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Honestly (and I'm not saying everyone's life isn't hard in some way) the whole "get after it" and "no excuses" mentality would land a lot better if she wasn't a well off white woman with seemingly no responsibility but herself.

Sounds like you want an objective "is this okay to say" option. Okay fine. Yes, I've thought it and have probably said it out loud to my husband who I seem to like more than you like your wife. Sometimes I do regret it. Most of the time I don't. I've heard my friends say it. We all still love our kids. So yes, it could mean nothing.

Or it could mean something. You aren't going to get an actual answer to this non-factual question without talking to your wife which you don't do. No one here knows what your wife meant, sorry.

Learn as much as you can about as many different cultures and types of people as possible.

Seconding this. People try to work for themselves and forget the part in which it's a business that you have to learn to run. There's a lot of behind the scenes you may not realize and will need to take care of yourself if you're on your own.

I'll do that as well if I'm going to Prospect Park and can get all my miles in there. It's much easier.

One of my closest friends uses a power wheelchair and lives in Queens. He definitely struggles at times given that the city is pretty inaccessible but he's a functioning human who enjoys the city.

Not in the city. I don't like to commute more than 15 minutes or so to a run. That doesn't get me anywhere better than Prospect Park or a couple other Brooklyn routes.

I find my job interesting and engaging on most days. It's not my life's passion nor do I expect it to be - but it funds the lifestyle I want. I call it a win because that's all I need from a job.

Another vote for sound machines in all rooms. We also use the shower fairly often.

Totally agree. I have a daughter a couple years younger than hers and I cringe every time I see the deeply personal moments she chooses to broadcast to tens of thousands of people. I think her mindset is still stuck in the days of when Twitter was a safe space and all the bloggers were besties - not the reality of today in which she is a very public figure.

Peloton instructors have a huge problem with this IMO. I'm not sure if it's supposed to trigger aspirational vibes in people or they're really this tone deaf?

I'd love if became popular to describe a race without mentioning a specific time.

Second this. It's not enough of a discrepancy for me to worry about my watch every mile.

Might just be me but he gives me the vibes of someone still trying to be seen as one of The Cool Kids because he wasn't in high school.

Good for her for her partnerships, but why is every thing she does for her job The Biggest Life Changing Moment Ever? Can't a work project just be a work project?

Agreed. I can see how certain tests would indicate an issue that is overlooked (ferritin for women for example) but a good PCP should be able to help with that. I know that's a luxury for some, but if you fall into that category, you're not affording IT either.

Haha okay!

I think these companies profit off of the idea that the average athlete should be continuously chasing this very narrow version of athletic success that may not be attainable. It feels like when we (for all my fellow millennial women) were younger and aspiring to look like the models on the cover of Seventeen Magazine without any idea how unrealistic that really was. And the truth was that we were always wonderful just as we were. But it didn't make companies money for us to believe that, so they sold us magic beauty products that somehow were going to transform us into supermodels. Now it's "if only I knew how to get my x levels slightly higher via this very expensive blood test, maybe I'll reach THIS standard!". Just another company profiting off of subtly telling people they aren't good enough, but with running shoes instead of eyeshadow. InsideTracker, FWIW, isn't great at flagging actual health issues either so it definitely isn't a substitute for a PCP visit (which they've tried to say before).

Anyway, I'll stop LOL. Just my two (five?!) cents!

Absolutely not, IMO. I have some pretty strong opinions on this that I'll spare you from, but the TL;DR of it is, if you're able to have health insurance, find a PCP you trust and discuss any concerns with them.

Thank you!

Sure is! 😁

I'm deeply concerned when she posts these messages that are obviously not from another person. She's not okay and I mean that seriously.

I don't understand their partnership at all. She's really not good and is basically copying Laura Green. I'm not that into pro coverage but I thought Citius was well respected so I don't get why they'd tie themselves to her.

Preach.

I really appreciated her comments/advocacy on this.

She's really nice IRL but agreed. I think she means well, but it's very typical white woman privilege that I don't think she's mindful of at all when she posts.