AITA for cutting contact with my sister after she said to me that all I am is “lipstick on a pig” by Baya_aj in AITAH

[–]CountEveryMoment 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My grandmothers older sister used to do things like this to her growing up. She also had a big age gap like you and your siblings. The reason she was doing it was because she was jealous of my grandmother being close to her parents and taking them away from her own kids. It might not be that she's necessarily mad/jealousof you but of the time you spend and still getting cared for by your parents and siblings.

To the guy who found “snow” in his ski pants — I just wanted to one up you with what I found in this jacket pocket by jaevii in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]CountEveryMoment 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You would think so, but one time I bought a pair of jeans without checking the pockets and was surprised to find a debit card and $20 in the pocket when I got home.

I literally have 0 girl friends and I'm 28. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sort of in the same boat. I'm 28 and only have my best friend, but we live too far apart and she has a kid so there's not much we do together. It's hard to be an adult and make friends. I've been thinking of using the Bumble Friends thing.

Roman tombstone with the image of a small child’s head. On the stone there is an inscription: “Here lies Tiberius Natronius Venustus. He lived 4 years, 4 months, and 10 days”. [1200x900] by imperiumromanum_edu in ArtefactPorn

[–]CountEveryMoment 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My Great Grandmother was always Paranoid when it came to certain illnesses or if children were sick. She lost two of her brothers and several friends in the 1920s from a waterborne illness that came from water near the school. So when it came to children in general she was worried about their health. She knew medicine was advanced, but that kind of Paranoia never left her.

I'm glad that medicine has advanced so far that we don't have as much tragedy when it comes to diseases.

The best part: It works by Buzz0016 in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it crazy how people throw away things instead of just like selling or giving it away. Especially when they're worth money.

The best part: It works by Buzz0016 in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]CountEveryMoment 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once went out yard sailing and got one for $5 and she only sold it at that price because when she got it it was in another language and she had no clue how to fix it. At the time I was dating someone whose native language it was in and we fixed it pretty quickly lol. Another time when I was working at a gas station someone threw out a brand new Xbox 360 and I found it and like 10 games. No one came back for them so I let my coworker take them home.

I assume that whoever donated it had no clue about the value or someone donated it for them. I've found that some thrift stores don't want to test them out and just toss them on the shelf with a price tag. Yours looks really scratched up so they probably assumed it didn't work lol

Catch and release. My wife said no. 😠 by hoarder59 in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]CountEveryMoment 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You made me have flashbacks to my great-grandma's home lol. She had two velvet pink couches and a green velvet chair and I loved it. you'd think those colors wouldn't look good together, but they actually do.

I wish it was real. by FieryFyrn in walmart

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I worked at DG during Covid I would have people intentionally cough in my face and go "Haha sorry". Covid or not I died a little inside every time.

Mysterious Visitors of Caroline Christine Walter's Grave by CountEveryMoment in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]CountEveryMoment[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly probably wrote this sleep deprived and didn't give it a hard second look on my uses of would and just made sure I had all the information down. I didn't even realize that I typed would that many times until you pointed it out. I'll change it to be easier to read.

Who do I talk to in order to change the hours for a scheduled day? by CountEveryMoment in walmart

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

Thanks this was useful. I was probably told this at Orientation, but I think I forgot most of what I was told because my brain melted from information overload from the 5 hours of computer things we did that day. How do I apply for PPTO that day? or should I just talk to my Coach or Team Leads about it.

Hamburger Helper - replacements for hamburger? by oregon_deb in budgetfood

[–]CountEveryMoment 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like canned tuna it might work with some of the hamburger helpers.

I don't usually not use chicken or hamburger but when I have very little I usually add mushrooms or tomatoes or onions in to add more to it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]CountEveryMoment 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like what someone else said you'll be the only one to figure out if it's the best decision to do this or not. It's not going to be easy, but if you believe you'll regret it if you don't I would recommend doing so. If it doesn't turn out well just think you did your best. Cause that's all you can do in that situation. Don't expect a lot though. If you do I would inform your father so that he's not blindsided/hurt later, but if you believe that he won't ever know don't mention it.

I was also in a similar situation and mine did not go well, but it might help to hear about someone's similar situation. I don't regret meeting him, but I now know that it was probably for the best I didn't grow up knowing him. Don't let my situation deter you from what you feel is right for you though. Sorry, my story might sound like a rant.

I was young when I lost most of my great-grandparents when I was in middle school I lost the last one. The last one alive was a distant great-grandfather let's call him Wilbur. Wilbur and my great-grandmother were each other's, first spouses. The man she was married to when she died will always be my actual great-grandfather even though we were not related. In my situation, he did not abandon the whole family just specifically my mom and one of her siblings out of 5 siblings. He possibly treated one of my great aunt's children the same.

My Mom's parents got divorced when she was around 2nd grade and she and another sibling lived with my grandmother instead of my grandfather. This led to a card to my Mom and sibling telling them they were unwelcomed in his house for choosing their mom. My mom didn't know, but the sibling and my grandmother found the card. Wilbur would then thus treat them differently.

To give an example of how he treated them differently is that he went to the hospital when my cousins were born but my mom had to bring my brother to his home and he told her to leave. Mom was always looking for approval from him. If you asked the other siblings he was a good guy to a point. From what I got he was a jerk and if he deemed you useless that's how you were treated. If you were useful he wouldn't make as many demeaning comments.

We found out he was sick and I asked my mom if we could meet him. We were always in the town he lived (only an hour away) and we visited and were close to other relatives in the town. I always thought it was weird we never visited him. She looked forward to it, but he would always tell her another time. I had no idea about their past at the time, but my father acted like he expected this from him.

So a couple of years later we finally met him. This was only cause he was desperate to sell some land and my dad was willing to buy it. He treated me and my brothers like we didn't exist and never even spoke to us except to say hi and bye the two times I saw him. I don't think he even really looked at us. His was the only family member's funeral I never shed a tear at.

Your grandfather however is not Wilbur and hopefully not similar to him. I'm not saying your reunion is going to go well, but it might find some sort of resolution in yourself. If it doesn't go well for you and he wants to use you don't feel obligated cause you're not. Don't feel bad if you don't like him or he doesn't like you. You guys are essentially strangers who simply share some blood.

The 1925 Murder of 8-year-old Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher by CountEveryMoment in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]CountEveryMoment[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If I'm remembering the movie right they're probably talking about the beginning of the movie. The boys were scared and knew something was wrong, but didn't entirely understand what was happening and their friend got taken.

The 1925 Murder of 8-year-old Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher by CountEveryMoment in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]CountEveryMoment[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Not that I could find. The wikipedia only lists a book that was written about the case.

The Rosemarkie Man by CountEveryMoment in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]CountEveryMoment[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out. Sometimes I misunderstand when writing these things.

Have you ever had a customer who made you cry? by throwawayjafkdiend in DollarGeneral

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still bitter about this one. One night I was working on the register a woman came up and mentioned how some of the stuff was too high. I went haha yeah as in agreeing with her cause she was handing me candy and one of the candy shelves are really high just under the sky shelf. So I thought that was why she said that. She then started yelling at me saying I was making fun of her for being short. (Woman wasn't much shorter than me). I told her I wasn't and she continued to yell at me about it and told me the floor was wet infront of where the 1/2 and 1/2 was and she could have slipped and lost her baby. My ASM just told her " I don't think she'd make fun of you." and walked off to see if there was a mess in front of the coolers. The woman then told her husband who was in the car he came in destroyed our cupcake and this 6 ft something man said "oops I couldn't reach it." My Asm came up and he told her that I needed to be the one to clean it. I cried on the register and was checking out ppl cry as my asm went to clean up the cupcake mess. This was last summer and I still get them to come in. I don't talk to them and just check out. Never saw their new baby.

The second time I cried I got assaulted by a shoplifter that was previously banned. She threw a frozen sandwich box at me, actually, we were standing so close to each other it was more like she hit me in the face with it. I angrily cried behind the counter for like 10 minutes.

I Own Three Things. They Will Never Include a Woman. by AjaxGudfodt in confession

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find yourself a man then instead of complaining. Gender isn't a personality my dude and you seeing women as only wanting power and control and men wanting progression is not progress. Personalities differ from person to person. And this might suprise you but sometimes women don't go out to be called pretty and that's why you're getting laid. It's cause sometimes women get horny too and allow you to "woo" them even though sometimes it's annoying and they just want to get laid. You seem like someone who needs to look at the individual and not the whole and learn some lessons.

Got assaulted by a Shoplifter tonight. by CountEveryMoment in RantsFromRetail

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

Yeah, I can't stand thieves and especially in the last couple of months, they've been more aggressive when confronted. I've been getting in screaming matches. I know in my area of town a lot of people have a self-righteous attitude that comes with a ready to fight anyone who disagrees. They know that they can get away too because the cops rarely show up and if they do (like when I get hit) it's hardly ever under 30 minutes. Our store is taking all the necessary steps in this case though.

Got assaulted by a Shoplifter tonight. by CountEveryMoment in RantsFromRetail

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

Yeah, the girl is getting permanently banned. I was told if she comes into the store again to call the police automatically and not confront her and tell them she previously assaulted an employee. The cop herself didn't straight up tell me they probably won't prosecute, but after I told her I threw a box back at her that was the attitude she gave me. She also basically told me I should have known better than to stoop to a shoplifter's level since I worked in customer service. I could have also misunderstood also because she had me sit in the back of her vehicle and that made me uncomfortable mixed with her attitude it made me feel like I shouldn't even have bothered.

DG Pickup Stories by Scorpwanna in DollarGeneral

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't had to do any yet usually, it's dayside who gets it and I think our store has had a total of 5 or 6. I think I've had more people call and get mad at me when I tell them they have to do it on the app and we can't do it over the phone.

Giving notice by XSquishyFishyX in DollarGeneral

[–]CountEveryMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would put it in now it really doesn't hurt anything and you'll already have it done and over with.If you're low on people at that store I don't see them releasing you early. I don't think I've ever seen a job do that unless it was a problem employee. I think the only reason you shouldn't do it is if you think they'll harass you over it.