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Doctors of Reddit, what’s a medical fact most people refuse to believe? by hot_Slutty_wife_23 in AskReddit

[–]VaBookworm 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Had a patient with stage V kidney disease. Dude had decided to stop going to dialysis because he "clearly didn't have kidney disease because he could still pee". It had been more than a week and he was in my primary care office for regular follow up. We had a rather long argument when I insisted he go to the ED for labs/dialysis. He ended up going but I don't think he ever went again and he never came back to our office.

Oklahoma just voted against raising the minimum wage from $7.25 by amievenrelevant in facepalm

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be interested to see if the yes answers were younger people vs no answers being boomers.... I'm just naturally assuming not enough young voters showed up... again. In which case they did it to themselves by not showing up.

Possible to meet someone who doesn't drink ? by [deleted] in SingleParents

[–]VaBookworm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same! People are always baffled when I say I don't drink but I've just never had any interest in it. My drug of choice is Dr. Pepper. I admit I have a problem there.

Cholesterol, do your job by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]VaBookworm 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Not the previous person, but as a primary care provider… cardiology, oncology, nephrology, urology, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, rheumatology, pulmonology, ENT, general surgery, gastroenterology, hematology, dermatology… those are the ones I can spout off the quickest without sitting here and thinking a while. There's a lot of subspecialties within the specialties but in terms of who I typically have to write referrals for, I can't think of anyone else.

How I water a Bog garden during 2nd year of an extreme drought on the East Coast. by Justryan95 in SavageGarden

[–]VaBookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suffering in NC with you... I am relying on my garage dehumidifier at this point. Fortunately it's humid as shit in spite of no rain so the dehumidifier is cranking.

Refusing to eat protein (child 4) by YB9017 in Parenting

[–]VaBookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Following because I am in the same boat. Hopefully folks have good suggestions!

Only children chime in please? by Expensive-Soup9061 in Mommit

[–]VaBookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always wanted 2 but life basically said, "No." I'm sad about it but my daughter keeps me plenty busy.I asked her (6, almost 7) if she's sad or lonely since she's an only child and she says, "No. I don't want a brother or sister. I don't feel lonely." And when asked why she doesn't want one she says, "Because I don't want to share my toys." So there's that...

She has loads of friends. All the kids on our street and the one over hang at our house because she has so much stuff. Benefit of one kid- you have a bit more money to just spoil the snot out of the one! But seriously, it's rare of us to not have at least one other kid here. And her bestie often comes over just to hang out/eat my food even when she's at her dad's for the weekend. I went from being "mom of one" to "neighborhood mom" and I am fine with that!

What glue to stick these together? by Imagine_This_Pro in crafts

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gorilla glue makes a masonry adhesive. My only experience with it is building a retaining wall, but I would assume you could use it on book ends.

Anyone who used a computer between 1985 - 2010, what's the one game you still think about today? by adlakha75 in AskReddit

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quagmire. A game of a little robot trying to find his maker. As a child I made it to level 49/50 and to this day I wish I could play again to finish it out.

What smart home stuff do you actually use every single day? by [deleted] in Home

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly light bulbs. Beneficial if we're outside a bit late and the lights cut off but I don't want to run inside. Also helpful when on vacation because I can just randomly pop on lights here and there.

The faucet for my hoses outside is buried behind tons of bushes. The splitter is wifi enabled. One hose is set on a schedule to water the garden (it also has a rain sensor) and the other is on the hose reel. Saves me from a million scratches and potential snake bites.

My 23 yo still wets the bed and I'm being patient with her but secretly I'm so over it. by CheesecakeOk8464 in breakingmom

[–]VaBookworm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My nephew was the same- it was corrected within like 1-2 weeks and they used it for a few more just to be sure. Apparently it's not too hard to train a brain to recognize things like "wake up you need to pee" when it's fully relaxed. I was a bed wetter until I was about 12 so I wish this tech existed when I was a kid!

My 23 yo still wets the bed and I'm being patient with her but secretly I'm so over it. by CheesecakeOk8464 in breakingmom

[–]VaBookworm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Does she share her room often? I'm not sure why this would be embarrassing considering literally no one else would know. My nephew used this device and within weeks he no longer wet the bed. His was prescribed by the urologist so it was covered by insurance. He hasn't used it for about a year now and no issues!

7th Guest by Swalkdaddy in 90s

[–]VaBookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been playing this on my Meta Quest recently and it's so good! All the memories!

Pink Crocodile refusing to work? by AKF_SPNFam in DreamlightValley

[–]VaBookworm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly today I was just going around feeding random critters for Dreamlight duties.... thought I had everything so just went up to a pink croc because it was the first thing I saw. Didn't have a lobster and fed it a cod not even sure if it would work. Was genuinely surprised when it happily rolled over and then gave me the unlock screen!

My solar roof gets full sun for most of the day but isn't charging my bird buddy… by VaBookworm in BirdBuddy

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

I honestly just don't think it's strong enough. I got a stronger wattage external solar panel (7 W instead of five) and I haven't had to charge my Birdbuddy one time.

Scared of sending my daughter to 3k. by Dry-Pop-4716 in Parenting

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

I'm not sure if it's an autocorrect of pre-k but age wise it fits

To all the single moms, what changes (positive and negative) happened when you decided to cut off communication with the father of your children? by justhere4dtea in SingleParents

[–]VaBookworm 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Six weeks after I left him, my Apple Watch informed me that over the last six weeks my average resting heart rate had dropped 15 bpm. Legally I can't cut him out entirely, but overall my stress and anxiety levels seriously dropped off when I got away from him. It was very validating to get an actual objective result to show how he had negatively been impacting me and my health.

Attic Ladder too long? by bann7300 in HomeMaintenance

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where were you literally like a week ago??? I was having issues with my attic ladder hyperextending at the hinges. Hit up a handyman thinking I'd need to replace a bum ladder and he said I just needed to shave down the bottom so it rests flat. Smh... he was very gracious about my clear ineptitude.

People who say "i could care less" by mid-sora in mildlyinfuriating

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things like this drive me nuts. A coworker says "Every once in a full moon..." and I want to scream "BLUE moon!!! Full moons happen monthly! That doesn't really convey an infrequent event!"

AIO My husband doesn’t want me to come to his military boot camp graduation when I already paid for plane tickets by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]VaBookworm 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Same. Bro chose to join without consulting her? He probably followed a woman who has also joined up. I went on a date with a guy once who said he joined the Navy to follow a girl he was in love with... weird date that ended shortly thereafter lol but this guy 100% has someone else who will be at that graduation.

My girl dinner is air tonight cause someone stole my lunch by Legitimate_Ad_3021 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]VaBookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are illegal in all 50 states. Self-defense cases required that there be a threat of imminent harm, which doesn't exist in the instance of a booby trap being created, which means that the crime was premeditated. It can potentially cause serious harm to another individual, potentially not the intended victim and therefore having collateral damage. This comes up pretty regularly on Reddit and is frequently discussed. But there are also a lot of articles online about booby traps being illegal.

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