Saraphim

Saraphim , 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to asklemmy in How do I know if my stomach/abdomen distension is temporary or I'm just a little fat? It feels like a baloon/lot of empty space

Please listen to me - stomach distension should ALWAYS be checked by a medical professional. One of my kids had slightly distended stomach which we attributed to a big rib cage and still needing to grow into his bigger frame.

It was a mature teratoma weighing over 20lbs

He had a physical with no issues just three days before we visited the ER for stomach pain. ER found it immediately when they noted the stomach distension during his exam and did scans to find out why.

Maybe it’s nothing. Maybe it’s gas. But also maybe you devoured your twin in the womb and he’s back for revenge.

Please see a doctor and ask for an ultrasound at the very least.

Saraphim , 8 months ago to asklemmy in If I'm over 25, is it still too late for me to "learn" French or can I just watch French sitcoms for like a year and be up-to-speed?

I would say you probably won’t have as much success just listening to something than you would communicating back, no matter how much you immerse yourself. My spoken French is godawful, but my comprehension is good so I can follow along with tv shows and such, but my communication doesn’t improve much as there is no back and forth.

Saraphim , 8 months ago to risa in Greetings from Canada. Well boys, it's aboot time we get to our hoose in Canada, isn't it?

Please god someone post an ai pic of a borg in flannel

Saraphim , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Apart from “life is short”, what other lines do you use before making bad decisions?

Fuck it. Generally right before I make a large, usually irresponsible decision, I say “fuck it”.

Saraphim , 8 months ago to nottheonion in Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones

I’m in Ontario. I’ve never heard the term “thuggy Mennonite” but it’s fucking perfect.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to nottheonion in Canadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'

I’m proud to be a Canadian today. This guy is a legend. Too bad he’s about to go through a bureaucratic nightmare.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to nostupidquestions in How do empty nesters deal with over cooking?

I had to work on this issue. I used to massively overcook. My house was always the place people just showed up. I had two kids, friends, family, so I was constantly ready to feed an army. Now one is out of the house, the other isn’t home most of the time and husband works evenings. We don’t have company like we used to before Covid, so unannounced guests happen rarely.

I have to be conscious at all times about what I’m cooking. First I had to admit that my perception of how much food I needed was just wrong and could not be trusted. I started using recipes - even for things I know how to make- purely to reference serving sizes. And when all else failed, however much I felt I needed to make, I’d just make half of that

It took some practice but now I make reasonable sized meals and have few leftovers.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Hey Lemmy, what is your ultimate pick-me-up song?

Get closer by Life In Film. Good Day by Nappy Roots Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader

Listen to those and tell me you’re not in a better mood. I dare you.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to til in TIL that in the US, liberal adolescents are much more likely to experience depression than their conservative counterparts. This divergence in depression rates only started recently and is growing

Maybe because they’re not delusional about the state of the world we live in that these right wing nut jobs seem to be hell-bent on making worse until we’re all living in a post-apocalyptic Gillead. I’m fucking depressed too.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to nostupidquestions in Buying neices and nephews Christmas presents?

Money. They like money. Everyone can use money. I have a nephew who is 29 years old - he came into the family at 13 and so wasn’t really part of the whole gift/celebration thing and didn’t visit with our family much. But he was still a kid and I wanted him to feel like someone was thinking about him on holidays. Now he’s got a wife and a baby and he’s a full ass adult and I don’t care. I still give him $50 on his birthday and Xmas. Because I still love him. Maybe he uses it to gas up his car. Maybe he uses it for diapers. Maybe he buys himself something with it - doesn’t matter. My nieces and nephews always get a present from me no matter their age, but after 13, everyone likes money.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to nostupidquestions in Why don't we pump seawater into deserts to revive them?

Have you ever heard the phrase “salt the earth”? That’s the fastest way to kill everything in the soil and make sure nothing grows for a very very long time.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to nostupidquestions in Why, as a male, when emotionally do I only feel accepted by women but not by men?

Men show emotions all the time. The problem is that the only “acceptable” emotion is anger or resentment. People of any gender validate other peoples feelings based on their own experiences. Because women’s emotions are invalidated as weak or useless, women tend to be more sympathetic to others who experience that same invalidation.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?

I’ve only been to Utah once, and it was like some creepy children-of-the-corn situation where everyone looked exactly the same. I left with the impression that everyone there is related. It was … disconcerting.

Saraphim , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?

Utah

Saraphim , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?

This is what I was thinking. It’s Saskatchewan. But then I started reading the comments about Alberta and they’re also true. But still. It’s Saskatchewan.