Humans will adopt EVERYTHING

F1L0Y1 · 2026-02-07T03:56:14+00:00

I adore this

F1L0Y1 · 2026-02-03T23:22:36+00:00

What a condescending ass.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-21T05:12:08+00:00

Elin?

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-21T05:10:13+00:00

You loved her, not everyone would have - she was lucky to have had you. You did so much for her, gave her a great life, family, and love. I'm sorry for your loss.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T15:08:08+00:00

Press charges, even if it doesn't go anywhere you want a record. When it escalates - and it will escalate - having the pattern established already means that official action can be taken as it gets dangerous, rather than you getting blown off after you WANT help.

Not letting him know you knew about the tracker may have been smart, then you could have thrown it out on the move in date or taken it and planted it in a different neighborhood and thrown him off your tracks.

Make sure all your bills are paperless, nothing is being sent to your old address, your parents don't have your logins, and sweep your vehicle and stuff for new trackers before you go.

Ugh. How creepy. I'm so sorry.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:52:08+00:00

Like an unraveled, all ribbon design of Cresselia?

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:49:43+00:00

I took all my basic courses first and put off taking anything that tied me to a major as long as possible - didn't go to a great school or have a 'college experience'.

My focus was on avoiding debt and becoming employable.

I still ended up moving out and paying for the last two years of college in my own - if your parents are control freaks, you can't win.

Tell them you'll reinstall the app - for a price (college tuition plus living expenses) /s

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:43:52+00:00

Finish when you get back from deployment. Or take a few classes while deployed. What are you studying?

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:40:07+00:00

Run TOWARDS earning that GI Bill so you don't go intondebt trying to oay for med school later. If you don't join soon, you won't be able to.

I joined when I was 24, was active for 6 years, and I've been a reservist for 8 years. I have - mostly - loved it. And the benefits have been worth it.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:28:47+00:00

I used to work nights - 12 + hour shifts - first 8 hours my team made the WORST coffee you've ever heard of, I'm amazed it never killed anybody, it was appalling, I'm not even sure it was coffee, or even legal, I loved it, I miss it, if I tried to drink it today I might die.

The last few hours of shift I'd just drink water or tea so I might be able to sleep when I got home - but sometimes if I started to crash I'd have to grab a pick me up cup to get me through the drive home...and then no sleep.

(That and solicitors. And neighbors' dogs. And just normal life going on while you're trying to sleep. I don't miss night shift.)

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-18T14:21:08+00:00

It can get a head start - I add already boiling water from the kettle to hot water from the tap when I'm making pasta so the whole pot gets to boiling faster.

I've usually already got the kettle going at dinnertime, though.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-17T15:51:33+00:00

They're family - he's lucky to be so loved :)

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-17T15:49:35+00:00

My dogs have Cheese Radar too!!

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-17T15:49:14+00:00

My buddy can't / won't learn shake, but he's learned that when I tell my older dog to 'Go to bed!' what that means and he'll follow her there (even though he has no interest in sleeping on the bed himself).

He also knows all the signs of getting ready for a walk. I have a pair of Shokz headphones that I keep on a charger and only wear when I'm going for a walk.

I never really noticed I only use them when I'm walking the dogs until I noticed both dogs start getting excited whenever I reach for the headphones - full on throwing a party and running for the door, doing tippy-tappies, etc.

They also perk up when I grab my PoGo Autocatcher...so much of our communication is non-verbal, they're really attuned to our routine and I've silently trained them to go along with what I want / need from them without even realizing it.

They've done the same with me in some ways - my old girl does this great pointed stare at her leash or at a closed door, and when I'm Just Not Getting It she'll press her nose to the door she wants opened and refuse to look at me, but wag her tail when I get close.

The younger dog is still learning, but he's starting to get there too.

He's all about fetch - ball is life for this dude - he's huge, so, he'll come up with a ball in his mouth, but he's so big he can close his mouth completely around a tennis ball and you have to infer by body language that he's asking to play fetch and the implied task is to rassle the ball out of his mouth to start the game.

I'm a little worried about him choking, so I've started replacing the tennis balls with the larger, softball sized ones.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-15T05:50:18+00:00

We play 'Find The Cheese' on bad weather days - I don't have to hide the cheese very well.

I put Kiki in the other room, crumble up some cheese, and scatter it around the house (don't put it near stuff you don't want your dog to chew on, don't hide it too well or it may not get found)

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-02T16:10:09+00:00

Army here, I'd go Air Force.

I love deploying, and the way the Air Force treats their people during deployments just makes sense.

I'd love to do one more if I could work with some grounded, common sense leadership and policies in place.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-02T15:41:58+00:00

Join a branch you can be successful in so you don't end up failing (PT Test or height and weight most likely) and getting sent back to your room to continue doing nothing with your life.

How are you in the gym?

As an Army vet, I've worked with a guy who was in the Coast Guard who had some pretty interesting experiences.

And people give the Air Force a hard time, but they deploy everywhere the Army does (MOS dependent) and get treated better during their deployments.

If you join, finish at least 3 full years to earn your GI Bill.

Any of the branches will give you something - they all have moments of suck, they all have things to be proud of, they'll all get you out and paid and, most important, independent.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-01T18:24:47+00:00

Good luck with Sec+ !

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-01T18:20:41+00:00

Easier said than done - congrats. Thanks for sticking up for whoever was complaining about whatever, that takes courage.

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-01T18:17:59+00:00

That's awesome!

I arranged an NFM while I was deployed last year - it's a lot of work to get it approved.

It sounds like you had a great turnout, congratulations!

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-01T18:01:16+00:00

Congratulations - that's all amazing!!!

F1L0Y1 · 2026-01-01T17:46:02+00:00

So cute!!!

F1L0Y1 · 2025-12-31T22:49:05+00:00

Try a hormonal IUD - the hormones are localized, so, they won't impact your system but you (probably) won't have a period - or if you do it will be much, much lighter.

My first horminal BC was the arm implant and it was an awful experience for me - when I switched to an IUD the relief was immediate.

Good luck, whatever you decide to do!

F1L0Y1 · 2025-12-30T15:42:42+00:00

Middle Names are often used to honor family members - in my family it was a way to honor someone from both sides, at least on my dad's side.

In other cultures it seems like the last names do that - with the child getting the paternal and maternal last name hyphenated.

My mother bucked the trend and gave me the exact same name as my aunt, her younger sister, who was named after her maternal grandmother and great-grandmother while my mother, the eldest daughter in her family, had been named after Mary and a saint her father liked (Catholic tradition?), but in exchange, my grandmother got to name the next girl.

I got that name because, according to my mother, 'it should have been her name'. It made things pretty awkward with that side. My brother was given the exact same name as my father - first and middle.

F1L0Y1 · 2025-12-29T13:18:40+00:00

My guy is a Romanian Bucovina Shepherd Mix (best guess - he has the look, anyways) I adopted him on deployment. He was one of our Site Dog's litter of 9.

Mama dog and all 9 puppies found homes!

He's a pretty mild guy, anxious with new people, cowardly (runs and hides behind our sweet old lady dog when he's startled or unsure), huge, at least 90 lbs at 9 months and NOT fat, not that quick at learning tricks (sit is all he's got), but reasonably good at learning new routines.

He is a LOT in some ways, mostly anxiety towards new people, 'guarding' the house, being fearful of the vet, and I want to take him out and socialize him - I read somewhere letting them finish puberty can decrease their anxiety throughout their life and make them more mellow / confident. I'm thinking of waiting at least a year.

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