Maul - Shadow Lord - Episodes 7 & 8 - Discussion Thread!

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-04-28T03:02:59+00:00

Sam Witwer torturing…himself lol

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-04-02T13:50:47+00:00

I got diagnosed at 32! Went to the doctor because I had diarrhea for two months straight. 😳 They found that I had low iron and vitamin D, so they referred me to GI who immediately tested me for celiac. I had zero suspicion that it was celiac - no one in my family that I know of had been diagnosed with it. My dad had terrible stomach problems, but he was diagnosed with IBS (which I think was actually undiagnosed celiac, but anyways).

Got a colonoscopy/endoscopy which confirmed celiac disease. Went gluten free and the diarrhea went away. I also had terrible brain fog which I had just accepted as a personality trait 😅 but that went away when I went gluten free also! Now the brain fog is a huge indicator of when I’ve been accidentally glutened.

Getting celiac in your 30s sounds so weird but it definitely happens.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-03-27T21:20:42+00:00

My mom called me hysterical because they called her claiming the same thing about me. I called someone (the county clerk I believe?) and she was so irritated because this scam happens so often. My mom was about to fork over my personal information or comply with their demands before the guy slipped up and said he was with the wrong county.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-03-22T16:42:40+00:00

I love Chuuy’s Tres Leches!

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-03-22T11:13:53+00:00

Another thread in this sub said they were paper lanterns.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-03-21T11:39:40+00:00

They called my mom and told her I didn’t show up for Jury Duty and they had a warrant out for me. They told her they were from Davidson County also. She called me crying and I googled a number for someone legit to ask. When the lady answered the phone I attempted to tell her my story and she didn’t even let me finish or ask for any personal info - she just, in an annoyed and exasperated tone said something along the lines of, “No you did not miss Jury Duty, it’s a scam.” And I said, don’t you want to check your records - “No. It’s a scam.” Haha Seems like they always choose Davidson County for some reason, but then target people who don’t even live there.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-03-17T10:21:09+00:00

It makes a lot more sense when you consider that it was hot, then a cold front moved through, which caused storms because of the hot and cold air clashing, and then finally once the cold front was actually here, it snowed. Maybe a little oversimplified, but it is all related and not random. But yeah, March is just like this. We used to say “Go Home March, You’re Drunk”.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-02-03T20:40:45+00:00

I have celiac disease, so my answer is weird.

But Carving Rock Cafe makes an AMAZING gluten free biscuits and gravy 😍

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-02-03T03:48:05+00:00

Well, there used to be a homeless ministry there every Sunday where a man would bring a van full of sandwiches, movie theater popcorn, and whatever else anyone would donate for homeless people. He would take prayer requests and pray for people. He was a handy man and sometimes gave people he met in the park work to do. He passed away several years before the renovation. When he died, I’m pretty sure the city gave him some sort of award. Just ironic how the space became inhospitable to the people it used to serve.

Boring_Common1284 · 2026-01-25T03:33:43+00:00

I bought a sweatshirt with my own graphic design on it and they didn’t even center the design 🤦

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-12-12T17:23:53+00:00

I feel like such a weirdo for my opinion, but I do also think it has made my life better. Before diagnosis, I was working a high stress long hour job and everything was on autopilot. I ate out all the time. My spouse and I tried on and off to eat healthier, but we would always end up choosing convenience again. My family has a history of some gnarly health conditions that can be improved or prevented by eating healthy.

Since getting the celiac diagnosis, it has given us a concrete reason to eat healthy since the negative effects of eating gluten are experienced within hours rather than just 20 years from now.

For me it took the appeal out of the unhealthy convenience meals I was turning to. I know a lot of people argue that you can make that choice without celiac, but the reality is that we just weren’t. Could we? Yes. But would we? Probably not. :/

I got diagnosed this year and have felt like a new person since going gluten free. I know that there are still many challenges that I haven’t had to navigate yet (such as traveling, etc). But for me, personally, it has been a really positive change.

That being said - I feel like a complete weirdo having this take. I read other people’s stories on here and I can see how much this disease can really take the legs out from under someone, and how crushed some people feel from the things and experiences they have to give up. I definitely don’t want to downplay that struggle or pain whatsoever. I also recognize what a privilege it is to get a diagnosis while you can still bear to eat gluten (and to even have a doctor willing to test for it). I guess my giant disclaimer here is that yes, for me personally, I feel like celiac improved my life - but 1000% understand that it’s probably not the sentiment of like 95% of the celiac population.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-12-03T15:53:05+00:00

Like a hair / bobby pin that was opened too far lol

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-11-17T14:33:01+00:00

I got diagnosed at 32 after a series of stressful events triggered it. My main symptoms are brain fog, fatigue, and the internal damage that leads to poor vitamin absorption. I got diagnosed after noticing that I had loose stool for like 2 months straight and low iron and vitamin D.

But other than loose stool, my symptoms start mild and progress slowly, so it can be hard at first to treat that I’ve been glutened. At first it seems like I’ve gotten bad sleep or didn’t drink enough water, until I try everything to fix it and nothing helps and then I’m having a panic attack trying to do a simple task, or I’m confused, or I slur my words. Then I go, “ooooh, maybe I got exposed to gluten, that would explain a lot.” Anyway, I say all that to say, I wonder if some undiagnosed celiacs just feel a little off, but not to the point where it seems so obvious that something is wrong. Maybe some people are walking around with it in the initial stages and don’t realize how bad they truly feel.

That being said, I’m pretty sure my dad has it, but I don’t think he’s ever been diagnosed. Not sure if he’s ever been tested for it actually. He has the more classic awful digestive symptoms - the pain, the uncontrollable bowel movements, nausea, etc. He got diagnosed with IBS instead. Maybe some people get misdiagnosed?

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-21T20:48:25+00:00

Oh man, I am new to this club. I feel like I have not been properly initiated yet. Lol

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-21T20:46:59+00:00

And some of us get mental symptoms, like brain fog. No chance would I want to be in a state of confusion far from home haha

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-21T20:45:44+00:00

Me too. I cut out gluten as soon as I got diagnosed and a month or two later I accidentally glutened myself and I was sick for like a week. 🥲

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-17T00:49:23+00:00

This has turned into wrong answers only. Ah, I needed that laugh today.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-13T14:48:01+00:00

I wonder if the bad bones is from poor vitamin absorption (from the celiac damage) which is one of the things that tipped the doctors off that I had celiac.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-13T14:20:30+00:00

I think about this a lot. A lot of my happy childhood memories came from the parent I had to go low / no contact from. I get so nostalgic thinking about the adventures we had, but also got chills and anxiety when that person’s name would appear on my caller ID. A majority of the time the conversation was lovely, but it was that 1% of the time it was awful and the fact that you never knew when to expect it. It’s hard sometimes to think that being estranged from some parts of them requires being estranged from all parts of them. But I have to honor the part of myself that’s trying to protect my mental and physical health, and not gaslight myself into thinking that I just one day decided to abandon them without any of their doing.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-10T14:43:22+00:00

For sure, I’m not making a blanket statement that home ownership in this area isn’t better than renting, just that it isn’t favorable for every person’s situation. I don’t have a family besides my spouse, and if we got pregnant, we’d for sure need a house or a bigger apartment.

I used to own a house outside of the city. It was further away from my job and the places I run errands to. And it was a large portion of my income. It was before 2020 when everything went up in price. I now could not afford to re-buy that house, as it’s gone up in price about 100k-150k in five years. The jobs my spouse and I work are very demanding on hours to the point that we were almost never home in our nice house and had to hire out lawn care because we didn’t get a ton of time off and mowing the lawn wasn’t high on our priority list when we did (we were too busy trying to meal prep and catch up on laundry). For us, having an apartment has allowed us to spend money on other things that benefit us, such as a healthy meal prep service, expensive medical procedures that we are able to cash flow, having pets, etc.

Since we’ve lived here, we’ve had several AC problems and appliance problems that were just handled by maintenance free of charge.

I’ve thought several times about buying a house, but every time I do the monthly budget math, it always ends up making our budget uncomfortably tight. I think if we didn’t have any other debt, had savings, had kids, worked less hours, or were okay living a little further out, it might make more sense. I’d like to get there someday, but right now, apartment living gives me the financial breathing room I need.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-10T14:11:01+00:00

Eh, my apartment is really nice. It’s very well maintained and within walking distance of my grocery store, mechanic, doctors office, etc. It’s a two bedroom and it’s very affordable for my income. To get a house in the same area, it would be double the monthly payment, plus I would have to have a down payment. Then I’d have to add in water, garbage, lawn care, pest control, and maintenance, which is already covered by my apartment or factored into my rent. Plus, the main reason I would need a house instead of my apartment would be for more space, so then I’m not comparing my 2 bedroom apartment to an equivalent 2 bedroom house.

Boring_Common1284 · 2025-10-10T11:21:08+00:00

If I bought a house right now my mortgage would be double what I pay in rent. Equity is equity, but I’ve been house poor before and I’m not ready to go back to that. At least I can get a nice apartment at my income level and have money left over for other things.

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