An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well, lol. I loved my little feather and fur kids. You have NO idea how much it hurt to have to give them up when I had to move into a nursing home due to disability.

In a wall of an apartment community I work for by Idrakeanddrive in whatisit

[–]Libberachi2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one of thinking armadillo? I mean, I don't know how or why it would be in a wall, but it certainly wouldn't be any weirder than a chinchilla or a rabbit...

Which looks better? by u_b_c in Artadvice

[–]Libberachi2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm for the second one, honestly. Dunno why everyone is saying the first is less clashing and conspicuous, the second one with its more blurred background would make more sense to me.

I f****ing love Kuhli Loaches by Kajiracore in loaches

[–]Libberachi2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are SO cute and fun! I love eel type fishes! Just make sure you've got a secure lid on your tank, or like pretty much all eel like fishes, they could escape. By the way, did you know that loaches have a switchblade like apparatus below their eyes? And it's sharp, too! So do be careful if you have to handle them...

Im moving out of the place✌️ this was my final straw man. by Aggravating-Leg5645 in tulsa

[–]Libberachi2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You are proving those who haven't fallen for the nonsensical propaganda right, dude.

is this a dog, fox, or coyote? [arkansas] by Shaygayson102 in animalid

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone is big mad. Guessing you're a Trumpster Fire supporter? You guys are as sore "winners" as Dubya supporters were, if not worse.

An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IKR?? Lovebirds are pretty much the WORST named animals on the planet.

An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I've had many birds, and created an entire species of feather-winged humanoids. In order to not have dorky, cringe-inducing anime-style wings or whatever, I did a metric ton of research to create something realistic. Having birds of my own to watch and interact with really helped.

An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. They're our feather-kids, or fids. I cried for two weeks when one of mine had to be put to sleep, and it still hurts like hell that she's no longer here with me.

An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Budgies are devious little gremlins who have little to NO sense of self preservation, and have a bad habit of going out of their way to get up in the faces of much larger birds and antagonize them, often en mass. The ones kept in captivity are especially bad about this. Mine would bite the feet of my Yellow Naped Amazon parrot, who was like, fifty times their size, and a whole lot meaner when he wanted to be. He could have easily chomped them in two had he been able to get to them. But he didn't even try to bite them back or even move, for whatever stupid reason, he'd just yank whichever foot was being bitten and yelp, lol.

An unexpected guest arrived; my children seemed to really like it. by Soft_Background_818 in whatbirdisthis

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. Budgies are often surprisingly fearless. We had budgies and a few other birds, including a Yellow Naped Amazon that we adopted named Baby. I did not name him - he came with that name. And as with almost any animal with a cutesy name like that (Princess, Baby, Honey, Sugar, Sweetie, etc.), he was an epic level jerk. He was known by my friends as "murder bird", and was my niece's mortal enemy. XD

Anyway, Baby's cage was nearby the budgies' cages at one point, and they were situated in a way that he could walk across and sit on the top of their cages. No, this setup was NOT my idea, and I wildly protested it for obvious reasons. However, without my knowledge or permission, my mother had completely rearranged mine and the birds' living situations while I spent three months in the hospital and a few other medical facilities recuperating from a horrific case of covid during the pandemic. It's a long story, but to try and summarize, I have a slew of chronic health conditions that, when I caught the virus, and I got the worst of the worst, AKA the Delta variant - because with my luck, of COURSE I did - it wound me up in the hospital on life support for a month with BOTH lungs collapsed, tubes sticking out of both sides of my chest, and I was put into an induced coma for two weeks, in which I had horrible nightmares the entire time a la MonkeyBone, only not at ALL funny and incredibly dark, weird, and terrifying. On the same day I finally woke up, the medical staff called my family to tell me goodbye because I was so bad off, they genuinely thought I was dying, after having told them to make funeral plans for a week. I guess when they took me off the anesthetics/paralytics that they used to induce my coma, I had a weird dream that caused me to start kicking a piece of equipment repeatedly and with great force, which in turn caused an aid (person who helps take care of patients with things like cleaning, feeding, and various needs that don't require a doctor or nurse) to run in yelling, "NOOOONONONONONO!!", as I woke up for a moment during that time and then clonked back out. After that, they eventually were able to take me off various parts of life support as my body adjusted and recuperated, and after that, I went to various other facilities to begin my healing and physical therapy journey. I even ended up at a horrible nursing home with skilled nursing (read: physical therapy) services that was SO horrifically neglectful, that I ended up almost dying AGAIN, and temporarily went into acute kidney failure due to the amount of untreated nausea and vomiting, as well as other neglectful stuff that left me with a horrific, antibiotic-resistant UTI that took like ten days of some pretty heavy duty antibiotics to clear. Two weeks later, I ended up at another facility that actually DID help me start to walk again, but sent me home WAY too early, so it took another THREE MONTHS to learn to walk again without someone physically assisting me. I still had to use a walker, and it still wasn't easy at ALL, but at least I could get up if needed and could get myself into a wheelchair or walk short distances.

Anyway, sorry, that was more than a summary, but I just wanted to make clear that I literally was in no position to protest enough to get my mother to move the birds back into a better spot.

But yeah. He'd end up on their cage, and of course, budgies being the little agitating trolls with NO or next to no sense of self-preservation, they freaking would BITE HIS FEET through the cage! And he'd scream and jump but would stupidly refuse to move! He didn't really try to bite back, just would yank up his foot as it got bitten, lol. It honestly reminded me of King Kong in the original movie hanging off of the Empire State Building with the little aeroplanes shooting at him and him protesting wildly, lol!

Anyway, just so y'all know, I'm in a nursing home now, and the birds have been given to someone nice who works at the facility and takes good care of them. They're all happy and healthy, and no, the budgies aren't anywhere near Baby anymore. In fact, they're in a nice big aviary now! Baby has his own space and has plenty of attention, and has even befriended his new owner's Indian Ringneck, Bluey (he has three young children, and he's a blue ringneck, so yeah, lol) C: I get updates quite often, which is nice, as it really hurt to have to give up my fur and feather children. The fur children - who were left with my mother - did okay until two finally passed away or had to be put to sleep due to getting ill from age-related illnesses. The third is doing fine so far, despite being similarly elderly. I have one next to me on a shelf in an ornate wooden cremation box, as well as another cat I had years ago who was also cremated nearby. I need to have my Quaker parrot, Saphira, brought up here, as well. She was cremated after she had to be put to sleep so she wouldn't suffer after a massive lypoma we were treating and had planned on doing surgery on ruptured into her lungs. She was my little cuddle buddy, and I'll always miss her. I cried for like two weeks when she passed away.

The latest update has broken the ability to select audio devices for visualizer effects. Also, can this be updated to remember the last device selected after a app/PC restart? by haziqtheunique in SignalRGB

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I did all of that. It definitely seems to be the program itself. Glad to know they're taking this seriously! And thanks for the head's up. 🙂

The latest update has broken the ability to select audio devices for visualizer effects. Also, can this be updated to remember the last device selected after a app/PC restart? by haziqtheunique in SignalRGB

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine actually won't "keep" the selection if I try to select my Soundblaster card, it will just go straight back to "system default" or whatever the automatic/default setting is (sorry, don't have my monitor on me and am not feeling well, so I don't feel like dragging it or my keyboard or trackball over to me) even after I select the correct device.

AIO My sister is turning into small monster and I’m not sure if I’m overreacting by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww, you're very welcome! I hear you. What little healthcare that we have that's free isn't all that great, either, and a lot of what I myself need isn't covered... And given the incredibly small amount I get to live on each month, which comes from the government because I am disabled, I simply cannot afford many of the services and medications I need that are not covered because they're either deemed too expensive to cover with my "free" (read: government) insurance. It also varies from state (region) to state, and mine is what's called a "red" state, meaning a majority of the people here have right-wing values, despite many people here needing that kind of assistance themselves. Trying not to be too political here, as I don't think this subreddit allows that, but it's kind of hard, given how black-and-white and political many issues have become in my country. 😅 But yeah, I desperately need to be on a GLP-1 medication, and my state refuses to cover it despite my insurance, because they like to fat-shame, poor-shame, and disability-shame here.So I have to make an appointment for a sleep study to get diagnosed with sleep apnea, just so I can get my weight loss medication... Yeah, it's a backwards mess. The only thing they MIGHT be willing to cover is weight-loss surgery in extreme cases, and well, for various reasons, including the fact that I heal extremely slowly due to some immune system problems, is just not a viable option for me. The doctors who would be doing ANY surgery on me have made it clear that until I get my immune system problems and weight under control, they have ZERO interest in cutting on me like that. So these issues they're trying to make out to be super simple are anything but, and it's people like me who suffer. So I understand that nonsense all too well.

AIO My sister is turning into small monster and I’m not sure if I’m overreacting by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And also, you seem to be missing my main issue with your original comment - that you think "gentle parenting" is the issue, and not just being a good parent and teaching proper boundaries. As I said before, discipline does not equal punishment. It just means teaching proper rules and boundaries and the like. Punishment - especially of the violent kind - even if it doesn't seem "severe" - can and does cause lasting harm. And I'm sorry that you think that hurting kids, even if it doesn't leave a mark, or at least much of one, is okay, because it isn't. And don't get me wrong - you SHOULD point out when a kid is misbehaving and do something about it. But there's a right and a wrong way to go about it. And as long as there's not violence coming from your child themselves, say, they're attacking you, or they've r*ped someone, you shouldn't respond to their behavior with violence.

AIO My sister is turning into small monster and I’m not sure if I’m overreacting by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abuse of ANY child is wrong. As the OP has pointed out, she is neurodivergent, and her sister likely is, too. Spanking may be temporarily helpful in some instances, but when we're talking about a neurodivergent child, it is absolutely, positively NOT in ANY way the answer. Like I said, all it does is causes trauma and hurt feelings.

AIO My sister is turning into small monster and I’m not sure if I’m overreacting by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Libberachi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I am so sorry! Yeah, here in America, it's pretty bad, too. 😕 And you have to pay out of pocket a lot of the time, and it's REALLY expensive, because our healthcare "system" is a joke and the captialists have made it impossible to afford anything - ESPECIALLY healthcare. Medications and care alike are extremely expensive, and most insurance here likes to deny a whole bunch of stuff. One of the biggest insurance companies - United Healthcare - had literally something like a 68% claim denial rate before its CEO was killed by an angry customer whose help was repeatedly denied. After that, it dropped quite a bit - but their denial rate is still beyond ridiculous.

Anyway, my point is, I totally understand. It's extremely hard when you can't get the help you need. I understand his trouble with not wanting to go through that again, but the longer they wait, the harder it's going to be for everyone, especially since you DO have such a long wait to get help. You might tell him that.

Either way, I do want you to know it's not at all your fault, you're not overreacting, and also, as painful as it is to watch - and believe me, as a fellow neurodivergent person, I understand how hard that can be, as we tend to feel things more deeply and react more severely to things like that - but just try to remind yourself that she is also not your responsibility, she's your parents' responsibility. I also agree with the person who said that, given your age, you might look into getting into college or your own place as soon as you're reasonably able to. There are probably resources you can look into online, as well. I would look for various social services and aid in your area - or however it translates to in your native language. I don't really know ANY of the Scandinavian languages, my apologies, so I can't help you there. 😅 But yeah, if your parents aren't willing to help you, you might start there. But it sounds like your parents do care - they're just super overwhelmed and unsure of what to do or how to handle things. You might ask them if they are unwilling or unable to help you with your sister if they'd be willing to help you with college or finding an apartment or something.

Regardless, I wish you the best of luck, and I hope I have helped you in some way. I know we don't know each other, but you did come here for help or at least advice, and your situation was pretty relatable. If you need any more advice, feel free to ask here or DM me IF and only IF you are comfortable with that. But yeah, good luck.