Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."0 -
nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I feel like a failure as a parent because my 14 year old is having serious emotional issues and my daughter is already fairly overweight at 10 years old.
Don;t beat yourself up! Help them with what you can (which I'm sure you are doing), but as a parent, you can only control so much. Our children are unique, individual people with minds of their own. Yes, they have our guidance and influence, but if they have problems of any kind (and they will - there are NO perfect children or parents) all you can do is support them, offer them assistance, and lead by example. Hugs! I hope your family is healthy and happy soon.
My 12yo son is so scrawny, he borders on underweight (5'7and 1/4" and 98lbs). I wonder sometimes if people look at him, then look at my fat self, and think that I am under-feeding him due to my obvious weight issues.
I only wonder this occasionally, and it's freaking genetics (my husband was 6' and 135lbs when he left for college and he grew up eating hot dogs/cheese dogs, kraft dinner, grilled cheese and buttered spaghetti as his staple meals). The boy pounds down ridiculous amounts of food daily.
I hear you on this. My 12yo son is 5'5" and does not legally weigh enough to be out of a booster seat in our province. He is 76 pounds. He, however, NEVER stops eating!0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »Confession: Before I had brain surgery, I did not like chocolate at all. Actually, a lot of my taste perception changed. Especially at first, I found really spicy things (not hot spicy...lots of spices spicy) completely overwhelming.
??? Oh wow, what did you have and why? As usual, I understand if you don't want to share. I also think you're the poster that can speak 12+ languages, is that correct? How did the surgery affect your speech and language? I would love to speak that many languages, but apparently I like being lazy more. Sad.
I had a craniotomy after a ruptured aneurysm. Yes, I am multilingual. The surgery did not have much impact on my speech or language abilities, but I did have some memory problems, especially in the first year afterwards. My short-term memory was horrible for a while. I lost most of the language that I had learned most recently, which was Russian, but everything else seems to be intact. I still don't totally trust my memory, but I am beginning to suspect that it isn't any worse than most people's memories.
I was able to overcome most of the small deficits that I had after the surgery. It's amazing how plastic the brain is and how much we are able to adapt. My biggest challenge is that I have some frontal lobe damage and hence less impulse control. I can't really hide my emotions anymore, and that makes it harder to get along with people. I've been told that it also makes me funnier.
Thank you for sharing! FWIW I find your posts always entertaining. You sound like a fun, smart person. I wish you happiness and good health from here on out!
As far as the bold statement, my youngest son has ZERO filter from brain to mouth although he was born that way. It takes some getting used to, but for the people who truly love him they understand not to get hurt by what he says because he has no ill intention. I mean, we all think things all the time that we never say out loud, but it's as if for him he HAS to say the words out loud to get them out of his head. Sometimes it's shocking, yes, but I'd rather he actually feel his feelings, get them out and move on than to hide them or self-medicate with drugs, alcohol, food, etc. Anyway, enough of my rambling. Just wanted to say there are other people out there who understand you.0 -
47Jacqueline wrote: »I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."
or the related, "wow, you don't look that old." Thanks? I guess?0 -
47Jacqueline wrote: »I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."
I would say that, but we are probably about the same age. 0 -
52cardpickup wrote: »
You guys lost me when you put "Pop Tarts" and "good stuff" in the same sentence. #notjudging #justhatepoptarts
You've obviously never had the chocolate fudge ones hot with a tall glass of cold milk.0 -
S'mores pop tarts are not safe around me.0
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47Jacqueline wrote: »I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."
I agree - that's a back-handed compliment if I've ever heard one. On the other hand, you're damn attractive and I wish I looked as good as you now!
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »rungirl1973 wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »I manage a warehouse as part of my other duties as assigned portion of my job, and I have one guy that (instead of calling or god for bid emails) someone will walk to their desk/office to let them know that he'll be bringing their requested items to them at a later time.
I can't manage stupid. I really can't.
OK, maybe so, but I hate it when people send a simple question via email when they are sitting in the office next door. You can't take 10 steps and ask me in person? I already get too much email.
For the effort, of walking to someone to tell them he'll bring it later, he could have just taken the item.
Maybe he has a fitbit and is trying to get in more steps 0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »Confession: Before I had brain surgery, I did not like chocolate at all. Actually, a lot of my taste perception changed. Especially at first, I found really spicy things (not hot spicy...lots of spices spicy) completely overwhelming.
??? Oh wow, what did you have and why? As usual, I understand if you don't want to share. I also think you're the poster that can speak 12+ languages, is that correct? How did the surgery affect your speech and language? I would love to speak that many languages, but apparently I like being lazy more. Sad.
I had a craniotomy after a ruptured aneurysm. Yes, I am multilingual. The surgery did not have much impact on my speech or language abilities, but I did have some memory problems, especially in the first year afterwards. My short-term memory was horrible for a while. I lost most of the language that I had learned most recently, which was Russian, but everything else seems to be intact. I still don't totally trust my memory, but I am beginning to suspect that it isn't any worse than most people's memories.
I was able to overcome most of the small deficits that I had after the surgery. It's amazing how plastic the brain is and how much we are able to adapt. My biggest challenge is that I have some frontal lobe damage and hence less impulse control. I can't really hide my emotions anymore, and that makes it harder to get along with people. I've been told that it also makes me funnier.
Thank you for sharing! FWIW I find your posts always entertaining. You sound like a fun, smart person. I wish you happiness and good health from here on out!
As far as the bold statement, my youngest son has ZERO filter from brain to mouth although he was born that way. It takes some getting used to, but for the people who truly love him they understand not to get hurt by what he says because he has no ill intention. I mean, we all think things all the time that we never say out loud, but it's as if for him he HAS to say the words out loud to get them out of his head. Sometimes it's shocking, yes, but I'd rather he actually feel his feelings, get them out and move on than to hide them or self-medicate with drugs, alcohol, food, etc. Anyway, enough of my rambling. Just wanted to say there are other people out there who understand you.
Aw, thanks. Most people just seem to think that I am a pain in the *kitten*...but I really don't mean to be!
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »I can't eat the edges of pop tarts. I systematically break them off and eat only the frosted areas that have filling.
I kind of food that. I break the edges off then eat the middle of the Pop Tart first the I eat the edges last.
I eat the edges first to get the over with (kind of like how I always eat my veggies first) then I get to the center (aka the good stuff)
Me too! Always save the best for last
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I LIKE BEERRRRRRRRRRRRR and Budweiser at that! and NO im not an alcholic i just like to let loose on Saturdays after a long week at work!!!!!!!0
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47Jacqueline wrote: »I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."
or the related, "wow, you don't look that old." Thanks? I guess?
I've gotten that one! Same reaction.
Also, our office cleaning woman (who has no filter--she refused to believe me that I lost weight from just eating less and moving more and asked if I'd had "an operation," and finally went away satisfied when I said I'd cut carbs some) told me that I look 30 years younger after losing weight. I'm 45--this causes me to be really curious how old she thought I looked and how old she thinks I look now.
Also similar is a co-worker's wife who said "wow, you've lost about 300 lbs!" (Actually, my fattest was about 220, which is bad enough at my height, but good to know she thought I was much heavier.) I absolutely know she meant it nicely and it's the kind of thing I can imagine saying and then being embarrassed about later, so I just think it's funny, but, well, it is funny.0 -
I confess that I buy bags chocolate chips with intents to make cookies. Will open a said bag and say, " I'll just have a few to cut the sugar crave", and then have, in general, consumed all chocolate chips in secret over a matter of days. I hide them in my spice cupboard, and so my husband never knows there is chocolate around. I also have been caught eating the chips, and instead of saying I was eating chocolate chips, told him they were grapes and shoved what was in my hand in my mouth so he couldn't see.
I keep mine in the freezer. SO GOOD!!!
I put mine in the fridge...hidden.
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I got pissed at my husband because I've been up since 5am and I'm exhausted and need a nap, but I can't nap because he went for a nap first, and someone has to keep an eye on the kids.0
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rotterholt wrote: »47Jacqueline wrote: »I hope this thread is really non-judgmental.
I hate when people tell me they hope they look as good as me when they get to be "my age."
I agree - that's a back-handed compliment if I've ever heard one. On the other hand, you're damn attractive and I wish I looked as good as you now!
Thanks!
And by the way, I'm not too fond of PopTarts either.
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Speaking of Russian, I got in a screaming fight with a neighbor the other day.
I've never seen this old guy before, but when I went to move my laundry he was in the laundry room and he started talking to me in Russian in a very animated way. I could tell that he was using numbers and talking about times, and my guess is that somebody moved his clothes--it wasn't me though. One of the only things that I can remember is how to say is "I don't speak Russian." Unfortunately, I can say that with perfect grammar and a really good accent...so he didn't believe me. He started screaming at me in a language that I don't really understand anymore...I tried to explain in calm, simple English. No dice--he kept ranting.
Since English wasn't working, I started screaming back at him, in Spanish. It's kind of funny now, but in the moment it was really stressful.0 -
OK, so you can't say *kitten* here. Can you say *kitten*?0
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »I can't eat the edges of pop tarts. I systematically break them off and eat only the frosted areas that have filling.
I kind of food that. I break the edges off then eat the middle of the Pop Tart first the I eat the edges last.
I eat the edges first to get the over with (kind of like how I always eat my veggies first) then I get to the center (aka the good stuff)
Me too! Always save the best for last
I used to do this with all foods and then at some point I realized that I was costing myself calories on foods (or parts of foods) I didn't even like! What a waste. So, I embarked on what I call the "eat what you like" diet. Now I only eat the foods and parts of foods I determine are the "best". Sounds wasteful, but it's really not.
For example, before I went low carb I realized I'd eat two bowls of soup just to have a couple of slices of buttered bread to dip in the broth. I realized I didn't even like all that soup, so I just got a tiny bowl of soup, mainly broth, and had the bread. Anyway, it sounds silly now that I typed it out, but I still eat only what I really like and discard the rest.0 -
arditarose wrote: »
"sigh...When I found that I couldn't eat peanut butter in moderation, and had to get it out of my apartment ASAP, I not only threw it away-I drowned the jar in water first so I wouldn't be tempted...
I can't believe I shared that."
You are not alone. I can't PB in moderation. If the jar is around my boyfriend needs to take the jar out of death grip! LMAO. My boyfriend searched for an alternative and discovered PB2 from Whole Foods. It is a peanut powder. I add 1 tbsp of water in 2 tbsp powder and voila! I have peanut butter for 45 calories compared to 190 calories of regular PB. Of course it's not as rich and creamy as the real PB but it satisfies my craving!0
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