strawberrysocial @ strawberrysocial @lemmy.world

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What is weird about their English? Seems fine to me..

What is enby?

I am currently ttc and they made me get tested to see how my antibodies were for measles, mumps and rubella (and some other diseases we were vaccinated against in childhood). My rubella antibodies were pretty much non existent now. It can wear off over the decades. Was told I should get the MMR booster before becoming pregnant. So I guess maybe its not a bad idea for us adults to get our antibodies tested, or maybe go ahead and get the booster if its available in your country or area if you are in your thirties or older. Especially since a bunch of parents are no longer vaccinating their children, the herd immunity isn't protecting those who either were unable to get vaccinated or the antibodies from infection/vaccination have worn off. My stepfather completely lost his hearing in his right ear because he got measles as a boy (before the vaccine was created). So even ignoring the horrible painful rash you get, it can also make you deaf, blind, or kill you. A lot of us have forgotten how damaging these diseases can be, we've been spoiled by our vaccine protection. Even if you got your MMR shots as an infant it does wear off and you will no longer be protected by herd immunity.

edit: i wrote father in law instead of stepfather

I read it all. Why do the emojis offend you so much? They're just tiny pictures.

Ya but in this case he's not an actual earl, Earl is his first name.

Where I live, it's currently $4Cdn for a loaf of basic white Wonder bread, it's $8.50Cdn for a stick of salted butter, and $5.50Cdn for a pack of 22 slices of processed cheese (not the thick slice type). My country is currently going through a bit of a cost of living crisis because shelter, heating, food costs are becoming insane. How much are those things where you live? I think it's interesting the differences based on where we all are. 1$ for an entire grilled cheese sandwich in Canada would be considered an incredible deal for takeout food pricing.

Why are you clicking and opening people's image or video files even if they're right on their desktop? I doubt that's part of the repair troubleshooting you are supposed to be doing. You shouldn't be clicking on their images or videos even if they are easily accessible.

It would be eleven eleven if it's following the pattern, is it not

It might be impossible where you are from (because it's better implemented or controlled there, I don't know) but in Canada our health care has turned to shit (our healthcare system was struggling pre-pandemic and is now even worse). There were instances of First Nation mothers being forced or strongly encouraged immediately after giving birth (when they aren't of sound mind) to be sterilized. If something as horrendous as that can happen, it's not much of a stretch to believe that bad acting health care workers might try to force people who are vulnerable to agree to euthanasia.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-veterans-assisted-suicide

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/report-uncovers-forced-sterilization-in-quebec-1.6663340

I got a fish bone stuck in my throat when I was a kid. My mother tried pulling it out with her fingers, tried pliers, and when that wasn't working, she then called the hospital (back when you were allowed to do that, now we have to call Telehealth). The person who she spoke to told her to make some well done toast and have me eat it. Worked perfectly. The toast, once chewed, wraps around the bone and gums it up so it passes through your digestive system.

They likely live in a different place than you do Sounds like you got it way better, congrats

It's really not worth getting this upset over a discussion about chat bots... Maybe take a few deep breaths?

I blame How I Met Your Mother

If it costs basically nothing to try to do a little more, why not do it?

They are actually considering adding warning labels to booze in Canada like they have on cigarette packages. I'm unsure if they'll go full gory photos of damaged organs and dying people but they are thinking of putting a label of some sort on it.

It might be because you aren't a visible minority that you haven't witnessed it, you don't notice it happening because it's not on your radar that it could happen.

That's very thoughtful of you to provide the imperial measurements as well for Americans ☺️

Have you thought about starting a community for your hometown here? It might be one of those things where it will take off but it's just no one is taking the initiative to start it.

You really have no idea what life has been like for the people in Ukraine at the hands of Russia, or you wouldn't reduce this to a "childish stance". How can you lack such empathy for Ukrainians?

Damn you! 😆