Much of the Handmaid's Tale is based on real life events. If I'm not mistaken, this particular part was inspired from the Romanian abortion bans in the 60s. It's truly terrifying to watch such a powerful country as the US get to the level of Romania in the 60s.
My mother is from Romania, and she told me a lot about the horrors of banned abortions. Thousands of women died from unsafe, illegally performed abortions. In fact, if you were sent to hospital dying from the complications of a procedure like that, there was a policeman standing beside…Â
I was about 12, and I went to a summer camp. One of the girls there was an old family friend, but we were never really close. Well, I started wanting to spend more time with her and followed her around all the time even though she was pretty much ignoring me. Then came the "Oh shit,…Â
I was around 9lbs 4oz. My mom says I was out so quickly she almost gave birth to me in the hospital parking lot. I was pretty big until I was like 10 months old, but nowdays I'm actually a bit short for my age, though I still weigh a lot.
I know right, my grandma has lived near a cemetery all her life (She even tried to summon ghosts when she was younger. It didn't work.) and she says it's not scary at all. In fact, I kind of treated the cemetery as a park when I was a kid, and I still think it's a really cool place.…Â
I live in Romania, and tipping is not necessary here because our waiters get payed a living wage. It's simply your way of stating how satisfied you are with their service. I usually leave a tip unless I don't have any cash or the service was *really* bad.
Also, I didn't know other…Â
For me, religion itself is completely fine, as long as it helps you become a better person. However, what the church does, especially in my country, is NOT okay. I feel like spreading hate against other religions or the lgbtq community and being very strictly against abortions is…Â
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