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Ginger Cowgirl
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Our $1600/month + 1 bedroom apartment in St Catharines, Ontario
My son's father has court ordered me to live in either St Catharines or Thorold (Ontario) - no exceptions. Rents are far too high and we only got this place because a homeless shelter "referred" us - after we'd already applied on our own and been denied.
Thus, this is where we ended up. Ridiculously expensive. Not trashy. Not great either though. Just decent - so far.
Thus, this is where we ended up. Ridiculously expensive. Not trashy. Not great either though. Just decent - so far.
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Month One of my journey to finally getting back in shape and feeling better!
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Okay. So as previously stated, I'm about 30lbs overweight and lacking tone and definition. My goal is to get back down to roughly pre pregnancy weight - around 100lbs. Keep in mind, my spine is completely fused so I cannot bend it at all. I'm going to do this routine, plus 100 squats every day - for one month and then check back and see how I look and feel then. And then of course continue that...
Our new house in Smooth Rock Falls!
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I will get a better tour uploaded, but just wanted to get a first glance put out there. Next one will probably be once I've moved in. This is also a rental. By no means, can we afford to buy this place! 🙃
Moved.. again. Segregation. And my tiny apartment!
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Moved.. again. Segregation. And my tiny apartment!
My grandfather asked my mum for an affair.
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Excuse the extremely disturbing placement for thumbnail that RUclips decided to pick. I am by no means happy about this.
Living with a Disability Pt 1
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I terribly describe what living with Scoliosis is like, especially during over a year of being discriminated against.
My weight gain and my journey to becoming healthier!
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My weight gain and my journey to becoming healthier!
The Butterfly Effect, Free Will, and Buddhism!!
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The Butterfly Effect, Free Will, and Buddhism!!
What it's REALLY like being a mum
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I PROMISE I will get better at speaking and describing things! I just felt this video was an important one to get out there.
Bathing suit shopping, Getting a laptop, and Sewing my own clothes!
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Bathing suit shopping, Getting a laptop, and Sewing my own clothes!
Semi Winter in Canada
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We went on a little road trip/drive today and it was just so pretty that I wanted to share a bit!
My lame attempt at explaining my social awkwardness
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My lame attempt at explaining my social awkwardness
The Importance of Supporting People with Mental Illnesses
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The Importance of Supporting People with Mental Illnesses
Ontario is under Curfew!! - And Masks!
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Ontario is under Curfew!! - And Masks!
Thinking Philosophically About The Future
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Thinking Philosophically About The Future
It's been a while! - Why do kids dolls not have genitals and why is Christmas so commercialized?
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It's been a while! - Why do kids dolls not have genitals and why is Christmas so commercialized?
Why Do So Many People Change Themselves To Please Others?
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Why Do So Many People Change Themselves To Please Others?
I need help y'all! ~ Do These Really Come from Russia?
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I need help y'all! ~ Do These Really Come from Russia?
What Does An "Average" Body Look Like?
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What Does An "Average" Body Look Like?
They ruin white neighborhoods
As a Habitat homeowner, I’m very that I made this decision to purchase this house. I have shared how my house turned out after I moved in on my RUclips as well. I live in Washington state.
Any updates?
What if the buisness has no other option... you only see what benefits you MAGA
Looking for something for nothing and then complaining about it.... seems like shes mad about them not buying her home. If you go cheap you will get cheap results.
This story is so sad, yy not only spent all your money to buy a home, but the home you're in is falling apart not well insulated, and you even fundraised and raised money for the organization that wasn't even going to help you do the necessary repairs on your home. On top of that the organization refused to buy back and told you they would never live in a habit home 😮
Thanks you for sharing ❤
I work for habitat for humanity at a restore. First red flag was the fact that they take donations like couches and then turn and sell it in the store. We also take community service workers and one simplified there little scheme. Basically they take the already enslaving 30 year mortgage and take it to people who wouldn’t even have qualified for it in the first place and qualify them for a habitat house. Even poorer families getting on the same 30 year mortgages and they STILL TAKE YOUR HOME IF YOU DONT PAY. If you have watched the big short before it’s exactly what they showed to be the cause for the crash. And it’s not the poor peoples fault it’s the people who are giving the mortgages in the first place
You should honestly take your sister and leave. Go to Toronto or something idk. But definitely not around that shit. That’s far from normal
I wish more people watched this 😪
Unless I missed something, if habitat refused to buy the home because the appraisal was too high, wouldn’t that benefit the homeowner? Unless there was a reason that they needed to sell quickly it looks like selling privately would’ve been the better way to go.
Hon I think you should have prepared something more in depth because I really want the information from you but it's very difficult the way you're talking for me to focus on the information and its really all over the place
😂 I wanted to shake her and say SPIT IT OUT ALREADY
Hi
Must love snow, drink like a fish, to live up here, I know some people moved up here and they moved right back where there came from their kids couldn't fit it and so they left again. Hope you know how to speak french because its usually compulsive on many Job adds. Some Cree as well.
I'm happy you guys found a house in smooth rock 😁
Hi where are located doing the habitat
Hey am planning on moving to smooth rock with my wife. As an immigrant are there employment opportunities for us
nor much
Are you still there, I would love to connect and ask some questions.
They use volunteer labor for framing and other tasks. These are often unskilled white collar workers who have no business working on a dangerous construction site and pose a danger to themselves and each other. They have volunteers sign a waiver so they are not liable for injury or death. They will lie about serious this is. Do not volunteer for these projects.
I was sold one of their homes & the gal who I bought it from was the one who bought it from HFH initially & got a fine on the day of signing because she had not notified them supposidly that she was selling, they said, but she did tell them. After really looking/living at the house, there is alot of shotty work done here & cracks in the foundation walls and only 11 years old.
didnt see you in insta in a long time .. are you ok ?
My account got nuked. My new account is @gingerbread4_11
Home is where the heart is. Make the most of it and you'll be able to be happy no matter where you end up. Cheers.
My home is in the north. My heart is wherever I need to be, in order to have my son living with me. This apartment is just that.. an apartment. Not my home. I will be being as positive about it as I can be but I will also be, being real. This situation sucks. But I have my family and ultimately, that's all I care about.
@@gingercowgirl5358 Not to beleaguer the point, but if you're court ordered to be there for the foreseeable future, then that apartment, and wherever you move to next, will be a home for you and your son, because that is where your heart is, with him and your mother. The saying "home is where the heart is" isn't so much a saying that you will always love your surroundings if your heart is in the right place for it, but rather that as you live in a place and create memories of the shared experiences you have there, that that will inevitably convert even the most unfortunate living arrangements into a home. I grew up in some downright hovels because my parents had no money management skills, and though they were far from ideal, I still have some good memories associated with those places, not because we had to live there because of our circumstances, but because we lived there, together. I get that you're hurting right now because of your unfortunate circumstances surrounding your most recent move, but as you pointed out, you still have your family and that's what is most important. Things will get better, take heart.
@@femsplainer Nobody needs to tell me what is important. I don't give an ounce of care, ultimately about material things. But nobody can deny that the physical environment you are in, affects much of your mental well being. Not to mention the ease of breathability up north for me, with my disability. We cannot afford this place whatsoever. My son will grow up worse than poor. I will be applying for a mobility motion and might potentially be getting into Regional Housing so no, this place is not where we will hopefully be for the long term. But I don't know how long we actually will be here for. Yes, we will obviously make it as "homey" as we can - I grew up the exact same way.. from a toxic and abusive father to a mother who couldn't afford anything. My childhood sucked beyond words. But as I've found a solid path in life into my adult years, I've slowly been able to make good memories. Every good parent just wants to give their child more/better than what they had. And my son deserves better. As crass as it might sound, parents are not their children. Yes, I would die for my child. 100% without doubt. But I am still my own self. My soul is in the northern areas of Canada and Europe/Asia. My heart will always be with my son and so long as he is a child, I will never leave him. But that does not mean that a piece of me is not missing.
@@gingercowgirl5358 I wasn't trying to tell you what is important to you...just trying to offer some solace and commiseration. They might have been platitudes, but there's not much more that I can do than that from a comments section. It appears that instead of providing comfort, I have instead caused additional distress which was not my intention. I'm sorry.
@@femsplainer I knew you were coming from a good place. I'm sorry to have come off harder than I intended. I'm quite frustrated with people (as a general population) trying to tell me what is important - and I know you were not attempting to do that. I wasn't directing that part of my response, at you. It was a general frustration. I know ultimately as long as I have my family with me, I will be okay. But failing to be able to provide my child the life he deserves is an extremely heavy weight. The whole thing is bittersweet. I do appreciate your kindness.
Hey.. how are you. I am planning to move to smooth rock, most likely may/June this year. How do you like this place? I prefer quiet places with nice neighbourhood :)
Hello! I'm not doing good, unfortunately. My son's father has court ordered me back to the city in which we cannot afford. On another note, if we don't end up using the rest of our lease in Smooth Rock, we would be happy to sublet it to you. Our lease is done in September. Regardless, Smooth Rock is a very nice area. The towns people, not so much. But the town itself is extremely cute and beautiful! I prefer Cochrane but Smooth Rock is definitely comparable. Bitter cold in the winters (which I love... -25 / -35 without windchill) and the environment is amazing!
@@gingercowgirl5358 hey m sorry to hear that you going through rough situation. 🙏🏼 praying.. things will get better for you soon. Thanks for replying.. I really appreciate it. I have not finalized where exactly I would move… but it would definitely be out of a busy city environment. I have only been in Canada for about 10 years… grew up in country so now i am tired of city life and i want to go back to country and open spacious place with nice neighbourhood. Smooth rock came across while i was searching for places… so I thought I should ask someone who lives there as I know its a newly developed area. I guess I have to keep looking until i find something that will make me feel like settling ☺️😁. thanks again.. sending good wishes for you and your son ❤️🌸
@@sanamgrewal874 Absolutely, and thank you! You're kind. Smooth Rock only has a population of 1,400 people which makes it the smallest functioning town in Ontario, and with lots of open land! Trees too! I wish you very well on your search 😊❤
@@sanamgrewal874 hey welcome to smooth rock falls. I am from India and I live in smooth rock falls.
Thanks for sharing this information. I looked up habitat for humanity because I thought maybe I would volunteer there and meet good people, but your testimony, and comments I've seen on this and other videos, makes me think maybe it is not a good idea.
I would definitely spend your time, effort, and passion in a company or organization that actually cares about their people and the community.
They put in sod for my mother's house without even turning on the water, it is practically dead now and the water is still not on what idiots.
Indeed. I'm sorry they did that to your mother. The pattern seems to be, that they screw over quite a few people. They put in new sod for our house as well, but they put it directly under the neughbour's eavestrough - needless to say, it killed the sod.
Yeah there so dumb they are stupid idiots. They put in a new kitchen for me and I was expected to prepare my own meals. It’s absolutely ridiculous for them too add a kitchen without hiring a private chef for me .
@@bobufo5729 bruh thats completely different, how are you supposed to water it if there is no water lol
@@gaigem3403 you said the water was off lmao just turn it on …. Check out the book “if you give a mouse a cookie” might be insightful .
“And the water is still not on what idiots” who’s the idiot here who can’t figure out how to turn on the water? Is it you?
good luck trying to reduce the cost of living as it is a result of an entire country of businesses, influenced by domestic as well as foreign trade, access to resources (when the price of computer chips rise significantly due to shortages of the minerals that they are made of and the few places where those minerals are located (Russia, China).
Canada is a corporation. Elizabeth does not care about us. She doesn't even care about her own country. Therefore, nothing will ever REALLY change. That said, minimum wage jobs have never been intended for adults to stay at permanently. They are a foot in the door to employment and gaining workforce experience. That's it. Our economy is based off the premise that adults are working well paying, skilled jobs - of whichever skill is needed or wanted. Cost of living is only the result of employers and service providers competing with foreign invasion. Get skilled at a job that people will pay for and that not everyone can do, and you'll be good.
My elderly mother and I are the only ones alive in our immediate family. I take care of her and I'm disabled myself. We needed help for a roof repair that we cannot afford. So, I tried to get in touch with Habitat and got the run-around. They do ZERO for people. I don't know ANYONE who's ever been helped by them. Habitat is another scam disguised as a charity.
Absolutely! They always give the run around and don't actually help anyone. All they care about is money. They cut corners to save and use thrifted items when they promised they only use new materials. I empathize with you and your mother! ❤ My mum is essentially my caregiver because I'm physically disabled and she also works full time as well. Its definitely a tough life although it has its opportunity for bonding ❤
Yeah, they won't even answer the phone, they put u on hold the moment your call goes through and make you leave your name & number, intending to never call you back, I just wanted to know if they had some lawn care equipment in their store, they are keeping Ppl out of jobs and of course, homes, they should give a job to a Person to answer the phone, it's just much quicker to go to the place to speak to someone in person, the telephone system is totally worthless!!!!! Boycott them untill they clean up their act!!!
Hey actually I did want to say something they do build there homes from the ground up cause actually my class gone and helped with it as part of our assignment and there just now selling it
Lol when did I say they didn't build their homes? "they" have always built their homes - whether it be actual Habitat people or someone who "donates" themselves to build it FOR Habitat. Our house was physically built by the Menonite community. Did you have any other comments or questions?
They built mine from ground up. Crack in foundation wall from time of foam block concrete pour. Forgot to seal it under the dirt, didn't backfill with proper material so has water leaking through wall since build. Improperly installed furnace, faulty grinder pump, bathroom vents vent into attic instead of outside, bathroom waterproof materials never used, will cost more to get this house up to code by excavation and rebuilding than it will to pay the mortgage off. Not remotely affordable to have to fix the brand new house so it's livable, breathing in toxic mold from constant water flooding indoors every time it rains....don't touch habitat for humanity with a 10000 foot pole for the sake of your life please. Ours still isn't finished 17 years later and they've raised payments and changed banks so many times and don't get me started on what they did during the shutdowns of the pandemic
@@Americanmamaistireddon’t they come and inspect the home yearly?
I wish they have ever inspected the house. No they do not, they never finished my home, never inspect or even installed appliances or electrical wiring or bathroom vents correctly, but they do raise payments yearly.
Yeah they stabbed me in the back in their store on Forest Lane and the way their employees lie and the way they make promises on the phone I want to tell you something that's store has a real problem . So now I have to wonder if it's endemic of the whole local Dallas area or even the whole organization ... ? Wow what a disappointment is all I can say and that I will never ever again suggest two people to make donations to them or to help their cause and I am probably going to write an email to Jimmy Carter
Well I'm Canadian so its definitely a nation wide problem then. But yeah, their store is bullshit and so is their home building side of the company. They legit take old, crappy furniture and appliances and resell them for more than their worth. Then there's the obvious scam they do of their builds.
@@gingercowgirl5358 More people who have been ripped off by them with the building problems should definitely try to get the word out there for the public to see and hear . But ANYBODY having a situation with the stores should also try to at least do what I'm doing ... maybe they should be called : HABITAT or PROFANITY Maybe they should be called Bad Habit Crap toward Humanity Maybe they should be called : Tit for Tat or Profanity . Maybe they should be called : Tit-for-Tat to Humanity .
@@gardensofthegods I agree, 100%!! I took to Facebook about it but everyone called me a liar and ungrateful. I requested to have a spot in the local papers but nobody wanted the story. My last outlet was RUclips and I'm so much of a "nobody" that my videos don't get much attention. But I am definitely trying! I typically called them "Habiscam" but nobody would know what that means lmao 😂
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Funny that, that comment stuck lmao! Yeah, my father is into some fuuucked up shit and my grandfather followed suit (not the same family, different sides). Pretty sure my grandfather was into stuff beforehand though. The hard part was whether a part of it was mental illness (doubt it because he deep down, knew it was wrong) or if he was just a "sick" person.
@@gingercowgirl5358 so sad ☹ .. fortunately didn't take away your smile
@@canadacitypreppers Absolutely not! 😁🤗 I refuse to let abusers take away my happiness.
@@gingercowgirl5358 what kinda "stuff" . Like weird mormon shit or something? Very disturbing. Sorry your family went through this.
@@evanbalgordantihatedotca1339 P*do stuff and inc*st stuff.
I watched the whole 12 mins. I'm sorry for what you are going through. This world is getting insane :(
Thank you so much for watching the whole thing!! Haha I don't think many people will sit through that lmao. A lot of cringe. I've got to get better at being in front of the camera 🙃. Indeed though, the world is turning a direction I never thought imaginable 3 years ago. But here we are... how are things over there? How are you doing? I enjoyed your old videos 🤗
@@gingercowgirl5358 ruclips.net/channel/UCh8LSa9lxFo6XATk07ls9tQ
@@gingercowgirl5358 I typed out a long reply, but RUclips deleted it :(
@@gingercowgirl5358 here is my other channel
@@gingercowgirl5358 where I work on vehicles instead of trees
Hey girl. Hope your are doing well. Happy to c you outside :) here is my new channel. I scrubbed the other one
Hey! I just subbed 😁. I miss being in the wilderness! I try to go for a road trip somewhere naturey every week. Unfortunately scammy "covid" restrictions and mandates are still in place here so things are pretty rough. Communist country, ya know 😂. Seriously though, it's bad. Been thinking about another video just for updating on how things have been here. How have you been?
I think you’re doing a great job doing these videos. Love ya Russell
Thank you so much! More videos will be coming! 😂🤗
Wow you’re amazing talking about these issues, a lot of people won’t talk about it is not good for their mental health.Keep up positive attitude. Love Russell
Yeah, that's what I've found as well, a lot of people don't truly care... and so they don't talk about it. I wanted my channel to be random stuff but also be able to get deep as well. Thank you so much for the support! ❤
If someone is a victim of say a car accident by another driver, it was not the will of the victim, but in their mind , it is a random event. It probably was not the will of the driver to cause the accident either, but their lack of will so as to prevent it. Natures will can also affect people such ad a flood, anf it can direct their life to another direction. A persons will may be associated their desires in life. A will be could associated with a choice and-or the decision taken. Just some ideas.
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Thanks. There was a very popular youtuber girl called Brookers many years ago. I seen her fun vids on and off for a few years. I didnt even relize she had a severe scolosis till one vid had her xrays. I believe she got an operation. I have osteophytes on my spine.
Oh wow, I just quickly did a Google search on Osteophytes. That's crazy! How has your condition affected you? Do you have any information on Brookers' Scoliosis? If any treatments have worked for her, pain wise? How the disability has affected her later in life? Thank you for the info you already gave too!
@@gingercowgirl5358 When I needed an MRI for a hernia operation, they found a large watery type of cyst on my spleen and some osteophytes on my spine. I had the hernia fixed and spleen removed in the same operation at the VA in Manhattan. Mostly a laproscopic operation. Well after some problems with hernia stuff, two more operations. I guess the osteophytes are not a huge problem yet other than maybe an achy back of some sort. I try to not lift things too long. As for Brookers, I just seen a new channel, so I guess all the old videos have been deleted and maybe its possible to contact her, but there is also many others just the same. ruclips.net/video/2v0YNZka94U/видео.html
Thank you for the direction to her channel. I'm really curious to know more and see how other people might be surviving this awful disability. So it sounds like you've gone through quite the medical adventure but haven't had a lot of difficulty? Or did I totally misunderstand?
@@gingercowgirl5358 The osteophytes or pain isn't signifigant yet, I dont take any cure or pain medicine, but its still a bone disease to worry about. Hernia operations are very common I found out in the hospital. After the first operation, I had lesions causing digestive issues, then I got the hernia mesh in. Then there was a twisting or blockage issue next. I'm ok, I try not to lift heavy things. I need do loose some weight, 20lbs at least, but being too thin can mean weak stomach muscles and then hernia.
Haha yeah, I need to lose weight too.. tone up as well. Probably the same as you by now, 10-20lbs. I'm glad your situation isn't severe yet but it is still definitely a situation to be aware of for sure. Your health is number one.
I hurt my back 3 years ago. If u want we can talk about how much our back hurts all the time
Haha yeah, I really don't want to talk about my back hurting 24/7. I generally don't even complain about it because, what's the point? The purpose of this series was to educate people on different disabilities, being more compassionate, and our protected rights under the Human Rights Code. I don't have any issues though explaining or talking to people about my disability and what my specific situation is like 😄
Oh I watched it. Yo uh have scoliosis ? My mom has it
What's your disability? How old r u?
i have spent years out of my teenager and young adult life, contemplating free will and causality. i have a pretty good understanding of the subject and even debated it publicly a few times. my position is, there is no free will. i don't know what you mean exactly by free will being tied in to the butterfly effect, other than the butterfly effect being related to causality. i believe that we live in a deterministic universe. even physicists would argue with me over this point but even they will agree that on the macroscopic scale pretty much everything is deterministic. in other words, i believe that every action i will ever take, could have been predicted precisely, given a strong enough computer and enough data about the per-existing configuration of my brain and the rest of the universe. i have many reasons why i hold this position, but when it comes to free will it's way easier for me to explain how it's wrong, than it is for me to explain why determinism is correct. but for starters, at the basis of every single decision you ever make, are many many considerations and calculations that your brain does, and it spits out an output which your body then follows along with. this process is totally automatic, but given the complexity of consciousness, this whole process leaves us with the illusion that we have in fact "made a choice" when no such thing has ever taken place. a pretty good example another youtuber i was debating this topic with used, was putting your hand on a burning stove. you can "choose" to do that, and that was his argument for free will. that he says that if determinism is true, there would be no way for anybody to be able to make a choice that knowingly harms them because they are supposed to be "pre-programmed" but of course that's a total simplification of free will and choices. if i "choose" to put my hand on a burning stove, i could trace that though back to it's components. for instance let's say it's more important to me as a person to make a good point, than to avoid pain. by putting my hand on the stove i make a point despite the harm to myself. all that means is that it was inevitable for me, that if i were to get in an argument over free will, that i would then use an extreme "test" such as harming myself to prove free will. even that choice isn't a choice. because in this case, i guess i would be the type of person to harm himself to make a point (in this example), and so even that counter-instinctual choice, is still just an illusion of a choice. sure, we can go against "our instincts"...but that's not free will. because going against my instincts, could be part of my actual instincts. so this proves nothing. the bottom line is, every "choice" we make, is based on "who we are". but "who we are" is determined by a few things that ARE NOT free choices for us. our genes, upbringing, the time and place of our birth, random chance events that would happen to us down the line, etc. none of this is up to our choices, and so the basis for any decision you will ever make, is already pre-programmed into "who you are"....which was never really chosen by you. who you are as a person, was determined by chance events and causality.
Indeed, I was referring to the butterfly effect relating to free will and a causality. I do also agree with everything you said. I mean, its weird because the little or big choices that we make, typically we think of them as our own choices.... but as you said (and I agree with), those choices really weren't ours if you went far enough down the line. I just think it's a pretty interesting and fascinating topic and concept.
For someone with no free will, you seem to guess alot. 🤣 🤣 🤣
@@Everyday_Richard Who? 😅😂 I am seriously just very curious and understand some of each side.
@@gingercowgirl5358 was making an observation of original comment lol
@@Everyday_Richard Ah, I see.
Depression really sucks. I really hope things get better for you. You seem like a really nice person.
Thank you! Unfortunately I don't see things getting much better for me. I am doing one thing in the far future that will help one aspect of things but as far as the others... I doubt it. Your comment was so kind! 😊
i never really got valentines. each couple has their anniversary to celebrate their love and relationship. (and each other's birthdays as well) having an internationally celebrated day is pointless. who cares about the rest of the world?
Their birthdays, their anniversaries, and literally every other day that they have together. And very rarely do you ever see the girl getting anything for the guy. It just feels more fake to me how its traditionally done rather than having a special day, spontaneously themselves.
I applaud your attempt to raise attention to mental illness in a general sense. Unfortunately mental illness is such a broad category, filled with nuance for every diagnosis, even for the same general classification (ie my depression is likely not going to be the same as your depression in many ways) that as you say, simply raising awareness is not really an adequate way to address the issue. I mean at this point, who isn't cognisantly aware of what "depression" is? I mean we all generally understand it from the outside, but unless you yourself have suffered it or dealt with people on an intimate level that have suffered from it, you can't really "get it" as it were. I wish that there was a good answer to how to deal with this sort of thing, but society tends to ostracize those with mental illness out of self preservation in a lot of cases, so it ends up being immensely difficult to address in any meaningful way. I mean if you have a manic depressive who will blow all their savings gambling or boozing and then enter a deep depression when they exit their mania, how do you deal with that in a way that isn't overly oppressive to an average citizen? Sadly this is something that I have struggled with for a very long time (both how to deal with someone with mental illness, as well as my own depression at certain stages of my life) and I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that there is no, and can be no, silver bullet to solve the problem. The sheer impotency that I feel when attempting to address such a profound issue has caused me more stress in life than I am comfortable admitting to, but I still feel that there must be some answer to the conundrum. Unfortunately it seems that I and so many others who have attempted to solve, or even properly address, the issue are just not intelligent enough to figure it out. I simply have no real thoughts on what a proper solution would actually look like that doesn't involve an extremely personal relationship with those that are affected, which does not scale well at all, so it cannot be a real solution for the majority of cases sadly. Even in what I would have considered a best case scenario, where I personally knew the person suffering and was in what I would consider a position to help them, they still ended up leaving this mortal coil of their own volition, despite what I thought were my best efforts. Sorry to drag this conversation down into a dark place...I normally try to keep things chipper, but I think this hit a little too close to home...Thanks for the upload regardless though, self reflection is always a good thing in my book, even if it's painful sometimes. <3
100% this was an attempt to open the conversation. I am far from done talking about it but unfortunately because I have been in a deep depression for about a week now, that was all I could muster. There are many, many things I will be talking about in future and some things that I honestly don't think I can share because certain people might see it... believe me, depression and mental illness is a HUGE thing for me. I really appreciate and value your feedback and hope to continue to receive it. ❤ I am open to all criticisms (constructively) and feedback, as well as just hearing about how people feel.
You're amazing
Lol well, I try to be at least. Always improving though 😄
It's not a "lame attempt", it's you fighting against your anxiety and fears and honestly presenting your feelings. Nothing lame about that my friend. A lot of burgeoning RUclipsrs hide behind avatars and use jump cuts and a lot of editing because they have the same fears and anxieties as you do. Some of them eventually come out from behind their mask, and some (like Sargon) are forced out due to doxxing, but typically they only do this once they are comfortable with the platform and their following. Yet here you are doing raw unvarnished monologues from the get go. That takes a lot of guts! Very few RUclipsrs even attempt to do what you do because of how difficult it can be. To put it another way, a more people are comfortable singing karaoke with friends than they are singing A Capella on a stage alone. Even if you are currently a bit too stiff on camera, that will improve with practice and experience. Now none of this is to say that you shouldn't try using video editing to improve your comfort and the quality of your video's, but rather that you should be proud of what you have accomplished thus far, even if only to help improve yourself in the ways you wanted.
Honestly, thank you so much! That meant a lot. I'm definitely excited to be able to edit - that won't be easy either as even now, I can't watch my own videos 😂. But I am proud of myself for pushing myself this far. I HATE when popular RUclipsrs use jump cuts and crap to hide their awkwardness - that's what I want to keep! I just wanted people to know that I'm not naturally a rigid dumbass lmao 😂😅
I know there was a comment here and either the person deleted it or RUclips is at its censoring antics again.
looks like Maryland
I've actually heard that! I'm definitely going to be moving somewhere more "wintery" eventually.
I think the stereotype isn't necessarily that Canadians are nicer, but rather they're more polite even when they're being nasty. Kind of like being insulted by a British person with a posh accent somehow feels more...classy I guess? In any case any sort of generalization of an entire people is problematic. You see stereotypes of Americans in media from other countries and they basically depict us all as being Yosemite Sam type Texans, full of undeserved self confidence and overly violent for no real reason. Unfortunately with the lockdowns I think people are getting a bit meaner overall. I kind of worry for the kids who grow up in this environment and aren't allowed to socialize normally in classrooms and are mandated to spend a large portion of their day isolated and staring into a computer screen. Reminds me of the people from the movie Wall-E, living close to each other but never actually having direct interactions. Time will tell I suppose.
I definitely agree that generalizing any group of people is a problem. You could be right about Candians just sounding nicer when they are angry or being rude. I think we still sound like plain ole assholes but then, it's kind of bias for me to say that lmao. And yes, I too, worry about the kids being kept inside and away from real interaction. It's quite bothersome actually. I live in an apartment building that has quite a bit of children in it and I'll be lucky to see 5 kids on any given day, playing outside. It snowed here today, the first decent snowfall we've had all year. Not a single child aside from mine was playing in it or at least getting fresh air. Wall-E was an incredibly depressing movie... I definitely see the comparison. Which is sad.
Your beautiful keep you head up and continue to speak your truths!
Thank you so much! ❤ I will be watching the video you linked later today as well - thank you for sharing that with me! Habitat has and will continue to only get worse which is a slap in the face and frustrating but there isn't much left to do. We have since sold our Habitat house so thankfully, no longer have to put up with all of that crap (for lack of better word lol). The buyers are converting it into apartments so it'll be an investment property.
This is the video I watched that put it all in perspective of the bigger picture of what happens behind the scenes with these entities like habitat. Although the video relates to LA I believe this is exactly the same corruption that going on in habitat for humanity. I hope your doing better. ruclips.net/video/ZaXhJHy3J_Y/видео.html