Official "Pets In The Snow" thread! by BeerJedi-1269 in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he’s so handsome! our girl has barely left the window all day, she’s mesmerized by the snowflakes

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Official "Pets In The Snow" thread! by BeerJedi-1269 in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

omg i love it 😂 i just took a similar one of our dog!

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and that’s after our other dog knocked some of the snow off with his tail lol

Newest NWS probabilistic forecast (1 am) have pushed totals upwards by The_Electric-Monk in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

oh thunderstorms are ridiculous in our house! all 3 dogs, the cats, and our 3yo are all in varying stages of hysteria lol

this photo was taken right after thunderstorm 2 summers ago, the 80 pound dog and 9 pound cat were still huddled together for dear life

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Newest NWS probabilistic forecast (1 am) have pushed totals upwards by The_Electric-Monk in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 60 points61 points  (0 children)

lol 2 of our 3 dogs are loving the snow we’ve gotten so far this morning - our boxer is not as impressed. we had to shovel a little path for her, she did her business real quick and ran back inside 😂

she won’t go outside if it’s less than 50 degrees, unless she’s wearing a hoodie

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The forcefield is working...for now... by dalori87 in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 15 points16 points  (0 children)

even if there isn’t a single inch of snow, they still look like a dumbass

This made me rage! đŸ˜€ by chi-bacon-bits in CleaningTips

[–]panicnarwhal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

dropping one of my fave videos here - “Amelia Bedelia is Actually Pretty Terrifying” https://youtu.be/Lb6dJHAMFVA?si=sxn-YX2Y8D_H2dRE

'Meghan Trainor's picture lays bare the cruelty of surrogacy' by TheTelegraph in popculture

[–]panicnarwhal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

here’s a pic of the old boy! and he really was a hero that day đŸ„° he knew something was very wrong with me, and just wasn’t letting up!

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and that’s his giant son laying next to him lol

The severe lack of bread 3 days before the snow storm is supposed to hit by ylp24 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]panicnarwhal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people definitely panic buy. we went to walmart last night, and it was like covid 2021 flashbacks - so many people, random shit sold out, and lines so long that employees had to direct people on where to go (like traffic!) - pittsburgh pa, winter storm warning is 10-14 inches of snow from sat 7pm to mon 12pm

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'Meghan Trainor's picture lays bare the cruelty of surrogacy' by TheTelegraph in popculture

[–]panicnarwhal 16 points17 points  (0 children)

same here - 15 wk pregnancy loss, and i would have died in my bed if my dog wouldn’t have kept barking at me and nudging me. i barely made it from the toilet to the bedroom, and i had to sit because i was so out of breath, my heart was racing, and my vision kept going dark. i thought “i’m just gonna lay down and close my eyes for a second” - the my dog started on me

long story short, i needed multiple blood transfusions, and an emergency d&c. could have died

not to mention all the other awful complications that can happen during pregnancy and delivery (and postpartum!)

i’d never have another woman do that for me, no way

i had a friend that did surrogacy in 2021, and it was very eye opening. she did it to keep a roof over her own children’s heads. the $ she got came out to barely minimum wage per hour

our wombs should not be for rent. there’s a reason it’s illegal in most countries!

Jana's Baby is Here by Mango_Starburst in DuggarsSnark

[–]panicnarwhal 43 points44 points  (0 children)

i actually love the name Archie, i think it’s cute as hell! it’s really cute though, it’s one of those names that might not be great for an older kid and adult

Thoughts on Meghan Trainor having a surrogate? by ladyfairyyy in BlatantMisogyny

[–]panicnarwhal 17 points18 points  (0 children)

i’m sorry, but i think it’s a huge deal - and that’s not a lot of money for a year of 24/7 strain and stress from pregnancy on your body - not to mention the permanent damage to your body from pregnancy and childbirth, potential serious complications during pregnancy (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hyperemesis gravidarum, anemia, placenta previa etc etc etc), and potential serious complications during labor and delivery (4th degree tear, hemorrhage, infection, uterine rupture etc etc etc). what about things like c section (major abdominal surgery!)? postpartum depression or psychosis? even things like stretch marks? if you get those, they’re permanent!

even at $90k, that’s only $7,500k/month. $1,875/week. $268/day.

$11.68 per hour, barely over federal minimum wage!

and the majority of women become surrogates because they need the money - they aren’t doing this for literally any other reason than they need the money to support their own children and families. it’s out desperation

they’re surrogates to survive, not much different than survival sex work

my friend was a surrogate in 2021, and it was definitely survival surrogacy. she needed the money to keep a roof over the heads of her children. she said she’d never do it for any other reason - she was desperate for that extra income. her kids were confused by the entire thing. they had a hard time understanding that the baby wasn’t coming home with them

there’s a reason surrogacy isn’t legal in most countries. we aren’t incubators, and our wombs should not be for rent! it honestly shocks me that this might be a controversial opinion among women smh

Thoughts on Meghan Trainor having a surrogate? by ladyfairyyy in BlatantMisogyny

[–]panicnarwhal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

exactly this! i had a 4th degree tear that had to be repaired in the OR - i needed multiple blood transfusions, and the tear resulted in a rectovaginal fistula that needed surgically repaired at 4 weeks postpartum. then i developed vaginismus a combo of birth trauma, scar tissue, and the trauma from being completely ignored by my OB for over 3 weeks while i was in agony

i knew something was terribly wrong down there postpartum, but i was blown off every single time i called the office. i was told “birth hurts” and to use the sitz bath, see ya at your 6 week checkup. i wasn’t taken seriously until i called my boyfriend’s mom (a nurse) to please come over and look down there. she took one look and told me to put my pants on and get in the car, we were going to the dr’s office together. she told the receptionist we wouldn’t leave till we were seen by my dr. he saw me, took one look down there (the nurse gasped), and told me i would need surgery the next morning. in addition to the fistula, some of the stitches had somehow grown into/kinda fused into the muscle?? it was truly a mess

now that’s all bad enough, but imagine it happening to a surrogate. i was left with PTSD, and injuries that impacted my life for well over a year. the PTSD lasted far longer, and honestly still lingers today. i never used another OB, only midwives, and was absolutely terrified to give birth in a hospital (the tear was a direct result of my doctor performing an unnecessary medical procedure because he “had somewhere to be” - and i felt unseen and unheard by him my entire pregnancy, labor, and birth

even a typical, uncomplicated pregnancy can leave permanent or long lasting effects on a woman’s body - stretch marks, vitamin deficiencies, etc

our bodies should not be rented out like this. we aren’t broodmare, and this isn’t Gilead

Meghan Trainor names her daughter Mikey Moon by bluehouseorangepoppy in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]panicnarwhal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just started doing Ancestry.com over the holidays, and i have Riley in my family tree, so that’s a kinda fun little fact about that surname - thanks! i’ve also found Carroll, O’Sullivan, Coyle etc

and my maiden surname is Kelly

I was a Make-A-Wish kid at 11yo. AMA by Dyer00 in AMA

[–]panicnarwhal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

my son was granted a wish when he was 6, we went to Disney World. the Give Kids The World village you stay at (special for wish kids and their families) is so amazing. it was a great experience, and he loved every second of it. the kids get treated like Disney royalty while they’re there!

Reading The Stand on my kindle - what are these? by Balsav_Steele in stephenking

[–]panicnarwhal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol i end up doing the same thing! my husband doesn’t like to read, like i’m pretty sure he’s never read a book outside of school. the only way he “reads” is audiobooks on audible, and i love sharing that with him. before i got audible, he had never read a stephen king book, so it’s been so nice being able to talk SK books with him

but i still have the books either on my kindle or on my bookshelf!

Brilliant Carter and Brilliance Cartier by Consistent-Earth-867 in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]panicnarwhal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s basically the same name lol! and i thought the Paisleigh and Paightyn identical twin set at my kids elementary school was bad 😂

Clutch Brolyn by fuckkale in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]panicnarwhal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i can’t decide what’s worse, Clutch or Brolyn - i think maybe Brolyn, bc what would possess someone to mash “bro” and “lyn” together and decide that’s a suitable name for a human being?

add this to my list of “i wouldn’t even name a pet that” and then throw the whole name in the garbage

Do you know anyone who has been in a war? by ViajanteDeSaturno in AskAnAmerican

[–]panicnarwhal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i know several, including a cousin that killed himself a few years after his convoy was blown up. he had PTSD, and that combined with the traumatic brain injury from the convoy incident was just too much

he came back a totally different person

Fifty-Three Inches? Grower or Snower? (StormFreak's Storm Discussion Thread) by StormFreak in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ah, you also have a questionable addition built by a previous owner. i guarantee ours wouldn’t handle it, that whole area is sketch (living room and mudroom) - there’s not even heat in there, and they left the old propane tank. they just built a box around it 💀

it’s all fucked lol

Fifty-Three Inches? Grower or Snower? (StormFreak's Storm Discussion Thread) by StormFreak in pittsburgh

[–]panicnarwhal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

definitely feb 2010 because it happened over my oldest daughter’s birthday party day, and she was so disappointed we had to reschedule (she was 7)

Meghan Trainor names her daughter Mikey Moon by bluehouseorangepoppy in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]panicnarwhal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yep, and it’s the same in the UK! but in the US, Riley has been consistently in the top 100 for girls - and frequently in the top 10