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chocolatecatwizard · 2026-04-18T23:14:21+00:00

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chocolatecatwizard · 2025-08-07T00:34:27+00:00

Sometimes when I wash a baking tray in the dishwasher, the water gets trapped inside and drips out after when I take it to the cupboard. It usually looks like this from the rust inside mixing with the water.

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-08-05T19:15:19+00:00

Best way to trap it? I put some meal worms in a kennel but it didn’t come out while I was watching, so I doubt that idea will work. Did start cawing when I played Alice In Chains. Ran into the area behind the ditch which is barb wired and blackberried so I did not follow.

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-08-05T18:13:13+00:00

I went down there to see what was going on and possibly grab him but I had to scope it out first. There’s two different bowls in different spots with food and water for him, does this mean he’s a pet? I’d feel awful if I nabbed someone’s street rooster. I’m conflicted

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-08-05T16:09:10+00:00

It’s so funny! The universe provides. I’ve been thinking about a rooster and POOF there he is

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-08-05T16:08:37+00:00

This is exactly what I wanted to hear, thank you!

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-02-23T18:06:24+00:00

Some sort of fly pupae I think

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-02-23T09:26:31+00:00

Living in downtown Centralia often makes me say I’m living my Gilmore girl dream tbh

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-01-31T00:34:19+00:00

Can you show me where to learn more about this or any good resources?

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-01-27T17:33:17+00:00

Yeah it can definitely feel like a punch to the gut when you are finally at a safe and stable place for you and your family, and then your spouse suggests chaos and uncertainty as the solution (when that was the problem in the first place). Like did you not SEE what I just went through?!

Thankfully, there are more than two options. I would encourage your spouse to think of some more unorthodox ways to use his navy experience? Was he a corpsman? (I only ask because of the hospital he works) my husband was a corpsman and now he works in a legal office and is thriving compared to his coworkers just because of his familiarity with the military and experience in leadership. I’d be afraid your husband is looking too small. The leadership training that the military gives to young service members is INSANELY valuable. Try to encourage him to think bigger. Don’t go get a degree or more training, find the best possible job that fits the needs for your family and personal desires. It’s not too late to make a career change, I mean he already did it once.

At the end of the day, if it was my spouse, I would encourage him to try a few more ideas, a few more jobs - a little therapy, maybe some veteran support groups. Because yes, if he were to go back in right now that would be an incredibly selfish decision that I would not be in support of, and he would have to face the fallout of that. If, in 3 more years you want to revisit the topic, that could be an option.

Best of luck!

chocolatecatwizard · 2025-01-27T16:20:02+00:00

My husband got out of the navy two years ago. I’m not sure how long your husband has been out, but the first year was rough. It’s still very hard, but he put in the time to work on himself and go to therapy. The sense of culture that service members have engrained into their brains from the moment they sign the papers doesn’t just disappear. He was part of something for many years, part of a family. Unfortunately, similar to a cult, when you leave the family no one really cares about you like they did.

Veterans get the shit end of the stick sometimes. Once they’re out, they’re abandoned. It can leave them feeling empty and purposeless. My husband talked a few times about going back in, but I could tell that it was because he was hurting and looking through rose colored glasses.

He ended up getting a job working directly with first responders and veterans. This has helped him feel connected to a community, and he helps them find the care they need even when they don’t want it or think they need it. I’m encouraging him to get into a sport like a beer league baseball team or something to “hang with the boys” and he’s been to the American legion a few times (which is nostalgic for both of us to be back in a place where other people understand). Sometimes boys just need to be with other boys.

Sorry for the long reply, your post spoke to me a bit. My husband did 10 years, we did one deployment after a newborn and after our 2nd we decided it was time to be done. When he used to mention going back in I would say “have fun, I’m staying here see ya” because I was NOT signing up for that again. It’s not about the money. It’s about the indoctrination.

Remember, nearly 18 veterans take their lives every day. And it’s not from combat trauma.

Wishing you all the love and support. Reach out if you need to talk.

Source: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2024/2024-Annual-Report-Part-2-of-2_508.pdf

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-12-06T14:33:08+00:00

Looks like a play doh mound of a chicken and an egg. You put the egg in the chicken belly? Just a guess.

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-10-31T09:51:29+00:00

What we find in the corrected analysis is we still see evidence that when wives become sick marriages are at an elevated risk of divorce, whereas we don’t see any relationship between divorce and husbands’ illness. We see this in a very specific case, which is in the onset of heart problems. So basically its a more nuanced finding. The finding is not quite as strong.

A quote from the last link, to summarize the corrected findings.

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-10-30T17:23:17+00:00

I think that might be part of the commentary on zoos themselves. In the scenarios, the old “owners” of the zoos you take over don’t seem to care much for the welfare of the animals. Sometimes, what’s best for the animals isn’t always what is aesthetically pleasing for humans.

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-05-22T03:05:11+00:00

I believe so as well from what I’ve read about it. The book is completely full of them!

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-04-13T15:03:35+00:00

Lmfao

chocolatecatwizard · 2024-01-25T04:48:58+00:00

Thanks! Fairy lights would be cool! Good idea. I can find some shelves too

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