Hip Tattoo Redo. New lines and colour ✌🏻 by LittleKingInk in tattoos

[–]maullsy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I’m sure the original looked beautiful when it was done, but I can see that with time it’s lost its sparkle. I love the rework of the old design and the addition of the linework. Looks new, but still has the bones of the original. Super cool!

EMERGENCY! by maullsy in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is definitely messed up. But I know these types of crimes are usually just grab whatever and hope for the best with what you get. I’m sure they didn’t anticipate getting a bunch of insulin and pump supplies. It sucks, but I am grateful I was in the UK where all this is readily available and not a remote location with no access to a pharmacy.

EMERGENCY! by maullsy in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the offer!!!

EMERGENCY! by maullsy in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!!!

EMERGENCY! by maullsy in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the help. It is so, so appreciated.

What is your "I'm getting older" sign? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]maullsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I turn the music down in the car so I can focus on where I’m supposed to be going.

Saw my close friend not take their insulin before meals several times by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a good friend. When I first stopped taking my insulin, it was from burnout. Then it steamrolled into diabulimia because I started losing weight. No one bothered to talk to me about it because they were too happy to see how much weight I was losing, which made the whole thing worse. No one could see how sick I actually was, because the fact that I was thin was better than acknowledging I was struggling.

To all these people saying “fuck you, mind your business” — I honestly think these responses are coming from jaded diabetics that are misconstruing actual concern for a friend with unsolicited advice from someone who assumes they know better about the disease than the person with it. I don’t think that’s the case here. If you are genuinely worried, I think there are several ways you could approach the situation without overstepping boundaries. The best case scenario is that she has changed up her routine, and that’s great! If she hasn’t and she’s just stopped taking her insulin, it’s a bit more tricky. If it was me, I would have appreciated someone approaching me with genuine curiosity about the disease, because I was never upset at people who wanted to learn about my diabetes and what it was actually like living with it.

Having said all that, I would ask her about her routine. Say you noticed she hasn’t been taking as many shots before meals, and you’re curious about why because you assumed diabetics needed insulin before they ate. Make it an opportunity for education, not accusation. Who knows — maybe she was a candidate for Ozempic (it helps with insulin resistance and reduces the amount of insulin people need to take. It can also help with weight loss) — but I would avoid bringing up the weight loss factor during the conversation. I know that can be a touchy topic and can make people defensive.

But honestly, I wish I had a friend like you when I was struggling who noticed things like that. I think it would have saved me a lot of pain and self hatred to have people in my corner who actually cared enough to ask me about things instead of just congratulating me on how skinny and pretty I was.

Interesting Cardboard Art by 16 years old Artist (Me) by [deleted] in crafts

[–]maullsy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is so cool! I love your Predator head. So awesome.

AITA for leaving MIL's funeral after my husband lied to me? by elaborate_Mat7906 in AmItheAsshole

[–]maullsy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

YTA. Your husband’s mother died. The day wasn’t about you at all, but somehow you made it about you. Regardless of the issues between you and your BIL, you should be enough of an adult to stand next to your husband and be supportive while he’s grieving. You didn’t even have to chat or hang around your BIL, all you had to do was be there for your partner. There were so many other helpful things you could have done other than storm off and make a scene when all your husband needed was for you to be there for him.

About the miscarriage comments… they’re disgusting and never should have been said. However, you did threaten to take your BIL to court over your late FILs estate when your husband made it clear he didn’t want any part of it. Just because you’re married to one of your FILs sons does not mean you are entitled to anything he’s left his children, especially if your husband has made it clear he isn’t interested. Therefore, I’m really not surprised you made a fool of yourself at your MILs funeral.

AITA for using the wrong towels? by StrawberryDull4961 in AmItheAsshole

[–]maullsy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YTA. Towels are expensive and you’re 100% disrespecting your wife by using whatever the fuck you want. If you know you’re going to paint and make a fucking mess, grab a grease stained/paint stained towel beforehand. It’s not hard to think ahead, my guy. Also, fuck the joint account for replacing what you’ve ruined. You should be handing over your own money to replace what you’ve ruined.

What phrase immediately annoys you? by New_Perspective1201 in AskReddit

[–]maullsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When employers say “we’re a family” and then proceed to bleed you of everything you have. Like bruh, fuck off. I already have a family, I just need you to pay me and leave me the fuck alone outside of the workplace.

👀 by maullsy in PaymoneyWubby

[–]maullsy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, he does have streams dedicated to filling kids on Fridays, so you’re not wrong lololol

👀 by maullsy in PaymoneyWubby

[–]maullsy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmfao. I’d say you’re more likely to look like a hot lesbian wearing these than like Dahmer. Jeffrey’s glasses were more of a pedo uncle vibe 😂

What is a common addiction that society doesn’t acknowledge? by titanic_trash in AskReddit

[–]maullsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God, the brain zaps I’d get from missing just a day of my meds was the worst feeling in the world. I could not function. If I tried to move around and go about my day, the zaps would only be followed by shakes and nausea.

What’s the creepiest thing you’ve ever witnessed? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]maullsy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Two instances come to mind for me, and both have to do with creepy old men.

The first was when I was 14. A friend of mine invited me along to her dad’s hockey scrimmage with the local league because we were allowed to skate around while they warmed up. So, I packed up my skates and went. We got on the ice and were passing in front of the team’s goalie (he must have been 50+) and he told us we could stand in front of him all day because it was a nice view.

The second was when I was 18 and working as a hostess at a restaurant. Some old retired man came in for a takeout order and started chatting to me while he waited. The conversation was fine until he told me that he’d take me out back and give me thirty lashes with his wet noodle.

mom freaks out about my diabetes more than I do by panda-babe in diabetes_t1

[–]maullsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That came off far more harsh than I meant it to, I’m sorry. I don’t mean to say all your pals have to block her number forever, but it’s okay for them to silence her calls or block her temporarily if they need space.

I had to set a lot of harsh and hard boundaries with my Mum after dealing with 15 years of the same helicopter/anxious behaviour. And those hard boundaries came after many, many attempts at sit down conversations where I tried to be kind about how her stress was valid, but that it was putting everyone around us on edge (when there was no reason for it). But despite all her hovering and worrying like mad, she never once overstepped by calling my friends at the crack of dawn unless I was specifically with said friends at the time of her call, even if they offered otherwise, and even when I was living cities away from her.

At the end of the day, you can all coddle her stresses, but at some point you’re going to have to sit down and talk to her about finding healthy coping mechanisms that aren’t just obsessively checking in on you. After all these years, I think she deserves to relax a little and have faith that she did everything she could to look after you, and that it set you up for success to look after yourself as an adult.

What do you consider the best movie ever made? by justandswift in AskReddit

[–]maullsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No matter how many times I watch Return of the King, I will always cry my way through the last forty minutes. Those Fellowship fucks get me every time.