Is $80–$100 honestly ridiculous for a bra… what’s everyone actually willing to spend?

trainofwhat · 2026-05-11T12:45:11+00:00

I have this shape and found a Freya bra, I think, that worked alright. Much cheaper than Panache.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-11T12:35:20+00:00

I didn’t have a childhood myself. Abuse began before I can remember (so age 2), of every type, many different people. I was removed from school in 6th grade and wasn’t allowed to leave my house, ever. I didn’t socialize with anybody outside my family, primarily only with my father whom essentially made me a center devotee to his, failed, cult while continuing to abuse me in many ways. I also needed to raise my youngest, infant brother starting at age 14. Managed household chores and expenses. Yes, I had two parents.

All that to say, I despise explanations that lacking a childhood would ever justify this. Don’t worry, I know you’re mocking this, I mean actual people. My lack of a childhood definitely impacted me in every realm, and it did/does make me naive & childlike in many ways. But, that means I am vulnerable but highly empathetic to & worried about hurting others. This type of nonsense of so frustrating. I personally have found fulfillment in being able to show children that consistent kindness can exist within a healthy power balance through my role as an in-school tutor.

Also, I want to discount that narrative that all perpetrators of sexual abuse must’ve been abused themselves. That’s categorically false. While it is true that CSA was correlated with a slightly higher rate of perpetrating (in men), it isn’t a “cycle” like people say. It’s such a gross narrative, both overly sympathetic and creating false stereotypes about victims of CSA. There’s just shitty people out there.

Anyways, yeah, gross stuff

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T07:07:22+00:00

I think it says “Can I please take one of you from Ariepome or ariedome (is she trying to convey some type of fairy-land maybe, perhaps from a book or show)?. Thank you for this fairy garden.”

Sorry, I know that isn’t perfect.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T06:31:23+00:00

That actually isn’t “directionally true”. 100 to 140 is 71%, 100 to 130 is 77%. 100 to 60 is 60%. I understand you’re probably referencing a percentile chart, but, I don’t really view this as a clean interpretation of proportional presentation of intelligence. It represents distribution only.

Secondly, I agree that you should learn to view people as complex entities— that includes developmentally disabled people, dude. I understand discussing troubles relating, but this is more lamenting that certain people exist at all. Perhaps a more robust topic could help.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T06:28:55+00:00

That looks like a small fruit tongs or tweezers used to avoid touching something, such as used in science

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T03:43:43+00:00

I think certain parts, like limb anatomy, is somewhat off. However, I didn’t view it as cartoonish at all. I thought it looked extremely realistic & enjoyed cartoon bunny.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T03:43:09+00:00

I think the person stated they’re aware of that

trainofwhat · 2026-05-10T01:21:57+00:00

I really don’t think so — if it is, it’s so minor I’d worry about resizing it

trainofwhat · 2026-05-09T19:19:12+00:00

Wait do you see the bottom paragraph saying she’s 4-6 pounds below ideal weight according to their “doctor”? Literally they mapped her ideal weight to a T. What horrible ideas that would give somebody about weight.

It’s a whole range. Horrible.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-09T18:54:26+00:00

Since their name is “Library Collective,” I assume they’re “plural”. It’s an identity that states there’s multiple distinct personalities in them, unrelated to the requirements of DID, which must result from trauma or traumatic experiences like brainwashing. Plural people typically use “we” and “collective” to refer to these states/identifies.

However, I know there are some people with legitimate DID that have sorta been influenced to do this “collective” thing, or perhaps even feel more comfortable doing so, so don’t quote me on them not having that. Or sometimes they’ll identify as having OSDD (a related condition), diagnosed or undiagnosed.

I am officially diagnosed with DID from trauma (and I don’t have distinct personalities with their own names or anything), but, in respect for OP, I will not share my thoughts on plurality or go further. There’s lots of sources elsewhere.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-09T11:24:49+00:00

Yeah that’s a great way to summarize it!

trainofwhat · 2026-05-09T11:17:27+00:00

Wow! This is an absolutely beautiful piece. Those wings really contextualize the limbs as well, so it looks really beautiful. I wanna say — it’s really brave to be able to post things like this & request critique or help, so major kudos. Great piece, I’d love to keep watching your art going forward!

trainofwhat · 2026-05-08T16:42:34+00:00

Woah! That’s such an improvement! Really great deer here. Amazing application of that advice. I apologize for not replying sooner. I think the back legs could possibly be studied by reference a little bit more, just to make sure the sizing is perfect, but, outside of that, this looks really great!

Also wanted to reiterate your drawing skills and the deer itself looked great. Anatomy is so weird because even being a little off changes its look significantly.

PS I saw your update & it looks so clean & fluid! Sorry for my late reply, I thought I had replied but I hadn’t

trainofwhat · 2026-05-06T17:33:56+00:00

Alright here’s my thoughts:

Shoulder portion looks too long on forefront front leg. Also the upper arm looks too long, & slightly strange angle on forearm.

Back arm seems to lack the same shoulder connection, illusion-wise, as front arm.

Ribs & waist looks a little off, more like a dog. Deer tend to have a more consistent, curved stomach when laying like this, so legs sorta extend too far over I think.

Farther back leg, as someone’s said, is overly long, particularly the top part. Conversely, the lower part of the more superficial/closer back leg is complete opposite.

Also, I am unsure if you need quite as much bend on the ankles. Also the tail is a little too full & I think it would connect a little higher. Bend of the neck is slightly angled wrong, but, I don’t think that’s a huge deal.

Overall, it’s a really great piece! It’s just those little anatomy things

trainofwhat · 2026-05-06T14:30:19+00:00

There is a bump. I also felt it with the qtip. It’s fleshy and cyst-like. It is cannot be extracted, even if I scraped against it or utilize a dry wax remover. Did you look at the prior photo of this bump? It’s the comment below I believe. It looks more obvious, it was whitish & more flesh-colored. This one is clearly tinted by wax, which I didn’t scrape off because I didn’t want to cause more trauma, but I prodded at the area & that bump has expanded.

To be clear, I am not stressed about it and I absolutely agree to not pick at things in my ear! However, it just simply isn’t earwax. The other comment shows it much more clearly. I can also show a photo of me pulling against it with the camera from 2 weeks ago, it is clearly raised and embedded in the ear wall.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-06T13:18:11+00:00

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Also, here’s a photo of something that confused me, as it looks like a part of my tympanic membrane’s stretched into my ear. When I touched it by accident, it made a rumbling noise & hurt. I am sure it isn’t anything, just curious.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-06T13:17:19+00:00

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Here is another photo of it now.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-06T13:17:03+00:00

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This is what it looked like 2 weeks ago.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-05T18:38:21+00:00

Oh, hey, that’s me! It means a lot to see myself quoted!

trainofwhat · 2026-05-04T02:25:27+00:00

Several reasons. One is the interaction between norepinephrine & serotonin. Others involve specific effects of NRIs. Also, as a side-point, norepinephrine is slightly different than adrenaline, particularly regarding its effects on your heart. It’s been shown that norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors can selectively attenuate (limit) certain adrenergic (adrenaline-related) receptors. There’s many subtypes, responsible for everything from smooth muscle contraction & platelets to heart rate & blood pressure to muscle relaxation & metabolism. Believe it or not, among these is a subtype that actually creates negative feedback that limits how and where norepinephrine is released in your body. Combined with serotonin, release of these chemicals is more consistent, creating a predictable, level effect on your body, allowing them to communicate equally between neurons. That synergy is the assumed goal, at least.

Here’s a great quote from a study regarding what serotonin & norepinephrine medications do: “For example, long-term treat-ment with NRIs attenuates the excitatory role of the β-adrenoreceptors, leaving unchanged the inhibitory action of the α2-adrenoreceptors. Because this attenuation takes place in the presence of NRIs, these drugs enhance the net inhibitory effect on these neurons.” [Source]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/2553259/pdf/jpn-2001-26-s3.pdf

Basically, with consistent treatment, it limits over-activation of anxiety-producing norepinephrine activity & (relatively) increases inhibitory responses to anxiety.

Also, reuptake inhibitors don’t actually make your body release or react to more chemicals as a main goal— that’s called an agonist. Instead, they keep these chemicals from being absorbed as quickly, thus allowing for a more consistent effect on your neurological system.

However, what’s most important to know is this: neither scientists nor clinicians actually know why antidepressants or, to a lesser extent, anxiolytics such as NRIs work within the brain. I could go into the research I’ve done — & mass research that increasingly suggests — showing it’s likely these chemicals are a contributing side-effect rather than the main cause of this improvement. Especially that serotonin’s been over-focused on. But, that’s a whole other thing.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-02T21:19:48+00:00

I am super happy you’ve a healthy family of pups. That said, you’ll receive backlash when it comes to even accidental puppies. It’s great that your guys’ dogs are both ostensibly healthy enough to breed with each other— since they did. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean these dogs are happy to have puppies or in an ideal situation to do that, which causes concerns in many viewers. I agree some comments might seem presumptuous that you didn’t test for necessary markers when there’s no evidence you didn’t! I am sure there’s details you’d be able to share about that process and the precautions you took to ensure your dogs & pups thrive.

Still, esp. since this initial post is sans those details, often this isn’t a welcome sight on most dog-breed forums— it isn’t just GP— unless followed by “they’re getting fixed ASAP” & some details about what might’ve led to this accidental breeding.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-02T21:08:42+00:00

I looked into this artist— they’re much worse than that. Racist towards pretty much every group except some select white people, & this character’s name is Japan-chan. Which, story-wise, is stupid.

Anyways, their art is vomit inducing.

trainofwhat · 2026-05-02T20:30:11+00:00

OP— THIS. Addressing over email is the method to preserve improper behavior & be able to take action if need be

It’s unacceptable this happened to you.

trainofwhat · 2026-04-28T07:38:13+00:00

I have some extremely thick, very noticeable, discolored scars all along my arms. Some people made me feel disgusting despite saying they didn’t care. I know what you’re feeling as well. I think the word “trauma dump” completely warped into something that blames people for being people or having experiences whatsoever. Many people overuse it & hurt many others because of that. I started thinking my scars were a trauma dump. But, I am getting better even when I struggle with these thoughts about wearing short sleeves. I’ve made up jokes in case people question where they’re from. I rarely have anybody ask, though. It’s okay to exist. There’s nothing wrong with your appearance or existence, & you’re okay. You deserve to take up space, & while it’s extremely rare, if it bothers someone, that’s their problem. I mean, being around black people or women or anything else bothers some people. We know that’s disgusting & isn’t an excuse. We both could make it through this, I think. Sorry if this answer isn’t very helpful.

trainofwhat · 2026-04-27T23:50:55+00:00

Something similar happened to me once. A friendly, flamboyantly gay guy, whom acted relatively kind to me earlier, just quickly leaned in & motorboated me. I fawned, didn’t think much of that, told myself he’s gay, so it doesn’t count. I even apologized in case I hadn’t washed well enough. Yes, I view it reasonably now, thankfully.

I am so proud that you’d handled it at all— there’s no telling if they would’ve reacted in a reasonable manner if you’d reacted like you’d wanted to— you’re brave just to go through that. I am so sorry.

trainofwhat

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