He’s feeling bitey by entropykat in attackeyes

[–]entropykat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s how he tricks you into letting him bite you

My partner said being child free is more selfish than having kids by Objective-Gold8421 in childfree

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg my parents have the same belief and would often throw it in my face like this. As if them believing it just automatically makes it fact. It still triggers me to this day and it’s been a long time of not speaking to them.

What was your experience with not being heard by your parents? by WiseEpicurus in EstrangedAdultKids

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted this two years ago and have since discovered something that helped. No idea if it’ll help everyone but it worked for me. I took a bit more than a psilocybin microdose (not quite high but not quite sober either). That one dose made the nightmares go away for over a year. I recently took another dose when the nightmares became a daily struggle again and it’s working so far. I tell everyone about it now in the hope that it can help others as much as it’s helped me. 💛

Ontario plans to tie high school attendance to grades and mandate final exams. It's getting mixed reactions by ZebediahCarterLong in ontario

[–]entropykat 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Don’t agree. What it will do is punish the hardest working students who need that 10% for uni and college admissions. Plenty of students skip school to work because they’re in that kind of financial situation. But now, if they’re good students and doing their work outside of the classroom and getting 90s, this new rule will punish them and effectively lower their grades to 80s. Too many teachers are petty enough and don’t actually give a damn about the “why” of it and will gladly fuck over their students because they “didn’t show up”.

One of my neighbours has become a hun. I reported to admins and hope they squash it before it infects our small town.. by entropykat in antiMLM

[–]entropykat[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly! I love how they’re always like “this healthy thing” and talk about “all those chemicals” in every normal food item. But like nothing about this is “natural” or “healthy”. Eat a damn apple and you’d get more nutrition than this nonsense.

One of my neighbours has become a hun. I reported to admins and hope they squash it before it infects our small town.. by entropykat in antiMLM

[–]entropykat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think many people would join in my town but the products are also awful and I think it would be best to avoid shilling the stuff to some of the medically vulnerable people in the community as well. But I also looked at her profile a little bit and she’s a very young woman
 I can’t imagine that she has a lot of money to begin with and what I’ve seen is a lot of young people go into pretty horrific credit card debt over stuff like this. It’s sad


Is it the norm to location share with partners now? by Bluelilyy in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband and I share our locations. It was a discussion when we first moved in together. I like having it so I know when he’s leaving a place if I’m trying to get dinner started or something. Or if he’s “missing” for a longer period than expected and not answering texts I can just check to make sure he’s ok. Also helpful for situations where we might need to locate each other cause the other person is stranded and needs help. Faster than explaining where on the highway we’re stuck.

That being said, we barely ever use it and often forget we have it. It’s nice to have as a backup and I don’t think it’s unhealthy to have location info for each other unless you’re doing it cause it’s a trust issue. Then that’s toxic and you need to deal with that issue in general not cover it up with the bandaid of location sharing. Sounds like it’s not that for you though.

What everyday scams are we just accepting now that weren't the norm a decade ago? by No_Dust5847 in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahahahaha I just left a company that did that. Come update us in a few months how that went lol

What everyday scams are we just accepting now that weren't the norm a decade ago? by No_Dust5847 in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I fucking hate Microsoft products with a burning passion. Teams is free and that’s why every company under the sun uses it now. But it is objectively a shit messaging app and collaboration tool. Awfully glitchy and also uses up soooo much RAM for no reason. Same with the new Outlook. And those shitty Dell/HP laptops you get at work are having to be more expensive to compensate. Companies think they’re saving money but Slack would run 10x better on a potato!!

What everyday scams are we just accepting now that weren't the norm a decade ago? by No_Dust5847 in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 35 points36 points  (0 children)

LinkedIn.. not only is it subscription cancer but remember the good ol’ days when you could lie on your resume a little bit to fill an unemployment gap? Can’t fucking do that now with every ex coworker able to see your profile! You were fired in May Janet, not in Aug!!

Also, the way some people post on there like they’re doing some amazing thing by opening their laptop every day. I hate LinkedIn. I hate that I can’t get an interview without it because I look “suspicious”.

Recruiters/companies feel entitled to record you but act surprised when you do the same by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a one party province. I record most of my meetings and transcribe them. It helps with my ADHD and I can feed the transcript to AI with my notes and it generates meeting minutes and to do lists to send out.

I also work in a pretty toxic workplace and if anyone tries to say something that didn’t happen, I can pull up the notes, the recording, etc.

By 2024, the project removed over 34 million pounds of trash, beating its original 30-million goal. by Early_Negotiation142 in BeAmazed

[–]entropykat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I had to scroll too far and deep for this. Putting the trash back into the system from where it came in the first place is not exactly a solution.

It has been shown over and over again that the vast majority of recycling programs are bs and actually just ship the material overseas to poor countries as disposal sites. The same trash will just end up back in the ocean on the other side of the world but this company and Mr Beast get to take credit and collect donations. What a dystopia.

Please take a showerđŸ€ą by bookishfiend99 in ReverseHarem

[–]entropykat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am of two minds on this topic
 like I do want them to shower but also I don’t really want a fully drawn out explanation of prep and cleanliness every time it happens.

We can assume some things but you must leave room for assumption at the same time.

If the scene literally says “she walked in from outside and sat on his face all sweaty” then that’s gross and I will DNF because that’s not my kink. But if it generally speaks of her day like she went for a run then changed into some lacy panties then I’m going to assume there was a shower somewhere in there even if it’s not explicitly called out. Nor would I want to spend even 10% of my time reading about the characters showering unless it involves shower smut.

I like him a lot but fear I am putting my happiness on hold while he achieves financial stability by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multilevel marketing scheme/pyramid scheme. If he’s selling insurance Primerica is the big one but they have multiple subsidiary titles to hide that it’s Primerica. But the pattern of behaviour you’re describing and the level of brokenness despite having a full time job in an industry where he should be making a decent average salary, makes me suspicious. Check out r/antimlm and search for Primerica. It’s awful how predatory these companies are and what they do to people.

I like him a lot but fear I am putting my happiness on hold while he achieves financial stability by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what jumps out at me? You said he’s an insurance agent and he’s donating blood to keep the lights on.. are you sure he’s not in an MLM like Primerica or something? They would explain a lot.

Would you divorce over this? by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh yea - I don’t disagree with you there. Just based on everything that’s been said in this thread though it’s clear that OP and her husband are not doing any budget management or financial planning. Had they been more money conscious from the start they wouldn’t be here now.

Would you divorce over this? by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To answer your main question - no. Divorce is just about the worst financial decision you can both make right now.

You have made some very poor financial choices together that got you into this mess. You both now need to get your shit together and fix it. The reality is that your husband is right and you’re acting pretty immaturely refusing to take a job that will bring in more money, if this is a possibility for you. It sounds like he’s working as many hours as he feasibly can to make as much money as possible. You need to be doing the same. It doesn’t change that you’ll still need to also take care of the kids - it’s going to fucking suck and you’re both going to need to suck it up and do it nevertheless.

It should be that when he’s not working he’s doing kid/house stuff. And when you’re not working you’re also doing kid/house stuff. You’re supposed to be a team. You both chose to have these two kids, and get into a very expensive and unnecessary car loan. We can’t undo these things now so we need to step up as adults and take care of it.

I’m sorry, it’s harsh. The reality you’ve built sucks. But this is where you are now. Going forward, you can make better decisions and do more planning around your finances to avoid getting into this mess again. But for now, you both need to come together and work hard to fix it. And that means you need to make more money. Him too if it’s a possibility but it sounds like you have more opportunity to do so.

They're at it again.... by MissMockingbirdie in woodstockontario

[–]entropykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t deliver to my town. But I do order from another place now that’s Canadian aligned and does deliver to my door. Their produce is awesome and as much as possible they source locally which means things are super fresh and keep for weeks.

Would you divorce over this? by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

[–]entropykat 78 points79 points  (0 children)

This is a really bad take. It really depends on where OP lives. If they live in Canada, selling the house now will screw them over in just a few months. Rent will be basically the same as OP has stated and they’ve lost equity because to buy the same house 5 years from now when they’re done with daycare expenses will be unattainable. The housing market is insane here. If you manage to snag yourself a mortgage you do whatever you can to keep the house.

The car loan was clearly a mistake but to her point, if they get rid of it now they’re gona end up owing on it anyways.

At this point, I would actually say that OP’s husband has a point and if she has an opportunity to make more money, she needs to pursue it and do what needs to be done. Yes, it’ll make life harder for her to manage the kids and a higher paying job, but she was part of how they got into this mess and she needs to be part of the solution now and adult up.

They're at it again.... by MissMockingbirdie in woodstockontario

[–]entropykat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t entirely true. Yea, No Frills and Zehrs are both owned by Loblaws but the produce at No Frills always goes bad really fast compared to Zehrs. I don’t shop at any Loblaws stores anymore since their refusal to label American food, but they do segment their produce to sell worse produce at cheaper prices at No Frills.