u/pgfsea

Turned on NSFW to try to help provide a trigger warning. I’m not seeing the flair options.

Hi everyone. I recognize that I am posting this in a very sensitive group and want to ask for guidance in a safe place but want to be careful with my words out of respect to all of you. If anyone had thoughts on the path we should take, I’m grateful for it.

I have an almost 11 year old who has high functioning autism and some of the behaviors we see don’t feel autism related. He also has behavioral problems in general and has been in behavioral special ed.
He has a therapist, that we signed him up with specifically because of the following reasons and there’s not been real progress.

There have been a lot of what I would consider groping behaviors. Not anything super frequent but enough that I’ve been concerned for a while. It’s happened with my 22 year old son in the swimming pool. It’s happened too many times to my twin 8 year old boy. In the pool and out of the pool. There’s bene weird instances in the bathroom, again quick moments but they leave me concerned because they’re with a younger sibling.

A few days ago, when he didn’t want his 8 year old sister in the boys shared room, he literally pulled down his pants in front to intentionally expose himself to her to “get her out of his room”. This is where my line had been drawn but I don’t know what to do.

The research I have done tells me that from a list of behaviors, even one is enough to be concerned. We have some indigents of groping. We have exposure for power and control of an innocent 8 year old junk who shouldn’t know what an older males private parts look like.

I don’t know what to do. My gut tells me to her we are seeing red flags - not just with this but the concept of sibling sexual abuse is something I can’t shake. Does anyone have ideas on what my next steps should be?

Thank you and hugs to you all.

I tried to search first. Does anyone know what the max missions you can have at once is? I’ve never had more than one at a time and now I have 3.

They have a really great deal going - a free set with a full size face wash and hand wash, plus a mini cream with any full size product purchase. I am OBSE SSED with their Superfood Midnight Facial and am not in that Vine bucket so I just grabbed a new jar for $62 and got the set for free. Value of the set is $152 - I did the math to make sure it checked out. Code: CLEANSED

Also, my birthday is next week and my husband watched me do this. THEN said "Did you just buy Elemis?" and shot me a dirty look. SIR, why did you let me do that if I shouldn't have and you were watching!

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Edit - adding a before and a couple today pics - crazy to see the difference in photos even when I don’t really see it in myself. I share once in a while here. I started on Ozempic about 4 years ago and switched to Mounjaro about 2.5 years ago now. I started when I tipped officially into Type 2 vs pre-diabetic. My priority was getting that down and prayed for weight loss. I'm 46 and have struggled with weight since a young kid. As an older adult, I could not lose more than a few pounds on my own, no matter what I tried. Exercise, diet, different fads like keto... and anything I did lose wasn't sustainable.

I started at 310 pounds. My A1C has been great for years now. I have lost so much weight - but MJ is just a tool to help. Lots of protein, keeping calories around 1,200, tons of water - those are the secrets to actually losing weight. If I don't stay diligent with those, I gain or sit in long plateaus. I got married and took on younger step kids (my bios are adults). I had major brain surgery one year ago. Through all these things, I struggled to maintain my consistent structure. My cooking style is different, appeasing to youngsters. My husband is a snack and candy fiend. I succumb plenty. I maintain a 5 pound swing, and slowly go down about one pound overall - maybe once a month.

A few weeks ago, I put myself on a sugar detox. The weight has started shifting again. I don't want to lose too much more, but my apron belly still carries my fat and I'd like that to get a bit less. Maybe 145 total. One thing that's for sure - the less you have to lose, the slower it goes. That's a good thing.

I'm so grateful for GLPs. I'm so grateful for 152 pounds gone. I'm grateful it was so glow - 152 pounds over about 4 years - an average of about 3 pounds a month. I'm so grateful for my health and mobility. I don't know if I would have been able to have or survive my brain surgery at 310 pounds. I no longer feel like I'm going to need knee replacements anytime soon. No more cortisone injections.

I'm a pretty lazy mojo... so one day, I should get on my peloton. I'm pretty weak. If I had one thing I could change, or one piece of advice I could give others (besides water, protein, and reasonable caloric intake), it would be to be focusing on building muscle the whole way through.

Here's my last year's tracking - that's as far as I can see back on a chart. I have felt like I made no progress in the last year, but I did. Patience is so important. If you're struggling, get back to basics - or find your basics. I'm proud of all of you!

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Empty package strikes again. A Lu'Pium serum. I'm not heartbroken - it's fine to go without it. But, how does a totally sealed envelope have nothing in it??

I was hopeful it was my husband's 7 year sobriety coin that's 3 days late and not Vine... his soberversary is tomorrow. That would have made sense for being so flat and light. Alas, no.

It's baffling. Like, literally how does this happen? I've had a torn or damaged package with no product inside but this one was one of the white, plastic envelopes and.......... just completely sealed. YOU HAD ONE JOB!

Hi! I've had purple over balayage for a long time, and when I got it redone yesterday, I was curious how much purple we could pull out - and if it worked out well, I'd leave it blond for a bit. Surprisingly, the purple was nearly gone! I love my stylist and she used (I think), a darker copper toner, and I think it looks really great but there's a tinge of green tone. I'd like to re-tone that at home to get the green out because my stylist is dealing with a family emergency. I put my daughter through cosmetology school and she just let her license lapse (she didn't pursue hair after school). I can help get her license restored, so I can hit a good shop but before I do that, I was hoping to double check with someone. Would I go with a pink toner? Rose gold? Is there a brand you'd recommend that I could get outside of a beauty supply store, or would I better off at a place like Cosmoprof? I'm including a before and after shot. Thanks so much - I don't think I'm going back to purple!

And, I know that my before hair was looking awful. I had brain surgery and had to leave my scalp alone for about a year after. Thank you!

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