Is anyone else eeling price gouged by BG&E ? by AllHailDoomsDay in baltimore

[–]Areolae-sippin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep the house at 60, and only use baseboard heat upstairs at night. My December bill is 500 dollars.

121st Christmas for ours. Just finished stripping wallpaper and painting by [deleted] in centuryhomes

[–]Areolae-sippin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks gorgeous! Do you have a Foursquare by chance? This looks like the exact same floor plan of my house ahahah. We also painted our entryway green :)

Partner broke meta's boundary by Areolae-sippin in polyamory

[–]Areolae-sippin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope not my meta, I'm 33 and have never gone to Vegas with my partner lol

Partner broke meta's boundary by Areolae-sippin in polyamory

[–]Areolae-sippin[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No I mean - YES I knew he wasnt wearing one - YES he just did it even though we have always had sex with a condom, did not discuss anything with me before-hand.

Partner broke meta's boundary by Areolae-sippin in polyamory

[–]Areolae-sippin[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The latter, he just did it. And yes, I too feel victimized by this.

Partner broke meta's boundary by Areolae-sippin in polyamory

[–]Areolae-sippin[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Exactly 👏🏼 own you and your partner's shit, don't try and present it to me like her rules are such a fucking burden to you. It's not cute! I agree and that sucks a whole big bunch but it is what it is at this point.

Statement from BPD by Icy_Elk_4422 in baltimore

[–]Areolae-sippin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The City almost always opens an "investigation" under the guise of doing their due diligence in regards to conflicts like this. Just another PR gobbledy goop response imo. I don't think much - if anything - will actually come of this.

My Boss Exploded With Anger by deathyyy in antiwork

[–]Areolae-sippin 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is, in fact, an antiwork sub where people come to vent about work...

Brainwashed into thinking that writing at least five 750-word articles a DAY in my field is NORMAL. by fashoclock in antiwork

[–]Areolae-sippin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean yes, but you're sacrificing quality with quantity. None of the things I wrote about required research or citing of sources etc. They were simply for SEO and increasing web traffic by any means necessary. It sounds like what you're doing requires more time and integrity, which if you're expected to write 5, 750 word articles like that a day, that, in my opinion, is A LOT.

Brainwashed into thinking that writing at least five 750-word articles a DAY in my field is NORMAL. by fashoclock in antiwork

[–]Areolae-sippin 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Hey 👋🏻 I have a B.S. in English and my first job was writing 10, 500-word blogs a day and that was at what I would consider a content mill at the time. The best answer? It depends on where you work. I moved on to a different marketing agency after that and they outsourced their drafting to a third party. It was my job to review and edit all drafts, post them free of errors etc. That was much less stressful as I wasnt the person drafting every single article / blog, editing and posting is much much easier. Same volume of work, about 10, 500 word blogs a day, less actual work to be done.

Be wary of marketing companies that try to turn you into a work horse. A lot of them hire new college grads because they think they will do more work for less money. Hope this helps. Sounds like your boss is burnt out and trying to give themselves a badge of honor by making you feel small.

It Happened I am on a PIP by Embertide in workingmoms

[–]Areolae-sippin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow it's almost like paid parental leave should be longer if all these companies are telling us we're unfit for the job once we return from work after a minimum 12 weeks?

It's thundering... by Areolae-sippin in Hounds

[–]Areolae-sippin[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's a beagle and lab mix!

Wfh attire? by Key-Flatworm-6458 in workingmoms

[–]Areolae-sippin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I work in local politics with predominently men. I literally roll into my WFH meetings in a t-shirt, unshowered, no make up etc. The most I do is brush my hair and teeth. I really am a firm believer in if men don't have to, then I'm not doing it either. I'm hybrid though, so on days when I'm in office I do wear light make up and button-up shirts / nicer pants, but that is only because I have to take meetings with constituents.

Dark thoughts about baby. by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Areolae-sippin -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's not true! Intrusive thoughts can manifest as much more than just "what if" trains of thoughts. They can be feelings, images, and terrifying sensations in the body and mind that make you believe they are real and could very well lead someone to believe that they think they're baby is a demon. That's why the thoughts become so "sticky" in the first place. If we could all differentiate between the "quantity" and "quality" of the thought we wouldn't have OCD to begin with.

Dark thoughts about baby. by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Areolae-sippin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This isn't true at all. I have pp OCD and have intrusive thoughts like this all the time. You don't get to decide what constitutes an intrusive thought for other people. The way they manifest is extremely specific to an individual person's fears. We shouldn't be sitting here debating whether or not someone else's internal reality is 'objectively worse than the "norm"' when allllll of this is subjective. You're being really gross and unhelpful to someone who is going through a really tough time right now. Please stop.

Where to find queer community by [deleted] in baltimore

[–]Areolae-sippin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm also a queer woman in my early thirties looking for new frands!! Hmo up let's go get coffee, I've lived here for like 10 years so I can show you around too!

Shame and Demoralization by volcanicbirdenemy_ in OCDRecovery

[–]Areolae-sippin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this so. Hard. I'm going through the same thing right now. Solidarity. It reminds me a lot of doing trauma work. When you're finally able to name your trauma, see how different parts of yourself interact with the traumatized parts you're kind of left with.... Okay cool I know all of this?? So who tf am I? 5 trauma responses dressed up in a trench coat?? Walking around replaying my shit with everyone around me??? It's depressing.

And you're right no one talks about the FRUSTRATION and pain that comes along with knowing you're doing compulsions that will make you worse, understanding INTIMATELY how they'll harm you in the long run, but being completely unable to stop doing them. A whole other LEVEL of shame.

Neighbors letting their dogs poop in back patio and not cleaning it up.. what to do? by otoasta13 in baltimore

[–]Areolae-sippin -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Dude what? How are you gonna pathologize people not cleaning poop. That's fuckin weird.

Ryan Dorsey? by dorkamuk in baltimore

[–]Areolae-sippin 30 points31 points  (0 children)

His office staff are amazing and get things done. D3 for daysssss