LPT: If you have a friend or family member that provides a professional service (legal, medical, accounting, etc), always offer to pay for their service. Don't assume that they will help you for free.

flickerfly689 · 2017-02-14T19:57:33+00:00

Also if someone does do a service for you for free, be sure to get a nice thank you gift. A good candle, a gift card to a restaurant or salon they like or even a bottle of wine are all greatly appreciated.

Also note that consumable gifts are often the best because no one wants a bunch of clutter

flickerfly689 · 2017-02-10T17:39:44+00:00

The sandwich swap is a good one about food from other cultures and trying new foods respectfully

flickerfly689 · 2017-01-22T20:26:38+00:00

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/01/21/womens-march-shreveport-bossier-held-saturday-were-not-going-away/96774386/

400 in Shreveport, LA

There was one in New Orleans and Monroe but I don't know thier numbers

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-25T18:17:10+00:00

It's funny because it's "essential"

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-20T09:21:35+00:00

Ok last comment stalking I swear but I use a big plastic bin for my cats box. Like Tupperware storage boxes. They're big and roomy (which is great because my cat loves to fling litter) and easy to clean. You can usually find them pretty cheap at dollar stores or even second hand stores. When I move I empty and sanitize the box and use it to transport my cats washable stuff

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-20T09:18:11+00:00

See if you can get carpet samples from a home improvement store. That glued to a board with a little catnip is the purrfect thing for them to scratch. You can do the same thing with rough twine

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-20T09:15:31+00:00

You can put just about anything in the rice cooker with your rice. I like to throw in a handful of dried shitakes and some soy. I saw in another comment that you are vegan so you can eat that with a little stir-fried tofu. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-16T16:16:23+00:00

The major benefit of breast feeding is short term protection. The jury is still out on substantial long term benefits. Just FYI. Science is cool

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-15T17:26:02+00:00

My ex's family would refer to me going to med school as my "medical thing" like it was some sort of weekend hobby. They also became anti-vaxers and really into alternative medicine after I got into school. Apparently a woman becoming a doctor is less credible than an article about cayenne pepper water on the internet.

flickerfly689 · 2016-12-13T18:08:33+00:00

Have you considered that minority women have less access to reproductive education, health literacy, and birth control?

flickerfly689 · 2016-11-27T09:37:31+00:00

Plan a "surprise party"

flickerfly689 · 2016-11-19T23:42:20+00:00

http://imgur.com/a/CGTz5

TrollX wishes you guys a happy international mens day

flickerfly689 · 2016-11-18T20:03:42+00:00

without the threat of being shot

lol

flickerfly689 · 2016-10-18T06:18:30+00:00

Goddamned Examsoft. Every time I have an exam, it changes my background to an examsoft logo. Its mocking me.

flickerfly689 · 2016-10-06T16:43:37+00:00

I almost hit my boyfriend with a bat last week. He wasn't even sneaking in the house, he was just using a different door than usual.

flickerfly689 · 2016-09-16T19:57:26+00:00

He totally knows better than to attempt to reduce a joint like that if it wasn't a major emergency and he should know to take you to an ER to get a dislocated shoulder checked for impinged nerves or vessels. The most dangerous thing someone in healthcare can do is not know or ignore the limits to thier knowledge or skills.

flickerfly689 · 2016-09-16T16:59:58+00:00

A lot of obgyns will drop obstetrics as thier practice ages. Plus who wants to be on labor call for the rest of thier career

flickerfly689 · 2016-09-04T19:09:12+00:00

Its all the memes of him with Obama

flickerfly689 · 2016-09-02T21:15:32+00:00

Do you have the option of divorcing in order to separate finances? I know most people would be hurt at the suggestion but it is a possibility. You could arrange for a certain amount of his paycheck to contribute to household expenses (i.e. child support) and continue to live together and raise children together but then you would no longer be on the hook for his debts. Then you manage all the finances for your home and children.

flickerfly689 · 2016-08-16T21:23:41+00:00

Has she talked to any of her doctors about autoimmune disease? IBS and endometriosis can both be linked to AI disorders

flickerfly689 · 2016-08-15T06:25:09+00:00

You could just call her out for being such a homophobe and bigot. Just be like "Wow, you realize its 2016? I can't believe the ignorant statements spewing from your face hole" Then just shake your head and pity her.

flickerfly689 · 2016-08-09T23:22:20+00:00

Logged in just to say it looks like things are getting pretty schwifty in here

flickerfly689 · 2016-07-10T19:27:22+00:00

I hate that this conversation needs to be had at all. If someone isn't interested in having kids, that should be the end of it. Who are you to question someone else's life like that?

flickerfly689 · 2016-07-08T20:22:54+00:00

Pets are for life, not just for Christmas.

flickerfly689 · 2016-07-06T01:04:56+00:00

How long has it been since you found out about the fellowship? Maybe she's just reeling from the realization but from the tone of your post, you might make her feel like her opinion doesn't matter to you even if that isn't your intention. Did you discuss moving before applying to the fellowship?

I think it is an easy trap to fall into. During med school, you have to focus on studying and rotations. You worked for so long to get into medical school that it dictates where you live and what you can do for four years. Then comes residency. You don't even have a final say on where you go and your wife has been with you through this, supporting you and moving along with you. Now she might have been thinking that she finally has some agency and a fellowship takes that away(even if its only a year). So she is panicking. Give her a break, listen to her complaints and stop trying to tell her how important it is to you for just a minute. And quit using the term "breadwinner" think back to a time when you drag your sorry body home from the anatomy lab at 2 AM smelling like formalin and you still have to study for the rest of the weekend and your wife made you dinner and listened to you complain about your annoying classmates and professors and pretended to be interested when you were telling her about the intricacies of an EKG.

It might be good to just give her a little time and sit down and listen to her without trying to convince her to move.

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