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Shelbyeileen

@ Shelbyeileen @lemmy.world

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  • What's the most wholesome animal?

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  • I'm a bit biased, but this dog has saved my life countless times. He learned how to detect my seizures, on his own, and I haven't collapsed or injured myself from a seizure since. This is Avalanche. He's by my side 24/7 and since I'm a cosplayer, he is too!

  • I found a wallet containing a nice sum of money.

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  • Thank you! I didn't realize part of the joke was hidden on my app.

  • I'm doing my part

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  • My neighbor HATES me because I've been converting my backyard into clover. We have fireflies, Butterflies, bees, bunnies, all sorts of wildlife. It smells beautiful, but we are an oasis amongst upper-middle class lawn zombies... Mowing, edging, pesticide spraying, weed killing zombies.

    Meanwhile, I have milkweed, clover, chive, snapdragons, black eyed susans, grapes, raspberries, lilac, echinacea, chamomile, lavender, hydrangea, coreopsis, and salvia. I welcome wasps that eat pests, I buy bags of ladybugs, I compost... I'm really trying. It's only 1/4 an acre, but I'm trying.

  • That's it. That's the joke.

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  • I'm terribly confused and would like sources for this statement. I have a medical science degree; and none of my main sources, peers, or anyone in the Endometriosis community mentioned statistics remotely close to that... and I researched it thoroughly because I also had severe PMDD.

    It was a wonderful, easy, low-pain, and simple procedure, which gave me my life back... and I was on my feet shortly after. I swear by it, and am severely immunocompromised, so anything healing related that can go wrong will go wrong; yet I'm great, years later, and so so happy.

    The main risks mentioned: Periods coming back, bleeding, infection, harder to detect cancer, and (ironically) sterilization.

    Could there be another medical procedure that was in mind?

  • Am I a dick if I don't want to meet an old friend for coffee if she brings her babies along?

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  • You're not wrong for wanting to avoid a situation because of the potential of screaming children, but it's important to remember that, with parents, it's a package deal. To avoid overstimulation, try and go to a park for the first meeting. Like get coffee and go to a place with a playground where the toddler can run wild, and the 6 month can be in a stroller or rocker. Being outside vs bring in a building where screams can echo, makes a big difference.

    Something that helps me hang-outs with my friends who have kids, is remembering that screaming children are inevitable... but most of the time, I'm not enjoying the company of my friends alongside the random, misbehaving ones. This time, you can make a friend.

  • For the little guys.

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  • During the huge fires in Australia in 2019/2020, the Kangaroo Island "Pelican" Assassin Spider vanished because their entire habitat burned. Only 2 have been seen since the fire.... but none in the last 4 years.

    But no, no, climate change isn't real.... humans totally aren't the problem...

    Assassin spiders have been here for 135 million years, and now they're being annihilated in the only 3 places the entire planet they still cling to life.

    I don't even like most spiders, but I saw scientists risking their lives to try and save insects and arachnids that only existed in those parts of Australia, because no one would try to help them, like they would a cute Joey. No one cared. I knew I needed to spread the word, so every time posts like this come up, I mention the Pelican Spider. It's absolutely HORRIFYING to look at, but it deserves to live and be safe

  • That's it. That's the joke.

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  • Yes please cause FUCK the "women don't have pain receptors down there"... IUDs and Cervical Cancer cancer biopsies are the 3rd and 4th most painful experiences I've ever had.

    #2 is spinal tap, #1 is a labiaplasty.. mine was medically necessary, but I want to scream at everyone who feels they need a labiaplasty to feel beautiful... 1 year of pain, 6 months without orgasms, so many complications, I screamed so loudly they had to sedate me again because I was TERRIFYING people in the hospital. It hurt so badly I thought death was preferable.

  • That's it. That's the joke.

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  • Wtf?! My doctor suggested Endometrial Ablation and it was PHENOMENAL. Yeah, they put an electrical net inside of my uterus and burned the shit out of me, but it was a one time thing and it stopped my periods, PMDD, mood swings, and lessened the chance of my Endometriosis coming back. More women need to do this. I'm so so happy.

  • Wellington Airport's giant, Hobbit-themed eagles to be replaced

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  • I really hope it's still Lord of the Rings related ...

  • A kiwi bird that surprised sawmill workers near Whangārei, New Zealand

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  • And now I'm reminded that I will forever be teased by the New Zealand side of my family... 😅

    I found a photo showing how large Kiwi can get, before we went to see them at the Te Puia Geothermal Park, and I was SHOCKED.

    "Shel, how big did you think they were?"

    I put my hands up🫸🫷to the size of a robin

    "I don't know... bird sized"

    "Bird sized? ... you're gonna lose your shit when you see a ostrich"

    😐😑😐🙄😮‍💨

  • Where can I find positive online spaces?

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  • I don't think you're old enough to remember Neopets, but the Neopets community is the most wholesome, friendly, accepting, and generous forum I've ever been a part of. It's on reddit, but is the only reddit community I'm a part of. The website is still fully functional with all the original 2000/2010s elements and its my happy place.

  • What ongoing projects are you working on?

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  • White House says it will not return the Statue of Liberty to France

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  • Don't give them any ideas

  • The past 18 months have seen the most rapid change in human written communication ever

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  • Not quite the same, but I'm waiting for the day when people will pronounce street names like the GPS, instead of how they are actually pronounced. The street Schoenherr, in my neck of the woods is pronounced "Shane urr (yes, like the planet Omicron Percii 8, cause Detroit (Day twah) is weird), but the GPS says "Shown her". I'm really curious to see how long it takes for the computer voice to be considered the correct one.

  • is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father?

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  • Something I'm seeing a lot is the statement "I'm not distancing myself because of political differences, I'm distancing myself because of moral differences"

    Anyone who is happy at the expense of others losing rights, is not different from you politically, they're different from humanity, as far as basic ethics.

    You're not selfish. You're strong. Stronger than me and I'm proud of you for trying to fight to help your dad, but please don't do it at your own expensive. I'm pan and non-monagamous but buried further in the closet than a cable that "definitely will be useful in the future" because my family would turn on me in a heartbeat.

  • Spouse having trouble adjusting [transfem]

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  • I'm happy to help!

  • Spouse having trouble adjusting [transfem]

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  • Mine only connect if there's a lot of lacey/delicate things in the wash with them. If you hook them together before they go in, they're less likely to come apart, but once I started throwing them in with shirts, sweaters, pants and PJs, they stopped hooking into other things.

  • Spouse having trouble adjusting [transfem]

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  • Cisgenger woman, so please ignore me if this isn't welcome, but I would love to help!

    I wash all my bras in the machine, on cold and hang them dry. Putting into a lingerie bag is a personal preference. (I only do it if I'm washing other stuff with zippers) If there are deodorant stains, vinegar is pretty effective. Soak the bra and use either a toothbrush or (I know this sounds crazy) the foam top of a dry-cleaner coat hanger, to scrub off deodorant. Idk why the coat hanger foam works but it's great!

    🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 If anyone reading this doesn't have a person in their life, who they can reach out to for advice about feminine related stuff, feel free to message me. I'm a professional cosplayer and mortician (so a seamstress, SFX makeup artist, wig stylist, all in one), and I'm happy to share any of my knowledge! My friend group is mostly people who loathe and/or changed their assigned gender, so it's a subject close to my heart. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

  • I took the term "Tree Skirt" literally

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  • Thank you! You're awesome