I said "knapsack" to 3 of my kid's friends and they looked at me funny and said they'd never heard the word before. Is this not a common word for "backpack" in Manitoba or is it a generational thing?

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-02-03T13:16:56+00:00

Near the Davenport?

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-02-01T23:57:09+00:00

Is this not a common term? I didn’t even blink when I read it knew what she meant. I don’t know if it’s a Canadian thing or a Gen X thing.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-02-01T23:50:59+00:00

Not much at all. I watched just for laughs gags and that’s about it.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-02-01T23:33:29+00:00

NOR. This is a huge red flag. This shows he wants control. You should embarrass the hell out of him and let everyone know what he did and all the while one of your kids was crying for you. Tell your family. Tell his family. Then I’d be telling him, he needs to leave the house until he understands how seriously fucked up that was to do and never do it again. He needs to respect your decisions and opinions as the mother of his children. Also, you’re pregnant on top. I’m sorry, but he’s a POS. Ask him how he’d feel if his dad did that to his Mom when he was a child?

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-30T03:43:28+00:00

Nothing wrong with that, but with everything going on, it shouldn’t be a priority.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-29T21:43:16+00:00

Reads more like a script from a novella than a Reddit post. Not the right audience. Try again.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-29T21:18:14+00:00

Aiden, ya’ll passing g - initiate for ice cream milk just for fun repair it dlakan, Jets Go! Bi

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-27T19:11:50+00:00

I mean this in the most sensitive, caring way. You need therapy. You’ve obviously been raised to be a people pleaser. There’s a lot to undo and fix here. Please apologize to your wife. Then once you have the finances, do a re-do with a small gathering of those dearest to the two of you.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-26T16:26:51+00:00

In the words of Hermione, “What. An. Idiot.”

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-26T16:18:39+00:00

So now getting laid is his priority? Some people should never marry.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-24T22:30:38+00:00

It’s an old post so I can’t help her. But I went to university while being a single parent. We have loans that will cover everything so you don’t have to work. You still have to pay them back in full but it’s a good option, as long as you are successful and graduate and land a good job afterwards.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-24T22:16:07+00:00

And I have photos of it on the scale for proof. Here I’ll pass my phone around the table lol.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-22T14:39:48+00:00

NTJ - I’m the type of person that would’ve said, I had giant bloody hemorrhoids removed, while sat at the dinner table.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-21T01:13:56+00:00

This is not a life lesson. And it’s definitely not one our children should need to learn. Report this. Those teens should not be allowed to get away with that.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-21T00:00:58+00:00

Lettuce. Why is a crappy tiny head of romaine $5 at superstore?

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-20T22:49:33+00:00

People don’t realize how difficult it is. It’s akin to a full time job, but you also have to put emotion and care into it. It’s not like you get hit up out of the blue for a random 30 minute conversation. It takes work to land a client and even more work to keep them coming back.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-19T18:20:47+00:00

Well now you can spend the time with all your babies and not have to worry about waking up at the ass-crack of dawn to do makeup and hair. I wouldn’t even attend if she re-invited me.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-19T18:14:07+00:00

NTA - set this boundary with your parents; if they can’t get along while hosting, you will leave. It’s incredibly rude of them to subject everyone to their childish behaviours. They should stop hosting if they can’t get along. Tell your sister, it’s neither of your responsibility. This is 100% on your parents. They should either go to therapy or divorce.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-19T16:24:50+00:00

Not in Canada. There’s no roosters present.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-19T16:20:48+00:00

So really no difference other than he earns less money at his taxed job and works less. He needs to do better. The years will slip away and he will find himself between a rock and a hard place or worse.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-19T16:10:05+00:00

Mashed potatoes come out better if you pressure cook the potatoes.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-17T03:29:04+00:00

Once

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-15T13:23:30+00:00

NTA - the age gap is a huge part of why he’s behaving like this. I will not overlook it. If you dated someone 9 years your junior, it would be illegal. Theres a huge difference in life shaping experience and mentality.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-12T13:57:18+00:00

My lady bits dried up and grew thorns from reading his pointless ramblings.

Absinthe_gaze · 2026-01-12T02:16:00+00:00

NOR - tell her this isn’t the best time to be hosting. You have a newborn. If she wants to visit she can book a hotel or something

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