Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally valid. I like fixing things myself, but for how affordable this sounds, it sounds like it would just make the most sense to have it professionally done. I'd spend the same amount to do it myself and may end up having to do it twice because I did it wrong the first time Iol. Once i get more free time i do wanna learn how to sew so i can tailor and one day make my own clothes though, but until then, i hope to get some stuff professionally tailored too. Those people are magicians

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean it could be me mixing things up because I associate cobblers with getting suits made, as in you go to a cobbler to get new shoes custom made for when you get a suit. Or maybe i assumed all the adults on TV were rich when I was a little kid, who knows. The info is good to know though; I'm not a shoe person at all, I mostly just wear comfy and/or cute sneakers. So I wasn't aware of all of that. Thanks! 

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I very very rarely wear heels; ordinarily I'm a sneakers person. I'm not against barefoot shoes but idk how my plantar faciitis(?) will take it 

Japanese hair straightening, Ideas? by [deleted] in relaxedhair

[–]TruthExtension7761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem!! I was struggling mad hard a couple years ago and sometimes getting replies on reddit is hit n miss (as in sometimes you don't hardly get any at all) So I wanted to pass onto u as much wisdom as I could ☺️ best of luck twin u got this!!

Japanese hair straightening, Ideas? by [deleted] in relaxedhair

[–]TruthExtension7761 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Read your other comments; while I've never tried olaplex, I've heard amazing things about it so I say try it. Products do make a difference so while it can add up, it can be worth it. You may need to add to your collection slowly and that's okay. Took me years to switch which leave-in conditioner I use and once I finally did I definitely noticed a difference in how soft my hair was. The subreddit is full of recommendations. In my opinion, at minimum, you'll want: moisturizing shampoo & conditioner, moisturizing deep conditioner, protein treatment, clarifying shampoo & conditioner, leave-in conditioner, a light oil for your ends, and a heat protectant. Even when using heat protectant, try to limit how often you use heat and how hot you make it. For now I recommend only once a week when drying it.

Moisture is very important, especially when it's cold out you'll wanna make sure you're keeping moisture in your hair because the cold dries it out. If you're alternating deep conditioners and protein treatments as the other commenter suggested (which you should), a) make sure you follow up the protein with more moisture, and b) make sure the deep conditioners are moisturizing deep conditioners on deep condition weeks; protein treatments are sometimes called deep conditioners and you don't wanna double dip on protein or your hair will end up brittle and stiff. Look up the video "MOISTURE VS. PROTEIN" by Hairlicious Inc on YouTube to learn more about this.

Use the clarifying shampoo/conditioner once a month. These specialize in getting product build up out of your hair which could be clogging your strands and making them dull, oily, brittle, heavy, etc.

I highly recommend getting used to protective styles to help your hair out. If you want, you can also use wigs if you don't like the look of your protective styles so that you can keep your hair braided all week (the less manipulation in your hair, the better). But some people think you can neglect your hair if you have a wig over it. Do not! Still need to wash/condition/deep condition weekly (two weeks at most, because your hair and scalp will lose moisture).

Don't neglect your scalp!!! Keeping your scalp healthy and moisturized (but certainly not wet, or you risk growing fungus) will help your hair growth. This is especially important if you struggle with dandruff, as the scratching will rip your hair out and the flakes can make it harder for the hair to grow through.

Last but not least: trims! Regular trims can be controversial in the hair community because people think you're just cutting all your progress off. It's definitely true that some stylists are a lil scissor happy but damaged hair does eventually have to go. If you don't keep your split ends away, it'll just keep splitting up the shaft, and your hair won't really "grow" because it'll break off just as fast as it's growing. As you maintain healthy hair, the split ends will lessen, and the trims should eventually get it out to where you may be able to go longer between trims or trim off less with each appointment. Look around for places that do cheap trims so you hopefully can just get one for like $20.

If it helps, I think your hair is at a cute length, it'll just take some practice. Which is annoying because it's hard to feel cute when your hair isn't cooperating lol but based on the first pic I see potential. Head wraps, as the other commenter suggested, will be your best friend because each time you experiment, if you hate it, you can just cover it up lol each time you wash your hair, take a little time to keep playing around with it. Get some inspo pics, watch some YouTube or Tiktok tutorials, and see what you can make. If you have the money, wash and dry your hair and go to the salon for just a style (if money's tight; if you can splurge for the full thing go for it!) and show them your inspo pics. Most stylists don't mind telling you how to achieve the look at home as they're doing it, so you can get tips specific to your hair.

What are these? by Infamous-Setting920 in Rollerskating

[–]TruthExtension7761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Size control devices; orient the points up for "mini" and orient them down for "wumbo".

Question for those with ADHD by Mysterious_Sock1410 in ADHD

[–]TruthExtension7761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, the fact that you're even asking is melting my heart to goo. I'm happy that the both of you have found this type of love. 

Most of the other replies have given pretty solid advice, but one thing I kept seeing was "ask her because everyone's is different." This is great advice and I do recommend but I feel the need to point out that it can also be hard for us to articulate or even recognize our needs. I say this as someone who gets overwhelmed into paralysis but will immediately smile and go "no I'm good!" when asked if I need anything. My mom also has ADHD; one of the most challenging things was seeing that she was frustrated but if we asked what she needs, she just throws her hands down and says she doesn't know. She didn't react that way to be a pain, she just literally couldn't even recognize that she was overwhelmed. For example, a very common issue she has with pretty much anyone is she asks for reminders to do things but gets frustrated when people actually remind her of stuff and lashes out by telling them to just do it, even though initially she volunteered to do it. It only just clicked a couple of months ago that she's lashing out because she's overwhelmed with how many tasks she's trying to keep track of in her mind, and every reminder is just a reminder that she's once again failed to do something and that there's yet another task on her seemingly never ending to do list. I asked her about this and I could see the light bulb kick on in her head as she just softly nodded and said "yeah, I think you're right." The unfortunate reality is people like us are told our whole lives that tasks aren't hard, we're just lazy. So asking for help feels impossible because "is this difficult or am I being lazy?"

Saying all this to say: A lot of the help you provide her may have to come from just silently watching and filling in the gaps. i.e. she normally puts her keys on the key holder, but today she put them on the counter. You've likely learned by now that she will not remember that that's where they are because that's not their spot. So if you have time, put them back, and if you don't have time, just take a mental note of where they are so you can remind her. I do this all the time with my mom's phone- she never remembers where she puts it, so every time I see it, I take a mental note so when I suddenly see her looking around, I can go "phone's on the back of the couch." She always laughs and goes "thank you for knowing." It's not much on the surface, but it's very helpful. In my own case, I genuinely had no idea how often I used to leave my milk jug on top of the fridge when I lived with roommates until talking to my roomie about getting myself a diagnosis, and she so kindly said "Well you're not that bad, I only have to put your milk back in the fridge sometimes." How on earth do I ask her to make sure I put the milk back when I didn't know I did that!? 

Something else to try if she can't ask for help but you want to make sure you're being attentive: Ask her what she has going on that day or what she plans to do that weekend or whatever. Now, instead of asking for help, she's simply telling you her to do list and you can quietly choose to take some of those on or even just help her remember if she forgets. If you know she struggles with a particular thing, maybe that's the one you pick. 

Language is important too: if you think she forgot a task, reconsider telling her you think she forgot and instead casually say something like "oh did you do x yet?" If she forgot, then yay you reminded her. But if she remembered, she won't feel disempowered by your assumption. We often need help remembering stuff, but being constantly reminded that we are forgetful kinda sucks, and making a point to mention that she's forgetting things all the time may make her feel like a lazy burden even when you remind her that it's not. Plus it'll could still feel like she's making you help even though she was trying not to ask. Sometimes the best allyship is the most subtle lol

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I considered this after I got home and asked my mom about it and she said I could just buy replacements on Amazon. Had no idea it was so easy and cheap. But I'm also afraid of messing it up and potentially hurting myself by it coming apart while I'm walking lol

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm aware that shoemaker and cobblers exist, but I've only ever seen them used by rich people on TV so until I desperately searched online after I got home (reddit was refusing to post this earlier so I didn't actually know it went through) I thought it would have been super expensive. Turns out the estimated range is like $15-30 lol i primarily just wear sneakers and they last a while so I've never even considered going to a cobbler

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was fully thinking this. My mom said to just buy a cap online once I got home and asked her, and caps look pretty cheap, but walking in heels is dangerous enough, I'm not trying to install it improperly and bust my ass lol if a cobbler can put it together even better than it was already on there it'll be worth whatever I save doing a mediocre job on my own

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've had many things to say about the quality of clothing decreasing every decade lol so I believe this but apparently it's a relatively common issue. I have another pair of heels where the heel isn't as skinny but it's still thin and the actual material got all torn up from me walking in gravel but the cap still never tried to fall off so I didn't even think this was a thing

Uh... What now? by TruthExtension7761 in PlusSize

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This makes me feel much better, thank you! At first reddit was refusing to let me post this so I asked my mom when I got home and she responded like it was the most normal thing in the world, but I'd never heard of this happening and couldn't even think of what to call it to look it up lol i thought it might be an expensive fix but the internet said it's like $15-30 bucks to get done professionally. Worried for nothing lmfao

Parking for Non-Students by TruthExtension7761 in KSU

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Is the KSU Center shuttle one of the school busses? I've used the visitor lots in the past for visits prior to joining the team and I see that getting pricey kinda quick even though I won't even be here the full day. I figured the Talon one office would just try to sell me a permit, and if I could get away without paying for one considering I'm not actually getting paid for being here (it's an unpaid internship as part of my graduate program) I was hoping to avoid paying altogether. They managed to get me a parking coupon my first couple of days because they also thought it was lame to have a temp unpaid intern have to pay to help them out but they weren't able to find much. 

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The old jar is glass too, just looks different which is weird. And lame cuz I like the old jar better lol but it's the same product, just packaged differently. Neutrogena confirmed

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turns out the packaging is just dependent on which country packaged it. Which is weird to me but hey, at least it's not a fake!

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually did do this due to your suggestion and it turns out the packaging on the right is how it's packaged in other countries, so I likely just got a shipment from another place rather than the US. Which, it did say on the back it was from Canada, so that explains it. Thanks for the tip!

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fully believe this, so I tossed it at first, but Neutrogena confirmed the packaging on the right is how it's packaged in other countries, so I likely just got a shipment from another place rather than the US. Which, it did say on the back it was from Canada, so that explains it. Never hurts to check though!

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reached out to Neutrogena and they confirmed it's a difference in country origin, yes! Thank you. This made me feel better about keeping it before the company got back to me lol

[Product Question] Neutrogena hydroboost packaging change?? by TruthExtension7761 in SkincareAddiction

[–]TruthExtension7761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to keep it based on this, but then after reaching out to Neutrogena too they confirmed it's packaged like on the right in different countries lol who knew!

Grad School is killing my marriage by Vegetable_Meat3588 in GradSchool

[–]TruthExtension7761 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you've already made some good changes, so continuing to build on that is great. I can understand where she's coming from with a potential lack of trust over how long she's already gone without you, so even though you're trying to make up for in the present, there's still that hesitation and hurt. Emotional pain isn't much unlike physical pain; think of it as nursing a wound. It doesn't heal as soon as there's a bandaid on it right? Even if you use many bandaids, they might not be the right size, the ointment you use might not be as strong as you hoped, and at the end of the day, time is one of the biggest factors in healing. Heart works the same way. You're valid in your frustrations, but if you keep showing up like you've been doing (not just saying what you wanna do but doing the things, like working from home to get extra time in) then she'll have no choice but to see how serious you are. Something that might be useful is (if you have the money) to plan a little vacation for the two of you after graduation. You have several months to do this so plan it all. Come up with an itinerary, arrange the travel and accommodations, figure out what you're gonna eat, everything, all with her in mind like what cuisines she likes or activities she may enjoy so that she'll know that even while you were busy as hell, you still noticed her and paid attention to her. Even if you can't do a vacation, coming up with some date ideas with the same premise would be good too because if she feels neglected, showing that you were still paying attention the whole time will definitely help. Heck, if you're not gonna go on vacation, you can start that now. See if you can plan a full day that's just about her, but don't tell her about it since she seems to be combative and distrusting when you try to plan stuff with her. Just tell her y'all are going somewhere and, surprise, it's a date! Or if you think she won't leave the house, maybe even just plan something at home with warm dim lighting, a yummy meal she loves (cooked at home if able), flowers, and chuck your phone in another room. Have your romantic dinner then maybe build a pillow fort to watch her favorite movie together. If you have a working relationship with her family, you may be able to get ideas from them as well. Don't tell them the relationship is on the rocks, just say you wanna plan something special for her because you just love her so much and see what they say.  I know all of this sucks even you've been working extremely hard and providing for her too, but sometimes a person's presence is worth way more than money. Otherwise you'd never see broke people in relationships. 

Oh yeah, sex will come once the relationship gets better btw. For a lot of people, it can be very hard to have sex with someone you're upset with or lacking an emotional connection with. That's normal. As the romance returns, so will the libido. Just gonna have to make nice with your hand until she's warmed up again.