Approved after 285 days
Hi friends,
I am from Venezuela and I submitted my DACA for renewal on September 17th 2025, and received an approval on June 29th 2026.
I am relieved and thankful.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 5 days ago
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong
r/Celiac r/19countriesAOS r/DACA r/DACA39countryban r/jewelry r/cats r/psychics r/Amtrak r/rollercoasters
DORCAS WAS APPEALED
Hi everyone,
See the photo below. What we are currently waiting for over the next 24 hours is if there will be a stay granted.
If a stay is granted, then the pause goes back up. If not, they “have to” comply.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 24 days ago
▲ 2 r/Amtrak
NYC to FL on coach
Hi everyone,
I am looking at potentially going to FL from NYC and I want to get some opinions on this from everyone.
When I’ve flown in the past, I always had a hard time falling asleep on a plane. The area is just too small and I simply can’t do it.
Here are my questions:
- How doable is to fall asleep on coach during my 22 hour trip?
- Is there WiFi / can I work on the train easily?
- Can I bring food? / are there safe gluten free options on the train?
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 28 days ago
▲ 3 r/Celiac
NKD Hot Cheetos
Hi yall,
Has anyone else here had reactions to these guys? I have no problems with the regular version and all its red-dye 40.
These? Nope. My stomach is in shambles.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/DACA
AOS and working
Hi everyone,
I am writing this to get some insight from others and hopefully some sort of reassurance while I wait on my lawyer to call this upcoming week.
When the new policy was released yesterday regarding adjusting of status, one of the things listed on there was “working without proper documentation”. And how they could deny you your case due to it, amongst a whole lot of other things.
Since my work permit has expired, I’ve been working and waiting for whenever the renewal gets accepted — but now I’m seriously worried I’ll need to quit.
I’m wondering if anyone has had the same thought? Has anyone here spoken to their lawyer about this already, and on how this affects DACA?
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 1 month ago
▲ 45 r/jewelry
Where is everyone getting their jewelry?
Hello everyone!
I have a few gold rings I purchased in Feb 2023. Out of curiosity, I went to look at the price and it more than doubled. I paid $140 for a dainty gold ring, and it is now $295.
I also used to purchase from “Made by Mary” since their gold platted items didn’t tarnish until way later, but I’ve been hearing bad things from them recently.
Since the cost of gold is so high, where are some good places that offer gold platted items that do not tarnish?
Edit: the $295 is real gold, homies. And I still think that shit is overpriced.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 1 month ago
▲ 12 r/cats
Hiking with our cat
Hi friends!
We recently moved to New England and want to take our cat hiking with our dog — but ticks are out of control here.
We have a vet appointment coming up, but I wanted to ask here too. Our dog is on tick meds, but he still ends up with ticks, so I assume it’ll be the same for our cat.
Permethrin on gear is an option, but it’s toxic to cats (especially when wet), and I’m not fully comfortable with it even when dry. Essential oils and other sprays seem hit-or-miss or also unsafe.
We also do a spot check on our dog before we leave, and it’s easier since he has shorter hair. I don’t know that it’ll be as easy on our girl.
What can we do? I’d love for her to explore with us instead of staying home.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago
▲ 50 r/DACA
Only a year!?
By the life of me, I thought that his presidency was half-way / more than halfway.
It’s only been one year and 5 months? You mean to tell me we have an additional 2 years and 7 months of this, plus the mess for decades afterwards?
FML
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago
▲ 37 r/psychics
Is she in a better place?
Hi everyone,
I lost my mom 5 years ago, and the grief has been interesting, to say the least. At first, I was often crying. Now? Not so much.
I have been in therapy over the last two years for my own personal growth, and to be honest, therapy is what made me realize how much damage my mother did to my life and my siblings’ lives; something I often question why.
She married a man (not my father) around 2016/2017. He is someone who verbally and physically abused my younger brothers, spoke ill of strangers if they were Black or gay, and also said countless things about me behind my back. He even slept in my autistic sister’s room while my mother was dying. The worst part is that she never condemned him. And although it was clear that she loved us and loved me, she was also kind of mean in my youth.
The grief is weird… I will miss her from time to time, but then feel frustration because of all the damage she’s done.
And to add to that—while she worked incredibly hard to get us to a better country and have better opportunities, she also messed up our immigration documents, and we are now all in a difficult and dangerous spot simply because she made multiple wrong steps.
She died from pancreatic cancer, and truthfully, I think it’s because of the man she married. I won’t be convinced otherwise. He is a parasite who is still latched onto our family and is currently hurting us (he currently has my autistic sister).
The way she died was… dreadful, truly. She suffered so much, and it was painful to witness. I still do not believe she deserved to die in that manner. She went through a lot of turmoil in her youth, and it’s painful to see that she went out the same way, so to speak.
I want to know if she ended up in a good place—if that is real. I haven’t really seen her in my dreams, and when people say “she’s in heaven,” I never know how to reply to that.
I think she’s just… gone.
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/Celiac
Men, scroll away.
Girls,
When you get glutened, do you experience period-like cramps?
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago
▲ 37 r/DACA
I just… Feel so sad.
-I submitted my application in mid September and gave myself 7 months — since it expired mid April.
-My husband and I moved to New England to remove my removal order that I’ve had since 2008 via “Calderon Settlement Agreement.” and for my safety.
-It went on a pause on Dec 2nd since I’m from Venezuela, and they *just* recently lifted the pause a little over a month ago.
-I called two weeks ago to see if I can expedite, and USCIS said I do not qualify for that since people from my country need “extra vetting”
-I went to the DMV to try and get my license and change my plate, and I can’t because everything is expired, and us DACA folk do not have extensions.
-Now I find out that there’s ANOTHER pause for all applications with status of adjustment, and for ones with biometrics.
When. Will. This. End.
I’ve been here for 26 years and came here as a toddler. When will I be a normal person in this country.
I’m so fkn sick of this 😭
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago
▲ 9 r/rollercoasters
I’ve gone on countless roller coasters in my 20s, and I did them all with complete fear.
After going on Hagrid’s a few times in Islands of Adventure last year, I felt confident to go on Velocicoaster. It was then that my fear for coasters was no longer overwhelming. I now opened my eyes for the rides, learned who built them and became kind of obsessed.
When did it click for you?
Edit:
Did you get to visit multiple places after your obsession, or did that take a while?
u/itsbeenawhiletoolong — 2 months ago