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So, I have been thinking of the conversation I had with that "friend " that upset me. Some of the things they said or terms they used were new to me and the explanation they gave were (at first) hurtful. Of course they don't realize that.

So I took the time to try and look into the terms used and think, perhaps they just didn't explain things in a better way. That perhaps it was just a failure in communication. No, they, they explained things as they intended and honestly I just feel more irritated and astounded by it.

Because it feels like such a negative thing, and does not sound like me or my mind process. It really goes against my own beliefs in human decency and I am highly considering blocking them now. I don't need that energy in my life at all. I don't agree with it in any way shape or form and if that is what they believe and go by and how they treat others, yeah no. I don't care for it.
 

seabird

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I'm at the end of my summer project, a 10 page essay on Candide, and my brain refuses to come up with a transition from the body of the essay to the conclusion!
I remember the feeling of being so tired from writing that the whole topic would feel unfamiliar. I'd get my brain in a twist worried that if I couldn't think of a transition, does that mean I've done a bad job of it...Usually, if I had time, I'd sleep and come back fresh to it in the morning.
Hope you can get some rest and then find a good, clear passage already in mind. : )
 

Baywasp

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I find conclusions easier than the beginning and middle, because all the ending technically should be is just a summary of what you have written. At least that's how I was taught in school and how I did my papers. But I haven't written anything in years.
Summarizing always feels so useless. Like, they read the rest of the paper, right?
 
Summarizing always feels so useless. Like, they read the rest of the paper, right?
That's a valid point. They probably want to make sure we knew what we were writing then 🤣

but I think summarizing it is to wrap up all of your thoughts and key points to make it sound cohesive and not just an abrupt stop. An abrupt stop seems more weird than just reading a summary of everything that was written. Without a definite ending it could feel like a cliffhanger and that there is something more when there isn't anything more to add. Every beginning has to have some sort of an end.
 
When I called the pharmacy Monday to ask about and send in more refills, I checked in on my vit d supplement. My levels were so low I had to start taking 50,000UT twice a week. My doctor sent in my prescription as a 3 month supply. I haven't had it filled since March. When I spoke to them and asked about my vit d and if I could get it filled yet (because I didn't have my bottle on me at the time) they told me I should still have some. Ummm. No the fuck I don't. And I have not gotten it refilled since march. So, their math isn't mathing and I hate math and suck at it. But... yeah something is wrong here and I am getting screwed over on my meds. So I have try and figure that out. Maybe they weren't looking at the right thing or something? Maybe they didn't realize I have to have it twice a week instead of 1 now?
 
1.)When it’s blatant that people are excluding or ostracizing you, wtf.

2.)I thought I was an awkward introvert but turns out some people are on a different level and not the good kind, it’s disrespectful.


3.)Accomplished people who are already too old to be throwing tantrums, you just lost all of my respect.


4.)Stinky cars and they tried to masked it with perfume, it didn’t cancel the odor, it mixed itself with the odor.


5.)People who are just an acquaintance, they really can’t reciprocate your effort for them, they can’t meet or match your energy unless you’re what they deem convenient for them at the moment.
 
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seabird

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Summarizing always feels so useless. Like, they read the rest of the paper, right?
Is it also that your summary gives you a chance to add a bit of your own sense of the topic? It's a chance to write, as long as your already fully supported it in the body of the paper of course, a more personal take giving the wording on the purpose and intent of the paper a little extra spark.
 
Had a good session with my therapist....but I am noticing she has this habit of asking me, "why do you care?" When I am discussing things that may involve other peoples opinions, thoughts, feelings ect.

I mean, I get why I guess, because she is trying to get me to understand and remember that, I don't need anyone's approval for anything about myself or how I feel about myself or even the choices I make for my own life. Because simply put, it is MY life not anyone else's. So it isnt that she is coming at it negatively like she doesn't care, but it is more of a, "you don't need other peoples approval to do what is right for you" type of thing, but my brain kind of misfires and pumps the breaks thinking something else. 😅

She also asked that while interrupting me and that made me loose my train of thought and we were already running out of time. I spent more time than intended talking about certain things earlier on and having a temporary emotional moment finally realizing something that I have been aware of in regards to health and it was the first time putting it into a verbal sentence and not just on paper or typing it up. I guess it hit differently to say it out loud.

I do wish she would at least let me finish my thoughts and sentences first before she says "why do you care?" next time. We've discussed the interruptions already and she was improving

Oh, and because she interrupted me, I went over time by 1 minute and she wanted to rush me off. Last time she went over our time by talking more than me and took up 5 minutes of her next clients time that I apologized for even though I didn't need to.
 
I see a lot of people mocking the whole Hurricane Erin thing on the East coast. You know, the internet and idiots may be taking advantage by fear mongering and making things worse by saying "it's unsurvivable " but, it doesn't mean you shouldn't be cautious or prepared. Especially if you live on the coast. Any storm system can become a thousand times worse in an instant.

Did everyone forget about Texas and their flood warning and them not taking things seriously? They may not have been used to that type of flooding in that area, but had they been more cautious just to be on the safe side, maybe it wouldn't have been as devastating.

So, when people are asking serious questions with serious concerns for their families safety, don't be a dick.
 
My sister is back in school now and is in her first year of highschool. But apparently they cant freaking decide on whether or not she is having classes, not having classes, doing testing not doing testing this week or even on Friday. They keep changing things every day. Earlier this morning she said she could come. Now she can't. Maybe we can get lucky and she can join anyways.

So my usual sidekick for my monthly missions of going to check in with my PO and do grocery shopping won't be able to join me, which is sad and upsetting. Because without her, that means that I have to try and carry all of my groceries (which I shop for the entire month) up the hill by crossing over my makeshift bridge and a death trap snake pit from the washed out driveway. Because I know my mom isn't going to even get out of the fucking car, period. Very tempted to just go without and just see my PO and come back home. I can't manage to get everything up the hill on my own because physically it would be incredibly difficult on me and I dont know how I could manage. Because I can't even laugh without getting lightheaded, getting a severe migraine and my vision going black and it making me feel like I am going to pass out. I talked to my doctor about that and she thinks it is just from not having some of my meds, but I have gone without my meds for longer periods and not have these types of issues.

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Lisa the Goatgirl

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I mean, I get why I guess, because she is trying to get me to understand and remember that, I don't need anyone's approval for anything about myself or how I feel about myself or even the choices I make for my own life. Because simply put, it is MY life not anyone else's. So it isnt that she is coming at it negatively like she doesn't care, but it is more of a, "you don't need other peoples approval to do what is right for you" type of thing, but my brain kind of misfires and pumps the breaks thinking something else. 😅
I can relate so much to this. During my last session, my therapist asked me "who do you think you might be, without all of these thought processes about what other people may think of you?" And even in the moment, i could see why that was such a valuable, constructive question to ask. But i also had a hard time not taking it as her saying "you're so irrationally self-conscious, you don't even know who you are, you clueless git." 😅
 
I can relate so much to this. During my last session, my therapist asked me "who do you think you might be, without all of these thought processes about what other people may think of you?" And even in the moment, i could see why that was such a valuable, constructive question to ask. But i also had a hard time not taking it as her saying "you're so irrationally self-conscious, you don't even know who you are, you clueless git." 😅

I think it is common for use to have that "oh shit" type of moment when therapist, doctors, even people we care (or dont) about because, it catches you off guard. It is our brains first understanding and interpretation of what people mean vs actually what they mean.so in those moments it feels like a shit thing for people to say, but after having the time to truly process it and pick it apart on our own, we start to realize that it isn't always negative feedback, but a genuine question that is meant to make us think.
 
Idk if this is also a thing in my country - please tell me if you have experienced this as well.

When i go to school, some of the classmates and teachers can talk to me when we’re inside the classroom

but as soon as we’re outside the class, just in the hallways, by the elevator — all of them act like they dont know me or they dont see me.

what the hell is that.

At first I thought this was common to do when you’re outside school premises and socializing is not really your thing, but right outside the classroom, it’s like everyone suddenly shifts their personality in to a complete stranger.
 
That totally does sound the same actually. *yes4 In both cases, it's this trauma response where these silly little innocent moments in things like tv shows or movies or games become loaded with all this meaning. I'm sorry that something as innocent as Yokai Watch has to be tainted a bit by that thought. Nobody should have to ask themselves that question. *sadhug

I can totally relate btw, i've had a tonne of "wait, that isn't normal?" moments watching completely innocuous moments in tv shows over the years.
Glad I'm not alone in that. Though honestly since I have a sister, maybe it's better I know
 

Lisa the Goatgirl

I'm all things, and so are you
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Being a furry is weird. You get these hyper-specific fixations with certain body parts relating to your given species. For some it's wanting fuzzy paws, some it's having a befanged maw, others it's things like having digitigrade legs, or big anime eyes. For me it's the ears. I want those big fuzzy, floppy ears so badly. They're so cute.
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It's such a strange issue to have, cos most likely nobody who's not a furry will have the first clue why it matters, or how that longing feels. And even among furries it's one that's specific to a certain subset of certain species of furry. Almost nobody else will appreciate why i want those ears so much, but i really do. The ugly little rigid mishmash of skin and cartilage stuck to the sides of human heads are so unsightly, i hate them.
 

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