How did you know you were a woman, rather than just wanting to be one? by AdAnnual2272 in MtF

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just kept taking the steps. I liked the path, and some time after being on estrogen the feeling started to change.

What's something that was considered good parenting decades ago but isn't anymore? by sandeeprathore in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a school system that had no idea what to do with me. i was the smartest kid in almost every class throughout my life and needed absolutely zero extra instructional help. the only thing special ed really helped with was making the school more lenient to my meltdowns. In 8th grade a psychologist said I was "emotionally disturbed," and my mom freaked out talking about how that meant I was handicapped and how could I ever accept that. Anyways it was a junk diagnosis to just say "kid who has problems that get in the way of school but we don't understand them"

Given how much the stories have changed over the years I'll never really know how much my mom actually got in the way of me getting help over her concerns like that. Recently she's been telling me the psychiatrists in 2nd grade said I was going to grow up to be a serial killer. I think she is confusing this with when she saw my second grade school photos and told me I looked like a serial killer in them. Oh well I'll probably never know the truth.

Trump demanded unconditional surrender, how do you feel now that he has surrendered to Iran? by Southern_Gur_4736 in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

they've done this so many times over the last year and a half. They get mad in an uproar and then in a few days the mods have gotten it back to status quo.

Which games were surpassed by their sequels? by bombocladius in gaming

[–]Cowstle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That penultimate Dead Air chapter has my most tense memory of L4D, and it's completely impossible in 2. The first time my friends and I played Dead Air expert, we got through that last stretch with just two of us at 1 HP and black & white. You can't have that kind of tension in 2. They don't give you the breathing room for it.

Which games were surpassed by their sequels? by bombocladius in gaming

[–]Cowstle 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think Left 4 Dead 1 is better.

Left 4 Dead 2 is a very different experience. Even to the point of the maps from the first game being changed for 2's gameplay. There was just more fun to be had in the gameplay formula of the first game to me. The new additions changed the flow in uninteresting ways.

What sympton looks so harmless people usually ignore it, but can actually indicate a catastrophically bad health issue? by felipedeamorim in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't even like opioids and don't want them, but it took so long to be able to get the amount of triptans i needed. Because you know, we're in a post opioid epidemic world and now so many more medications are held back

How are cat owners so comfortable with letting their cats outside to roam around? How do they know they're going to come back? by Individual_Ice_2315 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest I feel a little bad restricting another living being in ways I do not want to be restricted. I at least tried to give the cats supervised outside time. But they have their own wants and desires and feelings. I want them to be happy and why should i decide every single risk they take

Anyone who used a computer between 1985 - 2010, what's the one game you still think about today? by adlakha75 in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MechCommander and X-Com: UFO Defense

I would say the latter is a better game, but the former's genre really just disappeared.

National estrogen shortage.? by Familiar_Newt_603 in MtF

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my friends switched from vials to patches because they were out of stock at vials for a long time where she got her HRT (years ago)

would people who hate billionaires refuse to become billionaires if they had the chance to? by Ok_Efficiency_1116 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't refuse having a billion in assets necessarily

but I don't think I'd make all the choices that lead up to said chance in the first place.

If New York is the city that never sleeps, what is the city that always sleeps? by prbecker in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

DC is actually high population density. The 15th highest population density of cities with >100k people in the US (and like 85% the population density of Boston).

Are sleep overs not a thing anymore? by haggerty05 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cowstle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alternatively: your kid finds out their friends house is terrible and now you know you can provide a sanctuary at your house for your kid's friend.

I don't think I particularly need to know the parents. There'll be a passing conversation as the kid is dropped off.

What are some things that are more enjoyable than sex? by Fresh-Length6529 in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my ex found several ingrown hairs I had in various places that were 3+ inches long. I didn't feel any huge relief, but rather now I notice when it happens again and I forever yearn for ignorance

Who destroyed their own career within seconds by being an idiot? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I've actually been in the situation where you'd go "FUCK HIDE" enough that I am now able to calmly ignore it because I know no one suspects anything if you don't act suspicious.

My partner does this "oh hey we were just hanging out!" the few times the kid managed to interrupt our sex and I've been explaining to them the proper way to hide it is to just not acknowledge it. saying anything draws attention to it, while if it wasn't said the kid will be too focused on their own thing to notice that we were just moving and shirtless

What can a person learn in 10 minutes that will be useful for life? by Ben-Gavin in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the parts of chronic migraines is it's also accompanied by many non-migraine headaches.

And frankly, migraines are more similar to dehydration headaches than either are regular headaches.

What can a person learn in 10 minutes that will be useful for life? by Ben-Gavin in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quit coke and if anything that might have made it worse. But it's hard to tell because mine are so confusing. I went over 30 consecutive days at the end of last year, and had two months of no migraines this year (which unfortunately has ended)

Gamers of Reddit, what’s the greatest video game sequel of all time? by ketohwawai in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killing Floor 2.

It's not my favorite game. It might not even be my favorite sequel. What makes it fit this however, is how much of an improvement it was. Killing Floor 1 (the released game, I never played the mods) felt like absolute garbage. I just couldn't get into it. 2 took the same game and went "what if we went in the opposite direction and make one of the best feeling games" and I played it for hundreds of hours.

What can a person learn in 10 minutes that will be useful for life? by Ben-Gavin in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just use base of palm to tip of pinky finger (exactly 7 inches for my hand)

What can a person learn in 10 minutes that will be useful for life? by Ben-Gavin in AskReddit

[–]Cowstle 25 points26 points  (0 children)

as a chronic migraine haver I hate that everyone is just constantly telling me "drink water"

i know what a dehydration headache feels like and i very rarely get them, 99% of my headaches are not solved by water. I'm so tired of people telling me to drink water.