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Prompt Answer: Heritage

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What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?

Most of my heritage is generally Jewish. Or a blackjack dealer. At least on my mom’s side of the equation.

The paternal unit has the communication skills the gods gave a block of Parmesan cheese. So I have no clue about his heritage. Other than he lives in Pennsylvania.

Prompt Answer: More Informed

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Which topics would you like to be more informed about?

Honestly? My own diagnoses, that’s what I’d like to be more informed about.

I don’t know much about diabetes other than “sugar/carbs BAD”. I know Metformin helps my blood sugar, so does my basaglar. But I don’t know more than that. And every time I ask, I get referred to an endocrinologist that turns out to be some sort of shitheel.

I don’t know that much about fibromyalgia except that pregabalin helps me function at a three to five, usually, on the pain scale rather than a seven to nine. I know I still hurt.

I know I’m likely going to need new knees at some point, for they’ve been bad since I was a teenager.

I want to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorder, beyond people trying to fix me.

And don’t get me started on my bipolar. No one, none of my providers, have done anything but throw medication at the problem (read: me), and suggest therapy. Except I can’t find an affordable, in-network therapist that is queer/asexually friendly.

My most recent attempt at therapy cost me $65 for half an hour, and I was told to medicate to fix my “low libido issue”. Fuck off with that.

Ugh. I guess I’ll be googling stuff in the near future.

Prompt Answer: Celebrating Holidays

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How do you celebrate holidays?

Well, my mother was Jewish. My not-biological-father was lapsed Roman Catholic. I’m pagan.

So the secular holidays are meh. I don’t celebrate them much, beyond getting together with friends for a homemade meal.

Now the witchy holidays I try to keep, do a little something for each. Like, tomorrow is the first day of Fall and I plan to try and make some quick bread when I get home from work, spoons depending.

Prompt Answer: Red Flag

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What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

There are many things that can be boiled down into lack of empathy or compassion. If you don’t care about other people, can’t put yourself in someone’s place when they’re reaching out to you, there is something wrong with your ability to connect with your fellow humans.