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FlamingoPanda · commented on 2 posts

9 days ago

"I Couldn't Breathe": 86 Stories From People Who Survived The Worst Illnesses Imaginable
"I Couldn't Breathe": 86 Stories From People Who Survived The Worst Illnesses Imaginable

Refeeding syndrome occurs when you have been malnourished for a long time and your body has to readjust to having the proper nutrients but fails. The electrolytes in your body go out of balance and you end up quite sick (a bit like dehydration but worse).

66 Unapologetically Blunt Social Media Posts That Voice Out The Words You Can’t Say (New Pics)
66 Unapologetically Blunt Social Media Posts That Voice Out The Words You Can’t Say (New Pics)

I get 50% off my membership if I go regularly enough (3 times a month). It definitely helps keep me going to the gym. And I get points to spend on smoothies which act as a further incentive since I love smoothies.

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 2 posts

15 days ago

Bemused Doctors Expose The Things People Most Commonly Lie To Them About (62 Examples)
Bemused Doctors Expose The Things People Most Commonly Lie To Them About (62 Examples)

Financial constraints are a big one for many people. Even outside the US. And in my case I keep forgetting the one med because the time I have to take it is hard for my brain to remember and varies depending on what time I eat dinner, which varies as to when the stomach growling overrides the ADHD hyperfocus.

79 Times People Brushed Off Something Serious And Left Their Healthcare Providers In Shock
79 Times People Brushed Off Something Serious And Left Their Healthcare Providers In Shock

Spent the last few years learning to heal from emotional neglect as a child and the cPTSD that led to. Still a long way to go but realising that what I went through growing up was not normal and was a***e and needs appropriate help from caring, trained professionals.

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 2 posts

22 days ago

43 Jobs That Make “So What Do You Do For A Living?” A Much More Interesting Question
43 Jobs That Make “So What Do You Do For A Living?” A Much More Interesting Question

Pen testing is such an art form, having to figure out how the bad people think so you can attempt to hack into computers or physical buildings. In another life this would be my career.

43 Jobs That Make “So What Do You Do For A Living?” A Much More Interesting Question
43 Jobs That Make “So What Do You Do For A Living?” A Much More Interesting Question

I misread this as tablescraper at first and was rather confused why rich people would need someone to scrape the table at dinner parties. But someone making beautifully set up tables as a tablescaper makes more sense.

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 10 posts

about 1 month ago

25 Questions That Reveal Which Philosophy School Would Recruit You
25 Questions That Reveal Which Philosophy School Would Recruit You

Stoicism Look, here's the thing about you: you've made peace with more than most people ever will, and you did it quietly, without asking for applause. You don't fight what you can't change, and honestly, that's rarer than it sounds. People probably come to you when things fall apart, because you're the one who doesn't fall apart with them. It's not that you don't feel things, you just refuse to let feelings run the show. The old Stoics would have handed you a robe and a reading list on day one.

57 Habits Young People Have Now That Will Cause Big Problems Later According To Those Over 40
57 Habits Young People Have Now That Will Cause Big Problems Later According To Those Over 40

Tried so many different hacks over the years. Then found out I have ADHD, now I have an impulse spend amount set aside each month and better understand how to control the impulses. If I go over that month there is less for the next month.

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 6 posts

2 months ago

Aunt Tired Of Playing Emergency Contact For 5YO In Constant Trouble, Demands Parents Face Reality
Aunt Tired Of Playing Emergency Contact For 5YO In Constant Trouble, Demands Parents Face Reality

https://www.reddit.com/user/Right_Company4025/comments/1uo7u6d/update_aita_for_refusing_to_help_with_my_nieces/

Aunt Tired Of Playing Emergency Contact For 5YO In Constant Trouble, Demands Parents Face Reality
Aunt Tired Of Playing Emergency Contact For 5YO In Constant Trouble, Demands Parents Face Reality

For any pandas who arrive here late. OP did end up with her nieces temporarily in her care after someone (not OP) called CPS but due to an ongoing investigation she cannot say anything more.

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2 months ago

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 9 posts

3 months ago

“They Don’t Eat Leftovers”: 56 Ignorant Middle-Class Phrases That They Need To Rethink
“They Don’t Eat Leftovers”: 56 Ignorant Middle-Class Phrases That They Need To Rethink

My parents had no choice but to take my sisters and I to school every day, walking was not an option and there was no public transport. Worst part was early high school and having to wait at school until my parents finished work.

“They Don’t Eat Leftovers”: 56 Ignorant Middle-Class Phrases That They Need To Rethink
“They Don’t Eat Leftovers”: 56 Ignorant Middle-Class Phrases That They Need To Rethink

Unless you live somewhere with an unreliable electricity supply. Then outage and been cut off are equally likely.

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FlamingoPanda · commented on 7 posts

4 months ago

“Most Blondes Aren’t Real Blondes”: 55 Myths Women Believed Until They Grew Up
“Most Blondes Aren’t Real Blondes”: 55 Myths Women Believed Until They Grew Up

In my late 30s a friend told me I rocked my gray streak, still love having it in my 40s.

83 Of The Most Shockingly Dumb Things People Have Ever Heard
83 Of The Most Shockingly Dumb Things People Have Ever Heard

I have an essential tremor that gets worse when stressed which causes my handwriting to get more wobbly. I had to give my bank a sample of my signature when not stressed and when stressed so they would know it was always me signing it since the two were a bit too different for the bank employee.