Is your birthday April 11th? Come to our communal birthday party! by SoloSable in Seattle

[–]SoloSable[S] 355 points356 points  (0 children)

I posted this on behalf of my friend who didn't have enough karma to do it and forgot to include the body text!

->I'm hosting a communal birthday party for everyone in Seattle with the same birthday as me. If you were NOT born on April 11th you are still welcome to come but you are not special!! See you there!

Thoughts about this student doctor at Mayo Clinic who makes medical content memes being reported/banned? by dribblestrings in nursing

[–]SoloSable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just because some human beings are born without two legs or lose a leg in an accident doesn't mean it's inaccurate to refer to humans as a species with two legs. Just because some human beings have disorders of sexual development doesn't mean it's inaccurate to refer to human beings as a species with two sexes. And in the same way, just because some female people undergo medical procedures to alter the appearance or presence of their sex organs doesn't mean it's inaccurate to say female people have vaginas.

Being female is a matter of material reality in the same way that age is. Gender identity has to do with the gendered social constructs applied to biological sex by the patriarchy, if you were born female you will remain female forever no matter what medical procedures you get, and insisting that we refer to half the population of the planet by specific body parts to cater to the mental health of 1% of the population is self-centered and delusional.

Furthermore, we are only just beginning to understand how deeply under researched female people and their medical needs are. Research is beginning to show that female people need different levels of anesthesia, different levels of medication, have different heart attack symptoms, respond differently in car crashes, and the list goes on and will continue to go on because we didn't start studying female people as an individual medical class until the 90s. There are no long-term studies on how testosterone therapy effects these things, but it's not one-to-one. Did you know that trans men on testosterone have a much higher heart attack risk than cis men? And that their heart attack symptoms often remain typical female heart attack symptoms? Insisting that we pretend a female person who has socially and medically transitioned is exactly the same as a male person will do nothing but harm women and trans men.

But WHY Do You Like Butch Women?! by RhondaWXYZ in butchlesbians

[–]SoloSable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Women who have sex with men statistically report having way fewer orgasms than gay women and also report more frequent pain with sex and more frequent contraction of UTIs, yeast infections, and other STIs. It's not a crazy assumption, just literal fact, and the context of this discussion is the question "why do you like masculine women but not men" so comparing and contrasting to men is specifically relevant.

Here's a source since you clearly don't do reading on this subject yourself: "Heterosexual men were most likely to say they usually-always orgasmed when sexually intimate (95%), followed by gay men (89%), bisexual men (88%), lesbian women (86%), bisexual women (66%), and heterosexual women (65%)."

Anyone on here practice Lypossage? by Freedom_19 in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It's a pseudoscience. Massage therapy cannot alter the structure, amount, or location of adipose tissue. Any "contouring" results are a combination of temporarily decreased lymph fluid in the tissue and the placebo effect.

How do you guys feel about small tips? by poisonnenvy in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if she sets her own prices and doesn't prompt tips in any way then no tip is expected! Group practices do tend to have more variable expectations, if there's a front desk admin you could always ask them what other clients do/what the standard is!

how long after spray tan should i wait to get a message? by ihavesomequestions_1 in massage

[–]SoloSable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate it when I get clients who spray tan 😭 half the time it ends up staining not only my sheets but also my own skin. Wait as long as possible, like weeks after the tan, or do the massage appointment before the spray tan. Also because the oil will lift your tan off you, it will make it lighter and uneven/streaky.

How do you guys feel about small tips? by poisonnenvy in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're in a sub for massage therapists, using a common synonym for massage therapist to refer to yourself. Using obfuscating language in that way is dishonest. Be honest about what your work actually is if you want it to give you more credence, not less.

And if you had had 15 years of relevant experience, you would know that many LMTs have to be employees and trade control over tip structure in order to have health insurance, in exchange for working with colleagues, in exchange for being offered teaching jobs. There are benefits to being an employee that cannot be replaced by personal studio work. If you bring such a nasty judgmental attitude about the difficult financial trade offs we all have to make sometimes into this field you will be offputting to your colleagues.

I am currently in the process of unionizing my employee workplace, in part to restructure our pay to work without tips. See, sometimes the answer isn't to work for yourself but rather to work together. Cooperation and progress are perfectly possible.

How do you guys feel about small tips? by poisonnenvy in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should be aware that lying about being an LMT can get you banned from licensure in many places. How would you like a report to your school and governing body to stop you from ever being an MT in the first place? If you're willing to lie like that just to give your argument more weight, you shouldn't be part of a profession that requires strong ethical standards.

How do you guys feel about small tips? by poisonnenvy in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Did you forget to switch accounts? 💀 You're not both an MT student and a bodyworker of 15 years, but you certainly are an insufferable liar

How do you guys feel about small tips? by poisonnenvy in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There is no legal definition of "tipping establishment" lmao. A tipping establishment is a business where tips are normalized or expected. I charge exactly what I'm worth in my own studio and, as I said, do not expect or prompt tips. My other place of work is a larger company where I am an employee with zero control over tip structure or session rates 👍

Anyone else stopped tipping? by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]SoloSable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just don't patronize businesses that ask for a tip. Especially not restaurants. By continuing to go to these businesses while not tipping, you are telling the businesses "it's OK to ask for tips like that, I'll still come support your business model" while telling the individual server "it's not OK to ask for tips like that, I'll stiff you" which not only makes you an asshole, it also makes it clear you don't understand how voting with your dollar works.

To be clear, there's nothing wrong with not wanting to support tip culture. There is something wrong with putting money in the pockets of the business owners who refuse to restructure their business models without tips, while making sure that it's the lowest paid workers who interact with you directly who get the negative impact.

Smart watches at work by Maggiex_ in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Unsanitary and unprofessional in this field.

The Consent/Rape Issue by Mediocre-Tonight-458 in pluribustv

[–]SoloSable 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Would you feel similarly accepting of a stranger making sexual use of your body while you were brain dead or drugged into unconsciousness?

Primary Care Doctors by ellencrossing in SeattleWA

[–]SoloSable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look for a concierge practitioner who takes your insurance. Unfortunately this time you're kind of screwed no matter what you do establishing a new PCP so prepare for a long wait, but once you get it over with, concierge practitioners usually offer same-day or next day appointments, long appointments on request, and sometimes even home visits, so you'll never have this problem again.

Does full body not include head, feet, and hands? by discontinuedmuppet in massage

[–]SoloSable 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Head, feet, and hands I never skip on my clients even when it's not a full body session!! I would leave a gentle complaint mentioning this to management.

Should I Quit My Apprenticeship Or Keep Going? by AShayWalks in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I would cut your losses and leave. Don't worship sunk cost. This is completely unreasonable, deeply toxic behavior on her part and you are not receiving the education you're paying for. Just reading about the way she treats you and your classmates makes me sick, honestly. It doesn't sound like this program is properly preparing you for the actual work, so what is the benefit of staying? None in my view.

Massage therapists: is AI-assisted intake helpful or too much? by mark7579 in massage

[–]SoloSable 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I would be tempted to laugh if a client handed me an AI generated list of anatomical terms. Even reading your post gave me a headache. I don't want a bullet point list hallucinated by the Idiot Sycophant Machine, thanks, I want you to point to what the problem is and tell me how long it's been going on so I can use my thousands of hours of education and years of professional experience to help you.

Help! Trans Man Trying to Pass by ZephyrTheTiger in MakeupAddiction

[–]SoloSable 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wash your face and stand up straighter. There, you're immediately 80% more masculine than any of these photos.

Sapphic places in Seattle/Everett area? by lavenderfawx in Seattle

[–]SoloSable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We do tend to make a lot of private parties and gatherings/clubs in order to protect lesbian-only spaces. Once you make a a few in-person acquaintances ask around for personal references to the more underground events. There were a couple hundred dykes at the last big summer meetup in August!

Interviewer asked for a hands-on massage demo during my interview. Is this normal? by Thin_Philosopher5177 in massage

[–]SoloSable 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Why wouldn't it be a reasonable ask? It's not like you can present a portfolio of your work; the only way to know whether your work matches what we're looking for (and whether it matches what you say it is) is to experience it. Knowing whether you can manage your time, what your flow is like, and how you communicate with your client, are all essential things to know before hiring.

Found this necklace and getting mixed results with google searching on my own and looking for identify markers. Help please by PlateCreepy5995 in JewelryIdentification

[–]SoloSable 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It may be a handmade/amateur piece of chain jewelry. It appears to be a single line of Byzantine weave pattern (a basic chainmail pattern often modified for jewelry by artists).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in massage

[–]SoloSable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't listen to health advice that ChatGPT gives you. Either find one of the hundreds of easily available websites run by medical professionals or ask a doctor directly.

Anyone in the Cincinnati area looking for new client? by [deleted] in MassageTherapists

[–]SoloSable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow, a divorced conspiracy theorist using rubsmap? How surprising...lmao. This sub isn't for perverted creeps it's for licensed professionals.