Truffle

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Cake day: January 10th, 2024

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  • Eggs, cheese (mostly cottage), beans, greek yogurt (store bought or homemade), tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, sardines and whatever veggies and fruits are on sale. Same for meat, poultry or fish except the inside organs. For carbs I use corn tortillas and quinoa sparingly because I have to watch glycemic index. For snacks I like popcorn, hummus, pita chips. These are also limited.





  • I like reading this poem whenever I’m feeling like I’m about to lose it. It helps me find my center again:

    Just Let them.

    If they want to choose something or someone over you, let them.

    If they want to go weeks without talking to you, let them.

    If they are okay with never seeing you, let them.

    If they are okay with always putting themselves first, let them.

    If they are showing you who they are and not what you perceived them to be, let them.

    If they want to follow the crowd, let them.

    If they want to judge or misunderstand you, let them.

    If they act like they can live without you, let them.

    If they want to walk out of your life and leave, hold the door open, and let them.

    Let them lose you. You were never theirs, because you were always your own. So let them.

    Cassie Phillips





  • Too small clothes so I’d be excited to go on a diet and lose weight… as an already very sick underweight teen with an eating disorder who wasn’t a wize zero “but you’ll get there”

    Paulo Cohelo’s garbage books to “help me with my constant depression that keeps bringing everyone down and you like books, no?”

    Stuffed animal toy thay was first intended for a baby shower but the mom didn’t want it so “why should it go to waste if you can have it as a birthday present”

    Plastic surgery offering as a sweet sixteen present “so you can feel beautiful”

    Professional acne treatment (Accutane) as a birthday present because “Oh you poor thing need it”

    A used and stained old yellow blouse “because it will make you look happier” I hate yellow.

    And the list goes on lol. That was growing up and it is one of the many reasons why I am no contact with all of those people.

    Now as an independent adult in a stable loving relaionship surrounded by nice genuine friends, I actually get very thoughtful and beautiful gifts. Some expensive, some with no monetary cost.








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    toAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWhat are you not nostalgic for?
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    Big family gatherings. I did not particularly enjoyed them growing up (I come from big extended families) but when I became a parent they were unbereable so I just stopped attending. I couldn’t fathom to subject my child to all that nonsense. Best decision ever! While cousins fight over who brings what side dish for Christmas I will be relaxing in a hammock by the beach, thank you very much.



  • Good for you OP! Spanish is such a rich, beautiful sounding language.

    My best bet, aside from full immersion is to first, take lessons in order to learn good foundations and know how stuff works and then, hire a language coach who can help you with your specific request.

    Source: I help people doing exactly that. Some want to learn an accent, some want to lose an accent, some people need help getting more confident in their second or third language, etc.