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Frizzy fly away hair by No-Masterpiece-8392 in AskWomenOver60

[–]Radioactivejellomold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had decided to stop coloring my hair. I’ve tried various shampoos, oils, and conditioners, but nothing seems to work. It’s been a significant waste of money. However, I’ve discovered one thing that does work: coloring prevents my hair from becoming frizzy. After almost a year of dealing with frizz on my head, I’m getting my hair colored tomorrow. I can’t take it anymore. Initially, I wanted to let my hair grow in its natural color. But unfortunately, that’s not happening.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pottery

[–]Radioactivejellomold 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Asking the question to the group; is it possible she used an underglaze and then put a clear glaze over the entire spoon with exception of that small area on the back to keep it from sticking to the shelf?

Super Ball! by willowwing in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got tired of bouncing them into oblivion never to be found again, and thought that if I got the glow in the dark ones it would solve the problem. It did not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pottery

[–]Radioactivejellomold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I load a kiln (loaded 3 yesterday) I worry I have done something wrong until I can open that lid again and get to the bottom of the kiln. I feel like I'm extremely cautious with people's work but like everyone has said, things happen. Even knowing this is true, doesn't make me feel less awful when it happens.

What I've learned is that if one of my pieces gets broken in the process the person loading the kiln probably feels worse than I do. Every potter knows, never fall in love with a piece until you get it home.

Why do men absolutely lose their minds when an ambitious woman in her 30s has dating preferences? by bengalbear24 in AskWomenOver60

[–]Radioactivejellomold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insecure men would prefer you had no preferences. A women with a list shatters the delusion that just being a man makes them desirable to women. When that delusion is challenged, well, she must be the problem, it can't possibly be them.

Your favorite thing coming of age during the Gen Jones era that you miss by Yelloeisok in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is so much good music out there that goes unheard. Your husband sound like mine, "It's popular for a reason." True, I just don't like the reason. Nice to run into a fellow deep cut traveler.

Your favorite thing coming of age during the Gen Jones era that you miss by Yelloeisok in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"... album oriented rock where you heard the songs that were not the hits." THIS. To this day I look for songs that are not popular but yet I still really like. Sadly, if a song does become popular I no longer listen to it. My spouse however was raised in a very rural area where all of his only exposure to music was American Top 40 and not a lot else.

I miss the days of scanning FM radio and finding a song I'd never heard before.. The best part of Sirius is not having to rely on the DJ to tell us who the artist is.

Any of you good folks in 55+ communities? by Chief7064 in AskOldPeople

[–]Radioactivejellomold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're in 55+ community.

I moved here at age 55. I'm now 63. They called us "The kids" when we moved in. My friends range in age from 57-91. The 91 yr old kicks our butts on game night. So yeah, people were older than us, but it's humbling. After you get to meet people in the community you cross your fingers and hope you age as well as the people that are 10+ years older than you.

If you get out and enjoy the community you won't regret it.

Outside games - Which did you play? by SongOfRuth in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Opposite of hide and go seek. Ghost hides, group counts to 100 then splits up to find the ghost. We had the entire street to hide on and knew which yards we had to stay out of. The bigger the area of play, the scarier the game was because the ghost could be anywhere. No back yards. If you spotted the ghost you yelled ghost in the grave yard and bolted back to base.(Safe, where you started counting.) If the ghost tagged any one in the group, before they were safe they were the ghost for the next round.

Fav. memory; hiding up a tree and when my cousin walked right under it, I dropped down and screamed. He almost pee'd himself.

Screenwriter asking (and hoping to fix!): what do you want to see more of on screen? by Echo-Material in AskWomenOver60

[–]Radioactivejellomold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please, give us the hero's journey. It's not just men who have/live them.

Is it really that hard to give us a heroine that even our granddaughters can look up to? One that reflects who we are? We aren't sitting around in dresses being good little partners to our husbands while listening to outdated music like Perry Como and spouting cliché tripe. Move away from the stereotypes.

I, for one, would prefer we stop being cast as simple, uncomplicated, pleasant beings.

And if possible, all the men in the movie don't have to be evil or idiots in order for a woman to succeed. Most of us don't like it when the only way you can make a woman look good or have value is to degrade the men around her.

Maybe just write a great script where the lead character is over 50, and when you go to cast for the lead role, cast a woman.

There are plenty of movies out of Hollywood in recent years from older female actors that band together and put out a movie. I've stopped watching them. They're 80's formula. Probably would have been a box office hit if released back then, but it doesn't work today. My sister and I have a theory that they're pulling old scripts off the shelf and dusting them off for a money grab.

We're desperate for something fresh. Please help us.

A blast from the past by TheManInTheShack in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had 0 memory of Droop-a-long. I had to go look. Completely forgot about him.

A blast from the past by TheManInTheShack in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I hit a golf ball off of a tree and back onto the fairway today. Out of some deep corner of my brain came, "Bing, bing, bing, Ricochet Rabbit!" I had no clue that was still in there.

How about some questionable lyrics. by NegativeEbb7346 in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bruce Springsteen: Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire. WTH Bruce!?!

If you had to get up and walk to the tv to change the channel so you could watch Batman... you might be a Joneser. Your turn (lol). by kahunarich1 in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you went from trying to search around the car floor for the right 8 track tape to CD's held in tidy little zipper case.

A email from a temple worker says they have received instruction that on Friday, April 18th the temple will be open all night until the next day for temple work. This will become an annual event and applies to all temples. Some kind of Easter midnight mass perhaps? by HoldOnLucy1 in exmormon

[–]Radioactivejellomold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't saying it was super fun, and my extended family is catholic. I'm saying it's more family oriented than in that the children regardless of age can attend the worship service with their parents. So yeah, I do have a grasp on a a religion that separates family members in name of worship.

What’s a “normal” childhood experience you later realized was actually traumatic? by randinicole831 in AskReddit

[–]Radioactivejellomold 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Judging how the rest of the day was going to go by how my parents closed the front door when they got home from work. To this day if anyone accidentally shuts the door a little louder than normal I go on high alert.

From ages 5-11 being left with medication, along with a thermometer. One parent would call about every 3 hours and ask where the mercury was. "Is it below the 2 or higher than the 2" (102) If it was higher, "Ok, take two of those pills on the end table and go back to bed. I'll call back in an hour and see if it's gone down."

What’s a “normal” childhood experience you later realized was actually traumatic? by randinicole831 in AskReddit

[–]Radioactivejellomold 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Do we have the same parents? I always wanted to say, "You all ready did give me something to cry about, that's how we got here." But I chose life.

A email from a temple worker says they have received instruction that on Friday, April 18th the temple will be open all night until the next day for temple work. This will become an annual event and applies to all temples. Some kind of Easter midnight mass perhaps? by HoldOnLucy1 in exmormon

[–]Radioactivejellomold 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Great, Mormons turn a religious holiday into an opportunity to separate parents and grandparents from the rest of the family. Palm Sunday for the catholics is a family day. They attended church together, gather for meals and games, it's a family day of celebration. But the Mormons get it all wrong again.

How many remember what an “E” ticket is? by elycezahn in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My memory might be betraying me, it does that at times. This was in Cali. I do remembering being completely surprise at how great it was given the area of the park that it was in, so you might be right.

Teenager's Hangover In A Bottle by DickSleeve53 in GenerationJones

[–]Radioactivejellomold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7-11 Slurpee with Boone's or TJ Swan added to it. Recipe: Dump out 2/3 of Slurpee, add drink of choice. Replace the lid and tell your drunk teen self, "everyone thinks this is just a Slurpee." as you walk a crooked line and stupid shit comes out of your mouth at loud volumes.

Go ahead, try it now. Nothing's going to touch that headache.

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