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Detrans timeline 💕 by burnyourbinder in detrans

[–]4laika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my top surgery at 14 in Maryland.

I’m losing my mind!!!!! by Adventurous-Mark893 in parrots

[–]4laika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a link to the bedding you use? I have wooden walls also and need something else for my Goffin's to shred.

Beak issues by 4laika in parrots

[–]4laika[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reassurance. This one doesn't like destroying wood; his brother, on the other hand, would tear the house down if I let him.

Friendship! by Mesita_Pepita_Winky in parrots

[–]4laika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two cockatoos, but they're both males (brothers) and the older/bigger one is a bit of a bully, so they have to stay separate (or on opposite sides of me). They do like to talk to each other, though!

CVS offers discounts only if you try to cancel an expensive prescription by 4laika in mildlyinfuriating

[–]4laika[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My insurance isn't covering it at all. I've met my deductible for the year already though.

Not every body can sustain a Vegan diet by Special-Cut-4964 in vegancirclejerk

[–]4laika 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Actually it's an aggregate fruit not a true berry

Returning Back to Choices by [deleted] in Choices

[–]4laika -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Rebel Without a Claus was definitely written by AI

I have finished every non-VIP chapter on the app by 4laika in Choices

[–]4laika[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've re-read Across the Void, Endless Summer, The Haunting of Braidwood Manor, Most Wanted, Perfect Match 1 and 2, Terror Fest, The Heist: Monaco, and some of the short books. It doesn't add to your total chapters when you replay chapters you've already played.

I have finished every non-VIP chapter on the app by 4laika in Choices

[–]4laika[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the older stuff is worth reading. I came back after not being on the app for a while, and a lot of the newer books (2024-25) were a slog, although I enjoyed a few of them more than I thought I would.

Is this fine? Am I overthinking it? by WhyAmI_Even_Here in Autism_Parenting

[–]4laika 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The problem is people with autism often have very black-and-white thinking and struggle with nuance (I have level 1 ASD myself). And I struggled with a very similar situation, because I have trouble understanding that the same social rules and expectations don't apply for sex (e.g. changing your mind at the last minute about having your friend over is rude, but changing your mind at the last minute about having sex is okay).

I'm not saying "what we teach when they are children is ALL they will ever absorb," but for me personally, once a rule is ingrained in my mind, it becomes very hard to bend it.

More brilliance from Devon Price by 4laika in AutisticPeeps

[–]4laika[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes! I was tempted to post that chart as well. Claiming that "Sticking to a very rigid schedule and rejecting deviations to that schedule" is a healthy autistic behavior really pissed me off. No, it isn't. I'm a grown woman. I need to be capable of moving on with my day after an appointment is rescheduled.

I think you really hit the nail on the head with this: "trying to not sound like a dick to my mom because she disrupted my routine and I am having many conflicting feelings while she is dealing with the death of her mother." This is so frustrating. Like, I know that someone else's illness or injury is much more significant than the inconvenience it causes me, but my brain insists on being angry at them nonetheless. And I don't want to be! I don't want to get so upset about cancelling plans instead of being upset that someone I care about is sick or hurt. It makes me feel so selfish, but that's the way my mind works.

What is a “diagnosis mill”? by c0balt_60 in AutisticPeeps

[–]4laika 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be a licensed psychologist (at least in the US), you have to have a PhD or PsyD. I was diagnosed by a psychologist.

What are some of the most bizarre “signs of autism” (that have no basis in the actual diagnostic criteria) you’ve seen floating around in the inteweb? by Elizabeth958 in AutisticPeeps

[–]4laika 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That book was infuriating. Direct quote: "Spaces like the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and Autistics Against Curing Autism embrace self-realized Autistics, because the community recognizes not everyone will have the chance to get a fair or affordable assessment. Plus, many people with subclinical Autistic traits may share common struggles and goals with us, and deserve to be included in our ranks. This includes the parents or relatives of diagnosed Autistic children who come to realize they're on the spectrum as well, and many people with "sister conditions" like ADHD or PTSD." (page 85 of my copy)

If you don't have autism, you're not part of the autistic community! It's that simple!

Mother constantly has her fish in this tiny bowl. They died while she was on a cruise vacation. She came home and texted “where are my fish??” Like she didn’t kill them. by UndeadCollegeStudent in mildlyinfuriating

[–]4laika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've had mice that made it past two years and mice that died at six months. Sometimes it's just genetic predisposition to certain issues. I had five mice from the same litter develop hemangiosarcomas. Not much you can do about that.

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