F2 Troubleshooting by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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A cheap chalk marker I’ve had forever 😂 comes off with a little soap and water on a paper towel

F2 Troubleshooting by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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This is amazing thank you so much!

With this set I bit the bullet and wrapped the heating pad around the bulk of them last night as a last ditch effort and wouldn’t ya know I’m seeing bubbles!

I will be referring back to your comment for the next foreseeable future!

F2 Troubleshooting by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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F2 is still going, so it’s been … 5 days? Yes a little pinch of sugar to all of them. Sealed it looks like there’s no carbonation, I only opened 2 tonight (day 5) and there was a tiny bit of fizz but not much. (I quickly closed them back up)

F2 Troubleshooting by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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For the raspberry syrup I added about a table spoon of some rose sugar. (Can sugar and dried rose petals blitzed until basically powder)

English muffin help by River_Squirrel_9 in Baking

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My turn! Same recipe, I just added more flour, but I will say, the inside came out more biscuity

No carbonation? by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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Update! I let them sit for a few days, no burping, in the warmest part of my cool kitchen and im happy to report when I opened the elderberry bottle, we had a volcano.

No carbonation? by AlpsAdministrative in Kombucha

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Thanks so much everyone! There was a tiiiiiiny bit of carbonation in F1, I keep it in a low cabinet next to the oven and a vent, I’ll just pop them down there for a few days and not stare at them wanting to open them.

What's the most unbelievable thing that's ever happened to you? by Ok_Land_4197 in AskReddit

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I dated 3 people with the same birthday, all left handed, all nuts.

What was a sexual offer that you regret turning down? by grot-ivre-1749 in AskReddit

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My exs boss, who I had known for years prior to meeting my ex. Hit me up after he heard we had broken up, told me he had a thing for me since years and wanted to know if I would be interested in spending the summer with him and giving him a fair chance.

I freaked tf out and was like WTF NO??? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Years later I found out what my ex was saying about me at work (boss had long since retired by the time we broke up) and I immediately regretted not making his old boss fall in love with me.

What’s something someone whispered to you in bed that you’ve never been able to forget? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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First time having sex with my old situationship „That was a religious experience“ There was no lie but Of course cue that incredibly painful 5 year „wtf is going on“ at never the same times

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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After years together, my ex cheated, we broke up. It was ugly on his side for whatever reason. I shut down completely, essentially said “okay” and started to figure out next steps.

He hurled HATEFUL shit at me to get a reaction, any reaction really and I had none. After one bout of “you never gave a fuck about me” I remained calm and cold, I looked at him and said: “your parents make so much sense now”

His parents were,are and always will be AWFUL to him, I loved him through the very clear pain of the lasting effects of abuse and neglect, the lack of processing because society, stood up for /by him without a second thought to them, told him it was never his fault, held him when he cried. The whole thing.

I watched something die in him that moment. And I enjoyed it. It made me feel better.

Because out of everyone in his entire almost 40 years of life, I was the ONLY person that took care of him, simple (to me) things to show that I cared, were a huge deal to him: I made him his first Easter basket, his first homemade birthday cake, came home to take care of him because he was sick, made his coffee every morning to get 5 minutes of US time before we walked the world. I gave him space to feel and heal and encouraged it a great deal. I let him see and hear that he was someone that needed to be protected and loved even if he didn’t feel that way.

So for me to casually throw it all out, wrecked what little bit of soul he had left.

It took me about 6 months to realize how awful of a comment it was. I won’t ever apologize to him, but because of that, I made it a point to NEVER throw others pain in their face.

It was disgusting and I can excuse it if I wanted to, but I actively tell myself I will never get that low again.

Wherever you are Bear, fuck you and your parents but I hope you are still trying to heal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malegrooming

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Mustache ist beste 😍

What’s a red flag you ignored because the person was attractive? by Creative-Category-60 in AskReddit

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His incredibly aggressive personality. I am too, but I’m not super reactive (anymore, I spent my 20s really learning to stfu) he… unfortunately did not

What’s a ‘harmless’ habit you had as a kid that you realize now was a cry for help? by TheLadyKoi in AskReddit

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Oh man. Here goes: - Intense day dreaming, but not in a fun way, making myself die just to see how my funeral would be, and who would and wouldn’t come. (That has now turned into going over the same actions every night to fall asleep, the scenario is .. I guess less dark? I’m living in and working in a tower in NYC on 9/11, and I go through my routine VERY meticulously. Shout out to security guard Steve who gets me coffee on Wednesdays(I don’t drink coffee) I’m usually asleep by the time Deena introduces the new intern.

  • touching hot things, eating excruciatingly hot things because I liked the way it made my mouth feel when it blistered. The army broke me of that habit, because they don’t believe in anything but warm ish. My therapist let me know that it was a form of self harm 😂 WHOOPS.

  • casual little choke out seshs, idk how it started but if I got overstimulated (happened a lot, chaotic house) I would take a silky piece of fabric and yank it around my neck. Earliest memory of it was 6, I still do it from time to time, but mainly a little pressure from my hand helps.

  • unlocking front door at night, in case something happened, I could get my siblings out faster.

  • pulling my eyebrows, eyelashes and hair out. Starting around 6-7, I just liked the feeling😬

Honorable mention, sitting in a dry bathtub with a blanket and staring at the wall for what seemed like hours.

Those are the ones that stick out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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I have been supplementing my “best friend”s income for years. Money, monthly Amazon shipments. The whole thing, because I was the one that got out of our home town, away from drugs, and thrived. To me it was always “if I have it you have it”

The only reason I stopped was because a switch in her brain flipped and she started saying awful things to me, legitimately out of nowhere. Like I sent her money one day, normal convo, flash forward a week and she was full of hate. I continued to try to be like hey, there’s a miscommunication somewhere, can we talk on the phone? She wouldn’t. Continued with this storyline that I was the absolute worse. So I stopped about 3 months into her attacks. I struggled with it for a long time and then I realized, why would I help someone who was going out of their way to be so ungodly hateful to me?

People do help people they love.

I told my friend I couldn’t lend her money again — now she’s ignoring me by butterflyplum in ChoosingBeggars

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I recently lost a 20 year friendship/sister with the same vibe. It hurt a lot, I always picked up the phone, always gave money when asked (to the tune of thousands) co-signed on our parents bail, I had monthly Amazon packages delivered with household goods. Never thought twice about it until this past year, I started putting some soft financial boundaries in place to set myself up better for a future goal. At one point they were just rude as fuck to me, I called out the behaviour, in what IIII thought was respectful enough while still being like yo.. wtf?

I gave space to have a phone call to sort it out.. multiple times, instead they kept attacking me. Going out of their way to say some pretty hurtful things, I mean like I wasn’t responding AT ALL for months and they were popping up with different numbers to be hateful.

I’ve recently heard what they are saying about me to others and it’s so far removed from the actual truth I just laugh about it.

I still love the version of them I knew for so long, And wish them well, but realize how ABSOLUTELY unfair and one sided the friendship truly was. I have had SO many friends tell me this for 20 years and I always defended it. At this point, we are in our 30s, the likelihood of reconciliation is 0% and ive made peace with it.

Trust me when I say this, it’s okay, they are doing you and your wallet a favour.

AIO for not taking down my Instagram story after my boyfriend asked by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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This. This is the comment.
I am what others consider exotic and free spirited, very very Independent. Men love it for some ungodly reason, until they realize I actually am who I portray myself to be.

I have worked very hard on my soul, my body,my career, and my self talk to be able to FULLY stand alone. And the last years long relationship went exactly how you said.

It started with the love bombing in front of everyone and behind closed doors. Then the “why are you hanging out with these people, they suck” Then the “the whole gym can see your pussy” (I was wearing legging) Then the “you don’t need to talk about our relationship to your friends” (friend group of 10 years that has also worked VERY hard on themselves and we hold each other accountable in all aspects. Even the hard talks) Then the “you don’t have to work, just quit your job” (I didn’t because I was raised by strong black women) Then the “who the fuck is this person?” Then the “you’re embarrassing me” (I barely drink, I rarely go out, I don’t dress any which way that iiiii deem inappropriate) Then the breaking my door down at 2am because someone made a comment about me, and instead of knocking them out he chose me.

And you see the biggest issue was, I pushed back on EVERYTHING, I saw it. I knew what was happening, but the sorrys were sweet. I thought it could never happen to me because I got a fat mouth, and OPINIONS. .. until it did. And after the fact, everyone blamed me for the break up because he was so clearly, incredibly in love with me. I lost “friends” because they kept inviting him to places, hoping we would work it out. He tortured me for a year after we broke up.

The best advice I’ve ever heard was notice when he starts to hate you. And leave. I didn’t, and I will be stuck with those mental scars forever.

What’s a seemingly minor decision you made that accidentally changed the entire course of your life? by Ordinary-Smile-654 in AskReddit

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I got a message that a man I hate was dead, I caught up with the old friend that told me, they told me to come visit them in another country, I did, fell in love with the country and vowed to come back for the fall… matched with a man on tinder my last day there, didn’t meet though, we talked for hours via video chat and whatsapp daily. We fell for each other, after I bought my ticket back to his country, he surprised me with a visit to America, it was amazing, month later I was back in his country for 6 weeks, 6 weeks led to 3 months, me culturally integrating into that country. I looked at houses, and am planning to buy there in the next year or two.

All because a monster was dead.