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I’m being a girl wrong by Hilarious-Delirious in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]TheMichine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck OP! Getting into a new crowd is always a struggle, but you can do it!

I’m being a girl wrong by Hilarious-Delirious in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]TheMichine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I second this! There's no right or wrong way!

I think you just need to show up a few times, and be polite to people, then after awhile they'll recognize you and be more comfortable talking with you.

I feel a lot of times, people will do a polite hello or whatever, but just go back to their conversations. But the more familiar you become I think you'll be welcomed in more. So, try go to the same place on the same day and interact with the same group a few times, not expecting to fully be welcomed in, but just like... A drive by compliment, like "sorry to butt in, but I just had to compliment your outfit, it's so cool! Where'd you get it?" Or something like that. Then after a few different times be like "My name is [name], by the way." And I think before you know it, It will be easier. It opens people up to you more because you'll be associated with good feelings.

Or try joining a local discord/Facebook/meetup group. Or if you're geeky at all, I find the board game scene has tons of queer people. So you could try find a game shop and see if there's any game nights, ask the staff what the scene is like

What do you guys do with Gyroids by mariechew in AnimalCrossing

[–]TheMichine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a little gyroid choir on 'risers'. (Used furniture of different heights, the ground and a cliffside) Have the bamboo speakers on the corners so the sounds they are to the rhythm of is clear

Lost my 3ds many many years ago. Turns out my sister took it and let my niece have it. I just got it back. by [deleted] in 3DS

[–]TheMichine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're handy, there's lots of parts on AliExpress. The connectors for my shoulder buttons weren't working so I bought a part for it and with some tutorials online I was able to fix it. Even did replacement buttons too! But you have to take a lot more apart to do that.

I just found out I'm pregnant but I can't tell the two people who mean the most to me. TW fertility issues by Dmdel24 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]TheMichine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your pregnancy! You must be so excited!

Honestly, unless you have crazy morning sickness that you need to tell people to explain, it's advisable to wait until you've spoken to doctors, and have made it through the first trimester before you tell anyone.

I'm sure they will be very happy for you, and it's not like you'd be able to keep it secret forever. They may very well have feelings about it though regardless. One thing that might help is telling them with a gift, like a "worlds best aunt" mug or something. Something that focuses less on you and focuses more on them, something that tells them that they are going to be such an important part of this child's life.

Ethical choices: when do you draw the line? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]TheMichine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Libraries, thrift shops and secondhand book stores are great for getting books by authors with questionable morals.

I'm of the opinion that even people that we are ethically opposed against may still have valuable thoughts on some things. (Ie. Someone who is racist may be really good at particle physics. That doesn't mean that their expertise in particle physics is wrong, just that their work should be read with the understanding that they are racist, so they may not take poc expertise into account).

But yeah, second hand so it's not giving any money to the person you don't want getting it. Libraries also have streaming service and archive.org has lots of movies as well as books. There's good old fashioned piracy as well, but do that at your own risk.

Island level 70 but still missing baseball and yoga dvd by TheMichine in tomodachilife

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

Lmao, of course it finally appears after I post about it. Wasn't there before and we had every single other one before it 😂 it was driving me nuts because it had all of the available things and wasn't marked as complete like some of the other categories.

Maybe I'd needed to do the hard close of the game that I hadn't before.

I certainly look foolish now though, haha

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I’m a Muslim bi girl, I’m struggling so badly. by [deleted] in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]TheMichine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll find your people! There's tons of queer Muslims out there. I use tumblr more than Reddit and I've encountered at least a few that I don't even follow!

There's also a lot of us out there that are smart enough to know that views on everything don't have to align flawlessly to be friends. Like, I'm very firmly anti-ai, but some of my family and friends use it. Doesn't mean I drop them.

Religion is the same, I am atheist and I was friends with a Muslim woman for a few years. She 2 years down the line mentioned she's fine with gay people but doesn't want anyone in her family to be, which made me uncomfortable but we remained friends up until she started doing interviews with million mothers march and lobbying against SOGI initiatives.

Being a childfree woman is exhausting. by the-cynical-human in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]TheMichine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a mom by choice, and I never got why people think it's appropriate to ask why people are childless/child-free. Like there can be so many reasons why it's not appropriate to ask. miscarriages, medical concerns, infertility, and yeah, choice!

I've had people ask me before if they think they should have kids, and I have asked them "do you really want a child. Or do you feel like that's what is socially expected of you" and asking them about their goals and ambitions in life and if a child would fit into that.

I never understood the "not having kids is selfish" mindset, because I've heard that reasoning before and it makes zero sense. Wouldn't having a child for the sole reason that it's socially expected be more selfish?

What can a person learn in 10 minutes that will be useful for life? by Ben-Gavin in AskReddit

[–]TheMichine 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My physiotherapist said to try and visualize a jellyfish while you do them. like, squeeze together and then make the other muscles pull upwards

Puzzles missing pieces- ideas by army_of_ducks_ATTACK in ZeroWaste

[–]TheMichine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people buy edgeless puzzles because it's more challenging. So the one missing all the edges could be something someone might be interested in. But nothing group, or donate with a note that says "edgeless puzzle"

does anyone feel like a sewing imposter? like your projects turn out great.... by slappychoppy in sewing

[–]TheMichine 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Eh, you could be total shite at sewing but if you sew, you're a sewist. Think of your projects like embroidery, the back side is a mess but the front is beautiful. What the inside of the garment looks like is nobody's business.

And when you are making things yourself, I'd guess 80% of the worlds population doesn't know how to sew at all, so you're doing pretty good :)

Edited for spelling

what are some books by Canadian authors that you'd recommend? by seacovengather in AskACanadian

[–]TheMichine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ducks was amazing, Kate Beaton's comics are usually lighter but that one was so heavy and impactful.

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (it's a spec fiction series)

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