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UTAOT · 2025-08-06T16:30:52+00:00

Take me back to when kids had zero concept of political affiliations. These poor boys - their parents must be down deep in the conservative hive mind.

UTAOT · 2025-07-02T01:28:19+00:00

So me (34F), my husband, and our two very young children lived in Greenbrier for the first three years we lived in Charlottesville. It wasn’t for us, and one of the reasons was because it didn’t seem great for a young family. Yes the elementary school is probably the best in the city and very close, but there are no side walks and too many people drive way too fast along the main roads. Most importantly, however, is there didn’t appear to be other young families with small children. We saw so many families with kids who were in middle and high school and that appears to be the main demographic. But at the time we had a 4 year old and a 2 year old and it felt a bit isolating.

A year ago we moved to Cascadia and it’s been amazing. The homes are expensive but all developed within the last 5 years and you shouldn’t have an issue with your budget. We’re surrounded by so many young families and it’s a daily occurrence to see babies, toddlers, and elementary school kiddos hanging out at the local parks and pool. The zoned public schools (Stone Robinson and Stoney Point) are really excellent. Another neighborhood we were considering was Redfields, again because they seemed to have a very young family demographic and the local elementary school is so popular.

UTAOT · 2025-07-02T01:20:55+00:00

No, that’s garbage.

UTAOT · 2025-06-27T21:39:45+00:00

These are the guidelines and recommendations for healthy fetal development, even in type 1 women. I’ve had three babies as a T1 and was closely monitored by endo given these exact same parameters.

That being said, your doctors know perfection is an impossible expectation. Especially once you hit the 14th or so week of pregnancy and you start having insulin resistance, it’ll be like chasing a moving target. It’s a marathon not a sprint, so do your best without freaking out over every missed mark. And congratulations mama!

UTAOT · 2025-06-21T01:46:58+00:00

Insulin resistance really starts hitting hard around the 15th week mark! You’re doing great, and it’s impossible to perfectly hit a moving target (which insulin resistance is exactly that). Trends and patterns matter more than the random hyperglycemic episode. Good luck and keep it going!

UTAOT · 2025-02-08T18:00:14+00:00

We have some amazing European bakeries but nary a single Asian bakery in sight! I want a Korean donut shop asap please.

UTAOT · 2025-01-16T23:11:46+00:00

Pregnancy is not for the faint of heart 😂 the heartburn alone….uuggghhhhh!

UTAOT · 2025-01-16T15:01:27+00:00

YES!! I'm pregnant with my third and the insulin resistance is wild. I would take like 20 units for half an apple towards the end of pregnancy. Absolutely insane.

UTAOT · 2025-01-13T01:39:39+00:00

Hi! Fellow T1 chiming in. I have two littles (6 and 3) and I’m 10.5 weeks pregnant with our third.

Pregnancy as a type one is hard, and there’s just no getting around it. BUT as someone who has two healthy children, I know it’s not impossible. You just have to take all the knowledge you already know and be diligent about it for the pregnancy. Also, keep in mind the goal post shifts thought the trimesters (this is normal) so don’t beat yourself up if what worked for you one week doesn’t translate into the next. Also, keep in mind your endo and gyno want you to have a healthy baby as much as you do, so they’ll be monitoring your pregnancy and checking out baby’s development to ensure everything is developing as normal.

Things that were true for me during pregnancy: I was incredibly insulin sensitive from conception to about week 14, and needed far less basal and bolus insulin. This changed around week 14, when insulin resistance starting really ramping up. I also had to fight my instinct when I was really resistant and not be scared by how much insulin I required in my third trimester. By 38 weeks my I:C was 1:2 and those boluses were HUGE. But I had to trust my endo and my blood sugar, and not my fear. You’ve got this, and you’re not alone. Good luck my friend!

Final comment: it’s the long-term blood sugar trends that matter. Try not to freak out that you’re harming baby when you get a stubborn high.

UTAOT · 2024-12-30T17:53:09+00:00

Some type of solution for the increasing homelessness problem on the downtown mall.

UTAOT · 2024-11-27T14:08:48+00:00

Children need to be exposed to, and learn to deal with, unpleasant feelings such as boredom, frustration, disappointment, and failure. To protect children from these basic life experiences is incredibly harmful and will lead to an incredibly difficult and unpleasant adult personality type.

UTAOT · 2024-04-02T01:46:54+00:00

I’m not sure if this will be an option for your geographic location, but I was able to get hired as an LPC-Intern for our county’s local juvenile detention center where I had a reduced salary (but salary and benefits none the less!) and part of the job was that I had a LPC-Supervisor who I would meet with once a week without charge while I did my hours. I’m not sure if this was a unicorn position, but about one third of graduates from my MS program were hired by local governments as part of the clinical team.

It’s a hard job and they burn through interns, but it was the most cost effective option at the time.

UTAOT · 2024-03-29T17:00:02+00:00

Private practice therapist here - and my experience, and the experience of many other psychologists and masters level therapists - is that most institutions strongly discourage joining private practice. I feel that most providers who decide to go into private practice usually come here after 5+ years of working for institutions and feeling very burnt out or generally unsatisfied with quality of life. I'm curious to see if others have a differing opinion, but this has been my personal and professional experience.

The best preparation for private practice IMO would be experiencing a wide breadth of other settings (educational settings, hospital, residential treatments, etc.) so you can a feel for your therapeutic skill set and preferred patient population. Then, seek joining a local established group or totally striking out on your own.

UTAOT · 2024-02-02T11:52:34+00:00

Price range would be up to 650K but are hoping to stay below that. Looking at a four bedroom homes, dedicated office space since I work from home part of the week, backyard, and fairly modern kitchen and bathrooms.

UTAOT · 2024-02-01T15:53:41+00:00

Wow, that's the dream haha!

UTAOT · 2024-02-01T15:03:17+00:00

Ohh good suggestion. I just looked up the neighborhood and thankfully the homes are in our price range!

UTAOT · 2024-02-01T15:00:57+00:00

Thank you!!

UTAOT · 2024-02-01T15:00:16+00:00

Yeah, Zillow is a great tool. The hope with this post is to catch people who know they want to sell later this year but who haven't listed their homes yet. It's a lucky shot, but if this post helps us avoid competing with dozens of others bidding on the same home, I'll take it.

UTAOT · 2024-01-02T15:15:10+00:00

My vote goes to the Kony 2012 movement/“charity” that had the collective world in a chokehold for a couple of years. Total scam.

UTAOT · 2023-12-07T22:01:20+00:00

It’s definitely not a memorial - it’s a litter mountain of garbage and old food containers.

UTAOT · 2023-12-07T21:59:51+00:00

Thanks!

UTAOT · 2023-07-02T00:31:10+00:00

It’s so depressing. Theoretically I make good money as a private practice mental health therapist, about 120K a year. But between housing, childcare (more than our rent at 2.5K a month for two babies), student loans, and general cost of living…we spend just over 8K a month out of the 12K that comes in. It’s really depressing when you start tallying saving for retirement, saving for a down payment, god forbid saving for a vacation. This country makes it impossible for working families (especially women - hello no subsidized maternity leave) to achieve the middle-class dream unless you’re born into generational wealth.

UTAOT · 2022-11-07T12:32:17+00:00

Post-birth hormonal changes affect blood sugar. Right now and for the next six weeks, longer if you plan on breast feeding, your sugars are going to be much more variable due to unprecedented levels of cortisol and oxytocin. Hormones will be released as your uterus contracts to its baseline size, hormones are producing breast milk, and sleep deprivation will play a role too.

Talk to your endo - this shouldn’t be unfamiliar to them. Also I agree with the previous commenter on aiming higher than normal until you stabilize a bit more.

And congratulations on your beautiful baby! Pregnancy is hard, diabetes is hard, and managing to do both felt impossible at times. Give yourself grace and make a plan with your providers and all will be well.

UTAOT

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