Idk what tag to use to describe the phenomenon of "Tiktok/Instagram Reels being full of toxic femininity/Gender Roles 2 but I just want to make a thread of examples of batshit takes I have seen from Instagram Reels (I don't have examples for all of them):
"I hate playing with my kids because I think they're 'emotionally abusive'/'gaslighting' when they change the rules every 30 seconds and rough house with me. Also, only fathers can enjoy playing with kids because they don't parent like mothers do (being a mom is soooooo harddddd). I refuse to teach my kids how to play nice and go shocked Pikachu when they don't."
"If you're over 25 you will never find a partner ever and should just get an arranged marriage" (said by someone IN THEIR LATE 20S)
"Sleep studies are all based on mens' needs women actually need 10 hours of sleep because uterus"
Just a whole lot of "Girls are mature well-behaved angels until they hit their double digits, then they become satanic demons from hell. Meanwhile boys are satanic demons from hell BEFORE puberty instead."
"Children produce more oxytocin around their dads because dads are the fun parents and they will never appreciate the hard work their mothers do"
"Bullying is good actually because something something evolutionary psychology. I am very smart, I was a gifted kid in high school"
"Men are useless overgrown children who can't keep house or be trusted around babies. But if a man can keep house and/or is good with children, he's either 'not a real man', a pedo, or gay."
"Some women??? Beat their kids??? To cope??? Kids should understand when mommy brings out the chapathi roller it's because they're just ungrateful brats! Being a mother is sooooo harddddd"
Walking pads standing desks are great for people with the type of jobs that can use them and allow reclamation of some autonomy at work but it shouldnt end there. Like anybody else throwing up over the elephant in the room that's why the hell is the work day still sooo long (We all know why) and Why can't we talk about that on top of Meal prepping or Whatevers being recommended for managing being a somewhat healthy person in the little time we have for ourselves. You wouldnt need a walking pad if you lived in a walkable community and had time to actually live in and enjoy it. I love my crockpot too but imagine if we actually had time to enjoy the process of creating a meal more often. These solutions (that are also Sold to us) dont excite me they just make me more sad. Its just stacking things that are good for us on top of working instead of just reducing how much we should have to work and be able to do those things mindfully. I work in food service with no other job prospects atm I feel very small lol. Been looking for a job but its hard to find its not even funny. I hope the collapse of remote work this year causes people to riot and strike
Sometimes there is no bigger torment then being reminded that your family will never be the loving and supportive idealism you experience in your dreams 💕
i think one of my biggest (and only) gripes with procreate is that they dont have like. a masterlist of features their app has to offer. a full thorough ui navigation. because ive been using procreate for a couple years now and im still discovering preexisting features because they just. dont mention it anywhere