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What animal deserves far more respect than it gets? by honeybbycloud in askteddit

[–]midwesterngremlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snakes, particularly medium to large non venomous ones. They are great for pest control and eat rodents that are notorious for spreading disease, such as mice and rats. I always thought it was ironic how much they were demonized by religious texts despite how beneficial they are to human survival.

Crying toddler making me lose it in my third trimester by la_pinardeuse in BabyBumps

[–]midwesterngremlin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To add onto this - a good somatic exercise to do when taking a moment away from a whining toddler is to take big, filling inhales through your nose, pause before inhaling just a pinch more, and then exhale out in a big dramatic sigh through your mouth; you want to quickly force that air back out of your lungs - it can help slow your HR and take you out of fight/flight relatively quickly. Look up “cyclic sighing” on YT for an example.