u/Wit2Gold

umm Nyone know what’s w the train situation on congress at the St. John intersection 💀 this is wild

My little baby conure’s 2nd hatch day is coming up and I’m realizing it’s surprisingly hard to come up with birthday ideas when he’s already spoiled year-round. 😂 He gets fresh chop every day, plenty of out-of-cage time, toys, foraging opportunities, and all the good stuff, so I’m curious what other bird people do to make hatch days feel extra special. Favorite treats? Fun enrichment ideas? Bird-safe “cakes”? Special foods you only bring out once in a while? I’d love to hear what your birds go absolutely nuts for so I can make his day a little extra fun. 🐦💚 TYIA!!!

My life currently consists of simultaneously feeling grateful, fulfilled, exhausted, overwhelmed, proud of myself, behind on everything, emotionally regulated, completely overstimulated, and somehow optimistic about the future. I don’t know if I’m thriving, drowning, or just aggressively treading water at this point, but whatever it is, it’s definitely happening.

I thought going from one child to two would double the work. It did not. It somehow quadrupled the logistics. Getting one kid out the door feels like a minor inconvenience. Getting two kids out the door feels like preparing a wagon train to cross the Oregon Trail. 😅

My life currently consists of simultaneously feeling grateful, fulfilled, exhausted, overwhelmed, proud of myself, behind on everything, emotionally regulated, completely overstimulated, and somehow optimistic about the future. I don’t know if I’m thriving, drowning, or just aggressively treading water at this point, but whatever it is, it’s definitely happening.

Hi everyone, I’m curious what originally drew people to psychology and what ultimately convinced you to pursue it as a degree and/or career path. Was there a specific class, book, experience, research topic, personal interest, or career goal that made you think, “This is what I want to study”? For those further along in your education or career, has your original reason stayed the same, or has it changed over time? I’d love to hear what sparked your interest and what keeps you motivated today.

For me, what drew me to psychology was a fascination with the human mind and how differently it can work from one person to another. The fact that two people can experience the same situation and interpret, remember, feel, or respond to it in completely different ways is incredibly interesting to me. I’m especially interested in understanding why we think, behave, and make decisions the way we do. The mind is so complex, and there always seems to be another layer beneath what we see on the surface. Learning about cognition, personality, emotions, behavior, and mental health feels like trying to solve one of the most intricate puzzles that exists. Psychology appeals to me because it combines science with understanding people. The more I learn about how the mind works, the more I want to keep exploring it, which is what ultimately persuaded me to pursue this path.

I’m hoping someone here has advice or has been through something similar.

My family was previously receiving SNAP benefits without issues, but since our most recent renewal, we’ve been dealing with delays and denials for over a month. During that time, we’ve been trying to get answers, submit documents, and do everything they’ve asked, but we still haven’t been able to get our benefits reinstated.

Our situation hasn’t changed in a way that would suddenly make us financially secure. I am a full-time student for the past two years, which they’ve been aware of, and our household essentially has no income. We rely on my financial aid and occasional help from family to cover basic bills, which aren’t even fully paid each month. We have two children, and right now we’re struggling to keep food in the house.

Part of my confusion is that I was under the impression that financial aid used for educational expenses generally isn’t counted as income for SNAP purposes. Suddenly they want certification and are counting it as income and are still withholding our benefits completely from us. Since we were previously approved and our circumstances are largely the same, I don’t understand why we’re suddenly facing denials and delays during renewal.

The hardest part is that while the case sits in limbo, our family still has to eat. We’ve gone over a month dealing with this process, and it’s becoming a real crisis for us.

Has anyone experienced a SNAP renewal getting stuck like this? Were you able to get it resolved by speaking with a supervisor, requesting a fair hearing, contacting a caseworker directly, or asking for expedited processing? Any advice, resources, or suggestions would mean a lot right now.

Thank you for reading. We’re just trying to get through this and make sure our kids have food.

I’m a SAHM with two very young children, in college, chronically ill, and honestly at my breaking point lately.

My partner genuinely does try and he works hard to keep a roof over our heads, so I try not to ask too much of him. But I’ve been sick ever since carrying our second child and I feel like I’ve spent months screaming into the void trying to get medical help while being treated like a burden instead of a human being.

My PCP completely dropped me from the practice and blocked me from seeing anyone else there, so I’ve now gone 6 months without a primary care doctor. The soonest I can get into a new one is August. Meanwhile my stomach hurts so bad I can barely eat, barely sleep, and I’m constantly in pain.

Hospitals and urgent cares do almost nothing. They just tell me to “find a PCP,” won’t help with referrals, and send me home.

And on top of all of that, my mother-in-law constantly pressures me to pack up two small children and drive an hour to see her because she doesn’t want to come to us. I’ve told her repeatedly that I’m exhausted, overwhelmed, chronically ill, trying to stay on top of school, and trying to keep my household functioning. Instead of understanding, she gets offended and acts like I’m “keeping the kids from her.”

She’s even tried convincing me to drop out of college because apparently my life and goals are optional as long as everyone else gets what they want from me.

That’s honestly what hurts the most. My entire life feels like it’s been about making sure everyone else is okay before I’m allowed to have needs of my own. And now that I’m finally trying to prioritize my health and my future, suddenly I’m “selfish.”

Even my partner sometimes has no issue helping everyone else, saying yes to everyone else, showing up for everyone else, but when it comes to me needing help, it somehow feels like too much. If I take a nap, instead of helping me and picking up the slack, I often wake up to even more of a mess, and I can’t keep repeating myself to him and begging and pleading for help when clearly it’s not working anyways.

I’m tired of feeling like I’m only valuable when I’m sacrificing myself for other people.

And before anyone jumps to assumptions, yes, I’m in therapy twice a month and I’ve actually been doing really well mentally considering everything. I’m not looking for pity or people telling me I’m failing. I’m trying my hardest every single day.

I honestly just needed to vent somewhere where maybe someone would understand what it feels like to be completely stretched thin while still expected to keep carrying everything anyway.

I’m a SAHM with two very young children, in college, chronically ill, and honestly at my breaking point lately.

My partner genuinely does try and he works hard to keep a roof over our heads, so I try not to ask too much of him. But I’ve been sick ever since carrying our second child and I feel like I’ve spent months screaming into the void trying to get medical help while being treated like a burden instead of a human being.

My PCP completely dropped me from the practice and blocked me from seeing anyone else there, so I’ve now gone 6 months without a primary care doctor. The soonest I can get into a new one is August. Meanwhile my stomach hurts so bad I can barely eat, barely sleep, and I’m constantly in pain.

Hospitals and urgent cares do almost nothing. They just tell me to “find a PCP,” won’t help with referrals, and send me home.

And on top of all of that, my mother-in-law constantly pressures me to pack up two small children and drive an hour to see her because she doesn’t want to come to us. I’ve told her repeatedly that I’m exhausted, overwhelmed, chronically ill, trying to stay on top of school, and trying to keep my household functioning. Instead of understanding, she gets offended and acts like I’m “keeping the kids from her.”

She’s even tried convincing me to drop out of college because apparently my life and goals are optional as long as everyone else gets what they want from me.

That’s honestly what hurts the most. My entire life feels like it’s been about making sure everyone else is okay before I’m allowed to have needs of my own. And now that I’m finally trying to prioritize my health and my future, suddenly I’m “selfish.”

Even my partner sometimes has no issue helping everyone else, saying yes to everyone else, showing up for everyone else, but when it comes to me needing help, it somehow feels like too much. If I take a nap, instead of helping me and picking up the slack, I often wake up to even more of a mess, and I can’t keep repeating myself to him and begging and pleading for help when clearly it’s not working anyways.

I’m tired of feeling like I’m only valuable when I’m sacrificing myself for other people.

And before anyone jumps to assumptions, yes, I’m in therapy twice a month and I’ve actually been doing really well mentally considering everything. I’m not looking for pity or people telling me I’m failing. I’m trying my hardest every single day.

I honestly just needed to vent somewhere where maybe someone would understand what it feels like to be completely stretched thin while still expected to keep carrying everything anyway.

I’m a SAHM with two very young children, in college, chronically ill, and honestly at my breaking point lately.

My partner genuinely does try and he works hard to keep a roof over our heads, so I try not to ask too much of him. But I’ve been sick ever since carrying our second child and I feel like I’ve spent months screaming into the void trying to get medical help while being treated like a burden instead of a human being.

My PCP completely dropped me from the practice and blocked me from seeing anyone else there, so I’ve now gone 6 months without a primary care doctor. The soonest I can get into a new one is August. Meanwhile my stomach hurts so bad I can barely eat, barely sleep, and I’m constantly in pain.

Hospitals and urgent cares do almost nothing. They just tell me to “find a PCP,” won’t help with referrals, and send me home.

And on top of all of that, my mother-in-law constantly pressures me to pack up two small children and drive an hour to see her because she doesn’t want to come to us. I’ve told her repeatedly that I’m exhausted, overwhelmed, chronically ill, trying to stay on top of school, and trying to keep my household functioning. Instead of understanding, she gets offended and acts like I’m “keeping the kids from her.”

She’s even tried convincing me to drop out of college because apparently my life and goals are optional as long as everyone else gets what they want from me.

That’s honestly what hurts the most. My entire life feels like it’s been about making sure everyone else is okay before I’m allowed to have needs of my own. And now that I’m finally trying to prioritize my health and my future, suddenly I’m “selfish.”

Even my partner sometimes has no issue helping everyone else, saying yes to everyone else, showing up for everyone else, but when it comes to me needing help, it somehow feels like too much. If I take a nap, instead of helping me and picking up the slack, I often wake up to even more of a mess, and I can’t keep repeating myself to him and begging and pleading for help when clearly it’s not working anyways.

I’m tired of feeling like I’m only valuable when I’m sacrificing myself for other people.

And before anyone jumps to assumptions, yes, I’m in therapy twice a month and I’ve actually been doing really well mentally considering everything. I’m not looking for pity or people telling me I’m failing. I’m trying my hardest every single day.

I honestly just needed to vent somewhere where maybe someone would understand what it feels like to be completely stretched thin while still expected to keep carrying everything anyway.

Hi I was wondering where everyone finds their stock imagery that they use for their moodboards? thank you in advance

We have a heat wave coming and don’t have an air conditioner yet but we are trying to get one ASAP it just hasn’t been in the budget this week and didn’t know it was goi g to be this hot this quick (it’s normally barely in the 60s right now) it’s supposed to be 88 one day next week .. do you think a fan and keeping the shades closed in the chin room will be ok?

Does anyone else feel like some Turnitin policies are a little unrealistic when classes require everyone to use the exact same template and prompts?

One of my professors has a policy that papers should stay under 25% similarity at all times, and anything much higher is treated very seriously. I completely understand wanting to prevent plagiarism, but it honestly becomes stressful when the assignment itself uses a shared template, identical questions, required terminology, and the same course resources for the entire class. I just submitted an assignment that came back over 25%, and when I checked the report, most of the highlights were literally the template instructions, prompts, references, and properly cited material. It makes it hard not to panic even when the actual writing and analysis are completely original.

I’m curious if other students have run into this or how professors usually interpret similarity reports in situations like this.

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Anyone have any favorite quick grabs for chews/toys at Petco that are totally chin safe? TYIA