[–] DorothyMantooth 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Haha, yes, telling them you love being a stay-home mom (so do I!!) or that you're not a feminist will do it, too. In my case the abortion thing was genuinely upsetting, because it was/is true and because I was hoping for some support (stupidly, I know, but again, it was a place I'd been hanging out for over a year)--it was in comments to an article about that very subject, and I finally felt brave enough to say it and was hoping for at least some virtual hugs and/or acknowledgment that regret does happen and is a real thing women deal with. But the same women who hand-hold and hug because some dumb bitch is upset that a man dared to say hello on the street (she feels so unsafe!) have only hostility for a woman dealing with a real, life-changing thing--a thing that surprised them because all they ever heard was that no woman ever regrets it, it's the best choice they ever made, it's all sunshine and lollipops. (Of course, they say this while also insisting that no woman ever makes the decision lightly, but we all know that logic and leftist women are barely acquaintances.) They especially hated hearing that the experience made me pro-life and that I think abortion hurts all women and is an excuse for male irresponsibility, sold as "liberation" to gullible women (I didn't say it in exactly those words, but let's be honest, that's what it is. They also hate hearing that no, it's not about "controlling women's bodies," it really is about babies' lives).
You can always PM me. :-) I'm rarely offended--even when I point out some comment or something that bugs me I'm not offended, and don't hold a grudge over it--I'm pretty smart and level-headed, give good advice, don't judge, and generally enjoy chatting with like-minded women.