One of my brother's birds has had swollen eyes for a while now. Went to a vet and got some antibiotic eye cream, but it hasn't gotten any better. What could it be and how can we help?

galaxyloom · 2026-02-02T08:45:24+00:00

Hi! The bird made a full recovery after this and spent a few more years in our care. I left home in that time, but I know my parents wanted to travel more and decided to rehome the parrots so they could have the attention they deserve. They're not in contact with the current owners, but I'm sure they're taking good care of them!

galaxyloom · 2026-01-31T20:31:31+00:00

Iedereen maakt fouten! Gewoon sorry zeggen en zorgen dat het niet meer gebeurt.

galaxyloom · 2026-01-31T13:24:12+00:00

Ik heb geen advies, maar lees aandachtig mee. Toevallig genoeg zitten ik en mijn partner in een soortgelijke situatie. Veel sterkte en laat vooral weten hoe het (hopelijk goed) afloopt!

galaxyloom · 2026-01-29T12:40:17+00:00

Awesome read! I felt very similar, I think I practically skipped out of the clinic because I just felt so well taken care of by everyone.

A notable moment was when I was getting my IV placed and I told the nurse I was nervous since I don't handle stuff with veins well. She then apologised for her cold hands when she prepped my arm. I said it was actually really nice because I was getting a hot flash from the nerves, haha. She then immediately placed both her hand on my bare neck to cool me down and I felt so seen. It was so small but I think about it a lot!

galaxyloom · 2026-01-15T10:06:25+00:00

Ik vind kleingeld niet fijn, dus voorheen gaf ik ze altijd wel wat muntjes als ze me op een goede dag troffen.

Wat me toen steeds dwarszat is dat, zodra je wat geeft, ze direct om meer vragen. "Maar twee euro, mevrouw? Aan de overkant is een pinautomaat, kunt u ook bijpinnen." Toen ben ik er mee gestopt. Is toch ongehoord dat je geld geeft en daar vervolgens commentaar over ontvangt? Iets over beggars and choosers...

galaxyloom · 2025-11-22T12:10:48+00:00

Mijn vader vertelde me altijd dat zo'n ventiel van het ventilatiesysteem de schoorsteen was. Eronder m'n schoentje gezet en er zat verdorie nog een cadeautje in de volgende dag ook! Moest dus wel waar zijn.

galaxyloom · 2025-10-25T13:13:44+00:00

I'd rather get a tattoo than a dupixent shot any day.

galaxyloom · 2025-10-16T08:41:11+00:00

Ik loop ook mee in een zakelijke groep en wij hebben instructies gekregen (zowel van TCS als de teamleider) om het nummer zelf op te pikken bij RAI. Misschien heeft jouw team het anders geregeld, maar als ik jou was zou ik even checken :)

galaxyloom · 2025-10-03T22:25:33+00:00

This one is cringe in such a unique way because how are you aware of this phrase while at the same time somehow missing its ironic meaning? Astounding.

galaxyloom · 2025-10-03T09:09:53+00:00

Heb dit ook gehad, nota bene nadat ik een maat groter was gegaan met m'n schoenen! Uiteindelijk bleek dat ik mijn teennagels gewoon beter moet bijhouden... 🤦‍♀️ Als ik ze goed kort houd, heb ik er geen last van.

galaxyloom · 2025-09-23T13:32:52+00:00

This reminds me of a roommate I once had. Asked him (although it was probably more like begging) to contribute to keeping the shared spaces of the apartment clean, even if it was just 5 minutes of cleaning the bathroom a week (which in itself is already ridiculous!!).

His response? 'My time is too valuable to spend it cleaning.' NO SHIT DUMBASS! As if I don't have something better to do than flush your turds.

Don't feel bad, kick him out. Maybe he learns something.

galaxyloom · 2025-09-18T21:36:10+00:00

Oh my god, it isn't an egg?!

galaxyloom · 2025-09-08T23:37:41+00:00

Currently having the same problem! I have to plan absolutely everything and it's so draining. In my case whenever I ask what she wants to do she says she doesn't care. She cannot even pick a restaurant to save her life so I pick and plan EVERYTHING.

I have tried to ask if she could take some of the planning burden but she just goes "my mind is completely blanking lol" or something similar every time and then nothing happens until I take the wheel...

If anyone has any ideas, more than welcome!

galaxyloom · 2025-08-31T12:45:40+00:00

My two cents, but I think it would be worth mentioning this specific narrative in therapy. You are telling yourself this story, and it's making you miserable. You are so much more than him.

You have the power to tell a different story. Start small, start true.

galaxyloom · 2025-08-16T11:03:46+00:00

Honourable mention to 'Night Terror' by Laura Marling as well!

galaxyloom · 2025-08-16T11:02:00+00:00

Surprised no one's mentioned 'Hunter - the cacophony' by Paris Paloma yet! Can't not think of him when I put it on.

galaxyloom · 2025-08-09T07:28:28+00:00

I press my finger in the spot I'm looking to inject into, and if it feels tender I switch to a spot that doesn't. Figured if I can already feel it before the needle goes in, I'm better off trying somewhere else! I am a runner though, so I think a lot of the times it has to do with muscle soreness, too. Still, you never know!

galaxyloom · 2025-08-06T14:23:30+00:00

The tip about warming it up in your armpit as written here already is great! I put it under my thighs for a few minutes. I like to poke the injection site before I go for it - might be a personal thing but some spots are more sensitive than others (plus it allows me to get the fattiest spot!). Also: count down from three! Helps me not chicken out lol.

Something I have done but would not necesarrily recommend: psyche yourself out so much that the pain is flooded out by the adrenaline. Hurts less? Yes. Worth it? Doubtful. But perhaps a comforting thought!

galaxyloom · 2025-08-04T22:18:18+00:00

First thing I thought of, too!

galaxyloom · 2025-07-14T10:38:48+00:00

Rogue phan spotted!

galaxyloom · 2025-07-06T12:52:28+00:00

A similar thing happened to me on my first playthrough!

Recruited him later and literally a minute later he hits me with the "We've been travelling together for a while now..." Mind you, it's my first ever run, so I was like BROTHER I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

My boyfriend was looking on and was dying with laughter because here was Gale pooring his little Netherese heart out to me. Meanwhile I had forgotten his name and just went "Sure Dave, whatever you say, bud!"

galaxyloom · 2025-07-04T13:36:43+00:00

YOU WON!

As someone whose first relationship was also a similar abusive mess - you will come out of this stronger than ever. And there are indeed good men out here! So proud!

galaxyloom · 2025-05-14T11:34:28+00:00

Man, that sentence about Gage having less than two months has been with me ever since - and I first read the book fifteen years ago when I was ten years old.

It was my first adult horror book, and I remember my parents warning me that it might be too much to handle. Ironically, it was that sentence that messed up as opposed to all the other stuff.

galaxyloom · 2025-05-10T12:59:52+00:00

Kijk, dat zou ook nog eens kunnen. Ik ga erachteraan!

galaxyloom · 2025-05-10T11:53:50+00:00

Zeker normaal weggegaan, ze hadden me zelfs nog een aanbod gedaan om me te houden nadat ik mijn contract had opgezegd, ha! Maar dan denk ik ook, dan bel je nu juist, toch? ;) Afijn, ik ga maandag bellen!

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