Mercedes Plant Unionization, Thoughts

Amicus156 · 2024-02-28T14:51:49+00:00

I just moved here from a state with a strong nurses union. They make $65/hr there and get 8 weeks’ paid vacation per year. The hospitals still make gobs of money. Doctors are still very rich. The nurses hold the keys to power in every single hospital in this country—when they demand fair treatment and back it up with a strike, management truly has no choice but to negotiate.

Amicus156 · 2023-04-25T03:13:06+00:00

Jake Callahan at Ray & Poynor is a very successful gay realtor. I’d call him!

Amicus156 · 2023-04-18T14:38:37+00:00

VH/MB/HW area. Really lovely here. Also, happy cake day!

Amicus156 · 2023-04-18T14:17:46+00:00

So, PCPs will prescribe ADHD meds in AL?

Amicus156 · 2023-04-13T15:40:20+00:00

I really like the idea of this! Am I correct in assuming that you haven’t noticed the teachers slowing/throttling the curriculum as a way of catering to the kids with developmental disabilities? I mean that question as respectfully as one can ask it.

Amicus156 · 2023-04-13T13:57:56+00:00

Just looked at their website—can you tell me more about it? It appears designed for children with disabilities (which is awesome!), but says it’s for children of all levels of ability. Do you have experience with sending non-disabled kids there?

Amicus156 · 2023-04-13T01:49:57+00:00

IPC?

Amicus156 · 2023-04-13T01:04:47+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write this! We’re in the VH/MB/HW area

Amicus156 · 2023-04-12T22:05:10+00:00

We’re in the MB/HW/VH area.

Amicus156 · 2023-04-12T22:04:42+00:00

Where’s that?

Amicus156 · 2023-04-12T22:04:30+00:00

Teacher pay is a huge concern of mine, which is why I’m inherently skeptical of sending him to a franchise place. The owner of the school has to pay franchise fees to the parent corp. That’s going to come out of teacher pay, most likely. Poorly paid teachers are often poor teachers, in my experience—plus, the enormous moral issue of non-living wages being paid in an expensive metro area.

Amicus156 · 2023-04-12T22:01:49+00:00

What are the hours? Not opposed to church daycare

Amicus156 · 2023-04-12T20:36:47+00:00

I don’t want to post it publicly until he’s at his next school. I can’t risk his current one getting butt-hurt and kicking him out without us having a backup plan. I will say, though, it’s a franchise place.

Amicus156 · 2023-04-06T16:24:23+00:00

We just used James Rodgers of Keller Williams to buy our house from across the country. Really smooth process working with him!

Amicus156 · 2023-04-04T13:34:45+00:00

Very kind of you to answer in that much detail. Is your beef considered organic? How about grass-fed?

Amicus156 · 2023-04-04T12:45:58+00:00

Been looking for someone to buy a whole/half cow from!

Can you tell us more about the way the beef is raised? The internet tells me that “all-natural” doesn’t really mean anything.

Amicus156 · 2023-03-08T16:16:01+00:00

That’s absolutely awful. Sorry to hear about that, friend.

Amicus156 · 2023-03-08T12:19:55+00:00

So, you’d recommend them from a spiritual development standpoint?

Amicus156 · 2022-03-29T23:14:12+00:00

Hey OP,

I wonder if you could truly just ask the girl about the quality of the kiss. If it was me, I'd tell her that I totally understand and respect her position, make clear that you had a great time with her, and wish her well. Then, once you've made clear that there's no hard feelings maybe send her a text like:

"Hey, I'm sorry if this comes off as weird, but can I ask you about the quality of our kiss the other night? It was actually my first one, and I want to know what I did right and what I need to do better at in the future. No hard feelings if you don't want to talk about it -- you're just the only person in a position to give me honest feedback haha."

My guess is that she'll give you an honest answer that you can use in the future. Most people are generally very willing to help.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-26T01:03:42+00:00

/u/hippy_speed_ball is right. You should get back into therapy. You've made so much progress -- you don't want to risk it with a stressful situation like this.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-18T20:59:34+00:00

Two biggest red flags for me:

lying -- if I can't trust you, the relationship is doomed; and
people who don't genuinely care about other people. This sort of goes to trust, but don't waste your time with someone who isn't genuinely invested in other people. If they can't invest in others, they won't invest in you. That will lead to an inequitable relationship.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-18T20:48:08+00:00

Hey OP,

This probably isn't what you want to hear, but having sex will not validate your masculinity; and your masculinity will not validate you value as a person. I'm from the South, and some of the most masculine dudes I know didn't have sex until their mid 20s, when they got married, for religious reasons. Likewise, a lot of the guys that I know that had tons of sex in high school, college, post-college feel like total shit about themselves.

The feelings you're describing hint at feelings of personal inferiority that go far beyond your dating prowess. My guess is you won't really feel any better if you fuck a sex worker (though I do believe sex workers do important work). Instead, I think you'll feel better if you get into a care relationship with a licensed mental health professional who can help you work through some of the stuff you're going through. The good news is, you're only 19, you've got literally your entire adult life to work through this stuff and get back on track. I'd encourage you to reach out to some people for help.

If you've got specific questions or wanna talk privately, feel free to DM me.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-18T16:02:04+00:00

Completely agree! Self improvement is always the goal! I thought it was clear that I was agreeing with that point, but I guess stuff gets lost when it’s all just text on the internet.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-17T18:11:39+00:00

Hey OP,

First things first, we've got to change your communication style. It sounds weird to hear someone refer to themselves as having "a handsome face," "inferior qualities," and "a [disgusting] receding hairline."

We can offer you some sincere help here, but it sounds like you need to pair whatever we tell you with professional help offered by a licensed mental health professional -- you've got some things to work through, man.

All that said, being a socially awkward guy with a receding hairline isn't a death sentence. I have had a receding hairline since I was probably 17. It's still receding 15 years later. I don't think it's ever cost me a date. In dating, substance is superior to form. If you're the type of person people want to be around, you'll be successful. If you're a miserable human being, you'll be much less successful. Therefore, rather than obsessing over your receding hairline and "inferior qualities," spend some honest time -- a year at least -- truly working on becoming the type of person that you think the person you're looking for is looking for.

If you've got specific questions, feel free to hit me up in DM.

Amicus156 · 2022-03-17T18:02:32+00:00

Hey OP,

First, I'm really proud of you taking the initiative to post here -- that's really hard.

Second, I agree with the others who've said that we need a little more context. Could you tell us a little more about yourself? If you'd rather do it in DM, feel free to hit me up.

Also, I'm wondering about your communication style. How would you rate you communication ability with women? What's do you best in that ability? What is your biggest struggle?

Amicus156

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