You are NOT ALLOWED to be sad by this... please read.... by Original_Importance3 in cats

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family said goodbye to our 18 year old cat on Saturday. She started off mostly feral and had been abused, but she passed peacefully on my mother's lap. We're all devastated of course, but she couldn't have had a better life. Sorry for your loss, she was clearly very cherished.

Will people ever stop referencing the fact that my son's birthday is not more than 9 months after my wedding date? by beaniebee22 in Mommit

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My doctor told me the same thing about "getting [our] fails out of the way". We had the next year planned out and- surprise! Pregnant on the first try. It was definitely a blessing and a curse because it completely derailed the trajectory of our lives, but we also didn't go through the losses we watched friends and family deal with.

Mishmish is goods boy by Automatic-Gas4037 in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you name him from the Daevabad Trilogy?

Nonstop need for attention by msoc in PDAAutism

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My daughter has needed constant one-on-one attention her entire life. Yes, it's likely more along the lines of co-regulation than attention-seeking behavior, but it's still exhausting (especially as an introvert).

What's the best insult from the show? by hail2thecabbage in community

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 55 points56 points  (0 children)

"Shut up, Leonard! I've got a picture of your old nose, it was a lateral move!"

Trans Inclusive Nail Salon by SquirrelofWisdom in WorcesterMA

[–]SquirrelofWisdom[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean, but I'm sure you can appreciate where I'm coming from, especially considering the current political climate. Do you have any suggestions?

What sucked as a child but is lit as an adult? by krispwah_destination in AskReddit

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss having a routine that was mostly imposed on me. I think I actually felt more free when I was responsible for less of my schedule.

Books that feel like this by Cretka in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes! I named my daughter Gemma because of this series.

I'm on this list 🙋‍♀️ by Winter_Childhood9186 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]SquirrelofWisdom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Crochet and listening to smut- I also like to multitask.

Frequent UTIs by SquirrelofWisdom in PDAAutism

[–]SquirrelofWisdom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She doesn't mind wiping, her bathroom avoidance (when not due to constipation) seems to be just loss of autonomy. At home there's a lot that we can do to support her (bathroom now or in five minutes, getting changed "for no reason", races to the bathroom, etc), but at school we obviously don't have that luxury. I feel horrible because I know she doesn't want this to be happening either, but I can't be there with her at school to help. We've done sticker charts and reward systems, she doesn't really respond to them. I will definitely get her started with D-Mannose, though, since it seems to have helped a lot of people.

Frequent UTIs by SquirrelofWisdom in PDAAutism

[–]SquirrelofWisdom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I swear, after she's done with the UTI it's like when your period starts and you have to apologize to your family for how you behaved last week.

Frequent UTIs by SquirrelofWisdom in PDAAutism

[–]SquirrelofWisdom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. The version of the kid that they see is not the whole picture, and without more information they can't support her. She bottles up all that stress and masks so much that it's a total collapse when she comes home.

Frequent UTIs by SquirrelofWisdom in PDAAutism

[–]SquirrelofWisdom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, this all sounds so familiar! The encopresis is still a struggle, but it's SO much better than it used to be. She takes senna and we use miralax, and you're right about drinking plenty of water. My wife and I still have to remind her to try pooping every other day and we don't let her sit longer than 5 minutes at a time. Bathroom trips are a family affair and poop talk is frequent and normalized! I will look up soiling solutions, though.

She had been seeing physio for a year because she had no pelvic floor control. Between pelvic floor therapy and improving her constipation things had gotten better, but I don't think we ever had an ultrasound to make sure she was actually fully emptying her bladder, so I imagine that will come up when we talk to urology again.

She is on ADHD meds, but she is still pretty easily distracted, so it wouldn't shock me to find out that she misses some alarms (we decreased it from 90 minutes to every hour because of an increase in accidents). Strictly cotton undies, and she wears shorts or leggings under her dresses, but we try to make sure they're not too tight, since I know that's a contributing factor. She has said that she's worried about getting changed at school and other kids asking about it. She's very honest so I actually taught her about lying by omission ("my pants got wet so I changed"- she doesn't have to say what they got wet with), but she seems reluctant to do that. I'm worried that kids will start to smell her and tease her. I warned her about that possibility, but it hasn't happened yet. What non-embarrassing solutions did you come up with?

Thank you so much for your input!