know what you think. It was a beautiful drive.