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I've seen this nasty little cockroach pushing its way out of the egg to join all the other cockroaches whose existence requires their host organisms' longevity. You all know I'm long and wordy, no foul if you pass on. But for my US friends this does actually upset me - apart from anything else, most of the world just want to do their thing but narratives like this from the 1%ers who are completely insulated from the realities of normal life are often how we get dragged into conflict.
Astonishing as it may seem to the Clunkers, the US and UK have been doing the do long before they came along and tAUghT uS hOW TO ConNecT, and we've all experienced some form of cultural clash because that's life. From next door's execrable musical taste to the annoying local kids to international companies with a million competing personal drives, we're experiencing it all the time. That's what "getting on with each other" means, it's not rocket surgery.
And I worked for a US corp. starting up their Euro leg here. All my colleagues came from the US office then we gradually employed so were in the intense phase where its all over the gaff, there are no systems in place and you just have to build up and iron out the wrinkles. Long days, hard work, no fixed roles...everything that everyone deals with on the reg in some form. And just as a peculiarity of my position, I'd be ringing the CEO at 2am his time or the FD would ring me round the clock at month end. It was a pressure-cooker that was a wonderful experience - it'd kill me now, but we've all walked that path too. I absolutely refuse to believe it was sooooooooo much oooo it were AWful for two people with the lightest workload powered by plebs like us. Quite literally, all they had to do was turn up. Servants, assistants, nannies, the poor sod who had to find and clean all the dummies (pacifiers) they spat out, absolutely everything was done for these two precious beings. Someone probably prizes open Dimwit's eyes, props him upright and removes the bong from his clutches. Tbh, someone probably reminds the thick twonk to breathe 🙄
And I HATE this narrative because it's a) not true and b) a complete accountability-opt-out, a fully prepared pre-whine for Clotface and rather a lot of punching-bags for Megdusa. ALL cultures can be dreadful - see: British tourists abroad 🙄 - but most people aren't. Those differences can be a conversational starter, a point of interest, they became funny memes for us but never once did I feel traumatised by these huge American bullies, not even the Big Boss at aaaargh o'clock. I don't recall feeling anything negative toward my American colleagues, they were great people I really enjoyed getting to know and I loved how straightforward they were in communications. Not ever rude or anywhere near it, just a clean chain of command with no faffing.
Yet the "dominant American" archetype (😈) is being resurrected with no context to it and it's so unbelievably wrong and unfair not only to Americans but to us. Are we so delicate that we require pretty-please-with-extra-sprinkles for every interaction? Are we like Victorian ladies who faint at the very *idea* of.....ew....Talking to Foreigners. I've said before I don't understand Muggin's astounding rudeness and lack of the most basic manners, because that's usually the grease that spins the wheels; Americans can charm the socks off you and this, in my experience as it widened, is their secret power-up. Of course there will be bullying or menacing individuals coffOursaintcoff but it's not the norm. *Nothing* about Mugsie is the norm, from her laziness to her rudeness to her astonishing hubris but somehow MSM has got on this train and it's all going to be tidied away as cultural clashes? How the hell have the rest of us managed to negotiate this perilous arrangement....is it even safe to talk to anyone from America without a bear suit? Some nob y'day (I think he used to work for that old fraud Fayed, which says a lot) was exclaiming that we're taken aback because you say "can I get..?" instead of "may I have...?" so all a big misunderstanding and help me sinners cos I just blew a gasket. To use an expression taken from Clotface himself "it's so unfair!!!!!" But it IS unfair. It's a ridiculous notion that, in this modern intermixed world, we can't get round these tiniest of irrelevancies and need to have a lie-down followed by a six-week holiday every time they had to interact with us disgusting proles. Can you *believe* she didn't even get paid for it (freehousefreeclothesfreecarsfreekidsfreejewelsfreelife) Um....we know it's a big ask but if you could possibly go to this kiddies film, pimp wifey out to Disney and slobber over Beyonce? It's an imposition of staggering proportions but the world neeeeeeeeds you...
Ever since Tsar Megda dropped on the UK all she's done is create division. We bin knew. But now we're stuffed because they protected us from the Big Bad World and now I might have to speak to people from other countries without their firm guidance? O noes, our saviours left and....fast inhale....I mean, I'm writing this and ANYONE could be seeing it from any country, any culture, any age. It's just a *terrifying* thought ooooo I could never. If you are reading this whilst being Not English, kindly stop until you have passed all vetting procedures, bought a bowler hat and know how to make a proper cup of tea.
We have an entire Commonwealth. We have multi-national companies with huge workforces at every level. We spent five years being bombed flat by the Axis powers then finished off the job with terrible town planning. We've been here awhile and we've taken in gigantic influxes over our history, whether the ravage-and-pillage version of old or the mutual alliances of today. We can cope. And you're not bullies. Or rude, ungracious, ill-kempt and boorish. You just sent us a duff one but you sure got a factory-(twenty)-second back so it's a draw. Its absolutely ludicrous for these two useless muppets to blame two entire countries for the fact they're useless muppets. Maybe it's me, but I find this line utterly contemptible and more division is the last thing this world needs. But we don't get to produce a complete Fail then squeeeeeeee it's all about MuRiCAn CulChuR when he's stupid enough to find another and embark on a concerted mission to go up the universe's backside. It's just so pathetic. Embarrassingly so.
Must admit tho, the all night thing gets a bit tedious. So I went to work for an Oz company. Spot the fatal flaw in that plan...
(And here's a hug 🤗 for all vile Americans. We'll drag you to civilisation eventually...)

So far, I have worked for startups, manufacturing, design agencies. I realised early on that I am not okay with the stressful work culture at agencies (since I have a very stressful personal life, I'd like to keep it chill at work). Can someone please help me understand if switching to an IT company is okay? Perhaps someone from India who has been in IT for some years.

I'm working a well do job making 15 dollars an hour. I'm comfortable with the position I'm in(Manager)but I'm hearing rumors that I'm making too much where I'm at and that the company is either about to force me to go up to the next level(General Manager) or is going to force me to have a pay cut because I make too much at this level. Is there any action I could take for this or is this completely legal? (They were the ones that increased my pay previously because I tried to leave){(I also reside in AL just in case that changes some of the laws)}

So I had this girl who had my number from a bar. She had asked me for a ride one time and decided I was pretty cool. I thought she was pretty, she has straight white teeth and blue eyes, nice figure etc. about 4 months later she calls me out of the blue and asks for a ride to about an hour away. I accept, I drive her there and then she asks me to pick her up and take her home. She then asks me to stay with her. She gives me an extra key and tells me I can stay whenever I want. She pays me to do things like go to the store and drive her places. I was so confused, why was she being so nice? I barely knew her and she trusted me enough with the keys to her house. Also she had all this money but didn’t have a job. Anyways , I ended up enjoying this girl. She was funny , smart , and attractive. The only problem I had was her drug use, Im not one to judge at all, but they were hard drugs. I just figured this girl needed a bit of help, someone sober to be around ( I don’t do drugs.) I end up helping her clean her house, took out a lot of trash and even cooked for her once. She was sleeping alot , probably from the drug use. Anyways 2 weeks go by and I can’t believe I’m still at this girls house. We’re cuddling every day and we had sex a couple times.
One day she starts being rude to me . I don’t even question it. I just figure she’s having a bad day. She asks me to take her to her friends house, and asks me to watch her cats while she’s gone . I agreed. She ends up being gone for a week. Comes back with some guy with all his suitcases. She tells me this is her friend of 10 years , he strikes up a convo about how he’s been to prison , recovering addiction blah blah. I will say this dude was better looking than me . She Says thank you for watching her cats, and asks for her house key back. I just say okay, and leave. She has not texted me . I just wonder, will she ever come back?

So I'm a foreing nursing student, Kansas approved my petition to test but I need to complete some requirements first, I'm lost, I need: ×. Successful completion of a formal RN NCLEX review course with predictability scores ×. Audit nursing class(es) to cover all areas of the RN NCLEX: Verification of the completed course audit(s) by transcript or written verification from course instructor. Can someone help telling me which review courses and audit nursing clases are?
I been doing my research but I'm not sure about anything and the Board can't give me any recommendations.

[Dragons Dogma II]

• Depending on your height Wilhelmina will bend down or stand up to kiss you
  
• When getting in water the part of your clothing in contact with the water will be wet, even when not drenched
  
• You can watch corpses, rot and slowly disappear over the span of a few endgame days
  
• Certain NPCs will treat you differently depending on race/size/gender
  
• Depending on the cost of the bow you give Glyndivr his affinity will be increased and he will have slightly different comments on the make of the bow
  
• If you manage to catch a large object a goblin throws at you they will no longer attempt to throw things at you - if a goblin hits you consecutively without staggering you they will stop attacking you and run away
  
• If you are unaffected by a harpy’s melody they will no longer attempt to lul you to sleep
  
• If you have more than 3 people and unsheathe your weapon while keeping your camera on a circling Griffin it will sometimes fly away without attacking
  
• While in canyons and open caves voices and sounds well echo and alert enemies
  
• Saurian’s will leave their “nest” at specific times and hunt any living creature
  
• saurian’s can swim on large water bodies without being eaten by the brine
  
• Ooze’s are the only natural predator to saurian’s and can often be found near where they nest
  
• Ooze’s can completely consume smaller creatures - all ooze’s will eventually dissipate in water even water based ooze’s
  
• Wolves will ignore people if you drop meat - wolves will attempt to run away if you can kill multiple enemies without being hit/staggered - they will directly target people with meat in their pack - they will avoid people with rotten fish in their pack
  
• Wargs will also directly target people with meat in their packs but more aggressively - wargs will chew on people with meat in their pack more often
  
• Ogre’s will attack feminine male’s and become a 2nd version of enraged unique to this scenario and will single out the “femboy” and almost completely ignore other characters - ogre’s will interact with the corpse’s of other ogre’s
  

This is all that I found let me know if there’s anything I missed

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruth Deason (91 Years old). Leave your condolences, photos and videos on her commemorative page and pay homage to her or send flowers to show you care.
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Bought a bunch of eggs for breakfast . 6 in total.
I said okay I will eat 3 you , 3 to make it fair.
He told me he wanted 4 and I should have 2 and I argued with him and said that’s not fair.
He then refused to compromise despite the fact, I bought the eggs. He said he will have 4 and I have no choice in the matter but to do what he says.
I then got annoyed and told him if he wants to behave this way that’s this childish he can leave my house and go home.
I thought after this ultimatum he would come to his senses and split the eggs fairly.
To my surprise he didn’t and he left , went back home never said bye or anything and then proceeded to block me from all social media.
Despite spending the whole weekend with me and staying at my house.
He will likely unblock in a few days as this is common behaviour when something doesn’t go his way.
Is this normal

Okay so my girlfriend got stuck living with four girls our freshman year of college. my girlfriend was really excited to meet them and have some cool older friends in college. But since day one they look down on the both of us. Not only have they said the most awful things behind our back but they are just out right rude to both of our faces. One night they came home drunk at 1am and we had turned the AC on and one of the girls proceeded to scream at us from outside and homophobic remarks from outside then turning the heat on as punishment. If someone leaves dishes in the sink or a mess outside it’s immediately blamed on her. Now as she is ending the lease term and we are moving in together they refuse to say hello or acknowledge us when we enter a room. She is just too nice to do anything to them but I think it’s time for some payback. We leave at the end of this week so give me some good tips.

Let’s say you work four to five days a week, 10 hour days. You have an hour commute each way, so you’re up at 4:30am, on the road by 5:30am, then you have your work day. You leave work at 5:30pm, get home around 6:30pm, cook/cram in dinner and shower and get to bed around 8:30pm. And the commute time can vary if there’s traffic. You don’t want to eat before working out. You also don’t want to eat too close to bed. Heartburn.
I have off two to three days a week so I could work out then, but I want to figure out how to include exercise during the entire week. I’m struggling to lose weight. I need healthier snacks and meals. The excuse of being too tired after work to eat healthy isn’t a valid one.
So, busy people, when do you work out? Or do you find a way to do it at work somehow?

Like many, I grew out my hair during covid. I’ve had two “curly” haircuts at nice salons for curly hair, but they’ve been expensive and it feels they are mostly oriented towards and priced for people with long curly hair.
I’d like to go back to short(ish) hair. I haven’t had great experiences getting hair cuts from non-curly hair specialists for short haircuts, and I also don’t want to break the bank! Does anyone have recommendations for someone who cuts specifically guy’s 2b curly hair? My hair isn’t thick or coiled, just perhaps borderline wavy.

She said she’ll stop talking to me if I marry a white or black person. 😕
I am British, I don’t identify with Pakistani culture at all. It wouldn’t make sense for someone like me, who not only lacks the culture but the religion too, to marry a brown person.
My mum and I have been having arguments since the other day where I casually mentioned to her I’ll marry anyone regardless of their race or religion. My bad. I shouldn’t have mentioned the religion part. I’ve backtracked now and told her I’ll marry a Muslim of any race (ofc this is a lie since I’m not religious but best to keep her happy for now. I don’t want to get married until i’m 30). She’s furious at me because she doesn’t want me to marry a black or white man even if they’re Muslim which is so racist.
What do I do for now? Do I just say ‘okay mum im sorry. i’ll marry a brown guy, not white or black’ or do i just carry on telling her i’ll marry a muslim man of any race? I don’t even have a bf yet so should I just keep the peace for now?
Everyday I grow more disgusted with this degenerate culture. How can people be so racist in 2024!

A conversation with my FP post splitting
Me: hi
FP: hi
Me: I miss you are we still friends
FP: yes of course FP: I thought you didn’t like me anymore.
Me: I’m sorry I have been acting like this it’s just bc I think that u don’t wanna be my friend anymore so I was trying to give u space.
FP: Are you joking FP: that just makes no sense
Me: You never wanna hang out with me anymore
FP: What??? FP: I’ve been super depressed all week sorry FP: plus when have you asked me to hang girl
Me: Ok well im sorry I ddint know that I’m sorry
FP: It’s ok it’s not your fault But like you don’t text me and take me off ur story or talk to me at all so what am I supposed to think
Me: Well I only took u off my story bc it made me sad when I hear that u told brooke to ignore me last Friday when I was texting her bc I wanted to go to Mikes house with u guys bc I was all alone.
FP: I think there’s more context to that And I wish you would’ve just talked to me about it.
Me: Well I thought u didn’t want me there so I didn’t think to text u.
FP: We were stopping by quick and I wanted to leave and we only stayed because Abby was coming to pick Brooke up and I do like hanging out with you I didn’t tell anyone to ignore you.I think recently everytime we hang out though you end up getting mad at me and I get so confused and I was just frustrated that day and I’m sorry.
Me: I’m sorry I guess I’m an frustrating person to be around I don’t want to make u feel like that I don’t mean to do it on perpouse I don’t want u to think I’m a toxic person bc I’m getting that vibe.
FP: I don’t think you’re toxic and I don’t think you’re a frustrating person to be around at all. I just sometimes get confused what I did wrong or how I can help like if we are joking around and then you get mad at me I just don’t know what to do
Me: Ok well I have issues u don’t have to see me anymore if u don’t want to I get it.
FP: Gracie what That is not productive can you be rational. Of course I love you and am still your friend please stop. can you just have a conversation about this please I just want to be able to help you when that happens without you getting upset.
Me: Ok well I’m sorry I just think that u dont wanna hang out with me now bc of how I act and I don’t even know how to not act like that. So I was trying to distance myself bc it’s not ur fault It’s me
FP: That’s not true I want to be your friend I just don’t know what I do wrong and I’m sorry. I feel like a bad friend
Me: No your not a bad frejnd it’s just that I consider you one of my best friends so I just feel very insecure around u now bc I don’t wanna say anything that will make me seem like I’m a bad friend Bc of when I get in a bad mood.I don’t mean to always make u feel bad everytime we hang out.
FP: That’s not true Don’t feel that way please. In those moment I just want to help because I care about you and want to understand what’s wrong you know.
Me: Ok I have been trying really hard to change bc ik that if i keep acting like that ppl won’t like me.
FP: I will always like you. I love you I’m legit obsessed with you You’re one of my best friends I just want you to be happy
Me: Ok good I’m really glad we had this conversation bc I really love you I don’t want to loose u bc ur one of the coolest pepeople I know and I don’t want u to ever think I DOTN like u when I am distant bc I’m just trying to stop myself from making me say something that I will regret Sometimes when I don’t take my medication I act abnormal.
FP: I understand Just talk to me I’m never really truly mad at you If it looks like I anger it’s really just hurt in a way and I want things to be okay .
Me: Okay and I should probably go back to thearpy to fix myself
FP: You don’t need to be fixed. That isn’t what I want you to feel like.
Me: No I do bc I’m immature and don’t take care of my mental disorder like I should and it will come crashing down on me thought u we’re never gonna like me again and I just panicked I’m really sorry I won’t do it again
FP: no of course not
Me: ok good.

(I am posting this here instead of the other subreddit, because I am incapable of writing succinctly, warning, this is definitely over their word limit. I would really appreciate some responses from anyone who makes it to the end.)
Ok, so first of all, I want to say that unlike some of the posts I see on this page, I am really asking. Because he somehow has a fantasy of me as 1950s All American Boy, my dad refuses to let me get formally tested, but I am very likely some sort of autistic or neurodivergent or that sort of thing. And there are only two people I can ask these sort of questions who give me an answer I understand. One is my Aunt, who sometimes like my dad even less than I do, and is understandably biased to her sister. And the other is a church youth leader, but ever since I made the mistake of telling him I’m not religious, when I do see him, every conversation eventually segues into why I should repent and accept Jesus into my heart. There is an answer to this post I very much want to hear from you, but if the other answer is the one given, I swear I will listen. Or try to.
Ok here goes. For reasons I am obviously not going into my dad has moved out of the house, and while nothing is formalized (to my knowledge), I am hopeful they are on the path to divorce. And at first, with him gone, everything was nice and relaxing and peaceful. I somewhat missed having someone to play certain games with, but overall, my quality of life improved.
Until! One day my mom came home with a dog. A beagle to be exact. Apparently, my mom felt unsafe without a man in the house and wanted a new ‘protector.’ Now, this is where I will lose some or all of you. I know bad things happen to women. I know things happen to women that I cannot even imagine. But, we are fortunate to live in an upper middle class suburbs where burglars and robbers and that sort of thing are extremely rare. (Perhaps notably, that is not exactly the sort of community my mom was raised in, however.) Plus, I have read that bad things are much more often committed by a man the woman knows than by a stranger. But okay, she wants the feeling of safety, even if logically, the dog’s not really doing anything, I get that’s how neuronormies think. Fine.
But why this dog!!! This dog is very rambunctious, very loud, very energetic, very rah rah. I like things calm, I like things peaceful, I like things just so. I like things organized, all though I am to an extent that stereotype of the dude (and in movies at least its always dudes), where it looks messy to others, but I know exactly where everything is. But only somewhat. My room and space are somewhat neat organized, especially for a teen boy.
Just for an example, of how I like things just so. Here’s an event that still causes consternation amongst a certain part of my family even several years later. This is a bit of a mouthful, but, one time, right after the pandemic, when the full family gathered for an event, my maternal grandmother’s sister’s husband’s sister’s long term live in boyfriend is a ‘foodie’ and he insisted we all go to an authentic Polish place. No offense to any Polish readers, but the vibes and aroma were so off that not only I could not eat anything, but I could not even sit there. My mom ended up having to wait at the car with me, and then when we got home, I made myself spaghetti while everyone else relaxed and played cards.
Anyway, I’ve kept my door closed 100% of the time since this dog arrived. But one time I left it ajar, and she got in. She proceeded to bark bark bark, and, run around in circles, and then eventually destroy some papers that were mildly important to me. Not life or death, but annoying. But when I complained to my dad about this over the phone once, he said it was my fault for, well, for reasons I don’t really understand. This is even though he once berated my mom for accidentally closing an excel when she needed his computer for Zoom. And then even when she apologized, he was sullen with her for like two weeks. He has one spreadsheet where he has listed maybe every trade and ‘transaction history’ in NBA history, and to an extent other sports. He literally will randomly tell people that the Boston Celtics have an active transaction history almost older than he is. And another one that has lots of information about the history of the US Senate, and some about the House and our state Senate. I guarantee you if the dog could destroy either of those documents, he would have a different view.
But I have not yet told you the worst part. The previous owner of this dog abused her. This is obviously very sad and I genuinely feel for her. But it has made her very aggressive towards young men. Which, I am an awkward weirdo, but I still count as a young male. Every time I get near it, it barks and barks and barks, and runs and runs and runs and growls and gets right up into face. She can be very nice and relaxed and even playful with my mom, but literally never anything but aggressive with me. Now, I have for some reason not gotten a straight answer on the following. There is a chance my mom picked this intentionally, because in theory it makes for a better protector. I personally think that by adding chaos, if somehow we actually do get robbed, the dog would actually make the situation worse. That argument has not been convincing. The other possibility is having this personality made her the cheapest dog in the store, and my dad made my mom pick her for that reason, as that’s the sort of thing he does. I have asked, but neither have given me a straight answer for some reason. Either way, this dog would be much more suitable in perhaps a domestic violence shelter than in a house with a teen boy.
Ok, but this still might be okay. I would spend very little time downstairs, and instead spend my time in my room. That’s where my gaming computer is, so not the worst thing. And if my mom really feels she needs the dog, then so be it. Except, other than bathing the dog, I am supposed to do literally 100% of the caretaking for this dog. We’ve had it for maybe six months, and I don’t believe my mom has taken it on a single walk. I have to wake up early to walk her before school, and then again after school. As it barks and yells at me, and tries to escape from the leash and get away from me. The dog literally hates me, still. I have to feed it. Obviously, I cannot drive, but when we’ve had to go the vet, I not only have to come with, but be actively involved in the discussion. And so on.
And I have had enough. I am done. Maybe some, I’m not saying I won’t do anything, but I am not doing everything anymore. But instead of understanding, my mom has said if I refuse, she will take and maybe even sell my gaming computer as well as certain books and other items. Because I am not at all social and do not really go anywhere, she cannot really ‘ground’ me, so I guess she has to jump to that sort of thing. But I just don’t think its fair when I just don’t want to take care of a dog that hates me anymore. One time when I did actually screw up, they made to go back to going to church for a month, which very effectively made me cease that behavior. But this is worse, and I don’t see how I am doing anything wrong. But AITA?
Actually, I’ve decided I should add three things. First, my mom has a fatigue disorder. Not debilitating, but sometimes limiting. But, to me, that means she should get a less taxing dog.
Secondly, while she technically only works part time for her church, she also does volunteer work for both her church and her mom’s church. I don’t even technically know which tasks she gets paid for and which she doesn’t, but they add up to a full time job for sure. For instance, even all this time after the pandemic, she hosts a weekly, or maybe now every other week, Zoom event where lonely seniors can talk to her and each other. Plus, she is very passionate about her hobby, so its not like she’s exactly flowing with time.
And finally, I have to acknowledge this. I’m a little unclear what will happen now, but when my dad lived here, every single ‘men’s work’ task other than shoveling, we hired someone. Even basic stuff like lawn mowing. And climate change is killing shoveling. Whereas it has to be a very big deal for us to hire someone to do ‘women’s work.’ I mentioned earlier I’m somewhat the ‘organized mess’ stereotype. Well, my dad is the stereotype of the guy who takes his shoes and socks off in the middle of the family room, and somehow doesn’t even realize he’s made a mess. Or he’ll leave a chips and salsa dish in his study for more than a day. That sort of the thing. I try to do some ‘women’s work’ tasks, but I have legitimate issues with grime. When I told my Aunt this once, she looked sternly at me, but I swear it’s difficult for me. Especially things like day old salsa. Plus, okay, I do wash my own clothes, but my mom complains that I don’t separate my light shirts from my dark shirts. I’m quite sure that either never made sense, or is perhaps a thing of the past. Also, I’ve volunteered to vacuum like once a month, but she insists on doing it every week, which is too much, even with the dog. I have heard the term ‘weaponized incompetence,’ but to me its more like I’m fine with competent, but she wants above and beyond. But, I do understand that I should be doing more around the house, especially with my dad gone. But not taking care of this dog. I cannot.
Ok, now, AITA? Please say no.

So as expected, the minute i fell asleep last night, they pulled out the encore performance and BH, G and Arch were all in a box.
Just before BH and A joined, I was still watching and G told Chrystal that even tho HH sent BH the money, that someone sent it to her first. He said that BH crew showed him proof but misspelled the name as Tammy. He said this person is his enemy and has plenty of money so he has to be talking about Timmy. So why would Timmy pay HH enough money to send to BH for him NOT to go to her? And why would HH participate in it (this means she still was involved and knew he wasn’t coming even tho she didn’t fund it herself).
I have so many questions…like what was Timmy’s motive in doing so, just to pin it on G? Where’s Timmy - can he reserve a box for tonight, I had my nap already today so i can stay up late 😂😂😂

I decided to quit for my health. I was suffering from shortness of breath acid reflux and addiction. Now I’ve been almost a week free way better than I have been able to achieve in this conquest for a long time. I can firmly say that I won’t be coming back because I’m getting to know someone and I’m done being the guy who’s always out of breath and sick and DONE ✔️ I am ready to stay healthy and vibrant and up for anything it is safe to trust and to love so I’m doing just that. (THE REASON I WROTE THIS IS) I want to share that I’ve been feeling a weird heart pain that comes and goes since not drinking caffeine is that a normal thing? My reflux acts up here and there but I’m on meds and I’m starting to see my reflux and shortness of breath go bonkers in stressful situations almost like it was always anxiety/ panic attack related I have called a psychiatrist to begin addressing this. All in all I feel pretty good with my breathing in calm situations but do feel tired as hell. Thx for reading and let’s stay sober!

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The story of PennyApr 28th 2024, 17:07, by Bell_a_b
This may be a long one but this is something that happened to my mom and dad before I was born and to this day she and him have no idea what this was or why it happened but everytime they recount it it’s the exact same and they seem freaked out by it lol.
So I’m the oldest so this was before I was born. They lived in an old apartment together and one night at 3am they were watching this psychic on TV (I can’t remember her name but my mom knows it) they were joking about her being fake and that it never made sense etc etc. Then as they were getting ready for bed they heard the ticks of the washer dial. They both went to check and it was set on cold and they never put it on cold. They went back to the room a little confused and it ticked again, it was back on hot. Again confused and a little freaked out they went back to their room then -ding- the first penny landed at the foot of their room doorway.
Since then, they found penny’s everywhere, no one was in their apartment. They had a dog too who would see the Penny’s as well. She was getting ready to get food one day and she asked if my dad wanted to come, he said he may stay back then a penny hit the wall behind him and he got up and said he was coming.
They also read up on it and thought it might be a child ghost so they tried to light candles or whatever it said at the time to get rid of ghostes lol. Like one night they lit a candle and put 5 pennys around it and asked for a sign. They laughed cuz they waited and nothing happened then within seconds one flew across the room. That scared them shitless. They went to bed with the set up like that, they woke up and saw one penny was missing from the 5 they laid down.
One night their dog at the time Justice who slept in the dog bed next to their bed at the time randomly jumped up onto the bed and within seconds a coin hit the wall behind her dog bed and landed on her bed. Then she was staring at the TV in their living room but it was dark and my mom told her to go to bed. She never acted that way before.
She woke up the next day and on the dust on top of the Tv was written "Penny" and she was creeped out.
She was collecting these pennys and always throwing them outside she was sick of pennys.
So one day my mom had it and went around and collected every single penny as it was starting to freak her out, and she put them all in coin rolls. They had 5. She brought them all to my grandmother and told her to take them cuz she didn’t want them anymore.
She went to the cottage and my dad stayed home. My dad called her one night and told her "haha very funny" she asked him why he was saying that and he said there was a coin roll on the table. She told him to get out cuz she didn’t do that and she was beyond freaked out at this point.
It was starting to cause a strain in their relationship cuz she didn’t want to live there anymore. One time she was even showering and a coin fell behind her as she was getting out, there was obviously no one there and no vent above her. It was creepy.
But oddly enough, she said it all suddenly stopped when she found out she was pregnant with me. And she said it never happened again.
There was so much other little things that happened but that’s the summed up version 😭
The only thing their found in the house was an old bottle warmer from the 1900s time and someone said a little girl passed away there but that’s all they knew. But after it stopped with them no one else had any issues.
Maybe I am reincarnated Penny. 😂 Very weird story tho so I thought I’d share to see if any of you had any thoughts !
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Hey, I'm Henry, and I'm a cat who recently got rehomed without warning. I had a home with this 14-year-old human named Tom, who seemed to really like me—maybe a little too much. Now I'm with a new human, and I'm not sure what went wrong. Can you help me understand?
Tom got me a couple of years ago, and he was immediately super attentive. At first, I thought it was sweet, but it got a little overwhelming. He brushed my fur several times a day, using this fancy brush and a detangling spray to keep my coat smooth. He'd spend hours doing this, talking to me in a soft voice, telling me how handsome I was and how much he loved me. It was nice, but sometimes a cat just wants to relax without being fussed over, you know?
Every week, Tom would give me a sponge bath with expensive cat shampoo. He'd scrub me down, making sure I was clean, and then blow-dry me on a low setting. The noise was a bit much, but I tolerated it because he seemed so happy. Afterward, he'd wrap me in a heated towel and give me a massage. It was pretty elaborate—he even read a book on cat massage therapy to learn the best techniques. He'd rub my shoulders, back, and legs, and sometimes even blow gently on my fur to make it ripple. I liked the massages, but it felt like he was overdoing it.
Tom had a whole setup just for me in his room. There was a massive cat bed with plush cushions, soft blankets, and a small heating pad. He'd set up fairy lights to give it a magical ambiance, and he even had a humidifier to keep the air moist. I had a collection of toys—feather wands, squeaky mice, interactive laser pointers, you name it. He also got me a custom-built cat tree with tunnels, platforms, and a hammock for lounging.
He bought me these expensive cat booties to protect my paws when I walked around the house, especially on cold mornings. They were a bit uncomfortable, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings, so I went along with it. Tom would kiss me on the head, on the cheeks, and even on the lips. I wasn't sure how I felt about that. He'd call me his sweet Prince and sometimes make these long speeches about how much he loved me. It was a lot for a cat to handle.
Then one day, I was taken to a new home without any warning. Tom was crying, and I felt bad for him, but I didn't understand why I had to leave. My new human is nice enough, but it's not the same. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, or if Tom just got too carried away with all the pampering. Sometimes I just wanted to be a normal cat—nap, eat, scratch things, you know?
So, can someone tell me why I got rehomed? Was I supposed to enjoy all the pampering and attention? Did I do something to upset Tom? I'm just a cat, trying to figure out this new life. What do you think?

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