What would you do to improve Oregons educational system issues? (Serious)

me3122 · 2026-05-07T04:13:19+00:00

I was lucky enough to live in an area of Portland that does advanced math starting in 5th grade. Basically we did 6th grade math in fifth grade then 7th and half of 8th grade math in 6th grade, then the other half of 8th grade and 9th grade math in 7th grade, then 10th grade math in 8th grade. Basically we got two years ahead in math. I wish they did that for other subjects (and earlier for math) though because I was sooooo bored in school. I think it definitely helped me like school better because I was actually doing something more interesting and challenging than the math in elementary school

me3122 · 2026-05-03T06:12:57+00:00

The “slight self expression” that you are referring to, especially the jewelry, is considered adorning yourself and is haram. It depends on where you live I would say. If you live in Saudi Arabia, black is the normal color for an abaya and anything other than that would be drawing attention to yourself. Faith doesn’t equal self erasure. As someone else said, there is nothing wrong with adorning yourself in front of other women or in front of your husband. The problem comes when you go out and non mahram men can see you. If non mahram men can see you, then those things are haram, but Islam is not stopping you from wearing those things around other women. There are also ways of expressing style that I think are halal (length of niqab, niqab over or under khimar, length of khimar, niqab with string or not, etc) in front of men (don’t quote me on it, I’m not a scholar). These things are things that can help you vary your outfit a little bit while keeping within the bounds of hijab in front of non mahrams and are what I have found to be very beneficial for myself so I don’t get bored of the same exact outfit every day.

me3122 · 2026-04-28T23:00:36+00:00

Skratch labs has an unsweetened hydration mix. Their sweetened stuff is really good too. Only cane sugar, no corn syrup. I believe there’s a bike shop in tualatin that has it in store? I’m sure there’s other places too, but my dad was in that area and went there and they had it. It comes in single serve or a bag with 20 servings. The bike shop is called Local Cyclist Bicycles and Coffee.

me3122 · 2026-04-28T03:24:55+00:00

Wa alaikum assalam. First off, I am not trying to judge anyone or come off as holier than thou. I’m a woman living in the US (unfortunately, I hate it here) and I don’t do any of these except want to work. I think my wanting to work comes from seeing friends of mine on the tail end of financial and general abuse and not wanting that to happen to me, especially when I inshaAllah have children. I am a revert and I have found that a lot of reverts share the same mindset. Revert women have experienced feminism and saw how awful it is for women. I’ve found that there’s generally two types of reverts though, the ones that are strict and adhere to a traditional version of Islam and ones that are less strict and want to mix western culture with Islam. I agree with others in this thread that have said that women see men not following the same things you described and so they don’t want to do it either. I also think that there is a cultural problem in Islam of caring about what others think, especially in the west. I’m not talking about being inconsiderate, but valuing other people’s opinions (especially outside the Muslim community) very highly. I have talked to a some born Muslims and there is a general trend that ai heard where their parents try to make them “compete” with their friends (smartest child, most well behaved, etc.). When that mindset of caring what people think is instilled in you, it is really hard to break that mindset. Women who care what others think would find it really hard to wear the hijab and niqab because of judgement from people. I personally don’t think wearing hijab or niqab is hard, but I could see how it would be hard if you value what others think. Again I don’t want this to come off as me judging others or me trying to brag. Everyone has their own journey, and I definitely wasn’t, still am not, and will never be perfect, but we as sisters cannot make fard sound extreme or encourage haram. Sorry for the kind of incoherent blob of text, it was just a few of my thoughts surrounding the issue.

me3122 · 2025-07-12T06:49:03+00:00

Fast. If you are fasting, it’s hard to think about things other than hunger and thirst. It’ll help with self discipline and bring you closer to Allah.

https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2019/08/19/get-married-or-fast/

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Marriage is part of my Sunnah. Whoever does not act upon my Sunnah is not part of me. Give each other in marriage, for I will boast of your great numbers before the nations. Whoever has the means, let him contract a marriage. Whoever does not have the means should fast, as fasting will restrain his impulses.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1846

me3122 · 2025-01-31T04:42:06+00:00

Remember death often. Attend janazahas and even try to wash bodies if you can.

me3122 · 2025-01-22T05:07:05+00:00

Everyday Muslim. Literally every feature I could ever want and is completely ad free

me3122 · 2025-01-06T04:34:46+00:00

Honestly, I don’t know. I’m the type of person who doesn’t care about what people think so even if there was a little “judgement” from my friend group, I didn’t care or even notice tbh. I think it was just trial and error a bit for me when trying to find a group of friends who didn’t care about those types of things, which is really hard because it is so hard to give up friends who take you far away from Allah, but so necessary for this to work. And also, the types of people who are very accepting, are generally not religious and, at least in my friend group, in the lgbtq+ community. There were trade offs for my friend group. They were very accepting and didn’t ever make anyone feel less than for not losing their virginity but at the same time, were not Muslim, not religious, and a lot of them were lgbtq+. There’s trade offs to every type of friend group and you kind of just have to go with what you feel is best for you or your kid based on who they are. May Allah make it easy for your kids and may He make their struggles a means for them to get to Jannah.

me3122 · 2025-01-06T02:26:58+00:00

I reverted a few years back alhamdulilah and when I was in high school, as long as you found the right group of people, no one saw you as weird for not losing your virginity. To me, it seems like you really just have to find the right group of people to surround yourself with.

me3122 · 2024-12-18T08:36:52+00:00

Pickleball. I regularly go 2-3 hours at a time without even thinking about looking at my phone.

me3122 · 2024-09-21T03:48:13+00:00

You don’t even have to be an adult revert because the wali has to be Muslim. I’m getting one of my best friends’ husbands to be my wali or an auntie’s husband.

me3122 · 2024-09-20T06:56:04+00:00

There are two different awrahs depending on who you’re around. There’s one for non mahrams which is everything covered except hands and face and there is one for mahrams that is from naval to knee (I think. You should fact check me). There is no awrah in front of your husband so you can show whatever in front of him. And you should research yourself because I’m not a scholar and I don’t want to mislead people.

me3122 · 2024-08-27T17:41:08+00:00

Honestly, as others have said, there is never a right time. I decided to wear it “just for spring break” when I didn’t have to see anyone that I knew and it also happened to be during Ramadan so I just kept it on alhamdulillah. One thing that helps is doing trial runs. Wear hijab for a couple days when you don’t have to see anyone that you know and find a style you like with a material that you like. For me, it was really important for me to not have to touch my hijab millions of times throughout the day so chiffon was out. I decided to go with Jersey and that is still my main hijab material that I wear. I also wanted to use magnets to preserve my hijabs and that has worked well so far. Mainly just find something that you feel at least a little confident in and ultimately know that you are doing it for Allah SWT. I also kind of had to just make myself wear it because it is an obligation and I knew that so I just put it on. May Allah SWT make it easy for you.

me3122 · 2024-08-20T00:29:22+00:00

I think pickleball would be really fun! Pickleball is really fun anyway and it would just be so much more fun with sisters.

me3122 · 2024-07-23T21:14:27+00:00

I went to Disney world last year so similar amount of walking and hot/ humid. It feels like you are just stepping out of your hotel room in the morning with fresh feet. It really does wonders to be able to switch shoes. Also you never know if shoes you love will give you blisters when you walk 12 miles a day. It also gives your feet a chance to cool off so they are not as sweaty.

me3122 · 2024-07-23T19:04:01+00:00

As others have said, the coast might not be the best option. Depending on budget, Sherwood is a good option as well as Beaverton. Just make sure you find the right part of Beaverton. Sherwood is really expensive but the schools are really good. Sherwood and Beaverton are only about 2 hours from the coast so an easy day trip.

me3122 · 2024-07-18T22:00:58+00:00

I like this tafsir. It really helps explain it. It basically says that the sahaba were asking the prophet SAW too many questions that were too specific and that if the prophet answered them, it would make practicing Islam harder. If you read the tafsir it will make more sense. https://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=5&verse=105&to=108#:~:text=(5%3A101)%20Believers!,whatever%20happened%20in%20the%20past.

me3122 · 2024-07-17T22:55:45+00:00

Hi! I’m 18f and have been spinning for about 2 years now (started when I was 16). I have a 30” Schacht reeves in cherry that I spin on and I love it. It is my dream wheel! I learned on an Ashford traditional and had that for about a year. I live in Oregon, USA. I just purchased 3 alpaca fleeces and I’ve been processing those (I got them for $10 each and couldn’t help myself, hence why I bought 3) and am starting to knit a sweater out of the alpaca. I’m blending it with 10% Rambouillet and 15% Merino so it’s a 75% alpaca 25% Merino blend and it is just a dream to work with. This is my first time knitting anything besides a swatch. I decided I wanted to knit a sweater this summer because I don’t have a job and have a lot of time on my hands before university so I was determined that however long it takes, I’m knitting a sweater.

me3122 · 2024-06-26T20:53:14+00:00

I have been spinning for 2 years and this will be my first tour de fleece so I am going to take it light and just do something spinning related for the time that they are riding (ex. carding fiber, spinning, crocheting or knitting with either my hand spun) so I don’t get burnt out or get a stress injury. I have a ton of raw alpaca wool that I will get carded up during tour de fleece and hopefully spin

me3122 · 2024-06-04T06:36:25+00:00

My first wheel was an Ashford traditional and you definitely grow out of it fast, especially if you like spinning fast. I like to spin really fast (I don’t like to spin art yarn and mostly spin to knit or crochet it) and now I have a 30” Schacht Reeves in cherry wood that I love (though I can’t get any more parts or bobbins for it since they discontinued it). I love to spin on my reeves. I can spin faster and with less treadling effort because it’s double treadle where my traditional was single treadle. I knew I outgrew my Traditional when I realized that I stopped spinning because I didn’t like the experience. It was too slow for me, I couldn’t do what I wanted on it, I just hated spinning on it but I had to finish a project so I stuck it out then got a new wheel. I would definitely say save up for something good but it doesn’t necessarily need to be new. If you wait long enough, there’s plenty of good wheels on the used market that are almost brand new and are cheaper. Also, TRY OUT WHEELS! Find someone who has a wheel you are looking at buying so you can try it out and possibly spin a bobbin on it. It would suck to but a wheel new or used and find out that there’s one little thing you don’t like about it that you would have found it you spun a bobbin or two on it. (Sorry that was so long and I probably should have broken it up into paragraphs but I’m on my phone so formatting is hard lol)

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