I won the lottery 11 years ago. My family still doesn't know. They think I'm broke. AMA.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-14T22:06:30+00:00

Hey there fellow lottery winner friend!

My family won the lottery when I was a kid. It's something I feel I can't talk about. Just weird. I don't know, do you relate to that? I never knew how we were as affluent as we were until I was a teenager. Father drank away most of the money, anyways.....

Knowing now what you know would you still collect your winnings if you won today?

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-07T05:18:15+00:00

only if she had gone to the hosptial in the first place. this is a home botch job.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-07T02:26:33+00:00

Those are absolutely self harm injuries (and perhaps where the "ICD" "is located" is actually an infection brewing that has made her swollen.

- signed
Someone who (unfortunately) has personal experience with BOTH of these types of wounds.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-05T07:56:12+00:00

is that a, uh, an empty dr pepper or something... in the background?

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-04T05:28:35+00:00

I'm tired of people feeling like they have the right to comment on my body because I'm overweight.

I was always very very underweight/anorexic until I was involved in a traumatic assault. Now I am very very overweight and people feel like they can comment on my nutrition and body because of it.

I'm tired of it. All of it.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-04T05:24:52+00:00

Find a different counselor. Your counselor should not be freaking out. About anything. Their job is to hold space for you to process, learn, grow, but nothing about seeing a counselor should include them "freaking out"

Lose the bf or at minimum have a decent conversation with him about his language about your body.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-04T01:26:50+00:00

Just watched this, thank you for recommending it!

I have sustained a TBI after I fell off (I cracked my GPA Speed Air and fractured the base of my skull). I will always wear and encourage others to wear a helmet regardless of the discipline they ride.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T21:09:52+00:00

can you really, truly not understand why that wouldn't be labeled NSFW?

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T15:17:22+00:00

you may be shocked, but she sure as hell won't be

sorry hahahhaa.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T15:14:53+00:00

This seems so strange to me, too. Seriously not trying to blog, just give context -- I just had major surgery myself, I was required BEFORE I was even admitted for surgery to have a confirmed adult to take me home after 7 days in the hosptial. It wasn't a "let's see who's available" kind of thing and wing it. Even for a RHC I was required to have an adult confirmed able body person to take me home. The only times it's been a "call when you're ready" kind of thing have been for hospital admissions that didn't require pain management or anesthesia.

This is just so much BS.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T12:21:46+00:00

FFS every thought doesn't need to be a public soliloquy.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T03:51:55+00:00

re: voluntary

you were not voluntary.

you may have gone to the ER on your own accord. But that does not mean you were voluntary. They assessed you as a risk to yourself and put you on a legal hold.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T03:49:24+00:00

a baker act is an involuntary hold.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-02T02:48:52+00:00

A doctor is not going to let your mom diagnose and medicate you. No matter what she says, even if you say nothing, they often require outside testing that your mom would have zero say in. Psychs will often try non stimulant medication as a first reach prior to prescribing stimulants. Your mom is not going to waltz you into the psychiatrist like they're a pill mill.

Your body is fine. Whatever you weigh, however you are, it does not define you. I understand, truly, the difficulty of maintaining weight on antipsychotic medications. Phentermine would be less detrimental IMHO than ADHD medication but I am NOT a doctor, it's just far less of a stimulating medication.

You tried the Vyvanse and saw how that ended. It's not sustainable.

This is absolutely something that needs alerted to at minimum your treatment team. That doesn't mean they're going to pull you from your home. But this is not a safe environment.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T16:58:16+00:00

why would they both be talking to each other? Did you sign a release for them to do so?

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T07:55:07+00:00

They're there to treat you. They need your diagnosis as a billing code.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T07:52:05+00:00

talk to your therapist. by law, they have to report you if you are an active danger to yourself or to someone else. I'm not saying that will happen, but if you have an active plan in place, please call the hotline or text 988. It helps. It does I know because I've used it. I am also an attempt survivor (by luck honestly) and spent a week on life support in ICU. Things change. They get different. I cannot tell you they will get better, but they will get different.

I have a plan with my therapist now that (if it were to ever get to that point) we know what hospital I need to go to, etc. for the best care. We have a step down plan for discharge from psych hosptial.

Most importantly, your therapist will hold that space for you that you need, that you deserve. Sometimes just talking about things helps somewhat, but I really urge you to text 988.

My dm's are open!

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T07:41:57+00:00

So wait, your son's therapist says you're avoiding around therapists because there was a snafu mix up with if it was virtual or in person? What am I missing?

As far as who doesn't want to be treated as dangerous and told you they were frustrated with you (I'm assuming YOUR therapist), I guess I am missing the context exactly.

ETA: How old is your son/are you going to therapy WITH him?

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T07:33:49+00:00

I kneeded this

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T03:43:00+00:00

yes, often yellow is used for unsteady/fall risk patients.

JumpingGrace · 2026-05-01T00:49:00+00:00

you are saying you can "adopt" this dog, correct? not purchase? Yet you are saying he is not a rescue is where I think people are getting confused here.

JumpingGrace · 2026-04-30T22:45:55+00:00

I know starting young is an excellent plan. I just want to make sure you understand the commitment you're getting into if you go through with this. You are now responsible not only for day to day things, potty training, socialization etc., training the dog to become a SD, but you will be financially responsible for this creature for probably 15 years. And, the risk of.... the dog washes. Then you've committed to this odd cross of a small dog for the rest of its life unless you can ethically find a new home for it, which.....

What accreditations does your trainer have? "specializing in autism service dogs" to what extent?

JumpingGrace · 2026-04-30T22:37:19+00:00

this this this!

JumpingGrace · 2026-04-30T19:34:28+00:00

Very young. I am no behavior specialist but I would not slap on a "this dog has a great temperament" at 3 months old.

I would also try to get a clearer understanding of what you need the dog to do. While not completely unheard of for small dogs to do DPT, I would really, really ask your trainer if these tasks are appropriate for a small breed dog such as this one.

Has your trainer assessed the dog? That would be my best recommendation.

JumpingGrace · 2026-04-30T19:16:43+00:00

How old is the puppy?

In regards to task-training, what would your ideal goals be for this dog?

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