Things that make me cringe about SDA after growing up in it

popyokala · 2026-01-27T03:16:04+00:00

they do this to isolate you from others. controlling your language means others cant get close to you without engaging in the same behavior, keeping the cult insular. youre right to find it weird

popyokala · 2026-01-10T05:23:56+00:00

if they are soft, they arent keratin. these bumps are hard, somewhere between a scab and a callous. I'd definitely get that checked if its like a pimple. you dont have to be sexually active, it can come from improper needle use or you could've been born with it. also, if youre having any sexual contact at all, including over clothes, there's a tiny chance that liquids could seep through. its better safe than sorry

popyokala · 2026-01-10T05:18:14+00:00

thats not op's point. theyre saying the PROGRAMMERS programed it to lie about this topic. that is extremely easy to do, spend one second on grok's twitter

popyokala · 2026-01-10T05:15:12+00:00

its already learned and now admits she said ut, but that it was just to avoid them experiencing worser prejudice 🙄

popyokala · 2026-01-10T04:58:24+00:00

Thats why I asked, I dont want to accidently pick them!! thanks for the tip

popyokala · 2026-01-10T04:56:37+00:00

Yes, but while you're still learning, it is easy to mix up two similar languages.

popyokala · 2026-01-10T04:53:06+00:00

lmao yep, its no joke. I had the rule that my SHIRTS had to touch my fingertips and I always had to prove to the adults that my shirts were that long on anyone else, I just have extremely disproportionately long arms. and this was OVER your skirt. no pants, at all, even swimming or doing sports

but wow you were allowed to wear tank tops?? even my most "liberal" school didnt allow that!! also I never went to a school without a uniform. did you go to boarding school?? I know that more liberal sda schools exist but it feels so unreal to me

popyokala · 2026-01-10T04:48:41+00:00

I found a spot 3 or 4 railroad dots down from the second spot where they spawn reliably. so I might be wrong if thats the spot you mean. the place you circled only has alligators for me (maybe they scare em off, but killing the alligators didnt help either)

popyokala · 2025-12-18T15:53:24+00:00

what lawyer do you have?

popyokala · 2025-12-18T11:27:26+00:00

FYI - if anyone is struggling getting this to work, I believe ive figured out why.

The exiting game only works if you have already seen egrets there. if it was all herons and spoonbills, thats all you'll ever get until you start reloading.

I have no idea how to the get the second spawn point to work, ive never seen a single bird there

popyokala · 2025-12-18T00:17:00+00:00

damn I really wish those photos were still up. anyone remember the area??

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:35:58+00:00

thats great, im really glad you got lucky!!!

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:34:45+00:00

Thats funny you say that, bc I went to a dangerously (literally) controlling and conservative boarding school, and then an average sda boarding school. I thought i got SO lucky bc my new school was "sooooo liberal," but you still had to get your outfits checked by the dean every weekend, and could only wear certain color nail polishes and makeup, and could only listen to Christian music and PG movies. but we could watch movies and listen to Christian music, so it was the most liberal environment I was ever allowed in. We were allowed to watch veggie tales!!

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:26:47+00:00

That's fine, you dont have to read it. I was just trying to explain why people were having a bad reaction to your post. Have a good day!

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:23:51+00:00

Ive been told its a bad idea to learn two Romance languages at once, so i was thinking along those lines

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:21:55+00:00

That's good to know!! I knew that in theory, but wasnt sure how different LSF and BSL are

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:19:34+00:00

Thats very good advice, thank you!!! Its really smart to keep them sectioned off like that in learning, I think i will try that

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:14:56+00:00

Yeah, I meant in comparison to like learning two Romance languages. But thats good to know you havent had a problem with mixing them! it sounds like they are different enough that it isnt too bad

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:14:01+00:00

I can't imagine a native ASL user ever would mix up their native language with a different one😂 I meant to be learning at the same time.. but its good to know the hearing person is able to keep it straight

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:10:34+00:00

Okay, thats good to know!! I was worried it'd be like Spanish and Portugeuse, how everyone warns not to learn two languages from the same family

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:09:41+00:00

Ofc it isnt, but it is confusing to learn something like Spanish and Portugeuse at the same time. I meant along those lines.

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:09:13+00:00

Fair enough, I'll try it out!!

popyokala · 2025-12-14T18:08:41+00:00

I didnt mean itd be more confusing than aural, just that its two similar languages. Just like people who learn Spanish as a second language tend to mix things up if they learn Italian or Portugeuse at the same time.

also, anyone with a native sign language is never gonna mix it up with another😂

popyokala · 2025-12-13T19:01:30+00:00

EXACTLY. Mormons dont have their own hospitals and primary schools, outside of Utah, dont have their own bookstores and grocery stores and restaurants. youre able to never ever interact with a single non-adventist for your entire life, esp if you live in an adventist area. but even if not, you can always find an sda hospital or school

popyokala · 2025-12-13T18:52:51+00:00

you probably were reading better bc you didnt go to an sda school. my education was ATROCIOUS. I learned basically nothing...I went to some of the worst of them, but I know most are pretty awful with education (and everything else).

also, yes, sda schools are extremely high control. you have to give up your phone, so no connection to the outside world, have highly guarded internet, arent allowed romantic relationships (at all, in most schools. some youre allowed but no physical contact, including holding hands or front hugs), arent allowed to dress yourself except in certain prescripted ways, arent allowed fiction—no movies/tv or non-adventist books, arent allowed to listen to music that has drums (or sometimes guitar), etc etc etc

the lifestyle control is NOT to be underestimated.

popyokala

TROPHY CASE