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Ask Lemmy•People who are learning a foreign language: what are you learning & how is it going?English
3·1 个月前German and Spanish. It’s ok, though every time I think I have an alright though basic understanding, someone starts speaking way too quickly and it all just falls apart. Also, speaking is difficult, and reaching for the correct words in the correct language is even harder. Many times I want to answer in German if someone asks me something in Spanish, and vice versa
Blue and white gaffer tape would be even quicker
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No Stupid Questions•What are some good memoirs or autobiography about someone who had a rough childhood, especially victims of child abuse/neglect?English
3·1 个月前What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
This one checks all your boxes. Except for maybe the bullying in school? I can’t remember if that was a theme or not. Fantastic read, though.
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Ask Lemmy•When you were a kid/teen, how often do you have conversations with your parents? What is your relationship like now? And do you think there is a correlation?English
2·1 个月前As a kid, I spoke with my mom all the time. That frequency dropped drastically the older I got, though. She’s got a personality disorder and I tried with her, I swear I tried so fucking hard, but I finally gave up. Now she doesn’t talk to me at all, which is far less a hardship than she imagines it is.
I had a great relationship with my dad, when he was around. He was my respite from my mother, but his relationship with her left its scars on him, too. They almost split up for a while, and I’ve never seen him happier. But now, for some unfathomable reason, they’re back together, he’s back to drinking, and he’s sided with my mom and is also not speaking with me. Unlike with her, I’m actually sad to not have him around, but trying to reason with alcoholic logic isn’t helpful (or a good time) for anyone.
So yeah, I think there’s far more to being close with your parents than simply the frequency of conversations, though maybe that plays a role.
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Coffee•What drinks can I make with instant coffee while I'm waiting for a replacement water tank for my espresso machineEnglish
3·2 个月前Re. Dropping your tank, you could always add some grip stickers. I put them on my work coffee cups (I have some contigo cups that are tall and slippery when carried with wet hands) and they work great! They come in different patterns, I got hexagons and placed them sort of staggered but honeycomb-like and I think they look kinda neat. They’ve stayed in place since I put them on a few years back, just handwash instead of dishwasher. I dunno what you do with your tank, if it’s a dishwasher kind of thing or not, but yeah, they may be an option for you.
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Showerthoughts•People using fancy characters in their online username ironically makes them harder to be searchedEnglish
2·3 个月前It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
Adoption is a great option, but ONLY if you really want a kid.
Remember, adoption is traumatic, and kids aren’t returnable.
Absolutely this, but ONLY if you’re absolutely certain you want a kid.
Remember, adoption is traumatic and kids aren’t returnable.
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Uplifting News•A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles laterEnglish
14·4 个月前The article says he lost it around Christmas in 2014 while working at the factory. So, 11 years
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Ask Lemmy•What recent books or articles have shifted your worldview?English
2·4 个月前There’s some great podcasts out there that really focus on the science. Science VS comes to mind, as does Factually
Ngl, $950K for a house sounds like a steal. Can’t buy a tear-down starter home around here for that cheap…
It’s not bullshit. When I lived in Edmonton, we had a mountain ash tree in our front yard, as did many others along our street. In the winter, the birds would hop from tree to tree, eating the fermented berries, getting more and more blitzed with each
bartree they visited.
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Lemmy Shitpost•You can only use one for the rest of your life, which you choosing?English
5·8 个月前Exactly this
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News•RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many AmericansEnglish
13·8 个月前Uh, I hate to be the one to break the news but he’s spoken about not stopping with autism Adderall labor camps
Has anyone asked the intern that they put in charge of accounting?
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News•Trans people are less safe when forced to use the wrong restroom, study findsEnglish
7·10 个月前Well, yeah. In other news, water is wet!




Seriously, this