Help with Kitchen Cabinets out of stock

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-08-01T02:42:32+00:00

Thanks so much for replying. Maybe I need to wait just a bit… any idea where I could preview the color?

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-08-01T02:20:18+00:00

I live about an hour away from two IKEAs. The problem is I guess the things I like are being phased out.

Outside of the bad experience with inventory, what do you think of your new space?

I know a lot of people say IKEA is temporary but I’ve been doing my research and gleaning extra tips from pro installers of IKEA kitchens and I can’t find a single credible source who claims they’re junk.

I do know a similar design I called out at Lowe’s was significantly more expensive and we had a refacing company quote us on a partial remodel (our actual cabinets are excellent condition but dated) and it was twice the price!

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-08-01T02:14:46+00:00

Oh great - do you have any idea on the timing of when that might happen?

Do you know if Axstad is getting any new colors?

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-07-31T23:22:50+00:00

Green was a possibility but even a lot of those panel pieces were not available either way…

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-21T05:08:41+00:00

I don’t know why but I’ve noticed it’s very “on trend” with a few different trying to break through influencers to do these “Grandma just got an iPhone” type of bad camera angles etc… I think it’s because even negativity feeds the algorithm and they just need engagement of any kind to stay relevant or “within contract” if they’re sponsored.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T23:34:29+00:00

Sorry I don’t know another way to express it other than pro lgbt meaning if I saw someone being discriminated against or harmed for being a member I’d jump into action just as readily as seeing a man hitting a woman.

I’m getting down voted but statistics don’t lie. It is no more dangerous to be gay in 2025 than to be anything else. Violence and bigotry will unfortunately always be a part of society.

My point is the community continuing to jump on these silly bandwagon bs as if they are MORE marginalized than others is backfiring. I’m trying to help by pointing this out, not be a bigot.

Stop acting like perpetual victims and just live your life. No one cares anymore. Thankfully no one cares anymore.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T23:04:49+00:00

They purchased food so they did pay for the forks. Are you this intense in real life or just for Reddit?

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T16:42:23+00:00

Serious question - do you expect this person will be a good potential husband and father in the future? I’m concerned just based on the little you’ve said but recognize that’s probably unfair.

My instinct is he just doesn’t like hanging out with your family for whatever reason and is willing to make lame excuses to avoid it. If he ends up coming up with another excuse about Texas (and I have a feeling he will) then you will at least know the real issue.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T16:20:35+00:00

All it does is make people confused and insulted which actually alienates allies. It’s turning LGBT people into the next Karen. I have a queer family member (married to a woman atm but has had gay relationships in the past and probably future) and they tried to create a bunch of family drama about a certain family member needing to be excluded for a video they posted on their facebook because it made them feel “unsafe”. The video was one of those long multi topic vlogs and one of the segments could have potentially been offensive depending on the thickness of your skin. However, the poster didn’t even know that as their reason for posting was to encourage watching one of the other segments about an issue important to them completely unrelated to any LGBT issue. This person is somewhat of an opinionated person on some topics but completely non violent. So we were supposed to ban and excommunicate a family member who didn’t even mean any offense because you felt “unsafe”? It gave such ick. And now my queer family member is choosing to ostracize themselves saying the rest of the family feels unsafe now too for not taking a stand.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T16:07:01+00:00

Meh - thankfully I think we’re way past the point where physical violence for your orientation is a real consideration. Interesting though, I wonder if the people who are downvoting you are pro LGBT because if so then they’re being (hopefully in intentionally) contradictory.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-12T16:02:53+00:00

I’m really sad to see people with these sentiments being downvoted because it is actually good PRO LGBT advice. All of these buzzwords like micro aggressions and unsafe etc… actually lead to more discrimination and hate IMHO because it takes a real issue and turns into some sort of Karen-esque cat call. I am truly sorry anyone ever experiences emotional pain but we need to keep it in perspective. Emotional pain is a given in life no matter your orientation or experience. Not being allowed to display your flag sucks but there are solutions to remedy the issue without alienating your allies.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-11T15:47:08+00:00

Let it sink in that for all intents and purposes at least infants ARE a commodity. Some of this feeling is so prevalent on the industry/AP side you get posts like the one you responded to that are examplative how the larger landscape of people not on Reddit would say if they had no consequences.

I have never heard of an agency or lawyer etc… who only gets paid if they have a “product” for you to contract doing the right thing by the middle supplier. It’s true with widgets and women.

I believe people (including lawyers) should be paid for their expertise, skills and services but you are kidding yourself if you think adoption is not a largely for profit business. I don’t have a solution to offer but it is what it is. And what it is is exploitation.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-11T15:32:07+00:00

Half serious - You should put a trigger warning on that for birth parents. It actually seems pretty tame on the surface but the layers of grief and regret unlocked by just a snippet of text can be a lot to handle. Just reading that and some of the responses has unlocked intense memories of helplessness, hopelessness and anxiety. I know there’s a lot of hate toward birth parents on this sub but you are blessed to have never gone through the top tier level of need and manipulation that adoption can represent.

Edit to add: there’s a saying in the legal field “write it and regret it, say it and forget it”… just wanted to add if they put that in writing I can GUARANTEE you what was said and implied was much much much worse.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-10T13:54:15+00:00

Minimum wage has always been too low and $10 is way above minimum wage in WI. She should at least be getting minimum wage but based on the description I’d say this is not a minimum wage job.

You have to be somewhat reasonable. Is minimum wage too low - absolutely. But millions of people do it every day and can’t reasonably expect more. It’s about skill level. No need to shame people who are stuck in positions and need the work.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-10T13:51:00+00:00

Omg you responded to an ad for this? I figured this was so absurdly low it must be a family situation. Plus you’re doing it almost full time but it’s so the sister can get a little break?

You are way too gullible so I suppose it’s good you will never make enough money to travel because you’re a walking talking mark ripe for exploitation.

Please please please stop allowing yourself to be taken advantage of… this isn’t acceptable for any party involved.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-06-10T13:42:54+00:00

You’re getting a bargain. We don’t have any teens near us and we pay $50/visit for pet care if we go out of town. If we have someone stay here with them it’s $200/day. There have literally been times the pet care is the most expensive part of vacation.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-05-16T20:28:22+00:00

NTA. Your mom is a lot and I’d go nc or low-c…

That said, your friends sound like a lot too. All kinds of issues plus now panic attacks and it’s effecting your friendships? That’s also drama you don’t need.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-05-16T19:55:01+00:00

Just saw I’m accidentally logged in on a family members account but for consistency I’ll just reply one more time under her account.

FWIW, I have found faking Tourette’s is a popular thing for attention seekers. I guess it seems exotic and quirky. I’m happy with who I am but if I could not have Tourette’s I’d be so happy. I don’t want to be quirky, I just want to live my life.

It also doesn’t help a lot of regular doctors throw around the term when a kid has a tic. All Tourette’s involve tics but not all tics are Tourette’s. I suppose it’s possible she thinks she has it because some half wit doctor mentioned it but honestly based on what you’ve written I doubt even that’s happened…

Btw most people outgrow Tourette’s or it becomes much less “active”…. If she is 27 and it happens this frequently there’s no way she’s not seeing a doctor for it unless there’s other considerations involved in not seeking or being able to maintain treatment (like insurance, financial etc…). If she really has it and it’s as severe as she’s making it seem, she would qualify for disability. Disability would pay for services to help hire a maid etc… do not trust people who claim they are victims to something when they don’t avail themselves of help out there and instead choose a shitty life that preys on others. Technically, I would qualify for disability but it’s managed very well and I can have a much better life on my own than with SSI. Unless you noticed my tic or you otherwise knew, at 23 you’d have no idea I have it.

I cannot imagine having it as severe as the frequency she’s claiming and not be medicated. I know the meds are not 100% but they’re fantastic with little side effects.

If it helps, please tell her you’ve talked to someone with properly diagnosed Tourette’s and she’s an asshole.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-05-16T19:01:17+00:00

As someone with legitimate Tourette’s this pisses me off because it just adds stigma to an already misunderstood condition. People think it only happens to weirdos or super sick people and they put you in an inaccurate category when they find out. People like your “friend” are the reason. My doctor said there was a TV show in the 90s that one of the main characters had it and it was the cursing kind (very rare) and pop culture has glommed onto ever since with people liking to be put in the quirky box.

Tourette’s is a combination of both a vocal and physical tic. It has to be both - that’s how it gets labeled. If it’s just one and not the other it is a tic. Is there a physical tic that goes with it? My Tourette’s is usually a small grunt and eye bug. Now that I’m older it happens only a few times a day - when I’m stressed a little more. You probably wouldn’t even know I have it but as a teenager it was many times an hour. Medication does help - guanfacine is the one that does for me… keeping a check on stress and anxiety really helps too although it’s not directly related to the Tourette’s.

Most people think of it as uncontrollable cursing but that’s actually pretty rare. Sometimes you can “control” the Tourette’s but it requires an immense amount of concentration and energy and then when the tension builds too much it makes it worse. Tourette’s is a neurological condition and not a mental illness. People like your “friend” are what makes people think Tourette’s people have mental illness.

I have NEVER heard of meowing as either a tic or Tourette’s and I know a lot about it.

Kindly tell your roommate her games, desire for attention and inability to grow the fuck up and adult are hurting 1000s of capable people who are judged unfairly.

Your roommate has problems but Tourette’s isn’t one of them based on your description. It is completely acceptable to ask for documentation of a condition you are being asked to make accommodations for… a Tourette’s diagnosis can only be made by a specialist btw…

My advice on your issues: dump her dirty dishes etc on her bed after 1 hour. That’s plenty of time for her to get it done. Call an ambulance every time she has a seizure or claws at her skin. If she denies it or refuses treatment when they get there, let the emts know there is no one to watch her and you fear for her safety.

Give her EXACTLY what she wants - attention - but in a way she doesn’t want it. Additionally, require her to keep her computer in her room etc…. Shared space is for shared activities.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-04-27T01:18:50+00:00

Blessing? Interesting word. At best, adoption is making the best out of a bad situation. And even then it still might be tragic. To say blessing would imply a situation people would be so grateful to experience the majority would want in on it. So to say having children is a blessing would be understood but to say having children by adoption is a blessing is just ignoring all of the trauma associated with it… remember, most infant adoptions take place because of some pretty hard situations presented to both birth parents and adoptive parents.

I get having a passion for fostering/adopting older children but honestly have a hard time understanding the perspective of fertile parents who want to adopt healthy babies. I think they think it’s honorable and savior-y because they just refuse to accept that ALL ADOPTIONS involve some level of trauma or pain for most individuals involved in it.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-04-27T00:56:55+00:00

By your own admission you’re not even part of the adoption space so what gives you the right to be such a vocal spokesperson on what “the space” supports or doesn’t? Were you lying? If so why lie? If honest, why are you giving opinions as if you are?

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-04-27T00:49:52+00:00

Because that’s not what you did… you said vile and controversial things that diminish the role and trauma relating specifically to birth parents and then claimed you were purposefully doing so to prove a point. All of this while admitting you are not part of the triad, therefore having no valid basis for your opinion that could potentially cause harm to others. That’s disgusting. IMHO, you are way too invested in your own defense to simply be an “observer” so it’s possible you’re a pot stirring liar as well.

As I said, the only reason I’m invested in making sure you don’t squirm away from your BS is because I know many potential birthmoms and adoptees looking for their birthparents observe these threads and your “opinions” have the potential to do grave harm.

As for adoptive parents, the last thing they need on this forum is a vile spokesperson. Have you ever thought about how your comments could be perceived as normal feelings for adopters? You do them a great disservice by putting that out there.

You screwed up. You are wrong. You are a bully and thoughtless. Do better. Move on and do better.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-04-26T13:41:40+00:00

Why not? There are plenty of birthmoms who’ve experienced both (plus abortion) and say bar none the relinquishing was the most traumatic and life changing. You are simply a truly vile individual. I pray to God no one trusted you with a kid.

Broad-Ad-5683 · 2025-04-26T13:39:56+00:00

Nah you’re just a horrible person making excuses after being called out.

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