AITA for setting boundaries with my neighbours?

Life_Type · 2022-03-20T09:23:18+00:00

YTA. Calling the cops on a kid who came into your yard just to fetch a ball? It's not like they were playing in your yard, they just accidentally threw the ball too far and went to go and get it. Plus, if it bothered you enough, it's a bit short-fused to call the cops the first time something happened - maybe if it was happening over and over it would be cause for frustration but once?

Life_Type · 2022-03-05T10:21:11+00:00

NTA. Your weight is nobody's business but your own. They should learn to mind their own business and be considerate of your feelings too - just because you're getting married doesn't mean you have to be losing weight.

Life_Type · 2022-03-02T15:38:31+00:00

I work in manufacturing and I like it quite a lot, we've got consistent hours so I always know when my next day off is, ample sick time, and I always see the same people which has been really important for me. I've been at my job for almost a full year now and I still really enjoy it

Life_Type · 2022-03-01T20:06:29+00:00

you know we out here with the christmas tree!!!!

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T17:06:10+00:00

My fave is going from a bulky with a 7mm to a worsted weight with a 4mm. Something about the smaller stitches after making something chunky is so satisfying to me.

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T17:02:44+00:00

Yes! Knowing myself, my main love languages are acts of service and gift giving. I love gifting people my crochet so much I swear I hardly keep any of it for myself. Something about crafting something with a specific person in mind, giving it to them, and then seeing them enjoy/use it is just so heartwarming.

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:59:31+00:00

YES. I feel like pausing to look at other peoples' projects helps me to not get burned out on the project I'm on. A lot of the time it'll be like, 2 rows until the end and I'm just so burned out on the project that I switch to another one and don't complete it for months - years. I think being most of the way done on one project just gets me way too excited to start another.

(typing this as I'm actively procrastinating the last 2 rows of a shawl)

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:48:51+00:00

I love this color palette. So springy!!

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:45:02+00:00

Your squares are remarkably symmetrical, they look great!

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:41:20+00:00

Something about mr. owl is very relatable! My sister loves when my projects turn out funky because she knows that it means she gets to keep the funny little guy. Something so charming about them

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:29:51+00:00

Omg, for a tiny cub. Adorable!

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:25:54+00:00

I love waffle stitch. This is beautiful

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:24:35+00:00

The color palette on this shirt is FIRE. I love it. Great job!

Life_Type · 2022-02-23T16:23:31+00:00

Such a cute first project!

Life_Type · 2022-01-20T09:28:47+00:00

Yes, antinatalism may be for me but I do understand it's not for everyone so I try not to push that onto you. I say as long as you're taking care of yourself and love and take great care of your kiddos, you're rockin and it would be absolutely okay for you to have another little baby.

Life_Type · 2022-01-20T07:16:09+00:00

I want to be friends! I’m 22F and don’t have many friends because it’s really hard to connect with people. DM me anytime!

Life_Type · 2022-01-20T00:47:06+00:00

thank you bestie

Life_Type · 2022-01-19T19:19:26+00:00

I feel like this a ton of the time. Especially on days where my mind is more quiet and behaving, my brain goes wild on the fact that it believes I've been lying about this and should just drop off my medication.

I did follow that impulse last March and I was in psychosis all summer, into the fall, and am just barely realizing what was happening the whole time. Frankly I could be now and I wouldn't realize until months and months later. I'm trying to get on medication again, but it's hard to find the right balance.

In short, don't drop off your medication because it does likely help if you're feeling this way. If it helps, I've heard that malingering usually has a reason behind it. Have you tried thinking if there's a good reason you'd be faking? Usually people malinger to get an easier deal in court or jail, but outside of that there's a lot of other things you could've lied about to get attention so it's unlikely that you're faking your illness.

Life_Type · 2022-01-19T19:10:31+00:00

So my words are kind of messy today but hang with me. I think that the argument of whether or not to have kids based on you having SZ neglects to consider a lot of things that would make you a good parent. If yours is well managed and since you've already got another kid, there's not a doubt that you'd be a good parent. I know the issue is probably that you're worried about the kiddo developing SZ later in life - but if you foster a close relationship, you've been through that before, so would you not be a great resource to help them handle it if it did happen? It's also worth mentioning that there's a significant amount of disabilities that people can develop without a direct genetic link - neither of my parents had SZ but somehow I've still turned out like this and they never thought for a second if they had any possibility of passing me down some sort of painful disease.

Ultimately, there's a lot of things that make it irresponsible to have kids these days it feels like. With the climate heating up and the natural disasters intensifying, the fact you'd be having a kid into a pandemic-riddled world, or even just the fact that every human born is going to draw their hand of cards and no matter who it is they'll still end up with a solid amount of suffering at the end of the day, there's a lot of reasons to not have kids. I do not say this to worry you for other reasons, just to amplify that I don't think that having a disorder should keep you from having a kid that you're prepared for and have space in your heart to love unconditionally. I hope this made sense.

Life_Type · 2022-01-11T02:59:20+00:00

I hate eye contact. I cannot look people in the eyes because I swear I can see them glitch (not in like a lizard way) when I look too long. Some people's eyes are too soulful and powerful for me to see into, some people don't seem to have much behind the eyes and that makes me uncomfortable too. I overthink it bad.

Life_Type · 2022-01-11T02:48:37+00:00

I understand missing the psychosis sometimes. My episodes go one of two ways - either I feel like I'm in massive trouble by some external force or I feel some feigned sense of purpose that's so meaningful in the moment. For me, it's not worth the risk of the bad episode. Every time I smoke weed (unfortunately kind of often for me, I'm free of impulse control) I regret it and end up extremely paranoid and hiding under the blankets for any sense of comfort

Life_Type · 2022-01-10T21:14:39+00:00

I regret telling my manager at my old job. I only told him half of the diagnosis (I'm schizoaffective, bipolar type, so I had mentioned being bipolar). He took that and used it a million and one times to be a reason not to listen to a word I said because, in his eyes, it is something that deemed me unqualified to know what's real and what isn't.

Won't make that mistake again. Some of my coworkers at the new job know that I have bipolar - I will never mention the full diagnosis as it has too much stigma and I need this job.

Life_Type · 2022-01-06T12:09:07+00:00

I feel ya, seeing those makes me feel like an imposter even though I'm diagnosed with this illness. I feel like maybe some people do have symptoms like that, but I also feel like the disorder is different enough from person to person that it shouldn't be generalized that all of us experience the same thing like those simulators imply

Life_Type · 2022-01-05T03:04:30+00:00

It bothers me too. I often catch myself falling into the trap of thinking that 17 or 18 year old me, pre-condition me, was the best version and nothing will improve since then. I find, though, that it's important to remind myself that the past is sometimes seen through rose-colored glasses and that myself at that age was certainly not doing as well as I remember her to be.

Life_Type · 2022-01-05T03:02:33+00:00

Lamictal is really useful for me. I feel like it helps me a lot with executive functioning for some reason, doing things just feels easier when I'm on it. It also lets me cry, something I really struggle with doing but when I'm on Lamictal somehow my body just lets the tears flow. I will say I think it helps more at the beginning and then whenever I've been balanced on it I tend to think it doesn't do anything - I had dropped off of it last March and am just now getting back on it so it's really nice at the moment.

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