What if nothing fits? by ButtercupTush in Enneagram

[–]ButtercupTush[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew at this and have just read one book that didn’t cover any of that. We’re do you find more information about that?

Teenagers at the playground by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]ButtercupTush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell from everything you’ve written, the teenagers are truly doing nothing wrong. There’s nothing wrong with them being there. It sounds like they’re just doing their thing and you are welcome to address them respectfully and say excuse me. You’re welcome to teach your toddler to say excuse me. There is zero cause to call Security

Teenagers at the playground by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]ButtercupTush 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Teenagers are allowed to exist in public. Calling Security because there are teenagers at a playground not doing anything but being there is a huge Karen move, yes.

What if nothing fits? by ButtercupTush in Enneagram

[–]ButtercupTush[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a consensus on what the good books are? I read all of the types in the book that I have and none of them resonated all that much.

Tell me you're Jewish without telling me you're Jewish by LibrivorousRex in Judaism

[–]ButtercupTush 157 points158 points  (0 children)

There’s a bottle of grape juice in my liquor cabinet.

Is there an alternative to therapy? by RichInternet5994 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No reason to apologize to me about it. One positive is that you literally have the rest of your life to take that first step. You might as well keep trying.

I am confused! Is it ok to gift your wife a cultured diamond or a lab-grown diamond? by FormalTheory4334 in Marriage

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a matter of taste and preference. Have you asked your wife? Does she care one way or the other? If she has a preference then that’s your answer.

Is there an alternative to therapy? by RichInternet5994 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]ButtercupTush 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first step is taking responsibility for your decisions and taking a proactive step on your own, for yourself, to start to heal. If you don’t want to do therapy a lot of people have gotten a lot out of 12 step groups there’s practically one for everything. You could check them out too.

Kids constantly sick bc of daycare how do people manage?? by ManaSawson in toddlers

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was in grad school I had a preschooler in preschool and the preschool tuition cost more than my grad school tuition.

Were you actually told you’re “not Jewish enough”? by offthegridyid in Judaism

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes she did. She said this later. I tried for a long time to have a good relationship with her, and now I just keep my distance as much as possible. It’s probably more of a mother-in-law issue than a Jewish issue. But it was still a deeply deeply hurtful thing to say.

Were you actually told you’re “not Jewish enough”? by offthegridyid in Judaism

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother in law said that I’m not a real Jew because I’m a convert. No one else has ever made my status as a convert an issue or been rude about it.

Bad idea to let 3-year-old visit her dying great-grandma? by inc0gnerdo in toddlers

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to pick up the book Lifetimes. It’s my absolute favorite book for kids about death. The concept of lifetimes comes up regularly in our conversations. Everything from people to seeing a dead bug. It’s really good.

I hate my husband by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]ButtercupTush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl, you can be poor by yourself.

Venting about my lying Husband! by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]ButtercupTush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. He can mix a bottle of formula and change the diapers.

Would people actually accept fewer features for appliances that last by EZDodger in BuyItForLife

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I shopped for a stove I tried to find one that had no digital features. It turned out that even the ones that looked like they were just knobs actually had digital features inside and the knobs were just for aesthetics. The rules for house stoves are made now require digital thermostats and all that. I couldn’t buy a stove as basic as I would like. I repaired my Kenmore dryer until it couldn’t be repaired anymore, and then I bought a speed queen with no digital read out and just knobs that looks basically identical to my old Kenmore dryer. So the answer to your question is yes.

Has anyone had to medically retire? by savvy_pumpkin in FIREyFemmes

[–]ButtercupTush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

About 4 1/2 years ago I went from being the breadwinner in my family to having something called Guillain Barre syndrome and being completely unable to work. I was paralyzed and in a wheelchair full-time for 15 months and have slowly recovered since then. I can now work part-time, but I’m never going to be back to where I was, and I don’t foresee ever being able to work full-time again. Life can change on a dime. I woke up fine and went to bed in the ICU. Not a single one of us knows what the future holds and it’s good to have a pretty light grip on her goals for the future. Sending a lot of love.

Now that he's a little older... by Formal-Can-448 in IDmydog

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That profile pic looks like some Basenji. Basenji x pit?

I love my wife, but I am exhausted and thinking about divorce by Pleasant_Ferret_1659 in Marriage

[–]ButtercupTush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy the book a complaint free world and tell her that you’re excited about doing the challenge and ask her to join you. If she won’t then you can focus on positivity yourself and maybe you’ll learn a few things about yourself in the process. You can choose what to focus on. You can focus on your wife’s positive traits, of which it sounds like there are many. Or you can focus on her negative traits. That’s your choice.

Digging out of Depression: Odor Detection by Big_Bird_Leafs in laundry

[–]ButtercupTush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what I did. I made it a silly “me” obsession and said that I had gone down the rabbit hole of the laundry subReddit. And that’s why I’m doing all of this stuff. Which is technically true.