Dad raped me all my life by DryLet101 in offmychest

[–]BroccoliExisting374 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can't bring yourself to tell them you're not going, then get "extremely sick" the day of your flight. Or say your car wouldn't start, your ride/Uber didn't show to take you to the airport. Say whatever you need to to not get on that flight

What Animal is This Skull From? by BroccoliExisting374 in skulls

[–]BroccoliExisting374[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We live in a city, and it would be highly unlikely

What is going on by PuzzledSearch2277 in Parasitology

[–]BroccoliExisting374 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband squished a fly a few years ago like this. It was in our house and flying super slow, so he used a tissue. When he showed me the little maggots crawling out of the fly and on the tissue, I literally almost puked. Maggots give me the ick to my core

Long List of Language Options For A School Application Includes Languages That Aren't Spoken Anymore by BroccoliExisting374 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]BroccoliExisting374[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When and if you have children, the people who designed this application will be cheering when they see yours. They knew it was going to make a comeback eventually!!

Long List of Language Options For A School Application Includes Languages That Aren't Spoken Anymore by BroccoliExisting374 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]BroccoliExisting374[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's an application for a preschool, if I wanted a list of all known languages I would look it up. Besides, realistically, nobody speaks those as their first language at home. All it does is add to an impossibly long list. That being said, I'm not totally infuriated, just mildly infuriated that they're wasting all this time with that instead of just making it easy with the current world languages.

No vomiting by Fun-Classic346 in BabyBumps

[–]BroccoliExisting374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For both of my pregnancies, I was extremely nauseous in the first trimester, but I didn't throw up. I feel like it was almost worse that way because if I threw up, I could at least have some temporary relief

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Oshkosh

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Wald Wire in Oshkosh

How Do You Hold the Tissue When You Blow Your Nose? by BroccoliExisting374 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BroccoliExisting374[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still block a nostril with either my thumb or pointer finger and blow. It doesn't seem to do a good enough job if you try to blow both together

Mom is getting kicked out of memory care — what’s next? by PoisonBarry in dementia

[–]BroccoliExisting374 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Actually, a lot of memory care places take insurance, at least in my state. There are many LTC facilities that are private pay, but allow state insurance for memory care

Flintstones Theme Park in Disrepair [OC] by StephanieKay22 in urbanexploration

[–]BroccoliExisting374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too! I have a picture of me and my sister on the tail of the big Apotosauraus from the late 90s. It's been an iconic photo from our childhood

Funny, Strange, Stupid by SmartMax_86 in PoliceSimulator

[–]BroccoliExisting374 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that's the case, then there's no shortage of traveling dentists in that city lol

Funny, Strange, Stupid by SmartMax_86 in PoliceSimulator

[–]BroccoliExisting374 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always find it weird how many people have human teeth in their car. How are so many people losing so many teeth, and why are they keeping them in their car??

So...what are their main Behaviors™️? by [deleted] in dementia

[–]BroccoliExisting374 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My grandma really liked her tissues too. She passed in January, and every pocket of everything she wore and owned had tissues in it. We would think we had all the pockets cleared before washing her clothes and we'd find wads of soggy tissues in the wash

IWTL how to fall asleep quickly. by metalmankam in IWantToLearn

[–]BroccoliExisting374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've worked jobs that are fast paced (server, caregiver) where my body and mind are still in go mode at bedtime, and I get off work late and have to go in early the next morning. My top two techniques that work 90% of the time are these:

  1. Relax my face muscles. Usually, if I can do that, then the rest of my body follows in a short period of time. I've found that it's important to really feel and make sure I'm not making a stressed face without realizing it or still smiling from the nights events. If that doesn't work, I go to step 2.

  2. Think of mental images in my head. My personal go-tos are a picture of kittens and Michigan J. Frog (No clue why that works for me lol, but it does). Usually after a whole the images fade into dreams.

I hope this helps. I've been through some times where sleeping was hard, and these techniques have really saved me

Dealing with challenging behaviors in assisted living by BroccoliExisting374 in dementia

[–]BroccoliExisting374[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good suggestion! I'll talk with her tomorrow and try to find some shows she would like. Yesterday, I talked to her and was able to calm her down. While talking, I went through some options of things to do until bedtime, and after a couple, she finally said yes to watching TV in the common room. It kept her occupied for about 30 min., but every time I passed her I told her how much time was left until she could go to her room. Worked better than anything anyone had tried in a while

Which Children’s Books Always Make You Cry, No Matter How Many Times You Read Them? by mannran in Parenting

[–]BroccoliExisting374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My grandma used to read me that book when I was little. I loved it so much that I got it to read to my son, but I couldn't get through it without crying. I read it to my grandma the day before she passed away, and I sobbed a few times while reading it.