What is this "Title" you speak of?

[fledgegirl]

Well. I can't remember the last time I made a post here. But I need to complain about the very wonderful "blessed event" that has occurred. I'm 10 weeks pregnant; to be 11 weeks on Saturday! My husband and I are elated beyond measure; this is our first baby!

However, I have... Emotions. Humourous emotions at least, but EMOTIONS nonetheless.

• Why am I being bullied by a child that isn't even born yet?!

• Why does it get to decide what, when, and how much I eat?!

• You're the size of a sweet gum tree picker ball! Why are you already punishing my bladder??

• why am I waddling this early on???

• Baby, your daddy already yelled at my tummy (you) to please just let me eat a full meal at a normal hour. Please follow directions!

• Please stop pressing the "emotional response!" button when all I'm thinking about is breakfast, or my dad, or anything ordinary

• listen. Your dad keeps joking you're gonna be 10 pounds but you BETTER be a healthy size that I can EASILY push out.

Solutions to Pregnancy and Morning Sickness

Throat punch Eve when I get to Heaven

This is a hostage situation. Give the baby/fetus whatever it wants!

My husband has to carry the next baby if he wants another!

Voting ended onMay 1

[lordofthesoups]

I can tell you what youre conventionally attractive man would look like in germany in the 1920s (points at expressionism) but i couldnt tell you what they look like today. Weird huh? Anyway does anyone want to know facts about frogs?

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

ME ME ME I WANT TO KNOW FACTS ABOUT FROGS!!!

[lordofthesoups]

These guys exist!

They live underground only coming out during monsoon season in India. They are flat so they can cling to submerged rocks (bc monsoon season). The males are about a third smaller than females and theres silly pictures of them next to each other. Their calls sound like chickens. More tadpoles survive in high water velocity than in low (dams are not good). They are the indian purple frog!!!

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

ooooh! their nose is pointy! bet that helps with the whole "living underground" thing. That sure is a Stance right there.

[fledgegirl]

Why does this frog have my nose shape? Am I meant to live underground? Why is the frog purple?

[anxietyproblem]

[fruitviking]

Reblog to give a hug, a forehead kiss, and a grilled cheese cut diagonal to the person you reblogged it from. 

[biologicalstepfather]

If you know who Emmett Till is please reblog.

I’m trying to prove a point to my dad.

[abbielauren2024]

Reblog if you’re grateful for your commenters <3

[comicaurora]

Kendal puts the sword in himself but instead of Vash coming out he just teleports to BOTW's trial of the sword

lost protagonist in aisle 4

[fledgegirl]

@spacetimeaccordionfolder

[azrail-has-a-vendetta]

either my spice tolerance is SHIT or I’m slightly allergic to this salad dressing cause why it burning like this?

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

#should i be concerned#it’s just Caesar salad dressing

MY FRIEND THERE IS NO SPICE IN CAESAR SALAD DRESSING IT IS CREAMY AND NO SPICE ARE YOU OKAY

[fledgegirl]

I mean... Idk, maybe the Fremen put spice in their salad... When they have salad components... Now I'm curious if the Fremen on Arrakis *would* consume salad, let alone understand the concept.

This was meant as a joke and now I'm about to go to the beloved book of Dune to learn if the Fremen would have ingredients for, let alone consume, a salad, bcs OF COURSE THEY'D PUT SPICE IN IT.

[lordofthesoups]

Thinking about the mechs again. God i need to find a steampunk group to join. I miss tea dueling

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

What exactly is "tea dueling"

[fledgegirl]

I'm imagining Uncle Iroh and the owner of a competing tea shop debating the making and brewing of different tea flavors, with hilarious passive aggressive comments but mutual respect 😆

[tmae3114]

Reasons I Will Never Be Upset When People's Reaction To Hearing I'm Autistic Is "Oh, That Explains So Much!":

that was my reaction too tbh

I genuinely find it hilarious

when my mother first brought up the fact that she thought she might be dyslexic with me, my reaction was a full volume, delighted "OH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IT?" so I don't exactly have room to judge

[fledgegirl]

My reaction was to laugh "That would explain why my life memoir is titled 'How Do I Not Awkward?'"

[afterword]

idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol

[wahoo-shem]

One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine

[nonbinary-witch-sam]

scientist when you don't take the medicine they developed to help your pain

[fandomsandfeminism]

As long as you are taking a SAFE dose of it, then it's *good* for you. Pain is bad for the body. The inflammation from prolonged pain can worsen chronic issues and make it harder to heal.

Ibuprofen is best for pain that has inflammation, while acetaminophen doesn't help with inflammation but is more broadly effective on other types of pain. As long as you are taking the recommended dose, you can even take them TOGETHER, since they have different mechanisms of action.

You do need to be aware of how much and how often you are taking any pain medication. Overdoses can be very painful (even lethal.) And if you are in chronic pain often enough that you need more than the safe dose, then you need to look into other medications to manage that pain.

(Also, if you are specifically taking Acetaminophen/Tylenol for your go-to pain management, getting some NAC and taking that with it reduces the risk of overdose AND may strengthen the effect.)

[bemusedlybespectacled]

One other thing: NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen being the three big ones) can cause digestive issues with chronic use, including stomach ulcers. That doesn't mean "don't take them," it means "if you're at the point where you're on them all the time, every day, constantly, you should talk to a doctor about either reducing that risk or switching to another medication that doesn't have those side effects."

[solarianvoidthearoace]

I don’t have the source for this table anymore but I felt it should be added to this post.

[peskytimepirate]

Also please please please consult your doctor if you are on any other type of medication that put large strains on your liver or kidneys before taking any kind of NSAIDs as they can recommend alternatives.

[stcndupeight]

Yes Chronic Kidney Disease and liver disease prevent the use of NSAIDS entirely. Please remember this. Tylenol is the least harmful to these organs. If migraines are your problem, ask neurologist about the triptan drug family. Downside with these is nausea.

[grison-in-space]

I feel that it is worth bringing up again:

As a scientist, this is the way I feel when people in pain don't take the medication that was developed to help with pain:

Especially because as a scientist, I know that pain sensitization is a thing, and that experiencing pain for long periods of time can even train your whole nervous system to be even more reactive to potential pain. So if at all possible, I want my friends who are experiencing pain to try to control that pain as much as possible.

So if you are in pain, and you do not have any massive kidney and liver strain that prohibits you from taking a NSAID or paracetamol/Tylenol?

Please take the pain medicine. Please. Pleeeaaaaaase. I'm a scientist.

[justletmeremember]

yeah i'm a scientist who specializes in designing new pain meds. suffering is not noble, this is exactly how i look when y'all don't manage your pain:

take the meds! i became a scientist in this field explicitly to help people! i became a scientist because i too experience chronic pain and i failed out of literally all pain meds on the market. those of us in this field, we make these things to be used. be safe, follow doses, and if you have questions, ask your doc and pharmacist!

[fledgegirl]

TAKE YOUR MEDS.

[fledgegirl]

On the 27th I went out to dinner with four male friends; I was the only girl present. Shortly after we left the restaurant I realized my favorite lip balm, which changes color with the pH of my lips, had fallen from my purse and was now hopelessly lost. We needed to do a Walmart run anyway, so I bought a new balm. Walking out, one of my friends noticed the package for the balm says it changes color; I explained it as being like a mood ring for lips. Then all my guy-friends clustered around me as I opened it up and swiped some balm on my lips. I got the amusement of watching their fascinated expressions as the pH-sensitve lip color changed before their eyes. Somehow I found this kind of adorable, lol!

[wilwheaton]

“Evangelical Christians are tying themselves to an institution — the GOP — that is actively alienating college-educated voters, minority voters and younger voters. Evangelicals are thus entrenching a public perception that their movement consists of old, white Christians who want to restore lost social status through political power. Maybe this is because the perception is often accurate.”

— Evangelicals are naked before the world

[fledgegirl]

One bad egg doesn't make the whole nest bad. It's important to remember this with all groups of people. Jesus didn't come for political salvation but for a spiritual one for all people.

[fledgegirl]

I'm told that flirting doesn't count as a relationship. At least not a real one. But that doesn't mean you don't feel something when it turns out he wants a real thing with someone else.

[vintageeveryday]

Glamorous photos that capture Hollywood beauties in their 1940s summertime.

[fledgegirl]

I want swimsuits like these back in stores! (For reasonable prices, of course!)

[diablito666tx]

Terminator 2 (1991)

[wilwheaton]

oh look it’s the inside of my brain for the last 36 hours.

[fledgegirl]

Or it could be me during or after I take a math test.

[fledgegirl]

Throne of Glass headcannon 3

*Chaol, Nesryn, & Yrene tell Aelin about their time in Antica*

Aelin: *To Chaol* I’m glad to hear that the chair worked wheely well for traveling in Antica’s streets :D

Chaol, Nesryn, & Yrene: ...

Yrene: ...Actually, we often traveled by horseback

Chaol: *To Yrene* Yeah, Aelin’s usually like this

Aelin: *Beaming* Indeed I am

[fledgegirl]

Throne of Glass headcannon 2

Dorian is funny; often making jokes which send his friends into fits of laughter. Manon takes note of this, & tries this “humor” thing for herself. 

Manon: *Strides up to Dorian**Deep breath**Loudly sings* “DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN??!!” 

Dorian might have laughed if it were Aelin singing the question, even throw a snowball in her direction, but...the Blackbeak witch is...well...a terrible singer. Frankly, she sounds like a screaming wyvern whenever she tries. 

Dorian: ...

Aelin’s court: ...

Abraxos: *Responding to Manon**SCREAM*