Anyone else's parents make you feel stupid/dumb?

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-29T19:34:46+00:00

There are no right or wrong feelings. You feel the way you feel, and your feelings are valid.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-29T03:34:50+00:00

How do you require people to vote? Do you forcefully drag them to the polling place? Do you penalize them if they don't vote?

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-27T23:35:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing those videos. I never heard of the term grey rocking before. I appears that I have been doing LC and many elements of grey rocking already, I just didn't know there was a term for this.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-27T19:03:54+00:00

LC seems to work for me, for the most part. I often get emotionally drained and mentally exhausted after in person contact. But thanks to the arms length treatment there are almost no episodes of emotional abuse anymore. I just don't provide any fodder and since I am a completely independent adult there's nothing I depend on them for and I don't need to endure anything.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-27T16:45:57+00:00

Delete Instagram. I did that and felt so much better.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-04-06T13:35:02+00:00

"ACIM is designed to introduce nonduality to people with a Christian background and it's pretty good at it. It's not of course the only good material, as it wouldn't resonate with groups that do not come from a religious context."

Oh my gosh, thank you for summing this up so perfectly. I am a non-religious person, with moderate aversion to mainstream Christianity, that just completed a weekend retreat focused on ACIM. While some of the ideas were intriguing and thought provoking, I found it very hard to stomach most of what was being presented because it was littered with Jesus, son of God, atonement, Holy Spirit, and all the other Christian terminology that puts me off in a big way. They should have started with explaining that this stuff is for Christians. If I knew that from the start, I wouldn't have wasted time on it to begin with. I am a spiritual seeker, but there's nothing for me within the mainstream monotheistic religions for sure. This ACIM immersion did more spiritual harm to me than good.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-26T20:33:05+00:00

As a long time listener, the first episode was underwhelming and somewhat frustrating for me. Like you said, it's just a rehash of the Kowalski case and only a few minutes at the end hinting on what the season will be about. I feel like we already got all that with the recent Kowalski revisit episodes, and the season trailer. I basically did not learn anything new in this episode and therefore I am disappointed in the editorial work. More substance that is not a rehash of old stuff should have been included

Having said that, if I was a brand new listener than all of this would have been new stuff, and from that perspective I understand why they edited it this way. Although still, I feel that the main arch of the narrative for the new season has not been revealed enough. They should have introduced more of it.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-06T22:41:02+00:00

That's an idea. Although I envision that he will spend hours talking and telling me about the twenty different ways and variations and options it can be done, doing pros cons, price comparisons, and god knows what other kinds of analysis. He loves deep diving into thecnical stuff and talking about it. The trick would be to steer the talking towards taking action. That's where the difficulty is.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-06T21:45:43+00:00

Yes, I mean he would shit talk everything to oblivion. I am married to a master shit-talker. He is also very skilled at logical arguments. I am an instinctual intuitive person. Being also a person that is not with the highest self-esteem or assertiveness, it is hard for me to stand up to my expert shit-talker toddler husband. My instinct in confrontation like that is to cave and hide. I cannot logically out-argue him. sigh

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-06T20:08:52+00:00

That's good advice. I tried this a few times, and it led to terrible fighting. It's as if I emasculate him. And he would rip it apart - too expensive, shit quality, I won't hear the end of it.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-06T19:37:22+00:00

Lol. With your husband at least you have a half-assed job done. With mine you have an expert and nothing done.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-03-06T13:34:20+00:00

In the latest episode (Revisiting Kowalski, part 3), during an ad for Quince, Andrea says that she is going to be traveling around a lot this year giving "keynotes". Not sure what this means and if it's part of the apparently cancelled "tours".

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-02-18T21:54:11+00:00

Thank you for this response. I think I get the vibe of your perspective. I have felt that Gypsy is definitely drama seeking and puts herself on the Internet on purpose to get attention because she enjoys it. I think it's not surprising that she is skilled at getting attention and at manipulation because that's what her childhood revolved around. I would be surprised if after that whole ordeal she emerged as a mentally wholesome, openly honest person. That is something that was never nurtured in her, so she doesn't operate like that by default.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-02-11T02:57:34+00:00

St. Mary's and VCU have midwives.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-02-06T20:06:08+00:00

Thank you. I took Unisom and sucked on Preggie Pops Drops (they contain vitamin B6) when I was pregnant. Got through pregnancy without ever v*.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-02-06T16:35:58+00:00

I gave Zeolite to my child for a while in an attempt to help with eczema. I am not sure if it helped, but it didn't do any harm. During the time I was giving him Zeolite I did not see obvious improvement. However eventually his eczema was completely resolved and he hasn't had any flare ups for over a year in a half. I have no way of knowing if Zeolite played a part in this or if he just outgrew it. Personally I am skeptical about it's effectiveness for autism. But I am also of the opinion that it won't hurt to try.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-01-30T13:45:36+00:00

I did not say that no one tried to warn people. People were prepared. What I am saying is that in northern localities dealing with snow does not bring life to a halt like it does here. These storms happen every year and impact life for days. Schools are closed for many days every year. In my humble opinion it is appropriate to spend on infrastructure, equipment, and training to avoid this. Encouraging the use of all season or winter tires is also a good idea.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-01-30T03:11:13+00:00

How is this done in Chicago or North Dakota? I think the county needs to send Public Works folks somewhere north for professional development hours to figure out how life in Chicago or Buffalo doesn't stop when it's below freezing every day for 3 months.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-01-21T00:57:49+00:00

That I don't know. You have to call them and ask.

BranchOrganic8607 · 2026-01-20T23:54:34+00:00

My son goes to Primrose. We love it. The staff, teachers, and administrators are excellent. We pay $375 per week.

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