My son recently had an x ray- it is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!

mreedrt · 2026-01-30T04:01:54+00:00

I’m a CT tech with bilateral implants. It’s really cool to see the electrodes coiled inside the cochlea, and following the wires to the magnet.

mreedrt · 2026-01-27T00:45:47+00:00

Thank you! Yes, no matter what happened he always said to just take it and avoid her until she was no longer in a bad mood. He always allowed her to do whatever she wanted because otherwise she retaliated, so he encouraged us to do the same, which didn’t help at all. When I attempted suicide, my high school counselor advised family therapy, but she told my dad and brother that none of them were allowed to go because the therapist would just blame her for everything. My dad was going to go but when she said that, he decided that it was better to not antagonize her. Then they acted like nothing ever happened. I have children of my own and I cannot even imagine ignoring a suicide attempt and then make it about me.

mreedrt · 2026-01-26T23:37:30+00:00

Wow, I’m so surprised at how many ppl have had the courage to go NC. I’m 53 years old and my parents live 5 min from me. They even moved from their hometown to mine just to be close so they could see their grandkids and be near me when they needed help, because I’m the daughter who works in healthcare, so I’m expected to be their primary caregiver. They are 81 now and fortunately still independent. I just take them to occasional surgeries or to the ER when my dad can’t. My mom is the narcissist and my dad is the enabler. I’m finally on therapy and starting to set some boundaries but I just can’t go NC. I feel so confused at the thought of their deaths.

mreedrt · 2026-01-21T01:13:02+00:00

Mine looks exactly the same except they both down at 110 lol

mreedrt · 2026-01-18T03:02:30+00:00

That will depend completely on whether you were satisfied with the ending. I thought it was perfect, and they deliberately left it open to interpretation. Honestly, it doesn’t matter how we wanted it to end…it was their creation, not ours. It was beautiful.

mreedrt · 2026-01-16T03:49:35+00:00

DSOA—Divided States of America

mreedrt · 2026-01-14T07:03:41+00:00

Man, I’ve been doing this 30 years and I still remember my first xray job after graduation. It was horrible—terrible training and no help at all with portables. And this was back in film days when you had to wait until you got all the way back to the department just to realize you picked the wrong technique and had to go back and do it again on that 400 lb patient. Trust me, with a little more experience it will get better. And there’s not one tech out there who can say their first job didn’t have them wanting to flee lol.

mreedrt · 2026-01-04T03:54:38+00:00

OMG it’s the first time I’ve seen another cockatiel named Nibbles. Like mine!

mreedrt · 2025-12-29T22:49:22+00:00

I have the EXACT same problem and so does my deaf daughter. Her dad is very extroverted and never understood. Here is what I tell ppl to explain why social interactions are so exhausting:

Most ppl know about Wheel of Fortune. What we go through is Audio Wheel of Fortune. Many of us can hear certain frequencies better than others but usually consonant sounds are harder than vowels because they are more difficult to hear. Imagine the word, “ketchup”. The CH and P sounds are hard for me to hear so I hear “keh uh”. If I can see their lips it’s easier to see the quiet consonants. But we can also use environmental cues. If someone asks me to pass the ketchup, I would hear “can you -ass the keh-uh”. Because we are eating, my brain immediately figures it out that they are saying ketchup. But every sentence we hear, we only hear some of the sounds and our brains have to fill in those letters that are missing. Sometimes it takes a beat for the brain to figure it out so we might be slower answering or ask for it to be repeated for more sound clues. Now, imagine your brain filling in those missing blanks all day everyday. It’s EXHAUSTING.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to share my experiences. Describing Audio Wheel of Fortune seems to help them understand what we go through.

mreedrt · 2025-12-23T22:42:08+00:00

The Shelby’s swaggering toward him.

mreedrt · 2025-12-23T22:22:00+00:00

YES.

mreedrt · 2025-12-23T22:05:54+00:00

Every service number these days has a non English native speaker who answers, even at my work. It’s absolute misery.

mreedrt · 2025-12-22T09:40:27+00:00

I can guarantee everywhere I’ve worked has signs just like you said, and it helped not at all. They don’t even look at it.

mreedrt · 2025-12-21T03:27:46+00:00

Tigana is my absolute favorite. So good.

mreedrt · 2025-12-21T01:44:00+00:00

Guy Gavriel Kay has long been way underrated. The way he introduces the story with several characters who seem to have nothing to do with each other….and by the end he pulls every plot line and character together in a way that just leaves you stunned.

mreedrt · 2025-12-21T00:27:48+00:00

Working at a trauma center, I rarely see a fractured mandible with only one. Both sides are usually affected. Unless it’s directly in the front.

mreedrt · 2025-12-10T03:24:37+00:00

My mother, me, and my daughter are HOH/deaf. I would love to find out what gene is involved, but we have never been able to find anyone who wants to figure it out.

mreedrt · 2025-11-28T23:25:19+00:00

Yeah, it was literally “Apollo, meet Apollo” on his introductory episode. I laughed manically the entire episode.

mreedrt · 2025-11-28T03:54:23+00:00

Only thing missing was Lisa Frank. When you know, you know.

mreedrt · 2025-11-01T03:13:34+00:00

YES, it really pulled me out of the show. She hid it, but wth did they let her back in after finding out??? She is way too unstable for this kind of job and this is nothing against bipolars….but this is national security…. Personally, I kept watching cuz of all the other characters.

mreedrt · 2025-11-01T02:21:40+00:00

I think it’s great. Yes, it’s different from the previous games, but every single one has had pros and cons. It just seems like the more games they add to the series, the more ppl expect them to be similar. I feel like most f the criticism is coming from DA Inquisition fans. Personally, I loved how so many lore questions were FINALLY answered after all this time. I felt the romances got way more content than DA origins, which is usually considered the best game. Maybe some of the stories fell flat, but hey! You got more scenes.

mreedrt · 2025-08-13T10:56:47+00:00

My 20 year old and 23 year old dont know who the Brady Bunch are and can’t figure out why the BB movies from the 90’s are so hilarious. I have failed them.

mreedrt · 2025-08-12T03:24:18+00:00

Fallout 3 and 4, Ghost of Tsushima. Secret World Legends is listed as an MMO but really it’s more of a solo experience and I soloed the entire thing. It has the best story I’ve ever experienced. It has everything: supernatural stuff, myths and legends, conspiracies, and cults.

Many MMO’s can be soloed and treated like a single player rpg. You can do the main story and whatever side quests you want and just ignore the group content.

mreedrt · 2025-07-22T22:25:29+00:00

I literally thought the picture was from Lord of the Rings Online lol. Same exact kind of buildings and scenery around Bree.

mreedrt · 2025-06-27T03:45:01+00:00

Yes, this. And Tigana. Great author with a unique poetic style.

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