On a summer's day in mid-July, I woke up feeling as if I were submerged in a pile of ice. Dragging myself out of my blanket, I shut the window. It was still dark and silent, yet I felt wide awake when I noticed the time was 11:30. I headed to my wardrobe and grabbed the warmest thing I could find when I noticed the trail of blood I had left behind me—an unusual scar on my left leg shaped like a rose. Hastily, I ran down the stairs to find my parents laughing over a picture on their phone. I rushed to the first aid kit when my mother noticed the trail of blood I had left behind. She hurried to help me, but I had already taken care of it. Strangely enough, she seemed to be in a good mood. My siblings excitedly ran down the stairs, ready to leave, but I was still feeling confused. My parents shooed them away and told me to get dressed. An uneasy feeling and a tug at my heart made me anticipate the worst. I dressed in my best clothes as instructed by my mum and hurried back downstairs, only to find everyone already in the car. The journey was long and tiring. The sky was still dark, and it seemed as if the trees were hiding away. My father was dressed in a suit, and my mother wore a dress I had never seen before. Everyone appeared to be as happy as possible, but the uneasy feeling in my stomach grew stronger. Upon arrival, my parents stopped somewhere nearby to tell me the news, and although it should have been exciting, my heart and mind kept my emotions concealed as a stronger sensation washed over me. I felt faint, as if a part of my body had been destroyed, and the oozing from my leg started again. I screamed in agony, which shocked everyone in the car. Strangely, my injuries were disregarded, but you could sense the rising misery as my father increased his pace. I, still unaware of what was happening, closed my eyes hoping the pain would subside. However, the closer we got to our destination, the worse it became. My dad carried me out of the car, with my mum and siblings rushing into a familiar building—it was a hospital. But why was I here? What business did I have in this place? I looked at my father when I heard the cries of a woman—the voice that resonated with my heart and shattered it into a million pieces. He put me down, and he ran towards the cries. I tried my best to follow him, but each step seemed to destroy a new part of me. Eventually, I collapsed in front of the hospital room where my sister held a baby. The baby was covered in blood, and there was a faint noise in the background, overshadowed by the cries of my loved ones. The scars on the baby were identical to the scars on my left leg, but they were all over its body.

English not my first language
For context, my (21F) boyfriend (20M) of almost 2 years is my favourite person in the world, unfortunately.
He was such a lovely man at first, but now I feel like he just wants to pick fights with me over the smallest things, f.e. I assumed he had left his grandma's house after picking up a package and asked him if he still at his house and he got mad cause "I'm not paying attention and sending him random texts".
despite his unusual character and those moments of anger for no reason. He doesn't make me feel special, sometimes he makes me feel like a burden or a nuisance to him. The last nice detail he had with me was giving me a promise ring eight months ago. On my birthday, he preferred to spend all day gaming with his friends and then see me at night, despite knowing that I was not having a good day, he even gave me a hoodie that he had bought for himself as a gift, despite of having asked him for a letter.
I really don't know what to do, he shuts down every attempt to communicate and makes me feel bad for having emotions. I feel so tired and unworthy, but can't seem to stand up for myself, I'm afraid that he may leave if I let my anger and frustration out.

My wife has been hounding me for years (pun) about getting a dog for the family. My response was always when I am dead and gone feel free to do as you wish. Its not that I do not like dogs I just know how much work they are and the complexities that surround them. You are asking yourself what the hell does this have to do with the HL community?? Well about a month or two ago we started to get to a better place both in the relationship and the bedroom. Little acts of kindness and spontaneous fun etc etc. Things started to feel like the days of old with going out more, spending quality time together and intimacy that actually felt genuine. So about a month ago my wife sends me a picture of this pup that was a year old and fully trained great with kids and other dogs seemingly a great fit. So I am thinking to myself I cannot put off the dog thing forever and I said sure we can look at her. Unfortunately that pup was taken by another family and then the pursuit hit high gear. Her pursuit became some sort of obsession and she roped the kids along on the journey so everyone was excited (almost everyone)
Long story short somehow we ended up with a 11 wk old puppy (basically like adding a newborn back into your life). Our ability to go out GONE, Our summer plans GONE, our ability to spontaneously do anything GONE, our love life GONE. She now spends each night by the puppy instead of in bed, no more plans to do anything as a family since someone needs to be home with the pup. Now I am being led to feel guilty when I am going out to do anything because she is tethered to this new puppy. This puppy is also forcing us to change a summer vacation we had booked as a family now that isn't happening.
I should have held firm and stuck to my guns and said EMPHATICALLY NO! I felt this could make things better but in fact it has made things much worse for our relationship (at least in my eyes). This reminds me of the people I speak with that are having issues and they think adding a child will solve things it doesn't it only adds more stress and strain.
I am a little pissed at myself for having this moment of weakness and saying yes. I deep down knew exactly what was going to happen and it is unfolding just as I thought. I am so fricken tired that I have zero desire for romance, sleepless nights, lots of added nonsense and a partner that is no longer available has me feeling like I am single again.

Will I be able to fix this at the dealer ?

Me and my friend were drifting and he was going full throttle and his tires were smoking I tried to do the same thing I lose speed where I'm full throttling and only sound comes out of my tires no smoke so can somebody please tell me how can I fix this because I want to play with a friend and both of us wanted to do a tandem but because of my problem we couldn't do it - (sorry for the bad English)

Hi
I've got a couple of my personal phones that I used for years back then (1 x Nokia 2100 and 1 x SE k775) and have a significant amount of personal data e.g. mainly a lot of texts, phone numbers, etc.
I wasnt able to charge them so took it to a repairer who said he could find chargers for them, and as their batteries are damaged, he would need to repair the batteries or any phone connections to get them back to life. However, he needs me to leave the phones with him for 2-3 days as he finds parts and needs time to work on them.
However, I'm not okay with him potentially having access to a lot of personal texts some of which possibly have intimate information which I am not comfortable in some shop guy being able to see.
I need to get these fixed but is there a way that I can use to prevent this information leakage so he cannot access it etc? I know its going to be difficult but Im trying to ask in case theres anything possible?

this is the place to share anything from youtube videos/channels and instagram pages to etsy shops and breeder websites. as long as it's related to ball pythons, post your links and tell us what they are!

I have a bit of a breast fetish and just love sucking on nipples. I'd love to meet someone who loves having their nipples sucked on. It's very enjoyable to me, so it should be enjoyable to you too since I like doing it for extended periods of time.
I'm not looking for sex, but open to it if goes there. The main goal is to just be cuddled up on the couch or bed with your nipple in my mouth.
Age (18+), looks or race are not an issue, but smaller breasts do take priority. 32A to about a 34C is the range I prefer.
I'm single and can host. Open to some car play too.
If we click, it could be something we do on a regular basis.
If interested, send a chat message and put some effort into it. "Hey", "hi", "what's up" and similar low effort responses will just be ignored. Tell me your age, size (number and letter) and location in the first message. Pictures are also nice touch too but not required.
I've chased too many dead ends. I'm tired of the games and the players. Get my attention. Keep my attention. Use full sentences. Show me what you got! Make it happen.
- Unfortunately due to the fake one day account responses, i've had to limit chat responses to accounts 30 days or older. I also don't respond to post comments that say "DM me".

I’m writing this in the car literally sitting next to my amazing, understanding and empathetic boyfriend after I just had a fucking meltdown because our room was too hot and I had been up for the last 20 hours with a screaming newborn who only seems to sleep for more than 30 minutes around his fucking dad.
We were already running late to a family event (2.5+ hours of driving to do) with our newborn. And I got hot. Like a flush that turned into forehead sweat. And any girlies who shave their eyebrows know, that hair suddenly had a purpose.
I can’t stop, the more I sweat the more my makeup shifts, the more anxious I get, and the more stressed I become. Over my appearance, over arriving later than my family, over the fact the baby has to eat before we go, and the fact my boyfriend decided to try and pick up trash before we left.
Everything piled up, and I started snapping at him. Small things that I just didn’t want to talk, that I didn’t care what he did all while he was sitting there watching me desperately try and redraw my eyebrow as I hold my right hand steady with my left and I hold back tears.
He comes into the bathroom to comb his beard and blow his nose. It sets me off. I yell at him to start the fucking car so it can cool off and put the baby in the car seat. He leaves and attempts to pick up the trash bag he had collected and tied off. I freak out because he’s not moving fast enough, I tell him I will take it down. (I forgot it because I was trying to find my shoes) I finally get downstairs and I’m rushing to grab every little thing I need. And I got so angry that my boyfriend pulled around to the front of our house to get me rather than staying in the garage, and I kicked the door so hard I left a 4 inch scuff (we rent).
Now I’m in the car sitting in silence and still being fucking snappy even though I feel so bad I want to cry.
I’m tired of being so overwhelmed that anger is the only emotion I have left.

I switched careers about a year and half ago from social work to welding/fabrication so I can actually make some money. I was working with thin gauge sheet metal for about a year. I recently got a job fabricating aftermarket exhaust systems and I love it. I don’t have much mechanical experience when it comes to cars except basics; changing my tires, oil, brake pads.
I would love to make a career on the fabrication side of things like body work, retrofitting, custom parts. I’m not really sure what all I need to learn, what kind of experience I need to get there, or what to look for in terms of employment. Any advice or tips to help me chart a path would be greatly appreciated!

Hello!
I have few Apriballs in my Violet game.
I'm looking for the following shinies from any game (Bank, SWSH, BDSP, PLA or SV). I just like collecting shinies so other details don't matter. Looking for low value shinies and I would prefer to do 1:1 trades.

Wantlist (Gen 1 to 4):

New Gen 9 Paldea Shiny Offer? Farfetch'd (Kanto & Galar) Doduo / Dodrio Jynx Pichu Wooper (Johto & Paldea) Girafarig Elekid Surskit / Masquerain (x2) Zangoose Lileep / Cradily Cherrim Spiritomb Finneon / Lumineon Mantyke 

Gen 8 / Galar:

Blipbug line (x3) Nickit / Thievul (x2) Gossifleur / Eldegoss (x2) Chewtle Yamper / Boltund (x2) Rolycoly line (x3) Applin line (x3) Silicobra (x2) Arrokuda / Barraskewda (x2) Toxel / Toxtricity (x2) Sizzlipede / Centiskorch (x2) Clobbopus / Grapploct (x2) Hatenna line (x3) Impidimp line (x3) Mr. Mime / Mr. Rime (x2) Milcery Falinks Pincurchin Indeedee Morpeko Cufant Yamask / Runerigus (Galar) (x2) Darumaka / Darmanitan 

Gen 7 / Alola:

Grubbin line (x3) Crabrawler / Crabominable (x2) Cutiefly / Ribombee (x2) Wishiwashi Mudbray / Mudsdale Dwepider / Araquanid (x2) Fomantis / Lurantis (x2) Bounsweet line (x3) Passimian Wimpod / Golisopod (x2) Sandygast / Palossand (x2) Pyukumuku Minior Komala Turtonator Togedemaru Bruxish Dhelmise 

Gen 6 / Kalos:

Litleo / Pyroar Pacham / Pangoro (x2) Espurr / Moewstic (x2) Spritzee / Aromatisse (x2) Swirlix / Slurpuff (x2) Binacle Tyrunt Amaura / Aurorus (x2) Carbink Phantump (x2) Bergmite 

Gen 5 / Unova:

Lillipup / Herdier (x2) Pansage / Simisage (x2) Pansear / Simisear (x2) Panpour / Simipour (x2) Munna / Musharna (x2) Drilbur / Excadrill (x2) Sewaddle line (x3) Venipede line (x3) Cottonee / Whimsicott (x3) Basculin (White) (x2) Maractus Scraggy / Scrafty (x3) Tirtouga / Carracosta (x2) Archen / Archeops (x2) Zorua (Unova) Solosis line (x3) Ducklett Vanillite line (x3) Deerling / Sawsbuck (x8) And some more. Too tired to type it out... 

Low Priority:

1 Apriball for 2 of these Rotom (many) Alcremie (need all except except Strawberry) Oricorio (x2) 

I want to create an online band, I need a bass player, drummer and vocalist, I myself play the electric guitar, I don’t have the opportunity to create a live band, I can only via the Internet, I would like to record full songs with vocals, bass and real drums , before that I recorded only small pieces under the drums of Ezdrummers 2, but I got tired of it. The level of musicians is completely unimportant to me, even if you can only play mid-tempo or low-tempo songs, that's enough for me, the genre is also unimportant, even rock, even metal, even alternative, at least something completely different, the main thing is that you can record yourself and send your recordings to me so that I can make a whole song out of it, but if you also know how to do mastering, then you can do it yourself. Naturally, I don’t have money, so if you have free time to record something that will eventually turn into a full-fledged track, or even an album, then write to me, I want to record a full album, so that I can sell it on well-known sites, and if he really will be sold, then divide the salary equally between all participants.

My Apple Watch is synced with lose it, I burn at least 2500 calories a day, at least 3-4 days I burn 3100. How am I even over weight?! Max calories I eat in a day are 2100. I just don’t get it and I’m so frustrated.
I’m 5/4 and I weigh 226-230lbs. I am so tired of constantly fluctuating and not losing! I follow the recommendations on lose it for how many calories to eat. It took me THREE MONTHS to lose 5lbs. 😭😭 and I have fluctuated 3of those lbs back
Does anyone have any tips? Or Any advice to offer? I want to lose 80lbs and just be done with constantly trying to lose weight. I am so sick of fluctuating up and down and being told to be more active when I am pretty active already.

I want to create an online band, I need a bass player, drummer and vocalist, I myself play the electric guitar, I don’t have the opportunity to create a live band, I can only via the Internet, I would like to record full songs with vocals, bass and real drums , before that I recorded only small pieces under the drums of Ezdrummers 2, but I got tired of it. The level of musicians is completely unimportant to me, even if you can only play mid-tempo or low-tempo songs, that's enough for me, the genre is also unimportant, even rock, even metal, even alternative, at least something completely different, the main thing is that you can record yourself and send your recordings to me so that I can make a whole song out of it, but if you also know how to do mastering, then you can do it yourself. Naturally, I don’t have money, so if you have free time to record something that will eventually turn into a full-fledged track, or even an album, then write to me, I want to record a full album, so that I can sell it on well-known sites, and if he really will be sold, then divide the salary equally between all participants.

I purchased a nice sixC carbon handlebar from a bike shop and asked them to cut it down, they deflected initially and said ride it to see how it feels. I’m not new to biking and know I’m comfortable around 760-780. These new bars are 820 and it’s laughable at this point as this isn’t a full on DH bike.
My question is should I expect to pay for them to trim the bars whenever I bring it back this weekend or are free handlebar adjustments post purchase a benefit of buying the bar from the LBS.
Thanks

I don’t want this to come off as a pity party. But I have sleep apnea and have been unable to tolerate CPAP. And I can’t imagine a worse way to live.
I feel like it ruins literally everything. I have no energy, can’t concentrate on anything, can’t enjoy anything, debilitating anxiety and depression, brain fog, derealization, etc. It has completely destroyed my physical, mental, and emotional health. I look awful and tired. Can’t form friendships or relationships with anyone because I am so tired. It takes everything I have just to not get fired from my job and then do the dishes at night, I literally do nothing else. I can’t even sit down and enjoy TV or video games. Can’t even exercise because whenever I try it just makes me so exhausted I can’t function. I also have terrible insomnia, which I’m not sure if it’s due to sleep apnea or stress at this point. Stressed and unhappy 24/7 I am basically suicidal.
I don’t even have that crazy high of numbers. My Lofta test showed AHI 13.5 and RDI of 39.2. I have been to many doctors and nothing else seems wrong with me. Been to many therapists, psychiatrist, different medications and nothing has helped. Haven’t been able to use CPAP, I’m about to spend 60K to get jaw surgery just so I can try to feel alive again.
Obviously there are worse conditions you can have, like cancer. I would much rather have sleep apnea than cancer. But at least with cancer, people are aware of your condition and sympathize with you. Sleep apnea I just suffer silently, everyone just thinks I’m a loser who can’t take care of myself.
Sorry if this came off as a rant but am I unreasonable for feeling this way?