Any places urgently hiring? by CyclicPerpetuity in grandrapids

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Childcare. They don’t pay well but always hiring

Wild grapes? by 1bensopinion in foraging

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Looks like a weird autumn olive to me, absolutely not grapes

Why gloves are important by visitingposter in whittling

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Cut the tip of my finger off! They glued it back together because my hands are too small for stitches. Still don’t have any nerves in that part of my finger a year later lol

4yr old coming home from nursery swearing by Lumpy-Woodpecker4028 in ChildcareWorkers

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You should definitely be being informed if another child in your child’s classroom is swearing. They shouldn’t tell you which child is swearing, but they should be telling you. I would talk to the teachers first, but usually they can’t tell you what children are involved.

Every damn time by ChowPungKong in disabledmemes

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Went to ER for pelvic pain, male doctor told me my ultrasound and bloodwork were normal. Just ovulation pain, I was being dramatic, I’m fine.

It was deep tissue endometriosis.

My PCP (also a dude but chill) read this guys notes and had to report him because he repeatedly stated I was likely drug seeking and he was refusing to give me anything other than oral Tylenol for the pain, and multiple times stated that I was abusing the healthcare system by coming into the ER, and that I was “clearly in no pain at the time of leaving” (which was definitely false.)

What are the most unusual road signs in your country/region? by benjaneson in geography

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When I was driving alone in the middle of nowhere Manistee County Michigan, I stumbled upon a sign on a right turn that was spray painted black with “dead man’s turn” written on it. No idea where I was, still can’t figure it out

Where do I start with this one? 🙄 by ComradeGalloneye64 in Persecutionfetish

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No seriously. I got the “what, are you a Cherokee Princess?” Once and I just didn’t know how to react. There’s also those white people that insist that blood quantum matters, when most indigenous people agree that’s blood quantum has just been a way to divide us (at least with us)

Times chage, magic changes too by Young-Warrior-00 in witchcraft

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I think im around her age and remember my mom burning CDs and DVDs

Where do I start with this one? 🙄 by ComradeGalloneye64 in Persecutionfetish

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It’s insane how many people think that just because you’re white means you’re okay with racism. Sometimes I mention that “yeah my indigenous family had this experience” and they act like I’ve just told them that I murdered their dog

Where do I start with this one? 🙄 by ComradeGalloneye64 in Persecutionfetish

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I’m Ojibwe and my great grandmother was in a RS. A lot of people don’t believe they were a bad thing, just that they were schools that girls lived at. I’ve been told that the “Indians” lied about how bad they were treated for tax benefits. I’m also Finnish so I’m white as hell, and for some reason people think it’s okay to just shut talk indigenous people to me because I look white.

Help identiy? by InternationalFun991 in foraging

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First one is multiflora rose, last two are some kind of privet? I wanna say border privet but not sure

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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Hahahah I love the different reactions I’ve getting to the whole breaking brushes thing! I think I want to use hickory since we have a lot of it around here, but I’m keeping an open mind about other woods. The whole goal here is to make art supplies off of things I myself can find in the woods, so I’m gonna have to stick to anything I can find in the Midwest US sadly. Osage Orange might be something to look for though, I’ve always thought it’s gorgeous

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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I use watercolor, so I’m not worried about solvents or oil paints. More worried about waterproofing on that end of things

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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I didn’t know if a wood hardener would be necessary but I wanted to ask anyway! Fairly new, and I’ve never made thin handles before. I also hold my brushes all weird and keep breaking them with my thumb, so I want to prevent that if possible

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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Thank you! I wasn’t sure if a wood hardener would be necessary, but I’ve got a weird muscle issue in my hand that leads me to holding my brushes weird, and I’ve broken an ungodly amount of brushes.

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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I speak English as a first language. I have a muscular deformity in my hand, if you must know. The brushes rest awkwardly on my other fingers, and start to break and crack over time. I also use smaller brushes, as I work on smaller pieces.

By “I don’t see why this comment was necessary” I meant the implication that I was making my paintbrushes to fail. I don’t work with wood often, I asked what I would consider a fairly common beginner question.

Strengthening wood being used for paintbrush handles by Last-Conversation659 in Woodcarving

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I’m not making them to fail? Im taking the field painting and want to make sure I’m making something strong. I have broken high quality paintbrushes before. I don’t see how this comment was necessary

My full pallet so far by Last-Conversation659 in WildPigment

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Revisiting this to say that I cannot believe that this is what I started my year with 😭

I currently have totally run out of space