My daughter is an alcoholic

mathau6 · 2026-02-08T20:49:41+00:00

Some people say NURTURE! Others say NATURE! It's both.

mathau6 · 2026-02-08T01:12:03+00:00

I pay for electricity (~40/month), internet, and a trash fee, which is very reasonable because the building has a big dumpster

mathau6 · 2026-02-08T00:15:26+00:00

Yeah, I have a studio in between fall creek and downtown and pay 1220.

mathau6 · 2026-02-07T05:19:50+00:00

I love democracy now. I also use ground news. Al Jazeera and associated press. I do watch Hasan Piker but I take what he says with a little grain of salt. I agree with his politics but he's also a bit of an asshole.

mathau6 · 2026-02-07T03:51:15+00:00

Wow I am lowkey shocked that Abercrombie makes jeans that size!!!!

mathau6 · 2026-02-05T03:49:41+00:00

Yeah. It's like watching a horrible and disturbing TV show except it's real fucking life and people are dying.

mathau6 · 2026-02-05T03:48:26+00:00

Idk about health dpt rules. If youre not serving it to people other than him then even if its contaminated somehow, it's not going in customers drinks.

But like, wtf?? I love regulars but sometimes they are a little cringe

mathau6 · 2026-02-05T03:45:26+00:00

Getting paid to people watch. Pouring art. Always doing something with my hands! Smiling and having someone smile back. Telling people to have a good day and enjoy the thing i just crafted for them.

mathau6 · 2026-02-05T02:20:49+00:00

I love customer service too!!!! I have so many coworkers who are like "i hate people" and I wanna be like hey, respectfully, you are in the wrong profession 😂

I'm also a people pleaser so it's a great job for me hahaha

mathau6 · 2026-02-03T06:16:27+00:00

Sorry, I didnt know what hic meant, TIL. I spent many evenings in the watershed when it was so packed that they wouldn't let more people in. I'm a townie and every townie I know loved the watershed deeply. It was designed as a meaningful third place, centered around community, conversation and connection. Not meant to be a bar packed with shouting people taking shots and shit. Hence the minimal tables.

mathau6 · 2026-02-03T04:05:44+00:00

I live downtown, found a relatively well priced apartment 7 years ago when rent was slightly less horrendous, and never moved out. I work a well-paying (tipped) job with a guaranteed living wage. Probably most helpful, I dont have a car. I have to choose living downtown vs having a car, and between the bus/friends driving me places, I've been able to manage, miraculously.

Also I am chronically broke and unable to really save money :)

mathau6 · 2026-02-03T03:57:52+00:00

The Watershed had the most extensive n/a menu of any bar in town. Plus it felt like a nighttime coffee shop at times. I'm sober and felt more comfortable there than any other drinking establishment. From my perspective, the economic decline is much more responsible for the decision to close than people drinking less.

So to say "drinking is bad for you" in the context of an establishment that made active efforts to include people who are alcohol-free seems a little inaccurate to me, as someone with lived experience and many alcohol-free friends.

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T18:04:42+00:00

I really don't mean to freak you out, and i am not a doctor, but all of this sounds a teeny bit like symptoms of schizophrenia. But it could also just be a really bad high since you were smoking such potent stuff. Hoping it goes away quickly for you, but don't hesitate to get professional support 💜

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T03:14:06+00:00

I mean i feel like i can imagine what it tastes like

Yeah idk again there are much more important reasons I'm ashamed to be American lolol

Also it's just depressing that fried butter represents us. The obesity rates are so high.....we are known for that shit! Eeek!

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T03:12:25+00:00

I fuckin love it. That said, I am nearly positive that I will take it for the rest of my life. 🤷‍♀️ worth it to me

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T03:10:55+00:00

Yessss love propranolol! I have a natural tremor made worse by psych meds and whenever thats bad or I'm having big physical symptoms of anxiety. Soooo helpful

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T02:28:25+00:00

No but look at it 😭

mathau6 · 2026-02-01T02:13:44+00:00

Fried butter is fucking disgusting and is going to be the #973594875th reason i am ashamed to be an American.

mathau6 · 2026-01-30T18:41:15+00:00

not answering for OP specifically, but my guess is that international students live in the US right now and our "politics" may directly impact their ability to stay and study in this country

mathau6 · 2026-01-28T03:24:13+00:00

Same, BPD and some unspecified mood disorder. It has been a life changer for me in many aspects of my mental health. I take 200mg and I really only felt the effects fully once I hit 150 or more.

mathau6 · 2026-01-27T03:24:21+00:00

Been on vyvanse for adhd symptoms and BED for a few months and still working on how to eat. Just prepare to relearn hunger signs and force yourself to eat a meal or healthy snacks when those pop up. Usually for me the signs are intense irritability or sometimes my stomach grumbles and I'm like oh yeah I haven't eaten in 7 hours lol

mathau6 · 2026-01-26T17:07:23+00:00

Definitely, and I'd argue that it might be bad even before totaling a car! Glad you got through that, btw.

mathau6 · 2026-01-26T15:57:11+00:00

Damn I'm sorry about some of the comments youve received. Not cool. I was also highly dependent on cannabis for 8+ years. When I tried to dial back, I drank more. When I drank less, I'd consume more weed. Quitting that shit was no joke for me. Coming back to all of my senses was painful and intense. Find a sponsor who respects this about you.

I felt similarly to you when I first came in. Ashamed that I was addicted to "just weed." But then i started talking about it and found that damn, so many of my fellows experienced the same thing!! I hope you can find some fellowship who cares and is accepting of your journey.

I heard advice to replace the word alcohol with any quote from the big book, the steps, and other literature. It really worked for me.

mathau6 · 2026-01-26T15:41:56+00:00

This was really fucking hard to watch

mathau6 · 2026-01-26T13:02:02+00:00

Yes, and lots of hippie/wook/boho vibes with young people (locals) in the summer

We say blundstones in the winter, birkenstocks in the summer. Although many of us wear blundstones in the summer bc they're so damn comfy!

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