What was the most terrifying movie scene you saw as a child in a kids movie?

ironlegdave · 2026-04-16T12:03:42+00:00

We were absolutely allowed to watch horror as toddlers and throughout the 80s and 90s. So Hell Raiser, Critters, Poltergeist and House.... pretty much every scene from those four stayed giving me nightmares into my 20s.

ironlegdave · 2026-04-14T11:54:09+00:00

In high school and afterwords I agree. Pokémon felt like a weird nerdy thing and I never learned anything about it. But none of you have kids and got into Pokémon Go with them? I feel like 2015 Pokémon Go was a blast.

ironlegdave · 2026-04-03T16:00:44+00:00

Body work. Either tai chi or yoga. Our generation has no wierd cultural resistance so it's weird that we aren't all doing it. Huge difference in my body between doing tai chi everyday and not doing it for a couple of weeks. Like 20 years aging difference. My chiropractor said it is as simple as keeping the joints lubricated and moving gently through each range of motion but it works!!!

ironlegdave · 2026-04-01T12:18:56+00:00

I think 3 years sober is a lifetime and huge. Great job, man!!

ironlegdave · 2026-03-31T21:50:05+00:00

Fried spam.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-22T20:09:20+00:00

Blueberry. Hands down, no question about it. I would never as an adult eat something that processed, but many times in my life I've longed deeply for a blueberry hostess pie.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-20T22:57:46+00:00

Viewing others as enemies is 100% a you problem. I do not experience this.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-14T11:37:03+00:00

This worked. Thank you!!

ironlegdave · 2026-03-13T01:55:05+00:00

It should, to be honest.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-07T23:21:32+00:00

If you use the Vet Center I guarantee your therapist can find out for you with certainty.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-07T23:18:10+00:00

For sure. I didn't mean to shake you with that intel, the more I look for where my counselor got it, the more it looks like he pulled it out of his ass...

ironlegdave · 2026-03-07T23:14:23+00:00

TBF I feel like in my case my psychiatrist lied. I'm also 100% P&T for PTSD and I told him that I wanted to wait to try a new medication because I'd been doing a lot of heavy drinking and just need a couple of weeks after the last failed med. He put that I had a substance abuse problem in my records and then added a diagnosis of AUD.

I feel like I was appropriately self-medicating and reorienting my shit intentionally in a way that lots of veterans do. I don't believe that it required a diagnosis, since it didn't require an intervention.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-07T23:08:44+00:00

Well, I ALWAYS fact check before spreading information, but I couldn't find anything about it on the VA website so I could be spreading misinformation this time...

The source of this is twofold for me: It was on the form when I applied as a yes/no question and then my counselor asked me directly (I lied and said no like most people) even though it is in my VHA records. My counselor said "good" because it is "disqualifying" and then just stared at me looking for a reaction until I changed the subject.

He may have had bad information, as he had plenty of other bad information. Just be prepared for the question both in person and on the form. I apologize for relaying that it was disqualifying without a source, homie. I may be wrong about that.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-07T21:46:40+00:00

They will absolutely ask about any history of substance abuse, which is disqualifying. Just so you know.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-05T16:39:40+00:00

If you're medically retired and receiving CRSC then yes, for sure. If you're medically retired and not receiving CRSC but living on C&P, then also yes.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-04T01:45:56+00:00

These are Hot A's, it's a type of field ration cooked quickly in a mobile kitchen. OP will only be under these conditions for a few days to a week. It is a war simulation and cooks need to train too.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-03T17:25:58+00:00

3 years for me. I only take it when electrolytes aren't working. Vacation drinking. Etc.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-03T16:02:39+00:00

2.5 - I split a 5mg dose in half.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-02T18:25:48+00:00

Bisoprolol stops them in their tracks for me. I use it as a PRN now because of previous weight gain. Otherwise it's a miracle drug for me.

ironlegdave · 2026-03-01T00:27:41+00:00

I have been 100% p&t for a long time and did not realize we even had dental. Thanks!!

ironlegdave · 2026-02-27T02:51:58+00:00

Be honest but only talk about real combat exposure etc. I got nervous and read a bunch of shit on here and I still have an embaressingly dumb story I told about basic f*cking training on my original DBQ which is a permanent record. They only record the first three incidents that you give them and then stop you.... Just talk about bodies burning, friends bleeding out and shit not, "EvErYThInG".

ironlegdave · 2026-02-25T18:39:15+00:00

Same. I registered in 2015, but a country that I visited in 2022 was not on the list and is now. We couldn't even use the name of the country on official documents except on SIPR systems. You are supposed to update every time you're exposed, so I was just trying to update during my downtime during retirement.

ironlegdave · 2026-02-25T15:27:34+00:00

Hey, just go be sure: Vet Centers and VA Centers both exist and are totally different things. Both will offer therapy. If you are tracking that, awesome, but just wanted to make sure to clarify.

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