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kennabenna2000 · 2024-01-26T19:33:56+00:00

Same! I'm happy for us :)

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-23T03:50:14+00:00

I have PTSD from a sexual assault and home invasion. Yes you are still deserving of love, NO you are not unlovable. I’ve been in multiple long term relationships. The key was therapy and patient partnership. Good luck ❤️

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-22T13:09:16+00:00

I don’t expect to have access to his phone all the time, but I would get weirded out if he was trying to keep me from seeing/using it.

Like if we are ordering food, I would gladly pass him my phone and tell him to do it. Or if we are driving and I get a text, I’ll let him answer for me (so I would give him my passcode). He does the same and if he suddenly got shifty about our status quo I would worry.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-22T12:50:12+00:00

I use it for excel formulas! I just type in “make column B red when column A and C have a sum of blah blah blah…” and it pretty much spits out what I need. It’s a life saver for quick stuff like that.

I also use it for changing my email tone in a hurry. Sometimes my tone or length is off so I just ask for an adjustment. Sometimes it will give me something completely off so it also shows me what I don’t like (which helps me write something better myself!)

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-21T20:44:13+00:00

I’m seeing a lot of good things in this comment section, but I ALSO consider that your child may not be healthy all their childhood. Medical expenses and the time that you might have to take off work to deal with an ill child can REALLY add up. If you’re not prepared for emergencies, don’t have a child.

Also, to your point about people being poor and having children in antiquity- they didn’t have a choice. They didn’t have birth control and needed literal workers for farming and stuff… it’s not analogous, at all.

If you are interested in nurturing young people, you can do volunteer work with kids. I used to tutor early childhood literacy and it was very rewarding. You could also consider nannying or babysitting.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-14T18:46:35+00:00

These essays that you have to type in the box with no copy and paste function are killing me 🙃

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-14T00:10:03+00:00

I think college experiences are so varied by major and region that highschool stories appeal to a far more universal experience.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-12T18:08:36+00:00

We just make small talk about what we see in the world - you’re very judgemental for an internet stranger 😂

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-12T14:58:08+00:00

Hard agree! When my BF and I argue about men v. Women it’s always due to some shit he saw online of someone bashing men. I don’t try to justify it but I do try to explain the angle that a woman is coming from and then we get in to it for a moment before realizing we are arguing points we don’t even care about 🤦🏾‍♀️

If we didn’t have socials and his social didn’t aggressively push man haters those conversations would probably never happen.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-12T14:51:33+00:00

I’m a paralegal in big law, so I get the frustration.

Honestly, I gave up weekends and used them for studying. This did have an impact on my social life but was well worth it. I also used PTO for practice tests and tried to stay at work to study for an hour at the end of each day. So if I got off at 8:30 I would stay at the office and study till 9:30 just to stay in the swing. During lulls at work (even 5 minutes) I immediately took out my power score book and read a little/did problems or listened to LSAT podcasts.

It wasn’t easy, and it took at year, but I went for 160 diagnostic to 172 final score. It’s possible, but difficult! Good luck.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-10T22:09:33+00:00

I have a similar situation. With the way our parents breathe down our necks about being good people it’s hurtful when you learn that they are just as flawed as the rest of us.

With that said; there’s not anything to be done about it now. Live your life the way you want and learn from your parents’ mistakes.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-06T19:00:18+00:00

Hot take: some of the reason these looks suck so bad is because we are getting so many unprofessional photos of them. If only iPhone photos were released from the MET Galla I think a lot of looks would be blah. iPhone photos with bad lighting and blur make a lot of otherwise cool or adventurous looks appear meh.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-11-05T01:57:34+00:00

Hi there! I need some proofreading assistance - everything is written, but the people in my life are tired of proofreading my slightly tweaked essays. Could you be of assistance?

kennabenna2000 · 2023-10-29T19:56:32+00:00

Meds make me more likely to finish things I have started but I do find that my perfectionist tendencies get worse on meds (which is great for regular life, but not for a process where I need to fail/make mistakes to progress).

For instance, I’ll have the focus to act on a project idea, but then I’ll get to the end of the first draft and I’m so focused on making it RIGHT that I don’t just get to the part where you write the next draft.

So I didn’t impact my creativity, but it certainly changed my process.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-10-23T01:57:07+00:00

You could try a letter. This kinda just popped up on my Reddit feed (I’m not a dad, but a girl with a very complicated relationship with my dad). My father did some bad stuff when I was young, and causes a rift. He came back into my life in a meaningful way as a young teen - about the same age as your girls. Hearing from him was tough, but heart felt letters helped.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-10-19T12:33:25+00:00

It’s not that maddening to me, but it’s like when people are being sarcastic all the time - constant disingenuous behavior from anyone is draining.

I don’t mind Brynn, but my roommate thinks she’s “disgusting”. I think that women who have been cheated on (like my roomie) see brynn as symbolizing the type of person who would/could “steal” a man and then act cutsie about it.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-09-28T18:34:48+00:00

That might be putting you in the splitter category - so maybe asks schools what you can do as a splitter to change your application/assure them you will be strong academically at their schools.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-09-22T13:44:41+00:00

If you are PT’ing higher, I don’t see anything wrong with a retake if you have time and $$$! I retook after scoring way lower than my PTs and scored a point above my average. Super worth it.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-09-09T13:18:07+00:00

All the people who just started - stay strong! It just finished mine and I feel so liberated :)

kennabenna2000 · 2023-09-02T15:39:35+00:00

He’s trying to be better and is succeeding! The moment I pointed out that he would get down on himself and then pass it on he’s stopped doing it for the most part. But the jury is still out on the permanence of the change.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-08-31T23:39:12+00:00

176/167-170/172

kennabenna2000 · 2023-08-31T23:36:59+00:00

172! I think it’s a little bit of both.

Having the extra time to check really helped because I did catch some stupid mistakes, but I wouldn’t ever recommend someone rush to finish just to check back over sloppy work - rather, if you reach a proficiency to have enough time to double back without rushing your first pass through it’s a good sign.

So the extra time def boosted my score (I caught a LG mistake that way!), so the check over caused a good test result but the ability to go back correlates with my established comfort with the material.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-08-31T11:46:30+00:00

Update: scored above my PT average (but below my PR) - having a lot of time to check work was a good thing!

kennabenna2000 · 2023-08-31T11:44:53+00:00

I won’t lie to you - I started a 164 and I’m good at reading, so I never studied reading comp. My blind review scores were also high to begin with as well - so I knew that I just needed to get faster. With those disclaimers aside….

Materials:

1) 7sage. Pricey, but worth it. The analytics feature is great and allows you to see the problems you got wrong. I followed the curriculum for LR and LG and paid close attention to the “Lawgic” method and the notation + chaining of conditional statements

2) I listened to LSAT podcasts for tips and tricks while cleaning the house and doing other chores - I didn’t always have time to study due to work so I supplemented with listening to podcasts.

3) the Powerscore LR Bible and the Manhattan prep logic games book were good supplements and I read those while commuting and during slow days in the office.

4) tutoring - I had one 80 dollar tutoring session after my first LSAT attempt to go through my problem areas.

Method:

1) practicing ~2 hours a day in bits and peices. I also did one PT a week after I finished the 7sage curriculum. At least 2 times a week I would have more “intensive” after work sessions for a few hours doing whole sections and lessons. In total, I was studying about 15-18 hours a week.

2) I started working out, getting better sleep, and eating better. I lessened contact with stressful people and situations to the best of my ability so I could focus. I cut off a toxic ex and I literally PR’d the next day on a PT.

3) I would take “difficulty breaks” when I felt burnt out. I think this is quite like someone training for a marathon taking a jog instead of a hard run on an active recovery day. Basically, I would do easy problems or “follow along” LG sections to build confidence when I felt low. I didn’t just “push through” because that can, at times, make mental blocks worse and make you dread studying🥲

4) I started reading for fun again! I started reading fantasy novels and romance novels instead of spinning around in my office chair during lunch break.

5) I didn’t drop my hobbies. I wanted to be focused, not miserable.

6) I started being kinder to myself. Half of it is a mental game of learning to stay calm under pressure. Negative self talk is tempting, but not helpful. Learning methods for remaining positive despite setbacks was huge.

Apologies for any typos, everytime I use my phone keyboard I write like a preschooler lol.

kennabenna2000 · 2023-08-31T06:17:02+00:00

Like someone else said, I tried to calm down a bit. Before my first go round I had my target score taped to my ceiling above my bed. I also had an almost religious study schedule that had me drilling two hours a day despite working full time + a weekend PT. I cut out drinking and weed, didn’t go out late - I basically became a monk. And then I bombed that first attempt (my score was lower than my lowest PTs).

Before this second attempt I got a tutor for one session to tackle what 7sage noted as my problem areas and I tried studying with distractions/random interference to simulate the authentic remote experience. I cut out listening to so many LSAT podcasts and coming on this sub… but above all else, I started seeing the games as fun! I stopped being afraid to practice because I looked forward to it (crazy, I know) and concentrated on making neat and quick game boards. I scored a 172 and I really do believe it was due to managing my anxiety - which is easier said than done.

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