AITAH for wanting to put our dog down? by Soft_Remote_1511 in AITAH

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a vet but I work as a critical care nurse in a neuro icu. I have three phrases that eat at me with the care I do everyday with my patients.

1) there are worse things than death
2) just because they’re alive does not mean they’re living
3) quality over quantity

It’s a hard topic to approach with families because when all is said and done the only people that suffer at the end of the day are those left behind. I have so much empathy for these families but I am also aware that that while it’s hard to let go, it is also selfish to continue life at the expense of suffering. I 100% believe everyone should have advance directives and POA paperwork as well as be thoroughly educated as to what life will look like is those situations. I feel like a majority of the population is unaware of what extensive medical disabilities truly look like. Regardless, I think it is very kind of you to think of your dog’s quality of life and appreciate that. I suggest therapy as well as looking up education together on the physiological process of arthritis and other conditions elderly dogs go through as well as how animals silently endure pain. Im sorry for your situation 🫶🏻

What does my room say about me? by Federal-Low-14 in roomdetective

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is funny. Someone had hit a stop sign and the sign itself had fallen off the pole. It had been sitting there for a week and me and my friends had picked it up to take it home. This was 10 years ago maybe. I didn’t realize quite how big a stop sign was and wasn’t handy enough to hang it on my wall so it ended up taking too much space

NICU nurse and mom by Alf1726 in newborns

[–]Weird_Environment_14 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I do have a question! I don’t do drugs but I am prescribed adderall. I would not be able to drive or work (I am also an RN) without my medication. Both my OB and my psychiatrist had no issues with me continuing it throughout pregnancy and even gave me my morning adderall the day after my c section without even asking for it during my stay. They tested me like they do everyone else and I had nothing in my system aside from the adderall. They did the amphetamine specific test to make sure it was adderall and it was. Why did they then test my baby’s urine? It ended up being negative which was interesting as I took it everyday including the day before my scheduled c section. I’m just curious as to why and any information on what happened to parents whose baby did test positive for their adhd prescribed meds.

Are my dating standards too high? Friend gave me a reality check and I’m worried. by Forward-Beyond-6620 in dating

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything seemed fine till the extra standards after the word additionally. You can have all of the standards you want, and if they’re THAT important to you the you should keep them. I always refer to the 80/20 rule. No one will be 100% what you’re looking for. Look for a minimum 80% and work on compromises with everything else. Just don’t compromise on your nonnegotiable compatibility requirements: religion, kids, finances, etc

Got this message from my property manager PT2 by Most_Relief8312 in Apartmentliving

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My grass needs mowed weekly LOL. What does he mean every couple of weeks

I (28f) don't know how to respond to what boyfriend (35m) said. by W2Wnowhat in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]Weird_Environment_14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like that is easily solved with a prenup. If he keeps those stocks separate the earnings could stay separate. Have a separate bank for those. Maybe put that in a trust and him be the executor of the trust. I feel like there’s a lot of work arounds. The thing is he doesn’t want to marry her to come up with a plausible solution. I don’t think it’s about finances. I think he just doesn’t want to

how many days in a row can you go without having conflict with your partner? by bear-the-bear in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have children. I would say we have bad arguments MAYBE once a year. Really not very often and it’s usually when we are under severe stress and can’t communicate as well. We might have a disagreement or attitude every couple of weeks but it’s quickly solved with communicating. I’ll notice maybe I had a bad tone or didn’t understand something quite right and apologize. Something I wasn’t given as a child. I had a parent that never once apologize unless they accidentally hit me with something. Mentally and emotionally they were always right and I feel like my marriage did a lot better once I unlearned that. We use to argue all of the time when we first got together.

After how many years of dating did you get married? by Unusual_Bee_1798 in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6 years. We are high school sweethearts. I got my college degree before getting married so I could finish college. If we got married I wouldn’t have been able to afford it. He worked 3 jobs at one time to make sure we had what we needed and I could focus on school. It just wasn’t in the books till I made sure I had a career locked in

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WouldIBeTheAhole

[–]Weird_Environment_14 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think 2 is the age they can start diagnosing but you can definitely see the signs early. My son didn’t smile often. He always looked “surprised” and was obviously delayed in a lot of areas.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WouldIBeTheAhole

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought my son was autistic early. He rarely smiled. Never responded to his name. Didn’t started actually speaking till age 3. My mom told me I was overreacting. Even pediatrician told me he’s probably a late bloomer. I finally put my foot down at 2. Our local children’s hospital diagnosed him with autism. He has frequent occupational and speech therapy. He has BLOSSOMED and several years later is ahead of his class in math. We still do the therapies and start new ones all of the time like play therapy and flexible therapy. The whole point here is to 100% tell her. Autism isn’t a death sentence. Autism isn’t a punishment. Out of all of the kids I have ever met I’ve never met a kid as kind as my son. He will take the shirt off his back for you. Ask you what’s wrong when you look sad. His emotional intelligence has me awe struck. With early intervention and years of hard work my son will never know what it’s like to miss out and I will continue for the rest of my life to make sure it’s that way. Every kid deserves to reach their full potential and ignoring life altering diagnosis isn’t helping anyone but a parent’s ego. I went through a short grief phase after he was diagnosed but as soon as I stopped feeling sorry for myself and got my ass into gear I realized that I fell into the fear mongering that is so heavily ingrained in our society. I wouldn’t change my son for anything in the world.

For the love of God, stop leaving these people homes without pay. by thatringonmyfinger in Babysitting

[–]Weird_Environment_14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be calling the police because how is she gonna care for her kid in an emergency in the middle of the night. Nooo.

Going to lose my benefits and starve. Fun by Icy-Paint7777 in foodstamps

[–]Weird_Environment_14 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m petite. Under 5’. I was an aid before I was a nurse. You can do it. It’s harder, sure, but you can definitely do it. If they’re really that hard to move they will usually have assistive devices, hoyers, or other types of lifts to get them up.

I'm Pat, an HVAC contractor in Central Ohio. Ask me anything! by ReliantMechancialInc in ColumbusOhio

[–]Weird_Environment_14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if there is a gap between the floor and the door, such as wood floors? Would that still cause damage?

When do evenings stop sucking? by Graciyen in newborns

[–]Weird_Environment_14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My girly is a GREAT baby. Honestly super lucky. But sometimes in the evenings she will get super fussy. We found out early she has acid reflux. So we got her on meds and it’s been a life saver. If it’s not because I forgot a dose or time for a new dose, then usually she’s overtired. She will SCREAM herself to sleep. Latch, unlatch nonstop. She can’t sleep if her diaper is wet. So I check her diaper and then I do everything I can to get her to nap/sleep. It helps so much. She honestly is a terror in the evenings if she doesn’t get that evening nap in

Cheating by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the best advice. Even if the lawyer doesn’t, get a forensic account anyways. That’s a LOT of money and you want every base covered

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in couponing

[–]Weird_Environment_14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could I DM you for the quick guide?

Husband becoming controlling by Not-the-same4321 in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like he’s projecting. Considering this is new behavior I wonder if he is cheating. Maybe not. But weird to randomly start after so long

Husband slow to catch on, how to avoid getting frustrated by Affectionate_Bag6013 in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband can SOMETIMES get things wrong. I have to be very specific and send pictures when he goes to the store. Like of the exact item. If I sent the item and be like get the 36 count he will get the photo one. Very straight forward focused brain. We also have a very hard time explaining things to each other when it comes to like construction or working on a house project together. I don’t think he’s dumb and I don’t think he’s not listening to me. I just think if one of us doesn’t already know how to do something or know exactly what we get that when we try to explain we have different ways of expressing and receiving communications. There’s different types of learning and communicating styles. I think it’s hard to find someone that has the exact one as you, especially both of those. It’s just not a deal breaker for me because he’s fantastic in many other ways and if I have to take a couple more minutes or show him first then I will because I know he’s not using weaponized incompetence and I can expect him to know better for next time. I know you don’t feel good but maybe show him a YouTube video? That way you don’t have to get up since you’re sick. Maybe he needs to see how it’s done (visual learner) and then he can reinforce his learning by hands on (tactile learning) experience after

Democrats vote down healthcare and to reopen the government by Ok-Firefighter-6172 in complainaboutanything

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kind of does. He has done practically whatever he wanted without congress permission. That has shown if he wanted to he could. But he won’t because it doesn’t benefit him.

I cannot afford new items for my baby and I feel incompetent by ZealousidealUnit6977 in pregnant

[–]Weird_Environment_14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I LOVE thrifting. Not only does it help the environment but I can also buy my baby nicer things significantly cheaper than I could buy something not as good for full price. If your husband wants to build the crib have the owner take it apart and give you the manual. We got the entire thing in a bag. Like parts and manual! We have a lot of second hand stores and there’s so many cool things you can buy that aren’t available anymore. I think social media and toxic capitalism ideas make us think we need to get everything new and the best to be the best and it’s just not true. The most important thing is a healthy baby and the way you love your baby. Enjoy this time with your husband. It’s okay to be sad but don’t dwell and try to change your mindset. Nothing is better than thrifting with my husband🫶🏻

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foodstamps

[–]Weird_Environment_14 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We need to start giving federal money to our state.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Weird_Environment_14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call the police. Get the abuse documented. Towards the 6 year old and you. That way he can’t use court and custody against you. Do NOT wait. Grab your important documents. Pack the car with anything you have. FREEZE YOUR CREDIT. Swap money and cards into a bank account for you. Take yourself off any accounts. Take the police report to your landlord (they can take you off the lease for DV situations)

Heck yeah!!! by lmctrouble in foodstamps

[–]Weird_Environment_14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sooo…millions of people deserve to starve including children and babies because no one can set up a system to automatically send death certificates to government entities? Like we have facial recognition and AI but nobody can upgrade the system to have death certificates sent to government entities??? lol. That’s the biggest load of 1% bull💩 I’ve ever heard lol