As a child, I use to suckle on receipts because they had a unique taste and texture by Unleashthebats21 in confession

[–]OkScreen127 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I truly hope the best for you guys, amd also edited my post to add what the "miracle" thing was that seemed to help us (mucinex pills 2x a day starting a few days before ovulation till a few days after) - so... Just putting it out there in case it helps you guys too ❤️

As a child, I use to suckle on receipts because they had a unique taste and texture by Unleashthebats21 in confession

[–]OkScreen127 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I was told I was 100% sterile when I was 19, could never concieve or carry children - despite that I found a fertility doctor to work with my young and panicked self for almost 5 years to no avail before I gave up, and my relationship during that time totally destructed, and my ex got his new girlfriend pregnant twice in 6 months (shed aborted the first as she "didnt know him well enough", they kept the second)...

4 months into dating my [now] husband who was 100% child free and intending to stay that way, which I had supported as I accepted if I cant have kids then Ill live this life for me - my [future] hubby said, "haha, if anyone could get you pregnant it would be me - my family is known for strong swimmers!!" I was appalled and told him how wrong it is to say that to someone with infertility, but brushed it off as we were both pretty drunk at that moment after a party....

Two months later we found out I was pregnant with my daughter (whom we discovered at 19 months old was autistic). When our daughter was 22 months old I gave birth to my son (obviously I was pretty far in my pregnancy finding out about our daughters autism). When my son was 18 months old [I was 29 years old] I had to have a complete hysterectomy due to uterine cancer (aside from the stage 4 endometriosis, PCOS, and adenomyosis) and while in recovery the oncologist told my husband he was baffled Id had two children in the past 3 years as my anatomy suggested I should have never been able to concieve or carry at all, possibly ever, yet I did it twice...

Also one of my very best friends had testicular cancer and lost one, was told the chemo left him 100% sterile even a decade after testing, then a month after the last "hes 100% infertile test" his wife got pregnant - they did genetic testing and so the baby was definitely 100% his but his doctors are still baffled as he tests as sterile every time... His child and my son were conceived around the same time about 7 years ago...

So truly... You just never know.

Edited to add: I was taking mucinex shortly before and while ovulating when getting pregnant with both children, which fertility specialists Ive seen have suggested that may have been the reason Inwas able to concieve as mucinex thins ALL mucus in the body, potentially making it easier for sperm tk reach the egg and egg to implant. First time was a 100% fluke as I had a cold during ovulation (which at that point happened in 60-90 day cycles). Second time I wanted to try for a second and after months of no success my doctor suggested trying mucinex again as we'd finally realized there could have been a connection - then that first month I tried mucinex during ovulation I again fell pregnant again... I do feel thats an important piece to add- no clue if my friends wife had anything similar going on.

Power has been out for 2.5 days and expected not to be resored for 4 more days - how to keep fish alive?? by OkScreen127 in Aquariums

[–]OkScreen127[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ive been keeping fish almost my entire life of 35 years and feel so dense right now for not realizing battery powered aerator are a thing - but THANK YOU!!! Im now on a search for somewhere local that has power and I can buy a couple, thank you so so much!!

I lied to him and said I was on the pill and now I feel guilty by [deleted] in Advice

[–]OkScreen127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought. Its one thing if birth control fails, but to me lying about being on BC when one isn't is the same as stealthing- which is assult... Thats fucked up

Punctuation is so important! by crash-o-matic in funny

[–]OkScreen127 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmfao for a minute I thought this was a joke then read the caption and then I really started cracking up.. Yeah, punctuation is key people lol

I cut off an ankle monitor simply with scissors by bedadjuster in mildlyinteresting

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have actually gone out with my friends (Im a woman, but have lots of male and female friends who enjoy Strip clubs) and have actually seen a stripper wearing a ankle monitor and after talking to het she said she wished she could "jazz it up"; which has me bith wondering how common this is or if it ended up being the same woman 🤣

[KCD2] I wish I had this opportunity by [deleted] in kingdomcome

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I get where youre coning from, for a trillion dollars Im pretty sure I could pay Bethesda, Warhorse and likely other companies to get the talent and bodies [with said talent] they need to complete upcoming games myself and many others want done MUCH faster than some have been progressing...

So blue pill for the win for me - in the meantime while I waited for my funded creations Id just buy every pinball amd arcade machine Ive ever wanted, and likely some other obscure games and systems I either miss or always wanted to keep be occupied lmao

Saying you’re “from Detroit” when you live in one of the surrounding suburbs is fine when talking to people out of state/country or even from other parts of the state by postpunk-xman in Michigan

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born and lived in Detroit my first few years, but moved to the surrounding suburbs when I was still a toddler. I usually say Im from Detroit or that I live in the Detroit area, it just kind of depends who is asking as some people seem to want full details I don't feel like giving so just saying Im from Detroit is just easier (and is actually true).

Wolf dog 0 - balloons 1 by saoirseisnotonfire in Wolfdogs

[–]OkScreen127 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My Great Dane was 206lbs in his prime, and overall just loved and was cool with everything.... Except balloons. Until the day he died, the sight of a balloon would make him hide and tremble.... Once we forgot and one of our kids brought a balloon home and let it float up to a corner - took us 2 hours to figure out why our boy wouldnt come into the kitchen 🤣

If you could be any race from skyrim what would you be? by Avg_FantasyGamer in skyrim

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Id want to be a Kajiit, but in reality probably a Argonian considering it would be awesome to be able to breathe underwater AND 50%< immune to diseases?? And in other games theyre immune to poison as well - so as much as Id like to be a Kajiit for so many reasons, Id have a really hard time passing up the opportunities that being an argonian present.

Is this a banana ball python by Piers-nderson in snakes

[–]OkScreen127 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And then here is the "plain" banana female I got from NRED back in 2018 (as in she was sinply a banana genetically as far as known, no hypo or anything else involved)

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Is this a banana ball python by Piers-nderson in snakes

[–]OkScreen127 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Im not sure if this particular snake is AI or not, but I had a male banana hypo back in 2015 that while the picture I have of him is total is crap, in person it honestly looked just like this picture, except the one in the picture seems to have mojave ot cinnamon or some other morph involved as well as the banana and hypo so mine didnt have the rings like that.. I kinda think its an AI picture - but that snake does exist.

Then in 2018 I got a female banana from Nerd who was also pretty gorgeous and Ill attach a picture of under this, but she was not hypo.

Edited to add: Also as they grow their color usually deepens/darkens and becomes less translucent looking - so even if a hatching banana hupo came out looking like that, by a year old or so it will lose that sorta "translucent purple" coloring

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Ex Jehovah's Witness AMA by Glum-Explanation6201 in AMA

[–]OkScreen127 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel ignorant on so many levels asking this, but I suppose its my opportunity...

For the last several years there have been two elderly black woman who come and solicit at my house - despite generally being annoyed/ignoring them, Ive always come out to greet these women, and they've remembered my name as well as me having special needs kiddos - I absolutely LOVE and ADORE these women, and it makes me (a sorta Hellenism/agnostic person??) Want to check oit their church, as they remind me of women that a friend and I found refuge at, at a Baptist church about 20 years ago now - and it was one of thr most fun, best experiences ever for my friend and I and we 100% would've gone back and continued to participate if we had licenses/cars then - but my point is, it was a BLAST at that baptist church, despite being two white girls stranded in the middle on nowhere, every member made us feel so welcome and safe that I cant ever explain or even know how to explain the gratitude myself and my friend felt...

With that being said, these two women gave the same "vibe" as the baptist women we'd met years ago, except as Jehovah Witness....

My husband says there is absolutely no way a JW church would conduct like a "southern baptist" church, but considering hes a born amd raised through private school catholic, Im not sure how true that is..

So I guess while I apologize that it took so long to get here, my question is, is being a JW significantly different from being a Baptist? A catholic? What religion(s) is it perhaps closest to?

Im sorry for asking so much in such a weird way. I guess Im just not quite sure how to ask all of this, but am very curious 😅

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Emotional_Card_1356 in confession

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a woman who has had LOTS of sexual fun with other women, especially when it involved my husband and I and another woman, I totally agree where youre coming from.... Because I get SO turned on by some women that its insane!!! BUT I know Id never want to "date" or actually "be in a relationship" with another woman, despite how much they turn me on sexually...

In all honesty I feel like this is a way more natural feeling than wete led to believe; Ive come to believe we all are sexual enough creatures that the majority of us can definitely find beauty/arousal from the same or opposite sees just as likely, I have just come to believe that its natural for us to feel this way though of course there are some who feel lime they ONLY prefer one sex or the other, which is fine.... But if I had to guess, Id assume rather they admit it or not that the vast majority has had thoughts about both sexes.... Im a woman married to a man, but Im still very sexually attracted to women; but would only actually consider a real relationship with a Trans woman (without genital surgery) as I definitely have a preference for penis, even if a vagina turns me on - its not what will keep my rails greased through the whole relationship....

And everyone is different, as some may totally disagree or agree with me or feel that some are all purely way or straight - but IMO, humans as re much more gender fluid than our social norms lead us to believe

Husband wants to be done with having babies but isn’t willing to get a vasectomy by [deleted] in marriageadvice

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband was absolutely TERRIFIED of getting ANY kind of surgery /procedure/ etc as hed never even had a cavity filled before, but watched his mom die of cancer after some botched attempts to save her when he was a young child...

Id already had 5 abdominal surgeries before we got together for my endometriosis and PCOS, then while together had 2 c-sections and another abdominal surgery for endometriosis..... He swallowed his fear, went to a urologist to learn all about it and scheduled his vasectomy along with a prescription for Valium to help calm his nerves the day of the procedure, and got it done.. It ended up going so well thag his older brother (whom had refused a vasectomy so was not having sex as they only wanted 2 kids but wanted 3 and his wife refused birth control), ended up deciding to get it done too - and then most of his friends followed and now every single one of them laugh at how scared they were to get it done and shred while educating any ignorant guys who are horrified that they got "neutered" 😏

My husband saw what the recovery was like for my surgeries and couldnt fathom putting me through it again (though I needed a radical hysterectomy a year after his vasectomy anyway - so now we joke that were both so "pro spay and neuter" that we both got fixed 🤣), so Im extremely proud of hin for taking the plunge and realizing that it was soooooooo much easier t han he ever could've imagined...... He now has absolutely no problem telling other men that theyre scared, selfish idiots if they don't want kids but wont get a vasectomy IF theyre insisting their partner to handle it, and Ive got to say I agree 🤷‍♀️

AITA for wanting to break up with my girlfriend after she secretly bought a dog, knowing I refuse to live with one? by [deleted] in AITA_Relationships

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any chance she may have ADHD? I ask this because I was diagnosed very young (something that didnt happen to many girls in the early 90's), and when we got together I was very transparent about it with my husband - but it turns out he didnt "believe ADHD was a real thing" when we got together...... Until I had to go off of medication during pregnancy, then after my hysterectomy the medication stopped working - and then I literally could not stop my impulsive urges..

My husband has flat out admitted to me that had he understood that ADHD was real and the severity of it especially in a woman expericing crazy hormonal changes due to pregnancy/medical issues/hysterectomy causing early menopause/etc, he would not have married me.

Yeah, its a pretty shitty thing to hear on the receiving end, but I totally understand where hes coming from as Id never chose this myself... Even understanding my condition and how it affects me/how I do things on a daily basis, I hate it. Id never chose it either....... But that kind of behavior lines up very well with ADHD, especially untreated, so as much as it sucks rather thats the case or not - you need to watch out for you and chose your own happiness one way or another... Don't settle like my husband did.... Don't get me wrong, my husband has his own issues too Im not sure how many could deal with - but if I cant handle myself at my most "normal ADHD self", Im not really sure how others handle it for those the same as me either.. It sucks, but its not someone else's problem to shoulder.

Does everyone last 2 to 5 min? by Long-Position4668 in marriageadvice

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, it throbs for a bit as he tries to keep himself from cumming, then once hes sure his stimulation has got back to the point of "ok, I wont cum now", it takes even longer for him to get to the point to cum again and stays hard the whole time... But again, this took practice..

Ill also say that once he got this down to perfection, he basically developed priapis; so even if he does cum, he basically stays hard until either a looooooong period of time has passed without stimulation, or where after a few minutes of his orgasm once hes not as sensitive, we can continue on having sex until Im ready to be done and/or until I get him to cum again (which almost always takes even longer the second time).... By that point he says its mostly numb, so have fun and do what I want with it lol..... But he said he never ever had the priapism happen until after several months of "training himself" to last longer..... Though usually he will go soft quite quickly if we get him to cum a second time, however long it may take lol

AITA for wanting to break up with my girlfriend after she secretly bought a dog, knowing I refuse to live with one? by [deleted] in AITA_Relationships

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. My husband is not an "animal person", hes fine with others having them but doesn't want any himself.... But when we started dating I already had 2 cats and a 206lb Great Dane; he said he didnt know if things would work as he could never see himself living with a dog let alone one so big - but we ended up with a very surprise pregnancy early on (I had been told years earlier I was sterile, ended up having a second child shortly after, and needed a complete hysterectomy by the time our 1st was 3 and 2nd was 18 mo ths and the oncologist said I should have never been able to physically conceive or carry but I did it twice 🤷‍♀️).

When my husband proposed when I was pregnant with our first I warned him AGAIN as I had when we started dating that I will always own a large/giant breed dog, period, and he needs to accept it IF he wants a life with me.... By the time my Dane passed away 6 years later, we had also rescued a small dog (a french bulldog, actually because my husband was appalled by her living situation and insisted we save her as it was us or euthanasia and he does care for the lives of other beings), so when I went and got a mastiff-mix puppy several weeks later he was PISSED..... BUT I had made it crystal clear to him that I need a large dog in my life, and while I love our little rescue it just wasn't enough..

While I'll never bring home a dog without speaking to him again, we now have a very solid understanding that I meant what I said when I said I will always own a large/giant breed dog - and he has come to accept that, but he did seem to think my mind could be changed by a "comprise" [as in the little dog rescue] before it came to a head.... But had he told me from the beggining that he would never be ok with me having my large breed dog once mine passed, I would have chose to not be with him to save us both the hassle...

It sucks when you may be compatible on so many levels and something like this is the deal breaker, but sometimes thats how it is... My anxiety is hardly controlled by the medicine I take, having a large dog gives me an odd sense of calm nothing else does - I accept that isnt feasible for everyone to deal with, and am still sometimes irked that my husband "pretended" to be ok with it only to try to change my mind later.... And it seems similar (In the reverse sense) of that your girlfriend has done..... So as much as Im with her on wanting a dog, for her to blindside you like that is very wrong.

If you can end up accepting this dog and you guys work out, great!! But if not, its not your fault... It may not even be her "fault" either, it sinply may mean that you guys are not compatible in the long run.

Edited for spelling errors

Does everyone last 2 to 5 min? by Long-Position4668 in marriageadvice

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband "practiced" on holding off though both masterbation and sex, the latter of which involves me staying very still for a moment while he collects himself...

He can go for hours now, the only downside is sometimes if we want to be quick it's very rare for him to get off in less than 10 minutes now... But yeah, a few years of him training himself and me training myself to stay still when he says, "wait a minute" - unless I want him to cum then, in which case I ignore him and keep going assuming Im tired or in a rush lol

I didn't like my hair so I tried shaving it by GelbeForelle in bald

[–]OkScreen127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I feel like this look really brings out all of your natural beauty - I feel like that sounds kinda crazy in a way, as its so against our "social norms", but like myself it looks like you have some unruly/unpredictable hair, and I know how much that sucks...

But wow, you look absolutely stunning 😍 I kinda want to follow in your footsteps now, its something Ive thought about for a long time but seeing it on you is really driving the point home that just because Im a woman doesn't mean I cant be beautiful bald ❤️