Women and our Tarantulas

[TheraMygale]

That almost reads as a challenge

Its a trap

 

[Charliemum]

Its a trap

Yerp a man-ipulation

 

[Tentacle Toast]

...you do you..

LoL, this is a relatively new figure of speech, & the first time I encountered it, I interpreted it as the gentleman with which I was having the disagreement devising a way to tell me to go .... myself without actually saying it. It turned into a real teachable moment, LoL.
But you're not wrong, & it's done me well thus far, in that I never end up needing to do me one way or the other, in the uendo....LoLoL

 

[Charliemum]

LoL, this is a relatively new figure of speech, & the first time I encountered it, I interpreted it as the gentleman with which I was having the disagreement devising a way to tell me to go .... myself without actually saying it. It turned into a real teachable moment, LoL.
But you're not wrong, & it's done me well thus far, in that I never end up needing to do me one way or the other, in the uendo....LoLoL

No not dismissing you at all, you know I enjoy our banter suppose this goes with people seeing things in different ways and not being able to convey tone.
Ah your one of those= so you like to play
You do you = crack on then
Not dismissing at all.

You make me laugh

 

[Matt Man]

I try, thankfully I still get to spend a lot of time with her (She's 21 and on her own) but yes, I let her know how impressed I am with her constantly. Tom Moran gave her kudos when she was a kid because she was in a video and she pronounced poecilotheria properly.
Much of her success I credit to Tarantulas. The early access gave her an interest in Science, introduced her to genus and species, and lead to reptiles and amphibians. So even though she isn't a biologist, she had that going for her at an early age.
Speaking of reptiles, her Limburg Anery Coastal Rosy Boa just dropped neo-nates, which is pretty exciting as well.
This Lydia, the new Mom.

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• Matt Man
• Jan 9, 2024
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Lydia, my daughter's Anery Limburg Coastal.

and FTR, she gave birth to 4 beautiful neonates they are absolutely spectacular

 

[TheraMygale]

To my American Sisters, its not to late. Today is the time where your vote will actualy make a change.

sitting at home and thinking it won’t matter, will definitely not change anything.

abortion rights, child care, everything that puts pressure on us is now up to vote. You can make a difference.

i am in Canada and don’t think your situation does not affect me. Your abortion rights have a direct affect in our services. We are here for you. But we so hope you wouldnt have to put your lives at risk for these services.

go vote.

 

[TheraMygale]

Well, I have told no girls on tinder that I keep almost 30 tarantulas because I guess that would mean they might unmatch me

i think you would get the right girls then. And out of ten matches, atleast one will be worth a coffee date.

it pays to be honest.

ps: for the record, any human willing to go on a date that has no alcohol involved, is a keeper.

a breakfast date will eliminate atleast 50% of toxic people.

 

[kingshockey]

@ mustafa67 you gotta tell em if they try to hen peck you the ts get released to gag and wrap em up in silk then besides if a woman isnt going to accept you as is your better off without them a part of your life anywaysunless ofcourse your just out for the one night of loving and ghosting the person after. then lie away

 

[TheraMygale]

@ mustafa67 you gotta tell em if they try to hen peck you the ts get released to gag and wrap em up in silk then besides if a woman isnt going to accept you as is your better off without them a part of your life anywaysunless ofcourse your just out for the one night of loving and ghosting the person after. then lie away

context is important, and individual intentions.

if people are looking for one nights, i doubt it matters if they have tarantulas.

 

[ladyratri]

if people are looking for one nights, i doubt it matters if they have tarantulas.

Unless you keep your T's somewhere highly visible -- like your living room or bedroom -- and being home someone arachnophobic.

 

[TheraMygale]

Unless you keep your T's somewhere highly visible -- like your living room or bedroom -- and being home someone arachnophobic.

It can be worked around: go to the other persons bedroom. Or get a hotel.

in 2024, people need privacy more then ever.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Unbeknownst to me at the time, a coworker of mine has a critter phobia. I once showed her a picture of my T, and she literally went running down the hallway. However, whenever there's a spider, stink bug, or anything else in the building, I'm now the go-to guy to get rid of it.

 

[The Snark]

@Tentacle Toast i agree that some writing styles can show feminity.

That buried me in re-reading and trying to make a comparison between Sartre, Dostoyevsky and Simone de Beauvior. Our top three existentialist authors. A long arduous journey into the darkest recesses of the human heart. de Beauvior wins hands down in my rating scale due to her meticulous surpassing analytical thinking. Fyodor more of the dilettante school. But be all that as it may, the mind of the existentialist, their thinking, certainly gives an aloof objective perspective when boiled down to the ultra mundane male vs female competition.
For a little light reading I highly recommend de Beauvior's The Second Sex. (Give yourself a few months to ruminate and digest that little monster. It being banned by the Vatican gives her efforts a triple gold star in my library.)

Beauvoir writes that motherhood left woman "riveted to her body", like an animal, and made it possible for men to dominate her and Nature.[13] She describes man's gradual domination of women, starting with the statue of a female Great Goddess found in Susa, and eventually the opinion of ancient Greeks like Pythagoras, who wrote, "There is a good principle that created order, light, and man and a bad principle that created chaos, darkness, and woman.

As for Sartre, give his Nausea a quick read through. “Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth.”

Women keeping Ts. Canvas the veterinarians offices. Who gains confidence and calms a freaked out animal faster? The top flight expert male vet or the female receptionist?

 

[mady long legs]

I personally do not know any other female keepers, but the male keepers I have met at conventions have been super encouraging. That being said, I drag my husband to shows all the time, and I do find that many of the vendors will address him or try "selling" to him before me. He of course always explains he is just here to support me and keep me from spending too much lol.

 

[TheraMygale]

I personally do not know any other female keepers, but the male keepers I have met at conventions have been super encouraging. That being said, I drag my husband to shows all the time, and I do find that many of the vendors will address him or try "selling" to him before me. He of course always explains he is just here to support me and keep me from spending too much lol.

i love this contribution. This is systematic sexism in plain view. A couple, or two people, one who visibly identifies as male, the other female. Both at a booth, the male is adressed first.

very interesting and very relevant to this thread. Thank you for brining this up.

i know sometimes things like this happen “randomly”. But it definitely happens too often, because of how the system is built. Things are changing, of course.

 

[WolfieKate]

i love this contribution. This is systematic sexism in plain view. A couple, or two people, one who visibly identifies as male, the other female. Both at a booth, the male is adressed first.

very interesting and very relevant to this thread. Thank you for brining this up.

i know sometimes things like this happen “randomly”. But it definitely happens too often, because of how the system is built. Things are changing, of course.

I said this before but the Invert show in the UK I went to was incredibly diverse. Children, women and men. It felt like a family day out. I intend to take one of my kids next time. I was also fortunate that sellers addressed me not my husband. My autistic daughter is studying animal management and may soon be doing a work placement in a reptile / invert store. At college she cares for the snakes, spiders, beetles, and the isopods. Everyone on her course is female. Just a reflection on the state of playing the UK. Social media production is still male dominated however which skews perceptions. On the whole though I think she’d rather have a lizard.