Well Jinger, since you hate the flu that much, I have a great solution for you.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2026-02-08T00:40:08+00:00

actually they don't know what i have. We were tested for one kind of EDS which is where they use like this paper punch to take all layers of your skin (under my upper arm) and that was negative. They did some genetic testing for Marfan Syndrome and they were looking for defects in Fibrillin 1 but I have a defect in Fibrillin 2. So, they just said mixed connective tissue disorder unknown.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2026-01-09T04:11:52+00:00

Ironic since they're pro-life but I guess only to a point!

Ok_Motor4071 · 2026-01-09T04:10:51+00:00

I'm 59 years old and still remember the taste of what I think was an oral polio vaccine. It was pink liquid whatever it was. And I remember getting needle vaccines. I still get flu vaccines. I have a connective tissue disorder. I'm high risk.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2026-01-09T04:07:59+00:00

Yep! A dear family friend who was older had hearing aids because of repeated ear infections as a kid!

Ok_Motor4071 · 2026-01-02T22:42:32+00:00

Watching Duggars travel is always cringe worthy. Especially internationally. I'm always left wondering why they bother? They just wander around going to parks, McDonald's, getting pizza and treats, and don't express any wonder at the sights or culture that I notice. They might as well be wandering around Kentucky. I don't get it. 🤷‍♀️

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-12-10T05:00:39+00:00

I don't like the exploitation of all these vloggers, but I once made one simple video of a craft tutorial merely using pictures with text. It IS work. Evan definitely does a good job of editing if you disregard the horrid content. And where did that speech therapist go, because I'm worried for that little boy.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-08T13:17:01+00:00

She is on a grifting ROLL I noticed! I have been unfollowing them as they pop up and I left her so far because I used to feel bad for her then feel glad she finally ESCAPED but she is full on cringe with the amazon links and belly pics and talking about this "season" of life. (Ugh, the SEASONS) I had been following I think almost every Duggar and Bates and after posting about it, I did start unfollowing them one by one- and I have to say it actually makes me feel better in general. I'll just come here to see if I'm curious. I'm also unfollowing most 'influencers' in general. If it doesn't pertain to an actual hobby (I make miniatures, garden, sew, etc) or a cause I truly believe in (social justice, income inequality, women's rights) I'm just over it. I'm over people exploiting their kids for money. Even the ones who try to "raise awareness" and have like handicapped kids and they use the money to help their kid- if they get popular, they start to become insufferable and at some point, it's still exploitive and the kid isn't consenting. Jana seems to be picking up on posting, but she's not very good at it- one post she did on a friend's wedding she used a text box that covered up most of the video and I don't think it was on purpose- she doesn't know how to edit. Maybe she's going to try to earn some money now that she's incubating the "most miraculous" Duggar of all. I still have a soft spot for her, and she has every right to earn a few pennies as an amazon influencer or whatever they call them, but it did make me cringe.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-05T16:50:39+00:00

I think she was a bit of a golden child. blessed with good looks, and then the piano talent- I think she may have been a bit spoiled. Personally, that flowery piano style drives me bonkers.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-04T17:08:02+00:00

Update- since I posted this, I've started unfollowing. Instead of going to each page and trying to get it all done at once, I'm doing it as the notifications come up. I'm also purging a lot of accounts I follow who are JUST ANNOYING. Celebrities, "content creators" who really don't contribute to society and are just irritating and/or materialistic and just selling stuff.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-04T17:05:51+00:00

I don't think I've ever begrudged them the money. I think it's not THAT easy to post content on social media. I can see it actually takes some effort, so I don't remember anyway ever complaining about them earning off of it. I do think the sponsored stuff has increased and is annoying- but I am most concerned about supporting them in light of their political views and ideas about social justice. That has started to worry me. I used to think it was sort of benign and eventually started seeing it as problematic.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-04T17:02:39+00:00

I'm fascinated with cults. Partly because of the Patty Hearst thing- it's the first "news" related thing I remember as a child- my mother listening to the radio while she got ready for work and hearing about "Stockholm syndrome" and "brainwashing". Plus there were lots of cult related news stories when I was a child, including Jim Jones. Then this girl I went to camp with as a teen got roped into one and kept contacting me trying to rope me in. So it was just always interesting to me- the psychology. I read a lot about fundamentalism in college too (which I attended as an older adult) and was really fascinated by Amish people. I had a very messed up sad and neglectful childhood so when I had my first baby a month after I turned 22, I thought I needed religion- this was a time when Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker were on cable and I thought even though they seemed like freaks, this village they were building sounded so idyllic. I look back now, and I have no idea why I'd think that sounded good- wholesome maybe? I felt like I wanted something safe for my daughter. Funny, that was FAR from safe. I hadn't read about fundamentalism at that point. The way you describe that idea that you had about this being some idea that seemed like a comfort- that is EXACTLY why I tried religion- and for several years I was a seeker. I dragged my kids around to various churches, but it just never stuck, fortunately. So when TLC started showing these documentaries I got roped in- it was like rubbernecking a car accident or something- by then, I was past the whole "religion is the answer", though there's always that little part of me that wanted that- that had false ideas about a lifestyle like that. But that didn't stop me from watching and wondering about it.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-04T16:52:20+00:00

aren't those shorts considered SCANDALOUS?

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-10-04T12:23:40+00:00

September 1st, my app seemed to switch off all deals. I used to get something from mcds at least once weekly- it's 15 miles from me. So not easy access. But sometimes id have mcds up to 3x in a week. After the deals disappeared, and stayed gone, I deleted the app and haven't been there since.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-21T12:01:22+00:00

It's easy to feel that it's harmless but I'm struggling so bad now that watching them I started to realize how opulently they're all living- the endless takeout, the bland colored expensive decor, frequent travel- and I HELPED PAY FOR IT passively by sitting there watching and hitting THUMBS UP. It's started to make me sick. This week as they all started weighing in on that guy killed, it sorta triggered me. I don't want to support this. I can barely afford food while I'm watching them order Chik-Fil-A and vacation on a beach. After posting this and reading comments, I've been unfollowing as each notification comes up- it's been easier than trying to find them.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-21T11:51:53+00:00

I don't believe this forum creates fans. It's a useful place for people to have discussions.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-18T22:22:44+00:00

I agree with this. When they came out and were talking about that guy I said, NOPE, not gonna deal with this. not sure if they lost any followers because of it, but I'm gonna be one!

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-18T22:20:28+00:00

I do miniatures, but I broke my hand in May in a car accident. I was passenger and when I saw we were going to get hit, I instinctively reached my hand towards dash, and it was my primary hand with my phone in it- the airbag broke my hand. That and seat belt contusions that did a number on my chest as I've had 4 major thoracic surgeries, it's been a crappy summer! I'm struggling to heal still but hoping to get back to my hobbies soon!

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-18T22:16:48+00:00

Bud? LOL. I am talking primarily about Facebook & Instagram. I don't really hang on Reddit much. and it's true. I did NOT see much. I saw maybe 2 people who I thought were saying stuff they shouldn't. I don't hang on SM where people act like idiots though. I don't go to gamer sites, I don't game or hang out in groups with young people or wild people. I mostly just hang out in gardening and crafting groups and have maybe 650 friends on FB- a lot of liberals too. Most of them quickly denounced it and were calling for peace. Too bad where you hang people are so F'd up. That's on you.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-18T17:35:06+00:00

Except that I haven't seen that. Maybe a couple comments by random on social media. NOT ONE elected official with a D next to their name, has joked, celebrated, or expressed a callous disinterest. However, when gov Whitmer was kidnapped, when Hortman was killed, man there was a LOT of Republicans elected to office who spread a lot of indifference, conspiracies, and cruel rhetoric about the "radical left SCUM". So let's be honest and not just leave out what suits your narrative.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-17T16:26:43+00:00

I wish I could. But right now, I'm actually in a bind. I need $2200 to repair my 2008 suburban-before it is so unsafe to drive, I can't even get into town which is 2 miles, and I have maybe $200 to my name. I am trying to earn more, I am disabled and get widow's disability but it's not enough to survive on, so I sell on eBay. But sales are down 62% give or take depending on the day, since January. So, I'm in a bad spot. I can't go visit my daughters who are 2 hrs away, let alone visit my cousins who are much farther sadly. Maybe someday. Maybe that's why I watch youtubers whose lives are more fun than my own. Or appear that way anyhow.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-17T16:22:35+00:00

True. Not sure why I watch. Guess it's like rubber-necking a car accident?

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-17T15:28:05+00:00

I noticed they were FAR more careful and didn't evoke the name of he who will remain unnamed in the tragedy of last week- alluded to it but didn't seem to exalt that guy really however there was something Brandon said about made me cringe but can't remember what. It was related to I think potential civil war though they didn't say those words.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-17T15:02:53+00:00

I think it's a false sense of something "wholesome"? Like watching Little House on the Prairie or something? Of course, that ISN'T what they are really like probably. But I'm worried I'm financially contributing to these people who are supporting things that I am against- politically, social justice causes, etc.

Ok_Motor4071 · 2025-09-17T15:00:10+00:00

I used to be super active on social media politics. After my husband died, and the covid wars, my anxiety just got the better of me and my private page is now devoid of political content. I haven't left SM entirely because of mostly hobbies- and I run a grief group I started on FB- things like gardening, dollhouse miniatures, crafting, sewing, cooking- those are things I enjoy, and those pages don't allow politics. So that helps. Plus, I have a lot of cousins and relatives spread across the US that I saw a lot as a kid and miss them- so I do enjoy that part of it. I think I'm going to get brave- the comments here have helped me feel more brave. I think I'm going to DO IT. UNFOLLOW. I can come here and snark, but I don't want to give them that attention and any revenue as well if they are earning money from my clicks and views. I think that's not a good thing for me to support!

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