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Victoria Suzanne
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Blow Your Stack

·2 days ago

I Don’t Want to “Just Buy a Wig”

Stop telling me I’m “lucky” to be losing my hair — I’m losing my hair. There’s no point beating around the bush. I’ve lost three inches in length despite not having had it cut in two years. It’s thinning. My hairline is receding. And it fucking SUCKS. Hair loss is a very common symptom of lupus, which I was diagnosed with…

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I Don’t Want to “Just Buy a Wig”
I Don’t Want to “Just Buy a Wig”
Rant

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3 days ago

I Think I Shocked Someone With My Childfree Stance

Did I go too far? — Met my new rheumatologist for the first time this week. My lupus is still active so she’s starting me on a new drug: Methotrexate. Methotrexate is pretty nasty stuff (it’s a chemo drug in higher doses) so it’s not advised to get pregnant while taking it, or for a while…

Childfree

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I Think I Shocked Someone With My Childfree Stance
I Think I Shocked Someone With My Childfree Stance
Childfree

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The Bad Influence

·4 days ago

I’m British and I’ll Bloody Well Write Like It

Only a total muppet would have a problem with that — Well, it’s finally happened. After three years on Medium, I’ve just been rejected by a publication for being British. Excuse me madam?! I could still submit if I made the article less “UK-centric,” presumably by removing the sole reference to the NHS and monetary amounts given in pounds sterling, the…

The Bad Influence

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I’m British and I’ll Bloody Well Write Like It
I’m British and I’ll Bloody Well Write Like It
The Bad Influence

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May 19

All the Surprising Ways My Chronic Illness Screws Me Over

Why does lupus involve so much paperwork?! — One thing I’ve learnt since I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is that being sick is only the beginning. Sometimes life just piles crap on top of crap… Autoimmune diseases come in pairs…or worse Did you know that it’s actually pretty rare to have just one autoimmune disease? …

Nonfiction

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All the Surprising Ways My Chronic Illness Screws Me Over
All the Surprising Ways My Chronic Illness Screws Me Over
Nonfiction

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The Narrative Arc

·May 15

Eva the Cat’s Rules for Life

We can learn so much from our pets! — There’s an expression that I really like: education is a lifelong journey. But what counts as an education? It doesn’t have to be a bachelor’s degree or even a master’s — Eva the Cat has taught me…

Nonfiction

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Eva the Cat’s Rules for Life
Eva the Cat’s Rules for Life
Nonfiction

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May 5

Are Parents Jealous of the Childfree?

Answer: not all, but some — Let’s bust a myth: parents are not all jealous of childfree people. While we are pretty used to parents and other pro-natalists telling us we “should” have children, this could be for many reasons: perhaps they’re worried about “population collapse” a la Elon Musk, or maybe they’re religious and take…

Childfree

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Are Parents Jealous of the Childfree?
Are Parents Jealous of the Childfree?
Childfree

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The Narrative Arc

·May 1

This Isn’t Meant to Happen in Your 30s!

Am I old before my time? Thoughts on early menopause — I’ve never been what you could call a ‘typical’ woman. Maybe that’s why I’ve been quite excitedly looking forward to menopause for the last few years. My periods are (were) hellishly painful and I don’t want children. The longing for an end to fertility only intensified shortly before my lupus…

Nonfiction

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This Isn’t Meant to Happen in Your 30s!
This Isn’t Meant to Happen in Your 30s!
Nonfiction

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Apr 30

Brits Told to ‘Swear Allegiance to the King’

What in the fresh monarchical hell is this?!?! — When Brits discover that children in the USA have to “pledge allegiance to the flag” every day, we go through something akin to the five stages of grief: Denial — come on now, stop yanking my chain, that’s ludicrous Anger — how? How is this a thing? It’s outrageous Bargaining…

Rant

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Brits Told to ‘Swear Allegiance to the King’
Brits Told to ‘Swear Allegiance to the King’
Rant

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Apr 28

‘You Were a Child Once’ is Not an Argument

I will be a corpse one day too, I still don’t want one in my house — If you ever express disdain for the way an out-of-control child is acting, or just a general dislike of their company, one response is all but guaranteed: “You were a child once!” There are many flaws in this ‘argument’. First off, if referring to bad behaviour, while we might be…

Childfree

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'You Were a Child Once' is Not an Argument
'You Were a Child Once' is Not an Argument
Childfree

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The Bad Influence

·Apr 23

It’s Not an Airport, There’s No Need to Announce Your Departure

See also: it’s not a dick, don’t take it so hard — It finally happened! I got my first “I’m unfollowing you” comment! Do I get inducted into the Medium hall of fame now? I feel like I’ve made it. It was all because of this article: I Don’t Want Children Because I Don’t Like Them And that should be okaymedium.com I mean, thanks for proving my point, I guess, society really is intolerant of women…

The Bad Influence

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It’s Not an Airport, There’s No Need to Announce Your Departure
It’s Not an Airport, There’s No Need to Announce Your Departure
The Bad Influence

2 min read

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