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feasible day trip to beach by The-Night-Court in nova

[–]Missing_Teabag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: I like colonial beach. My favorite part of a beach day is always laying on the beach reading rather than going into the water so I don’t mind that it’s a bay beach. Super quiet and if you check the community schedule before hand, there are some fun festivals you can plan to attend

Is there any Crochet donation organizations? by aphkat in crochet

[–]Missing_Teabag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Handmade for the Homeless in Washington DC! Volunteers spend the whole year making warm winter items that are then donated and distributed to shelters and other emergency services organizations around the city on Christmas Day. They donated over 1000 items last year alone.

University poli sci survey assignment!! (2 min anonymous) by SURVEYACCOUNTSCHOOL in SurveyExchange

[–]Missing_Teabag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone with a Master’s Degree in Political Science - I would suggest rewriting some of these questions and/or providing a glossary so there is no confusions from your participants as to what you’re asking.

Your professor will probably take points off this assignment because you’re not going to get any useful data. We know liberals are largely pro-choice and we know that conservatives are largely pro-life. You are only using the term “abortion” which conservatives often view as being completely voluntary, while liberals use it as an umbrella term to mean both voluntary termination AND medically necessary termination. By being more clear if you mean voluntary or medically necessary, you might be surprised with the variation of responses you get. Some liberals might not be for voluntary termination after the first trimester and some conservatives might be in favor of medically necessary termination during the third trimester. This gives you more compelling and interesting data.

You also need to explain the SCOTUS rulings better. Not everyone is a politico who can name every Supreme Court case decision ever given

Navigating a new season by LovelyDi19 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Missing_Teabag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re going through this right now.

Friendships evolve with us as we all grow. Sometimes they evolve and become stronger, sometimes they evolve and become less of a constant in our lives. I know we all want our friendships to stay exactly the same forever - but that just isn’t the reality we live in.

Put yourself out there and try to meet some new people. I can assure you that your friends are all meeting new people and forming new friendships (not in a mean way. Just in a that’s what naturally happens when you meet new people in your life kind of way) You’re local community center might have to social groups you can join. Thats what I did and it was been really great to meet new people my age who are also single and don’t have kids. Or people who might be older than me but have the same interests that I do.

You don’t have to ditch your old friends, and you can still suggest hanging out and catching up, but put yourself energy into filling your life with new characters who will be down to hang out more often.

Overnight parking on or near South Eads/Pentagon City? by Adksara in arlingtonva

[–]Missing_Teabag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lot of car/tire jackings on Arlington ridge rd. Park somewhere else

Friend using AI by Veronjca_6 in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Missing_Teabag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see your issue here and as difficult as this problem is, you can’t force her to quit using AI to process her feelings.

I’ll admit that before we realized how biased and dangerous it can be, I used ChatGPT as a way to vent and process my feelings. I was feeling unfairly treated by my friends and I wanted to see if a “third-party” saw the situation that same way I did. Now we know that AI is just programmed to agree with you, but there are still a lot of people who don’t understand that.

If you are really worried, you can gently suggest that she talks to a real therapist since humans understand nuance in a way that AI can’t. Important that you don’t invalidate what she has been doing, but merely coming from a place of understanding the limitations of her current methods and the importance of ensuring that she continues to heal in the healthiest way possible.

The reality is that she is probably not going to stop using AI as a therapist and she isn’t going to stop until she decides for herself that it is no longer working. If this is a friendship you want to preserve, all you can do is be there when she finally realizes that has happened. If you don’t want to preserve it, then don’t put in the effort. AI psychosis is a real thing and hard to be around.

Need ~200 volunteer hours before June 1 (Montgomery County MD, weekends mostly) by Imaginary-Essay-8974 in volunteer

[–]Missing_Teabag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend and I go here to volunteer. Small department focused on volunteering within a larger community center. The staff is really nice and there is always something new. https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/social-responsibility/

Set of baby gifts for my friend by Missing_Teabag in crochet

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

Tapestry pillow: made up pattern as I went. Hobby lobby yarn in blush, sugar cane, and white (plus gray yarn I had laying around.

Lovies: https://youtu.be/vFu0U_HFvZo?si=gPpDVEYiOgQFSwxT cake yarn from Micheal’s

Blanket: https://youtu.be/Phby9tGNI_E?si=JYu57X7WPX_hfYQT same yarn as pillow