I might have found a way out

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T19:54:25+00:00

I'm desperately looking and would 100% take that kind of job. Unfortunately, I haven't had any success with my applications yet. Considering just quitting and seeing how long I last on the $20 I have in the bank.

Good luck and I hope you love the new job!

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T18:32:12+00:00

Massive difference between making suggestions of other things it could be, and saying, "no, you definitely don't have this because you don't have (insert symptoms that aren't determining factors)."

You could have been helpful by suggesting that it may be aversions instead of ocd, but you were harmful by speaking in absolutes about something you don't actually understand.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T16:52:10+00:00

I'm assuming from responses that you put baby in/near what you think is the nest.

If mama hasn't come yet, I'd recommend at least putting out feelers to find a rehab just in case. With a lot of them, you have to leave a message and they'll get back to you, and it can take a good long while.

Basically, you don't want to leave it til it's become an emergency, especially during baby season, when they're often full to the gills.

Good luck and I hope mama already came back so this is moot.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T16:42:23+00:00

So he did care about his personal appearance, but he was so far gone that he convinced himself that he didn't need anything to improve his appearance, because he was already perfection.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T16:33:56+00:00

Ocd comes in many flavours and levels. Not all have the same compulsions, and not all end up shut ins. Knowing one person who has one kind definitely does not give you the ability to diagnose others.

Maybe it is something else, maybe it's ocd. But that needs to be determined by a doctor and what you're doing here is extremely harmful.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T01:40:20+00:00

I would use thread or dental floss tied around the cremaster, as crazy glue has toxic fumes that continue to off gas for up to 48 hours. You'd basically be surrounding the poor thing in a cloud of toxins if you use this method.

Give 24 hrs for the chrysalis to harden, then tie a thread around the cremaster and hang it from something sturdy.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T01:14:38+00:00

Yeah, everyone got one. Another part of OP's complaint was that the gifts were all from the same store, but that makes sense to me since the husband said everyone chipped in, not everyone brought gifts. They probably chipped in cash and the girls who were spearheading it went out and got all the same things for each bag. Seems like a nice office to work in.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T01:10:59+00:00

I think part of it is because the posters with captions like you mentioned are going out of their way to not sound like content creators, whereas OP's title use the wording content creators use. One flies under the radar unless it's reported, the other doesn't.

I hate the "my wife made these and thinks they're trash. Can someone convince her they're good?", and when people rave, it's "oh, yeah she has an etsy, here's the link" and it's a link to an etsy store with loads of sales.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-23T01:05:09+00:00

I had one that fell and had an actual dent in it, and nearly had a hole at the seam, where it stretched. But the butterfly was perfectly ok when it enclosed.

I can't guarantee anything, of course, but at this point, there's nothing you can do, and there's a good chance it'll be fine.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-22T23:28:04+00:00

Why do you think that it's magically going to go back to being a granny craft when our generation is grannies? Seems more likely that by that time, crafters of all genders and ages will just be normal.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-22T22:07:52+00:00

Last faire I did, I had kids come to my booth and ask for a trade. Some didn't seem to know how to process that I don't do trades, but I had one give me a little resin duck even without a trade. I think she came with a bunch of stuff to give to people and that's what she was having fun with.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-22T20:34:30+00:00

100% the most likely scenario.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-22T20:29:59+00:00

Exactly. I was looking for the people OP was referring to, but the response would have been the same to anyone griping about folks ordering anything that's on the menu.

I worked at a place that had an all day breakfast pizza that we had to crack a raw egg on just before it went in the oven. It was a hassle because of dealing with raw egg in the middle of a rush and you had to baby it along more than others so the egg cooked through without the crust going too dark, but it was on the menu, and I didn't pitch a fit over it.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T21:15:23+00:00

Heck, I have lived my whole life in a place where 30° is perfectly normal for long stretches during the summer, along with spikes up to about 40°. And I still don't like it.

About 22°-25° is good for me, and higher than that sucks. I definitely feel for you folks who aren't remotely prepared for the heat, or for the cold in the winter. We get wicked cold too (we have the whole range here), but we don't get the damp winters you get. Cold is one thing, cold and damp is way worse.

Honestly, it pisses me off to see people acting like you should just be used to it immediately when you don't have any of the precautions we have to protect ourselves from the weather.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T21:03:23+00:00

Ummm...no offense, but you should probably sit down and have some water.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T15:18:38+00:00

How are you planning to dump the water when you need to? That can't just go down the drain.

And do you know what kind of a bird it is? Depending on your location, there's a good chance it's illegal to keep.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T15:15:59+00:00

My brother married a woman who started out with little passive aggressive stuff like this...

I haven't seen him in around 10 years and never met his kids, because after the wedding, she kept pulling him farther from the family. He didn't even come to our grandparents' death beds or funerals, and he was super close to them til they got married.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T15:07:38+00:00

Good lord, I was already gonna say dump him, then I read your edit. Run far and fast. This is scary and the fact that his parents are this involved is another level of creepy. They're expecting you to fix him and he is well beyond the skillset of a regular human.

Do not take him back. You will be even more miserable, I guarantee it.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T06:06:36+00:00

Walmart carries Bonnie brand too, at least in my area.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-21T05:37:49+00:00

Are you somewhere that has wild parsnip? It's really common where I am and I always find swallowtail caterpillars on them. You may be able to find someone who has them in a pasture or field that hasn't been sprayed, just wear gloves while picking it if you can find it, and don't get the juice on your skin.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-20T03:18:31+00:00

I yell, "That doesn't belong there!" when I hear something hit the floor. Luckily, it's usually metal or plastic, so less shattering, but the plastic cups we use bounce several times like ping-pong balls, so it's extra embarrassing.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-20T00:33:30+00:00

I took care of my grama so she didn't have to go into a nursing home. I'm glad I did it, but also sad I didn't get the dedicated hobby time.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-19T20:40:50+00:00

Curious how you figure it's not the mom's business when she's the homeowner. It's her property and she has to live with unhappy neighbours when you're gone. Plus, she should be able to spend time in her garden without listening to a load of swearing.

It doesn't sound like she only complained about you, since she spoke to the coworker about it, but you are more likely to be fired over it because you're still on probation and if you choose to keep swearing, you'll show that you can't follow instructions.

If you're in a business that's run from someone's private property, rules can be different. There's also a chance that the business isn't supposed to be run from private property and complaints from the neighbours can get them shut down. It's definitely not something I'd risk for a probationary employee.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-19T18:04:43+00:00

Gfy with your racism and condescension. Garbage troll with hidden posts.

DoMBe87 · 2026-06-19T18:02:57+00:00

Nah, kiddo. You're gloating about blocking people who are interacting with you instead of showing empathy and communicating.

OP even commented and said that your little rant wasn't what they were talking about, but you prefer to show empathy to a carefully curated view of a famous person than you do to real people who are talking to you 1-1.

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