u/milkmello

Hi! I’m incoming freshman and am taking this class next Monday. I got an email to purchase textbooks required by certain classes and was wondering if I should wait in case they actually don’t need it or go ahead and buy it anyway? The cost is so expensive and I’m unsure what to do (even for rental).

Just got done with an appointment and walked out with mouth tape after being told I mouth breathe (thank you for the observation that apparently they always notice my lips were open 😭). I guess that means I mouth breathe? I always felt like I didn’t during the day even if my lips were parted but it may happen at night.

I wear a top hard retainer with this ramp, and my lower is a regular flexible essix. I bring my lower jaw forward to sit below the ramp. The issue I’m having is that this ramp parts my lips by a bit like .5-1cm. Ortho told me it was no problem and to go ahead with it. Wouldn’t this cause physical strain? Like huge lip incompetence then just taping them together? I’ll try tonight, as the tape I was recommended is pretty small, but if anyone has experience with this or in general please let me know if the benefits outweigh the negatives! Thank you, coming from a lifetime struggle of TMJ 🥲

These are my current Riedell Sparkles. Love everything about them, and recently was thinking about changing to Riedell Pearls. I heard they were very similar in terms of beginner skates but the Pearls were slightly better. I have only skated in my Sparkles for a few months as a beginner and every-time I skate I notice I have to tie them even tighter to feel support. There’s also some other issues with the seam lining that I never got a boot replacement for so I manually fixed it temporarily (this is one of my main reasons). I am currently working on mohawks, bunny hops, and 3 turns. I found the Pearls second hand for quite cheap and barely skated in, not creased, and overall brand new. And I really can’t afford to get fitted right now. And as a side reason, the pearls just have the cutest little pearls on them lol! But anyway, would it be a good investment for the time being?

I currently submitted my appeal for non resident status and I’m afraid payment deadlines I’ll have to pay before they get back to me. Does anyone know if they refund the amount once you’re reclassified? Or will they just not let me for this term until the next? Thank you!

I noticed recently while skating that my heel sort of lifts? I mean it sort of has to just a bit to do stuff like three turns and bunny hops which is what I’m working on, but I can’t tell if it’s too much? It feels as though it moves up about 1-2cm. I’m wondering if this is the reason I always felt unstable in my boots. I wear Riedell Sparkle’s as a beginner.

Hi, I recently applied and made an OpenCCC account for ELCO. I got a confirmation email with a confirmation number and it said it would take about 1-2 days to process. So far, it’s been 5 days. I’m wondering if they need me to fill out all the orientation stuff first? I do have access to it on my portal but I’m not sure what they want exactly :(

Hello, I've recently been feeling a bit down about my skating and progress. I don't really know why I skate. Do I want to compete? Do I want to learn everything? What am I training for? What is the point of a sport? I've never done a sport in my entire life or been committed to anything as big as skating, so I'm always questioning why I'm trying this hard. Why do we try in sports? I know it makes me happy when I progress, but if we're talking big and broad, I don't really know why. Heck I feel embarrassed just warming up on freestyle sessions, no wonder I'm thinking like this. Another part of it is the money. So much money for so little progress, it's pretty demotivating and sometimes I just wish I was pushed into sports more as a little kid instead of as a teen. If anyone can share their experience and why they skate, what for, I would love to hear your story!

Hi! Sorry if this isn’t allowed in this subreddit, please feel free to let me know and take it down. If anyone is attending the 2026 anime expo and would be down to help me get the Frieren prize + Round1 card I would really really appreciate it and I’d pay 100% for cost and shipping. I believe it’s a crane game but it should be free to play. If anyone could help a girl out please send me a message!!

Hi! This is my first ever anime expo and I mainly wanted to go to experience it for the first time and to check out the Frieren booth that I heard I can get a free cute card and some prizes. Does anyone know how this works or if it has been a thing in past expositions? And if anyone has an estimate on how much money will need to be spent to have a good time (aside from the entry fee), that would be lovely! Thank you!

Need this for my college and it’s been 4 days no updates. I completed the extended verification but it’s been a while? Does anyone know how long it generally takes for this and if it differs in waiting time from the regular verification?

Hi! If anyone is getting the full set and is down to shake them before opening please make a post! Would love to get a few of them with the tips.

Hi, I bought a few keychains off of Taobao and they seem legit, but the tags I’ve never seen this wording before? It looks like an official Sanrio tag but I’ve never seen it written like this. Did I get scammed or nah?

I've been wearing my hair in a ponytail for a while but it always gets in the way. However, the only way my hair stays in a bun (it is really freaking thick) is by using a stick as a pin and two hair bands tightly. I use this Chinese hair pin and it works so well but I heard it can be dangerous if it falls. I've tried multiple other methods and bobby pins but I'm struggling to get those to work. I also feel like bobby pins are also dangerous. I could possibly find a smaller stick but I'm not sure. I've tried braiding as well but it hurts to tighten due to the thickness of my hair and it ends up falling apart way too easily. Can anyone with long and thick hair let me know what you do? Or if it's even taboo to use a stick or bobby pins because I'm starting to think I can't hold it up otherwise.

They announced their tour, and alongside the “Put your phone down,” obviously the boys want people to get in the groove with their music, shout, you know? I always just feel so awkward to do these things as I have social anxiety and generally just like to sit and enjoy concerts. It makes me sad knowing they probably don’t like fans like me, but it’s just not who I am. I really do love their music a lot and a way I do support and just enjoy it by taking pictures and a few videos and overall just sitting and listening. I’ve had bad experiences at a few other concerts from other artists because I was “sitting,” which made me just so uncomfortable :(

For context, I currently own the Riedell Sparkles. They are just a teeny bit big on me length wise when my heel is locked in, but I don’t think this has caused me heavy issues. My main point is how uncomfortable the shoe itself is and how it may be impacting my skating. The seams poke at my foot and cause markings when I’m done on the ice. My ankle also hurts a lot. But if I tie it too loose, it feels very unsupportive.

This is what I’m currently working on with my coach recently: Edges (inside, outside, backwards, one foot edges), two foot turns and one foot turns, crossovers and backwards crossovers.

Would I need to change it or no? Any help is appreciated. I also have a problem with tensing my foot A LOT in the boot. It hurts so bad after a while of practicing. Like I can’t get a grip or strength in my ankle to hold me up so I’m all wobbly from my foot trying to keep me stable.

My coach has been making me do these half backward crossovers for a while. I do a pump, then lift my outside foot and cross it over and then return my standing foot back. When I see others learning these crossovers, they don’t lift the foot to crossover, they just glide it back. Is this a learning practice thing? I’m assuming it is but would like confirmation!

As the title says, my myopia progression is pretty bad in my right eye specifically, so the optometrist wanted to try this out. Prior to this I think my myopia is already beginning to slow as I am 18, but she claimed it can still progress past this age. The issue is Misight has not done any clinical trials for those in my age bracket, so I’m kind of running in the dark hoping this would work. I also frequently take naps so this six days a week ten hours a day is a bit frustrating lol!! Has anyone else used Misight? Please tell me your experience

As the title says, a few months ago my childhood friend, and best friend since middle school told me they were postponing our hangouts due to the awkward vibe we always have after catching up.

I began homeschooling my second semester of fresman high school, which is why we were apart for a few years. We hung out every now and then, but they always claimed they were busy so I chalked it up to that as well.

I had a bunch of christmas gifts prepared. They love christmas. No matter the holiday, I always wrap my gifts in christmas wrapping for them. They still wear the bag I gifted them. I’m eighteen now. I spent my birthday alone with my family, no friends. They have a bunch of new friends, and I’m just a social anxiety freak who struggles maintaining relationships I care about. I felt very hurt that day. I am still of course very glad she ended up telling me and being honest, but it still hurt like a ten ton brick. I didn’t express all of my emotions, I tried to keep face until the end. Even now, she’s not blocked, I sent her a birthday wish not long ago, and I don’t know if I’ll ever have the guts to block them or tell them how I truly feel. Seeing her along with my other friends I grew distant from (since we went to separate middle schools) post stories together on instagram breaks my heart. I used to cry seeing them, yet I still never deleted Instagram.

I always wonder if it’s my fault, my personality that led this to happen. I sometimes hang out with my old friends from middle school from time to time, but even the thought that it may be superficial ruins it for me. I left high school public in the first place due to my horrible anxiety, and the fact I lost my best friend in the process crushes me because she was one of the only people who truly understood me at the time. I wish someone understood me, a ride or die. Sorry for the rant. I just want support or advice. I can’t even sleep and I have to get up in a few hours. :(

Did not answer any of my questions and ended the call abruptly. I’m so stressed, I’ve been classified under non resident tuition, and we can’t afford it. Not sure if I qualify for the AB540 due to doing homeschool online. Their emails suck too, what the hell is this?