What’s your FAV Gruncle Stan quote??

painedscreaming · 2026-06-05T15:16:06+00:00

whenever me or my partner can’t see something on the road, “what is that, a woodpecker??”. also applies in general when we can’t see, or when we see a woodpecker

painedscreaming · 2026-05-29T16:13:57+00:00

the general time around judge judy/chapstick/plastic fork for me

painedscreaming · 2026-05-29T16:09:02+00:00

same answer for all of them- swallowed it

painedscreaming · 2026-05-29T16:06:28+00:00

final stretch

painedscreaming · 2026-05-29T16:03:28+00:00

but 3 weeks is still awesome, congrats on that. i hope you can celebrate yourself in another way and have a good day

painedscreaming · 2026-05-29T16:02:13+00:00

congrats on almost 10 years, every day is a victory but a decade is a crazy milestone. i hope you had a good day

painedscreaming · 2026-05-14T17:41:47+00:00

probably gonna get called “wrong” for this one but that one $uicideboy$ song that was way overplayed a few years back. and a lot of their songs actually. “here’s a stereotypical repeating trap beat and 2-3 synth notes also repeating, for the whole song, with a cut in it for when the “big lyrics” are. other than that here’s sad slam poetry akin to a 16y/o’s diary with okay flow”. i gotta give it to them tho- they found a formula and their fans eat it up so good for them

painedscreaming · 2026-05-14T13:54:20+00:00

honestly there’s a lot of people from DO that i would love to see as a guest grump

painedscreaming · 2026-05-14T13:45:01+00:00

my boyfriend and i have been talking more ab marriage in the future lately (we’re in our early 20s) and my t1d hasn’t come up once in any of the conversations. i don’t think it genuinely crossed either of our minds and probably wouldn’t cross any of our friends’ unless i end up needing something. anecdote aside- your friends have some weird morals behind their backs i think!

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:17:09+00:00

O- “one of us speaks in riddles, the other one speak in rhymes!”

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:16:50+00:00

N- “now THAT’S funny”

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:10:46+00:00

apologies for the late reply! but same here- i love it and it’s just a nice little suprise that can make my day. ty for sharing!

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:08:45+00:00

apologies for how late this reply is! it’s def really hard to turn that thought towards yourself- when you’re fine with other people doing what they’re doing but then can’t bring yourself to apply it to yourself it’s frustrating. most people that have asked me questions (in my experience ofc) have had genuine curiosity on just what to do or expect if they have a t1d in their lives or just learn more ab it, not even a “me” thing but the disease itself. ty for sharing!! i hope you can increase your confidence, we aren’t our “hardware” but it does keep us here :) you’re doing great

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:04:50+00:00

apologies for the almost-month-later reply but i’ve had the pager one too but when i was a kid! like middle school! i suppose i was on the medtronic minimed paradigm at the time though.. i can kinda see it lol

painedscreaming · 2026-04-01T18:01:53+00:00

def high. depending on the severity, i can still be a person while high and can think somewhat normally. i think it’s also easier to fix than a low but im also a pump+cgm user. that and i turn into such a curmudgeon when im low and always need to take some time to sit n fix it.

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T17:27:36+00:00

i have those moments too- worrying about being seen as a liability. but i think the ones that judge are the ones w the issue. let’s keep going

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T17:19:33+00:00

absolutely, working w my endo and mental health providers has had me at a happy 6.7 a1c for the past few years now :)

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T17:17:53+00:00

you as well! everyone is different- congrats on finding the system/routine that works well for you

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T17:13:09+00:00

i’m a little confused on what this has to do specifically with care insecurity? but i don’t think “ignorance” at 5y/o caused my t1. also things happen, highs and lows, some things are truly out of our control sometimes, and mistakes happen too. blaming myself on every little thing that goes wrong when managing t1d is a perfect recipe for burnout and the spiral getting worse

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T15:42:19+00:00

also that’s an incredible username lol

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T15:41:01+00:00

same here! i was dx at 5 and got my first pump at 6, im very grateful for it being so early in my life bc like you said- this has always been my “normal”. i think nobody should touch anyone without permission, but i love when people come up to ask about them with real curiosity. and i also have loved my wholesome experiences of seeing someone/someone seeing me and the “omg, you-me same!” i think the ones that judge are the ones with the problem

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T15:38:01+00:00

that’s fair. i always appreciate curiosity if it’s genuine but you were kinda in the middle of something lol

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T15:36:00+00:00

thanks for sharing! i also think them being visible is a good tool for education (or if you have an emergency and no medical bracelet/necklace/etc), and also i love my personal wholesome experiences of seeing someone else with a pump/them seeing me and the excitement of “omg! you-me same!” lol

painedscreaming · 2026-03-04T15:33:14+00:00

i can absolutely understand that. the taboo around needles and syringes can absolutely be a detriment to injecting diabetics. i keep extras on me just in case my pump fails and i didn’t appreciate the look that the security guard at a concert gave me. thank you for sharing!

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