the_itsb (she/her)

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I use Textra on Android and I can select which parts of a message to copy. I'm using the paid version and have for years, so I'm not sure whether that's a standard feature or premium. The day Messages stopped letting me color-code each conversation was the day I quit using it; I can't tell you how many times each person being a distinct color has saved my ass from texting the wrong stuff to the wrong person.

Hurray! And then, if we can all stop pretending that pregnancy is magic and babies are awesome, maybe mothers will feel less monstrous when they're struggling and more willing to seek help.

Pregnancy and mothering an infant was the hardest and worst extended period in my life - I've had individual, shorter worse experiences, but that was the longest stretch of misery I've had. Meanwhile, people were telling me that I should savor every moment because it just gets harder! 🤦😂 I can laugh about that now, but jfc did it make me suicidal to think that!

If you're suffering through that period too and surrounded by people telling you how awesome it is - maybe that was their experience, but it's totally okay if it isn't yours, because it wasn't mine either, but things got better. Once your child can communicate, that lessens the difficulty dramatically. And if you ever wanna bitch to a sympathetic mom who is open about the shitshow it all can be, I am here for it. ❤️

on logical · c/nathanwpyle · 4 pts · 3y

US has imperial for everything but guns and drugs

If we're talking legal drugs, my prescriptions all come in milligrams.

If we're talking illegal drugs, though fractions of ounces or pounds were more common, it wasn't unusual to come across someone selling stuff by the gram back in the day, and I can't imagine that's changed. The weed dude would sell any amount at $10/gram - and yes, I did see someone come with $3 once. 😂 I don't remember the coke dude's prices because that was much longer ago, but he was also totally fine with selling single grams.

Maybe my experience was different because I live in a college town, so the black market was supportive of the small purchases necessitated by student budgets.

on Foundation vs Dune · c/sciencefiction · 16 pts · 3y

Don't we eventually find out the AIs are oppressing the humans and siphoning off their life-force/brain-power through the use of the portal system and that humanity's actual salvation comes from deeply believing in the power of love to the point of developing the ability to teleport to beloved places and people?

on Another boxed cat · c/cat · 2 pts · 3y

I'm very interested in this proverb! How do you use it? Is it sorta the same as "don't count your chickens before they're hatched"?

That cat is straight up high off the thrill of that box! Mine only get stars in their eyes like that when they're lusting after my cereal milk.

on Italianate Rule · c/196 · 13 pts · 3y

The subtle touches on this edit make it totally 👌 I honestly couldn't tell you if it's the matching garlic bulb on the safety seal and label, or the matching background bottles, or the gorgeous texture of the pesto rendered at just the right depth under the bottle, but, mmm 🤌 delicious, thank you

on deleted · c/trees · 7 pts · 3y

I legitimately thought I was looking at somebody's homemade loose powder eyeshadow collection until I realized what community this was and that those black and silver things aren't retractable brushes 😂🤦

on Goals · c/memes · 13 pts · 3y

The dusting alone would be a full-time job.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/politics · 39 pts · 3y

It's wild to me that there are actual adults who think "diversity, equity, and inclusion" is somehow evil and bad. I grew up in a conservative family in a rural area, and even I remember being told by my parents and Sunday school teachers that "It takes all kinds," and "Jesus loves them, you should too." Those lessons convey the same ethos as "diversity, equity, and inclusion."

on True or False? · c/memes · 6 pts · 3y

I think it kinda looks like she's describing a truly terrible hitchhiking experience, and the other lady just absolutely CANNOT.