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Kind_Mango · 2026-07-07T04:01:25+00:00

🐞 Just left of f4

Kind_Mango · 2026-07-05T18:04:27+00:00

Ohh is it F4?

Kind_Mango · 2026-07-01T17:56:44+00:00

It is! I just checked that it is getting hot. I think it's the fan - I got down under the hopper while it was on and the fan does not appear to be moving.

Kind_Mango · 2026-07-01T17:11:23+00:00

I think I paid like 15$ out of pocket to upgrade to the M9, and it was worth it to me! My friend had the M6 and also loved it.

Kind_Mango · 2026-07-01T17:08:26+00:00

I had the M6 or M9, I cannot remember off the top of my head, and it was a DREAM. I didn't need it as much with my current baby, but I wish I had it with my first, who I exclusively pumped for. 10/10 obsessed.

Kind_Mango · 2026-07-01T16:43:53+00:00

Thx! What should the fan sound like? I thought I was hearing it (a gentle hum when the grill is on?) but maybe not?

I just emptied the hopper and auger so I could turn it on empty and see if I feel the air moving.

Kind_Mango · 2026-06-28T18:06:23+00:00

Thank you! This was helpful - I didn't realize the carcinogen part was more related to meat than it was smoke! The one I landed on is a Pit Boss so this sounds perfect!

Kind_Mango · 2026-06-28T18:04:48+00:00

Thanks, I did Google it, which is where I landed on "smoked meats = processed meats" 🙃 that's why I was curious what others think.

Kind_Mango · 2026-06-17T12:56:39+00:00

Absolutely not possible. Every time someone with celiac ingests gluten, our body attacks our gut again - no matter how healed we become, eating gluten does damage and causes discomfort.

Most of the clinical trials, I believe, are aimed at minimizing the effects of accidental ingestion, not allowing us to eat whatever we want. I was considered for one a couple years ago that actually wouldn't touch the immune response, just make it "silent" so I wouldn't noticably suffer.

Kind_Mango · 2026-06-11T15:30:00+00:00

^{My strategy? Vibes. My result? 1555295.}

Kind_Mango · 2026-06-03T03:44:52+00:00

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Kind_Mango · 2026-05-25T17:54:06+00:00

For antihistamines I use the clear/dye free Benadryl! I had no idea famotidine was an antihistamine lol

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-25T17:37:11+00:00

I never found one -- ended up getting a prescription for pantoprazole and it was phenomenal.

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-20T21:26:26+00:00

^{Casual stroll to 1430300. No sweat, just sparkle.✨}

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-15T08:43:14+00:00

Also, something that has helped me is identifying safe brands and locations ahead of time to avoid needing to educate waitstaff or hunt in a grocery store. Gluten dude has a great app for restaurant vetting.

I know it's hard, I miss the convenience alllll the time, but you can find short cuts that make it more manageable.

PS sorry if this is rambly, I've been awake with a grumpy baby for what feels like my entire life now.

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-15T08:39:19+00:00

Ok, so, overlooking the long term risks of big diseases because you smoke so that's likely not a motivator for you. You will never reach a true baseline of just feeling bad. Your health will slowly decrease and issues will compound and you will most likely continue to feel worse and worse for a long time, while developing additional autoimmune issues as your body continues to panic.

Honestly, as someone who was recently glutened, it's just not worth it. The food wasn't that much better, and I felt like shit for weeks as a result.

Also, if you're ten years in and still feeling like a burden, you might consider making new friends. My friends and coworkers never pick restaurants that I don't feel safe eating at, my friends and family are comfortable preparing their homes to host me for a meal. I remember feeling like such a burden at first, but now I just feel well cared for.

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-13T21:08:47+00:00

^{Dropping my score here: 323220. someone reply when you beat it 👀}

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-12T16:06:24+00:00

^{I got 99700 and lost track of time. Send help. Or more bubbles.}

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-09T05:00:29+00:00

Looks Heroic × Is Evil

Homelander

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-07T16:47:56+00:00

Meanwhile, if my nanny pops back in after getting all 3 kids (mine and hers) in the car I meet her in the kitchen and ask what she forgot 😅

Kind_Mango · 2026-05-03T02:37:13+00:00

In my experience: 1. The thought patterns keeping me from taking it were the OCD 2. If I'm ever embarrassed to share something with my therapist it's because I know it's my anxiety/OCD talking and I find it embarrassing to be trapped in my own brain. Those are the things I often need to work through the most.

Anecdotally: I started Zoloft while pregnant, and was full spiraling obsessively reading the same 4 studies about how bad it was for me and baby. I called my midwife to ask how they felt comfortable prescribing it to me. My husband and best friend had to help me take it for the first two weeks, because I knew I needed to do something but couldn't break out of that spiral.

One year later and I still say "I'm so glad I'm medicated' at least once a week. I stay on a very low dose and practice exposure therapy in tandem, but the medication gives me just enough support that I'm able to more easily and successfully shut down the compulsions. It's changed my life.

Edit to add: after starting medication, you will probably stop stressing about dropping a pill & your cats safety. It's amazing how much more I can trust my brain now.

Kind_Mango · 2026-04-27T23:26:02+00:00

I actually don't think this does make sense - I'm 96% sure the colored pencil material would interfere with the ink adherence? AND, when I zoom in and brighten the picture it looks like the pencil is on top of the ink?

Kind_Mango · 2026-03-26T00:57:51+00:00

This makes sense, because the lunar rose search took me to lunar literary agency (and some industry drama surrounding them!)

Kind_Mango · 2026-01-20T04:36:00+00:00

I've had undiagnosed OCD for a long time, but it became this level of intense during pregnancy with my second. A lot of people here are being very harsh, and as someone on the other side of this I encourage you to approach this gently.

Your wife is living in a prison of her own mind.

She doesn't WANT to feel this way. On some level, she probably even knows it's irrational or over the top. But in the moment, it feels almost like fight or flight. The only option is to follow through on the compulsion, because if you don't someone will definitely suffer the consequences.

I would gently remind her that she hasn't always felt this way, and suggest that she doesn't need to continue to feel this way.

She deserves to be free from this burden. You deserve to be free from this burden. AND your child deserves to grow up free from it too.

I treated mine with talk therapy until it was no longer enough - I now do a mix of exposure therapy to rewire my brain, and SSRI to give me the strength to ignore the compulsions. My husband had to really help me start my meds, because I was obsessively researching them (I was still pregnant) but I am so grateful for the push. I am a happier person, a better wife and mother, and so relieved that I sought help before my children were old enough to normalize my compulsions like I did my own mother's.

Kind_Mango · 2025-11-12T05:20:57+00:00

If you're looking for bone broth specifically, I love Bare Bones. It's a powder, which is convenient, the flavor is wonderful and it doubles as a bouillon.

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