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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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I mean why are people entering this world by passing through a tiny hole?

Seems like a bunch of complications can occur...

Do... people before modern medicine just... die?

Oh yea they did... watched too many of those medieval stuff where women die during childbirth or something...

Oh btw both me and my older brother were C-Section, my mom told me this...

But like why are humans like this...

This sack of meat sucks...

Literaly you could randomly have a genetic disorder and you're disabled for life

WHAT THE FUCK?

Oh yea I have depression... I womder if this is genetic or if my toxic family did this to me...

Anyways, /endrant

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh yea I have depression…

I had wondered.

A female friend once remarked to me that giving birth makes as much sense as exiting your car by crawling out through the exhaust pipe.

My sister's first pregnancy was high-risk and she needed a c-section. She went on to get pregnant twice more. When I asked her why take the risk, she told me "because I get a kid out of it". 🤷‍♀️

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Creating a new life is beautiful thing if the mother cares about their children as individuals and want to nurture them.

It's so fucking tragic if the mother only seeks control, see their kids as puppets, as their limbs that they have to right to manipulate however they with.

I'm just so confused my I was even born.

Like... why... why even violate government birth control policy to have me, someone who wasn't supposed to be born... just so I can get tormented throught my entire childhood...

why, mom

what the fuck...