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reedthompson @reddthat.com
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I feel sorry for women who don't have pockets
  • I found a pair of Wrangler pants on Amazon that has front pockets that are squares of fabric sewn on the outside and they fit my entire phone with room to spare. It's the first time I've been able to put a phone in my pants pocket and walk without worrying I was bending my phone.

  • I feel sorry for women who don't have pockets
  • This. My husband is approximately the same height and weight I am; we have the same waist measurements and if I'm being honest he looks hella good in my pants.

    However, I can barely get his jeans over my hips and they're too tight in the thighs. Not too mention the awkward kangaroo pouch crotch area.

    We both wear men's goodfellow PJ bottoms from target (because POCKETS) and I wear a medium, he wears a small because he doesn't have hips.

  • What did we eat today kids?
  • Consistently relying on weed to give you an appetite can make you dependent on it to feel hungry. Note how most heavy long term smokers you know are thin as rails.

    If you happen to have this problem, however, a meal replacement drink like Soylent can be a godsend. It's pretty hard to eat a nutritious 2000 calories if you have to wait until you're really high at 9pm to start eating.

  • Stoner
  • Yep. I I had no appetite, severe insomnia, headaches and sweats for about 1-2 weeks when I came off of my heavy use, decade long pot habit. It felt like the flu. I'm glad I found r/leaves or I wouldn't have known those were withdrawal symptoms that would eventually go away!

    I never plan to touch the stuff again.

  • Android users, What's stopping you from switching to iPhone?
  • Lack of customization, lack of options, lack of compatibility.

    With iPhones you choose from iPhone 1, 2, 3, or 4. They're all the same, and frankly they all suck. They're overpriced and the charger always breaks.

  • Horse people: are these horses in distress or excited?

    Sorry for the Facebook link, I hope you can view the video.

    I noticed the horses in this video all seem to be "prancing" a little bit, like the riders are struggling to stay in control of them. Dozens of horses in this parade, acting similarly.

    Every horse I've seen in a parade looks calm, mellow, or bored. So, are these horses excited and happy to be there? Or are the riders forcing/encouraging this behavior? Are the horses in distress?

    For context, this is part of a festival in Tomato, Portugal.

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    Time off and a healthy lifestyle are driving some young Americans to Europe: 'You are a person first and a worker 2nd'
  • Portugal's population is getting smaller each year as natives relocate to other parts of Europe where they can earn a living wage. It's got it's own problems, one of them being real estate is too expensive for people born in the country (thanks in part to wealthy immigrants). Regardless, their policies welcome immigration, unlike most countries.

  • How to Talk to Kids About the Fucked-Up State of U.S. Politics
  • As a 40 year old adult, this article contained some ideas I needed to read. "It's only 4 years," and the comparison to the great depression and WW2 were also comforting. I think we're in one of those moments in history right now, but it's really hard to keep that perspective.

  • Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
  • Maybe you missed the part about trying to find a lower cost of living area? Unless you go to the highest crime, poorest areas of those states, real estate is insane. We did consider Pueblo, CO, but it's trumpville and actually more expensive than most parts of CT.

  • I logged in to Reddit today
  • This makes me sad. Information is being erased that will keep people who could've been helped by it from ever finding it.

    The people who it will hurt the most have nothing to do with Reddit.

  • Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
  • But why are all the blue states cold?

    My husband and I thought about Arizona, or Virginia to get away from one of the highest CoL areas in the country.. but eventually decided to focus on Connecticut instead, because we don't want to be in a red state. With the exception of CA, none of the liberal states are sunny and all of them are expensive!

  • Cancer @lemmy.world reedthompson @reddthat.com

    the second post!

    I was subbed to r/breastcancer but hope to see this community grow.

    I was DX'd with breast cancer at the end of 2021 when I was 38. I had a basic course of treatment - lumpectomy followed by radiation. Afterward, it felt like no big deal and like it was all behind me... Until I was diagnosed with cancer in the other breast just one year later, at the end of 2022!

    It no longer felt like a one time event and this time I removed all the offensive tissue via mastectomy. I had implant reconstruction and was fortunate to find surgeons who spared my nerves and left me with feeling in my reconstructed chest. Most women lose all sensation in that area afterwards. I'm also lucky to have had good results after having previously had radiation.

    I'm three months post op and am getting on with my life. But I do my best to inform other women about sensation/nerve sparing mastectomies. Many women who have this procedure get their nerves cut, which not only causes them to be numb but can cause a lifetime of pain. Sensation sparing mastectomy is a "new" type of surgery that many surgeons will deny even exists.

    That's my story! What's yours?

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    I bet a lot of teenage depression comes from people no longer thinking you're cute and smiling when they see you.

    It's such a subtle shift they probably don't even realize it happened. But suddenly people stop reacting with joy and love when they see you and it takes a while to adjust to that

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    How do I find a list of communities sorted by popularity?

    I'm using Liftoff but also checked out Connect and am trying to figure this out. (It took me multiple tries just to create an account so bear with me!). How can I find popular communities? I found a master list but it was in alphabetical order and wouldn't let me sort by subscriber count.

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