Dana Rose @nakedambition@lgbt.io

Content warnings are one of my favorite things about Mastodon.

I understand how easily a word or situation can trigger a trip to the darkest places of your psyche. Whether you're dealing with CPTSD or recovering from addiction, the world can feel like a minefield.

I don't want my account to be part of that.

I cw things of a sexual or highly personal nature. I cw references to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. I cw talk of racist or sexist behavior.

I cw long posts like this one and use the cw as a title. Line what you see? Tap to read more. But you don't need my long rambles filling up your timeline.

I'm married (monogamous), bisexual, genderfluid, geeky, and a proud but exhausted parent. We live in Boston, Massachusetts. I love cats, cooking, computers, and staying healthy.

Most of my posts on this instance are about gender identity, specifically mine. I cross-dressed as a teenager before life circumstances pushed me into the closet for two decades. I'm now middle aged and exploring who I am with the help of a supportive & loving partner.

On this instance, I use she/her pronouns.

I follow back if you look interesting. Most people do. I love the wide variety of queer & other voices that have found a home on Mastodon. But I'm not interested in your racism, sexism, or other bigotry infecting my timeline.

Don't expect a lot of selfies. I'm sorry to disappoint.

All I want are pink argyle knee socks that fit my giant feet and toned calves and I have the feeling I'll be opening a sock store by the end of the week.

The toot has been deleted but to the person who introduced me to the Compose key…¡THANK YOU!

They did NOT hold back at today's LHR session. Ow ow ow.

So to sum up the last two days, my kid:

- Kept accidentally calling me "Mommy" all morning Saturday
- When we were playing "truck family" he told me "ok the Daddy is now a Mommy. There's two Mommies."
- Had me draw a sailboat and birds. Declared two of the birds had my name and his mom's name. "Sometimes {mommy's name} dresses up as a Daddy. And {daddy's name} dresses up as a Mommy"

So tonight I told him that sometimes I DO dress up as a Mommy and it didn't faze him.

Where did all this come from? My partner swears she hasn't talked to him about me. Have they been talking about something like this at school?

"My online friends and I are sharing cat pictures today."

"My online friends are discussing if your flannel shirt and pride earrings means we're lesbians now."

"Well, that's what I was going for."

😁

My partner is wearing flannel and pride earrings today and I'm pretty sure that means I'm in a lesbian relationship now.

Nothing like starting your day having to pin your toddler to the ground to put his socks, shoes, and coat on while he screams and kicks you.

The experience was rough on him and REALLY rough on me. I have to remind myself I'm a parent and he's barely capable of rational thought so sometimes I need to be strict. It's not abusive to make him get out the door for school on time.

Food

I promised food content but my partner is working late tonight so the kid and I are ordering pizza and playing Go Fish.

I wish I took pictures.

We had store bought chocolate cake for dessert but making a design with Hershey's syrup on the plate before putting each slice down made it look way classier.

Would y'all be interested in more cooking related content from me? It's one of my creative outlets after staring at a computer screen all day.

Tonight's dinner was couscous with julienned yellow pepper and onions, plus chunks of mango for sweetness.

Yesterday I made chana masala with jasmine rice and naan.

Is there a voice training app that covers how to yell at your kid to clean up his toys in a female voice? Asking for a very frustrated parent right now. Ok it's me.

I walked by a mirror in guy mode yesterday and randomly thought to myself "I'm pretty passable for an FTM" and I've been cracking up to myself ever since.

Rough night. Very sick. I think the sour cream in my burrito got to me before the pill for my lactose intolerance (wait did I even take one?). I could literally feel my guts swelling up.

A present from my partner!