SILVER MARMOSET

Uhm.. Actually, you can be. There's a lot of people who are honest when answering that question. They just do it in ways that don't come across so upsetting or depressing.

Many people sugarcoat their answers to be more palatable for a greeting, or for a start of a conversation. It can also just be a polite way of giving others an out for a potential depressing conversation they may not want to be a part of.

These responses usually come in forms like, - "How are you?/How's it going?" - "Could be better." "It's definitely going." "I'm still alive." "I'm getting there." "New day, new problems." "Well, I'm still here." "Same old." "It's not all sunshine." "It's moving along". "It is what it is." "Not great but I'll survive." "Hoping tomorrow comes quickly." And many more responses like this. These are all ways of basically saying "Things are kinda/very shit at the moment for me". But they just don't go into detail about it. They are being honest, without the extra information.

If the other person doesn't want to go further into this then they may just responed with something like "I feel you", or "That's relatable", or "Yeh, that's life". Which are basically ways of saying "I acknowledge things aren't easy right now", without having to go into a conversation about it. Not everyone has the emotional energy to deal with conversations like that in that moment and that's okay.

Chinese Egg Drop Soup My Chinese egg drop soup is a 15 minute restaurant style soup with silky egg ribbons drifting through a clear chicken broth seasoned with green onion, ginger, white pepper, and a finishing drizzle of sesame oil.

This Tumblr post is the first time someone has explained to me *why* I couldn’t feed them before those instances.

every single time i have had to say, "i understand that if he had food or water, he could aspirate it into his lungs under anesthesia. i am not lying to you." THEN someone would make a little note and i would stop being repeatedly asked.

not a single time was that risk explained to me. the only reason it came up was because i already knew. i still don't understand why it isn't standard pre-op counseling or pre-op check information, when me as a parent acknowledging the actual risk also put THE MEDICAL STAFF at ease because i conveyed that i had informed understanding as reason to not lie about giving my kid food.

John: What are you doing, Ringo, hailing a cab?

Ringo: *dancing(?)* I’m practicing up for when we get to Hawaii. This is the way they do the huuuuula

Paul: If thats the way they do it i’m sorry we’re going

RITA HAYWORTH as RUSTY PARKER/MARIBELLE HICKS

John: What are you doing, Ringo, hailing a cab?

Ringo: *dancing(?)* I’m practicing up for when we get to Hawaii. This is the way they do the huuuuula

Paul: If thats the way they do it i’m sorry we’re going

It's going to be in the 90s F and very humid in Pittsburgh for the rest of the week. If you're going to be wearing a fursuit, especially outdoors, or know someone who is, learn all you can about the symptoms of heat exhaustion so you can recognize it if it happens. And please take iced water with you.