I’m actually about to get ICL surgery to correct mine in July @ 35 years old. Pretty stoked to not have to use glasses anymore. Though from what I’ve been told, it will make those of us who get ICLs more susceptible to early cataracts (like 60 years old or so versus 75, as we all will eventually get cataracts if we live long enough), and I’ll need a second surgery at that point for better lenses. But if I’m going to eventually need that surgery anyway to remove a cataract, then what’s it matter?
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
So, I do brush my teeth at least daily (I shoot for twice, but I’m not going to pretend that always happens), and I’ve recently started flossing once daily (recently as in, it was my New Years resolution).
I’ve only had cavities twice in my life - once when I spent 2 years living in Okinawa, and once when I got back from a deployment where we were advised to only drink bottled water.
No other adjustments to my routine. The only thing I can chalk it up to is the lack of fluoride in both instances. And like I said, I’m not someone who takes immaculate care of my teeth.
Edit: Purely anecdotal experience, obviously, I just really couldn’t come up with an alternative answer 🤷♀️
I took her to the vet and found the owner. I also yelled at them for letting their old dog roam. She’s a sweet old gal, and she shouldn’t be out there. I’ll be checking up on her. Thankfully, they’re going to still let me see her, even though I chewed them out....
Bro, honestly, you shouldn’t let a few people arguing about a meme online stop you from respecting the women who are actually in your life.
Door holding for the people behind you is respectful no matter if they’re a man or a woman. I think most people hold the door if they’re paying attention.
But stopping a conversation from going off the rails in a sexist/derogatory manner? Bruh you could be the difference in one woman’s life from her feeling the full relatability to this meme.
Worse than that. They just don’t care. My mother is a HUGE Conservative, and she had an abortion back in the 80s right before she got pregnant with me. When I confronted her about it, she said: “Well, there are more options more widely available for women who want to avoid pregnancy today than there were back then.”
And I asked about women who work pay check to pay check and can’t really afford a $50 OTC Plan B pill whenever they want to have sex, and she said “Well, they better afford it. It’s cheaper than going to get an abortion even where it is legal!” 😮💨
Are you really mad that someone likes to spend time on a website that revolves around engagement/discussion on posted topics and then they…have the audacity to…engage on it?!?! Bruh.
It cost $20K to fix the plumbing in my house. Didn’t want to put it on a credit card, so instead took out a 0% loan. I’ll be done paying it off in November. That’s $20K in debt in one day.
It was financing through the plumbing company, so I guess not a true loan in that sense 😬 Sorry for the confusion!! They just gave us 2 years to pay off the balance interest free.
Meh, this isn’t really dystopian imo, they provide a really good service. They will provide limited mental health/crisis counseling to you (regardless of faith/lack therof), with no written documentation. Unless you’re telling them you plan to actively hurt yourself or someone else, then they’re 100% confidential.
The military has gotten better in recent years about this, but when I was a young Airman 15 years ago, it was drilled into our heads that you DO NOT go to Mental Health for ANY reason if you wanted to stay in and keep your career. It was viewed as an instant career killer if you went back then.So Chaplains became the “go between” in a lot of instances. Because there was no record.
I used them 3 or 4 times before I finally bit the bullet and went to Mental Health back in December. 3 of the 4 Chaplains I saw were awesome and just listened to my anxieties and then talked me down as to how unlikely they were to pass. The fourth did ask me if he could pray for me at the end, and I’m sure I could have said no, but I was more like “Sure, I guess.” So he said some kind of generic prayer, handed me a pocket bible and sent me on my way. He wasn’t bad, still listened to my issue, but I could see someone who is very uncomfortable with prayer being too nervous/anxious to say “no” if they didn’t really want it.
Bruh, last night I cleared out my VMs after posting this, and I felt so accomplished.
And then this morning on my way into work, someone called and I ignored it because I was driving. And that fucking VM notification is back 😭 Not even a full 24 hours guilt free.
“Wait, I had to work and save and still not be able to afford an education?!?! I sHoUlD hAvE jUsT hElD uP a CoNvEnIeNcE sToRe.”
I agree with you, 100%, FWIW. I’m just imagining the asinine conversations we’re going to have to have with people who don’t understand that the world doesn’t revolve around them and they’re not the main character.
LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN HUSH-MONEY CASE (www.nytimes.com)
edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol...
A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe (www.nature.com)
Lady says Happy Memorial Day Everyone! (lemmy.world)
Our boarder gets the most photogenic pictures of our dogs, I swear.
My puppy named Quark! Sometimes charming and sometimes strange. (lemmy.world)
save this to repost next year. and the next year, and the next year, and the next year (slrpnk.net)
Medical freedom vs. public health: Should fluoride be in our drinking water? (www.nbcnews.com)
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
I found this old girl on the side of the road, her name is Sunny! (lemmy.world)
I took her to the vet and found the owner. I also yelled at them for letting their old dog roam. She’s a sweet old gal, and she shouldn’t be out there. I’ll be checking up on her. Thankfully, they’re going to still let me see her, even though I chewed them out....
wawa rule (lemmy.zip)
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What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?
Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence (www.npr.org)
The turning point for Destonee was a car ride....
Anon lives with their parents (sh.itjust.works)
recruiting theocracy (lemmy.world)
an actual ad for joining the navy.
Wish I could charge people $100 an hour when I answer their calls like a 1-900 number (lemmy.world)
What a deal for them IMO
TIL 40 states in the US charge you $20-$80 a day for being incarcerated in prison. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Very weird that I am so old and have literally never heard this mentioned in a TV show or book or movie or anything....
I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot. (lemmy.world)
We thought the rider fell off or something and it was going to crash. Then it turned and kept mowing. Park Roomba!...
What is your favorite movie theater?
Combined with no eye contact and a slow head shaking (lemmy.world)
Sorry Mrs. Johansson
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (apnews.com)
Terrorists in sneakers taking selfies...
Yep (files.catbox.moe)