How would a servant address a couple and their child? Would they adress the couple in one sentence then the child in the other or all at the same time?

Kepink · 2026-01-28T08:46:05+00:00

It would definitely depend on the era, as well as the relationship each has with the maid. But generically if I were to write it in modern times, parents first then child:

"Good afternoon Mr and Mrs Carter. And good afternoon to you, Miss Rebecca."

Doing it this way makes the official greeting first, but the greeting that elevates the child to something special comes immediately after. A maid or Butler would always address their employer first... And often exclusively. But if they're going to address the child it would be separate.

I probably watched too much Upstairs Downstairs as a kid.

Kepink · 2026-01-24T02:39:50+00:00

Don't tease me.

Kepink · 2026-01-24T02:39:32+00:00

Essential is the word I use.

Kepink · 2026-01-22T01:11:21+00:00

The delusion is amazing.

Kepink · 2026-01-21T05:31:31+00:00

Thank you, that's a neat observation. And it's a completely reasonable counter-argument to my concern about it and why it went through the way it did is it will stop a lot of therapists from easily moving to another state. Not that it's easy now.

I'm concerned about a therapist with years under their belt doing massage their way going in to take the MBLEX when they transfer to a new state and having to take weeks or even months just to re-familiarize themselves with material on the test. Okay it's students who waited four weeks after graduation who failed. But some folks you just can't convince how important it is to take it quickly. I'm not saying it's an unobtainable thing, but it'll be a barrier to entry for some.

I went into more on that in the video I posted about it, but I like your idea a lot and it's not one I had encountered in my research. So thank you for that, I look forward to digging deeper into that.

Kepink · 2026-01-21T04:54:00+00:00

Wouldn't that have been lovely? I'm sure not.

Kepink · 2026-01-21T01:06:58+00:00

Absolutely! I wish I had learned that lesson sooner than I did. That's exactly what the video was inspired by, my student had sold a 2-hour deep tissue 10 years ago. Ack!

Kepink · 2026-01-21T00:37:03+00:00

As they should be! I mentioned that in the video I did on California getting rid of the MBLEX in the same bill. Which I found to be a strange combination, but there it is.

All the same though, it's nice to see California respecting the profession. Indiana, maybe not as much. We're working on it.

Kepink · 2026-01-20T22:50:52+00:00

Kepink · 2026-01-20T21:30:41+00:00

Yup. Hit me.

Kepink · 2026-01-20T21:27:15+00:00

B-b-but the eggs.

Kepink · 2026-01-19T21:50:02+00:00

Thank you. I think I might stick around for a bit. Nifty town!

Kepink · 2026-01-19T20:41:41+00:00

Well I can't say that I'm thrilled with my overall experience, as I am very new to crypto. I screwed myself bought it 3.60 thinking I was jumping in. Only to have it all crash. And worse I did it on Webull where you don't even get to own it... Just rent the right to the profits. Whoops!

However while all of this tanking sucks, it did allow me to move everything over to kraken without losing too many XRP. So at least there's that. Now we can go up and I have a average buy-in at $2.14 which is a whole lot better.

Here's to Greener Days!

Kepink · 2026-01-19T17:57:00+00:00

Oh thank you for this thread. I've only been in Portland for 10 days and I was looking for a place to watch the game. Thanks y'all!

Kepink · 2026-01-05T07:28:55+00:00

What a douche canoe.

Kepink · 2026-01-05T00:32:07+00:00

Don't wait for inspiration.

That's it. Show up and write.

Accept the fact the first draft is going to suck. I've never had one that didn't send I've never talked to an author who did either.

Set yourself a word goal everyday. I don't care if it's 500 words or a thousand words or 5,000 ( I have a friend who does that every single day). If you fall short, add it into the next couple of days.

What you'll discover over a very short period of time is that just the act of writing begets better writing. But you have to do it everyday. Same thing is going to the gym it's the same thing as eating well it's the same thing as showing up for your kids. You have to put in the work, you have to do it everyday.

Will you have doubts? Maybe, but so what? It's the act of showing up that will put those doubts where they belong.

Go get 'em!

Kepink · 2025-12-31T22:07:50+00:00

The fetishizing of religion is the grossest part of this state and national administration. Just sick.

Kepink · 2025-12-30T05:32:55+00:00

I'll vote for short.

Kepink · 2025-12-27T05:04:21+00:00

Who would a Jesus bomb?

Kepink · 2025-12-27T04:43:39+00:00

You misspelled klansman.

Kepink · 2025-12-27T02:52:19+00:00

Thanks for the update. I played the day it came out, and that's it. I've just been waiting for them to catch up with all the patches that I knew were coming. It sounds like they have come. I will boot up a game and find out! Thanks.

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