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SoConfused623 · Oct 14, 2017, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by anais_anais

I was just going to say, that's the St. Mary's St turkey family! I know them well.

Today I am feeling much better. Thanks

Eta- the turkeys of my morning encounter were the rather more threatening Winchester St flock, which seems to have about 8-9 members

I know it well, lol! That's awesome that you're not afraid. They tell you to act confidently and I guess that's what I will do if I am that close and walking, but in general, I see them up ahead and cross the street to avoid them.

Don't get me started on all of the Canadian geese at the Reservoir!! OMG!

Oct 14, 2017, 01:49 PM

I love sychronicities although this probably doesn't qualify as one but it's just cool enough that I shall claim poetic license or something and say it does!! I literally just read in m psych textbook the groucho marx joke that una referenced not long ago: "“I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I’ll never know.”
too funny that it came up in a psychology textbook, where one would not really expect it, shortly after I read a reference to it on a pscyhology-related forum. Perhaps there is something psychological about it that I do not yet recognize.... maybe that's why I'm still studying.... hah

back to my studies.

Hope all are having a good day.

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Thanks! So, in other words, I shouldn't say, "I just want to help people be healthy!" (it's for public health)

I assume it's better to let my passion for what I want to do come through, right? Even if that means sharing stuff like, "I struggled with postpartum depression." And want to help other people with it.

Basically, the overarching idea for the "personal" part of the statement is that I had all kinds of support systems in place for pregnancy/motherhood (I'm specifically applying to maternal/child health programs), supportive H, family close by, good insurance, access to great doctors, etc. Yet I still struggled in many ways (physically, mentally, emotionally). I particularly want to find ways to reach and help women (platitude alert!) who maybe don't have access to those things for various reasons. To connect them with services and support. But then I fear that sounds too "middle-class white privilege-y..."

Yes to all that. If you share something personal, though, it should be clear you’ve thought about it, that going to grad school is not just an emotional reaction to it. But it’s clear you’ve done that!

atisketatasket · 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

I love sychronicities although this probably doesn't qualify as one but it's just cool enough that I shall claim poetic license or something and say it does!! I literally just read in m psych textbook the groucho marx joke that una referenced not long ago: "“I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I’ll never know.”
too funny that it came up in a psychology textbook, where one would not really expect it, shortly after I read a reference to it on a pscyhology-related forum. Perhaps there is something psychological about it that I do not yet recognize.... maybe that's why I'm still studying.... hah

back to my studies.

Hope all are having a good day.

Or...una is a lady of a certain age (I’m gonna get in trouble for that, amn’t I?) and it is entirely possible your textbook authors are of a similar age and therefore they all share a cultural frame of reference younger people do not.

unaluna · Oct 14, 2017, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Or...una is a lady of a certain age (I’m gonna get in trouble for that, amn’t I?) and it is entirely possible your textbook authors are of a similar age of therefore they all share a cultural frame of reference younger people do not.

Ahem. This is important valuable knowledge. I wonder what the age is of the people who write books about king phinneus of phoneus and what exactly that phanneus knowledge is used for?

Eta - boy i didnt even know where i was going with that joke! I "crack" myself up!

Eta2 but you are forgiven, since you used my favorite phrase, "amn't i". How did you know?

Eta3 - were you expecting to get in trouble for calling me a lady, or for saying i was of a certain age?

Eta4 - i had the jerry seinfeld is a friend of mine dream again last night. So freakin weird.

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Ahem. This is important valuable knowledge. I wonder what the age is of the people who write books about king phinneus of phoneus and what exactly that phanneus knowledge is used for?

Eta - boy i didnt even know where i was going with that joke! I "crack" myself up!

Eta2 but you are forgiven, since you used my favorite phrase, "amn't i". How did you know?

King Phineus was a prophet blinded by Zeus and plagued by the Harpies for blinding his sons and letting their stepmother kill them.

He was therefore a phoneus, a murderer in Greek.

And Phaneus was one of the names for Apollo, god of prophecy. Which gift Phineus had.

So that joke is a lot smarter than you thought. It’s all in the subtext, you know?

I love saying “amn’t I”! I have since I was two.

unaluna · Oct 14, 2017, 02:19 PM

Boy i are so smart i caint be dumb even iffen i tryed!

Obviously very valuable knowledge indeed!

Amn't is very Little Women. Or Little Men.

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Eta3 - were you expecting to get in trouble for calling me a lady, or for saying i was of a certain age?

I left it deliberately ambiguous.

Now you’ll never know if I think you’re a lady...

Oct 14, 2017, 02:36 PM

Deliberate ambiguity - sounds like a description of my brain's natural functioning state.

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

Deliberate ambiguity - sounds like a description of my brain's natural functioning state.

Or a requirement for being a therapist.

“Must be able to come up with deliberately ambiguous statements and actions to drive the client nuts.”

LonesomeTonight · Oct 14, 2017, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Or a requirement for being a therapist.

“Must be able to come up with deliberately ambiguous statements and actions to drive the client nuts.”

"Must not be able to give a straight answer to a question. Options include asking why the client wants to know that, sharing an anecdote that is only sort of related to the question,* claiming the client incorrectly remembers what you said, or managing to change the topic entirely."

*MC's preferred technique.

Oct 14, 2017, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Or a requirement for being a therapist.

“Must be able to come up with deliberately ambiguous statements and actions to drive the client nuts.”

Um, then perhaps I'd better amend my statement as follows:

"Deliberate ambiguity - sounds like a description of my brain's natural functioning state in relation to itself."

Oct 14, 2017, 02:57 PM

This topic (apparent requirements for being a t) shows much potential for being a separate, tounge-in-cheek fun kinda thread....

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

This topic (apparent requirements for being a t) shows much potential for being a separate, tounge-in-cheek fun kinda thread....

Something like “If an alien came to earth and observed therapists in their natural environment, they would conclude that apparent requirements for the job were...”?

anais_anais · Oct 14, 2017, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Something like “If an alien came to earth and observed therapists in their natural environment, they would conclude that apparent requirements for the job were...”?

A certain squishy springiness to protect from being repeatedly thrown across the room

I tried again a few days ago and idk if he gained weight or I was just too tired, but I could barely make him budge

Oct 14, 2017, 04:03 PM

I have tried SD's honey, cayenne and lemon remedy and I can recommend it

anais_anais · Oct 14, 2017, 04:06 PM

Yes, that was my go to through college. My friend taught it to me as something she called "amrit tonic." I never heard of it ever again but glad it is of use to other people too.

unaluna · Oct 14, 2017, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by anais_anais

A certain squishy springiness to protect from being repeatedly thrown across the room

Not to mention a certain springy squishiness to be able to sit for that long!

Oct 14, 2017, 04:55 PM

I am trying to focus on studying but I keep having visions of fruity pebbles oreos dancing in my brain. I think I need to go grocery shopping and find some.

Oct 14, 2017, 04:56 PM

unaluna · Oct 14, 2017, 05:00 PM

I got my mystery oreos! Very mysterious indeed!

unaluna · Oct 14, 2017, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

I am trying to focus on studying but I keep having visions of fruity pebbles oreos dancing in my brain. I think I need to go grocery shopping and find some.

Ah ha ha i cant believe that joke was in your book! What did they say about it? And it wasnt me who brought it up, i think it was velcro. Well she kept talking about elephants anyway.

atisketatasket · Oct 14, 2017, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

I got my mystery oreos! Very mysterious indeed!

What does your palate say?

88Butterfly88 · Oct 14, 2017, 05:14 PM

Oreos, yum!

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Oct 14, 2017, 05:22 PM

Hello all! Hugs to all who want or need. Those Blueberry Pie Oreos actually sound delicious.

H and I did a thing today. Finally traded in our old jalopy for a new (to us) car. I finally got my dream Prius!

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