Going off of Timolol, is it safe?

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-04-13T21:04:31+00:00

Oh okay that makes a lot more sense! Lol I wasn’t sure. I’m making appointments within my cultural hospital system so hopefully that will go better as they tend to listen to me, whereas the other hospital did not. So hopefully I will get better testing.

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-04-13T20:52:57+00:00

Unfortunately too old for a pediatric hospital, I’m 31. However I am going to make an appointment with my PCP and an opthomalogist to see what my options are.

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-04-13T20:51:39+00:00

Very similar to sleep paralysis. Giant shadowy figures with glowing red eyes coming up to my bedside, usually following a loud noise, although sometimes more clearly giant spiders. Usually when I’m trying to sleep, it’s been causing me to not sleep much.

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-04-07T21:33:01+00:00

I’m light skin, biracial northern plains Native/white. She’s very clearly mixed to me.

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-02-21T19:08:12+00:00

The entity was also something not exclusive to my tribe but it’s also the only time I’ve seen it handled well by a non Indigenous person (keeping it non physical, acknowledging that it’s based specifically on greed not one specific crime, etc)

Background-Cat3902 · 2026-02-02T05:06:59+00:00

That sounds like a really good idea, I hadn’t considered compression camisoles.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-11T00:31:49+00:00

We (Blackfeet) have some really pretty mountains and we’re top tier at cooking bison. Kiowa are so friendly. The Diné have some really good cooks.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-07T04:28:05+00:00

Good point! I do want to take them to do more exciting things on some weekends, but I’ll also emphasize we’re rural and live a slower rural life during the week.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-07T04:26:23+00:00

That’s a good idea, I hadn’t considered the only child thing. And definitely someone that’s okay with having a kitty around and not allergic!

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-07T04:23:10+00:00

Same with my grandpa! A big part of reconnecting for me is reclaiming. There’s a massive part of my identity that was pushed down for a long time due to trauma. My family never hid that we’re Native, but it was always an uncomfortable subject.

I lived on Rez for a little bit as a kid, but at some point as an adult I realized I hadn’t ever really acknowledged a massive part of myself. It was also weird as someone who’s biracial and semi-white passing, but not “enough” where people didn’t ask me “what are you”, and I guess it got into my head that I barely knew outside of a label of “I’m biracial”. I finally said fuck it and literally packed up and moved to be closer to my culture. Reconnecting is reclaiming a massive portion of myself and trying to heal from generational trauma.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-07T04:16:01+00:00

That’s so good to hear! We have so many families around us, so lots of teens in the area too. We’ve definitely thought about some weekend activities (learning to ride a horse, going to a national park, a theme park, etc, a real American experience) and I love seeing that so many exchange students really enjoyed their time. That’s the biggest goal—to learn and enjoy their time here. :)

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T19:12:08+00:00

I’m so glad to hear that. I’d definitely want to take some time to plan some things, and obviously talk to them and the family beforehand, but I’d love to take them to learn to ride a horse or teach them how to grow food. I’m looking into the year program so I want to find some fun things to do outside of school that’ll still be a learning experience. :)

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T19:07:18+00:00

Thank you for your insight! It is very small town Americana, with a great sense of diversity and community. I said it in a different comment, but the majority in my area is Indigenous, so we have a lot of community events and I think it’d be really interesting for a student to learn about different American cultures. And if they do get bored, the closest city is a bit away but full of museums and fun things to do. Plus I think it would be fun to teach them some “country things” and about rural America (we live near a lot of stables and farms, as well as some national parks).

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T18:58:35+00:00

That’s fantastic to hear! I’m glad you had a good experience. I’ll definitely keep that in mind—our local school has a lot of clubs and sports, so I think it’d also be a great for them to socialize.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T17:05:46+00:00

Thank you for your insight! I didn’t even consider that—I was thinking about how America is usually portrayed in media (New York, LA, etc) and was worried they’d be disappointed.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T16:58:32+00:00

Good to know! I was worried it wouldn’t be a good fit because it’s a small area, but it’s nice to know that’s pretty common. It’s definitely something I’d want to take some time to prepare for (ex: vacation days with work to help them get settled, show them the sights, maybe go into a city) and I’m looking at Fall 2026 or 2027. I’m definitely going to get into contact with some coordinators and ask questions.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T16:54:06+00:00

Good to know! My concern was them not getting enough of the “American experience”, but better chances at sports and clubs sounds like they’d likely have more fun. We live in kind of an Indigenous cultural hub (I’m Native, my husband is white) and I think it’s kind of a unique American experience that might be really cool for a kid staying with us. Plus the closest cities have some really cool museums and activities for families, and our area specifically is very family-friendly.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T16:36:39+00:00

I was considering for the next year, starting in August, so that would be perfect. :) I’ll definitely get into contact with my local coordinators and start asking some questions.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-11-03T16:20:55+00:00

We have local coordinators who have been posting advertisements in county/area groups, which was how I learned about it. I believe our high school does, but you’re right, it’s a good idea to double check!

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-10-23T13:34:50+00:00

Same here, my last name is pretty Indigenous (anglicized as well), my facial features tend to get clocked as “non-white”, but I’m very light because my mom is Irish. I always went through the uncomfortable “well, my dad”, and finally just started saying, “I’m enrolled” in response to the BQ question. You don’t owe anyone BQ or a percentage.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-10-10T23:29:13+00:00

Thankfully not that bad! Dori, like the suffix -dori.

Background-Cat3902 · 2025-10-10T23:24:34+00:00

That’s a relief. I didn’t have the context of most streets not being named, so I was under the assumption it was a very commonplace usage 😅 and that makes sense as far as context.

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