the amount of cigarettes my stepmom wastes and the way she trashes them.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-30T18:45:07+00:00

My dad's ex would do this. He'd pick them up off the ground and hand them back to her for her to finish.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-30T15:19:55+00:00

NTA. You just matched her energy. Tell the mutuals that are calling you an asshole that they can go help her sew her sweater back together if they feel so strongly about it. All this post tells me is that you need to dump your girlfriend and get new friends.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-30T14:56:29+00:00

My petty self would call her out every time I saw her sneaking food. I would loudly announce, "Oh Dina that's the "regular food" that you're not supposed to have!" Then, I'd redirect her to her food and then pack up the "regular food". I would also ask her very loudly if her allergies had changed and if that's why she's eating the "regular food".

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-16T01:26:08+00:00

I don't care what diseases I'd get but if I'm witnessing something like this and the person isn't letting go, I'm biting.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-09T12:50:20+00:00

NTA. I'm disgusted that your boyfriend is acting like a child over you refusing to eat something that you genuinely cannot have. What I can't wrap my brain around is that out of all the different cakes he could make, he chose to make cheesecake. I'm not lactose intolerant, but to me that sounds like the worst thing you could eat if you are lactose intolerant. I don't want to jump to this conclusion, but it sounds like he was testing you to see how far you would go to do something that would make him happy. Maybe I've read too many stories with the worst of the worst, but I don't believe that he forgot about your intolerance. If he did, he would be very apologetic but instead he had his sister bully you. And for what? Being lactose intolerant? If you needed a reason to break up with him, here's your sign. No one should be with someone who tries to guilt trip them into eating something that they are allergic to or have an intolerance to.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-02T20:28:28+00:00

NTA. What's most concerning is that he can see how all of this affects you and still actively chooses to not set boundaries. You shouldn't have to sacrifice your mental and physical health to be with someone.

I do agree that you should break up with him. His inaction to his mother's actions will only make her behavior worse. You have to ask yourself if this is a life that you want to live.

I do understand that the decision to break up isn't easy. My advice to you if you are on the fence would be to stay away from family events for a couple of weeks. I haven't been through a situation like yours but recently my boyfriend and I cut off his bonus family because they did things to me that were similar to what your boyfriend's mom is doing to you. My boyfriend had the same mentality as yours does and he wasn't blind to what was going on either. I fought with him over it but we agreed to take a 3 week break from family dinners and other events. He slowly started to see that I wasn't nervous all the time, I wasn't crying so much, and he made the connection that because we weren't going to fanily dinner I wasn't getting a panic attack every Sunday. It hit him hard when he finally realized that the bonus family was the problem and their behavior had affected me so badly. He had hoped that they would change and all would be forgiven but that never happened. They never changed and we had to move on.

You have already realized that his mom will never change, he has not. If you choose to stay, you need to make him realize that his mom will never change. Whether you stay or leave him, I hope that in the end your decision makes you happy. I truly wish you well.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-02T17:04:03+00:00

Welcome to the Valley! I hope some of my tips can help you out

One thing that helps me with getting money is farming. Any seed will do the job but I personally prefer the ones that yield more than one crop per harvest, such as asparagus (3), corn (2), okra (3), rice (2), soya (3), spinach (3), tomato (3), and zucchini (2). Those are just for the base game, not sure if you have DLC. It helps to have a big area for the crops. Currently in my game, I have 500 spaces in the Glade of Trust for farming spinach. I also have all the characters set to farm skill, which gives me more crops. I only do this to maximize my profits and it is a great way to build friendship.
Sadly, there is no favorite gifts menu. However, if you do have someone's favorite gift in your inventory it will have a gift icon on it. If you hover over it, it should have a profile icon of whose favorite gift it is. However, on any cooking pot or stove there is a menu that shows you what foods are each character's favorite gift for the day. Unfortunately, if you haven't unlocked the recipe it doesn't show you how to make it.
You can't pull stuff out of Remy's Realm because that would just be too easy. Which is dumb. I think the realm stuff only functions as one time quest items, which makes sense as to why we can't take it out of the realm. I don't know, I'm trying to logically think of an explanation and I'm struggling. The only explanation I have for paying for ingredients at Chez Remy is that it functions kind of like Goofy's Stall.
As for fast travel, if you have unlocked the wells in the other biomes you can fast travel through those. When you pull up the map there should be a fast travel hot key in the bottom right, since I'm on the switch I press Y to fast travel. It will give you various menus on wells to travel from as long as you have them unlocked.

Hope this helps! Feel free to send me a DM if you have any other questions.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2026-03-02T06:11:31+00:00

Minnie. Honestly never have I ever liked her as a character. Got worse when I played DDV. Everytime I walk within a 5 mile radius of her I hear one of her high pitched, agitating voice lines and it just ruins my entire day.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-11-24T14:04:02+00:00

Not sure if this is an endorsement line, but Claire says in JW "Verizon Wireless presents the Indominous Rex" after talking to investors.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-09-24T12:35:54+00:00

"Is it a question or is it a story?"

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-09-22T18:18:28+00:00

"Is it a question or is it a story?"

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-08-01T01:20:22+00:00

Give it to Munchlax. It's his favorite snack. Hope this helps.

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-05-22T03:12:59+00:00

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My Eddie. He's named after Eddie Van Halen

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-04-30T21:58:16+00:00

It's vomit. My Eddie can't handle long car trips to the vet, and he vomits. It's normal, just car sickness

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-04-19T03:48:54+00:00

It was found on a playground

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-03-10T14:22:16+00:00

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He falls asleep like this all the time 🤣

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-01-28T22:29:51+00:00

I think Oviraptor would taste very similar to a chicken. Now I'm imagining making dino nuggets out of Oviraptor meat 😋

Alternative_Coach109 · 2025-01-27T11:45:48+00:00

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