He’s been really determined to make it work - even takes it on vacation. He gets decent rest until he wakes up and takes it off, usually around 3 or 4. He has the triangle-shaped mask with the face steps. I didn’t realize there were different types. I just ordered him the n30 under-nose one and the p10 nasal pillows with a soft strap. Thanks for the advice!

He’s been really determined to make it work - even takes it on vacation. He gets decent rest until he wakes up and takes it off, usually around 3 or 4. He has the triangle-shaped mask with the face steps. I didn’t realize there were different types. I just ordered him the n30 under-nose one and the p10 nasal pillows with a soft strap. Thanks for the advice!

My husband has had his since September. He usually makes it until 3 or 4am and then takes it off.

How did you get used to the mask?

We live inside the earth. Dogs say barf.

A low pitched hum that they don’t even notice until they leave and appreciate the silence when they’re away from it.

Oh shit. Are we coworkers? Is it me?

It’s just words on a screen. Easy enough to scroll on by without commenting. On my screen, upvote usually means ‘thanks for sharing’ rather then agreement.

I feel this. I have a really hard time with holidays and i hate the media portrayal that it’s a beautiful day for everyone. Abuse, neglect, illness, and everything else continues regardless of the calendar. This will be my second Christmas without my mom. I keep thinking of all the things she did over the years to make Christmas nice for me and it’s made me want to participate a little more this year.

See if your county has an MHMR office. If they ask, instead of giving those numbers, just tell them you were diagnosed with an intellectual disability. They may offer to put you on a waiting list that sounds ridiculous - like 12 years or something. Do, it! People move out of the county and drop off the list all the time. They may question your ID diagnosis because you seem very on top of things and you’re a good communicator. This is an situation where the speech issue may work in your favor. I know that sounds horrible, but sometimes you have to play the system.

Did you receive special ed services in school? If you did, they may have had a transition specialist who gave you paperwork to find services after graduation. I don’t know the details, I just hear it talked about in meetings. If you want to attend a community college or training program, there may be services available there too.

ADHD and dyslexia and speech issues - All of those can be serious struggles and require help from professionals to learn to manage/compensate.

For the ID, a doctor or a diagnostician did IQ testing and got a score below 70? If that’s the case, your city/ state/county may have an MHMR department that might be able to offer you services - help with therapies or job skills or accessing any funding that might be available.

Do you know the cause for your ID or articulation issues? They can occur together in syndromes or due to a medical/anoxic event near birth.

ETA- I would be a little surprised by your ID label, but if you have it you may as well use it for any services that may be available. Are you in the US?

I hate when people say if, but never follow up with then. Hey, it’s me. I’m calling about the thing . if you’ll call me back.

What?! That’s not the end!

Whataburger. Whataburger. Just what a burger should be. The unbeatable, unbelievable, bigger, better burger. Whataburger.

Sinus rinse and flonase (the light mist one) work best for me.

I like Whataburger and in n out equally, sometimes i feel like one, sometimes the other.

Short bursts of great stuff are better than long periods of shitty stuff.

If an annual pass to a museum is $100, i would spend two day’s dollars buying 3-day passes to lots of different museums for a friend and me. Do we auto transport to the city? Or does the museum just appear at my house?

On the other days i would take a couple of laps around a track in some cool cars, have sips of some very expensive whiskey, and ride short sections of trains around the world.

During the week i would search the internet to find great $1 specials at bars all over the world and on weekends i would slowly have a beer on a beach in Mexico, vermouth in Barcelona, coffee in Modena, a mojito in havana, …

My son is vegan and he makes fun of himself - If you vape, you’re vegan, and you’re in a band; which one do you talk about first? Was funnier a few years ago when people carried around those giant vapes. We harassed him a lot for saying, “i can’t eat that” - well, yes you can, but you choose not to- so, now he’ll say he prefers to avoid animal products. If people ask, be honest and answer succinctly - I’m trying it to see if it makes me feel better, or whatever. The hate isn’t from choosing your own food. It’s from the endless conversations and superior, more informed attitude about it - same as anyone who makes one thing their identity - politics, religion, etc.

It does depend on the person and their regular scent. I hate the stupid commercials, but i love my husband’s Sauvage and Acqua di Gio.

Another cat. I wouldn’t mind teaming up with a group to help make something bigger. Like maybe a big cat?