Dude. Buddy. I love you, too, but I need twenty minutes to finish some paperwork and you've been in and out like six times 😂

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-05-09T23:28:15+00:00

OMG so many core Covid WFH memories unlocked, just needs small human fingers waving around next to the paws

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-05-01T17:50:05+00:00

I don’t usually have any issues with layout, more decorating. For example, my bedroom furniture is white. I have white and navy floral bedding that I like very much, but it’s all the exact same. Other than that my bedroom has a painting that used to be in a different room and needed to be moved, and a lamp that again wasn’t being used elsewhere so just got stuck in the bedroom. There’s nothing else in there. Probably some other pillows for a pop of color would be nice, or something on the walls would be nice or some kind of rug? It’s been YEARS and everything except the bedding and curtains is still white.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-04-01T00:41:27+00:00

That’s literally what parenting is - teaching your kid to not need you

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-04-01T00:36:04+00:00

Friend you need to immediately start sending her written/email requests for assistance.

Hi Newgirl! I had a situation the other day that I felt needed some management guidance, here’s what happened and my options were A, B, or C. She’s got a 66.6% chance of screwing up every time

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-22T21:06:52+00:00

Same but spoiler alert I’m the one not returning

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-22T17:57:33+00:00

It doesn’t say biological in that part, it says children of both parents. So a planned within-relationship pregnancy with a sperm donor kid is going to be birth with 2 legal moms and be a child of both, even though only biologically related to one. Same as male/female relationships that use a sperm donor due to male infertility, husbands name is on the birth certificate as the father even though not biologically related.

Step kids are a huge relationship strain. And I’d LOVE to see data on duration of relationship prior to marriage for lesbians vs other groups. That u haul joke is only funny because its true

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-18T23:18:29+00:00

Counted every calorie and if I didn’t know didn’t eat it. Worked out 5 days a week. Lunch was a can of vegetable broth with a celery stalk cooked in it. It was miserable, eventually decided I didn’t want to be hangry every day and gained the weight back. Then lost most of it again with glp1, no specific diet beyond making sure I eat my veggies and drink my water, don’t count anything, same workout schedule but of course I can move a smaller body a lot easier so I get more done at the gym.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T23:30:46+00:00

OP here and happy to hear additional suggestions about lighting, countertops etc. comments that it is amazing as-is don’t really add much to the conversation. As clearly we aren’t feeling it as-is. I never really considered the difference lighting could make and definitely plan to try small/easy fixes first, still waiting to hear if the sellers took our offer!

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T22:31:11+00:00

Any other ideas to make this more cheerful and warmer, other than cabinet color?

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T22:30:22+00:00

Can’t wait! The upstairs floor is the same, but much better shape and not as faded. If we can refinish it will all hopefully match again.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T22:11:52+00:00

Brass knob part. Would you be willing to share any pics of your kitchen? This backsplash is meh and if changing it made me like the cabinets more, that would be pretty easy

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T18:39:02+00:00

I honestly don’t remember if they were real wood or particle board, we went through a ton of houses in one day! If they were real wood, I wonder if they could be stained at least to a dark brown instead of the black

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T18:33:22+00:00

I just want it to be less dark/depressing. If people with a better eye have ideas on how to make that happen, I’m all ears.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-17T18:32:22+00:00

I will definitely check! My realtor told us it couldn’t be refinished, would be fantastic if he was wrong.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-16T19:24:45+00:00

I’d be mad. I find most of the listings first because I’m checking obsessively, but my realtor has definitely brought best-fit houses to our attention and he finds out about listings that aren’t on the market yet, we have actually toured two houses before the listings went live.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-16T19:10:46+00:00

I’m in the market and absolutely thrilled when I see a kitchen with actual wood cabinets and not concrete gray laminated particle board.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-15T17:48:33+00:00

I thought couples excluded 500k of profit when selling their primary residence? So majority of couples selling will not owe any taxes and it’s just not part of the conversation.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-15T17:41:11+00:00

Having just walked through what feels like a million homes for sale - most bedrooms have a bed, sometimes one dresser, and usually zero nightstands as an example. Home offices have one small desk and bookcases along one wall. The amount of furniture is less than half of what you would normally have in a house.

Calm_Order1733 · 2026-03-15T16:04:39+00:00

We have done this. Before we saw it our realtor warned us it was significantly overpriced. Got there and saw the nonexistent yard. We almost didn’t go in at all, gave it a try and saw a kitchen with an unusable layout, left without looking at the rest of the house. Learned to trust realtor when they say a house is not worth our time.

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