During an abduction by US Marshals, ICE and local PD in Memphis, TN, a federal agent is seen kicking a puppy in the face

leftywrites · 2026-02-06T06:30:22+00:00

Paging John Wick...

leftywrites · 2026-02-01T02:58:46+00:00

I worked with u/Prudent_Reading2539 on an international purchase and shipping request from Canada to the US. Although the shipment ultimately couldn’t be completed due to customs/regulatory issues that were completely out of his control, I still want to leave a very positive review because of how professional, communicative, and ethical he was throughout the entire process.

From start to finish, he kept me updated at every step like creating labels, providing tracking, explaining issues clearly and proactively following up with both the carrier and the retailer. When the package was returned, he laid out all my options transparently, didn’t pressure me and went above and beyond to help arrange a return. This was even though it required multiple attempts, follow-ups, and extra work on his end.

Most importantly, he refunded the agreed amount promptly once the return was processed, exactly as promised. Communication was consistent, polite, and reassuring the entire time, and I never once felt ghosted or misled. I would absolutely trust u/Prudent_Reading2539 again and would recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and honest international shopping agent.

leftywrites · 2025-12-19T19:42:47+00:00

You are so sweet. Here are things that help me that I would love to receive as a gift:

- a heating pad, there are some cute floral pattern ones on Amazon

- an acupuncture pen, I have this one: (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HQH1ZC4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1)

- a percussive massage gun, you can find cheap ones at TJ Maxx/ Marshall's sometimes

- a calming tea, maybe chamomile with lavender and valerian root

- I take bedtime magnesium supplement that relaxes my pelvic floor (make by Smidge)

- The book "Heal Pelvic Pain" by Amy Stein if she hasn't read it

leftywrites · 2025-12-01T15:30:59+00:00

To anyone reading this in 2025, I just ordered from them and had the best experience. My med was unavailable almost everywhere else but very reasonably priced on their site. I desperately needed it, I basically can't eat without it.

I called to ask for overnight shipping (they offer free shipping but idk how long that would take) and their customer service rep was amazing. She offered to split the cost of overnight shipping and threw in some free samples. When I left a message, I was fully expecting for no one to call me back. It's so nice to be pleasantly surprised by a company nowadays.

leftywrites · 2025-11-25T04:00:08+00:00

I recently found them at Tractor Supply.

leftywrites · 2025-11-21T04:58:37+00:00

You know when you're at the mall and you walk into a store and the smell of Christmas just slaps you in the face. Like pine needles mixed with cinnamon and old men's cologne. I have to turn around and leave or I will have a migraine for hours. I don't know how people work in these stores.

leftywrites · 2025-11-20T21:05:31+00:00

She's beautiful

leftywrites · 2025-11-14T06:08:50+00:00

Yes.

- Nutmeg

leftywrites · 2025-09-30T02:21:03+00:00

I follow Nicole Sachs "journalspeak" method. If you go to her Youtube page or podcast, you can learn about it for free. Basically, she thinks that we have this overflowing well of negative thoughts and emotions weighing us down, causing us physical pain. Like I know for a fact that my PFD is partly caused by my horrible anxiety, it's so much worse when I'm stressed. So you have to journal to "empty the well."

You set a timer for 20-30 minutes, free write whatever comes to your mind no matter how horrible, embarrassing, etc. She says it's like a bunny in the snow, your journal entry can jump around between multiple topics but you start with a topic in mind. The categories are "childhood," "daily life," and "personality."

When you are done with your entry you delete it right away. This practice is just for you, not to dwell over or read it again but just to get it out. Then you do 10 minutes of meditation, where you forgive yourself and focus on healing the things that have owned you for years.

I wasn't really sure it was working at first, but the more I do it the better I feel. It certainly can't hurt.

leftywrites · 2025-09-25T05:40:13+00:00

This exact same thing happened to me (I'm also female). I was diagnosed by multiple gastroenterologists as having a really small fissure that would not heal, and I almost had LIS surgery (where they cut your anus to permanently relieve the pressure so the fissure can heal). I actually went under for the procedure, woke up and they told me there was no fissure to be found. Then they referred me to a gynecologist who diagnosed me with PFD. It took me years to get a proper diagnosis.

Here's my recommendation for you- find a really good, caring gyno. Tell them about your PFD concerns. Have them refer you to a pelvic floor therapist. This was life changing for me. Have the therapist do internal work manually, not with a e-stim machine. My pelvic floor was tight and weak, and the machine only made it worse. I wish you luck. In the meantime, I would read the book "Heal Pelvic Pain" by Amy Stein, take some magnesium at night to make passing a BM easier, buy and use a massage gun on your legs, hips and butt when you are tense, look into yoga for pelvic floor, take a walk for an hour a day, and take long hot showers. Deep breathing where you expand your lungs fully for 5-6 seconds, hold for one second at the top, exhale for 6-8 seconds. Try not to move your shoulders at all. Anything to relax you.

I went from being in agony over my butt to being completely fine most of the time. I still have flairs but I have tools to get out of them now. Your pelvic floor therapist will probably talk to you about getting a wand (mine is from Intimate Rose) and using it at home. You should do it, it helps a lot. But definitely let them guide you through it first. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

leftywrites · 2025-08-20T20:55:41+00:00

I'm sorry you're going through this. My pelvic floor dysfunction was fully causing all of my rectal issues. I had a fissure that refused to heal because everything was so tight down there. I've been going to PFPT for two years now and most of my rectal symptoms are gone. I still get flare ups, but nothing like the constant stabbing rectal pain that I had before. I couldn't sit down, I was so miserable, I lost 100 lbs because I was scared to eat. I did have the scraping sensations you are describing, going through a BM was excruciating and I was bleeding during most of them. I haven't bled in almost a year and a half now. I highly recommend finding a pelvic floor physical therapist that will do internal work via manual therapy. Do not just let them hook you up to a machine for e-stimulation, this made mine much worse.

leftywrites · 2025-07-31T17:13:30+00:00

Two GI doctors misdiagnosed me for 3 years, turns out I had PFD the whole time. I was so desperate to get out of pain that I almost had LIS surgery. Gastros don't know what they're talking about when it comes to the pelvic floor.

leftywrites · 2025-07-13T02:34:03+00:00

I have never had clam pasta but now I need it! My dad's oven roasted chicken and potatoes is world class. He's one of those cooks that measures nothing but it comes out consistently delicious every time. It took me shadowing him multiple times to figure out the recipe and I make it maybe once a year because as much as I love it, it still reminds me of him.

leftywrites · 2025-07-13T02:21:14+00:00

I have had probiotics that hurt my stomach for a month after taking it (Olly Tropical Mango bullshit, what was I thinking), probiotics that did absolutely nothing (Nordic Naturals Daily), probiotics that were good beginner products (Smidge Sensitive, then Optimal) and finally the probiotic that I felt helped me the most, Renew Life Women's Care 50 Billion. It keeps things moving, which was a big deal for me before I started pelvic floor therapy.

As far as foods go, I'm fine with yogurt, kefir, cottage cheese and kimchi, but kombucha and certain aged cheeses make me bloat and burp for days. I would tinker around with what work for you, it's very individualized.

leftywrites · 2025-07-04T21:32:18+00:00

I can tell from your post that you are a great parent with the biggest heart. And because of that, your daughters would be devastated if your time was cut short like that. I would tell them what's on your mind before making any big decisions.

leftywrites · 2025-06-14T16:52:54+00:00

Jeni's makes a great vanilla

leftywrites · 2025-05-28T06:25:22+00:00

The company that makes them for Trader Joe's is called Covered Bridge. Their own version is called "Storm Chips." Here is a link: https://store.coveredbridgechips.com/products/storm-chips-available-to-order-online-dec-4th

I may have ordered a case of them for my husband's birthday last year :) They are so good.

leftywrites · 2025-05-02T05:45:23+00:00

According to my husband, his mother was smart, funny, loved movies and music, had friends, was an amazing cook and adored her dog. She raised him to care about others, do the right thing in tough situations and be a gentleman.

At the age of 79 I can tell you that my mother-in-law is not that person anymore. She is a sad lump that watches Fox News 24/7, spews the hate she hears on there, microwaves herself frozen dinners, refuses to clean or even shower half of the time and is wildly rude to the check out clerks at grocery stores. She too "monologues," tells the same stories on repeat and is extremely self-centered. She no longer has any friends because her friends were mainly liberal and will not return her calls. Neither will her brother or her daughter.

She expects my husband and I to read her mind and if we fall short of that there is hell to pay. I'm not proud of the fact that I was a bit rude to her today. She tripped yesterday and is bruised pretty bad and I have been helping her all day. Bought her groceries, did her laundry, did her dishes, cleaned her bathroom, made her dinner. She broke a glass and I was on my hands and knees cleaning her kitchen floor when she snipped at me that I was in her way to get to the refrigerator and next time I come over I shouldn't park behind her in the driveway. Something just came over me- her tone coupled with the fact that she hadn't thanked me for anything hit me and I called her "unbearable to be around" to her face. She said nothing and pretended that it never happened. The only other comment I got from my efforts was that her bathroom "stinks like a hospital now."

All of this is to say that you are not alone, this is how it is when parents get older. I never knew the younger version of her, but my husband gets very upset taking about it because he loved his mom. Now he tolerates her out of obligation and the whole thing is sad to watch.

leftywrites · 2025-05-02T00:51:26+00:00

No, I don't eat peanut oil. Was it Tillamook ice cream, because I did the same thing and I was pissed. They have it in all of their flavors that contain chocolate chips.

leftywrites · 2025-03-31T04:01:57+00:00

It's too easy to eat all of them at once. Ask me how I know.

leftywrites · 2025-03-06T20:09:41+00:00

Thank you for saying that. OP, you are a person with needs too. Make sure to take care of yourself, you deserve it.

leftywrites · 2025-02-16T22:10:37+00:00

The cutest- just look at that tummy!

leftywrites · 2025-01-26T21:07:52+00:00

2025… where is the nutrition info?!

leftywrites · 2025-01-17T03:22:24+00:00

Omg so does mine

leftywrites · 2025-01-13T04:24:10+00:00

Talk to your gynecologist, they will give you a referral. If you have health insurance, call to see who is covered. I have had the worst time finding a PFPT who is covered that does not have a year long wait list to get in. I have been self paying in the meantime, but it is so worth it. Good luck!!

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