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Loved it. One of my favorite shows. Why do we have to settle for less than what we want in order to fit a role designed by the patriarchy? The nuclear family is patriarchal design. This show broke that shit wide open and kept the focus on the female protagonist instead of a misogynistic view of what a female main character should want. Did a women write this show? It feels like it. Of course, what Cooper decides now is legit. There are lots of different ways to be feminine. There is only one life. If you can find a way to be everything you want, go for it.

No woman should play nice when being attacked. It doesn’t matter if it’s professional, being the bigger person, or it’s kind. If you’re being attacked, even a little, you have a right to fight back and defend yourself. Period. No exceptions. Keep shredding them, Rhylee. They deserve it. Notice how the boys don’t think the other boys are over emotional, or abrasive? That tells everything. I don’t think Kate is treating Simone well. She’s being mean instead of teaching her the tools of the trade and then sharing it with everyone else while she yells when Simone does it. Her handling of the boys, however, is perfect. Act like a misogynistic douche, get treated like one back. Karma. Im not impressed by Captain Lee. He should be all over the boys and their behaviour. Not a great leader. Yes. They were dickwads too.

Chiming in.... I had a 13 degree scoliosis in two places; an S curve. I treated it with chiropractic and Pilates. It has diminished and much more manageable now. Alternative treatments do work, not with everyone, but they do work. And because I worked on my spine from the inside out, my spine is much stronger and I have full mobility of it.

Addictions are born out of trauma and Kevin has had a lot. (They all have but I will focus on Kevin here). His trauma consists of: his dad's death, his knee injury, and the one causing the biggest problem in his life - being side-lined as a child over Katie and Randall, and being pressured to be #1. This developmental trauma creates a template of a host of stressful behaviours including addiction. Factor in his viewing his father's addiction and it increases by a lot. His crying on the lawn for help and for someone to hear him is his inner child crying out of pain from being either invisible or forced to wear a mask for others. Kevin's parents were good people who really did their best in raising their kids but they still made mistakes. With Kevin, it was about pressure to push on through and be a champ when what he needed to hear was that it's okay to feel awful sometimes and I'm here for you anyways. This is why he is hurting now. His re-injury brought up his past insecurities and inability to be in discomfort. If anyone is interested in learning how addictions stem from trauma, look up Gabor Mate, Bessel Van Der Folk, and Peter Levine. They have fantastic literature on this topic.