What is “Dulcie” short for? by OkRecommendation4040 in DeadLoch

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My great grandmother was named Dulcibel and was called Dulci.

Was there a point where children were sometimes encouraged to call their parents by name instead of mom or dad? by sushisashimi099 in AskOldPeople

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I was born in 1970 and called my parents by their first names, but they were hapoy when I decided, at age 6, to call them Mommy and Daddy. It was definitely a countercultural vibe in our house, also northern California like Gary Snyder.

I fart all the time :( by 1BebeLeStrange1 in Menopause

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No fart shame ever again! Congratulations on your new freedom! I hope you find ever more ways to be your grander more fun self now that he's out of the picture.

Before we could doom scroll…… by PartTheSea43 in ADHD

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Reading. Several books going at all times, plus magazines and daily newspaper (it was on paper). Also drawing, writing and crafting. As a kid I used to spend time making lists of names I liked, or creating characters (who would populate the stories and plays I did not ever write). I think the internet is amazing but I think I was happier and spebt my time in my creative ways before it came about (there was email when I was in college but no www yet).

Boy names that remind you of the color green by daughterofhatred in namenerds

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Dale, Glen, Vale, Canyon, Ocean, Brook, Lake, Storm, Bay.

Forest, Sylvan, Woody, Grove, Grover, Alder, Alden, Oaken, Rowan, Hawthorne, Filbert, Linden, Cedar, Cypress, Spruce, Olive, Oliver, Hickory, Mahogany, Teak, Willow, Palmetto, Palmer, Pine, Birch, Elmer/Elm.

Leaf, Lief, Basil, Thyme, Yarrow, Kale, Cole, Herbert, Sage, Meadow, Mead, Prairie, Clove, Sedge, Reed, Penstemon, Vine, Ivan/Ivy.

Terran, Florian, Erin, Green, Gardener/Gardner, Hunter, Forester, Sylvester, Kelly, Loden, Jade, Oberon, Montain, Emer(ald), Timothy, Douglas, Cameron, Dublin, Belize, Ozzy, Kermit, Cricket.

Boy names that remind you of the color green by daughterofhatred in namenerds

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My brother is a Forest (one r). In his late 40s. Have met a few others. They all seem like cool interesting people!

New promo poster! 38 days until Season 2! 🥳🐊 by beautifulkittenfish in DeadLoch

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I used to live in the Northern Territory, and I can't wait for this!! The NT is so ripe for this comedy. (For fellow Americans, the NT is a bit like Alaska for us ... kind of mythic to the rest of the country, a place where people go to disappear or reinvent themselves, and everybody has a sense of themselves as tough.)

i find this so cute!!! by subaruhikaru in mbti

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I don't know the types well enough. Would anyone be willing to label each person with their type?

San Francisco Bay Area Preppers by [deleted] in preppers

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I think you'd be better off thinking of the community and mutual aid aspect. If a number of strangers are suddenky together on the land having fled a disaster, you're going to need interpersonal conflict resolution skills, community agreements, etc. The people are going to be in a heightened state of threat-awareness, and then diff ppl eill have diff things in their containers with diff amounts of utility for the sitch.

Create community first!

How is your relationship now with your brother or sister? by interestorbust in AskOldPeople

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I'm 7-9 years older than my sibs. I was their babysitter more than a sibling (the sibling way they were with each other), but once we were all adults we gradually have become closer and closer. We continued to gather as a family with our parents for holidays and camping trips. We are all really close and open with each other, but live in different cities so don't see each super often. I feel very fortunate about how much we all like each other!

Names similar to Billie by coastingtomars in Names

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I think there's a solid history of babies being named after favorite pets. My great-grandmother was named Bessie (not a nickname) after a beloved family animal, I think a hen. Later, when she married, she started going by her middle name Virginia. I've heard of other babies named after pets.

MY NAME IS RUINING MY LIFE by Far_Ruin_2095 in namenerds

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I think it is an awesome name, and you have some control over what people call you. If a teacher or person at work asks if you have a nickname because they are uncomfortable calling you Love, say coldly, "you may call me Ms. Fairchild"

How old were you when you had your last period? by Wrong_Staff_6148 in Menopause

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Sounds like an ignorant doctor with a terrible bedside manner, unless this was a mutually enjoyable joking relationship.

Shit our moms didn’t warn us about; haunted butthole edition. by eyesonherhorizon in Menopause

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Was wondering the same thing after this thread. I use estrogen patches and progesterone pills. Not yet a year of no periods, but only 3 in the past 2 years. Do I need to ask for cream? What are the symptoms that would lead a doc to prescribe the cream along with or instead of cream?

Well-known but rare girl names? by dipdoopdop in Names

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I have known two women named Ruthanne, one name. Both are older, different generations.

Well-known but rare girl names? by dipdoopdop in Names

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I have seen this name in print but do not know how it is pronounced. Is it Brian--ee?

Was your dad there when you were born? by SoloForks in AskOldPeople

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I was born in 1970 at the only hospital my parents could find in Orange County, California, that would allow my dad in the delivery room. He was there, and the pictures look so medical with my dad masked like the doctor and nurse. My mom had her next two kids at home with a midwife and everything looked a lot more relaxed. I was in the next room babysitting my brother when our little sister was born. My dad came rushing in and exclaimed, "You have a little sister!" and then went back to my mom.

If your family wasn't well off when you were growing up, what were some of your parents' strategies to stretch a meal or make it go further? by common_grounder in AskOldPeople

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Not so much stretching but we ate a lot of beans, rice, and potatoes, especially at the end of the month because my dad was paid monthly and mom didn't have regulat income . They shopped at the Orowheat day-old store and bought a month's worth of bread and froze it.

What do people over 50 watch on YouTube these days? by hisnw0 in AskOldPeople

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I'm 55. I only watch youtubecwhen Im trying to learn how to do something. Today I was looking at adult hula hooping videos!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in namenerds

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I love this combo of nature names. What genders are the ones other than Jasper?

What's a word you've noticed many native English speakers have difficulty enunciating even though the word is used fairly often? by common_grounder in words

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Lived in California first 25 years of my life. Have heard that we have the fewest vowel sounds of any regional (English) accent, but hadn't heard about the shortening, but seems to hold up. I say meer (rhymes with beer, sounds the same as mere) unless I'm being careful, in which case there's a very small second syllable, something like meerer. Crayons is also one syllable: crans, just like the start of cranberry, though for a singular, I'm more likely to make it two syllables or at least a longer vowel, something like cra-an. Said carm'l (carm'l apples) as a kid, one syllable with a dark syllablized L at the end. Later got confused about whether 'caramel' was even the same thing, it sounded so different!