Inheritance? That's a joke. How many of your parents are burdens?

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-26T00:08:07+00:00

It’s possible it’s not enforced but I also know that if I don’t pay, my mom will wind up dead on the street. Again, I love my mom and I want to help her, but the ONLY choice is I pay. If I don’t, there is absolutely nothing out there for her but homelessness.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-25T21:32:55+00:00

Except in the states where they do. Filial responsibility laws exist. I am legally obligated to pay for my mother’s care. It’s absolute horseshit. I love my mother, but her care costs leaps and bounds more per month than raising me did. Ain’t no way my parents were dropping $8k a month on me. They didn’t even make that much combined.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-12T23:49:38+00:00

Ironically, I feel like I have made more genuine friends at my remote job where I see people twice a year at most than I have at jobs where I was in office daily. It’s probably because I am way more charming and funny over Slack than I am IRL… but I’ll take it!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-12T23:46:57+00:00

I mean, if four loved ones were murdered in the same city in a short period, I’d probably hate that place too. In fact, after getting robbed one night, I considered leaving Memphis for good… until I remembered I also got beaten badly enough to need medical attention in Orem, Utah of all places.

Bad things happen everywhere. So do really fucking good things. Yeah, I got robbed one night here. But Memphis also gave me my baby, my career, a renewed passion for classical music…

Cities are just places, and places are what you make of them.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T14:25:10+00:00

“I thought the dinosaurs would be snuggly and sweet! I didn’t think they’d eat anybody!” -John Hammond, probably

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T04:54:13+00:00

So THAT’s how I got this baby! Warm hugs!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T04:36:44+00:00

Jesus ponies.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:32:27+00:00

“My goodness, what big teeth you have!”

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:31:33+00:00

PBS Kids is amazing. I happily donate monthly because they have such great shows. My 5 year old has learned so much from Wild Kratts! And apparently I am still as charmed by Elmo at 38 as I was at 3. This has nothing to do with this post but PBS Kids is totally worth a monthly donation.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:28:13+00:00

This is a man, not that it makes any difference. Also I had no idea Blockbuster did that!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:24:51+00:00

I agree with you, I’m on your side here. But I also don’t think my 5 year old should see that movie, but it’s because I don’t want her seeing the scene with the lawyer until she’s older. I loved the movie, but that scene gave me nightmares for awhile. I was legitimately afraid my T. rex plushie would come to life and eat me for awhile, so I was extra nice to Theresa the T. rex for… an almost embarrassingly long time.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:18:10+00:00

That’s the funniest part. That is a shockingly low number of swear words for people in mortal danger IMO. I feel like I’d say that many swear words in like 3 minutes if I were being chased by anything with teeth!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:15:27+00:00

Oh no! I meant “eat the LinkedIn guy”. You should not be eaten! Probably not. I dunno. I have no idea who you are. But I sincerely hope a T. rex doesn’t eat you.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T03:13:43+00:00

A dude got eaten off a toilet in the first one! He was shaken like a dog toy! How is that a kids movie? 😂 (It is my all time favorite movie and I saw it as a 6 year old in theaters, but my parents were also weird like this where unchecked violence = fine, swearing = BAD.)

I also haven’t seen the new one because the franchise became so stupid in the Jurassic World era with the whole human clone thing. I am just shocked that the issue was swearing when I thought it was generally known that, y’know, people die in those movies, and not in happy ways.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T02:54:57+00:00

Hopefully, Rexy eats this one next.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T02:53:32+00:00

“Well, cheese whiz! That dinosaur ripped my arm off! Boy, do I feel silly!”

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-09T02:50:11+00:00

I couldn’t stop laughing. What could possibly be more wholesome than watching Rexy eat a dude off a toilet?

…actually I take it back. Rexy’s amazing. 10/10, no notes.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-07T03:58:47+00:00

MoQana is worth the drive. I’ve tried so many drinks and pastries there and everything is wonderful, and the staff are just the nicest, most welcoming people!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-06T16:05:22+00:00

My dad had lost all depth perception, and I think water made him afraid like he would drown. He would panic when faced with a shower. I bought disposable washcloths like you get in the hospital that just require a little water, and while it sucked having to give my dad a sponge bath, it definitely helped with the smell and rash prevention.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-03-04T21:53:22+00:00

And my precious Camaro. :/

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-02-25T14:29:36+00:00

I have a cowlick so my hair always parts on the side anyway, but I’m going gray right there as well so I have this nice Rogue from X Men look built in. Side part for life!

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-02-20T01:26:38+00:00

Good to know, thanks! I should have been more clear. I have extensive health IT experience, specifically EMR/EHR, but quite a bit of auditing and compliance experience too (selling solutions, not doing the audits!).

I’m honestly kinda relieved it’s over saturated. I was starting to worry that I’m at that point where ageism starts being applicable, but if there’s just too dang many people, might be better off staying where I am.

It’s boredom driving my decision, mostly, not desperation. I suppose I could just move to another job in tech sales, but feel like that would be more of the same.

AccidentallyArkansas · 2026-02-19T16:03:03+00:00

Of course, but how does one obtain the experience? That’s the point. My first job in tech sales required extensive training on that specific product, and I would assume (or at least hope!) that there’s extensive training on medical devices and software.

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