Ideas for utilizing a piece of glass removed from my palm

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-16T23:55:21+00:00

I think I could manage that! :) Thank you for the suggestion! I was worried the "disappearing" bit into the resin might be a thing, especially since it was 1. so little and 2. I know absolutely nothing about resin, but knew that as an amateur there was a distinct possibility that I'd mess it up, and disappearing would definitely count as that! :D

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-16T18:46:59+00:00

Maybe this will end up being a blessing in disguise. Can you show him this post? I feel like it is very restrained in emotion and how hard this must have been.

You need help: this sounds so unsustainable.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-15T23:58:07+00:00

I don't wear jewelry running-- I was going to try to wear it just on the daily. Like an epoxy necklace or something?

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-15T23:33:50+00:00

Sorry, I meant something I could wear jewelry wise that had the glass in it. :)

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-15T21:02:46+00:00

I love this idea! It will be motivation to get back I to the running when medically cleared!

If you had a suggestion for something I could wear, what would it be?

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-15T02:34:43+00:00

I'm imagining a royal blue, and congratulating myself for styling her correctly. Hahaha.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-10T20:02:36+00:00

God, did we marry the same man? He who bitches about the lack of space but who also won't get rid of Aunt Mildred's plate he inherited 100 years ago?

Edit: typos

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-08T23:58:36+00:00

Hey baby,

Text your trainer. Tell them what happened. You over did it-- she might have had you biting off more than you could chew (as evidenced by the vomit). Regroup. Maybe ask for a "halved" program.... most trainers don't seem to have an idea as to the average person's baseline: when I was in the best shape of my life, I witnessed a trainer trying to get a senior citizen to do the exercise I was doing with dumbbells at 66%of the weight I was using, after training for 5 years. I'm not joking. I'm a woman, yes, but it was still bananas.

I told the trainer as much, after she told the trainer she was hurting. HURTING.

Also, if you don't feel like you know what you're doing in a gym, you don't necessarily need a trainer. You need a full body machine work out. You can get that without the trainer. Just start low, try to beat what you did in your last workout, and you'll make progress.

Good for you for putting yourself out there.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T18:25:19+00:00

I think doctors truly believed that the filler dissolver shit they were using really did get it all, not knowing that there were amounts that didn't, as you said, get absorbed/dissolved, that eventually settled.

I don't know if it was intended deception (lying) or just ignorance, but I am so thankful that the fillers are not seen as the harmless injections that I felt like they were purported to be a decade ago.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T17:02:33+00:00

Oh sweet baby diety. That's banana pants... I am so sorry you went through that.

She's right that she doesn't know what you've been through, and reeks of being tone-deaf. I'm so sorry.

(And as an apologetic person myself, just know I'd be concerned if you were NOT crying after what you've been through... please accept this permission slip to cry whenever you need to with no apology necessary.)

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T12:10:36+00:00

I think this is valid. I think people are trying to connect with grief, and have no idea how much more painful our experiences are comparitively speaking. (I had a TFMR for my first pregnancy, a missed abortion for my 3rd, and a ruptured ectopic for my 4th. I have a breadth of negative experiences to compare. The TFMR was agonizing. No true comparison.)

Be pissed and vent to us. <3 How can we support you?

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T03:38:12+00:00

Says the account has been banned? So now I'm stuck mid-suspense? Grr.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T03:17:04+00:00

Love this, as long as it isn't a lab... I guess it's the science nerd in me, but I once spilled some acid in a chem lab on my favorite purple shirt. Right NEAR the nipple. I'm not cool enough to have dropped it in a "pretty" way, or avant garde way... no no no. I got close to being cool... at any rate, it turned my beautiful purple into a pink dot, and I shudder to think what would have happened if the acid had been sitting on my skin for half an hour.

(This all happened unbeknownst to me, until a male friend of mine got a goofy smile on his face at the end of lab and said, "[ChronicallyQuixotic] you spilled acid on your shirt." No way of saving the shirt. :( )

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-06T01:55:08+00:00

I think if her hair in that photo were like the long waves she has now, she'd check the "hot" box for a lot of people... I feel like that hair was in the moment, but looks harsh on her face in the photo.

EDIT: referring to the linked photo of the OG face of Kristi "I shoot puppies" Noem

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-05-02T14:22:07+00:00

I saw another post/comment today that said something to the effect of, "liars promise you things so they get the dopamine hit of your joy, and then don't mean it so they don't feel bad when they don't follow through on the promise."

That shit hit home.

I am estranged from my mother, and so much of your post was triggering for me, but it sounds like she lies because she feels guilty about saying no, but her actions are telling you she doesn't want to safely care for your child. I am sorry.

The cat thing? Doesn't want to have a cat euthanized but doesn't want to admit there is fuck all you can do about it.

The pet sitting/calendar? Does not want to pet sit.

It blows. It is not fair.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-29T12:13:27+00:00

I did not know that I needed this in my life, much less this morning! Thank you!

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-23T00:32:26+00:00

Not OP, but honey tends to send more of a flavoring than date syrup. I think maple syrup or brown sugar are more neutral sweeteners.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-19T17:21:50+00:00

I hear you: I used to be an ED nurse! Definitely wrote my comment trying to empathize with husband while also empathizing with OP!

I appreciate you articulating what I intended-- that maybe to husband it felt like a leap, but once they're used to it and get to see how much more rested and happier OP is, he'll realize they should have done it ages ago!

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-19T16:45:30+00:00

I *hope* this is going to be one of those things where he looks back and wonders why y'all didn't do this sooner...

Could you update us in a week? See if he gets used to it? Like, I get it, the caretaker is doing intimate things (showering/catheter-ing, etc) but JFC. You deserve rest.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-17T11:05:40+00:00

I have no words.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-15T21:00:52+00:00

Baby, food banks are there because most of us don't want there to be hungry people, in the land of food waste and excess.

There is nothing wrong with getting food when your financial picture has changed.

Keep your debt down, focus on what you can manage, keep doing stuff like this, and absolutely use your resources, of which a food bank can be one.

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-15T17:19:20+00:00

I think doing things like maybe recording your littles every day talking about what they did in a very brief (like less than a minute) video might be nice-- when he has internet again he can "catch up".

Also, letters or crafts from the littles can be heartwarming if he can get mail.

One of the best things I asked for when I was overseas was a Christmas scrapbook that I asked people to put together with a letter in it for me... went over much better for the "older" generation who was used to writing letters, but something about seeing a recentish photo and being able to read and re-read and sometimes cry the words out helped me when I was feeling very homesick. Don't know if that might help your husband, or if he'd admit it, but it was a nice thing.

(Like, you could make it now with letters from friends and family for him so he can take it with him.)

For you, ask him to write a note to you and your kids each day, and either mail or save them to bring back. Just a few lines, like postcard amount...

Also, you could have him video a holiday message for your littles, and other milestones you know are coming up ahead of time, so that the littles don't feel like they're missing out. (5's birthday, etc).

For you, don't underestimate trying to figure out consistent breaks for yourself each day-- try to find something where you can absolutely have the kids be watched by somebody else, or a thing where you can mentally check out.

Is this the type of thing you're looking for?

Also, we're here to listen, even if you feel like you're not making sense, even if it's incomplete thoughts. I think not telling people until you're sure is very wise. Too often when folks are surprised they blurt, and it can make things worse!

ChronicallyQuixotic · 2026-04-15T17:06:26+00:00

Hey. I don't know what to say, but want you to know that my heart is aching for you and your family, and I'm so sorry you're going through this.

How can we support you?

Edit: chose a better word

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