Posts by Linda Price5

wiredfalcon2 said:Why bother reading a thread you hate and replying to posts that just piss you off? 🙂

I usually dive into this thread purely out of good faith, which should be evident by my attempt to explain that you can't treat bacterial infections with antifungal cream. It seems like basic logic, but clearly, fundamental education is failing us—including seventh-grade biology. Some people simply have no one to turn to. Others are too embarrassed to ask. There are even cases where someone might get a beating from their father for visiting a gynecologist because, in certain circles, those doctors are viewed as nothing more than lowlifes. Then you have the practitioners who are completely incompetent and indifferent, treating Chlamydia with Johnson & Johnson products (I've heard of at least one such instance). And then there are those who simply don't know how to use a search engine.

That specific post didn't anger me; it was actually quite amusing. 🙂

You're coming across like a bitter woman who's bored, overweight, and deeply insecure.

And if xxxxx, you really could drop a few pounds before summer arrives. 🙂 Go run a lap instead of trolling this site just so you can whine about being unloved; that's not what cool girls do, that's what attention-seeking idiots do. Don't be one of them. 🙂

The point is: if I want to troll while pretending to be incredibly dim-witted, should I just apply to be a moderator so I can do it without consequences and feel smug about how "cool" I am? 😁

Chloe Green61 said:Look, Al, is it really necessary for you to drag this entire thread down to page 25 just to insist that they shove it up their ass? 🤷
Look, you have to understand that this is one of those topics where confused kids go looking for nonsense, and frankly, that kind of behavior isn't tolerated here. You also know that if a thread like this were opened on Reddit, it would be absolutely crawling with trolls. Which, honestly? That’s fine by me. At the end of the day, it all just comes down to the venue you choose to post in.

I recall there was once this old rule of thumb: if you have enough coordination to shove something into something else, then you certainly have enough sense to drive to the doctor or a pharmacy and ask if you're pregnant. Smart ass. 😍

So, what, were we assuming the target demographic had an IQ of at least 88? 😁

Chloe Green61 said:The most absurd part of this entire charade is that Cookie and wanderingbadger44 are fully aware of the situation, and we’re all aware they know. And they know perfectly well that we know they know.

Look, what I'm actually trying to get at is why sarcasm and banter used to be welcomed here—even during serious discussions—whereas nowadays, it’s often treated like a crime. And honestly, I haven't figured out the logic behind it. Are people who lack the ability to construct a coherent argument simply incapable of setting up a Blocker, making them more likely to click on ads than the folks who just happen to use a little intelligent wit?

dustyranger64 said:Look, your post is amusing. It really is. But you’ve posted it in a thread read by kids who genuinely don't have a clue and show up with the most absurdly stupid questions imaginable simply because they LACK basic knowledge. If they haven't even mastered the fundamentals, you can't deliver an answer like that; someone will take it seriously. Even if the irony is dripping off the page for us, rest assured that a kid who doesn't even know when to use a condom won't have the slightest inkling of what irony is or the weight its expression carries.

I have 99 posts in this thread. Out of those 99, probably 95 are serious, coherent responses. Let's just say at least half of the questions I tackle fall into the category of "seventh-grade biology."

If I had responded to an "am I pregnant" query with "pee on your keyboard so we can find out" (which is something I used to do), would I be banned? After all, how could we possibly know if the poor girl isn't actually dim enough to REALLY pee on her keyboard?

Furthermore, this thread spans 24 pages. It contains a massive volume of questions and answers. If this were a thread about using headphones where it had been explained nineteen times that you put them in your ears, and someone asked why they couldn't hear anything after shoving them into their belly button, and someone replied that headphones don't work that way—would they get banned because now the pathetic soul is going to go out and buy some navel-mounted headphones?

wiredfalcon2 said:If you aren't enjoying this forum, go find another one. There are plenty out there, even some unmoderated ones where you might actually have fun. If you can't change the world, try changing yourself. 😍

This post of yours isn't an answer to my question; it's just pure trolling. 😘

dustyranger64 said:Don't try to play the "I'm too old for this" card just because you have 5,000 posts shoved up your ass. Irony isn't a punishable offense.

No? 🙂

I’ve come to the conclusion that trolling is essentially just posting things you don't actually believe.

I realize that true trolling would involve me actively campaigning for something horrific—like advocating for the Holocaust (which obviously crosses the line into hate speech, but I can't be bothered to invent more extreme examples right now)—or perhaps starting a thread about postpartum sepsis and then pretending to "die" mid-conversation. However, there is another concept that we have always referred to in real-life social circles simply as irony. 😁 There are even published authors, celebrated classics of literature, who utilize this technique. Are they considered trolls too? 😁

I have a question. 😍

If Jack were to walk in here today, round up a handful of moderators, and suggest we sit down to map out a unified vision for where this community should head, what direction would you actually want us to take?

Let me say, myself. ovaj post I remember writing this back in 2004 with a grin on my face, but if I posted it today, I’d probably get banned for trolling.

Walter said:I went snooping through my wife's things exactly once, and I can promise you right now: I am never doing it again.
I had a nagging suspicion brewing. Something just wasn't adding up—her responses felt vague, almost evasive. Then she starts giggling at her phone, deep in conversation with someone. I couldn't tell who it was, but the way she was responding sounded suspiciously like she was flirting with a man. Naturally, my internal alarm bells started ringing. To shake things off, she headed out to the garden. When I finally followed her out there, I found her just standing there, watering the plants. Watering the flowers... right. If that’s what we're calling it now.🙄
My first thought was that she’d buried something out in the yard—maybe some old letters, printed messages, or even some forgotten voicemails or emails. I just played dumb, acting like I hadn't noticed a thing, and waited for her to leave.
The moment she walked out, I grabbed a shovel and started digging through her things. First, I dug through her carrots. Nothing. Just a few earthworms. Fine. Then I moved on to the strawberries. Still nothing! Dammit, that actually started to get under my skin. Next, I dug through the roses and carnations. I mean, she owns a florist shop, but forget about work for now—the flowers will recover.
Once again, I have come up with absolutely nothing. I realized my mistake far too late; in a fit of pragmatism, I decided to just return everything as it was. Since horticulture isn't exactly my area of expertise, let's just say I ended up burying the carrots upside down.
And of course, she saw right through me. I tried to claim it wasn't my doing, but rather the work of a squirrel. Of course, that was a poor excuse—it was mid-winter, and squirrels don't exactly hang around the neighborhood in this weather; they’ve all migrated south to somewhere like Florida to find some warmth. I really should have thought that one through more carefully.
I decided to be completely upfront about it: I admitted that I’d been snooping through her things. My search was primarily focused on her collection of carrots and strawberries, along with her roses and carnations. Shortly after that, I headed off on a two-month vacation and spent my time popping some heavy-duty pills.

By all means, let’s continue encouraging this level of "communication" with customer service reps. It’s truly exemplary: "Good morning, I need some supplemental coverage. Here is my form, here is my policy number. Thank you, goodbye." Just brilliant.

Maybe you should just rename Reddit to "The Bureaucracy Strikes Back." That way, anyone hoping to have a relaxed conversation or crack a joke would know immediately that messing around with the administrators is strictly forbidden, and any hint of irony would result in an immediate fine. Or would even suggesting that be considered trolling, meaning we’d all just end up banning ourselves? 😁

George Peterson said:You really need to get to Dr. Miller ASAP for a dozen different reasons; I won't even list them all here. He's the only one who can give you actual answers. Since you aren't going to get an appointment by tomorrow morning, call him right now. Dr. Miller isn't some doctor out to disappoint you—he's there to help however he can. Honestly, the biggest mistake you could make is staying home and hiding under the covers. Just be brave and talk to him, whatever happens.

When I had to see an OB-GYN urgently for other reasons, they asked if today or tomorrow worked better for me—and frankly, even waiting two weeks wouldn't have been a disaster. But if I felt like it was a true emergency, I would have practically camped out in the waiting room until they saw me.

feraltrucker5 said:The only catch is that someone actually has to implement it. And we all know what happens when the IT department over at a major US web portal starts messing around with features like this. 😲 🤣

I think I've made myself clear.

Please just delete this thread and pretend I never asked a single thing. 🤣

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I suspect I'm not the only one feeling this way. Would it be possible to grant us the ability to customize our own signature colors as we see fit? 😁

Eric Gray2 said:That’s a fair point, but if we’re looking at this through a methodological lens, we’re dealing with ex post facto designs here. In these scenarios, you can't be one hundred percent certain that the experimental group and the control group differ solely because of that one independent variable. Because of that uncertainty, it’s a bit of a stretch to draw definitive conclusions about actual cause-and-effect relationships.

We are talking about human beings here. Infants. The idea that you can isolate an experimental group from a control group so perfectly that they differ by nothing but one single variable is... well, it's a biological impossibility.

Eric Gray2 said:It would be so much easier if we actually had clear-cut answers to questions like this—but unfortunately, we just don't. I mean, what kind of ethics board in the US would ever greenlight an experiment where you have one group of infants being rocked and soothed by their mothers, while the other group is just left there crying all alone?
Not to mention the fact that the human psyche and our overall development are so incredibly complex—it honestly feels like we’ll never truly pinpoint which specific factor out of the millions is driving a particular aspect of how someone experiences life or behaves.
To be honest, the parenting method mentioned in the post doesn't sound particularly great either, but there is a very real chance that the child won't end up growing into some kind of emotional wreck.

No ethics board in the country would permit total social isolation of children just to study language acquisition, yet history shows us such cases have happened. Let’s be realistic: people rarely seek permission from an oversight committee before engaging in abuse or neglect. Documented instances of early childhood emotional deprivation are part of the record.

Precisely.

Premise 1: Under the Drug Act, advertising medications that require a prescription is strictly prohibited.
Premise 2: This specific thread constitutes the advertisement of a prescription-only medication.

Conclusion: Therefore, this thread is a direct violation of the Drug Act.

Up until now, what we used as emergency contraception were just standard birth control pills, which you have to take in a specific way, obviously. If my friend had access to actual emergency contraception, she wouldn't have been stuck taking four or six pills in a row; more importantly, she probably wouldn't be facing an abortion right now.

The reason kids are having sex without understanding the basics of sexuality, reproduction, anatomy, or contraception isn't because of some law prohibiting the advertising of prescription drugs. It’s because of parents who choose to ignore the fact that their child is a sexual being, an education system that fails year after year to implement quality sex ed despite some half-hearted attempts, and a lack of common sense in young people who engage in sex before they've even picked up basic info from a teen magazine—though, in my opinion, you shouldn't blame the kid for that lack of common sense. If those responsible for raising them—and I mean both schools and families—had actually done their jobs, statistically speaking, these kids would be much more likely to exercise enough judgment in these situations.

It strikes me as absolutely absurd to suggest that marketing experts working for big pharma companies should be the ones tasked with educating people about contraception.

I don't see how "providing information" is a necessity here; emergency contraception has always existed. Personally, if a condom breaks or things get heated and we realize we aren't protected 😁, I’d head straight to my gynecologist regardless of whether I knew a specific "day-after pill" was available or if I thought I might need to take something like Stelara or whatever.

Brenda Collins4 said:I probably should have searched the archives first—this question has likely been asked before, and I can't seem to track it down—but I find myself needing some advice. Here’s the situation: I have a trip to the coast planned for late August, and I just realized my period is scheduled to hit exactly when I arrive. Since I’m currently on Logitech, I was wondering if it’s feasible to delay the start of my next pack to shift my cycle. I can't simply extend my current cycle because I'm already due for the break, and I expect my period to start tomorrow. Would it cause any significant issues if I waited a few days before starting the next pack?
I'm afraid my departure isn't something I can put off any longer.

I am certain that somewhere inside that Logitech box, there’s a manual explicitly detailing exactly what happens to your system if you fail to take those first few pills in the pack.

Kate Morales32 said:Greetings, ladies!
This might sound like a bit of a silly question, but I’m honestly in a bit of a bind here. I have a trip to the coast coming up very soon, and trying to coordinate everything is becoming a total headache—especially since I have a hard deadline to be back by a certain date, and so on and so forth. So, I was wondering if anyone knows of any tricks to make a period wrap up a little faster? Because... When will I finally be done cleaning? I’ll be heading out on vacation shortly, and I plan to be away from my desk for quite a while. 🤣

Sanitary products.

For maintaining hygiene, I’d suggest sticking to warm water and a dedicated intimate liquid cleanser. If you find yourself out hiking in the backcountry without access to running water, high-quality intimate wipes are your best bet.

hollowtrucker77 said:Honestly, the best way to handle this is to just stop stressing over whether you’re going to mess things up for your kid or not; instead, just focus on being the kind of person you’d actually want to be if it were your own child in front of you.

So, the plan is to protect him now, only to hand him over to a bunch of strangers to look after later? That seems like a rather circular way to handle things. 😁

Grace Chase97 said:I'm just wondering if that could be the reason this happened.🤷

No.