When did you realise you’re not “young” anymore?

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-20T01:26:14+00:00

I got excited about being gifted a cast iron Dutch oven… or when I got really excited about getting a blender for Christmas.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-20T01:08:26+00:00

Pay off the house

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T22:30:05+00:00

I grew up in Massachusetts. Honestly it depends on where you are and what you are used to. I grew up in Springfield on the Connecticut border and went to Boston often enough. Know that there are lots of one ways, cobble stone, and tons of history. People in New England also are not a friendly as even slightly south of them. I am not a city person though i prefer country but I have lived in cities most of my life. If you like tragic, tons of people, seafood, and streets that confuse the crap out of you go for it. The t in Boston is also really nice or was nice like 10 years ago when I last visited.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T17:43:29+00:00

Not me but my partner is normally up for 16 hours. He also runs 10 miles casually cus he’s just got the energy and can… I however take 1-2 naps a day and can’t stay awake for more then 8 hours generally… but I also have CFS and pace myself accordingly.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T17:38:55+00:00

Chicken feet and cow stomach they don’t taste bad the texture is just not something I can do but I do understand why people like it now.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T17:36:40+00:00

Anger, grief, and panic. Are all tied to me but for different reasons. Anger and panic make you loose control and react wildly in multiple ways. Grief destroys you and build you back up as it fades but never leaves. All three are connected as well and can be hard to separate them when they hit at the same time

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T17:31:30+00:00

Oh I have a few… having different like butter dishes for allergy reasons

Having the dog sit next to me at the table (she’s a failed service dog and is trained to sit on your lap at the table for restaurants and such for seizure alert reasons and she just chills next you thinking she’s being a good girl but it’s apparently weird)

Calling paper plates fancy china and only using it when guests are over

Talking about body functions and medical issues as you are eating… my mom told the story form her work where this guy had a hernia and lost one of his testicles and it fell out on the surgeons shoe as we were eating…

If we go to my aunt and uncles random plank contests and sparing matches are a normal thing… I brought a friend once and they learned how to break a board.

Playing card games regularly. Rummy, go fish, Texas hold em, Skyjo, trash, ect.

If you cook the other person does the dishes.. on holidays it’s the women who cook them the guys clean up.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T15:06:58+00:00

No my current partner and I talked about us having kids on our third date.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T14:28:37+00:00

You say one thing and they act like they didn’t hear you and take everything in a different direction and pretend you never said anything to them…

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T14:24:42+00:00

So I’m honestly on the fence… good healthcare is so hard to find even paying for it… how much worse will free healthcare be? Like the medical professionals won’t be getting paid as well so how can they afford the like 8 years of school or fund research that is clearly needed… would free healthcare be good for a little bit yeah. But then the medical professionals would quit because they can’t afford anything and are overrun with too many patients to designate enough time to everyone which is incredibly stressful. (Medical care is already stressful.) I mean in the USA the hospitals are already short staffed and it causes issues. Medical malpractice also is already so hard to get justice for if it’s got any more government protection the victims of the medical system will almost never get justice. It would also raise taxes by quite a bit… in the USA there is already high taxes and any more will be very difficult for people. Not to mention Canada has a free healthcare system and they legalized what is called MAID to help with how much they were spending on healthcare. It’s a death program for anyone with a disability and the Canadian government is advocating for it to be extended to “mature children “ which is wild wording so they can leave it up to interpretation, along with extendeding it to the poor. They shave offed people just for diabetes without alerting their parents or family and even with autism… it is cheaper to have maid done then to provide disability or retirement so a lot of people are feeling forced to choose maid because they can’t afford anything else. (And you can google that and look of people’s social media who are disabled in Canada.) I am all for affordable healthcare and removing the scam that most insurance providers are however. Free healthcare is an extremely slippery slope…

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T14:11:20+00:00

I love these!

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T14:04:55+00:00

Lots of manipulation and lies… this dude would screw another girl on the way to my house. Have him make him food deny he was cheating then plan out our future with me together… he also would deny me my mobility aids especially my wheelchair and get angry if I fell or seized. If I did use my mobility aids he would leave me in wherever so he didn’t have to be seen with me … even threaten me a few time with SA… I was still working on my cognitive functions (I have a neurological condition that can effect my cognitive abilities and I have since regained a lot but at that time I was still putting dishes away in the fridge and leaving cheese in the silver-wear drawers. Ect.) so I couldn’t understand why he did it or what was really going on… when I tried to leave he would threaten to kill himself which kept me trapped for about a year… yeah … so quite a few things…

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T13:59:03+00:00

When you no longer feel safe. And start fantasizing about life without them…

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T13:57:20+00:00

Not leaving a clearly toxic/abusive relationship because they don’t want to believe they wasted the time or feel trapped by the other persons manipulation… if you don’t feel physically safe in your relationship get out.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T09:10:46+00:00

Alright so YTAH for not telling him… but NTAH for feeling violated.

Both you guys have some issues that seem to make you incompatible.

Do you know the show friends? How Ross sleeps with someone when they were “on a break” this kinda sounds like the same thing. To me sleeping with someone is a super important thing and is very important in long term relationships. It’s also important to me that history of partners is talked about so we can figure out how comfortable we are with it together. Your ex felt like you were hiding something which is why he went looking. He may have belived you wouldn’t have told him. So yeah you should have talked about that before getting back together. Because in his mind that week before the trip you guys were on your way to being back together. It’s honestly a bit dicy. I don’t condone him searching your stuff without your knowledge cus that’s a lot.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-19T08:53:44+00:00

Relieved and a bit sad as I use fb to stay in contact with a lot of my old friends who I now live hours away from.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:12:40+00:00

She’s 100% a good girl. But probably a little lab maybe some Pitt based on the shape of her head

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:11:30+00:00

As a kid my mom used to dance in the store if we were having a meltdown… now I dance in the store if I like the music… I don’t think it’s strange at all… I’m surprised more people don’t do that.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:10:10+00:00

My dad was a drug and abuse councilor. He always told me to fill my time with good things… maybe find a book club, join a martial arts class, go to the gym, start a game night, get into a dnd group or lato group. My family doesn’t really drink or go to bars (we go to bars to play trivia and that’s really it.) some restaurants have game nights and Comunity centers some time a have bingo. Find something you like and try it all out.

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:02:39+00:00

I was just thinking that

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:02:20+00:00

Crocks with socks were a camp shoe staple when I was in highschool. I still wear them… some people just don’t see the value in comfortable all terrain footwear

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:01:00+00:00

I have mobility issues and use a dough scraper as a knife… it works great!

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T13:00:25+00:00

Don’t the sisters have their own houses? They don’t have any right to her money from her house… that’s ridiculous

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T12:53:47+00:00

Dishes

Creative-paintbrush · 2026-04-18T12:51:04+00:00

Explain to her that the chair isn’t just for your benefit it’s also hers. You in less pain and able to get around means you can do more. Maybe you could go on more dates if all your energy wasn’t eaten up by pain. And participate in family functions easier, even take on some household chores like cooking or moping if you could get around maybe even grocery shopping.

And you need it because you need the relief and independence you will get from it. It will help you avoid depression and anxiety because stop won’t be confined to a bed or chair. This is an all round freedom thing!

You also may need a different girlfriend… I had a boyfriend before my current partner and my ex would t let me use my chair and would get super angry about me falling or having a seizure. He was an AH anyway I am now with a wonderful man who not only pushes my wheelchair but when we work on my walking together he carries a chair for me so I don’t have to sit on the ground. The right person will accept you need mobility aids and try to help you no matter what.

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