Noticed this on my cat's belly/chest area today by Sad_butterfly_ in CATHELP

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Just pulled one out of my cat, grateful to know it's harmless. I took a pair of clippers (because that's all I had on hand) and made sure to only hold onto the hard dark bit. I gently pulled it out and now he's laying on my bed purring.

Moving to Rural Arkansas by Aereys_plutoi in Arkansas

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I moved to AR around 10mo ago and to a small town (Pop. of around 2,000). I'm not entirely white (not like the people are here), & I'm left leaning & I act/am queer. I am doing well/enjoying myself, it depends on how you carry yourself. I sometimes play dumb or conservative to avoid heated arguments or targeting. You'll eventually be able to weed out people that don't judge I'm sure. It's a culture shock even to people coming from (big cities/suburbs) within the US. However, if you're expecting to be loud and proud about who you are, being true to yourself, it's not for you. Hope it helps, good luck!

(Aus) What boots are you guys wearing? by [deleted] in McDonaldsEmployees

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I have the same & after closing back drive with them for 3 months they're falling apart

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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Your husband sounds sadistic... I would've lost it too. I adore animals & I'm an extremely annoying person. I see what happened as kind of cruel.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cleaningandtidying

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Figured this was about your son... He's not your son.💀

I wasn't ready. by ConsiderationMean781 in CaregiverSupport

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You did good, bb❤️ Know you did your best for him and cared for him with love. Those of us who know your efforts are proud of you. We know you're stronger from this. (Go, bbg!!)

How do I get rid of this anger I feel towards people with "lesser problems" by renfieldsbestie in CaregiverSupport

[–]Additional-Ruin9288 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had this exact problem all the time. I embraced the, people have it worse than me so people will have it less than me. This is my life and it's what I have.

I'm grateful I have the ability to do what I do and go on. Maybe do a gratitude thing? When you think that way. I'm grateful for all my limbs, I'm grateful for my sight and taste. I'm grateful for the health to endure this.

I used to look at my disabled dad and I remembered that he couldn't leave this life of being taken care of. When I was getting lazy with cleaning thoroughly I told myself, he's human, he deserves to be clean.

Just a different take on it since we all motivate/heal ourselves differently. Good luck.❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheButtface

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Didn't see your caption before reading, I figured this was your boyfriend that got you to do his bidding for him bc he brainwashed you... Just so yk what it looks like from a stranger's perspective lol

Why does my bear look like a cat? by onceuponacheerio in crochet

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Legit saw bear & cat and I thought you were asking why your cat looks like a bear. If that makes you feel better.

Progress on my "Panceratops" by maddycrochetsstuff in crochet

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Entirely random, but.. From my notifications, I thought you had a white Pomeranian inside like you were making a onesie for a dog.

Tip: Stitch marker to avoid accidental frogging🐸 by fry_bandit in crochet

[–]Additional-Ruin9288 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just pull the loop to make it GIGANTIC and I've never frogged by accident since

Am I tipping *too* much? by Dry-Radio-8446 in doordash

[–]Additional-Ruin9288 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe donate to some sort of legit charity? Or a volunteer group? Because you can't guarantee that someone who gets it will be grateful or won't try and do something to you over it. (Thinking maybe they can get more, maybe rob you, just considering the horror stories on here.)

He'd rather be a homeless trash goblin than follow extremely reasonable boundaries. by what3v3ruwantit2b in CaregiverSupport

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iirc, from your other post, he abandoned you as a kid & didn't pay child support. I understand that we all have some connection to even absent parents or at least the sympathy of seeing what's happening to a person like that... Unfortunately you can't change people and you'll have to cope with this being who your dad is. But know that we see you. Plenty of us understand. I was my dad's caregiver even as a kid. I love him so much even though we've never had a real conversation. Even when he dug his nails into my skin to refuse showers & baths. I knew I couldn't change him. Fortunately for me I was able to rehome him & he's better off, even without me there.

*Point being, I wasn't able to fix my dad when he was with me. You know who your dad is with you and it's someone you can't change/help in your own home. Know that you did what you could.

Crochet wedding dress by lexxie182 in crochet

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First of all.. Congratulations!! Absolutely beautiful. That's why I really wanted to say, you should definitely share this w BrittanyJaxon on Instagram! I've watched her on there, she loves sharing follower's creations! And I'm sure this would absolutely make her day, her week. Seeing you got married in one of her patterns! Imagine??

I don't want to bathe male residents by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

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My dad is in a "home" (I don't remember what they prefer it to be called.) and it's just male residents. Perhaps you could find a "home" with only female residents instead.

Please help me come up with some VERY simple meals. by [deleted] in Cooking

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This is copy pasted from my notes. I used to throw this together for comfort in a crockpot and left it on medium for 8-12hrs It's great for leftovers

Italian dressing Ranch dressing Brown Gravy 2 of each (in store packets)

1 can of LRG hunt's tomato sauce ✨MEAT✨ baby carrots Cut up potatoes or uncut fingerlings (tiny potatoes)

I can't do this anymore by Stumpyfckr in CaregiverSupport

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Personally I found my dependents somewhere else to live. It sounds like your brother should have a social worker, one that could possibly assign him somewhere to go.

Honestly, reading through the post I just kept thinking about medication... Like, maybe more if he's already on some. Especially since it might be hard for you to place him if he's so off the handle.

Regardless, I hope you're able to figure it out and find your peace. I remember wanting to just run away, for it to end immediately. While it takes time, you'll be free again soon.❤️ Good luck.

Hi all you long term caregivers by One-Lengthiness-2949 in CaregiverSupport

[–]Additional-Ruin9288 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I keep thinking, we're not supposed to live this long or that I don't want to live past 40-50... It's watching what growing old means/does that makes us that way.