Like she said, this could be someone random, lying, but at this point I would not be shocked either. Incredibly sad if true and hope she is given the space & support to talk about it.
EDIT- I do not agree with her about Joe lol
Hi dads,
I lost mine at 14. Before that, my parents divorced when I was in kindergarten bc he suffered from mental health issues/addiction. Every second I did get to spend with him, he was the absolute best dad on Earth (in my eyes). He was so loving when he was present. Unfortunately with his issues, he was not reliable at all as a father...my mom shielded me from the truths around a lot of that stuff until I was older and figured it out myself.
Thankfully, my mom is a badass independent woman, which is a great example for me as a woman to follow. But I can't help think about the areas I failed to grow in without my father's help.
My mom never remarried. Hell, she hasn't seriously dated anyone in the 19 years you've been gone...so I never got to watch a healthy couple exist in my home. I have a huge family with many males, so I'm quite comfortable existing amongst men, but in terms of healthy long-term romantic relationships, I don't have much to reference except the snippets of aunts/uncles/cousins.
I'm 33 now. My birthday was 6 days ago. I had a really rough breakup last fall, we were together for almost 6 years. Unfortunately him and my other exes share my dads qualities in a way...on the surface they're charismatic, fun, loving people. But deep down theyve all had turbulent mental health issues. I have my own mental health shit to manage, I can't manage someone else's.
After this last one, I'm terrified of dating again. And like I said im 33 and the damn timer is ticking biologically. I don't want to keep going after men like that. I consciously don't want to go after men who have not confronted their shit or haven't begun working on it...but subconsciously it keeps happening. Psychiatrists love to tell me that I may be subconsciously wanting to or believing I can fix them, something I wasn't able to do for my dad. I just assume their right, bc...that tracks.
Im sorry. I'm not sure what I'm even asking out of this post. I just found out this sub existed an hour ago and it struck a chord, as I realized I don't even know how dads and adult daughters interact. Which is really fucking sad. Am I missing a big piece of life advice that most with a dad get? I have no frame of reference as to what sort of key advice dads give their adult daughters, that I may have never received? When mine died, i think my brain went into survival and I've had to convince myself that I'm not missing out on this huge thing that many others have.
I think part of me just needed to voice that into the void and out of my head. Either way, thanks to all of you extending your dad-abilities to this sub.
So Ive seen this foundation before a few times, I live in a suburban near urban city and can hit multiple DTs pretty easily. However, every time I've seen it, it's only been in 1 shade, and so far it's been way off my shade so never tried. Well, last week I saw the shade of the bottle (that's not in its box in the pic) and was like...wait a minute...I think I could make this work if it's a decent formula? I like to wear foundation/eyeshadow/blush/light contour but I also am usually thinking "what the fuck am I doing I honestly don't know if this is right?!" most of the time. Idk I've gotten enough compliments I run with it. But for $1.25 I was like hell yea why not try? Well I waited a bit but had bullshit errands to run today and was like...why not try em out?!
Anywho I went into it skeptical as I do with every new foundation product, but idk it went on smoothly, no streaking or patchiness. Didn't flake or dry my skin out (I'm 32 if that matters for reference?). I used Ioni Dewy Glow setting spray, it's ~7ish hours later and I'm genuinely happy with the current situation on my face still hah.
Edit- Washed face with Dermasil Acne wash, let it dry then hypochlorus acid spray, fully dry, a hemp/mushroom toner spray (not DT), Pacifica amino serum (loving this), la Roche posay helios sunscreen I was miraculously gifted by my clinic
Hey y'all, having a bit of a hard time with an SA situation. Definitely don't want to trigger anyone, but if anyone is feeling strong enough, I'd really love some support.
I had like 2 seconds to quick run into DT specifically needing to grab some energy drinks but *of course* I go to them by slow walking through the beauty aisle to see if I spot anything new (I'm here at least every week, if not twice a week lol) and low and behold!
Definitely new to me! I seriously was in a time crunch so I took these pics and smelled them real quick but didn't have time to look at the actual ingredient list...was moreso mesmerized by the ball things in there haha. They all smell true to the scents listed...I liked the coconut smelling one most and had grabbed it to buy. Set it down grabbing my energy drinks and forgot it 🤦♀️
The gel is clear, but obviously I didn't stick my fingers in any to see wtf those things inside are or feel like, and why I'm annoyed I forgot the one I had in my hand 😭 Oh no, I'll have to go back tomorrow! Ohhhh noooo! Don't twist my arm!
Edit- well, glad I didn't purchase from the comment reviews hahah...my ADHD ass mostly just wanted to play with whatever those ball things were so, no love lost 🤣
So I've been a Pacifica fan for quite a while now, but bc of $$, buy things only here and there when I'm able. Their fragrances specifically -Dream Moon & Island Vanilla are already 2 of my faves. I started seeing Island Vanilla popping up in this sub and had to check my DT even tho I usually have to go to others for newer stuff, and THEY HAD IT! I saw a post saying they had the Lavender Moon body lotion, hope the moon line makes its way around.
They also had Pacificas Vegan Silk Hydro Luxe conditioner. It's honestly a smaller bottle than typical bottles of conditioner and I thought it was a leave-in but directions say otherwise 🤷♀️ I will report back once I use it, I'm pretty particular about my hair care products but I've used another Pacifica conditioner and it didn't make my hair fall out so fuck it I'll give this a go!
Also spotted new to me B Pure setting spray. I'm always down for trying new settings sprays from DT. Other reviews are promising for the product itself but I did read the sprayer can be wonky. Will also update once I use.
Edit- idk why some of the ingredient pics are like, blurry lmk if anyone wants me to redo them & post in comments
Hi! I did my DT runs today, and came across this at one of them. I have never seen this, and didn't really find any reviews on here (unless I missed them)?
Has anyone used this, before I open it all up? I like that it's an opaque container, and that Retinol is fairly high up on the list. It does have shea butter though, which I'm a bit nervous about. I moved from super dry Colorado to Michigan recently and it's been one helluva journey finding an entirely new routine after 10 years perfecting my routine out west (I feel like I'm drowning here half the time 😭).
Edit: I realized I didn't take a pic of the 3rd side of the box that says "CLEAN & FREE FROM: Parabens, formaldehyde, synthetic fragrance, fragrance, and silicone" .....which also intrigued me. I did a sniff test and it truly has no scent. It does have Niacinamide tho, which I know is a hit or miss for many.
Hi all!
So I've had to recently change birth control and this last menstruation was *rough*. I'm at the tail end, but have a persisting issue with my GI...I have pretty bad diarrhea, along with trapped gas. I'm struggling... shit myself for the 2nd time (thank god at home) this morning. The pain from the gas is awful, and I've been doing stretches/drinking peppermint tea/etc but it's like I can't "push" to help the gas along bc...I'll shit myself again 😅
I need to run errands.
Question being- if I take an OTC, what do I go for if any? I'm scared if I take something for the gas, it'll make the diarrhea worse, and I'm scared if I take something for the diarrhea, the opposite will happen. Like, do I risk more pain from the gas or risk shitting myself again, in public? GAHHHH
Hi!
I tried searching Reddit to see if anyone has talked about this product but couldn't find any. Anyways, I absolutely love this one!!
My hair runs a little more on the staticy/frizzy side and I live in a very dry climate, but my typical post-shower hair serums sometimes don't do the trick, or if I try to add products to my hair if it's already dry, just make me a greaseball.
These sheets have been amazing! I just hold it in my palm, and run it through my hair section by section. And, I can often get 2 separate uses out of one sheet. It leaves a nice gloss, not greasy looking at all.