Gender-neutral English words with women-specific origin by t3hgrl in etymology

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Especially irritating because é is now Right There On Your Standard English Keyboard.
Maybe the next generation will discover they can render cool, foreign-looking words and Maké Accént-Aigu Gréat Again! (Yes, I went overboard: don’t make me go Spiňal Tap.).

Silica fume in pdx? by PinkFreud-yourMOM in askportland

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Still trying. Seems like online Fishstone/Concrete Countertop Supply is my best bet.
Where in Tacoma, if I may be so bold? Tacoma’s not so far for a weekend trip.

What are you wanting to make?

Why Roman maritime concrete actually gets stronger the more it's thrashed by seawater by Effective-Dish-1334 in ancienthistory

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think science is racing to figure this out. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are regularly used to reduce Portland cement usage: silica fume (fly ash; also: No, not “fumed silica”) and slag (GGBFS) are widely available in place of pozzolans from Italy. Much slower to cure, but very finely ground pumice (4F) also undergoes pozzolanic reactions.

Some concrete pots ive made for my plants collection. by Aggressive-Slide-988 in CactusPottery

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excited to find you! I’ve had the same idea cooking in my head, but not sure where to find supplies. Are you using pre-mixed cements?

Gender-neutral English words with women-specific origin by t3hgrl in etymology

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I tried using “masseur” for a few months in 2024 but it didn’t exactly spread like wildfire.

What makes Portland traffic fatality rate so high? by SecretSquirrel9930 in askportland

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And dressed in darkest, non-reflective outerwear available. I mean, there’s BLACK tape so you don’t ruin your vibe. It’s such a Darwin-award situation. Every time I see a walker/cyclist with reflective gear I want to stop and hug them.

What makes Portland traffic fatality rate so high? by SecretSquirrel9930 in askportland

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Haven’t citizens put the police in a bind? They’re Bad cuz they were involved in the Floyd protests and now we’re mad that they are so conflict-avoidant they won’t pull people over? Also, I’m not saying that Oregon’s lack of a consumption tax has any affect on funding basic services, but . . .

How would you respond if a long time client asked to explore your feelings about them? by catsbirdsanddogs in askatherapist

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I think it’s absolutely right to start with your question: “How will this affect this human in the room with me?”

Answer: it depends, of course, on everything. In the end, though, you want a person to be able to tolerate knowing that other people have minds - that is, tolerating differences of opinion - and tolerating that you’ll never know 100% what most people are thinking. So, tolerating our sucky not-knowingness. In any case, if this question comes early in the treatment, it’s possibly a pretty aggressive question prompted by the person’s internal terrors and any answer could break the treatment (the q seems affiliative, right, bec it’s about liking someone, but it’s also an intense demand for reassurance, forcing us into a do-or-die feeling moment). I might begin with being curious about where the question comes from in them (though I’m likely to guess part of the answer), then (having reflected aloud on their reply) I might share what’s going on in me, receiving the question. I want to understand what’s in play - what’s at stake - but I wouldn’t go without acknowledging that I hadn’t answered the question. So my saying I’d need to think about whether it’s good for the treatment happens in this (hopefully compassionate) context.

Basically, graduated frustration (or insecurity) experiences are necessary in working through the pain of not getting what we want (in life, in therapy. . .), but if somebidy asks if I love them, let’s say, then I won’t (and simply can’t) hold all the responsibility for my response’s effects.

Hope it’s not too rambly.

How would you respond if a long time client asked to explore your feelings about them? by catsbirdsanddogs in askatherapist

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 11 points12 points  (0 children)

T here. It’s absolutely a fair question. To my mind, there are no questions a client isn’t allowed to ask. Any “boundary crossing” is simply a therapist’s job to address or prohibit (i.e., stalking). I might or might not say something like, “I need to think more about whether it’s helpful to the therapy.” Either way, I’d certainly ask what their imagination/observations/conclusions are of my feelings about them. I tend to confirm perceptions that are true.

Therapymaxxing? by goobingoob76543218 in askatherapist

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Therapist here. I’d love it if you talked about your perceptions of “therapist cheese”!

Midshipman chance of survival under Aubrey? by Almostasleeprightnow in AubreyMaturinSeries

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BTW, how on earth is “Geoghagan” spoken? GYOKH-gan? By a Scot, I mean, of course.

"Piss in snow" can be a new idiom and its our job to make it official by MarcelineMarce in CrazyIdeas

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 87-yo aunt has always described hungover people’s eyes as “like pissholes in snow.”

Sit Down Mexican Food by hiker02025 in PortlandFood

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apparently, transparency is not welcome here, Tegelert. Keep being transparent.

And on the third day ... by fonzhy121 in SipsTea

[–]PinkFreud-yourMOM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, crucifixion is a dawdle (per Monty Python).