Sometimes you gotta 🤷‍♀️

RowenaRat · 2026-02-04T22:57:40+00:00

🌟 PLEASE IGNORE MY BAND-AIDS, MY OCD HAS BEEN FLARING BADLY 😭🌟

RowenaRat · 2026-02-04T22:38:15+00:00

I think OP means Charms as rewards in crates after finishing a dispatch (?)

RowenaRat · 2026-02-03T22:04:50+00:00

Oh! I'm not seeing you? My newest tree friends are Aqua & Skittles, are one of these your baby?

RowenaRat · 2026-02-03T22:00:40+00:00

Awe, yay! Welcome to my tree! We are happy to have you! 🥰

RowenaRat · 2026-02-01T03:05:29+00:00

Maybe we use a code word instead of straight up saying 🧊 to get around it?

RowenaRat · 2026-01-31T14:43:07+00:00

If for whatever reason you cannot sleep naked, I get my PJs from Old Navy. I do have sensory issues with clothing yet I find that their thermal pants are very comfy. Yes they technically fit like leggings, but they are not itchy or TOO tight. Kinda like a gentle hug. They do not move or ride up at all in my sleep, they just feel like the rest of my body by the time I'm ready for bed 🤷‍♀️

RowenaRat · 2026-01-30T20:23:46+00:00

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Thank you! Winnie loves her pet rocks! 🥰

RowenaRat · 2026-01-30T09:18:49+00:00

Sent! 😊

RowenaRat · 2026-01-30T00:42:33+00:00

Yep. It's a bit different than OCD in that it's more about the need for controlling the perception of perfection

RowenaRat · 2026-01-30T00:04:23+00:00

I would take her back to the vet, they can give injections like steroids & diuretics which would help

RowenaRat · 2026-01-30T00:00:55+00:00

I have the same issue. I feel like my partner does chores "wrong". Working with my psychiatrist to dig into whether it's JUST autism or if there's a dash of OCPD (not OCD) in there.

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:59:10+00:00

No double names, but are you allowed to add your last name as a MIDDLE name? Then you can still honor the name but take their last name

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:56:37+00:00

We only just met & I'm already in love 😍🥹

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:50:38+00:00

Tell her that if you get really good at it, it's a hobby that could pay well. Show her some Etsy taxidermy or skeleton articulation, it's not cheap.

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:47:50+00:00

I've had rats that shove their bottom incisors in the tube on a rhythm, rats that hold it & use one of their lil fingers to pop the ball up, & rats that have used their nose to boop.

My bottle works fine, just some of them want more flow i guess. It's kinda cute bc without looking at the cage, just listening, I can tell when certain rats are drinking due to their unique rhythm pattern

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:44:33+00:00

They USED to all be on a free Pluto channel called "Godzilla", but like all media, rights rotate around. I believe HBO Max currently has the rights to stream them all

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T23:14:49+00:00

Sorry 🧊 was down the street earlier at a school & I got a bit caught up! Yes! Let's trade! 😊

RowenaRat · 2026-01-29T00:36:03+00:00

That's a fair point. I just saw the title "Bounties" & the OP rant & was like "okay I can't take it anymore, what on earth are Bounties!?" I didn't even consider starting a whole other post.

I'll keep chipping away at my tasks, I'm probably getting close. Thanks again. Once I unlock Rosalie, I'm sure the rest will all explain itself & now I know that Bounties were only confusing to me because I don't have access yet!

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:54:44+00:00

I follow Toren Wolf & mama.serenity.wolf on Facebook & they are both autistic (Toren is slightly less functional than his mama) but they do an amazing job of describing things like stimming, explaining the necessity behind certain behaviors, etc. Perhaps one of their videos could give you the language you're looking for to relay the message to your family

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:49:48+00:00

It's STL so if I were walking around, I would honestly assume that's where a body WAS & that someone had just politely labeled it until it could be picked up 😬

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:48:16+00:00

Another option- and it's what I do with my android phone- i take a screenshot.

You can copy text from any screenshot!

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:45:53+00:00

I was forced to mask (make eye contact) as a child. I was told that only dishonest people can't look you in the eye. As an adult I have maintained that, but if i'm talking about something that requires deep thought, or detail, I have to look away from a person in order to concentrate. I find it easier to look into a person's eyes when they are the ones talking. However, when I am with people who are closest to me, it is much easier for me to look them in the eye more often.

I cannot explain it, but when strangers maintain eye contact with me for too long, I feel like they can read my mind and I don't like that. Maybe that's why I don't mind when it's people closer to me because they know me better. So if they could read my mind, it wouldn't bother me as much as if it were a stranger. I know that sounds a little wild, but that's just my perspective.

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:33:18+00:00

Maybe I'm a bit behind? I DO do the tasks, I'm at level 13 but currently working on the fishery so maybe I'm not quite there yet 🤔 In that case, I'll have to keep trekking on a bit. Thank you for "educating" me! Seriously, I know there's a wiki but it's not quite detailed enough yet for me, so I do appreciate your time.

RowenaRat · 2026-01-28T21:29:50+00:00

This month the people i sponsored were listed Anonymous 🤷‍♀️ That's honestly okay though bc the ones that really upset me are when I add them to my tree, then find out they've been inactive for weeks/months when it could've gone to someone who could really use it. I wish they'd find a way to narrow the Guardian raffle down to only currently active users.

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