J'étais hier chez ma belle famille, et une discussion banale a déviée sur les poils et le rasage, comme quoi se raser faisait repousser les poils plus vite.
Bien évidemment, j'ai essayé d'expliquer que c'était faux, mais je me suis heurté au mur du "n'importe quoi c'est bien connu que c'est vrai", et j'ai lâché voyant que ça commençait à créer une mini tension genre "mais il est con ou quoi a s'opposer à ce que tout le monde sait pour faire genre il est plus intelligent que nous".
Je pensais que des arguments de bon sens permettraient de clore le sujet façon "ah oui il a raison", vu le sujet franchement trivial, mais pas du tout. J'ai eu l'impression d'expliquer à un flat earther que la terre était ronde.
Je précise que ma belle famille n'est pas composée de cassos, des personnes plutot éduquées, et ca m'a fait réaliser la force des idées reçues
Oh et pour m'auto pourrir le post, plus jeune j'ai gagné une très belle somme d'argent, et j'ai pu confimer aisément et rapidement que l'argent attire les femmes vénales. No shit Sherlock, mais je pensais à cette époque que c'était un vrai cliché bidon. Ben non. Par contre ça a infirmé les amis et la famille proche qui deviennent des sangsues. Ils sont restés comme avant.
Since 1851, the England and Wales census has had some kind of question about "infirmity."
The intention was to understand to some degree the number of people who might have needs, for example, such as schools for the deaf and blind.
For the 1921 census, the question about infirmity was not included.
Just three years after the Great War. When there were a lot of people who had some kind of infirmity caused by the war.
It makes me think that they didn't want to know.
At the start of ME1, Shepard is XO (second in command). But when Shepard gains SPECTRE status and boards the Normandy again, there’s a conversation with Joker about the change in command.
Joker talks about being the best pilot in the fleet, despite his infirmity. Shepard has an option of saying he had no idea, and since I only chose a single dialogue option I’m unsure if they all lead to the following conversation about Shepard not knowing Joker’s condition.
Like, I get it, it’s useful to the narrative to give the player context to Joker’s backstory and I’m not intent on nitpicking the practicality of game development. Merely curious.
How did Shepard not know?
What do infirm people do in countries that use commodes that require squatting?
If a person has issues with their knees, your back, or are just plain weak what do they do?
Installing handicap bars to hold onto while doing their best squat seems like a solution for people with long term problems, but what happens if they hurt their knees, back, etc in the short term?
What do people native to those areas do?
I've read that it is easier to defecate in a squatting position. That position keeps the pathway open whereas the position for a sit down commode partially closes the pathway out. That forces people to push harder and could lead to hemorrhoids.
FWIW, for about $20 you can get the best of both worlds by buying a plastic foot stool made for the bathroom. Putting your feet on top of that, raises the level of your knees, and opens the pathway out.
Sorry for the indelicate subject, but if not reddit, where?
I know there are gadgets for everything, but what do natives to those areas do?
Today, my uBPD mum (71) is having an eye operation so I have agreed to go back and take care of her. I’m dreading it, as I have a feeling there will be even more guilt than usual, and I won’t have the open door right there to walk away from her if she gets too much, because that would potentially endanger her life.
I’ve already had some angry texts yesterday because I texted rather than called her to confirm my ETA today, haven’t wished her luck for the procedure etc (I was planning to call this morning but hey-ho, now I can’t because she’s told me ‘not to bother’ and she’ll be angry I’m only calling because she complained about it). I’m sure she’s scared of the procedure, so trying not to judge her too harshly for this.
My apprehension of being trapped with her and not being able to walk away from any bad behaviour vastly outstrip my own feelings of worry for her, having this procedure. That makes me feel those old feelings of being a bad person, but I have to remind myself that that my reluctance to be with her is a result of her own behaviour down the years, and my own hard-won sense of self preservation.
It’s only going to get worse over time; NC is not an option for me. But I need to maintain my boundaries somehow, and I’m not feeling at all confident about that, today.
My elderly mother with advanced Parkinson’s and dementia lived with me and my 14 y/o daughter and needed 24/7 care. I was exhausted and needed a break, and my sister wasn’t offering. I decided to ask for help.
Me via text: Would you be able to take Mom one weekend a month?
Sis (with large 4-bedroom house): We have nowhere to put her!
Me: I realize she can’t climb the stairs, but what about the family room? I’ll chip in on a folding bed.
Sis (with husband and 2 kids): That’s where my family gathers! We can’t have Mom taking up our family room! It’s unfair to my children!
Me: Um, she’s their grandmother. But ok, how about the dining room or the bar? And by the way, I have a kid, too.
Sis: We’d have to move the furniture and there would be no privacy! No, that’s impossible.
Me: Its just one weekend a month and you could tack up some drapes. I’ll even buy them for you!
Sis: Oh, horror of all horrors, no! Anyway, our family is so very busy doing family things! Where would I find the time and energy!
Me: She’s your mother, too, you know. I’m exhausted and I have no support, no one who can drive and shop and pitch in and help with my daughter, and I’m not giving her enough quality time. She matters, too!
Sis: Not my fault you got divorced! How about if I come to YOUR house once a month and sit with Mom while you go out?
Me: Has it occurred to you that I might want to relax in my own home on occasion and not have to leave to enjoy some alone time?
Sis: Again, no can do. My kids take priority, take it or leave it...
She never stepped up beyond occasional “sitting” (only at my house), Mom passed away a year and a half later and the close relationship my sister and I once had shared has never been the same.
Maybe it's just me, but I love recruiting broken pawns. I shower them with bionics and treatments, the best I can afford. And with the Biosculptor I've even been accepting decrepit old people and restoring them like a vintage car. Makes me feel warm inside.
Hi all. Can anyone recommend forest trails or hill walks that are either level or have very-very steady inclines? (to the point where you wouldn't even realize your ascending) Ideally in the Borders or Midlothian, with a rewarding pay off like a view or monument.
My partner and I want to get out and about before winter, but she has limited capabilities and steep inclines can be a problem. Distance isn't an issue thankfully, just inclines.
For example I was thinking about the Wallace Statue near Melrose but I think that may be too steep to walk up form the car park? Haven't been there in many years can't recall.
Any suggestions are very welcomed! Thanks!
