Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism? “Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five points ahead in Arizona?”
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Ahhhh...the natural extension of my experience in 2021, when every month I was asking myself things like "Is it COVID or just a headache?" or "Is it COVID or do I have the flu?" or "Is it COVID or are these perimenopause symptoms?"
(But while we're on the subject: Y'all, it kinda sucks to finally become the person you wanted to grow up to be and then have your body start to go a bit haywire once you get there. I just wanted my periods to stop. Haven't I earned that by now?! /rant)
100% YES TO THIS
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