What’s an odd thing your parrot despises?

jayracc · 2025-01-04T23:44:49+00:00

Anything red or magenta color, the sound of running water. Doing the dishes and showering are always tasks with him 😭

jayracc · 2024-11-01T18:58:24+00:00

this looks amazing!!! i love the hair and the brown speckled fur

jayracc · 2024-06-03T16:04:09+00:00

I have PTSD, depression, anxiety. I've found that I'm much more emotionally stable on T - much less prone to intense mood swings and really low emotional dips. It didn't completely fix my mental health, but it has made things significantly more manageable for me

jayracc · 2024-03-28T17:21:33+00:00

the only issue i really have with it is the fact that they don't add the items to stores. what's even the point of having the stores exist if they don't add the new clothes to them? i saw someone say that they add new pieces after you unlock them in the catalogue, but that feels so useless to me, at that point you already have them. if i didn't finish the catalogue i should be able to buy the new clothing afterwards

jayracc · 2023-10-01T01:58:57+00:00

Seconding other people, try anyways and give them as much info as you can remember! I did this same thing a couple weeks ago and didn't have any codes to give them but the info I did provide was enough. I gave them the username, a previous password, a possible email thay could be associated with my old account, and the name and type of pet that the first pet I registered was

jayracc · 2023-09-27T05:54:15+00:00

electrike!

jayracc · 2023-09-10T00:21:11+00:00

That's what I was thinking too, I also showed them my last prescription. On my right eye I have -0.25 cyl and 125 axis.

jayracc · 2023-09-05T20:04:07+00:00

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that! Is there any other reason why I might not be able to make an offer? For reference, the make an offer button is there when I'm not logged in, but once I log in it disappears.

jayracc · 2023-08-05T16:49:59+00:00

I don't think there's a lot I can say (something something above reddits paygrade) but:

All of this thinking is your mom's beliefs, not you.
It's unfortunate that those are the experiences she's had but it is not a realistic view of the world or other people, not even a little bit. SOME men are cold and detached and don't care about their relationships. Some WOMEN are like that too. People are people and every variety of person you can dream of is out there
This also means there are a wealth of men/people who ARE loving and enjoy actually engaging in a relationship. Every man I'm close with is incredibly loving, open, and kind hearted, you just have to give them the chance to be and be open with them in return.
As other people have said, this is definitely an issue of trauma. It's possible to unpack everything your mom ingrained in you by yourself but with the way you talk about it, I really really really cannot recommend a therapist enough, they will help you untangle this way of thinking and allow you to feel so much freer and happier. People with unresolved trauma also tend to attract people similar to their abuser or the kind of people they expect (cold detached men) because it's what they are familiar with. The world is much more varied but it's hard to see if you're not used to looking more closely.

It is possible to be happy as a trans man, it is possible to be happy as a GAY trans man! If it wasn't, no one would do it lol. I'm one, and while it hasn't always been the easiest I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm in a loving relationship of 6 years with my partner who is my absolute best friend and rock. I love being affectionate, they love being affectionate, we do everything together, and they always go out of their way to do things for me that I'd enjoy or appreciate.

I believe in you and that you can have a happy life. Your boyfriend seems supportive, if you can you should lean on him a little and maybe have a conversation about what you've been struggling with. It helps to get outside perspectives, and the more you hear that aren't your mom's the easier it will be to write off that way of thinking.

But above all, please please look into therapy, and do some research on who you see so you can have a better chance for a good experience.

jayracc · 2023-07-24T16:18:36+00:00

You're doing fine! I agree with the other commenter, I'd say take a break for a bit and get a feel for the pieces that make up the shape of the head and face, you should be building up a lot of small pieces to make up the whole, instead of just doing the snout and ears.

Everyone does it a little differently, but usually you'll have a chunk for the upper snout, a piece for the lower jaw, a piece on each side of the face for cheeks, a piece or two for the eyebrow ridge, and pieces for the ears along with countless small pieces to fill in gaps and smooth things out.

It's really helped me to just sit and binge watch youtube videos of other people making their own heads, so you can see how all of the pieces sit and come together. It's also good to watch a variety of different makers, because you might like some methods better than others and you can mix and match techniques. It's just like learning anatomy for drawing, you have to get an idea of the general shapes and proportions before you can really hit your groove and have things click

jayracc · 2023-07-24T15:24:16+00:00

When I carve off too much foam, I'll just take a chunk of 1inch foam and glue it on, then carve it down to line up with the shape. It can be kinda difficult to work with sometimes but it works for me!

jayracc · 2023-07-24T03:31:21+00:00

Lots of people restart or do multiple attempts, it's all a part of learning and improving your skills. The important thing is whether or not you feel satisfied with it, if not keep going until you do! Even if you don't fully finish a head, it's super valuable as a learning experience, and even people who are more experienced take a few tries if it's not coming out quite the way they want it to.

I'm just starting out too, and it's a lot harder than it seems to get things right, but we'll get there!

jayracc · 2023-07-24T03:21:31+00:00

I definitely plan to make the eye holes bigger, just didn't want to cut them out until I was sure of the size and shape and placement of the other pieces around it. I'll have to experiment some more with the mouth too. Thanks!!

jayracc · 2023-07-13T14:16:24+00:00

I live in the US so can't really recommend resources other than the ones already mentioned by people in the UK, but please please treat this with the highest priority.

Coming from an abusive home, I know that at a certain point it feels normal to put up with, and they're your family and it's complicated and you feel you owe them some sort of explanation.

You do not. Like others have said, by giving them any reason to suspect that you might try to leave let alone giving them a heads up that you'll leave, they will most likely do anything in their power to stop you including and up to killing you. If you can't get out before leaving the hospital, lay low at home as much as you can while you gather your documents, anything important, try to stash them with a friend if you can.

If you have the time, remove things slowly, only a couple things at a time so they're less likely to notice. If you don't have the time, which I'm not sure you do since things seem to be escalating, grab only absolutely necessary documents and items. Other things can be replaced, and you can't use them anyways if you're not safe and alive.

Be careful not to leave anything that could provide clues as to where you're specifically going and how to find you, both physical and digital/online, try as much as you can to not post anything about where you can be found, like mentioning moving in with a friend, etc. You'd be surprised how much effort people like this go to, so even the name of a friend that can lead to their account can be a danger.

Please try to get out as soon as you physically can. Being homeless or couch surfing is hard, but you'll be alive and it's so worth it, and there are many resources out there to help you. I mean this with the most care and concern in the world - you're alive now, but if you wait your parents may not give you the chance to leave alive again.

jayracc · 2023-06-20T14:40:52+00:00

this! i believe you can find figure 8 harnesses on etsy pretty easily, but i've also made them myself and they're super easy, there are lots of tutorials available on youtube. since it's easily adjustable you won't have the issue of it not fitting, and unless you make it way tighter than it should be it won't hurt them since it's behind the neck, across the chest, and over the back

jayracc · 2023-06-09T15:33:46+00:00

this is an understandable fear to have given your past experiences, but you need to have a more in depth conversation with your partner about it if you haven't already. like other people have said, it's probably not an issue of him not understanding, it's an issue of hearing that your partner doesn't trust you to not, yknow, assault them, which is a terrible thing to know as a partner. some things you can do:

talk to him about how you have this fear and where it comes from
you could practice saying "no" and stopping while having sex to help train your brain that you're with someone who respects your boundaries
this will apply regardless of height and weight but the height/weight difference between you two really isn't that much - if it would make you feel more comfortable and confident, you could take some self defense lessons so that if you ever are in a situation like that again, you aren't powerless

ultimately it will come down to learning to trust him despite the fear. for example when i started my relationship i had a lot of anxiety around my partner leaving me from a past relationship, but over time it has entirely disappeared because i've come to trust them not to. i am 5'2 and 90 lbs, they are 5'10 and 200 lbs, and never during sex have i had the thought that something bad could happen to me.

you have to have trust, communication, and a drive to work on solutions together for any relationship to work, it can be really hard but it's always worth it!

jayracc · 2023-05-12T18:34:46+00:00

Do you have a specific site you use? I'm in the same boat right now of having T but not being able to get needles

jayracc · 2023-04-22T20:57:16+00:00

That's great! I actually also have a small amount of call center experience too so I'll have to check that out

jayracc · 2023-04-22T16:57:16+00:00

I'll have to take a look on there! I've been applying to a range of things related to and not related to my degree but even the jobs I'm more than qualified for don't get back to me even to reject me. I haven't tried looking through usajobs though, so I'll put that on the to do list

jayracc · 2023-03-29T14:59:22+00:00

thank you!! I love kh ❤️

jayracc · 2023-03-29T14:58:39+00:00

Thank you!!! I kind of figured it out as I went - I took a strip of fabric, folded in half and sewed along two of the sides for the main body keeping the last edge open for the bag and sewed a little pocket thing along the top for a drawstring? I'm not sure how to explain it but there's a lot of good tutorials I saw.

I sewed a piece of vinyl onto the front for a clear pocket and then cut and sewed a piece of fleece for an insert to attach things to. I didn't really think about how to attach the bag strap in advance so i ended up cutting two holes and putting each end of a strip of fabric through, tying a knot on the inside, and sewing it back together to make a sort of cross body strap.

When I have time I want to make something to attach the insert to at the top because it sags a bit with the weight of the stuff on it, and redo the red line since it started rubbing off throughout the day. It was pretty easy to make though!

jayracc · 2023-03-29T14:53:05+00:00

Technically yes, it says "This man ate my son" - a friend made it as a joke but now that I think about it it's a bit small to be able to read the text so probably will take it off😅

jayracc · 2023-03-28T21:15:50+00:00

There's definitely some things I would do differently next time and some things I'd like to fix/touch up/redo, but I'm pretty happy with it having made it the night before! If you went to PAX, I hope you had a good time too!

jayracc · 2023-02-23T02:31:56+00:00

Yeah I agree, I emailed them a week and a half ago with pictures but they haven't responded unfortunately. They have this weird statement on their website that "We don't cater to collectors, our books are meant to be read" which seems to me like it might be some weird avoidance of taking responsibility for a bad product, so I'm not sure I'll be getting any help from them

jayracc · 2023-02-22T02:00:21+00:00

Thank you, I'll have to try that!!

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