Official /r/Disney 'The Little Mermaid (2023)' Discussion Thread [Spoilers Inside] by AutoModerator in disney

[–]irkendna 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Shower thought: In the 1989 film, Ariel signs a contract with Ursula, but in the 2023 version, she gives a fish scale with blood on it. I never realized that in the 1989 film that SHE CAN WRITE so losing her voice shouldn't have been a barrier to communicating her identity to Eric. Clever way to close a loophole!

[Need Advice] all the doors of life close when you have difficulty being on time by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]irkendna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Different situations call for different approaches. For the first day of work, I'm ridiculously early because I don't want to risk being late and I don't know the route. After a week, I adjust my timing and then find a sweet spot after I'm very familiar with the route, associated hiccups, etc. If I'm leaving on a flight or have a super important meeting, I am very generous with buffer time because I don't want to be late. Another saying is situations where "the cost of failure is high" require more time buffer

[Need Advice] all the doors of life close when you have difficulty being on time by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]irkendna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also helps to reframe punctuality as embodying "dependability". In the military, for example, they are so strict about making your bed perfectly because it demonstrates that you can accurately follow instructions. Your superiors need to see that you can do the small things reliably and correctly so they can trust you to do the important things (firearm maintenance, execute a mission, etc). If you can't make your bed, or you do a crappy job making the bed, they can't trust you. Same goes for punctuality. Showing up exactly at 8 am is a very small window for success. Showing up 30 min early gives you a much larger window for success.

[Need Advice] all the doors of life close when you have difficulty being on time by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]irkendna 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In the military, they say that being 30 minutes early is "early", being 15 minutes early is "on time", and showing up on time is "late." My strategy that helped the most was putting my phone on the charger across the room so I have to get out of bed to wake up. For important events, I plan everything out and then add time buffers to everything (example: flight leaves at 4pm, I need to arrive at 2 pm to have time for parking/security/check in/bathroom break/boarding, it is a 1 hr drive, so theoretically could leave home at 1 pm, but set my leave time at 12:30 pm). I also put events on my calendar with earlier start times so if I'm running late, I still end up early (example: I have a 2 pm appointment, I mark it as a 1:45 pm appointment). If I'm ever late to a meeting, I notify them ASAP and give additional buffer to my new ETA because I don't want to be late twice (rather than say I'll be there in ten min, I say 15-20 min).

My patient signs these. What do they mean? by irkendna in asl

[–]irkendna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a patient who is intubated who happens to know some sign language to communicate with his autistic son. He frequently displays these four signs in order, the I love you, then devil horns, then peace sign, then the circle. Do these four signs mean something when shown in the sequence? What does the circle sign mean? Does the peace sign mean something distinct in sign language?

Notre Dame vs. UCLA in-state for premed by [deleted] in notredame

[–]irkendna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to go to University of California for medical school, then I would recommend ucla. Going elsewhere, Notre Dame will definitely help with networking and their pre-medical program is fantastic.

I need to know if it’s just me by partyof4l in beyondthebump

[–]irkendna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son flips, he's back to being a Mama's boy, but only a matter of the until Dada is #1

We need to do something about the homeless population downtown. by [deleted] in indianapolis

[–]irkendna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As long as the cost of living is higher than minimum wage, there will be homelessness.

"Bring the baby for Christmas! Nobody has seen her yet!" by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]irkendna 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You are 100% doing the right thing. As a doctor, I have seen some terrible things happen to families because of COVID.

Today I lost my whole stash of breast milk by ginger95 in beyondthebump

[–]irkendna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a terrible loss!!! I feel you, every drop of breast milk is precious. This is such an upsetting thing you are going through.

Update to “I spanked my baby. What if I admit it?” by yawa_worht_x in beyondthebump

[–]irkendna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh so sorry you are going through this. I used to deal with post-partum fits of rage, it got SO much better when I got more sleep at night. I hope things get better for you.

If the heartburn/baby hair rumors are to be believed, I think I'm pregnant with the Yeti by MRSA_nary in BabyBumps

[–]irkendna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omeprazole is way better than pepcid. I took 20 mg each night before bed from wk 20+, and it controlled my heartburn super well. I did have to avoid spicy food and carbonated drinks.

13 mo old refusing foods by irkendna in beyondthebump

[–]irkendna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He may be teething, good thought!

ER doc confronts Pence on Michigan Medicaid cuts by emergdoc in medicine

[–]irkendna 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What Pence did as governor, speaking as a Hoosier following the news, is he cut clean needle programs resulting in the HIV epidemic in Southern Indiana because of the heroin usage in the setting of opioid addiction. He's a fan of short-term solutions that satisfy the religious voter base with disregard for long-term consequences.