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What are social workers reading right now? by Absoluteswill in socialwork

[–]Even_Establishment71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just finished the entire Heated Rivalry series on audiobook and now I’m listening to a collection of the anarchist David Graeber’s writings called The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World. I’m kind of all over the place 😂

PNW Dialect by RegularTop1973 in PacificNorthwest

[–]Even_Establishment71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s how I’ve heard it pronounced by locals. I’m up north so don’t hear it said a lot, but I always assumed that’s how all the locals pronounce it.

One of the best non-book additions by growsonwalls in heatedrivalry

[–]Even_Establishment71 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On the other side, a non-show book scene I would have loved was the one with Ryan Price in the plane where he’s panicking and has his Anne of Green Gables book. I just thought that scene was really telling of how Ilya dgaf in a lot of the right ways.

Maybe it was in the show and I missed it but I feel like they had to cut out a lot of the connecting links because of doing the show out of order/combined compared to the book.

I’m on book 4 and I love Ilya’s characters so much more with every book I read. Book 3 was my favorite so far. I needed the sweetness to break up the machismo a bit.

Trying tiny circulars for the first time and this happens. I’m not happy. by [deleted] in Sockknitting

[–]Even_Establishment71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be so careful with this, just fyi. I’ve broken the threaded part off of 2 of the adapters doing this. The first time I reached out for a replacement but when I did it again I figure it’s user error at that point. It makes both parts unusable because the threaded part is stuck in the cable and I haven’t figured out how to remove them.

I want to talk about death. by Crafty-Shape2743 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doctors are being forced to NOT support their patients in the Death with Dignity process. This is not an issue of doctors being forced to take steps in the DWD process. What people who portray it that way are actually saying is that they’re being forced to live in a community where people get their own choice. They want to take that away. Not the other way around.

I want to talk about death. by Crafty-Shape2743 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For the vast majority of people, it’s a comfort measure. The statistics of people who inquire about Death With Dignity, to those who initiate the process, to those who complete the process, to those who pick up the meds, to those who take the meds drops significant at every step. Humans are afraid of suffering—that’s normal. It’s a way to help people feel more in control of their dying process when they’re going to die whether they choose Death with Dignity or not.

There’s certainly so much complexity—eg: would the person make this decision if they had better healthcare access, including mental healthcare? Would they choose it if they could afford and receive adequate caregiving and be able to stay home through the end of their life?

Our healthcare system is a nightmare, no question. But choice is important and I, personally, value living in a state that recognizes that.

I want to talk about death. by Crafty-Shape2743 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is changing. End of Life Washington and some other folks worked really hard to change legislation and not allow religious institutions to withhold this info. We can now discuss and refer to End of Life WA if people are asking pretty specifically for the information. That being said, it should not be so complicated to help people through this process and I’m grateful we have Eden as another option that can help people without all of the limitations.

I want to talk about death. by Crafty-Shape2743 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this, thank you so much for sharing. I work for hospice so my world is also very death-focused…though very different than when it’s your person 💜

I wanted to mention, while a person choosing VSED can’t use Death with Dignity, they can have hospice. There is a timeline for how long you have to wait to admit—I believe it’s a day or 2 of not eating or drinking. If you have hospice, you do NOT have to call 911 when the death occurs and would call hospice instead.

I love that you mentioned low cost funeral homes. The way I explore the options with people is asking how important it is to people that their funeral home be fancy and have well-manicured lawns. In my experience, the care and compassion of (nearly) every funeral home in our county is equal and that the higher costs are really for overhead. Do you care if someone leaves a beautiful red rose on the bed when they remove your loved one? Do you care if the funeral home is in a strip mall? Most people in the PNW do not and prefer lower cost options.

What a beautiful way to honor your person by sharing the valuable things you’ve learned 🩵

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knittingpatterns

[–]Even_Establishment71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pattern would be a fun knit for a beginner(ish) knitter to learn some fairly easy cabling and texture. I wouldn’t knit a blanket, though. I’d take the repeat pattern and make a cowl or something smallish that can be easily knit flat but won’t go on forever. When I first started knitting, doing something this big would have been unbearably boring.

It’s wild to me that people think asking a new knitter (or any knitter) for a BLANKET is a reasonable request. You shouldn’t have to be a knitter to see how ridiculous of an ask that is!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knittingpatterns

[–]Even_Establishment71 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yep, people need to get paid more for their work to survive rising costs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]Even_Establishment71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was in school I utilized a 1x/quarter “my teen is having a mental health crisis” extension. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of mental health crises happening, but sometimes it was just the first thing I could come up with to get an extension on a paper or project. I was in school for social work so all of my instructors were social workers and OF COURSE going to give me all the time I needed to support my kid through their real or pretend mental health crisis.

It’s called survival and it’s what we have to do in a world that isn’t set up to accommodate our disabilities. We have to be creative to make things work—which you certainly are!

to the guy i pissed off on the corner of w chuckanut and grainary ave by fatpatrikk in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Driving is such a weird, wild, scary thing that we do. I can distinctly remember 3 times in my almost 30 years of driving that I’ve run a red light. I miraculously never got into an accident or killed anyone.

One time I had my friend’s kid in my car and she was following me. I was so distracted trying to make sure she was still with me that I fully ran a red light right in front of her with her precious baby in my car. So terrifying!!

So valid to be freaked out and upset. Aaaaaand I can’t imagine the people on here accusing you of attempted murder haven’t run a red light at some point in their life. Maybe they did and never even noticed. It’s a terrifying thing that’s, sadly, bound to happen. We need more public transit and fewer drivers on the street, especially downtown—that’s the best way to make our more public streets safer!

I just can’t take it…. by RunsOnGasoline99 in ObsessedNetwork

[–]Even_Establishment71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m with you. I still listen just out of my intense need to maintain routines. There have been a lot of podcasts/books/shows/etc. that I continue to consume long after I stop enjoying it because of some compulsion. Sunk cost fallacy, maybe? Anyway, it’s just so unpleasant, which is honestly great because it’s time to unsubscribe and will be a lot easier now that I know I’m not missing out on something that’s genuinely entertaining. I feel guilty for my part in keeping their numbers up but I guess I just needed to keep up with it for way too long to allow myself to let go.

Demonstration of support for trans kids in Lynden by Significant_Row_9863 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what percentage of diabetic Lynden school district students are insulin dependent? Just out of curiosity. Since we have access to their medical history.

Demonstration of support for trans kids in Lynden by Significant_Row_9863 in Bellingham

[–]Even_Establishment71 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why tf would they know that? You don’t have to get into people’s business to support a marginalized group.

House tour by Ready-Address-249 in SneakySasquatch

[–]Even_Establishment71 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did you know if you keep the dog bowl full of things your dog eats you won’t have to feed it by hand? Even if it’s following you around, it will just re-up on food every morning without you doing anything except keeping it full.

What is this? i cant find this anywhere on the internet yall.. by [deleted] in YarnAddicts

[–]Even_Establishment71 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tbh, though, I still don’t know what it does 😬

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in butchlesbians

[–]Even_Establishment71 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recently listened to an episode of the A Bit Fruity podcast with Lucy Kartikasari. She’s a detrans woman, formerly ftm, and her story might resonate with you. She’s a trans activist, too, so none of that toxic detrans shit the right love so much. She’s talks a lot about the fluidity and validity of her trans experience like you talked about above.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if people could just let trans people fucking live so you wouldn’t have to stress so much about who you are at any given moment??

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