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Daffydungle · Mar 12, 2021 at 09:51 PM

This is the best thing i have seen today a panther and his rottweiler

stopdog · Mar 12, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Mobius - I am sorry the surgeon was such a jerk - women are mistreated and dismissed by those guys all the time.

stopdog · 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

All the more amazing when you consider her vocabulary is limited to prey animals: sharks, coyotes, leeches and squirrels.

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Squirrels are the prey animals. Leeches go both ways. Sharks and coyotes are the predators.

For therapists you forgot weasels, snakes, komodo dragons, and harpy eagles

unaluna · Mar 12, 2021 at 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MobiusPsyche

No, I'm on a couple of groups on Facebook and they are sometimes helpful but anytime a person has a dilemma, they post "Drink more water!!!" Like, seriously, it doesn't matter what the problem is; within the first 30 comments someone will give this advice.

I checked, the email i get is from obesityhelp dot com. I have followed them for like 20 years, altho i havent been on there lately.

Some people i liked were grimtraveler. And juliehag? If you find them, youre good!

Quietmind 2 · Mar 13, 2021 at 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

I know you've worked with T for a long time, but maybe there is another T who also has DID training. Maybe the alters need to have their space to talk as well? If you can't control it yet it just seems to add an extra layer of stress for you. Or maybe you could also journal and see what they want to say?

Hugs. Yeah, I don't know if I want to risk another therapist, especially as me and our child alter are hugely attached.

Had a session where I wrote down the concerns each known member had which they wanted to share. We only managed to work on 1 because the (protector) alter in question has the job of protecting the system and believes all attachment should be within the system, it's dangerous for me and our little to be attached to T etc. It was all through me although I know our protector wanted to switch me out. She just didn't because she's afraid we'll be hurt if she did take over. Like how our child alter thinks they'll be rejected if they switch out, how I'm stressed as hell because yep same concern!

Wish I remembered more, but I think T handled things quite well but I definitely don't remember if T answered what would happen if switching did occur.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 13, 2021 at 09:33 AM

Very gentle hugs, Mobius. I'm sorry the surgeon was a jerk and that they're being unresponsive when you try to call. I hope you have a comfortable-as-possible recovery.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 13, 2021 at 09:34 AM

So I slept in a little bit this morning, and when I got up to feed the cats about 30 minutes ago I looked outside and it's snowing!! what the actual heck? Snowing in mid March in southern AZ? That's just wrong.

But, it does look pretty.

StressedMess · Mar 13, 2021 at 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

So I slept in a little bit this morning, and when I got up to feed the cats about 30 minutes ago I looked outside and it's snowing!! what the actual heck? Snowing in mid March in southern AZ? That's just wrong.

But, it does look pretty.

Picture please!

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 13, 2021 at 11:59 AM

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Picture please!

There wasn't much to it, but you can see a little of it on the ground here on the other side of my patio. It was a heavy, wet looking snow not the dry, fluffy, lazily floating down kind. I'm glad it stopped.

Lemoncake · Mar 13, 2021 at 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

There wasn't much to it, but you can see a little of it on the ground here on the other side of my patio. It was a heavy, wet looking snow not the dry, fluffy, lazily floating down kind. I'm glad it stopped.

Love that you have a catcus in your garden.

LonesomeTonight · Mar 13, 2021 at 01:56 PM

It's been really warm here this week (like not needing jackets warm), but they're calling for possible snow Monday night, turning into rain Tuesday morning. Which a few weeks ago would have been "OK, whatever," but now I'm concerned my D will have to do virtual instead of in-person school. (We no longer have actual "snow days" with virtual learning in place--it would be just do class from home instead of in the building.) And I have lots of work due next week, so...I need to get on that, I guess! As it's much harder to work with her home...

LostOnTheTrail · Mar 13, 2021 at 01:59 PM

I hear you, LT. There's been so much disruption for the kids, and parents, just lately.
I hope the weather lets up so that your D can keep her routine (another important aspect, I presume?)

LonesomeTonight · Mar 13, 2021 at 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

I hear you, LT. There's been so much disruption for the kids, and parents, just lately.
I hope the weather lets up so that your D can keep her routine (another important aspect, I presume?)

Thanks, Lost. And good point on the routine. Also, they completely changed the schedule the day she went back in person, so it would be a different virtual schedule, too (teachers are instructing virtual and in-person kids simultaneously).

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 13, 2021 at 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Love that you have a catcus in your garden.

We actually have 3, the one in this pic is the biggest and it's over 6 feet tall. The other two are a lot smaller, one about 2.5 feet tall and a tiny baby one.

LostOnTheTrail · Mar 13, 2021 at 02:16 PM

Yikes....would think they would consider that kind of thing with a group of learners with additional needs. So much adjustment is bound to be a rough ride, and of course, it's the parents who bear the brunt of it.

I'll get off my soap box now.

LonesomeTonight · Mar 13, 2021 at 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

Yikes....would think they would consider that kind of thing with a group of learners with additional needs. So much adjustment is bound to be a rough ride, and of course, it's the parents who bear the brunt of it.

I'll get off my soap box now.

Yeah, she's technically mainstreamed (how they handle it with all except really severe cases in my county), with what they call "pullouts" for special services, like small groups for reading and math, speech, etc. So they just changed everyone's schedule. For example, she used to have reading/writing (well "English language arts") in the morning and math in the afternoon, but they switched those, for no apparent reason. She also doesn't eat lunch until 1:20 (in school), where at home, she tended to eat around 11:30 or 12.

unaluna · Mar 13, 2021 at 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

So I slept in a little bit this morning, and when I got up to feed the cats about 30 minutes ago I looked outside and it's snowing!! what the actual heck? Snowing in mid March in southern AZ? That's just wrong.
But, it does look pretty.

Apparently Mother Nature is trying to teach us a lesson about the UNITED States. No more north vs south. We get 70's, you get snow!

Daffydungle · Mar 13, 2021 at 05:52 PM

Having a really bad sensory day. Every piece of clothing i have put on today is either too tight , too loose, too rough, too smooth, catches under my armpits, or irritates me in some vague way. I am putting my pjs back on.

Daffydungle · Mar 13, 2021 at 05:55 PM

Also French Toast is so disappointing. I sometimes really want French Toast and when i make its meh. I made a really great one a couple of years ago with eggs water and honey or maple syrup i think but it never tastes right no matter what i use

Daffydungle · Mar 13, 2021 at 06:00 PM

Just realised the french toast maybe related to the whole sensory thing

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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,219 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,754 hugs given	Mar 13, 2021 at 09:33 AM #446 Very gentle hugs, Mobius. I'm sorry the surgeon was a jerk and that they're being unresponsive when you try to call. I hope you have a comfortable-as-possible recovery.

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,219 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,754 hugs given	Mar 13, 2021 at 09:34 AM #447 So I slept in a little bit this morning, and when I got up to feed the cats about 30 minutes ago I looked outside and it's snowing!! what the actual heck? Snowing in mid March in southern AZ? That's just wrong. But, it does look pretty.

Daffydungle Poohbah Member Since Apr 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,257 3 451 hugs given	Mar 13, 2021 at 05:52 PM #458 Having a really bad sensory day. Every piece of clothing i have put on today is either too tight , too loose, too rough, too smooth, catches under my armpits, or irritates me in some vague way. I am putting my pjs back on.

Daffydungle Poohbah Member Since Apr 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,257 3 451 hugs given	Mar 13, 2021 at 05:55 PM #459 Also French Toast is so disappointing. I sometimes really want French Toast and when i make its meh. I made a really great one a couple of years ago with eggs water and honey or maple syrup i think but it never tastes right no matter what i use

Daffydungle Poohbah Member Since Apr 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,257 3 451 hugs given	Mar 13, 2021 at 06:00 PM #460 Just realised the french toast maybe related to the whole sensory thing