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But she's not. She gaslit Schwartz here in one of the few moments he was holding Scumhead accountable 🙄

Reimbursement is to be expected, but not them making travel arrangements for you.

Same, and I relate.

I remember having to listen to Rush goddamn Limbaugh in the car with my dad in the 80's. 🫠🫠🫠

He passed in 2007 and I cannot even fathom what he'd be like today. He absolutely hated Trump in the 80's... every time that man would be on TV for something, like a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous type of thing, my dad would yell, "He's in the mafia! How else do people think he can keep building casinos even though he's always declaring bankruptcy!" Like, Trump's organized crime ties have been KNOWN ffs.

But my dad was also lifelong Repub and he certainly would not have voted Dem. I'd like to think he would've written-in another person like Romney on the 2016 ballot but who knows.

Someone else mentioned just getting streamers so you don't have Fox at home. Love that idea for you!

Yeah super click baity headline. Thanks for pointing that out.

I agree. I feel like there is zero sense of history. And it's repeating itself with fascism and authoritarianism taking the reins and vast swaths of the population just... shrugging?

There wasn't a single day during the Drumpf administration that didn't bring some new fresh hell. The fact that he's even allowed to run again is unhinged.

There's that old saying from when we were growing up: if you're not angry, you're not awake. And I'd say that not only does that apply now, but being somewhat depressed about the state of the world seems like a fully normal response to all this.

Also, I hope you can create space away from your parents and Fox News. I'd lose my shit if I had to hear a single second of that hate machine. And I'm sorry you're going through a divorce on top of all this!

You are not alone. 💜

Hahaha. Not Jello, but no one would believe what my dad used to pack for me at meets in the '80's.

My Igloo would have a 6-pack of Coke and a can of Pringles. All the other kids had pretty healthy snacks like celery logs with peanut butter 😂

I will say my house was a favorite hangout because we had allllll the chips and dips. Lol.

It was a good thing I was burning SO many calories swimming 4 hours a day and then meets all weekend, year round!

I haven't had a soda since college. Lost my taste for it, got my lifetime supply as a kid!

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Ditto!

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I left FB in 2016. It's an absolute dumpster fire of misinfo and it's not a place to look for community and engagement.

Don't let it get to you, disengage where you can, and for the platforms you're still on, curate your feed as much as possible.

Nice! Thanks!

Serious, super important question. Do those eye masks do anything or are they a complete waste of money? Celebs love to post wearing them, I'm always thinking it's a spon con thing.

Really drunk people, not just men, have absolutely ruined multiple concerts and comedy shows for us since 2022. It's like people think they're still in their pandemic lockdown living room watching Netflix or live streaming, zero sense or care of others' experience.

Dudes have almost always been a problem at shows. But trashed women completely messed with my experience in the last few years at Pink, Brandi Carlile, and Chelsea Handler. Yapping, yapping, yapping about nonsense and not stopping, just getting drunker and louder for 2 hours. Like, why pay good money to come to these shows just to get super drunk and talk the whole time? Go to a bar to catch up with your friends FFS.

Anyway, all of this to say, I expect nonsense from dudes and try to avoid them when I have a choice at shows but I was not expecting women to be as messy.

If you want a primarily dude-free, women-rule-the-world experience of a lifetime, check out Brandi Carlile's music fest in Cancun. (The show I went to that was ruined last year was her at the Hollywood Bowl where Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox joined her. The trashed women even kept talking when these absolute legends were singing and I just could not believe it.) But the Cancun fest is something else and almost zero testosterone.

Check out Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes in your area. I took an 8-week course through UC San Diego extension years ago. Universities and health systems offer these courses, the methodology is evidence-based, and it's a great way to start a meditation practice. Personally, to start a new habit, I need more than an app or a few videos on YouTube. And you'll meet others in the same boat who have hit a wall with things like exercise no longer working for stress relief.

I love music across many genres, and it's great to see fans discovering and being open to new-to-them artists.

Over on the Taylor Swift sub a few months ago there was a post by metal heads who love Swift, it had a massive response. The snobbiness towards her needs to stop, it's so boring at this point.

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Good question! I've been awake for that, not comfortable but not an issue... but I am guessing that must be something they do since you're numb after the spinal block and may not be able to get up to go to pee for at least a few hours?

Is there a stage where you play one of her songs to your therapist to explain how you're feeling? 😂

Thanks! I've always worked healthcare-adjacent (public health, med device, biotech) and thought I was up on stuff like this. Always learning something new!

And, no, I will not Google it!

Right?!

Thanks for all of the input so far! Feeling very supported, I know I am doing the right thing but I'm also finding a new thing to freak out about almost every day now that I'm scheduled.

My prior unrelated surgery was a success, but man, I had to disassociate hard to get through it.

Wow, thank you. I did not know there was a specific term for this. And yes, that fits to a tee.