u/jolly0ctopus

Just wanted to share something that has been working for me.

Shameless Snacks has been a game changer with my regularity. They are gummy treats that are portioned out nicely into snack sized bags.

I just finished a peach flavored bag with 70 cal and 26g of fiber.

For the carb conscious folks it was 37g carbs comprised of 26g fiber and 8g of sugar alcohol for 3g net carbs.

Eating a bag on an empty stomach WILL make me run to the bathroom.

They are really delicious so it can be hard to resist eating the whole bag in one sitting… I just did now after dinner and I’m hoping I’ve accumulated enough poopy karma to coax things along after 3 days without a BM.

Their website is really whacky and seems questionable but I promise it’s worth it bc they have good deals and discounts & give the chance to try different flavors.

Obviously everyone has their own digestive needs and restrictions. Just figured I’d share what’s working for me in case it’s helpful to anyone!

It seems to me that the most dangerous choice a woman in the US can make is to get pregnant with a man

Homicide is the number 1 leading cause of death in pregnant women in United States

Has anyone else observed that men have turned psychotic after discovering they are pregnant and that a child is imminent?

I’ve seen countless anecdotal stories shared by women who witness a severe & disturbing behavior change from their partners once they become pregnant.

There are so many examples of men who start to cheat or abuse their partner after the pregnancy discovery. Or even right after the baby is born, going on benders and diving into addictions.

Just one more benefit to choosing a childfree lifestyle!!

I just watched the Mummy from 1999 and I want a similar dynamic in a new book!

The mummy aspect isn’t important to me. It’s more of the chemistry between the MMC and FMC.

Looking for:
🔸Competent heroine FMC
🔸Adventure & mystery
🔸Occasional damsel in distress
🔸Historic/ancient/medieval/renaissance timeline preferred but contemporary okay
🔸Golden retriever MMC or cinnamon roll MMC
🔸Humor & banter
🔸Romantic Fast burn ok
🔸Battles with swords and/or firearms
🔸Book-smart FMC a bonus

I have recently read & enjoyed books with similar qualities:

The Knight & the Moth
Emily Wilde series
Dearly Beloathed series (irresistible urge etc)
Villains & Virtues and its spin offs

I just started reading The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow and it has similar themes to what I am looking for. Currently craving something with a little faster pace in the meantime.

Please forgive my ignorance if this is not allowed. I have 2 tix for tonight’s show that I’m trying to sell for almost half price of what I paid.

Where is the best place for me to do this? Facebook? I would do PayPal goods and services or cashortrade. Whatever people are most comfortable with.

TLDR: Lilith or Asher was turned venin after Mira was born and they tried to cure themselves by giving birth to Violet. Irid speculation about offspring lends some food for thought.

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Okay here we go!

When searching for a cure for venin, the irids reveal there is no cure but there may be hope for their offspring to evolve.

Call me crazy but I wonder if Lilith has been searching for a cure for venin for herself or Pappa Sorrengail. Perhaps after Brennan and Mira were born, one of them was turned.

This may or may not be a reference to moral corruption not just for venin. Lilith has been general for the baddies for some time and had an enormous amount of power on the continent.

Maybe her or Asher turning into venin could have been the shock needed for her to do some self-reflection on her own evil choices.

“Either they’ll die off and the land will regenerate, or they’ll confront the abominations they’ve become and change.”

There’s a possibility that Lilith knew a lot more about Fen Riorson’s rebellion being grounded in moral courage than we originally suspected. Perhaps she coordinated with Colonel Mairi on how to protect the rebel children with the runes that she crafted.

“Change. My heart launches into my throat. “How do they do that?” Andarna asks.”

“Their offspring could evolve, perhaps,” the female muses, watching Sgaeyl and Chradh land.

Perhaps Lilith and Asher chose to have another child (Violet) to test this theory. Asher was a passionate researcher and had some knowledge of hidden histories across the isles.

Maybe Violet was born with a different disposition (her mother referred to her as weak and sickly from what I recall) as a result of their attempt to birth offspring as a cure.

Then as Violet got older, Asher was like “yoinks let’s get some health insurance for our precious baby girl” and attempted to dedicate her to Dunne’s temple.

BUT THEN what if those priestesses were like… Oh snap she could break thru this venin stuff on her own if she takes the right path.

Okay mad ramblings are over. Please weigh in!

Can someone please help me figure out how to navigate between all the different forms of this story?

How do I know which part of the novels go with the manhwa? It’s confusing to me.

For example, I’ve read the story in these formats:

Manhwa on the Manta app - organized by seasons & episodes

Web novel on the Manta app - organized by seasons, volumes, and chapters

Novel published by Inklore in 2025 - volumes and chapters

How do I navigate between them if I want a better experience?

I’ve already read the entire WebNovel on the manta app but it’s not very user friendly imho.

I have volume 1 and 2 of the novel on my kindle app.

** connections I’ve made thus far **

Volume 1 of the Novel on Kindle goes with chapters 1-76 of original WebNovel

Volume 2 of the novel goes with chapters 77-133 of the WebNovel… which is spread out somewhere between Season 1 vol 3 - vol 5

Please tell me there’s an episode guide somewhere bc I haven’t even started to figure out where the manhwa is in all this!!!

It boggles my mind that someone would choose to have children knowing how exhausting and overwhelming it can be.

Why would anyone willingly drain their energy, health, and sanity to raise a child?

Also - it always seems like it’s the dads who leave their kids in hot cars to die. Probably the same guys who are like “I’ll have kids if you want kids” but don’t actually want kids. So they resent their wife and children for their choice.

TLDR: I (35F) have been sick with flu/COVID symptoms for the past 4 weeks. ER twice with heart palpitations, dizziness, and vomiting. When I asked my sister for help, she told me “do it yourself” and trivialized my illness.

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Been dealing with severely debilitating body aches, weakness, exhaustion, and headaches. Ruled out a pulmonary embolism or a heart attack (woo) but I’m still very sick.

My partner (39M - we’ll refer to him as P) has been AMAZING thru all this. Exactly the kind of partner I would want for myself or others in a similar situation.

My family lives 20 min away and they have checked in with calls and texts. No offers to come to hospital or bring me anything at home while I’m restricted to bedrest. Not a big deal. It stings but I know everyone has their own lives.

When P told my fam I was really sick, my sister (43F) responded sarcastically with “we will be sure to alert the news”. Upon hearing some blood work and tests have come back normal, her response was, “Well that’s a relief that there is nothing wrong with you”.

When I went to the ER the second time, I didn’t ask her to come but she told me she was too high to be in a hospital.

The next day I asked her for help and said I’d really appreciate some food or electrolytes. She immediately said, “Can’t you just order that yourself?” I said that I could but I’d like some love and support from my family.

She asked, “Why didn’t P go food shopping for you?”. He was in the ER with me until 2AM and had to go back to work after missing several days to take care of me.

Her response was to say that her occasional texts and calls should be enough for me and that she doesn’t need to prove her love to me.

Her defense is that when she’s sick, she doesn’t ask anyone for anything. She proceeded to yell at me over the phone and we haven’t spoken in a few days.

Am I wrong for wanting more support from my family than just a text or call??? I haven’t begrudged them for not offering to help but once I actually asked for help, I got shot down with a quickness.