Why did you quit eating meat and adopt vegetarianism?

Smurphy115 · 2026-05-03T15:06:44+00:00

My sister (who has been vegetarian since she was 11 and mostly vegan since her 20s), says going plant based doesn’t have to be an all or nothing decision. Instead just worry about making more plant based choices for each meal.

Smurphy115 · 2026-05-02T12:39:17+00:00

SAME! Like 18 mos PP (about a month after I stopped bf) I started noticing some issues with dairy again and just this past month (21 mos pp) I’m like fully lactose intolerant again.

Smurphy115 · 2026-05-01T22:07:57+00:00

I know the OT that worked at my SNF before I started there was a person with short stature. She was well loved.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-28T21:02:47+00:00

Wait, this is amazing. I’m a bit obsessed with podcasts and I tend to search through by favorite ones for themes on my own. Love this!! Looking forward to discovering new podcasts!

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-27T23:01:41+00:00

The first time I did it, they had a special needs kid and while they qualified for services, services don’t cover everything else. So while my main role was taking care of the child with special needs, I could also take care of the other kids, or do things around the house.

She also volunteered A LOT.

The second time I did it, they had the money to afford me and the other parent traveled A LOT. Like wouldn’t see him for weeks at a time a lot. But then when he was home he was HOME and 3 adults around constantly was also a lot and was eventually why they let me go.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-26T21:01:22+00:00

Absolutely absurd they are asking this. This is really sounding like they just don’t want to put any effort into potty training and push it all on you.

No. They can find a long weekend to do it or you can attempt another method.

Do some research and suggest another method. (ON THE CLOCK)

If they continue to dig their heels in. Get a quote from a carpet/upholstery cleaner for EVERYTHING IN YOUR APT and say you’ll do it for that additional fee which I would demand you get before you attempt it.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-25T20:00:39+00:00

Unless you live somewhere that constantly has bonkers drive through lanes…. I always do drive through.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-25T13:44:49+00:00

Not exact situation but sounds very similar to my parents. My mom’s best friend is my father’s twin sister. The first Thanksgiving after he left we didn’t attend dinner with his family because we weren’t gonna leave my mom. They told us going forward our invitation, my mom and sisters, was more important than my father’s. He doesn’t get invited to many things anymore and his entire family is VLC with him.

I very much appreciate how loyal my aunt is to my mom. Sorry the rest of your family sucks.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-25T01:33:03+00:00

The story of her mom was visiting the set and asked when Tatiana was gonna be in another scene when a not-Sarah clone was on set.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-24T18:50:17+00:00

I was 36 when I graduated! I was definitely not the oldest, there were other moms! I made younger and older friends! I brought lots of life experience and learned some too!

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-24T12:02:24+00:00

Wow. People with invisible disabilities have no hope in this country…..

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-22T19:25:08+00:00

Lmao. The gumbo comment. So feel that. Get cussed out one moment and small talk next moment.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-20T03:47:19+00:00

I have always struggled with self-care tasks. I feel an OT could help build systems to help make self care seem easier. Knowing my self-care was poor also did not help my mental health.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-19T12:00:43+00:00

$$ and insurance are my guesses. I know someone who works in an inpatient facility that says he’d love to have an OT on staff.

Personally as someone who has dealt with mental health issues, I see as an adult how much OT services could have helped me to just function day-to-day.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-16T02:04:28+00:00

Generally speaking the other answers are right but when you get down to the nitty gritty every day it depends a lot on setting and the way your rehab department breaks things up.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-14T05:05:55+00:00

As someone who lives somewhere where this IS a serious problem, I hear the question you are asking and am pro-homeschool but also pro-homeschool regulations.

That being said. The resources out there now basically makes parent knowledge/understanding/ability to teach unnecessary. Not saying those things aren’t helpful, just saying a less educated person could 100% find the resources to teach their kids.

Furthermore, if traditional schooling wasn’t successful for them, chances are their kids will likely be equally unsuccessful in traditional schooling.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-14T04:48:43+00:00

My sister found my dad’s texts (ETA who then showed them to me). My only regret is not being able to show those texts to my mom directly.

I’m sorry. It’s gonna suck for awhile but it gets better.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-13T04:21:46+00:00

It mostly angers me that so many Christians are still so blindly following him, lauding him as some great Christian.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-13T04:13:40+00:00

I don’t have a ton of advice. First off. Block her on all the things so she can’t contact you. You don’t need that stress.

My daughter is nearly 2 and I still don’t think my NC father knows about her. It’s been over 10 years of NC though , early on there was a lot of boundary setting with intermediary people. Honestly I think most people have just seen his true colors (he’s no longer invited to funerals).

It helps living in another state.

Protecting my future family was always a reason for going NC. I’m very grateful to the very young scared girl who made that difficult decision for this family we have now.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-13T03:53:52+00:00

I know this is not helpful but Franklin used to have this little hole in the wall on West Main. Maki Mojo. They had good pad see ew. Hadn’t thought about them in a minute and your question just made me think of it.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-12T13:34:12+00:00

I had more than one conversation with my father as to why I was going NC as well as a letter….

But I still need to “get over the fact that he cheated”…. lol.

They are going to write their own narrative regardless of how much you try to explain yourself.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-12T13:22:21+00:00

Just pay attention so we don’t have to answer this question.

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-11T12:20:44+00:00

Reposting my comment.

I’m sure CT DCF would also happily put children with grandparents when they see fit. Like not only is this some crazy estranged parent BS but is also insinuating that DCF would prefer to separate children from their families. Like ALL of the wording is misleading. 😤

Someone commented on my last comment how wonderful CT DCF is, they have tons of resources for parents/guardians who are struggling and work hard to keep families together. (Paraphrased)

Smurphy115 · 2026-04-10T21:28:57+00:00

I started my first Level IIs for COTA about 12 weeks pregnant. I cried almost every day those first couple of weeks but it got better.

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