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2024.05.28 03:29 Neonspike84 I need help!

Hey, maybe one of you lovely humans can help me out. I'm looking for video of Vessel thanking the crowd at the end of Euclid in Laval. Specifically head on if possible.
My wife and her friend were the ones that made the books and got them to the Sleepy ones. My Wife's friend got to see the confirmation from Vess, however there was a tall guy in front of my wife and she didn't get to see (she still totally lost it when she was told what happened). I've been constantly searching since the show and have as yet been unsuccessful, so pleas if you have some video please please let me make my wife's day even better!
Extra bonus points if you can manage it before the show ends tonight so I can surprise her!
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2024.05.28 03:29 edgiscript [F4M] Play Time - 6 out of Checkmate [Kimchi Cat-Girl Speaker] [Hubby Human Listener] [Playing Board/Bored Games] [Rickety-Ass Stairs] [Colonel/Kernel] [You Sank My Battleship] [Give Me Back My Piece]

Kimchi: Ugh, Edgi, can you tell everybody about the... things... and stuff?
Edgiscript: Kimchi, that's your job.
Kimchi: But it's so dull.
Edgiscript: Then make it fun.
Kimchi: What am I supposed to tell them again?
Edgiscript: That An Introduction To The Book That Is Me : ASMRScriptHaven (reddit.com) is where you go to find out about monetization, and Masterlist for edgiscript : ASMRScriptHaven (reddit.com) is where you go for my library.
Kimchi: Ok. Cool.
(Pause.)
Edgiscript: So, are you going to do it?
Kimchi: Oh, it's been done.
Edgiscript: What do you mean, "It's been done?" Kimchi, what did you do?
Kimchi: Made it fun. Bye.
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Part 5 here: [FF4M] Play Time - Part 5 out of I DON'T KNOW, OK!? [Kimchi Cat-Girl Speaker] [Hubby Human Listener] [Day At The Beach] [Dog Girl Tries To Rescue Hubby] [Buried In Sand] [Applying Lotion] : ASMRScriptHaven (reddit.com)
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Part 6

Kimchi: Hi, hubby. Whatcha doin’?
(Pause.)
Yeah, I just woke up from a nap. What’s all this?
(Pause.)
Board games? Why would I wanna play a game that would make me bored? Games are supposed to be fun.
(Pause.)
These are fun? Well, then why do they put the word “bored” right in the description. Honestly, hubby, you should know these things. I’m the hunter, you’re the thinker.
(Pause.)
Yeah, you see what I mean?
(Pause.)
Ok, yeah, tabletop game sounds better. A little. The best games take place in the woods. Or in clothing stores. Or at the beach. Or even in the apartment since you’re so good at hiding. I think playing on top of a table would make it way too easy to catch you.
(Pause.)
What do you mean, I’m not trying to catch you. Then it’s not a game.
(Pause.)
What? Games other than hunting? I… don’t see how that’s possible. Explain.
(Pause.)
Your pieces on the board move but you don’t? Hubby, you’re not making any sense right now.
(Pause.)
All right. You show me then.
(Sounds of a box opening and pieces clattering on the table.)
Wow. Tabletop games have lots of pieces to them. What do we do with them?
(Pause.)
These pieces will be put together as the game goes on. Why don’t we just put them together now?
(Pause.)
Uh, yes, that is how the game is played. You can’t go into it without a ton of preparation or you’re going to lose. If you try to figure it out as you go, you’re not going to catch your… MOUSE!
(Crashing and scattering of pieces is heard.)
I GOT HIM! Do I win?
(Pause.)
What do you mean those are our playing pieces? This game is called Mousetrap? Well then, I win. I trapped the mouse.
(Pause.)
WHAT? Hubby, somebody’s lying to you. A bucket, some rickety-ass stairs, and a guy diving into a pool? That is NOT how you trap a mouse. You back his little mouse-butt into a corner so he’s got nowhere to run. And then you POUNCE!
(Crashing and scattering of pieces is heard.)
That’s how you do it, hubby. Well, maybe this little metal ball could do it if you threw it hard enough and were really accurate.
(Pause.)
All right, all right. We’ll try it your way, but I’m telling you, this is never going to catch a real mouse.
(Pause.)
Well, that’s certainly true. These mice aren’t moving very fast. Are they already dead?
(Pause.)
Plastic? So they don’t move at all. How is that fun?
(Pause.)
Oh, it’s pretend. Ok, then show me how we play.
(Pause.)
Ok, you go first. Your mouse moves five spaces. AHHH, HE’S GETTING AWAY.
(Crashing and scattering of pieces is heard.)
I got him! Are you proud of me, hubby? Did I win?
(Pause.)
Yay, I won!
(Pause.)
What do you mean, you didn’t say I won the game? You’re smiling and patting me on my head, so I know I did good.
Wow, I guess I’m pretty good at boring games.
(Pause.)
Oh, that’s right. Board games. Pffft. Same thing.
Anyway, what’s next?
(Pause.)
Clue? Isn’t it pronounced, “Cluedo”?
(Pause.)
Uh huh. That’s what the English Bulldog in apartment 3-B says.
(Pause.)
Ooh, it’s another hunting game. Are we hunting mice again?
(Pause.)
A killer? SOMEONE’S GONNA TRY TO KILL MY HUBBY? I WON’T LET HIM! I WON’T…
(Pause.)
What? Nobody’s killed anybody. Then we’ve got to protect you, hubby.
(Pause.)
What do you mean, if it were a real killer then they might be after me? Pffft. Yeah. Whatever. I’d scratch his eyeballs out. Everybody knows, hubby, you’re the prey.
(Pause.)
Ohhhhhh, it’s all pretend. These cards are fake people. Ok, I’m following you.
(Pause.)
No, no. I see you. You put the real killer, the weapon, and the room he or she did it in in that little envelope. We have to find them by asking the right questions. Ooooh, the hunt is on.
Ok, first question, HUBBY, WHAT’S THAT OVER THERE?
(Pause.)
Hah hah. Found him while you were distracted. It was Colo Nell Mustard.
(Pause.)
Hubby, I’m a cat, but I can read English. That does not say “kernel.” It clearly says Colo Nell.
I think you’re just avoiding the fact that I’ve already won the game. I saw where you hid the cards, I hunted the killer, the game is over. I win.
(Pause.)
Hubby, why do you keep laughing every time I win?
(Pause.)
(Smiling.) Oh. Well, if you’re having a lot of fun, then I’ll keep playing, even though I think these are ridiculously easy. We should play a real game like hide-and-seek again.
(Sounds of stuff being moved and boxes being opened.)
Ooh, this one looks kind of interesting. You get a box and I get a box. What do we do?
(Pause.)
Ok, mine’s open. What are these little pieces inside?
(Pause.)
They represent ships. And we’re going to shoot each other. Oooh, that sounds exciting.
And I can put my ships anywhere on the board I want?
(Pause.)
Ok, I’m done. How’s that?
(Pause.)
Why can’t I show you?
Ohhhhh, because you have to guess where I put them. We’re both hunting each other. Oooh, this game really sounds like fun.
Ok, cool. I’ve placed my ships. Now what do I do?
(Pause.)
Guess? What do mean, guess? I thought this was a hunt. Hunters use observations, and stalking, and smells, and other things. Hunters don’t guess. That’s how I won Mousetrap. That’s how I won Cluedo.
(Pause.)
Clue. Whatever. I’m a hunter and you’re prey. That’s why I win.
(Pause.)
Ok, fine. Show me how it works.
(Pause.)
B5? Ok, what does that mean?
(Pause.)
That’s the grid point where you fired? Ok, that would be… oh. Hmmm.
(Pause.)
What? No, you missed.
(Pause.)
What do you mean I moved my pieces? Uh, yeah. You fired at a spot where my ship was so I moved. Duh. It’s called evasive maneuvers. If you stand still, you get hit.
What’s wrong with you, hubby? I suppose next we’re going to play dodge ball and you’re going to want me to stand in place?
(Pause.)
That’s right, my logic is sound. I’m a cat. I may not be a thinker like you, but I’m not some dumb dog-girl or bunny-girl. Now is it my turn to shoot?
(Pause.)
Good. These red pieces are shots, right?
(Pause.)
Good.
(Sounds of many plastic pieces falling on a plastic board.)
What do you mean, what am I doing? It’s my turn. I fired. My naval armada whooped your ass. I fired everything I got at you as represented by my handful of shots raining down on your board. Now say it.
(Pause.)
Hubby, I can’t understand you when you’re laughing so hard. Come on. Say it right.
(Pause.)
Darn right I sunk your battleship, and your entire fleet. I win again. Now what’s next.
(Sound of board games being moved around.)
Hey, checkers.
(Pause.)
Of course, I know checkers. Who doesn’t know checkers? Mom used to play this with me when I was a kitten.
(Pause.)
Yes, I really know how to play. Jeez, hubby, it’s checkers. The pieces only move diagonally. You jump an opponent’s piece to take it. When I get to your end of the board, I become a king and then I can move backwards too.
(Pause.)
Right, still moving only diagonally. You see? I know how to play. I’ll go first. I’ll move here.
(Sounds of pieces moving across the board as they play are optional.)
Ok, that was expected. Now I’ll go here. And, yep, I thought you’d do that. So I’ll go here.
(Click/tap of a piece as the listener jumps one of Kimchi’s pieces. Long pause.)
(Humorously angry.) Ummmm… hubby? You… you just jumped my piece. One of MY… pieces is sitting off of the board... On your side of the table... Not in play anymore.
(Pause.)
Oh, yes. I know it was a legal move. But… Mayyyyyyybe you want to… I don’t know, rethink your move.
(Pause.)
Hubby, I am the hunter. You are my prey.
(Pause.)
Yes, that’s right. I love you veeeeeeeeery, very much, but… I’m still the hunter, hubby.
(Pause.)
Hubby, stop laughing. Don’t smile at me. Give me my piece back.
I’ll just take my piece and…
Did you just slap my hand? You know you don’t slap me, hubby. Now give me my piece back.
(Pause.)
Yes, that piece right there. What other piece did you think I meant.
Don’t pick it up. Hubbyyyyyyyyy. What are you doing? Don’t put it behind your back. Give it to me. Give me my piece.
(Pause.)
No, it’s not yours now. GIMME!
(Crash as Kimchi jumps over the table to tackle Hubby.)
Hah! Now you’re pinned. How are you gonna get away from me now. You…
(Kiss.)
(Kimchi changes to being in a dreamy daze.) Oh, hubby. I love your kisses, you…
(Suddenly back to silly angry.) HUBBY! HOW’D YOU GET AWAY? Ooooh, you distracted me.
(Pause.)
Stop laughing. Give me back my piece! Get back here!
(Footsteps as she chases and then tackles hubby in bed.)
Now I gotcha.
NOPE, you stay away from me with your nasty kisses. You’re not distracting me again. I want my piece back.
(Pause.)
Hah, got it. I win.
(Pause.)
What do you mean, you win? I won every game.
(Pause.)
Darn right I fight this hard for what’s mine.
(Pause.)
(Lovingly.)
Awwwww, you’re mine. You’re my bestest piece in the whole world. Of course, I’d fight hardest for you. Nobody’s ever going to take you away from me. I caught you and I’m never letting you go.
All the best games end up with me catching you and this was the best game ever. And I love you so much for not wanting to go. I really love you for liking it when I caught you the first time and loving me when I keep you.
(Kiss.)
Nah, you can kiss me now. I don’t care about the piece anymore. That game’s over, but this one never will be.
Now lay down, I gotta make you happy.
(Pause.)
Uh huh. We just played four games. I hunted and won four times. That means we’re gonna be here allllllll day.
(Pause.)
(Giggles.) Oh, is that what you mean when you said you won? Well, ok, I’ll give that one to you.
(Pause.)
You know, hubby, for as much as I tell you that you’re my prey, you… you really did capture my heart.
Thank you. You’re the greatest. I love you so much. Now I’m gonna snuggle you and kiss your neck where I know you like it the most.
(Pause.)
Oh, I didn’t say that’s all I was gonna do. But you just lay back and relax, little prey. You’re mine.
Part 7 coming
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2024.05.28 03:29 Navitach 2017 Titanium backup camera issues

My backup camera started cutting out intermittently a few weeks ago. I’d get a blue screen when I was in reverse, then the screen went black, and then a message came up that said “Camera Unavailable”. Since the weather has been getting warmer (mid-Atlantic region), and it only seemed to do it after my roughly 30-mile commute home on hot days (but not when it was cooler), I thought that had something to do with it -- until it stopped working completely. I could have lived without a backup camera, and the rear sensors still work to let me know if I'm getting too close to something; but the camera is nice to have, and definitely adds an element of safety, so I’d rather have it than not.
I did some research online and found the right part number, but a new one from Ford is more than $400. I found a used OEM one on eBay at a decent price, so I ordered it. While waiting for it to arrive, I started figuring out how to get to the camera itself to replace it. With the help of some online videos and a little trial and error, I was able to get to it and pull the malfunctioning camera out; so when the replacement arrived, I could plug it right in. It worked fine (which told me that the original camera had simply gone bad), except the image was cloudy, especially at night; lights looked like they had a kind of corona. I knew that wasn’t right. I pulled the camera again and looked closer at the lens, and I saw that the surface had small scratches, enough to affect the camera’s image. I plan to return that camera to the eBay seller.
I found another OEM camera on eBay for a little more (but still cheaper than a new one from Ford) that was supposedly new in the box (it certainly looked new when I got it); the part number matched. And according to the sticker on it, it was manufactured in 2020, so I thought it would work better than the original camera. So again, I took things apart to remove the scratched camera and plug in the new one, and it worked just fine; no scratches and no haze. (As far as I remember, the camera image from it looks the same as from the original camera.)
I did that on Friday, and other than checking to make sure the camera worked when I installed it, I hadn’t driven the car until today. That’s when I noticed that the guidelines are gone, and the Zoom (the + icon in the top left of the screen) no longer works. I know the guidelines were there with the first replacement camera (the scratched one), because I drove the car for a few days with that camera installed and they were there, but they aren’t now with the new one. I have tried resetting the Sync system, disconnecting the battery, and turned the options off and on in the Settings. I wouldn’t think it’s something programmed into the camera itself; I’d imagine it’s in the camera system somewhere. Other than doing the Master Reset in the settings, is there anything else I can try? Or is this something I’ll have to take to the dealer to have the new camera programmed (or whatever they would do)? Any help with this is appreciated!
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2024.05.28 03:27 01ashy10 Repost bc my first attempt got removed gor having a emoji in the title, chef brawler idea Harvey!

Harvey: harvey is a chef for (starr park restaurant name, i aint this creative). He cooks various different meals, that have many effects. (Yada yada more story)
Main attack: food flip Harvey flips the food in his pan, hitting enemies 1.5 blocks in range, damage done depending on brawlers max health, min. Being 750 at power 11. If hit a team opponent, has a chance to heal up to 1000
Super: eat up! Harvey cooks up a filling meal for his team, the time prep before the cook being 7 seconds, in these seven seconds he can fill up a bar that has 2 marks, no marks = heal 2350, 1 mark heals 2000 + 25% shield lasting 5 seconds, 2 marks = 2000 heal, 15% shield, and buff (like the one from ruffs). Mark one gets at 2000 damage, mark two gets at 4000. Super Canceled if he dies in the seven seconds. Has unlimited range
Gear 1: burnt food Instead of healing teammates w/ super he burns enemies with burnt food, this does make the range limited due to fairness, about 4 tiles out in a circle form.
Gear 2: flying saucer, wait no, pan!? Harveys next main attack throws a pan, this pan pushes enemies hit back and stuns for .5 seconds.
Star power 1: high heat The super marks on the bar take less damage to hit, mark one being 1000, mark two being 2000. This star power also makes it so his super wont cancel if he does die, instead it will finish the super and still give to the team (or enemies if gadget used)
Star power 2: food poisoning Harveys main attack now does poison damage to any opponent hit, 250 damage per second for 3 seconds.
Hypercharge: (idk a name for this..) Harveys main attack now becomes a thrower attack for 15 seconds, hitting teammates heals 1000, hitting enemies deals 1550 damage. (Speed +25%, damage +0%, shield +15%)
Movement: normal Class: support Lvl 11 hp: 6750
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2024.05.28 03:27 cwispy-potatoes I'm going to be homeless

After a never ending series of shitty events I [21f] am going to be homeless. For the past 2 years I've tried to find more permanent living arrangements until I can fix my credit and go to school or become self sustaining. I got kicked out when I was 19 after my mom got upset I was scraping my first car despite the fact it needed at least $10,000 worth of work. When I decided to go through with my plans we got into a fight which led to her chocking me, I got scared, called the cops and left after she told me to get the fuck out.
When I first got kicked out I went to stay with my grandmother until I could make a better plan of action. But with the death of my grandfather and her lack of planning she wasn't going to be able to stay in her house for long. I begged my father to let me stay with him and I even made a reasonable budget so that I could pay bills and still go to school. But he still said no because my budget which was a 70/30 split "wouldn't teach me how to manage my money". I do have cousins I could stay with but our Uncle owns the house they live in and would rather the house be fixed up a bit before I stay there.
Even if I do stay with my cousins every older person in my family thinks I should just "forgive" my mom and go stay with her again. I'd rather have my soul damned a thousand lifetimes over before I ever stay with my mother or any one on her side of my family. No one grabs tpu by the neck and cuts off your airway unless they want to kill you, that is something i will never put past her. So until then I plan to live in my car until me and my boyfriend can figure something out. Advice is welcome. Thank your for reading
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2024.05.28 03:27 Imaginary_Stable_396 Help: reincarnated mother

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2024.05.28 03:27 ThrowRAshattered- Advice on surviving losing the love of your life? (30F, 31M)

We've known each other more than half of our lives. No one cheated or anything like that, I (30F) was completely blindsided. I am a skeptic but really considered this person my soulmate and forever person. The connection is like nothing else l've experienced, the kind of deep, long love that seems to only exist in stories.
We casually dated long distance for a year in the past and that ended when he (31M) was travelling overseas - for over 3 years we were apart and that entire time was so painful for me, I thought about him every day, I wrote poems, journaled and still regularly cried myself to sleep for those three years to manage the grief, I tried to move on but nothing can compare to the connection we share. The thing that kept me going was the thought that in another time and place we would reconnect. That was how it felt when it ended after being casual - this time, we have dated while living in the same city for 3 years.
At the outset we set a lot of clear boundaries around protecting each other in the relationship so that if things started to go badly we could maintain our friendship and still be in each others' lives. We both agreed we couldn’t really take losing one another in the same way again. We've been trying to move into our own place for the past 6 months. We just got back from an overseas trip that my mother got us for my 30th. I am struggling to accept that this is real and I have no idea how to move forward with this loss. He said he sees no future with me, and due to the way he handled it, this isn't something I think we can maintain a friendship after or come back from even if he now regrets saying this. I can't hold out a hope that it was wrong place wrong time, or that he will ever want this again, because it's clear he doesn't.
After leaving my house he has said he didn't mean to break up and just intended to talk about his feelings because he's had doubts about us long term due to a need to 'go do stuff' which is making him feel that way. He’s going on a solo hiking trip that I got him for his birthday and a solo university trip to Malaysia in the next six months so I don’t really understand what part of being in our relationship is preventing him from living his life, or what ‘stuff’ he feels he needs to do. We are both mature age students and there is a cost of living crisis in my country, I have three jobs and have been struggling so hard to make ends meet the past few years but we both finish our studies in six months and we have spoken a lot about how much better life will be when that happens and how things at the moment are tough but temporary.
What he said to me in person was that he didn't see a future with me and when I said ... what do you mean? He said he sees himself doing all of the 'things' in his future alone. Every time I try to speak to him about his goals and the future, the most he can give me is that he wants to live overseas at some point. I also do and we talk about this a lot. Afterwards in a text he still said I am his future and he has always seen us together. I really don't understand but some of it must be untrue because none of it makes sense to me.
For the past few weeks he's refused to kiss me longer than a peck, he would turn his back to me in bed and go to sleep early and wake up late so he could avoid any opportunity for sex. Before this, he was usually pretty all over me and we have always been this way. Up until this point we weren’t absolutely perfect, but it was as close as I think it can get, it has always been so clear to me and everyone else around us that we were both deeply in love. Our friends often comment that they wished their dynamic was like ours or that it’s rare/beautiful to see.
I am ending my lease and selling most of my stuff, my mother is coming to help me move back in with her in the small rural town she lives in because I can't stay in this city. I am leaving my job at the university I study at and varying my enrolment to online studies so at least I don't totally destroy everything in my life. Leaving is a permanent decision because the rental crisis in my city (a 2 day drive from the town I am going back to) it is so bad it would be impossible to get a rental again, so it is a huge life altering decision. I will say l'm scared to make the first move on that because then it is real. I have to give notice today. I don't want to go, I just can't stay here. My friends are so shocked and can't understand it either and therefore can't really provide me with any useful advice.
I just don't really want any of the things l've been working towards in my life if he isn't part of it in some way, I have no drive to continue. Right now I feel like I'll just stay alone in this small town for the rest of my life. It's too hard fighting for more when you don't have a light at the end of the tunnel.
He's quite inept at communicating around emotional topics or discussing his feelings so I really don't imagine l'll ever get more of an explanation or closure from him.
I know this might sound stupid, for a break up to be so world altering, and l've lived through genuine trauma that should have felt so much harder and more painful than this, but those things gave me drive me to live happily in spite of them. This has taken away my will to find or build happiness.
This truly feels like the worst thing that's ever happened to me. Every single thing in my life is connected to him and I feel like I can’t ever go anywhere it won’t be.
How do I move forward? How do I survive this? What do I do now?
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2024.05.28 03:27 BarryT2024 Got many good things coming up. The problem is I'm terrified I'll be alone forever now. I went through a terrible breakup around 3 months ago. How do I accept my new reality and make the best of it?

To elaborate, I have two jobs coming up. One as a barista at a coffee shop, another online as a customer service rep. These are new opportunities that will bring me great prosperity, if I'm good at each job. I only have a couple weeks before my training at the coffee shop is done, but my loss still weighs heavily upon me. I haven't been focusing on my self improvement like I should. I still feel as if I scared off my soulmate and that I'm now destined to die alone. However, I don't want to lose these new jobs. In fact, I want to excel at them and keep them for as long as I can. What curbs the pain I still feel? Is it really just continuous effort to self improve that gets you there? What makes this all worth it when love seems so far away from me now? It doesn't seem like the money and experience will be enough.
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2024.05.28 03:27 finnisqueer Lost my temper with a customer.

Context: I, 25(NB), have worked in a supermarket for the past 5 years. I'm physically disabled and cannot heavy lift, and that + me being a big people person has resulted in me being the stores most experienced customer service employee. I'm also Autistic (Important for later).
Let me tell you about this customer.
Big/Beefy (6'3?), older guy. Comes up to the desk with a gift card & receipt - Says he wants a refund because the gift card is damaged. I look at it, and you know the little bar code with numbers you're supposed to scratch off with a coin? He had peeled it off instead. Easy mistake to make.
Now, our policy is black and white - We cannot refund or exchange gift cards at all. The company whose gift card it is hold that power, in this case, it was a Spotify gift card. However, I try to see if I can compensate the customer if I can. So, I apologize & inform him of our policy, and tell him I'll call over my manager to see if we can figure something out for him.
He says, no, it's damaged and I have the receipt - I want a refund. Again, I remind him of our policy, and that my manager will see what we can do. In the meantime, I inspect the card further, and recognize what he's done. So, while I wait for my manager to arrive, I get a coin from the till and start scratching the code - It was potentially salvageable, and I tell him he might be able to use it after all!
For some reason, this guy just wasn't having it? He started repeating himself, saying, no, I'm saying it's DAMAGED! I mirror back at him, yes, it is damaged, I can see that? (A little confused as to what he wasn't understanding).
At this point, my manager arrives in time to witness the customer stop, stare at me, and go - You're being incredibly rude right now. To which I go.. No, I'm not? I just repeated what you told me, it's damaged. He goes, no, you are being rude, you're saying I damaged it.
Now.. At no point did I say to him that he damaged it, despite it being obviously clear the mistake he'd made. I repeated his own words back to him - "It's damaged" not.. "You damaged it". I didn't accuse him of anything, he jumped to conclusions.
Think it's important to note - I do get accused of being "Rude" sometimes due to my being Autistic. I have resting b*tch face, and a very monotone voice - When I'm not masking, which, I usually am when working, I've been accused on multiple occasions of "Acting/Sounding like a robot". It really sucks, which is why I tend to mask unfortunately at work, so perhaps this is why he thought I was being rude? Continuing..
During this back and forth, my delightfully useless manager interrupts to repeat what I already told the customer regarding our policy. As I'm defending myself, I attempt to tell the customer I was not insinuating anything and didn't mean to offend, however before I can even get the words out, this pig of a man turns back to me, raises his finger to his mouth, and goes: "SHHH!".
HE. SHUSHED. ME.
I was completely shocked. Not only is that insanely disrespectful and totally uncalled for considering I was still trying to help him, but he sprayed spit in my FACE?? EW.
So of course, I go, excuse me??
AND HE DOES IT AGAIN.
I used to be such a pushover when I started.. 5 years ago, something like this would have given me a panic attack. For some reason this time though, I just snapped.
I told him, how dare you disrespect me, what makes you think you can treat people like that? And this time, he actually yelled at me to "Shut up".
My manager, who was standing right there, of course said and did absolutely nothing to defend his 5ft disabled employee from this pathetic excuse for a respectable individual. Because of course.
So, I say, no, no I won't shut up. And you won't be getting a refund, nor being served in this store again - You can leave. I then turned, and called for security on my headset to come back me up.
This idiot then had the gall to scoff and go, "You're seriously calling Security, you lunatic?" And I go, yeah, of course I am, you're harassing me?? Of course he insists he's not harassing me.
Your spit on my damn face begs to differ.
Thankfully, Security came and intimidated him into leaving (lol). I later wrote up an incident report, and security got a recording of the incident too. One of my coworkers later identified him as a repeat thief , which doesn't surprise me.
Sidenote: Same coworker witnessed & assisted in de-escalating the situation, then kept me company while I got some air afterwards. Props to him, he said he was proud of me for standing up for myself, but.. I don't know. I don't feel proud, I feel embarrassed.
I'm just.. So beyond angry with the way I'm treated both by customers like him, and by management who are so incredibly spineless they'd allow jerks like this to keep doing what they do. By the end of it, despite this happening incredibly quickly, I was left physically shaking all over my body from stress - I had to walk away & take 15 minutes to get some fresh air and calm down.
I feel like I very well could have handled this better, but I'm just sick of being treated like this. Guarantee you, he will be back - And there will continue to be no consequences to his actions.
How would you have handled it? Thanks you reading my little rant if you made it this far, curious if anyone else has had a similar incident!
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2024.05.28 03:26 xoxosexylex Promotion tips + taking promo content advice

Hi, I have only been doing this for a month. I have had good luck with the subs that I do have, they seem pleased with the content and have been buying customs/sexting/gfe, but I am having a hard time with promo and getting more subs. I am reading through and trying to collect all the promo advice I can but I know that it changes with time too.
How the heck can I use my FYP on Fansly to my advantage? I have started uploading a teaser reel for every video but I still need to catch up on my older posts. Are you using hashtags? Do you have it set to subscribers or followers?
I have seen that a lot of people have success on Instagram and TikTok. What are your secrets to gaining traction on those social medias? I am not huge into social media (or wasn't before this), I have been posting once a day to insta (just pics) and then logging off that thing, but I think I need to start using Reels as well. I just made a TikTok account and will post SFW reels to both there and Insta.
Does X still help anyone? Tumblr?
Also, it seems to me like the OF content and promo content are like two separate jobs almost, I can't use a lot of my OF stuff because I am either nude, in lingerie or talking about something sexual...so is your SFW promo content completely separate? If so, do you have a day for filming OF content and then a day for tiktoks/reddit pics?
How do you filter people from Insta/TikTok to OF? I have a beacons link on my insta and then right now on my TikTok it just says (yes I have one) with a down arrow and then my IG underneath. Which means they would need to go from TikTok to IG to the Beacons link to find the OF- this is how I saw another creator do it but I wanted to check.
I also am going to try and take some more boudoir style pics, make them with barely any nudity, just nice photos for Reddit posts, I am thinking having some higher quality pics might help? I have a few pics on my Reddit profile, I delete them usually after 24 hours but there are still a few there that you can look at to see what I mean.
Last question: are there any other socials that are good for promo? I've seen Facebook discussed some, if I can just post the same things there as insta, can I just link the two? I've heard of sl*shy (NSFW tiktok), p*rnhub, and 4chan...anyone have good experience using any of these for promo? TIA, sorry for all the questions, I feel a little lost in the sauce on promo rn and I know this is the most important part so I want to have a good game plan!
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2024.05.28 03:26 SovietGhostTank8 [21M] Attempting again to find people with somewhat similar thoughts to maybe befriend

Greetings Redditors! It's been 10 Months since my last post on Reddit and only now saw a few people actually contacting me on Reddit chat so sorry that I forgot about my post 10 months ago. So again I know that someone wouldn't like what I say, like, don't like, what my views are on specific topics, but I couldn't care less, because there are actual people who think similar. This is maybe as well going to be my update + new stuff included, but I'm gonna treat this more or less as a first Post.
(Warning: Grammar errors included)
I'm not a talkative Person (but Extrovert), but If something interesting is happening or I'm happy I can be a completely different person, but most of the time If I'm around people I keep to myself and listen more. I was born in Germany 2002 and since then still live in a russian household with my parents. I love gaming to this day but still have periods of losing touch with it, because of not finding people to play with or just to talk to. I'm a very curious person and look into new hobbies all the time, but haven't found much holding me to it. Still love Graphics design. Don't have a Girlfriend, never was in a relationship and have little to no experience of talking to women, so yeah much didn't change. Something that did change is that I have embraced the Christian Faith due to many signs I have now recognised and experienced stuff (I try my very best to be a good Christian).
If you are interested of knowing more about me or thinking about a potential friendship, hit me up with a DM/PM and I hope I don't forget it again. It's 3:26 in the morning and I'm tired. I don't know if anything up there made sense in any way, but still thanks for reading this far. Take care
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2024.05.28 03:24 Sontes2 Weber Spirit E-310 only burns on high

Hi - I'm new to this sub and not much of a barbecue mechanic so forgive me if I'm doing something wrong by posting here. I wanted to ask for some troubleshooting ideas. Apologies if I go long.
I have had a Weber Spirit E-310 that's been working well for a few years. This spring though, I found the control knobs will turn the gas on/off, but won't control the temperature, and the barbecue always runs on high. Yes, always on high, even if I turn the knobs to low.
The only way I can lower the temperature is by turning off one or two of the three burners and/or opening the lid. Like I said, the knobs are fine - they'll turn the gas on and off, so they aren't stripped and the valves they control turn too (otherwise the gas wouldn't turn on/off).
The thermostat works as expected: After heating to 400f or so I can turn off a burner and open the lid, and the thermostat drops as you would expect. After closing the lid (and optionally, turning on that burner again) the thermometer shows a rise in temperature. So the thermometer does not seem to be the problem.
I've searched the web high and low and have yet to find a reference to this problem. I've contacted Weber support and while they've been responsive, it's obvious they are running down steps in a troubleshooting guide and after several emails they are still asking for pictures of the inside of the barbecue to see the racks...which I don't think addresses the problem but I could be wrong.
Anyone heard of this before or know some things to try? Thank you and hope you're getting some awesome grilling in.
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2024.05.28 03:24 Spicychocolate24 Very scared

So I’ve been on prednisone for two weeks now maybe three and I noticed I was waking up drenched in sweat I didn’t think anything of it because my period was coming (now I’m on it) and every month a week before it comes I sweat like crazy now I’ve been noticing strong painful tooth aches and getting very hot immediately so I took ibuprofen it went away and came back my blood pressure is normal but it does drop to 90 then comes back up eventually and my heart rate is high i cant tell if its cause of prednisone or because I might be going into sepsis I’m not having vomiting or nausea I have gotten super cold the past few days but I don’t know if that’s from the AC being on blast all day the blood pressure dropping very low at night is what’s scaring me I still have a good appetite, no fatigue I am anemic I’m taking iron I don’t know what to do because I don’t even know if prednisone and antibiotics can mix help me does this sound like sepsis my insurance is also inactive so idk what to do
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2024.05.28 03:24 imeanuh_says I’m no longer a twin mom (tw)

POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING
THIS IS A REALLY LONG POST
Hi.
After 2 years of trying for a 2nd baby, I (37f) became pregnant this past November via IUI on the first try, gratefully. Six weeks later we found out I was carrying twin girls! My husband (37m) and I were beyond shocked and so happy. I always had this idea that the men from my ethnic region only produce boys. I know it sounds nuts but the year my son was born (2021), a bunch of girls I grew up with (whom were the same ethnic background), all were pregnant & expecting baby boys! I was excited that our family would be complete after this pregnancy.
Neither my husband nor I have twins in our families, so this was a new exciting experience for everyone. People were already getting sweet gifts for the girls, my mom knitted two blankets, and my in-laws bought them matching dresses; I was so grateful for everyone for their excitement & joy, and just overall love for our family.
My pregnancy was great. Gratefully I had no morning sickness, the only issue I was having very vivid dreams. With my son, I gained about 100 lbs. & had IUGR so I was determined to stay fit - it took me over 2 years to lose the baby weight and more. I was safely exercising, eating right and just generally taking care of myself, more than the first time. My babies were healthy. I read the twins triplets book, started shopping for some clothes, matching cribs, car seats, & picked a beautiful wallpaper for their nursery. Every doctor, MFM, nurse, sono techs, all said everything was great; absolutely no concerns. Just 2 weeks prior,the pediatric cardiologist said everything was perfect.
Our lives forever changed on April 04, 2024. I was 24w+1d and getting ready to get my nails & eyebrows done, as j was going to host a fun dinner party for my immediate in-laws. I started feeling a little pain in the lower left side of my back, but I figured all was good. With my first, I had a ‘sunny side up’ delivery and it was brutal. All of a sudden, the pain intensified so quickly I was in labor.
My husband called 911 and I got in the ambulance screaming ‘it’s too soon!!! Not my girls!!!’ So many of my neighbors saw& were so concerned.
At 11:32 AM, my baby A popped out. She was already gone the second she came out. She was purple & blue, no cry, no movement…nothing. I kept screaming in the ambulance that she’s out and she’s dead, she’s not moving. It felt like they thought I was just complaining about early contractions & bullshitting. I kept screaming to them & was in such shock. I wished I held her and I will also regret it. There was no one with me while I gave birth. All of them were in the front. My husband was driving separately and I wish I had a person holding my hand.
Four minutes later, my Baby B was born. She actually came out in her sac so I had no idea she was in there or what just came outta me. Both babies were barely one pound. They fit in our palms.
In the ER, it felt like there was 13579 doctors and nurses in there. So many people were trying to talk to me, but I couldn’t stop screaming about my girls. This was probably when they gave a lot of Ativan to chill.
The doctors worked so hard to revive Baby A, but she was gone the second she came into this world. The NICU doctors said without saying it’s time to say goodbye later in the evening. When we went to see her,I thought she was still alive as I was on so much AtivanI was so out of my mind & not being able to accept the reality.
I held her so tight, I kissed her so many times and got to do skin to skin; I was in denial. When she started getting cold, it hit me she was really gone. She became ice cold and I could not believe my baby died.
I never once got to hear her voice. I never got to give her a bath, change a diaper, feed her anything, or put a bow on her head. Don’t know if anyone has ever felt this, but for no reason I just felt closer to Baby A when pregnant. In my head, she was going to be my responsible one, the protector of her siblings. Baby B was going to be my fiesty, hippie-dippy baby. She was protecting her sister.
My OBGYN said my case was the most unusual and rare case she’s ever dealt with, with 40 years under her belt. Why me. God, why me…
By the grace of God, Baby B survived, and the doctors said she survived only bc she came out in her sac. She’s staying in the NICU until she gets to 40 weeks.
I love Baby B. She’s doing so well in the NICU and all of the nurses and doctors always comment on how cute she is, but I think they say that to everyone.
I feel absolutely nothing towards Baby B. I suppose I love her & want her to survive, but I don’t want anything to do with her. I’m completely avoidant…like seeing her & touching her gives me the ick and my skin starts to crawl. She looks so much like her twin and it kills me. We bought my son two baby dolls to introduce him to the idea, so now he says Baby A’s name all the time. I die a little every time that happens. I’m so ashamed that I couldn’t save their sister. I apologize to her every time I see her. I apologize to my son daily too.
I cannot handle this pain. All I do is sit in the bedroom with my sadness. I’ve had a rough upbringing but this pain hits like nothing else. I would go through everything I dealt with everyday if it meant that she’d come back to me. I’ve shut out most of my friends and family and I barely step outside my house. I’m out of control. I drink a bottle of wine & plus some everyday, carving my baby girls name on my skin with a blade, wasting lots of money, and most embarrassingly, I’ve been begging my husband for sex everyday, multiple times a day, and we’re drifting apart bc of it. I’m trying to be respectful of his boundaries but the urge is so strong like a person dealing with a deadly addiction. This is definitely not the usual me.
I don’t know how to handle this pain or generally function in life. I’m going back to work tomorrow and I’m so scared to (virtually) face my colleagues that knows what happened. I can’t face anyone bc I’m so fucking ashamed I couldn’t save her. I apologize to everyone that I broke their excitement and brought sadness into their lives. I gained about 30 lbs. at 24w but then gained another 15 after birth. I hate everything about me.
I am in therapy, have a psychiatrist, and attend support group meetings. I don’t know how to recover from this. I am empty & completely dead inside. My heart is dead and so am I.
If you made it to the end, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read my story.
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2024.05.28 03:23 SetitheRedcap I really hate the "It must be your fault" trope

A few years back, I shared about my struggle with loneliness and how I felt like was impossible to make friends. I would put myself out there; bars, groups, clubs, every online app and website, but the results remained as if I was a ghost. The few friends I did make were extremely selfish and toxic. But I was told that if this is a reoccurring issue I must be the problem. So, I went away, focused on myself for years, really gutting my interior. Thoughts, behavior, the words I speak, facing my shadow -- a journey that continues to this day.
Through this, I realised I wasnt the best person. I had trauma based habits that I needed to address. But ultimately I learnt that I'd simply had a bad hand and these people very much were to blame for how they treated me. I come back to similar feelings now, having grown tremendously but still finding it impossible to make authentic connections. Most of the time, people don't even give the chance to get to know me, but the few that have truly have been some of the most egotistical, emotionally unavailable folk. I'd changed my vibration, so why am I still attracting these people?
In the spiritual and psychological community, everything is a mirror. The people who believe this often make everything a YOU issue. This can become incredibly illogical and victim-blamey. Yes, we all have blinds spots and should be self reflecting and challenging ourselves. Perhaps we do have behaviour that has negative influence. But that isn't always the case!
You can't discredit someone and just automatically assume they must be at fault. I hate that outlook. I learnt the hard way that sometimes, it's dumb luck and playing roulette. There are so many variables. It may be an individuals fault, in some ways, but it isn't inherently. I trust that I will find the right people at the right time, but for Liliths sake, I wish people would stop the "no matter what it must be your fault" angle.
I can't help but feel that this sort of stereotypical answer spits on all the hard work I've done, and makes me feel that my hardest simply isn't good enough. I take every hardship as an opportunity. I got to learn independence, how to set boundaries, and was given so much space and pain that my spirituality was put on the fast track. It could be what's needed to get me to a place where I can truly help to heal and guide people.
I don't hate the people that use or hurt me; I see they are human with their own struggles too, but I do not have any control over their treatment of me. Nor can I force people to want to talk to me, or care about me. I can only be authentic and know that when they don't, it doesn't change my worth.
Welcome to my TedTalk. Needed to get this one off my chest. It's so aggravating to open up and people would rather blame you than listen to what you're saying.
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2024.05.28 03:22 irns_08 MY WIFE WON’t DIE

I’ve tried everything. I sent her naked into battles all alone without anything, she didn’t die. I went to hideouts and shout a million arrows to her head and still won’t die. She got captured and I tried a jailbreak and made her die a million times and STILL WONT DIE.
The clan members death is on realistic, all heroes death is enabled, the surgeon is only has 16 skill in medicine (and it all from the times the wife only gets wounded) and yet she’ll not die.
if anyone knows how can I kill her please let me know (I use ps5 btw)
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2024.05.28 03:22 -ZooN- I want social interaction and have friends but don’t enjoy being around people.

Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit. If so redirect me and I will replace the post. I do have friends. Good people that I can vent to who help me better myself as a person. I also very much enjoy social settings. Thing is I don’t really like the time spent with any of my friends and the personal interactions with them except for a small part of the time spent with them. Talking to them one on one feels stale. Sure they make me laugh and want to be a better person but whenever I’m with them in person i just feel like I would rather be alone so I don’t have the added pressure of dealing with another persons needs and wants. Still, whenever I am doing the things I enjoy on my own I tend to want someone to enjoy it with and end up getting in my own head about random bs. I feel like Im hoping for a perfect friend that I always like being around and they like being around me and we are both happy doing the same things but still different people with heavily varying opinions but thats just wishing for perfection that doesn’t exist. I’m not too saddened by it but everything just feels slightly off. I used to love spending time around friends but those same people just don’t feel the same to be around. Any thoughts? Thank you for any replies.
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2024.05.28 03:22 Rare-Star-4238 Not sure if dog ate Mouse

Dog, Lab X, male neutered, 3 years old, 50 lbs, Midwest USA, no meds except heartworm/flea/tick preventative, current on all vaccines.
To preface this, we live by the woods and get mice in our house. Pest control puts locked poison baits in the garage to help control them. (I’ve never been comfortable with it and this may be the last straw.)
Anyway, two days ago I was cleaning off our deck in preparation for power washing and staining. I had flower pots I had kept out there all winter. I noticed that a mouse had built a nest in between two pots that were sitting one inside the other. I left them alone, but moved the pot farther away from the back door in hopes our dogs wouldn’t notice them. They didn’t.
The mama mouse must not have liked being moved, because apparently she moved the babies into or under our grill. I didn’t know this. I used the leaf blower this afternoon to get loose leaves and debris off the deck. A couple hours later I was out there working on nailing boards down and noticed our 50 pound lab mix into something by the grill. I went over and there were baby mice. They were young and did not even have their eyes open yet. There were three of them and one looked wet and seemed injured. Presumably our dog had it in his mouth. I told him to go inside and he did and the dogs were in the rest of the day. I did not see him eat a mouse but I don’t know for sure. I subsequently found a dead one in the yard next to the deck, right under where the grill is, in an area the dogs have access to. I’m guessing I killed it by blowing it off the deck or it fell (it’s about 6 feet off the ground). I picked it up and buried it in an area outside the fence. It was not the same one the dog got since I checked and that one was still alive and was where I left it under the grill.
I didn’t think much of it until our dog vomited bile about an hour later. When I went to check the mice they were gone except for the one presumably injured one, which was alive but shaky. An hour later I checked again, and it was gone, too. I assume the mother moved them again.
So my questions are:
  1. Would baby mice be poisoned at a level that would injure a 50 pound dog if he ate one?
  2. What symptoms and what time frame?
  3. Assuming a predator didn’t get the one presumably injured baby mouse, would the mom have moved it? I looked for it on the ground and didn’t find it. But then the dog had gone out again between when I last saw the baby mouse and when I saw it gone, and I couldn’t watch him the entire time because I had to move a snake that I saw slithering up the stairs when I took him out so he wouldn’t bother that (it was also a juvenile and was not near the mice nor had it just eaten). So now I’m worried that injured mouse fell to the ground and the dog ate it when I was moving the snake.
Our dog is acting normal. A little lower energy than sometimes but he ate normally at dinner. I’m worried about the possibility of secondary poisoning. He is up to date on vaccines including leptospirosis so I am not as worried about that.
I wish we hadn’t chosen to live by the woods. The wildlife is beautiful but can be a problem.
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2024.05.28 03:21 Ninecraftykittins Narcissistic mother

I have a question for you all, what do i do? Little back story: My dad died in January, i was no contact with her but about 6 months before he died i was very light contact with her becuase of him. He was always in the room or listening close by when she and i talked. Fast forward to his death. She acted weird, wouldn’t let my sister or i to go upstairs or anything. About 2 months ago she blows my phone up saying she wants these pictures of my childhood (she calls her memories), i told her i have them digitized and i would give her a copy, still not good enough. She then says they are in a blue chest that me nor my sister have ever seen in our lives. In that text she said that we will never get anything of his if she dosnt get that footlocker and pictures. My sister goes to her house to try and at least get his thumpprint but was told that we will never see anything, she and her daughter was told to leave. During this heir stuff, she changed it and added my sister and this other women who turned out to be my dads ex gf daughter. Still not sure if she is his daughter that’s to be determined but she told me she is not his kid. If she is his kid then cool but this women is 50 years old and just now he’s her dad, sus but ok. Fast forward to last night, apparently my mom was texting my tutor who i had back in 2015 and i haven’t seen her in a very long time. She starts off by asking that i was asking if who ever she thought she was, was in contact with her. Then after no reply i guess blows this women’s phone up saying “we know it’s you f…… c…… b…… Christin, that’s my fav among many other choice words. My tutor said that it was a wrong number then my mother proceeds to not only call this women but send over 40 messages with something similar to this: Lufiyiydoyfupgouvuvpuvupfkgxk Just random key strokes. Then sends me a screenshot of her calling my tutor 6 times! With the caption of “how stupid are you to use Jane’s account, we can trace it back to you, gotcha”. Now my mother drinks heavily and usues prescription medications, she is alone in the house my dad and her lived in and he ultimately died in. She has over 20 cats and god knows how many ducks and chickens. My sister, her children, our spouses and i have stopped all contact with her becuase of her actions not only at the furneral but just in general. Help ladies, what is going on besides her being a narcissist!
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2024.05.28 03:21 Competitive-Yard2322 new to reddit, need advice!

hi everyone!! i am super new to reddit so i hope i’m doing this right… my story begins at birth when my mom found out she had breast cancer when she was 6 months pregnant with me! after lots of doctors and opinions and a couple rounds of chemo with me inside her belly, here i am!! i had known from a young age that breast cancer ran in my family as my grandmother on my mom’s side had it twice! once i was a bit older i learned this was something that i had to keep a close eye on. at 19 years old I got my genetic testing done and unfortunately found out that I was BRCA 1 positive like my mom. this was disappointing news but i had expected these results. from that point i had to start thinking of my options and after lots and lots of research and tears, i decided that my best option was a preventative double mastectomy. this was a tough decision as i am currently only 24 years old but i knew if i wanted to have a better quality of life, its something that i would have to do. luckily the surgeon that my mom had used for her mastectomy is still doing surgery and agreed to help me on my journey! my journey consists of 4 parts. the first surgery was in january of this year where i got a breast reduction and lift, this was done so that my nipples could be saved as my breasts were extremely large and my nipples were pointed downwards. the second surgery i got was at the beginning of may and it was a blood delay surgery in order to help keep the nipple from necrosis. the third surgery was 6 days ago and was my double mastectomy with expanders put in. the 4th part will be when they do the replacement of the expanders for implants. i’m coming to reddit for some advice and was happy to find this community! reading the posts has already helped me feel a little less stressed but wanted to ask people’s advice about the expanders. i know that i am only 6 days post op and discomfort is to be expected, but these expanders are so uncomfortable! i will have to have them in until around octobenovember as my doctor is wanted me to get down to a lower weight that he believes i can maintain in order to reduce the chance of having to do revisions. i am scared that i am going to be uncomfortable for the entire time i have the expanders in and won’t be able to go about my normal life! if you have any experience or know someone with experience on this i would love to hear it! or any advice in general for a young woman going through this process :) thank you for reading and thanks in advice for any advice!
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2024.05.28 03:20 JaganBSlamma "Is LunaSea Dead?" - An Update on the Project

Hey everyone,
There has been an increase in the amount of inquiries into the state of the project due to a lack of updates for an extended period of time, and I wanted to quickly address it. Below is a copy of a comment left in this thread asking if LunaSea is still being developed that I wanted to share in its own post as a status update regarding LunaSea and its future:
tl;dr: development focus has shifted to a successor to LunaSea and is slowly being worked on. No timelines at this time, as I’m working on it when I have the drive to spend time on it. LunaSea is in maintenance mode and won’t be receiving any updates unless there is a major breaking issue discovered due to one of the supported modules having a breaking change.

LunaSea was started over 5 years ago and in truth has a really poor code base. Mix of inexperience at the time with good design patterns alongside rapid feature releases has grown LunaSea to a point of being a huge time investment to make any major changes to the project.
Mix that in with a few other things, I have lost a lot of interest in working on LunaSea. Some things include:
– A tale as old as time in the industry: major burnout. This has triggered me to spend a lot more time investing in hobbies outside of coding and my computer in general – Getting married late last year and spending more personal time with my wife – Planning a cross-country move later this year and preparing for that – Taking up a higher seniority position in my professional career (also as a software engineer) which has me committing more time to my career
You also pointed out a really good fact, LunaSea does not really have any income. As it is now, donations are about equal to the infrastructure cost for maintaining LunaSea. Between donations on all the different platforms and Ko-Fi, I average approximately $40-$50/month.
It’s increasingly difficult to want to invest a lot of time into something that isn’t really garnering any financial gains. I would probably estimate at least 3,000 hours have been spent working on LunaSea, and while I am a huge proponent of open-source and free applications, and I don’t regret making LunaSea FOSS, I do wish that I had more financial gains to show for how much time was invested working on the project over the years.
All that being said, I’ve slowly been chipping away at working on a successor to LunaSea. LunaSea is no longer being worked on but I will publish a fix for any major breaking bugs if they occur. As it is now, LunaSea does have minor non-breaking bugs but is in a state where all intended functionality works, so there is no need for any updates.
The successor will remain fully open-source, but will charge for the client application when installed from a monetization-supported platform (such as the App Store, Play Store, etc.). However, free copies of the binaries (IPAs, APKs, etc.) will always be available officially.
This will be a complete rewrite that shifts to a server-client approach where the user would install/run (via Docker) a server component and the client application connects only to that. It allows me to start fresh away from all of the technical debt while having a much improved experience across the board.
However, I’ll admit I’m not overly focused on this either. I work on it when I want to, and I’m not putting any pressure on myself to meet any timelines or release in any timeframe. I really love software engineering and want to avoid burning out again.
I made the mistake of giving general timelines before regarding this project and have missed them all, so at this point I can only say it will be ready when it’s ready. Progress is still being made (albeit admittedly slowly), and I will remain monitoring feedback and giving support for LunaSea when I can.
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2024.05.28 03:20 auburnmari FF guilt taking over when baby is sick

My little guy is 4.5 months old now, and for good reasons, I decided to stop exclusively pumping about 2 weeks ago and my milk has dried up. My son is fully on formula now. I've been feeling a lot of guilt about giving up pumping and switching to formula only, and just kind of pushed the guilt deep down because my mental health otherwise has improved.
My baby got sick today (slight fever and cough) and my husband asked if I can start pumping again to give BM, and my guilt about stopping pumping has resurfaced. Logically, I know both breastfed and formula fed babies get sick. But I just can't help feeling like if I was still able to offer BM, my baby would get better sooner or have a stronger immune system.
How do I move past this guilt of choosing my own physical and mental health over giving my baby (supposedly) a better chance at fighting off colds? I don't know if that question makes sense..it sounds silly but I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance that I made the right decision in stopping pumping
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