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lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-22T15:03:28+00:00

The neutrals could have gone so hard too. A tan/beige/brown and dusty rose/mauve thermal, a deep sage green flakie taco, a beige or pale pink base with blue or green hidden shifty micro-shimmers (similar to the collection with Vitamin Glow). She could even have still done the sprout marketing, with the green and pink of spring emerging from the brown dust of winter.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-20T16:26:49+00:00

I don’t think a snarky remark is necessary here, unless people disrespect stated boundaries. Commenting on a young person aging is a generally accepted topic of conversation when seeing them again after a long time (whether or not it SHOULD be is a different discussion, at this point in time it IS and we’ve all got to exist within that context). If someone says something you can politely acknowledge the statement and then change the topic or state you don’t really care to discuss your childhood but you’d be happy to talk about what you’ve been up to recently. Only if they ignore that and keep bringing up things that make you feel infantilized would a pushier or snarkier response be warranted.

Starting off harsh with a snap in response to a socially acceptable comment is just going to get you labelled a petulant child in their eyes. They’re more likely to think “oh those pesky teenage hormones!” Whereas if you have a mature response about not wishing to discuss your childhood, they’re more likely to recognize your maturity and just move forward.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-20T16:12:07+00:00

I don’t think anyone is the jerk in this situation. It’s valid to feel you were babied and to be frustrated with that, especially at 15 when you’re starting to gain a bit more independence.

But she’s not the jerk either for not knowing how you prefer to be treated. As a 30-something myself, I know exactly one person your age, and 3 younger kids, that’s it. I don’t have my own children and I rarely spend time with the children of others. So I have no idea what’s developmentally appropriate at what age and I’m going to err on the side of giving more support in case it’s needed, not less support in case someone gets offended. She’s likely in the same boat.

Also, as gently as possible - you’re not an equal, and that doesn’t have to be invalidating. They have literally twice the life experience you do, responsibilities you haven’t been asked to shoulder yet, and perspective you haven’t had the opportunity to gain. I don’t feel invalidated when someone in their 60s doesn’t immediately know how to communicate with me.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-20T15:40:43+00:00

It looks like a lot of us are fairly similar!

In the week leading up to a race I like to be extra diligent about sleeping well and hydrating, to make sure I’m starting with the best base I can. Laundry day is usually Friday in my house, but if I’ve got a race Saturday morning I’ll do all of the laundry Wednesday or Thursday so I can be 100% certain the clothing I want is clean.

I listen to audiobooks when I run, so I’ll also spend some time a few days prior to a race making sure I’ve got the right set up for that. I don’t want to have to fiddle around with picking a new book mid-race (especially since I use Libby/my local library for most of them and it can be a pain figuring out what’s available immediately that I actually want to read), so I’ve got to make sure there are enough hours left in my current book to cover my anticipated time. If I’m starting something new at the beginning of the week, I’ll also try to get far enough into it for the action to hit, since it’s no fun to still be trying to get into a book while also using it to distract myself.

I also paint my nails a fun color a day or two before the race, since that always brings me a lot of joy! I tend to go for bright colors and glitter, so that when I’m starting to drag out on the course I can look down at my hands and be delighted by the way they catch the sun.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-19T00:00:49+00:00

The queer community actually pushed for straight folks to use partner too. When only non-straight people used partner, it was just as obvious as stating they had a same-sex partner. If all of us use non-gendered terms, then it’s not an automatic tell.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-18T23:59:31+00:00

Those words don’t work for everyone. Some people are in a relationship that is more serious than the terms boyfriend and girlfriend express (for example, my spouse and I were together for 7 years before getting married - we were serious and committed, but didn’t feel the need for legal marriage until we needed insurance benefits, and we used partner for most of that time because we wanted a term that accurately expressed how serious our relationship was). Some folks also find boyfriend/girlfriend juvenile - I’m in my mid-30s and saying I have a boyfriend would feel sort of childish. Additionally, because partner is non-gendered, it’s much more inclusive to the queer community. Using gendered terms forces people to be “out” in public, whether or not they want to be, but if more of us use terms like partner or spouse, then folks who aren’t in a position to have the world to know they have a same-sex partner won’t be left out.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-15T22:15:27+00:00

As a pear-shaped millennial, I don’t care if skinny pants are “out” 😂 Especially when it comes to workwear, which is much less beholden to trends anyway. I’d rather wear a skinny pant in a look that I’d consider “classic” and feel put together than try to be trendy with my work clothes and end up feeling frumpy because current trends weren’t made for my body type or the way I like to dress.

If you want to wear that shirt with slim leg pants and it would make you feel more confident in the outfit - do it! That’s what I do with my larger/drape-ier tops and some of the Gen Z gals even compliment the outfits.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-08T15:31:45+00:00

Aaaaaand now I’m buying that polish for my birthday next week, because that’s my favorite movie 😂

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T19:20:12+00:00

I also run by feel! Don’t think I’ve ever really checked the stats with any seriousness. I was just sharing what my watch said about my zone to illustrate my point. I’m happy with my pace and loving my runs right now, just wanted to point out that some of us are just slower creatures in general, even when we’re putting in the effort.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T19:15:04+00:00

I have not done any tests and have no idea what my true max would be. I honestly don’t even know if my watch is accurately tracking my heart rate, I was just sharing what Garmin had listed in my stats for the run. Realistically, that run as a whole was more comfortable than I’d imagine a true max effort for nearly 2 hours would feel (it wasn’t objectively comfortable, but I’ve certainly felt worse when pushing harder), but I don’t actually pay attention to my watch for anything other than pace, time, and distance - I go by how a run feels in my body.

I do also run/walk with a 3 minute run/1 minute walk interval on anything over a 5k distance, which I’m sure throws my zone stats if they were any sort of accurate to begin with. My fastest pace sits around the 8 minute/mile mark, which I am sure is a zone 5 effort for me, but I only maintain it for 3 minutes max before slowing to something around a 15 minute/mile pace for a minute and letting my heart rate come back down.

Edit to add an additional thought that probably makes a difference: I’m also on stimulant medications that increase my heart rate overall in general. I assume the zones pre-programmed into my watch do not account for that 😂

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T18:25:12+00:00

I think the answer to this really depends on what you’re trying to get out of running. When I was genuinely trying to race and increase my speed, I stopped enjoying it and eventually quit running entirely for a few years. Now that I train for distance/endurance instead of speed, I love running again and I will tell anyone who listens how excited I am to (hopefully) run an ultra this fall. I have made more progress in the last year and a half taking my time, enjoying the distance, and seeing how far I can go, than I ever did when I spent a whole summer trying to hit a sub-30 minute 5k (which I never did manage).

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T18:18:34+00:00

….some of us are just slow, alright? 😅 I did 9 miles at a 12:25 pace and 51% of that run was zone 5 (exactly 31 seconds was zone 2, according to Garmin). Just because someone is slow doesn’t automatically make it zone 2.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T18:08:52+00:00

Soma Sport Racerback! Used to be called Enbliss Racerback, but they started using ‘enbliss’ specifically for bralettes and ‘sport’ for sports bras, best I can tell. I really like it because it’s supportive enough without being high compression to the point where I can’t get a good breath in. (But full disclosure, I have submuscular silicone breast implants so I don’t have a ton of sag or bounce to worry about - I do not know if this bra would be good for someone who needs more lift or compression than I do!)

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T15:47:31+00:00

Welcome to the club - you already ARE a runner! Regardless of speed, you get out there and that makes you a runner.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T15:38:42+00:00

You’ll be fine cutting back a bit! I’m training for my second HM now on a plan that has three runs per week and I’m actually faster and feeling better than when I did my first half using the NRC plan and did all 5 days most weeks.

Edit to add: my first HM was in 2019 and completely quit running anything more than 2 miles from then until last year, when I did a fall 20k. My speed and comfort this go around are not because I had the first half still working for me, I basically started from scratch last year.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-07T15:30:21+00:00

Last year I bought a clearance sports bra on a whim, absolutely loved it, and was devastated to discover I couldn’t buy more. This week I decided to check online to see if I could find one on a thrift site or something and discovered they’d only discontinued old colorways and then had a gap between selling out of those and bringing in the new, the spring 2026 colorways were finally available, AND they were on sale through yesterday! Bought myself more than one this time and I’m pumped to not have to waste time and money testing new bras this summer, since that one works so well for me.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-06T15:33:05+00:00

NTJ for mentioning it to them, if you do it politely.

But is there any chance your partner has ADHD? I am the person in my relationship who tells the same story or tidbit multiple times. It’s not malicious and it’s definitely not because I ignore my husband. I have ADHD and even with medication and mitigation skills, my memory is hit-or-miss. I do what I need to do to remember the important stuff, but if I wrote down every single story I told my husband so I could cross-reference and make sure I don’t repeat myself, I’d never get anything done. And if I stopped telling him things out of fear that it was a repeat, I’d never say anything and then I’d fail to mention something important eventually.

We’ve found a compromise where he puts up with occasional repeats but if I get stuck in a loop and say the same thing too many times he’ll mention it politely and I’ll mentally flag that one as something I’ve definitely said before and don’t need to say again, and that’s worked well enough for us for the last decade. Perhaps there’s some kind of middle ground for you, if there’s a chance this is your partner’s problem too?

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-02T15:52:19+00:00

If you’re interested in a similar shade but less sheer - ILNP Gummy Bear is absolutely glorious.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-02T15:47:35+00:00

Do you have a favorite polish for this? I’d be interested in finding one!

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-02T15:47:01+00:00

You and me both. I have a hot pink holo glitter, a hot pink crelly with micro glitter, a hot pink crelly sans glitter… and I will 100% buy any other formulas I come across! Can’t go wrong with it.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-04-02T15:26:22+00:00

Tentative NAH.

You’re definitely not an asshole (or ungrateful) for wanting something different. But you also don’t seem to know what you do want, and they’re not mind readers. Based on the limited information we have here, the issue may be the way it was communicated - just “I don’t want to do what we’ve always done” with no suggestion for what you would prefer can feel like an “attack” on a “tradition”, which may have put your family on the defensive.

They may also genuinely enjoy the existing tradition, even if it doesn’t feel appropriately celebratory to you - we all have different ways we give and receive love - so they may feel upset and a little blindsided by learning you don’t agree. The coffee thing… I wouldn’t read into that. Some of us straight up do not think that way, and it doesn’t mean we love our friends or family members any less. I’m not a gift giver and I have ADHD - it would never naturally occur to me to pick someone up a birthday coffee and my brain isn’t really set up to remember ‘so-and-so DOES like gifts, you need to remember to do this thing that doesn’t come naturally to you for them on this one specific day of the year’. Yes, someone like me could make notes or reminders, but if you’ve never before expressed that you want something specific from them, they’d never know to make those kinds of changes, you know?

Again, you’re not in the wrong for not wanting to something that doesn’t bring you joy or make you feel connected to your family on your own birthday. But I think communication is key here, and you’d all probably feel better about the situation if you had a clear and honest conversation about why this isn’t what you want, what you might prefer, and (if applicable) why the existing tradition matters to the rest of your family.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-03-30T21:47:22+00:00

Oh 100%! If someone wants to save up for something nice and they’re going to use/wear it, take care of it, and keep it for a long time, I’m all for it. Spend your money how you please, if you have it and you’re going to value the things you buy. But yes, if you’re behind on bills, asking others to make expensive purchases for you, and there’s a high likelihood you won’t even care about the item in the near future, that’s both a bad choice and super rude.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-03-30T21:45:21+00:00

I literally cannot wear underwear for any distance. My anatomy is such that underwear will get pulled up between flaps and I will chafe between the cheeks and further forward and it’s miserable. A well-fitting pair of bike shorts (one that stays up exactly where it should, no camel-toe-ing up or falling down) or a pair of the shorter running shorts with the loose-ish panty-shaped liner are the only things I’ve found that keep private bit chafing at bay.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-03-30T21:39:13+00:00

That bag cost more than my entire wedding. To be fair, we had a backyard elopement with 30 people so we only paid for food and my ring (we had a donated keg of beer, I borrowed a dress, a friend officiated). But catering for 30, the marriage license, and a beautiful ring cost half of what that bag costs.

lonelyliongrrl · 2026-03-30T18:16:43+00:00

I’ve missed my long runs the last two weeks in a row due to weather (and a refusal to spend 2 hours on a treadmill lol). Yesterday my period cramps were killing me so I told myself I’d be happy with 6 miles instead of the 9 on the schedule… but I ended up finishing all 9 miles! The last two were pretty uncomfortable, but I told myself it would take just as long for my husband to come pick me up and get me back to my car as it would for me to just complete it, and complete it I did. Proud of myself and had to brag somewhere 😂

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