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slightlv

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8. I could have probably turned frustration into some good,
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:57 PM
May 12

but I admit my frustration button is directly related to my anger button... and a very large mouth which has lost its filter since I retired! I'd end up doing as much danger as good if I'd done what I really wanted to do. And there are still a lot of people who don't understand what we have to go through, or how odious the process is, and blame us for not getting it done sooner. To me, that's victim blaming. The whole reeks of what we went thru in the 60's and 70's to get birth control and abortion legalized. It was SO much work for us, but this time around, the only thing waiting for us on the other side is concrete proof we "complied." ARGH!

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