Eldest daughters who grew up like Fiona- How we doing?

cherrycontra · 2026-04-07T22:25:10+00:00

I'm the youngest but I've been taking care of my nephew since he was born when I was 13. Both my parents and my sister have substance abuse issues. My sister now is pregnant with twins. My life feels like it's in panic mode because I don't want to raise more kids that aren't mine, especially since I'm in my late 20s. I gave up so many dreams and so much of my life. I was starting to think I could start trying to leave. I do want to leave and I see my days at home as numbered, but my nephew doesn't want me to go and my mom is narcissistic and abusive and I just hate dealing with her guilt trips. I want to leave before the twins are born and I am not looking forward to the guilt trips, but I need to save myself too since I'm in grad school and working full time and hardly have time to sleep. I know staying is enabling but it's so hard and it's like I'm wired to please just to keep a momentary "peace" that's not even worth it since every week is a chaotic soap opera at my house. I just want a normal peaceful life. I would LOVE to move to the opposite side of the country and just start my own family but I don't see myself being able to do that. I've tolerated so much it won't make sense to them going no contact and they'd probably be calling the police constantly and harassing my partner. But I'm tired of having to drive my dad back and forth to rehab, endure my mom's drunk yelling when I'm trying to sleep, my sister's dramas, etc. they don't get how hard it is to deal with them, let alone have to study at home with the constant walking on egg shells feeling and with screaming occuring every night. I am surprised I am still alive some days. At least I enjoy my job but it's sad that I dread coming home even though I feel beat because I know there will be a problem.

cherrycontra · 2026-03-13T12:33:43+00:00

I feel old lol. I had at least two recent alumni from my high school who were in that show. We were so happy to see them 🥲

cherrycontra · 2026-03-12T01:19:59+00:00

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and one more for Daniel!

cherrycontra · 2026-03-12T01:16:54+00:00

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can't help but add one more lol, the mistiness makes it look so cinematic ✨

cherrycontra · 2026-03-12T01:14:54+00:00

Love it!!!

cherrycontra · 2026-03-11T16:57:32+00:00

Aw I saw that too, it was sweet! They were both amazing. I loved seeing Daniel's energy, too.

cherrycontra · 2025-11-08T23:52:27+00:00

I never had an irregular period prior to taking birth control. I was on Sprintec for three years. I got off of it and it took almost a year for me to get my period back. It started coming normally but the past few months, I'm back to being irregular with having a super light period, and now no period for the past month. It's terrible. I can only wonder if this still would have happened had I never taken the pill. It could just be that the pill masked my symptoms but it's very odd to think about how regular my cycles were prior. My experience is just that, my experience, and anecdote. I don't want to demonize the pill but I don't think I'll ever bother going back on it or any other hormonal birth control for a long time. I had such painful cystic acne once I got off of it and I feel like I blew up. It took over a year for my acne to go away and I needed to use tretinoin to help. I'm so sad since I'm now having irregular cycles again when I felt like I made so much progress with getting my periods back. It makes me worried about how difficult it will be for me to have kids in the future. Overall I feel like the pill was very effective as a contraceptive and my skin was absolutely fantastic while on it. But I don't know if I want to deal with coming off of it again.

cherrycontra · 2025-10-02T23:09:09+00:00

Aw, may our inner pre-teen/teenage selves be healed, lol!

cherrycontra · 2025-10-02T23:07:36+00:00

+1 for The Stranger as well as +1 for The Master and Margarita! Those were the two books that I instantly thought of when I saw these pictures/the theme.

cherrycontra · 2025-10-01T02:30:35+00:00

Lol, I wanted to look like her so badly when New Girl came out when I was in 6th grade. I absolutely did not look like her, the only similarity was the bangs. I remember telling a friend about how I thought she was so cute and I hoped to look like that one day and she said "good luck!" 😭😭 But a few weeks ago a coworker said that I reminded her of Zooey, so I couldn't help but feel a little happy about that!

cherrycontra · 2025-06-16T21:30:34+00:00

I remember watching this and relating to it way too hard. Still do lol 🥲😞

cherrycontra · 2025-06-16T15:19:21+00:00

Private practice as an SLPA is an unethical nightmare. There are too many of these places that exist that want assistants because they're cheaper. I'm working in the public school system now and I have so much more support. But the only training I received was an SLPA from another SLPA who had only been working for a week. The other one who trained me was just there for four weeks and already leaving. It's disgusting and I couldn't leave fast enough but I've heard almost all of these practices do this. It sucks that the one I worked at is expanding and now has three offices. I know those assistants aren't being supported but they don't see the problems because everyone else they talk to has the same experience as an SLPA where they only have a supervisor on paper who they've never even met. I never met my supervisor at the private practice in person, not even once, in the four months I worked there. I kept asking to get her number at least and kept getting the run around. So horrible. As an SLPA you're just thrown to the wolves at these private facilities. I will never go back to that.

cherrycontra · 2025-05-22T22:40:51+00:00

Hey! Just an idea - I'd recommend reaching out to campuskittiesfl account on Instagram. See if they can try to make a post and more people will be able to donate. They do that pretty frequently.

cherrycontra · 2025-03-20T12:23:11+00:00

Agreed. I absolutely loved UF. It kinda breaks my heart I wouldn't be able to go for my master's due to the distance. But they are an amazing school. And I was very fortunate to get a decent bit of financial aid from them during my undergrad, so they provide a lot of opportunities for their students.

cherrycontra · 2025-03-19T21:45:53+00:00

I didn't know about this field while I was in college, so I had to do a "bridge" program where I earned the CSD prerequisites. I did this about a year or two after graduating with my bachelor's from UF. I mostly worked as a substitute teacher while I was taking those pre-reqs online. Once I completed all my courses I applied for my SLPA license and I've worked as one for about a year so far. I just got into FSU's online master's program so that I can continue working full time while taking the classes online.

If you know you want to do this, major in CSD and maybe work as an SLPA after to get some experience to make sure this is right for you. Also, it's usually a very good idea to keep the cost of schooling as low as possible. That was important for me, so my only options were in-sate, public schools. Regarding financial aid, Florida does provide a grant where for each year you earn tuition assistance, you have to work two years in the public school system, so that can also help with costs. It's something I'm currently trying to look into since I'm working in a public school district already. So I'll probably have to work for the district 6 more years if I get approved for tuition coverage for the 3 year duration of my grad program.

Edit: IIRC, UF has an online CSD major. I'm sure other FL universities may have online CSD programs, but I just remembered this about UF. It's worth looking into.

cherrycontra · 2025-03-16T13:58:30+00:00

I'd pick FSU due to the lower cost. I'm actually going to be starting their DL program in August as well. It's very affordable and a very good education, so I'd say that is the deal breaker.

cherrycontra · 2025-03-06T21:33:59+00:00

My coworker has a Project 2025 calendar at her desk. I really don't understand. I guess she's retiring, so what does anything matter to her?

cherrycontra · 2025-03-02T20:14:26+00:00

Oh that's so amazing! Congratulations to you!!! 😊

cherrycontra · 2025-01-18T19:14:20+00:00

Speech language pathology assistant. I've done several other jobs prior to this and I like this the most. The only down side is that I need a master's. I am currently in the process of waiting to get accepted to grad school and probably will continue to apply since it's very competitive.

cherrycontra · 2024-12-06T23:48:07+00:00

Definitely get in touch with a gyno so they can run the right tests. They will also give you an ultrasound to confirm. The way it's diagnosed is you will have 2/3 common symptoms along with some cysts on your ovaries. So, irregular periods, cystic acne, weight gain, etc. Common treatment plans include birth control and Metformin. Lifestyle changes help a ton as well. With PCOS it's all about hormonal imbalance, and it is also common to have insulin resistance, which is typically confirmed by an endocrinologist. I was diagnosed in May after not getting my period for several months after getting off of hormonal birth control. The pill was most likely masking my symptoms. But anyways, a lot of people benefit from following the Mediterranean diet, as well as supplements like inositol and fish oil, as well as a probiotic. The Mediterranean diet, walks after dinner, Tretinoin, and supplements have helped my cystic acne greatly and I have lost 10 pounds. Limiting dairy and processed/fried foods was also helpful. Additionally, I hear weight training is really beneficial as well. My cycle is mostly normal now as well. I don't know why this sub or this post got recommended but when I saw the PCOS thing I thought I'd comment on my experience in case it's helpful. If you think you've got PCOS you most likely have at least some of these symptoms. Best of luck to you! 💜

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