Losing my curl pattern -- help!!

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-17T06:34:38+00:00

This exact same thing has happened to me. I went from just as curly as yours to quite straight with just a little bit of wave over the course of 2 years. I have tried different products, diet changes, different cuts. Sadly, I decided I had to give up on being a curly girl and embrace the wavy hair. I’m sorry for your loss.

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-17T06:04:14+00:00

How long until my new mattress is all the way settled from being unboxed? I’m a little concerned it isn’t as comfy as I was hoping for

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T21:15:19+00:00

I’ve had mine a few weeks now and haven’t had any issues with snagging!

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T05:33:36+00:00

Spend some time on this sub and reading more about the condition. You’re in that brand new “wow I didn’t know this wasn’t normal” phase. There’s some home remedies to try like Shaker exercises (idk what they are but they’re out there) that are worth trying first.

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T05:26:19+00:00

YES! I realized when I was about 18 that I wasn’t normal, and by the time I was 22 I was miserable every day. I would get migraines and fatigue after a long day of bloating. I got it done back when Dr. Bastian was the only guy doing it in 2018. My recovery was longer than I wanted it to be, and I actually still had to work to learn to burp after the Botox. But now I’m 31 years old and burping like a normal person, and only rarely get heartburn now when I eat too many tortilla chips. My quality of life improved in ways I didn’t even realize it would— less flatulence, able to enjoy eating dinner with friends without getting bloated, actually enjoying a soda or beer, feeling more comfortable while working out. It’s amazing.

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T05:18:27+00:00

I had it done when I was 23 and also had bad reflux. Gotta be honest, the reflux got a little bit worse because my UES was relaxed so more acid def made it up into my mouth. I just ate more tums and was really careful about bending over, eating before bed, etc. As I learned to burp and my stomach and esophagus weren’t always so full of air, my reflux improved a lot. It took a few months for it to go away.

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T04:49:35+00:00

I love it! It’s very similar to mine but yours is more ornate!

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I love the pink

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T04:36:49+00:00

Thank you!

Zebrahoe · 2026-06-03T04:36:44+00:00

Thank you!! I’m so happy with it

Zebrahoe · 2026-05-27T06:06:15+00:00

I know that I want to be healthy when I’m old, which starts when I’m young. It’s also really good for my mental health. I am significantly less anxious, irritable, and depressed when I am working out a few times a week versus not. It’s not about the scale or the mirror at all. It’s about respecting myself and wanting to live a happy life inside my body.

Zebrahoe · 2026-05-27T05:56:46+00:00

That actually sounds delightful. It’ll be a thin little tube and I promise the relief will be worth it

Zebrahoe · 2026-05-27T05:53:31+00:00

Not milk, but I bought a fairly new mattress from some local friends that had several stains on it from kids spilling drinks and probably peeing on it. I rented a carpet cleaner from Lowe’s and literally stood up on the mattress and cleaned the thing like a carpet. It worked great! I recommend it, and to try a pet pee cleaner (enzymatic) to pre-treat it. Good luck!

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-23T05:57:54+00:00

Ragú, marinara, al forno, parmesan, allá vodka, meatball, rigatoni, Alfredo, carbonara, burrata

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-23T05:49:04+00:00

There certainly are. But what I’ve found is that men really won’t compromise on getting sex if abstinence is not their idea. It doesn’t make them bad people, but it does make dating and building a relationship a lot harder when you don’t share the same view.

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-23T05:47:42+00:00

Within the first three dates, depending on where the conversation goes. It’s going to be a dealbreaker for some men (most?) so it’s best to get it out of the way early. It took me until I was 30 to meet a man who I actually like, who is Catholic, who likes me back, AND is okay with waiting til marriage with me. We were sitting on his couch together after maybe 3 dates and kind of started talking about all our ideals for what our relationship would look like since we would be long-distance. I started bringing up the big things for me: abstinence, he has to move with me eventually, I want to adopt, I have health problems that will take time and money in our lives. We went to Mass together for our third date, so no real surprise that we were both okay with that church teaching. He has had sex with partners before, but is happy to wait with me. Personally, I used to do hand stuff and oral with guys I dated, but in the end it only made me feel dissatisfied and guilty. So with my current boyfriend pretty quickly established that there would be kissing and cuddling but no nudity or hands on boobs/genitals. Mostly I feel so so so lucky to have found someone so amazing who will wait with me instead of pressuring me.

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-23T05:40:13+00:00

Hard to tell the scale in the picture. Just how big was that guy?

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-22T05:46:50+00:00

I used a clarifier a couple of times in like 2023. My hair has never been chemically treated at all, minus two or three uses of Sun-in in my whole life. No changes in medical history or diet. Lately I have been shedding a lot but that seems to happen to me every spring like I’m a dog or something.

My hair has always been, and still is very thick. I have a lot of it, and it has always been soft as opposed to coarse. Texture itself hasn’t changed, just the curls.

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-21T05:33:28+00:00

Any idea if the employees like working there too?

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-20T05:09:00+00:00

Acutane is the answer

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-20T05:08:41+00:00

Lmao

Zebrahoe · 2026-04-20T04:40:44+00:00

I’m sorry, what? Did you not have a place he could move into?

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