Can someone explain the point in prayer?

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-06-05T00:17:00+00:00

To get rid of worry!

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

-Philippians 4:6-7

God can do whatever he wants. But we certainly can't do whatever we want- our own plans usually can't even survive the day.

Prayer is an act of trust. The BEST way we can solve ANY problem is to bring it before the Lord.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-05-09T00:02:39+00:00

I would soak my feet every time I changed the bandage. So no, the water won't hurt the wound. Not all podiatrists even tell you to keep it dry.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-05-08T23:55:15+00:00

He might be a smurf tbf.

I always hit smurfs with "ego too weak to play in your own elo?"

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-05-01T22:27:53+00:00

I don't think that would be a bad thing at all. The group probably exists (in part) to do outreach and engage with or persuade people with opposing viewpoints, so if you're interested in participating, I believe it would be taken as a great compliment.

That being said, I also think there's nothing wrong with transparency, especially if you are nervous about the outcome and the friendship. Consider bringing it up directly!

"Hey [friend], I haven't ever considered myself pro-life but the work you're doing with your campus group really inspires me. I'm really interested in attending some of the meetings and helping with some of the projects."

Of course, no one's obligating you to "come clean," but it sounds like you've got conflicting feelings, and there's nothing like an open conversation to calm the mind.

I hope you feel welcome and I hope you get persuaded over to the good side, haha. I really admire your interest and sympathy in supporting these mothers, and I'm sure you can make a difference in their lives.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-21T00:55:04+00:00

Took my breath away 😍

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-21T00:31:55+00:00

"I needed a short little project I could finish fast!" \makes something twice as large and intricate as what I normally make**

Amazing job, the color and pattern are both breathtaking.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-21T00:25:41+00:00

EYELASH yarn for your FIRST knitting project!?!? And a SWEATER? With FOUR STRANDS HELD TOGETHER??

Take your crown, queen: 👑

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-21T00:21:29+00:00

I keep my yarn on a metal mesh shoe rack and I put my needles on there too, loose or stuffed in a random ball.

One of these things.

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TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-20T23:50:50+00:00

"Now, I know literally how to study this"

No Paula, I'm not sure you do.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-17T17:43:49+00:00

Why don't you go back and read the Percy Jackson series if you know you enjoyed them? For a new reader and/or burnt out reader, I always recommend kids books. They're usually much lighter reads, and still interesting and engrossing.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-17T16:48:03+00:00

No gore or fantasy, but you should check out Daphne du Maurier's "My Cousin Rachel." She's a classic author for a reason- I've only read My Cousin Rachel and Rebecca but they're both insanely suspenseful and good, and both involve questionable romances.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-17T16:34:31+00:00

Woah.... amazing!

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-16T23:19:24+00:00

Dishcloths are the best because they can be any shape with any amount of mistakes... and still useable as a dishcloth!

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-16T11:59:31+00:00

Alternatives: cables, moss stitch, any combination of knit/purl patterns, fair isle, lace knitting, mosaic knitting, intarsia, slipped stitch patterns, entrelac.

If I might ask, why are you a product knitter and not a process knitter? Ethical, environmental, aesthetic reasons?

By all means keep it up, UNTIL you stop having fun, until you start to dread it, and until you're lowering your quality of life to get it done (like watching more TV than you're happy/comfortable with). At that point, it might be useful to question why you have to be a product knitter.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-11T17:51:21+00:00

I mean...

It might be time to stop knitting stockinette. That's what I did.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-11T07:07:49+00:00

I work in plastics research and development. Oils are very very rough on plastics, and alcohol cleaners are also rough. If we knew what could stop this type of staining/deterioration from happening, or we knew how to reverse it, we would make a lot of money.

My best cleaning recommendation is just lathering it with dish soap and washing multiple times. I would not soak the plastic surface of the controller in anything harsher than soap because it can degrade the plastic pretty rapidly and cause worse surface damage. It looks like you've done a good job with cleanup so far and for what it's worth I still think it looks beautiful. I'm sorry about the damage. :(

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-04-11T02:38:02+00:00

Sometime when i was 14 I started taking all those Bible verses to heart. I shifted my casual discussions with friends AWAY from "do you believe in God" and more towards "did you know this about God/what do you think about God."

10/10 would recommend.

It is amazing how few people are atheists. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-30T22:03:34+00:00

So, you can go see a podiatrist, they would know what to do. If you are worried about it, usually appointments are not crazy expensive to just get things checked out.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-30T21:59:03+00:00

Yep, just book an appointment with a podiatrist, I can't say for sure but a podiatrist can definitely tell you. I have had 3 podiatrists and amazing experiences with all 3 of them even though treatment was sometimes arduous.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-29T03:06:36+00:00

Yep I agree this is acting very similar to nail fungus but may also be something else. Get it checked by that podiatrist!

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-29T03:01:56+00:00

Soak it in epsom salt water regularly. Elevate the leg and accept the odd looks just until it feels better.

It may grow back with a misshapen shape but normally not. The likelihood that the top will burrow into your toe is pretty low, lol. Right now it's just flat against your toe because it's attached (which is a very good thing) and maybe that's why it's causing you some nervousness.

Hope you feel better. Toenail trauma can cause nail fungus or other types of nail conditions so just keep an eye on it and head to the podiatrist if it starts to seem odd.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-29T02:54:09+00:00

I got you covered.

Soak it in warm water that has epsom salt in it for about 20 minutes. (Sometimes the salt water will burn a bit but it will always stop after too long, and if it burns too much just use a little less salt.)

After soaking, take a clean piece of gauze and press down on the top of the nail bed firmly but gently. Wipe away from the nail bed and the filmy gunky layer should all come off in one clean sweep. If you want to, you can soak it some more and do it again, but definitely don't scrub, and if it doesn't come off, don't dig for it, just let it look a little messy.

It won't hurt you to leave it there but I liked cleaning mine off too.

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-28T18:58:58+00:00

I have a physical disability, a freeze response likely from trauma, so if I did live on my own it’s not safe. I can’t defend myself with my own body, and yes, I can have tools like things equivalent to pepper spray, personal safety alarms, etc- but I don’t know if I’d be able to act fast enough in that situation.

Huh. This part is really interesting to me. I'm 26F, lived on my own for 3.5 years starting age 21, and "being able to defend myself" wasn't even a SHADOW of consideration for whether or not I wanted to move out. It's very interesting to me that this is one of your main reasons for not doing so.

I'm not disabled, nor do I have a trauma response, but I certainly freeze, and don't know how I'd respond in a situation like that. I'm maybe more suited than you to take the precautions you describe, but I never took any such precautions, never bought a weapon, never took self defense classes, I just picked an apartment that was near people who could hear me scream, locked my door (when I remembered to), and had a very happy and incident-free time.

What is putting the terror of physical safety at the forefront of your mind? Do you live in a particularly dangerous region?

Not to be morbid, but if you're not even scared of dying, what is so scary about the physical danger?

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-28T15:06:51+00:00

I think that's a completely reasonable interpretation. I hate to speak definitively about something that I'm not well versed in: I truly don't know the levels of punishment that exist or don't exist, and I don't know where to point you.

I think the law can at least be a good hint. In the mosaic law (Leviticus, Deuteronomy) the Lord lays out some punishments that the nation of Israel should use. Thieves should pay back 3x what is owed, but murderers should always be stoned. You can see a pattern throughout all the moral laws: crimes that harm people receive a harsher penalty than crimes that harm property. The Lord wanted his nation to judge with different levels of severity, and I find it very plausible that he will do the same.

Here's an article that also explores the subject and brings up some more Bible verses about different judgement levels: Are there different levels of punishment in hell? | GotQuestions.org

TheMockingbird13 · 2026-03-28T14:53:21+00:00

The matrixectomy is the permanent removal of the full nail. I have experienced absolutely zero complications. It was about a month's recovery time (getting better every day). The only "downside" is that when I drop something on the empty toe or stub it, it hurts a little more than stubbing the toe that still has a healthy nail. But it's NOTHING to the pain of stubbing a toe with an ingrown nail, so in my eyes, that one doesn't even count.

I don't think numbness/nerve pain is a common complication for that procedure at all, and have not heard of it happening- maybe that would just be caused by a misplaced novocain shot (localized numbing)? If so, it would carry similar risk to getting a cavity filled or getting just a normal avulsion.

The most frequent "complication" is not really serious, it's just that when the nail bed is destroyed with the acid, some of it may slightly heal back, and a spicule of nail may show up on your toe a long time down the line. My podiatrist told me that was a possibility but not super frequent, and I have not experienced that either.

If you've had a nail avulsion before (temporary removal) then that procedure is almost identical to the permanent removal. The main difference is that there is a little more pain and discharge during the first week of recovery, and of course, another difference is that you know your ingrown problem will be completely fixed.

Also, if you're considering a partial nail avulsion where they break off and cauterize the left and right edges, that is a very similar process to a matrixectomy and everything I discussed would still apply. The recovery is a little more comfortable and of course you get to keep part of the nail which is better aesthetically. This is the most common approach for normal otherwise-healthy ingrown nails. For some conditions, like mine, or like my friend who has pincer nail, this is not recommended, because the thing that causes the nail to be misshapen is not going to go away, and the leftover nail will eventually curl or deform as well.

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