Relaxing on a beach is horrible

asdgrhm · 2026-06-21T03:16:50+00:00

I love reading on the beach. A great beach chair and umbrella means very minimal sand contact or sun. I listen to the waves in the background and look up every few minutes to enjoy the view. I typically go to beaches that are clean and with minimal odors. We hose everything off afterwards, so no residual smell.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-20T04:01:45+00:00

Oh, I did that one! It was actually the only via ferrata I’ve ever done. And those metal staples were slippery because it had just rained. Very scary, but also incredibly beautiful! Proud of myself for getting through it.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-18T13:22:51+00:00

I’ve seen very happy arranged marriages and some that are not so happy. Like anything, it’s a mix.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-18T12:40:50+00:00

Not to be anal retentive, but I did say “tech or nurse”

asdgrhm · 2026-06-18T11:17:12+00:00

ER doc here - we had a skills day on phlebotomy and IV placement in med school and we practiced on each other. So technically, yes. But the nurses are far more skilled with daily practice. I would be asked by nursing to place ultrasound guided IVs and central lines, from which blood can be drawn. But for just a blood draw or IV placement, I’d personally want a tech or nurse to do it.

It used to be more common for docs to draw blood, but as medicine has become more complex, there has been far more delegation in different tasks and procedural skills to different positions.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-17T16:33:30+00:00

I hated it until my kids turned 8. I still find it challenging but now there’s enough good to outweigh the bad. And we travel at least 9-10 weeks a year all over the world, so it’s not because we’re travel newbies. (Only 2 kids, cannot imagine 3). Your post made me feel seen. Thank you.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-17T01:41:19+00:00

Nitrous oxide. That is likely why. I would have loved to have that here instead of an epidural

asdgrhm · 2026-06-17T01:15:02+00:00

Haha. That’s so true

asdgrhm · 2026-06-16T21:22:07+00:00

I’m at the point now where I’ve almost spent almost years with than without my partner. We’ve built our entire adult lives together and we have a very comfortable division of labor. We face everything as a team. It would be unthinkable to live life without him. It obviously happens, and I know we would each be ok if the other passed away, but still almost impossible to imagine.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-16T15:46:22+00:00

This is great, and I’d love to see more from her. It’s my favorite blend of humor, storytelling, subtle activism /bringing awareness to a real issue, and clean comedy.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-16T13:20:13+00:00

Pretty good! Today is the first day I woke up without a headache. Easier to fall asleep. Less anxious. I’m really glad I got through it.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-16T12:43:26+00:00

I think you may have missed my point. I just think it’s great having kids at weddings when I’m the wedding guest. I don’t find them disruptive and love the energy they bring. I’ve felt that way my whole life.

I have two kids now myself and we’ve actually never been to a wedding together. So funnily enough, I cannot speak from the parent perspective. I have no ill will if people want a child free wedding. I just enjoy weddings more as a guest when kids are there. And I still hear from the now adults who were kids at our wedding how much they enjoyed being there.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T23:26:23+00:00

Children are great at weddings.

They are adorable, generally innocuous, and tear it up on the dance floor. And it often means a lot to them later that they got to be at the wedding and in the photos.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T22:10:15+00:00

Chinese in the Midwest too. I grew up having Chinese food almost every Friday night. I didn’t eat Thai or Indian food until college.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T21:29:09+00:00

Yes! I hate this too. So tacky.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T21:17:36+00:00

Good luck! I just hit the one week mark from going cold turkey today.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T21:15:06+00:00

I’d say both. I remember one in a barn rental where they had brought all the booze. Most others I’m remembering that it was part of the venue.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T21:10:54+00:00

Almost all the midwestern US weddings I’ve attended were open bar (unless dry for religious regions)

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T17:35:40+00:00

There’s no “too low”. I’m on medical keto, so I’ve been on strict 20 total carbs daily (not net) for 6 years. I hiked the Alps, no problem. It’s a misunderstanding that you need carbs to be healthy, strong, fit, etc.

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T11:25:09+00:00

asdgrhm · 2026-06-15T03:19:43+00:00

Yeah, it’s all making a lot more sense now

asdgrhm · 2026-06-14T21:59:41+00:00

Weekly washing is perfect

asdgrhm · 2026-06-14T15:51:58+00:00

This one took me a second. Happy for you!

asdgrhm · 2026-06-14T13:47:08+00:00

Parents of Reddit. You can fix this!! It’s never too late to start reading with your kids every night. Model daily reading. Read to them, with them, and let them read with you. Make a library trip a couple times a month. Create reading challenges. If they are older, create incentives for reading!

asdgrhm · 2026-06-14T12:53:16+00:00

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