This is great! I've been noticing more ableism in my own vocabulary, but was frustrated with not knowing enough good substitutes. Thanks!
enthusiasticamoeba
joined 2 years ago
I appreciate your nuanced take.
I fully believe the dental profession attracts a lot of sadists and freaks. Truly, I have had some horiffic experiences.
I think the previous generations were conditioned to accept it, because the technology and techniques were much more uncomfortable. My parents are impressed as long as the dentist isn't intentionally injuring them, lol.
The best thing I did was switch to a practice for people with dental phobia, and they literally don't do anything special except be very gentle, and make sure you're well anesthesized, and communicate everything, and check in with you frequently, and give plenty of breaks. Like every dentist should do.
People should feel free to be picky about what kind of dentist they see! You can actually have comfortable dental procedures these days!
I have always wanted to have a group of friends who would be down with that. But I recently started seeking specifically autistic friends, and I believe it will soon be a reality!
DS9 is my favorite by far. But what I really like about trek is the variety of shows/mediums there are. We've got long arcs and one-off's, comedies and dramas, diplomacy, action, fighting... And if you get tired of watching there are even books!
That's not true; I also speak Dutch!
Anyone want to speak Dutch with me? ...... That's what I thought.
Was Bojack Horseman telling the truth about improv??
I feel like ~1 in 3 people being selfish assholes kind of checks out, though. It's a trend I really noticed during Covid.
Zeker waar, maar er zijn gewoon niet zo veel kansen "back home" als ik mijn familie bezoek 🥲