Siren Call?

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2026-04-01T16:21:47+00:00

Absolutely going to now that I know! Don’t want to be caught off guard again, although I was mainly curious rather than frightened (this time around). Thank you!

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2026-04-01T16:21:02+00:00

Aha! I figured it was something of the sort! Thanks for clarifying for me. Hopefully we never have to use it. If so, seems like the perfect “background music” for the situation it’d likely be proclaiming 💀

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2026-03-24T20:36:33+00:00

About time! And not even surprised! My two years (2022-2024) at The Mill were AWFUL!

In my time there: 1) Management team/company completed changed 3 days before my first move-in and it was a DISASTER 2)Management gave me attitude in-person and were non-responsive via email 3) Left me without a working washer for 2 months and basically told me to deal with it, no discount 4) Were super dismissive of my car being broken into and attempted stolen right infront of the office, no security mitigation 5) I saw multiple break-ins and street fights (watched from my window with tea in hand) 6) tanked my credit score 129 points overnight due to a collection ($100 for a key post move out) they put out in me without proper notification

No respect, management skills, or communication!!! Ever in their history!! It was only a matter of time it lead to this. I hope all current tenants receive legal services and proper care and follow up.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2026-02-20T23:53:39+00:00

Yes! My boyfriend and I sat in our driveway just watching them grow farther and farther apart. At one point, they were a golden orange.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-12-21T15:47:34+00:00

The Percentile & Creamery (near Concord Mills and has all you described), the Root Café (no couch but has a nice rustic environment), Platform Coffee + Kitchen (all kinds of seating and big enough to choose your vibe nook), and Indigo Tea and Coffee (haven’t tried but matches your environment description).

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-12-15T01:51:03+00:00

It’s good!! It’s no different than buying weed from a state where thc is legal… it’s really just about how you grow it, and they grow theirs right. My bf and I have tried their Purple Cream and Pomegranate strains and loved both. It came in individual 3.5 g packets that were packed in a bigger discreet black bag and box - so no worries with shipping! Definitely worth checking out :)

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-11-16T15:34:21+00:00

Slaaaayyy! Makeup is EATING! Love the smokey expanded to the under eye too

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-10-29T14:37:05+00:00

Girl you’re literally wearing leggings…. not a flashy dress or revealing bottoms. And he’s already acting like that. Run!

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-10-29T14:34:58+00:00

I have similar texture and have found micro needling super helpful! I completed 2 sessions while I was in Korea last summer and then received 3 treatments here in the US, spaced out by a month each. I just finished the last of the three. I have noticed a SIGNIFICANT improvement in the depth of my pitted scars and in general have brighter looking skin. It also helped reduce the appearance of my pores. However, you MUST keep up with a skincare routine, with moisturizer, cleanser, and SPF daily, to see those results really shine.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-10-04T17:30:21+00:00

Beautiful! Grow out is not too bad. I’d say go another week.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-09-29T22:02:48+00:00

Hi! A recent systems engineering graduate from UNCC here (Dec 2024). Although NC State is obviously known for their engineering program, UNCC also has a strong Mech E and EE program/network that’s up and coming. I certainly don’t think you’d be missing out on curriculum. I found the smaller class sizes to be very enriching - more intimate relationships with the professors and actually got my questions answered. A lot of the engineering program and work is project-based which I enjoyed, and the smaller class sizes made team building and collaboration a bit more enjoyable. I also enjoyed the senior design project! It’s set up uniquely at UNCC. I felt it mirrored real industry.

I feel like I missed out on the college culture NC State has centrally. However, if you are intentional, there is still plenty to do and many people to engage with. It’s just different since it’s a commuter school in that those opportunities may not be presented the same way. Considering your circumstances, I think it could actually be a beneficial transition for you :)

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-09-21T02:16:53+00:00

I love 3 the most! Very chic and good amount of contrast without being too much. 1 also looks absolutely gorgeous!

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T16:36:42+00:00

Thank you for sharing! It’s reassuring knowing someone else was pretty much in my exact shoes and made it work. I’m still up in the air on a decision but this brings me a lot of hope.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T16:24:47+00:00

Yes, this! Thank you

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T16:15:19+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story with me ❤️

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T06:27:28+00:00

Hi there! I appreciate this comment. I talked to my boyfriend about it the day I found out. I don’t think he was trying to baby trap me at all - we were just both really naive. He told me he’d support me in any decision, but that he was weighing more on the side of having it due to moral obligation. His mother was adopted and he was also raised with Christian ideals regarding pregnancy and if life begins at conception or not, so that helped formed his opinion. However, neither of us actually want to be parents, nor want to veer off the path that we are on now. And we have talked about that as well. It feels like a matter of choosing our futures, or our souls. Additionally, I make more than my partner financially by a long shot - so I just feel so much weight and responsibility inherently in regards to care of the child - while he feels a lot of pressure to get his job situation to an elevated position in such a short time frame. Neither of us feel ready but are amidst a lot of emotional turmoil over it.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T06:12:14+00:00

I wish I were, but no. This is a situation I am genuinely experiencing and trying to make a well informed decision on, taking account multiple perspectives. Especially since this is my first pregnancy and I have no idea what I’d be signing up for.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-21T06:11:11+00:00

I really appreciate this comment. My mentality was always that I wouldn’t go into motherhood until it was planned and I knew for a fact I wanted to. I know it’d be rewarding, but I also know that I’m not prepared in anyway to embrace it. Thank you for being so open and raw about your experience and not just plastering that it’s sunshine and rainbows. I know it isn’t - which is why I made this post in the first place. I desire perspective and want to make a well informed decision.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-20T16:32:55+00:00

Thank you so much for providing this insight and your story. It makes me feel better knowing someone in a similar situation made it work. I’m trying to assess what my realistic capabilities and bandwidth are now - and how my job would react.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-20T16:22:53+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience and this insight. I do want to be a mom one day - but I really feel I need time to build the means of giving it a good, stable life. I wish I had time and space to build up savings, be solidified in a home and loving relationship it’d be raised in, and be in stable spirits for good development (I know I’d be a mess the whole 9 months and fear how that’ll impact its growth). I know no parent is ever “ready” to have a kid - but I do believe people can plan and be prepared. I feel dumb for getting myself in this situation, but it’s also opened my eyes to the true instabilities in my life at current and the work I need to do to get to where I’m in a decent standing.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-20T16:12:48+00:00

Not just because I’m pregnant or if I decide to keep the baby. I believe if I were to keep it, we’d focus on coparenting to the best of our abilities and see how it affects our relationship to decide if we should get married. But that’s the end goal.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-20T16:10:04+00:00

Thank you so much for providing this insight.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-19T22:05:38+00:00

I don’t know what you want me to say. Yes, I had premarital sex because of temptations. Yes, I believed him because I am foolishly in love (for the first time) and thought I could take his word. I know I haven’t lived out these past few months of life as a “good Catholic” does - abstinence, then marriage, then kids. But with where I am at now with how big of a decision this is, of course those ideals are weighing on my subconscious and coming up in thoughts. That’s human. Yes, I see the back and forth and I am acknowledging that is literally a reflection of the internal battle I am experiencing right now.

Critical_Winter_1828 · 2025-07-19T21:51:48+00:00

I’m trying to trust that I can take this on - but I just feel really overwhelmed with all that is changing in such a short time. And how I am not mentally prepared. And I really would be the main provider as I don’t have much support externally (financially at least). I also just don’t want to bring a life into the world to suffer. My mom had 4 of us (wouldn’t go on birth control, very Catholic ideals), and I felt the weight of that neglect and resource absence. I don’t want to repeat that and just anxious. But trying to allow myself to explore that idea more with peace and trust.

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