This is me at most family events.
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My family of origin is DEEPLY sick of hearing about coral endosymbionts. Best class I took in college, hands down, was my “symbiosis and the environment” class. Sooooo good. I wish I had kept the course material, there was no textbook unfortunately.
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I once ripped a Target dress trying to get back out of it and acted like I was buying it so that I could sneak it back onto the shelf instead of having to look the attendant lady in the face while handing it to her.
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Thank you for that first one, it’s exactly why a certain phrase from someone I know annoys the crap out of me but I could never put my finger on it.
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I, personally, have found “it is what it is” to be super useful lately. Not for termination of cognitive dissonance but for sheer survival. Because, welp, sometimes there’s just not a damned thing more I can do about something, and throwing my hands up is where I land.
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My anxiety told me that since I couldn’t get a Covid test Sunday (3 days before surgery), and they can take a while to process, I should do it Saturday.
Turns out:
- I could get a test Sunday (one local site was open, same one as Sat)
- Saturday test was too early/invalid
- I found out Monday at 3:50 with a 20 min drive to any test site which all close at 4 so… I’m doing it Tuesday AM for a Weds AM admission.
- Anxiety sucks.
(In my defense I was trying to reach the surgeons office Friday to ask… and then talked to 3 people today starting at 1:30pm that “had to check with…” How was I the first person that has had this issue!? I did my best guys!)
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Every time I sit up is an accomplishment right now. 
Very good reminder to take credit for it.
Just abdominal surgery things…
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Sending you cozy cat restful vibes for recovery
Cat!
I also have one on my feets. 
The Floof is avoiding me though. 
She’s a princess who must have the whole bed.
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From Captain Awkward talking about boundaries: Therapist and TikTok-er KC Davis has one of the best breakdowns of this, ever, in my opinion. Tiktok video at the link.
“Please don’t speak to me that way” (a request) vs. “I don’t stay in situations where people speak to me that way” (a boundary).
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