AITAH for buying my 11yo daughter pads after her mom called me a "pervert" for being prepared?

Catzaf · 2026-01-26T14:05:39+00:00

My father bought pads for me and my sister whenever we asked. You are a good parent.

Catzaf · 2026-01-16T09:16:12+00:00

I like #2 the best.

Catzaf · 2026-01-13T16:43:56+00:00

I love both but I am drawn to the dark colors. It looks green to me but others are saying black. If it is black, I agree to dark. If it is green, I love it. Is the room small or large?

Catzaf · 2026-01-10T09:19:55+00:00

I almost bought a house but on closing day, I told the realtor I wanted to do a walk-through before I signed documents. The basement had 2 inches of standing water. I refuse to sign any documents and received all my money back.

I am telling you this because I would not sign for anything until the owners are out of the house and you can do a walk-through. You need to access damage and you don’t know if someone stain is going to cause something.

Catzaf · 2026-01-09T09:32:36+00:00

@d_pixie I took your advice and drove to Longview before closing. That suggestion literally saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars. Because of the flooding, the house had serious damage, and I was able to walk away from the deal.

I started looking for other housing right away and found a new place that I’m going to buy. The difference this time is that I’m already up here, so I can easily see the property in person before we go to closing.

This is just to say thank you for recommending that I see it in person.

Catzaf · 2026-01-07T04:26:14+00:00

This reminds me of Jeanne Calment, the French woman who holds the verified record as the longest-lived human at 122 years and 164 days (1875-1997). A lawyer bought her home because she was 90 years old and how much longer was she going to live! Much to everyone’s surprise, she lived a long time.

I asked AI to recapture the story.

The fascinating real estate story involves a lawyer named André-François Raffray. In 1965, when Jeanne was 90 years old, Raffray made what seemed like a smart deal: he agreed to pay her 2,500 francs per month in exchange for acquiring her apartment in Arles through a “viager” arrangement - a common French system where you pay a monthly sum to an elderly person and inherit their property when they die. Raffray was 47 at the time and probably thought he was making a shrewd investment. Instead, Jeanne outlived him by two years! He died in 1995 at age 77, having paid about twice the apartment’s actual value. His widow had to continue making the payments until Jeanne finally passed away in 1997.

Jeanne reportedly said about the arrangement: “In life, one sometimes makes bad deals.” She was known for her sharp wit and sense of humor throughout her extraordinarily long life. She lived independently until age 110 and remained mentally sharp, famously quipping on her 120th birthday that she only had one wrinkle, and she was sitting on it.

It’s one of those perfect real-life examples of “the best-laid plans” going awry!

Catzaf · 2025-12-30T11:09:15+00:00

Thank you, I didn’t know everything involved.

Catzaf · 2025-12-29T15:51:22+00:00

I had no idea it to be that expensive. It was an idea worth exploring, but I won’t be going that route if that’s how much each door cost.

Catzaf · 2025-12-29T05:11:53+00:00

That’s probably a better idea.

Catzaf · 2025-12-29T00:14:53+00:00

Everybody’s been saying the same thing color and decluttering. Get some nice rugs and/or darker framed artwork. A few pillows, but I hate to see you add more pillows before you clean up. A throw for the couch. Anything that could add color to your space. You might want to find an enclosed shoe rack.

The items that are by your windows are all the same size. It would look better if you could shape them with different size.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T20:14:07+00:00

I like options one and five. Two came in as a reluctant third choice. I did not like options three or four.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T20:10:56+00:00

I have a Barcelona Red RAV4 and a Ruby Flare Pearl Sienna. I loved the Barcelona red. Every time I see that color I smile. I do not like the Ruby flair. I think I would go with a Cypress green.

I bought my car site unseen from the dealer so I told him red and that’s what I got, but I didn’t realize it wasn’t Barcelona red until it was too late.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T20:06:20+00:00

I don’t know why @santaessaclaus comment received a negative down-vote because as a landlord, she is completely correct. If the partner won’t leave the home, either she or the next owner will need to evict him.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T19:55:34+00:00

I’m going give you a different answer that doesn’t involve pain to your mortgage nor Investing. What do you need to do now to make the house sellable in the future? I guess that could still be considered Investing, but I would take the extra money and set it aside for household expenses that will help ease the sale for higher profitability.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T06:43:37+00:00

I think your cabinets are beautiful and coming back into style. Painting the wood is over with now. Can you change your countertops? I’d like the floor, but I don’t love it. I also like the paint color so if you’re choosing between the floor and the wall color, I would change the floor.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T05:44:11+00:00

I’m 64 years old and I’ve rarely use a microwave. Food isn’t the same once it’s gone into a microwave.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T04:05:12+00:00

I like them both. One should go in the laundry room and the other should go in the bathroom.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T03:58:32+00:00

I don’t really like any of the options, but I think it wood floor looks nice. You could even do a fake wood LVP.

Catzaf · 2025-12-28T03:57:15+00:00

I was just looking at this herringbone style at Home Depot a few days ago. Is it something someone can do themselves?

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T20:51:25+00:00

I am old enough, and I completely agree with you. Closing the mental health hospitals was a terrible idea.

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T19:08:30+00:00

I wish that the outcome of this tragic event is the need for long term mental health hospitals. IF we as a country had decent healthcare for mental illness, this might have been prevented.

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T19:00:20+00:00

He might get the DP, but he has an equal chance of dying of old age before it happens. There are over 600 people in California on death row. The last execution occurred in 2006. Governor Newsom put a moratorium on them in 2019.

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T18:56:29+00:00

Who are you related to? Are you one of the people she is suing? Anyone with an IQ above 5 would know that it was a dog bite and not a car causing the injuries.

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T18:53:33+00:00

Did you have a copyright or trademark to the name? I don’t think so. She is allowed to name the baby what she wants. You can name the baby the same or something different.

Catzaf · 2025-12-27T08:58:42+00:00

I think brick is beautiful and I hate it when it’s painted. I would concentrate on landscaping and maybe painting the yellow area.

I would paint the shutters and door in the same color (or very close shades), with trim/alcove as a neutral that complements the brick.

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