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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: This menopause crap is going to be the death of me |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 11:13 pm
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| DO NOT have anything removed unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary! Once stuff is missing everything sloshes around, it all holds together. Google it. Sometimes it's necessary but sometimes it's a disaster. I ended up getting the inside of my uterus ablated, (they barbecued it with electricity in my case... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Scars on Arms and School Bullying |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 8:46 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,377
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Quote: And on the subject of bullying, I recommend Paul Graham's essay "Why Nerds are Unpopular" And if anything he underestimates the case. http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html
I have never seen it explained so clearly! He has nailed it. And it's simple enough to be useful. |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Scars on Arms and School Bullying |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 8:45 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can Anyone Confirm What I Experienced? |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 3:13 am
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Replies: 4
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| I think you did the best thing when you got lost, your thinking and actions were correct. I have not had that sensory muffling, but I have been known to get lost from time to time. When I was in college I kept a campus map with me so I could consult the picture and figure out where I was and where I... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Yo, what's up? I brought chips! |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2011, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 10
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I don't want chips. Do you have any fresh fruit?  |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I don't care if people call me a "misogynist" |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 1:50 am
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Replies: 108
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| I don't think MR20 is a misogynist or even a misanthrope. I think he is frustrated at beating his head against a wall to no effect, and being rebuffed repeatedly will not do anyone's world outlook any good. I'm thinking it's not a bad idea to decide to sit out the social jungle for a while to regrou... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Told today at work, 'You never smile...' |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2011, 11:39 pm
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Replies: 28
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| you've got to change that Response: Why? I have learned to smile and be friendly, I work with the public all day. It's a strain, and it took a lot of work to get used to it. It helps that I am in a position where I know how to do it, and people ask me for help. But I have had to analyze what behavi... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Guy doesn't want to 'risk' having a kid with me. |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2011, 3:12 pm
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| I really despise that sort of Eugenics-think. "Lets cure autism by preventing any more of them from being born!" I don't think that is it at all. I see him as not feeling up to the challenge of kids. Not everybody should have kids, irrespective of their neurological classification. Two of my five s... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: 31, M, sales rep, diagnosed yesterday with Aspergers |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011, 2:13 pm
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Replies: 18
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| if you take it seriously and learn the business you can do well in sales. I quite concur. I have been working with the public for 20 years and since we are given a script outline, and when people come up to me there are some standard things they are likely to want, it's not that hard. Well it is, i... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Human DNA in Vaccines Linked to Autism |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2011, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 15
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Soylent Green is people? 
There's a whole secret industry/technology based on wholesale use of aborted fetuses? I seriously doubt that, even if it were doable, there is enough of a supply to produce medicines or cosmetics for mass consumption. Sounds like a lot of omigod, omigod, to me. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: trivial and kind of stupid question for the guys ... |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2011, 12:28 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Second is men subconsciously judge women's overall health based on their hair. When women have long, healthy hair it's a good indication that she's reasonably healthy, and capable of having healthy children. I strongly suspect that nails it right there. Similar to how males tend to be attracted to ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Bad cough and fear of taking pills - Advice? |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2011, 1:08 am
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Replies: 16
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| Other things I found useful even before I tried the rinse, (yes, it's NeilMed) were hot soup or tea, any flavor, and rough toast. Something like whole-grain or something else coarse works best, it scrubs goo out of the throat. Doesn't last all that long, but anything that stops the coughing is usefu... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Bad cough and fear of taking pills - Advice? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2011, 12:39 am
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| It may be a bit late in the episode for this, and she may have major gross-out issues with it, but have you tried the sinus rinses with her? I use one, it's a squirt bottle with saline solution you mix, and it flushes all the crud out of the nose and sinuses. That crud is what drains down the throat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Problems with personal choice/preference. |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2011, 4:47 am
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Replies: 7
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For me, it has to 1) fit, 2) be comfortable, 3) not make me look fat, 4) cover everything that should be covered. Other than that it doesn't matter unless it's a special occasion.  |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: How does one start losing weight? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2011, 4:43 am
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Replies: 67
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| Have you had your thyroid level checked? Having low levels can really make you "efficient" on small amounts of food. I have read stories of people being called a liar and accused of cheating on diets when they had stuck scrupulously to them. That said, I can also recommend checking into the South Be... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Ladies - what do you call your genitals? |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2011, 1:28 am
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Replies: 72
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| A number of things; I particularly abhor va-jay-jay, though. It's just too precious, like a grown woman with a Hello Kitty purse. |
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