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AITAH for not wanting my in-laws to visit right after birthing my baby?

2024.06.09 16:22 ConfusionKnown2883 AITAH for not wanting my in-laws to visit right after birthing my baby?

I'm currently pregnant and organizing and taking some decisions that I can take ahead and one of them is regarding visiting after birth. Birthing a child must be an exhausting experience and considering the hormonal changes in the next few days, I'm scared about the place that I'll be mentally in the first few days of our family of 3 that's why I decided that if everything goes smoothly and we'll probably only have to stay at the hospital for like 48h after birth then we'll take no visitors at all and just enjoy and adapt to our new family. If something goes wrong (specially with me) we'll have my parents to visit because more than meeting the baby, they'll be worried with their own daughter. Either way, my in-laws would ideally only visit once we go back home once I feel slightly better and ready. I feel bad because I know they are important to my husband but I don't feel like I can deal with them at a moment of physical and mental fragility like that since they tend to take special moments of our life and make everything about them and I promised to myself that I learned that lesson on our wedding day. At the moment they're the least excited people about my pregnancy and never got the so called "special pregnancy treatment" from them. They barely mention the pregnancy, never asked if we need anything, we already got big and small gifts from pretty much everyone from my side of the family, also from friends and even from people that we barely know, but nothing from them. From my husband's side, our daughter will be the second granddaughter and second niece and what everyone prioritizes is preparing the first granddaughter and first niece for the fact that she'll be "substituted". The girl is 10 years old already but she was raised in a way that she is the center of the family and everyone's lives happen around her so the top priority is to make her feel good and everytime something baby related is mentioned the conversation is automatically shifted to when she was a baby. The girl which was the only one who actually got slightly excited when we shared that we're having a baby is now scared because of them, they're the ones planting those ideas. A few weeks ago a distant cousin of my husband birthed her baby and guess what was the first thing they said after seeing a picture? Yeah, the baby just looks like that 10 year old niece, like I said: they always make everything about them. I know that when it comes to them my baby will always live in the shadow of that girl so AITAH for wanting the first days of her life to actually be about her and our family of 3?
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2024.06.09 16:16 James_Fortis YSK that the recommended daily fiber intake is 25g for women and 38g for men in the USA. 95% of the country does not meet this amount.

Why YSK: fiber is important for optimal human health. It helps us avoid diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, obesity, and other diseases. This is particularly important in developed countries such as mine (USA) that are suffering greatly from these diseases.
The recommended daily fiber intake is 25g for women and 38g for men in the USA, and 95% of us don't meet this amount. This suggests an urgent need for us to increase our daily fiber intake, which can be achieved by swapping out ultra-processed foods and animal foods that are void of fiber with whole plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.
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2024.06.09 16:14 Bearburbur Advice please!

Advice please!
Please I need advice on treat these two roses that I have for the second year.
The first and the second picture is Madame Pierre Oger, it has buds and it’s growing still, but it’s going a bit crazy on its shape and the whole plant is infected.
The third picture is Aphrodite. The growth is strong but many of the leaves are seriously damaged. I am not sure if I cut all of the infected leaves is an appropriate approach during this period of time.
I live near Manchester and is always rainy and cloudy…. Please help me to treat these two plants guys! Thanks!
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2024.06.09 15:58 KellHound270 Just Watched GxK, Now for Some Mindless Praise and Criticism

Just watched Godzilla X Kong: New Empire, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now that the hype has died down, I’m gonna share my thoughts with you all.
First off, praise.
Now, for the criticism, and most of it is just for Skar King.
Thank you for hearing my inane ramblings out! What do you think of my praises and criticisms?
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2024.06.09 15:56 Cold-Yogurt5118 How to bring exotic orchids from Thailand into Canada

Planning a trip to Thailand this August with family. My dad is a major orchid enthusiast and wants to bring orchids back to Canada for his greenhouse — whether it's with him when he travels or having them shipped back home.
From my understanding, he needs a permit from Canada and a phytosanitary certificate from Thailand. I have read it can take 2 weeks to get the latter and can only be done in Bangkok. We will only be in Bangkok for a few days at the start of our trip and finish our trip in Chiang Mai. Are there any companies or people that can handle this for you (ie, get the certificate, get the plants inspected, and ship the orchids)? Any information, tips, etc would be incredibly appreciated.
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2024.06.09 15:55 Boredim45601 Hit n skip on my LLV

I was stopped at a red light off a highway with 2 cars in front of me & a white mid 2000’s Tahoe I had noticed behind me for awhile , as I had to get over in left lane to allow him onto highway, there was 50”-70” between us & I left about 10” between my LLV and car in front. As I’m looking ahead at light , awaiting change and seeing cars 3rd brake light , I felt and heard a loud KABOOM, I was knocked out for at least a minute more. Then I come to and all I can think is must have been another car come off highway and hit cars into me. Then I saw Tahoe going left down road ahead n had cut off cars in front of me. Lady 2 cars back ran up to me asking if I’m ok and saying he hit you hard. I’ve had bad concussions before and I could feel the signs/symptoms. Feeling dazed & stoned like. Lady had got plate # and I had description of Tahoe. Went by squad to ER after waiting for supervisors to show up at scene , they was able to get there a min or 2 after squad. Sheriffs come to ER to get my statement and still hadn’t ran plate #. This pisses me off. It takes one minute or less to run the plate in computer. So now I have a Tranverse lumbar spinal fracture , so my fkg spine is broke. Also whiplash and concussion. So now I’m laying in bed awaiting Monday so I can get an appt with a spinal surgeon. 50/50 chance I’ll either need surgery or 4-8 weeks or rest & relaxation for it to heal on its own. I just started as an RCA at start of March. I was so concussed& hurting so bad at scene I was tearing up thinking I was gonna be fired, at postal academy I was told I’m first 90 work days any wreck and I’d be fired. But postmaster is wonderful and she told me there was nothing I could have done to prevent it and I’m not being fired. The damn tank of an LLV barely has a scratch but now rear door don’t go up. Those thick rubber bumpers don’t take damage, but my neck n back sure did. I was glad I had done like I’m supposed to & had shoulder belt on with lap belt. I really like being an RCA and was looking forward to working almost every day to get some nice checks in , as I was off all last year when plastics plant I had worked at for 4 years closed up , so I had few thousand in severance & unemployment to live off of. I am just so scared of spinal surgery so I’m praying I don’t need it. I always thought I’d get hit on side of road while putting mail in the box, not when sitting waiting for a red light to turn green.
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2024.06.09 15:54 _mothermercury Overwatered lavender - tips for recovering?

Overwatered lavender - tips for recovering?
I've bought a lavender plant a week and a half ago and I believe I may have overwatered it. It started dropping about 3 days ago, and I noticed most of the browning leaves today. I am in desperate need of some tips on how to help it recover.
The soil is sandy so it drains well as far as I can tell, but I've also kept the original soil it came with around the roots - should I repot it and remove that soil, or would this cause added stress? Should I cut out the dead leaves and dropping flowers? Thank you!
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2024.06.09 15:47 gasca2374 Dieffenbachia rescue - need advice

Dieffenbachia rescue - need advice
Hi everyone, I went to my friends' yesterday and was greeted by this lady on their front porch. They told me to take it cause I'm convinced I can help her !
I think it's a dieffenbachia but I've never had one of those, her main stem is sturdy and seems healthy and she even has new growth so she's trying to survive.
Basically they got a new cat and the cat knocked over the plant so they threw her outside where she sat for a little over a week in direct sunlight during a mini heatwave of 32-35° C. She was perfectly fine beforehand and they had repotted her in December.
I think I know what I can do to save her but I'd really love some input on the best way to approach this, all of the existing leaves are damaged so I figured I'd end up needing to chop and propagate ? Can the top part with new growth be saved ?
How can I bring her back to life ? Or is this a lost cause and I'm in over my head ?
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2024.06.09 15:47 Razzmatazz_me999 Is this wild lettuce, medicinal lettuce or...

Is this wild lettuce, medicinal lettuce or...
They all look the same to me, sow lettuce, dandelions...weeds! I have been letting it go in hope's it was opium lettuce so that I could make something to help with pain management. If it's junk, I need to pull it and plant more purposeful in this space. Any assistance with identifying is much appreciated!
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2024.06.09 15:46 The_One_True_Ewok How much do I need to worry about irrigation regulation for a small home garden?

I put in a small row of plants that will need daily watering and I'm trying to find a more automatic solution, i.e. a timer on the hose spigot. As I was browsing though, I ran into all the Cross Connection docs on the Durham website and it seems VERY technical, and VERY expensive for what I'm trying to do. If I put a $10 backflow preventer on the hose and a dripline in the garden, do I need to be concerned about the city destroying me with fines and inspections?
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2024.06.09 15:45 captianconrad Perennial strawberry plant in container?

I have a strawberry plant in a large pot. Will it survive winter, or does it need to be in the ground to truly be a perennial? Zone 5b
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2024.06.09 15:43 findthegood123 Thrips - will this work?

I found thrips on my stringray plant. I have no clue where they came from since there are no new plants and I got it in Feb and I checked regularly and didn't see any. Either way, here we are 😭 Here's what I've done so far: I immediately quarantined. Applied Bonaide systemic granules to stingray and all plants it shared a room with and water to soak it into the roots.
I sprayed with Cap Jack's Insecticidal soap. I'm not sure how often I need to do that...
I've read about Captain jacks dead big brew. Should I use that too? Totally freaking out but figure this is the best place to go for guidance! Thanks in advance!
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2024.06.09 15:43 Altruistic-Rope1994 Where to Purchase Dymondia Affordably

My local nursery charges $7 per plant which will be rather expensive, given how much I am going to need.
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2024.06.09 15:40 Strong_Candy_1449 House plant maintenance (Everyone)

I have a project due this week for that I need real time stats. If possible please fill this short survey about house plant maintenance. I believe this community will be helpful for providing good stats.
Survey link
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2024.06.09 15:33 thecalmman420 Just my story in how I found a public/speaking career and KIND OF overcame my stutter (but still stutter all the time)

These posts are mostly therapy for the OP but maybe someone will get something from it.
Stuttered bad all my life, tons of therapy, struggled so bad with CSR jobs at Blockbuster (where I had to answer the fuckin phone and say "Thank you for calling Blockbuster my name is S..." and I stutter on TH, B, and S sounds).
In college I had to take a foreign language and picked sign language. I wound up answering a job for an in-class kindergarten deaf assistant and just started working that, moved into ESL assistant at a junior high and then in 2013 I moved abroad to China to be a teacher.
Moving abroad was 100% depression motivated. I was charismatic enough and had supportive friends and family so I had girlfriends and such but I could never get over my stuttering. I actually drove taxi as a part time job as a "I don't need to talk" job. But shit went South and this was an option.
Being a teacher in a non-native country meant all my awkward word replacements and stammering was not a problem at all. I even got to use a lot of awesome new ones.
"I was going to the, oh, what's the word......thinking, thinking... shopping mall when..."
I got to speak slowly and loudly for a living. I developed a habit of calling every one of my students Mr. and Ms. XYZ because Eric was impossible to say but Mr. Eric? No problem!
And my coworkers for 95% foreigners as well and the native coworkers who teachers who are super concerned with bullying and generally leaned Liberal so they had the patience.
Over the past 10 years I just busted my ass. Got my teaching license, my Masters, spearheaded anti bullying programs, and just got super good at my job.
I got more successful and confident and confident and successful and I won't go into it but next semester I'll be moving into the job of my dreams, leading the entire student culture and behavior programs of a very awesome school.
I still stutter all the time. I can't tell jokes very well. I can't recite movie lines. But my wife's name doesn't start with a block sound.
I am thinking of moving back to the US next year with my wife and it does terrify me. To continue teaching with native speaker students is a new thing for me but I THINK and HOPE the attitude of HS students in 2024 is a lot better than 1994.
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2024.06.09 15:31 Rusted-1 ARK 8 Chapter 23-Unlucky

ARK 8 Chapter 23-Unlucky
To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless. What is it to kill for religion? - Unknown
This fanfic is based on the fanfic The Isolationists, by Seeyouon_otherside, and a continuation of the stronger_together series. Constructive criticism is appreciated.
Time Since First Contact: Y:0 M:1 W:0 D:3
Memory Transcript Subject: Private Brolien “Lucky” Tiwond of the enforcers.
“Wait, the humans call you that? Why?” My buddy Rohan asked me as we patrolled the streets of the capital city of Finalshape under the night sky. You could actually see one of the aliens' ships flying overhead, which was fantastic. I felt like a kid watching them, just in awe at the technological marvels. Our power armor was clanking and clunking as we went about our day, heavy auto rifles in hand, a good breakfast this morning, kissed the kids and misses goodbye for today, promising little ones I’ll bring them back a souvenir of some kind. We walked through the snow that had to yet be cleared by the snow plows, and I just enjoyed the forever-green grass and trees. Just admiring the city that we lived in
“Yeah, I was on the plane next to the human ARK ship when I went down.”
“Wait, that was you?!” Rohan practically yelled, getting the attention of many people around us. “How come you’re still not in the Air Force anymore?”
“That crash rattled me pretty bad, So I stepped down for that position and took up a job as a trooper,” I respond casually. “It was fun for a while being in the Air Force, but now, with seven kids and a wife, I can’t take that risk anymore. I’d rather do something more laid-back to have a higher chance of survival. So I can spend more time with my beloved and see my little ones grow up.” I said. Then I revealed my trap card. “I also got a spot on the Land Tank.
“Yeah, I get that-YOU WHAT!?” He yelled.
I let out a hearty laugh as he began to freak out. “Yep! I will be one of the lead anti-air and anti-space gunnery commanders. The pay is fantastic. I’m going to spoil my family rotten.”
He made an odd noise and launched himself at me. “HOLLY SHIT DUDE! YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED A JOB ON THAT HUNK OF HISTORY! I’M SO PROUD OF YOU!” He patted me on the back a few times and then let go. “But I get what you mean by anti-air, but what do you mean by anti-space?”
I sighed and looked around before switching to helmet-to-helmet communication so no one could hear us. "You're aware that Lord Lieutenant Commander Canilia Feral doesn't fully trust the aliens, right?”
Rohan nodded. I couldn’t see his expression under the heavy metal helmet, but we had known each other since we were kids, so I could tell he was somber. “Yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of that. But that doesn't mean I don't understand it. The aliens are fun, lovely, adorable, and huggable. I can say a hundred other nice things about them, but I won't because I don't want to bore you to death. They are still a massive unknown; they've been sharing more and more information with us, and I know the one, Captain Leo, is preparing to hold some… not ceremony, what do you call it…I want to say it's a seminar about how they got here and their history. I'm going to it, but I don't know when it will be.”
I nodded in agreement. “ I am with you on every single one of those points. As amazing as they are, there are so many unknowns about them… which is why Lord Lieutenant Commander Canilia Feral has started a program meant to counteract the aliens' most powerful tools: their droids and ships.”
Rohan looked at me. I could tell from underneath his helmet he looked surprised. “Wait, weapons?”
It was my turn to be somber. “She says it's to prepare for if they turn on us. She made it very apparent that she hoped she would never have to use these weapons, but she wanted to be prepared.”
“Does Commander Fango Feral know about this?”
I scoffed at that thought. “Well, yeah, this project would have never gotten the green light anyway. Plus, we're talking about Lord Lieutenant Commander Canilia Feral here. Going behind her uncle's back is the last thing she would do."
Rohan nodded. "What do you know about the project?" He asked
"What little I know about the project is that I will be operating an ASRFC, an anti-space rapid-fire cannon. It’s designed to do what it sounds like: it shoots or, rather, assists in launching incredibly fast-moving projectiles, similar to missiles but different somehow. They should be coated in the specialized electricity designed to short out alien systems. She's also been developing handheld weapons to short out their droids.”
Rohan was silent. Then spoke. “Geez. That's… a lot. I'm just hoping the aliens don't find out.”
My shoulder sagged as I hated the thought of operating a weapon like that against two species that have been nothing but kind to us. “Same, we all share the same sentiment at the Land Tank. We are on our hands and knees, praying to the great protector that we never have to use these guns. Lord Lieutenant Commander Canilia Feral is probably the person who is hoping the most. However, I get the odd feeling that they would understand why we would make these weapons. I think they'd be mad, but they wouldn't be upset. They'd be understanding.” I looked over at my childhood best friend. “Honestly, considering your Borderline addiction to anything alien right now, I'm surprised you're taking this as well as you are.”
He shook his head. “I'm not really… it's hard making guns and weapons to kill a person who has been nothing but kind to you simply because you don't fully trust them. But I understand and support the logic behind it. However, it is comforting to know that everyone working on this project hopes and prays that they don't have to use them. Not much, but a bit.” Rohan sighed, and we walked in silence for a while. He perked up, his posture became slightly straighter, and he pointed to my chest. “What is that anyway on your chest? I’ve never seen a dialect or a plant like that,” he asked. I looked down and laughed.
“Yeah, that’s human dialect. I want to say it’s the one called English, but it could also be the one called Japanese or Russian. I really have no idea. It says, “Lucky, the falling star.” The symbol is of what they called a four-leaf clover, a type of plant back on the human homeworld that was considered lucky, surrounded by a star, and there are trails to the side of it, or to make it look like it’s falling.”
Rohan stopped for a minute, got the joke, and nearly busted a gut laughing. When he finally calmed down, he looked at me. “How the hell did Humans and Zeyzell convince you to get that painted on your armor!?” he asked through laughs.
“Well, I was at a drink stop, a bar as most of you normals call it, forget which one, when out of the blue, a bunch of humans popped up, and they recognized me as a pilot. I don’t know how, but they did.” I answered, “Ask me all sorts of questions like how I survived. How was I doing? Generally, they were good questions and warmed my heart that they were worried about me. It was nice, anywho, they were going on about this plant on the human home world called the four-leaf clover, and this represents luck or something. They asked if they could paint my armor with it. I had just gotten my shiny new power armor, so I was like, sure, go ahead and paint it. Then, they whipped out a bunch of little pups, or kids and kits, as the humans call them. As in little humans who are ADORIBLE, and they started painting my armor as I started talking to the adults. Two hours later, bam, you got this masterpiece painted all over my armor. I swear they took the little ones out of their pockets if I didn’t know better. After all that, I wanted it back to camp, and the paint had dried. I tried getting off, even though it was a nice gesture. I was kind of sad about it, but I don’t know what the void they used is. This stuff is not coming off. I scrubbed for a good hour, and it didn’t come off. So when I had to fall in with everyone at Camp and with everyone with their new hand-me-down E-10 power armor. I stood out like a sore thumb.”
“And you had petty officer Gotrom, didn’t you?” Rohana teasingly said. I shook my head in pain, causing him to laugh. “I’ll take that as a yes.”
“Yep, I had him, the man of the petty ones. The moment he laid eyes on me. His eyes did the whole bleeding thing. I hate it when he does that and starts screaming at me. I mean, this dude is slightly above me in rank, but he takes his job too seriously. So, after five minutes of chewing me out, I thought he would pass out with the amount of hot air he was spewing. He asked me what my excuse was.”
“What do you say to him?” Rohan asks.
I laughed. “It was like the great protector had whispered exactly what I should say into my ear. “Interacting with the new locals, sir. Just letting them know that we are their friends, not their wardens.” And you won’t freaking believe this, he took it.”
“He what?! he took it as a valid answer?!” Rohan asked.
“I myself was still surprised that he took that as a valid answer, but yes, he did. Then he immediately brought me to the front of all three hundred troops and started to yell at them, tearing them a new one by telling them how I was the only one here who had made any attempt to meet with the alien. Even though we all know that’s not true, they found me. He patted me on the back, congratulated me, and sent me off to get some extra food.”
“By the old void, that guy gets stranger and stranger every time.”
I shrugged. “I honestly have no clue, and I think he was telling everyone to step up the game in greeting the aliens, but other than that, I have no idea. The Humans are super nice, and I often find them chatting with someone or petting someone. Void, I’ve even seen an entire group of humans swarm a giant and start petting it. It was cute to watch. The Zeyzell seem far more reserved than the humans, but you can have interesting conversations with them.”
We continued to patrol the streets in silence for a while after that, making a bit of small talk to break it, but nothing much, just observing people going about their business. That’s when we saw an out-of-breath Tiwond with a human gently helping him drink a bottle of water. A Zeyzell clung to the human's back, laughing his lungs out. “Everything all right over here?” I asked.
“Yeah,” the person said as he got up, swishing his tail as he did, “tried to beat my buddy here in a race after hearing about humans' high stamina. I lost by a large margin while he carried his fluffy ass on his back. The man said as he pointed to the Human and the Zeyzell. The Zeyzell just laughed while still clinging to the human's back.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you!” The Zeyzell said as the three laughed.
“All right, you three, stay safe. Bye now.” The group of three said their goodbyes, and I looked at the human. He just seemed so happy. It was such a pure and authentic expression that it warmed my hearts. “It’s so nice that we met the humans; everyone just seems happier.”
Rohan nodded. “Yeah, it’s like the mood has shifted, from the low to the high, it's nice. With the war, the terror that came after it, and the animals evolving and changing. Things were looking bleak. That’s not even mentioning all the giant refugees we've been getting, and well…him and them.”
I looked at Rohan. “Who and what?”
Rohan looked at me, confused. “You know? Viggo Scythelock?”
I nodded. The mention of his name made me slightly mad. “Oh, him…you think they will catch the guy?” I asked.
“Honestly, I hope so. He has caused so much pain to so many. The man is a psychopath, a monster. He used the war as an opportunity to harm so many.” Rohan looked down. “But honestly, it’s been over three years. I’m not sure if they will ever find him.”
“Yeah…I hope they find him and take him out. Also, who are "Them" you are talking about?”
Rohan looked at me, surprised. “You haven't heard?” he asked. He switched to helmet-to-helmet communications instead of talking out loud. This must be bad.”
“I’m almost afraid to ask…but no, I have not heard about them,” I responded also with helmet-to-helmet communication. “Who are you talking about?”
“The Cult of the Old God? You haven't heard what they have been up to?”
“You mean them assassinating high-ranking individuals, stealing supplies, their entire operation multiplying tenfold ever since the alien's arrival?”
I could tell he was surprised, and I could also understand that he was blinking and surprised underneath the helmet. That's how well we know each other. “How did you know?”
“It's common knowledge, and the higher-ups sent this documentation earlier this morning. Did you not read it? They're very transparent, and you know that I don't get all your conspiracies at everything, which is a conspiracy.”
“Oh, come on! The Aliens! Their rival was too perfect; just when we were getting worried that we were the only living creatures in the universe, pop! They show up. That can't be a coincidence!”
I rolled my eyes underneath my helmet. “You need help.”
“Not with my mental state, but definitely with my taxes.” I shake my head
We continued on our way. When we crossed one of the streets and took a left toward one of the shopping districts, we saw two dudes sitting in the snow, huddled around something. We approached to make sure everything was alright. “Everything alright?” I asked. The guys looked up at me and made the shhh motion with their fingers. Then they parted their bodies a little, and I saw a female human sleeping between them.
“We don’t want to wake her up,” the first said. I nodded my head and continued on.
Both of us then turned a corner into a more populated part of the district. We saw a human and what looked like a construction worker chatting there. “Thank you so much for taking us in. I think I can speak for my entire species when I say you have made us so happy.”
The construction worker raised an eyebrow and took another bite of the sandwich she was eating. “Anyone would’ve done it; it's just the right thing to do if they had a soul, at least.”
The human started to laugh a bit, and then it quickly stopped as a human just shook her head. “Guess the federation has no soul then, huh?”
The construction worker took another bite out of her sandwich. “Doesn’t sound like it.” The human leaned into the construction worker. “Eay, don’t worry. If those Federation things ever come here, they’ll get a big face full of Big Jim.” She then pulled out a massive [monkey wrench.] I smiled at that, knowing that so many were willing to protect the humans. I believe that made them feel more at home. We wandered past them on our patrol and continued deeper into the district.
“Hey, you know what I’ve noticed?” Rohan said.
“Hm?” I asked in return.
“I haven’t seen all that many little humans, you know, their pups, kids, children, whatever they call them.”
I was about to argue that I had seen quite a few children, but when I really thought about it. The only significant group of human children I had seen was when a bunch of them confronted me and painted the four-leaf clover and star onto my chest plate. Other than that, I’ve only seen a few. “Now that you mention it, you’re right. I’ve hardly seen any. Why do you think that is?”
Rohan thought for a minute. Then, he snapped his secondary jaw in realization or remembered something. “I remember a bit of talk about a lot of young ones being on a second ARK ship. I don’t know much about it. All I know is that most of their young population, as in newborns to tweens, was supposedly on an ARK ship called ARK Twelve. Other than that, I don’t know much.”
“Where did you hear that from?” I asked.
“One of my buddies works in intelligence gathering. We like humans, but the intelligence bureau doesn’t fully trust them like Lord Lieutenant Commander Canilia Feral doesn't. I can’t blame them. Again, Humans are still a big unknown, even though they are one of the cutest things I have ever seen.”
“Agreed.”
“He was pretty drunk when I asked him, but it was his reaction when he said out loud that really disturbed me. Normally he’s a pretty big drinker because you see some bad shit in intelligence gathering. I mean, there are some terrible people out there. But the second he mentioned ARK twelve, he got really really sad. And he didn’t even finish his drink, which was a first. He mumbled something about going home to spend time with the human he was taking care of. I don’t know what it was about the response, but I got a sense of pure dread from it.”
I nodded my head, and we continued. I felt like asking the next human I saw about ARK twelve, but I sensed it would be a bad idea. We saw a commotion in front of what looked like a jewelry store. Wandering over, there was a female tiwond Who seemed distressed. As we approached, she continuously asked strangers if they had seen someone. A lot of other people are starting to be concerned, too, for some reason. We approach to attempt to calm the situation. “Enforcers, what’s going on here?” Rohan asked. The woman turned around rather quickly. She was short and had that typical camo pattern fur that the people of the woodland area have, so she was most likely not a local. Then again, you can never be too confident in the city.
“I lost them! I can't find them! I don’t know where they are!” She almost yelled in what looked like fear and worry.
“Whoa, calm down, ma’am. What’s the problem?” I gently told her to try to get him to calm down. “Take four large breaths and clear all four of your lungs. Trust me, it helps.”
She took some deep breaths, seemingly calmed down just a little, and then spoke again. “I am in charge of two humans under my care for the exchange program. I had brought her and her kid here to the shopping district to see if they wanted anything before moving back to the Woodland cities. However, they vanished. I don’t know where they went. I am terrified of all the unknowns around here that might hurt them.”
“Thank you. Do you know where you last saw them?” I asked. I made a hand motion to Rohan to signal in an incident report and some backup. Rohan stepped away from the conversation and radioed a command using his helmet.
“This is Rohan. I'm reporting a case of a missing person. Yeah, two humans went missing. I’m currently with Brolien, and we’re patrolling the shopping district… Green Wyvern. Can you send a few more patrols down here to help? We can’t have two aliens going missing in the city. That's bad, AR. Also, and yes, I want to see them safe. I am not an AR asshole.”
"This is HQ, sending down an additional squad. Keep us updated."
"Yes sir." Rhoan responded
“Do you know which store you were in when you saw them last?” I asked.
“The jewelry store, the one just over there. About [10 minutes] ago. Their names are Jasper and Melinda.” She pointed to one of the higher-end jewelry stores, and I motioned to Rohan to follow me. I noticed a few Street cops coming over to see what the situation was about.
“What’s going on here?” one of the cops asked. I recognize this one, a retired Detective, I think.
“Missing persons, two humans last seen over there. We’re going to investigate now,” I quickly informed him. “Keep an eye on her, will you?” He nodded and walked over to the lady, with two others in tow. Rohan and I walked over to the building to inspect the area around it.
“If a human is missing here… I’m worried about who might’ve taken them. I know it’s pretty rare for kidnappings, but still.” Rohan said as he opened a dumpster and took a peek inside. “I mean, the humans are so frail. A good-sized hail storm will kill them.” Rohan said.
“Yeah, apparently it can. I’ve heard rumors that back on their home planet, it’s possible to die from things like that.” I responded.
“Unbelievable,” Rohan replied in disbelief, shaking his head. We started to search the area, calling out their names. We wandered past an ally—“Oh, protector, what is this?” I looked over to see Rohan had stepped in Something. I walked over and looked at it.
“Is that blood?” I asked him.
“No way too light to be blood. Look at how red it is. It’s not even a black color like ours. I bet you another copper wire melted. I can tell by the scent.” he replied as he shook the stuff off his boot. I took a closer look, put my hand in it, and brought it up to my face. It looked like blood. It flowed like blood. I used the scanning equipment in my helmet and…
…Oh shit.
“Rohan, this is human blood,” I said. I got up and turned the safety off my gun. Rohan follows suit, and we both enter the alleyway, guns drawn. There was a little more blood on the walls and a bit on the ground.
“This is enforcer Rohan calling enforcer HQ, and we have possible contact with an unknown that has seemingly taken two humans, one child, and one mother. Send backup, sending location.” Rohan called in as we quietly walked along the side of the alleyway. We are doing our best to make no noise. I’m so happy that we are wearing the newer power armor. They are so silent.
“Roger that Rohan, this is enforcer HQ. Reinforcements are inbound in two minutes.” The coms operator said
[Chanting]
“Do you hear that? Sounds like chanting?” Rohan whispered. I strained my ears to listen and turned up the sensitivity on my power armor audio receptors. Chanting, I wonder…
“Do you think it could be…?” I trailed off, and he immediately knew what I was talking about.
“Cult of the old God? This far north? Hm… shoot to kill.” Rohan sternly replied. “This is Enforcer Rohan, possible contact with the Cult of the old god. I am requesting time for the arrival of reinforcements.”
“Reinforcements inbound in one minute.”
We both quickened the pace and turned the corner-“FUCK!” I yelled out loud. There were Six cultists in total. Two cultus whipped around to face me. One drew a pistol, and another a plasma pistol.
“CONTACT CONTACT! LIGHT THEM UP!” Rohan yelled, and we both started blasting into them. We popped bullet bullets into each of their heads and two hearts, taking them down instantly. “Cultus! Here! This far north! What the fuck?!” Rohan yelled. The three others drew their guns and aimed and opened fire at us as we took cover behind some old barrels. We were bullet and plasma-proof in our power armor, but I would rather not risk it. Rohan tossed a flash bang, and It blew up a second later. I heard screams a second later, and we got up and opened fire, our visors blocking out the flash. We both nailed the same bastard as his buddies dove behind cover. They would fire at us every few seconds, keeping our heads down. I looked at Rohan and made the hand single to get the shield. He reached behind himself and took out the heavy-duty shield. I had the battering ram, so I was not that useful. He got up first as I threw another flash, confusing and disorienting the cultists as it went off. We both advanced as Rohan swapped out his heavy rifle for an SMG; I took out the full-auto shotgun as we got closer. Rohan shield-bashed the first one and then blasted him with the SMG. I took out the second one with my shotgun. A bullet deflected off of the shield, and a small spread of bullets that Rohan could deflect with his shield came at us. Then they stopped, and we rushed to cover, Rohan still holding the shield. I peeked out from behind the cover.
“Were did..” I started when I heard a yell from behind us. Whipping around, the cultist had appeared and was now wrestling with me for my shotgun. In a split second, I shoved the shotgun into him as he pulled, disorienting him and knocking the wind out of him. I then grabbed the battering ram, which had already been turned on and was at full power, and bashed it into his chest. He immediately exploded from the pressure, and I was coated in his blood. Looking around, all the cultists were down just as reinforcements flooded the area.
Looking at the cultus robes, I noticed the same color of blood on them that I had looked at earlier. “Shit, I think these guys got the humans!” I told Rohan.
The human female was lying on what looked like a makeshift altar made of scrap metal, an old luxurious chair, and wood. Her entire chest and lower body had been torn open. Most of her major organs were removed, and her heart was speared with multiple little needles and placed on top of the altar. “This is bad. This is bad. If there is this far north, they have gotten bold.” Rohan spoke as he walked over to the human female and inspected her. “She died only a minute ago. It looks like she was in pain the entire time, too. Damn. FUCKING FANTIC SHITS!”
“Radio this in,” I ordered Rohan, and he immediately did that. I walked over to the human adult female's corpse and looked at it as a medic was handling her. Why didn’t she scream? Oh, that’s why. They sewed her mouth shut. Damn. I look at the cultists again and look at their golden medallions decorated with a skull. “Wait, Rohan. Weren’t there two?” We looked at each other and immediately split up in different directions to find the kid. It didn't take long for me to see him. “Aw…kid.” I gently bent down to inspect the little body. His lower jaw was gone entirely. His left arm seems to have been sawed off and taken. His eyes were closed, and he wasn’t moving. I looked up and noticed footprints taking off into the distance. A seventh cultist, it looks like we missed one. I cradled his head in my hand and took a pulse. Nothing…
“Shit.”
“Oh, void.”
‘Oh, my young one…I am sorry.” the other enforcers said as we gathered around the child's corpse. One of the enforcers punched a wall out of anger as another just sat on an old couch, shaking her head.
“Looks like there was a seventh we missed. If I get my hands on that-.” Another one started.
*GACK!*
“OH SHIT! ROHAN HE'S STILL ALIVE!” I screamed. Rohan immediately ran over and looked. As did the medic.
“By the protector he is!” The medic yelled as she began to administer human-friendly meds. “There is an ambulance outside. MOVE!” She yelled.
I picked up the kid and held him in my arms, carrying him as the medic did her work.
“You’ll be OK, you’ll be OK,” I told him to comfort him, although I felt it was more for my own sake.
“JASPER!” I looked behind me to see the female running to me and followed beside me.
"MISS IS MUST INSIST YOU MOVE-" The medic begins to yell.
"I'M HIS CARE TAKER!" she yelled back. "Shhhh, I’m here now.” Jasper reached up with a blood-soaked hand and began to grab at her fur like he was trying to hold onto life. She held him to her and then took something out of her bag. “I can use this to get the blood out of his lungs!”
“Do it!” the medic told her. She stuck the tube into the kid's chest, and blood came out, and he immediately began to breathe easier. He then latched himself to her chest and passed out.
“Don’t worry. I promised your mom I would take care of you if anything happened to her. I will take care of you.” She quietly told the sleeping child as she rocked back and forth, crying, holding the child as the ambulance came around the corner with more enforcers. They loaded both of them into the ambulance and took them away. I walked out and sat down on a bench in front of the alleyway. I just needed time to think. I sat there as the world around me continued. Just lost in thought. What if we got there sooner..?
I was broken out of the trance by Rohan. “You alright?”
I looked down. “No, we were supposed to protect them…”
“Yeah,” Rohan said. We just sat there. It was helping a little to have my buddy there. But…still
A human was…dead.
“And yet…we saved a human child.” He told me.
I nodded, looking up at the Alien space station that was now in orbit around our planet. “Yeah…we did.” We remained silent before he put an arm around me and hugged me. "I hope he survives."
"Me too, me too."
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2024.06.09 15:31 GradAT11 Kindergarten Backpack with Padded Compartment📱🎒

Hello! My son starts kindergarten this fall (and yes, I’m already feeling all of the emotions!).
Would love some help here: the supply list asks for “Personal backpack with padded Chromebook compartment.”
I’m having a hard time finding a backpack that’s size is appropriate for a kindergartener that also comes with a padded compartment. I’ve also seen other great posts on backpacks here, but the favorites don’t seem to included what I need.
Does anyone have any? My son is very tall for a kindergartener so that may help. He’d also love a fun, bright color like yellow, turquoise, etc. if at all possible.
Thanks for the feedback!
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2024.06.09 15:30 neutralpacket Second year growing tomatoes and I have a couple questions

Second year growing tomatoes and I have a couple questions
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2024.06.09 15:29 Yojimbo8810 Plant SOS, need assistance!

Plant SOS, need assistance!
Sooooo I have four of these pink powers my ma bought plus two tomato plants and two potential beds I can put them in. However, there are other plants in the way and I don’t know which ones to keep or pitch. The trees I am keeping for sure, I ain’t got the forearms or the wallet for stump removal. Also, I’ve never re-mulched. How screwed am I? lol!
For real though, any (helpful) suggestions are appreciated. Pictures are included. Thanks!
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2024.06.09 15:26 SaulDude Do I need to fertilize my tomato plants?

Do I need to fertilize my tomato plants?
I planted 6 tomato plants in a raised bed and I used 2 bags of Black Cow Manure soil and 2 bags of Kellogg Potting Mix. Do I still need to fertilize the soil or does the soil I bought already have all the nutrients the plants will need?
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