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@kairsten.bsky.social
MidwifeKT on twitter. midwifery, politics, cats, parenting, autism, nerdery, books, feminism, animals, architecture, repro health, abortion, Chicago. not necessarily in that order.
pronouns: she/her but apparently I'm agender, who knew?
pronouns: she/her but apparently I'm agender, who knew?
Post a non religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Post a non religious image you think of as holy
That's what happens when we let someone named Matt McCool be in charge.
September 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
That's what happens when we let someone named Matt McCool be in charge.
In other news, the 9-year-old got her belated birthday gift, and our household is now plus one lizard. (A 3-4 month old bearded dragon whom she has named Streaks.)
August 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
In other news, the 9-year-old got her belated birthday gift, and our household is now plus one lizard. (A 3-4 month old bearded dragon whom she has named Streaks.)
I haven't had a Both Cats Bedtime Cuddle in a long time.
I think they miss the kid, who is at her grandparent's house right now.
I think they miss the kid, who is at her grandparent's house right now.
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I haven't had a Both Cats Bedtime Cuddle in a long time.
I think they miss the kid, who is at her grandparent's house right now.
I think they miss the kid, who is at her grandparent's house right now.
The nearly 9-year-old, while reading: what's a tide chart?
Me: I don't know. I assume it's drawing of the beach and it shows the time that the tide will be at what level on the beach? Let's search.
Reality: [it's a list, see graphic]
Me: ... I like mine better.
Kid: I like yours better too.
Me: I don't know. I assume it's drawing of the beach and it shows the time that the tide will be at what level on the beach? Let's search.
Reality: [it's a list, see graphic]
Me: ... I like mine better.
Kid: I like yours better too.
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The nearly 9-year-old, while reading: what's a tide chart?
Me: I don't know. I assume it's drawing of the beach and it shows the time that the tide will be at what level on the beach? Let's search.
Reality: [it's a list, see graphic]
Me: ... I like mine better.
Kid: I like yours better too.
Me: I don't know. I assume it's drawing of the beach and it shows the time that the tide will be at what level on the beach? Let's search.
Reality: [it's a list, see graphic]
Me: ... I like mine better.
Kid: I like yours better too.
Oh it's time for the meme isn't it.
July 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oh it's time for the meme isn't it.
This is so cut-and-dried, but the contents of the bag are what is incredibly telling.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/29/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/29/l...
July 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is so cut-and-dried, but the contents of the bag are what is incredibly telling.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/29/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/29/l...
Not the best photo, but here's Merry grooming Pippin this morning.
July 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Not the best photo, but here's Merry grooming Pippin this morning.
I went to a small museum that was having an exhibit on - I think it was iridescence? At the time. Maybe you'll enjoy these.
July 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I went to a small museum that was having an exhibit on - I think it was iridescence? At the time. Maybe you'll enjoy these.
This was from Act Blue
![screenshot of a text message thread from Thursday June 5.
First message has a picture of Al Franken and it starts
"Hey [redacted because it was to my mom for some reason?], Al Franken here."
And then they're a lot of writing about elections that I'm not going to copy out.
And my reply says "stop and also I never want to hear from Al Franken again, gross"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wicytccnv4s62mim6nmssiio/bafkreiaaw4b4fepb2tud7q7r55vrqf4tbcjay43vxvhf5noauurx77muym@jpeg)
June 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This was from Act Blue
The cats wanted dinner last night.
Merry's food is now on a box because his back leg muscles were getting slightly atrophied and the vet wanted him to have to use them more. Witness my solution.
His food has a cardboard guard because he gets both wet and dry food. Pippin WANTS dry food.
Merry's food is now on a box because his back leg muscles were getting slightly atrophied and the vet wanted him to have to use them more. Witness my solution.
His food has a cardboard guard because he gets both wet and dry food. Pippin WANTS dry food.
June 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The cats wanted dinner last night.
Merry's food is now on a box because his back leg muscles were getting slightly atrophied and the vet wanted him to have to use them more. Witness my solution.
His food has a cardboard guard because he gets both wet and dry food. Pippin WANTS dry food.
Merry's food is now on a box because his back leg muscles were getting slightly atrophied and the vet wanted him to have to use them more. Witness my solution.
His food has a cardboard guard because he gets both wet and dry food. Pippin WANTS dry food.
This post brought to you by our rewatch of The Birds after yesterday's Bodega Bay pilgrimage.
March 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This post brought to you by our rewatch of The Birds after yesterday's Bodega Bay pilgrimage.
This lamp in our airbnb could star in a ghibli movie.
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This lamp in our airbnb could star in a ghibli movie.
The cats have invented religion and this is the Dry Food Vigil.
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The cats have invented religion and this is the Dry Food Vigil.
Cat ear in the light.
Fascinated by this piece of normally invisible biology made visible. It was in the same place on the other ear too.
Fascinated by this piece of normally invisible biology made visible. It was in the same place on the other ear too.
March 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Cat ear in the light.
Fascinated by this piece of normally invisible biology made visible. It was in the same place on the other ear too.
Fascinated by this piece of normally invisible biology made visible. It was in the same place on the other ear too.
Ok am I a middle-aged person coming upstairs after checking on my laundry, or a teenager coming home after curfew whose parents aren't angry, just disappointed?
March 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Ok am I a middle-aged person coming upstairs after checking on my laundry, or a teenager coming home after curfew whose parents aren't angry, just disappointed?
There's more. And a cat who snuck out.
March 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
There's more. And a cat who snuck out.
Doing my part to make your timeline a pile of blurry photos of the moon. You're welcome.
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Doing my part to make your timeline a pile of blurry photos of the moon. You're welcome.
Someone worked hard on this and I applaud them.
March 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Someone worked hard on this and I applaud them.
Pippin exists. Probably.
March 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Pippin exists. Probably.
Threw a top surgery party (a detittification party) for a dear friend today. Alliance Bakery in Chicago understood the cupcake assignment.
Label because tit cupcakes might not be suitable for work?
Label because tit cupcakes might not be suitable for work?
February 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Threw a top surgery party (a detittification party) for a dear friend today. Alliance Bakery in Chicago understood the cupcake assignment.
Label because tit cupcakes might not be suitable for work?
Label because tit cupcakes might not be suitable for work?
I finally got my own copy of the infamous 16th "male chauvinism" edition of Williams Obstetrics and I'm inordinately pleased.
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I finally got my own copy of the infamous 16th "male chauvinism" edition of Williams Obstetrics and I'm inordinately pleased.
This is the first time Cancer Cat has torn up toilet paper since August 14 2024.
Well, he's officially feeling better.
Well, he's officially feeling better.
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This is the first time Cancer Cat has torn up toilet paper since August 14 2024.
Well, he's officially feeling better.
Well, he's officially feeling better.
Today went to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture specifically to see the current "liminal: LGBTQ+ Chicago – Boricua Imaginings" exhibit. Both the exhibit itself and watching my 8-year-old interact with the art nourished my soul in important ways.
nmprac.org/exhibitions/...
nmprac.org/exhibitions/...
January 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today went to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture specifically to see the current "liminal: LGBTQ+ Chicago – Boricua Imaginings" exhibit. Both the exhibit itself and watching my 8-year-old interact with the art nourished my soul in important ways.
nmprac.org/exhibitions/...
nmprac.org/exhibitions/...