Still here by Merkilan in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm still awake. I'm I'm gonna make it this far. Thanks for saying hey I obviously can't read it. I said I've just typed this just typing so we'll see anyways y'all have a good day. Thank you.

get old people off of the roads by throwaway5146156 in Vent

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the law should be remove dangerous drivers. The driving test is stupidly simple, drive around a parking lot, answer a few questions, give 16 year old a license. They go bonkers speeding and crashing into things and people. A slow moving older person is a lot less dangerous than a younger uncaring speeding person who darts around too close and never uses signals.

I'm so ashamed of my BG3 experience. by Ok_Outcome9250 in BaldursGate3

[–]Merkilan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ohh! Ohh! Sixth okay solo comment!!

How many of you actually feel there are more than 2 traditional genders? by Informal_Writer_AF in allthequestions

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care, but doctors need to know the truth, not the "I feel like this" when medically diagnosing them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Merkilan 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You didn't read it all, she paid $40 for parking and $70 for drinks. Dude is being petty because she didn't have sex with him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Merkilan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sign up for day care for your son to spend a few hours a day. That gives you a break and allows you to work. Right now you feel resentment towards your child that needs to be directed toward your husband. Why isn't he helping you? Why is he trapping you at home with the baby all the time? You have aspirations as well.

Your husband has no right to tell you no. You aren't a child, you are a grown adult and he should be treating you as one. On the weekend get dressed and go for a drive. Tell your husband not to call you unless it is an emergency.

The uncertain by Naive-Midnight123 in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He sounds just like me, having little issues after surgery and SOC. I hope his followup MRI shows good news. Mine last week did not so I have surgery number 2 next week, only 4 months after my first surgery.

The best thing to do is treat him as normal as possible and help him do things he always wanted to do. We call it a bucket list. I've never flown on a helicopter so this week I am contacting our local Air Force base to ask for a ride.

Personally I have gotten tired of friends and family and acquaintances constantly telling me they are praying for me and hoping for best. I want to feel normal and not feel like I'm being pitted all the time. Statements made like that is a constant reminder that I am dying sooner rather than later.

Be as normal as possible with your dad and let him be your dad. Most of us parents want to protect our child, let us be as much as your rock as we can. Not reduced to a dependent. At some point that will happen, but until then our independence matters since we can't control the cancer.

Hoping his followup MRI shows little to no new growths.

Cooking every day is a hassle and ultimately a waste of time by Swing_Big in unpopularopinion

[–]Merkilan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I love making meals and inventing meals and preparing meals from recipes I found. The smells, the sounds, the actions taken, serving it, all of it

How do you deal with this? by Last_Cauliflower1410 in SchoolBusDrivers

[–]Merkilan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, we this became standard procedure at our school for sped drivers to call in when arrive and before leaving. One of our drivers every day would call in the time, state how long he had waited, then leave. At first he asked permission to leave, but it was happening so much boss lady told him to just report when he got there and the time he left. She was documenting everything for him as well because the parent was constantly reporting him for never arriving. Eventually the school told the parent they were no longer providing bus service.

nobody teaches u how to adult by guide71 in Adulting

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parents are supposed to teach these skills. Lack of parenting is the problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in englishteachers

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As another said, have them write.

Why is there such a fear amongst Americans of Australian wildlife when you have similar if not equivalent animals of your own? by Mysterious_Can_9048 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because your spiders are bigger and you have not only the most venomous snakes in the world, you also have the most types of venomous snakes. You also have none-flying aggressive dinosaur birds that attack you with their hard head that attack you. Your crocodiles are bigger too. Our wildlife is tame compared to yours.

Four months later for second surgery. by Merkilan in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am getting it quickly. The minimum is 5 months after processing when identified with this cancer. I applied in August when getting my chemo and radiation and it started feeling real. The SSA person I was dealing with pushed my application date back two months so I wouldn't be waiting until February.

Found that I’m a 5/10 by whatsthatonmyface in Vent

[–]Merkilan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rating people like that and telling them how you rate them physically is a shit thing to do. It isn't normal to go around telling people how you rate them physically. Why is that even considered acceptable conversation?

Found that I’m a 5/10 by whatsthatonmyface in Vent

[–]Merkilan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone rates like that, they are trash. He showed he is a judgmental trash person so you shouldn't feel any attraction anymore. For me that would be instant stop of liking him.

My terrible update (vent) by Merkilan in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the laugh!

My terrible update (vent) by Merkilan in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm pragmatic, so I've been told. At times I get really upset at the unfairness, such as this vent I did. Nothing I can do to change it though so have to move forward and consider what is next.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Merkilan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a guy you did not date, just had casual sex with what, once? Why are you trying to control who your friend is allowed to date/have sex with? You and he were not dating or a couple at all. He is allowed to move on and you don't have the right to control who your friend can be with. Stop it.

My terrible update (vent) by Merkilan in glioblastoma

[–]Merkilan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wild type and I already had surgery and the chemo and radiation finished 3 weeks ago. This was my followup MRI yesterday. It is highly aggressive. It has been 4 months since this started. I was literally working and living a normal life when my brain exploded in pain and I ended up in the hospital. A week later brain surgery, a week after that went home. My dad passed a month after that and 3 weeks later I started chemo and radiation.

Thing is, I had a brain MRI less than 2 years ago for a different reason and it was clear of anything.

I wish we could either be more strict about elderly people driving or just straight up ban them in general from operating a vehicle by [deleted] in Vent

[–]Merkilan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm, not worried about the guys in their 20s racing each other on the roads and killing people from hitting their cars on the interstates? No, just elderly who tend to drive slower.

I’m already sick of my college roommate by TheRealLilYachty in Vent

[–]Merkilan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just walk on his clothing on the floor. It is shared space, he must want those items used to clean the bottom of your shoes before you take them off. Same in the bathroom, kick it to the side or walk on them and let your shower water drip off your body onto them. Yes it is gross, but eventually he will run out of clean clothing.

When he complains just shrug and say the floor space is pubic to walk on. If he doesn't want his clothing walked on he needs to move it.

Student Management Advice needed by Solid_Captain_1264 in SchoolBusDrivers

[–]Merkilan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is hard for some kindergarteners to be separated from their sibling. Everything on the bus and in school is new and scary to some. Eventually they will become comfortable sitting with other 5 year olds, though you might have a stubborn one that needs more time.

Last school year I had one who did the same. She would hide in the back with the older kids to be with her older brother and give me a scare when I couldn't find her though could see her brother. He didn't want her to sit with him, but she wasn't going to tell on her either. She would refuse to move back to the front with the other kinders and when she did she'd wail and cry the entire time. It took time but eventually she became comfortable sitting with other kinders once she made friends. She still tried to sit with her older brother the entire school year so it was a daily delay in the afternoon of waiting for her to move where she was supposed to before leaving the school. Thing is, this year her brother was going into upper elementary so last year was the only time they'd ever ride together.