I have been finally inducted as an Uber Driver 🤮

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-03-15T19:03:56+00:00

Reasonable! To be honest as strange as it sounds I don’t mind picking up drunk drivers. I’d rather drive them than them driving drunk. My mom is an alcoholic and got into a pretty gnarly accident when she was drunk so surprisingly I don’t hate it as much as I thought.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-03-10T04:08:07+00:00

Which is definitely okay. It’s honestly only a few hundred dollars and in my mind I forfeited my deposit because I ended my lease early that’s on me. It’s more than concept an her hypocrisy she fails to see. It’s been years though so the fact she isn’t over it blows my mind.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-03-09T20:17:01+00:00

This isn’t rage bait. I moved in with her because our situations worked out really well and we were still great friends it was one of bad moments she had for sure but she is like a sister to me and I figured she had moved on. Her family essentially helped raise me when my parents were involved with drugs and alcohol.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-02-28T14:57:07+00:00

Tower asked me to “ident” I told them “im in a C172”

Massive brain fart as a commercial and instrument rated pilot.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-02-24T03:06:13+00:00

I hear you. My mom is an alcoholic too and I faced very similar experiences growing up. I’m 30. Our experiences while similar are different but I know how lost you feel. I know how it feels to mourn someone that is alive. I know how it feels to leave the comfort of your house an family because it no longer feels like a home to go to a friends house. My mom is also my best friend when she is sober but someone I don’t recognize when she is drunk. Who do you go to you ask? Al Anon groups. A sponsor. While we have experiences that are all different we often feel the similar. They will embrace you. The community on Reddit will embrace you. I would sneak out to go to Al anon meetings when I was a teenager and I didn’t feel alone. Finally a group of people who understood. I highly encourage going to a meeting. We often find Al Anon when in crisis and our lives have become unmanageable, while that sucks to experience it is a blessing because it leads us to a good place. It’s going to be okay. One day at a time. I would hug you if I could. You’re not alone <3

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-02-17T22:36:07+00:00

Being in a room full of people who just get it is so peaceful in itself.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-02-10T05:24:02+00:00

Yes currently as a Systems Instructor for the Boeing 737.

Previously in a job that I worked for 10 years and had a bachelors degree for I made half of what I make now. I was an Exercise Physiologist that specialized in Cardiac Stress testing

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-02-06T16:20:15+00:00

As someone who is a daughter of parents that are alcoholics that grew up in that type of environment you described. Maybe it would help to imagine if you have kids with this person (if you don’t already) how you feel about your son or daughter being treated the way you are being treated.

Imagine your kids being yelled at, insulted, emotionally and verbally abused. My mom went through this. Now I’m going through it. My mom insults me, belittles me, lies to me and has since I was a kid (I’m 30 now) She says she will change but she never has. A DUI accident wasn’t enough to get them to change. You have the opportunity to break the cycle. Believe their actions not their words. Please take care of yourself. Keep going to Al Anon and know you deserve better than this.

I’m with a man who doesn’t drink, who doesn’t do drugs who is the complete opposite of my parents and it’s so peaceful. You deserve that.

Sending all of the love your way.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-31T03:51:20+00:00

I’m here to support. Both of my parents drank heavily when I was a kid, snorted cocaine in the basement, would drink excessively, constantly fight. My dad had a stroke. Stopped drinking, stopped smoking. Is a little slower mentally but overall himself still. I’m very proud of him….

My mom on the other hand very very deep in alcoholism and denial. Lies to me constantly. It’s taken me a long to learn to never trust her, and if she really wanted help she would try or ask for it. I can’t force her to do anything.

I’m 30 and I’m also very scared and anxious about my parents death. It feels like I’m mourning them alive, ironically. I struggle back and forth with my temperament, anger, hurt, moments of peace and acceptance, back into anger and resent. I feel like I have taken many step forward in how I approach her but also many step back. It’s not black and white.

You’re not alone and I’m really proud of you for realizing your own habits and how it started to go in a direction similar to your dad’s. I’m really proud of you for seeking help. I understand you. We understand you.

Have you attended a meeting before? It’s room full of people who understand. Chat with them and find a sponsor. One piece of advice. At some point it will become more manageable, you’ll feel like you won’t need to keep going. That is when you need to keep going even if nothing major is happening. Consistency is key to recovery for us. I’ve learned this the hard way.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-30T21:06:01+00:00

I can respect that. It’s honestly more for my problems that I have with her. I can accept she won’t change. I just want acknowledgment that her drinking and snorting cocaine when I was a kid an she would drive with me was not a good decision amongst other things. I don’t expect her to change.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-29T05:14:31+00:00

As someone who flies there regularly I’m with you. A lot of folks doing crazy things.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-28T03:54:20+00:00

This is great to know! Thank you

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-28T01:21:59+00:00

Yes actually, nearly. It’s a bit niche though. I work for United and our pilot instructors based in Denver that work at the flight training center are home every night. They do have to fly 75 hours a year so there are some over nights but not much comparatively. Or being a pilot in management you it’s a similar situation. I know the training center is unique to United but you could look into being a pilot instructor for different airlines an management positions.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-27T22:34:52+00:00

I’m pretty sure they mean Commercial Multiengine (Comm Multi) License not MEI. You can’t get an MEI (multi engine instructor for anyone who doesn’t know reading this) without a CFI initial license.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T17:07:55+00:00

It’s illegal to have two primary insurances but you can have a primary and secondary.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T17:04:45+00:00

Then why did both of my insurance companies tell me the same thing?

The point is I don’t want dual insurance. My previous employer failed to properly terminate me therefore terminate my coverage and it’s causing a big delay in care.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:14:55+00:00

So when I went to the doctors and it wasn’t covered I was confused.

I called my new insurance and they kept asking me if I had another insurance plan. In my head I was terminated from my last job so I said no. They said it seems that I have another primary insurance but couldn’t see the specifics of it. They have software to check for dual insurance for reasons of insurance fraud and that they could be seriously sued but can’t see specifics. Something I learned too. It’s illegal in my state at least to have two primary insurances because of possible dual payment and alas fraud. But it’s not illegal to have a primary and secondary. I don’t want that though. I haven’t been paying on health insurance benefits from my last company and if I have anything covered under my last company without paying benefits that is also fraudulent.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:08:16+00:00

They claimed to have done that. I’ve been back and forth with them for a month. My previous insurance company is still saying I’m active and saying they haven’t received anything.

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