Crafique

05/12/2026

Bruh, I was looking down at my phone in line running errands. I looked up cause I see a shadow fall over my screen. A WHOLE MAN is in my face. A stranger. Close as hell. Asking if I worked there (I’m in workout clothes so definitely not the uniform) and saying how pretty he thought I was. I backed up and this man stepped closer and said don’t you ever back up when a man is trying to talk to you. A male staff member had to come over and get him away from me. LITERALLY WHAT IS GOING ON?

Thank you all for being so kind 😭 & yes I’m mad at me for freezing cause I don’t freeze. I was multitasking & my situational awareness suffered. Please please women especially be careful w/ loud headphones. I’m trying not to blame myself & I’m definitely NOT blaming you. I just want us all safe. And thanks to men who don’t just speak up but act accordingly. I’m a positive person and also we should ALL be aware something very strange is going on and we need to be safe and take care of each other❤️

-ashleaannya

05/11/2026

No wonder why your parents cry so much

05/11/2026

The best part about being Deaf is the “Selective Lip-Reading” feature.

I’m in my window seat. The one I paid for. The one I planned for.

A woman leans over and I look up. I read her lips perfectly. She’s doing the whole song and dance: “Would you mind switching so I can sit with my sister? 28B, two rows back…” (Yes, she really tried to trade a window for a middle seat. The audacity.)

I waited for her to finish, gave her my best “clueless” look, and dropped the ultimate conversation-ender:

“I’m Deaf,” I said, pointing to my ear and shaking my head.

The way her entire face just… glitched. She looked absolutely stumped. I could see the gears turning, how do you negotiate a bad deal with someone who “can’t hear” the pitch?

Her: “Oh. Um. Never mind.”

I gave her my best polite and apologetic face while internally smirking like a movie villain.

Benefit of being Deaf #47: You don’t have to entertain nonsense, even when you know exactly what the nonsense is.

Peace. Quiet. Victory.

-aslpinnacle

05/11/2026

Im not afraid to admit

05/11/2026

After having six kids

05/11/2026

I don’t understand. I was part of a healthy, hearty family of five throughout the 90’s. As life happens, divorce entered the picture in 2004, but we stayed close. Even lived within a few miles of each other as we grew into our separate lives. In 2017, we were called to ER where my daughter, the oldest, was admitted for a prescription drug mix/overdose. She died within a few hours. Horrific to the say the least. She had two young daughters.

My ex-wife was murdered in 2023 when an elderly man plowed into her from behind while she was bicycle riding. She lingered in a brain-dead coma before passing three months later. In the meantime, my father passed away at 85. My two sons were devastated, but bounced back and were finally getting back to normal.

Today, I’m sitting at the bedside of my middle child as he lays in a hospital bed — the victim of a hemorrhagic stroke. He’s 37 and he has no brain activity. He wasn’t inactive.

He wasn’t overweight. He’s never had health issues. Yet, here we are. I’m saying farewell again. I’m 62 years old and already outliving two of my three children. My mother died when I was 13, so I’m no stranger to grief, but this is impossible to fathom.

I don’t understand.

-damdifinoprime

05/11/2026

For the longest time

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05/11/2026

Doing my weekly grocery shopping tonight; AirPods in (we all agree this is the universal sign for “don’t engage with me” right?!), blasting my music as I make my way down the chip aisle. I stop in front of the pretzel section, somewhat near a random guy. As I’m scanning the shelves for my daughter’s favorite brand, I see in my peripheral vision that he’s trying to get my attention, his mouth moving. I pretend not to notice as I grab the bag I need and start moving past him.

As I pass him, this man literally sticks his hand out right in front of my face, then motions to something behind me down the aisle. Thinking maybe he was trying to tell me that I dropped something, I take one AirPod out to thank him while looking behind me to see what I’ve lost, but find nothing.

Don’t worry guys, he just wanted to tell me that I didn’t look very excited to be grocery shopping; not as excited as the little kid down the way with their dad was at least.

Ummm… ok? Am I supposed to be? Because there is nothing exciting about grocery shopping in Trump’s economy my guy. He looked at me expectantly, like I would laugh or something. I just gave him a bewildered look, stuck my AirPod back in, and kept walking.

Do men really think this is a winning strategy? That we’ll be receptive to them sticking their hands IN OUR FACE to force engagement, when we have shown clearly that we do not want to interact, only to then subtly insult us? Because… no.

Just wanted to emphasize this point that is buried in the discussion below. Women should not have to shoulder the responsibility of changing our (unproblematic) behavior just to avoid or prevent unwanted interactions with entitled men.

-lo.bigs416