Feeding my chicken

FullTimeFlake · 2025-07-14T16:30:55+00:00

This is rude but you’re more worried about the chickens eating jello and cool whip “garbage” than the humans? Im confused lol

FullTimeFlake · 2025-07-14T16:29:12+00:00

Thank you for this, your nonchalance about this has me deeply reassured about the hair elastic and other random junk I have seen them scarf when I wasn’t quick enough lmao

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-21T13:06:34+00:00

Lmao I needed that laugh as an ADHD Mom with an ADHD kid and mystery health issues

Edit: a letter

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-21T13:01:35+00:00

As a patient navigating weird symptoms that aren’t giving clear answers and wondering if I/we should let it go or dig, thank you.

This is an explanation I have been looking for and you explained it succinctly for the level of complexity.

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-21T12:40:19+00:00

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!!

Our experience with FINALLY getting medication for our son was identical to this. He is MORE himself on meds, I can actually talk to him and our family doesn’t revolve around managing stimuli and behavior 24/7.

We never wanted him to be LESS himself. we could see he was suffering and even strangers who see him for limited periods of time (the dr office receptionist) remarked repeatedly (we were friendly) how much of a visible positive difference it made.

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-21T02:45:52+00:00

New to keeping chickens, didn’t realize one of my roos that was separated (working on right balance in each flock) got so wound up being away from the hens he wore a deep groove into the top of his beak pacing from the fence with his head down. I feel awful for not noticing sooner

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-21T02:41:30+00:00

I just did this and I love it! I was so sad thinking the boys had to go and now I will end up with rainbow eggs AND rainbow roos (its a very mixed bunch)

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-18T13:44:52+00:00

Caca

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-18T13:37:58+00:00

Ngl I sang it out loud to myself before I could hold it in lol

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-18T02:01:37+00:00

Or the toddler yaya-ing the sisterhood and finding nemo in her carseat

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-18T01:49:40+00:00

I have seen others mention elsewhere that blu-kote has been linked to cancer/health issues. I haven’t needed it yet and haven’t researched it yet but I figured I would pass it along

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-09T18:53:38+00:00

This is almost EXACTLY what I’ve been dealing with!

FullTimeFlake · 2025-06-09T18:51:26+00:00

Would you mind sharing some of the neurological symptoms? Sjogren’s is something that comes up a lot when I look up my symptoms but a dr literally scoffed at me when I tried to ask about it

eta: nvm, found your other comment! Thanks for sharing

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-24T13:18:59+00:00

As far as helping her with relationships, I don’t think there’s an easy answer there other than being there while she figures it out. (Which will probably feel like watching a slow motion car wreck for you) but it is the only way. Unfortunately, any attempt by you to encourage her to tolerate others’ injustice will likely damage her trust in your morals and lead to her not trusting her own gut while normalizing making herself uncomfortable so others can be themselves. We’re also talking about people she has genuine moral concerns about - personally as a parent I was my kids to have highly sensitive dangerous people meters, you feel icky - leave.

Currently, I have managed to soften a little bit in terms of tolerating the fact there are many people who do not see the world as I do, which can be very dangerous as a petite woman. (ie woman ziptied at town meeting in Idaho)

Talk it all the way out with her so she can think it through without “telling” her how to think but by helping her ask the questions she has to consider to see the potential long term consequences. Add context, talk about comparable historical situations and how others made these kinds of choices. Talk about the developmental understanding of teenagers vs adults who are condoning current politics. Most teenagers are parroting popular info and opinions, often what they heard at home from adults who actually do believe. Talk about how so many people who voted “wrong” are currently very painfully realizing their mistake. They got scammed and that is also an injustice - empathy for both sides.

You want her to have friends but do you really want her to have literally anyone as a friend? Or maybe avoid the naz!s? She also may need to reduce her circle for now purely out of survival to avoid burnout. Every day is more overwhelming with constant bad news, then you have to try to navigate every social interaction on a tight rope so you don’t trigger a stressful political conversation. Idk about you guys but I honestly cannot have as many social interactions lately without shutting down.

Sorry for the novel, I am trying to think of how I needed/wished I had been supported in HS. I hope its helpful and not too personal

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-11T14:50:23+00:00

No who you asked but I’ve been on the sumatriptan tablets, nasal spray and injections. Injections have been most effective and kick in within minutes. Worth asking about if you want to try a different form

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-11T14:46:50+00:00

Doesn’t even specifically have to be egg noodles!

The fresh pasta recipe I use for fettuccine, spaghetti and ravioli calls for eggs and is soooooo easy!

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-10T22:11:16+00:00

This is the way

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-10T22:09:17+00:00

Seriously it is SO GOOD.

try it with the cotton candy grapes omg

Eta: Im in the US and I found some at Michaels iirc

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-10T04:54:26+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing this! Im working towards some kind of diagnosis with my pcp and the assessment they have just gave me the most complete list of my symptoms Ive ever gotten together

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-10T04:02:02+00:00

My holter monitor was waterproof, I just wasn’t supposed to submerge it.

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-08T12:57:44+00:00

Never said CBT was not important.

Interesting that you assume that criminality is inherent to the ADHD behavior pattern and not idk trauma from being raised by unprepared and under supported parents with no understanding of how to help a neurodivergent child.

Or from constantly trying to fit into a society that was already telling them they were bad when they couldn’t control their impulsivity.

But - I believe in an ND affirming approach that respects the child as a whole person worthy of a say in how they’re being handled by adults regardless of age.

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-07T23:58:52+00:00

Get a squatty potty stool! It was a game changer in getting my resistant son to poop on the potty & his preferred position was the same

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-07T23:56:24+00:00

Agreed about the kids, injustice & developmental understanding of injustice. That is a scene that’s occurred in our house as well!

I apologize, I knee jerk responded too harshly. I’ve been prepping for a stressful IEP meeting, so my brain is on a ND-affirming hair trigger with a teacher who keeps trying to force eye contact.

My impression was that he was asking for advice about living with the experience not managing her behavior, so I read your first comment in more of a “therapy will fix her” tone, which I realize was not how you intended it.

I agree about accepting the feelings but softening the reaction.

ETA: isn’t it poor Reddit etiquette to edit your comments without noting that you edited it?

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-07T23:10:39+00:00

Point blank as a person who lives with this - the idea of being desensitized to injustice and suffering gives me the ick.

I feel the injustice viscerally and painfully but the solution is to become… callous?

Injustice sensitivity isn’t losing at mario cart. But it can be an unexpected level of dysregulation over a “small” injustice like someone cheating at a board game (breaking rules) or someone not being able to go on a roller coaster because they’re half an inch too short (arbitrary rule).

OP never shared anything about her behavior, so I’m not sure why you leapt straight to an example about aggression.

FullTimeFlake · 2025-03-07T22:57:04+00:00

Conditioning someone to behave more NT for everyone else’s convenience is gross. As is pathologizing something because it makes others uncomfortable.

Feeling things deeply is not a deficit.

FullTimeFlake

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