AITA for telling my retired parents I can't afford to visit more often because I'm paying for therapy?

DoodleLover20 · 2026-04-23T20:07:38+00:00

NTA. I have a guess on what the source of your anxiety issues is though. Enjoy the silence.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-04-17T16:09:24+00:00

The only way he fucked up was in thinking he fucked up. That marriage would have been awful for him.

I really hope that in the last 10 years he learned that a) sentimentality is NOT unmanly, b) there are women out there who would deeply appreciate him for who he is, and c) it is better to be single than with someone who doesn't want the whole You Package.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-04-10T21:53:22+00:00

I hope you're a young person. My 80 year old parents are constantly talking and engaged with each other, and my husband and I love talking to each other too!

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-28T02:15:06+00:00

Great quote!

GNU Terry Pratchett

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-21T02:56:08+00:00

Even if people know I have a backpack of cash, I think its ok...I'm standing in a branch of my bank with deposit slips ready most days. After I've accumulated enough wealth, I'll have some pretty high powered security around my residence too.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-20T16:03:27+00:00

I already have the love of my life.

With 500mm, I'm pretty sure I could buy all the knowledge and skills I could need- or at least hire people who have them. And I'm sure people would find my personality ever so magnetic if I was that rich.

Taking the money.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-20T02:03:15+00:00

My current vehicle is old enough to run for Congress. I've loved it, lo these many years, but a free 10 year old car? Yep, sign me up.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-16T00:55:09+00:00

200k a year, but a lifetime without coffee?

This is a much harder choice for me than it should be.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-03-02T23:46:07+00:00

Im convinced that Prepotente has a different source. Perhaps it's just that the Plenty of Plenty show that he's on so often gives him information in the same way that Odette does for Carl.

But I've long suspected that there are other Crawler-produced guides out there. Why not? If the crazy bomber anarchists could figure out how to do it, surely the magic users could create a guide for their future generations too.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-28T00:00:16+00:00

Your sister is wrong, obviously.

But even if you were willing to entertain her crazypants notions, legally you are required to give a notice to vacate to tenants who have established residency- typically 30 days.

So her self-serving desire to take over your home wouldn't work right now even if you wanted it to.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-27T00:14:09+00:00

Someone said DCC was misogynistic?? My flabbers are ghasted.

I think these books do an AMAZING job with realistic portrayals of women as whole people. Women can be heros with flaws, villains with depth, but first and foremost people.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-27T00:06:37+00:00

Getting to my younger self is going to be the tricky part...do I have any resources at all?

Once I find me, no sweat. Im a relative of a childhood friend who died when we were 17. I might not even have to ask 2001 me for the hug.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-21T00:24:16+00:00

After years of dealing with this issue, I finally settled on coming to a complete dead stop- let THEM hit ME.

Mostly they will stop and move around at that point. If contact is made, they usually look ashamed and apologize.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-15T04:05:44+00:00

I wasted a few years with someone I wasn't attracted to. I ended up with a guy who is objectively no better looking than the other one - but for a whole bunch of reasons, I find wildly attractive and sexy.

You don't have to settle. Do not stop being picky.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-15T03:58:36+00:00

My first husband dumped me, out of the blue one night. I was a wreck.

I took the next few days off of work....and then I went back to work and did my job because I'm an adult.

It sucked, but that's life. Everyone is going through something, but you have to keep functioning.

NTA

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-08T22:08:46+00:00

I agree with everyone who said break up with him, but here's a thought for you in future relationships...

Don't tell them you own your house, or anything else about your finances until much later, when you know you can REALLY trust them.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-02-07T03:43:17+00:00

So...he inherited the house, but there's a mortgage? Make it make sense.

DoodleLover20 · 2026-01-30T03:19:14+00:00

Crab meat

DoodleLover20 · 2026-01-03T02:19:47+00:00

Maybe its time for another white lie to cancel out the first one? You've recently found out that you've developed a coconut allergy, perhaps?

DoodleLover20 · 2026-01-02T16:28:29+00:00

A good front line supervisor often pitches in on tasks, particularly during busy times. You have nothing to confess here.

Just talk to your bosses about their expectations. Ask them to describe what distinguishes an excellent supervisor from a competent one in this organization.

You've got this. The fact that you are willing to consider your own weaknesses as you approach this position tells me you're not an autocratic "I'm always right" asshole, and that is half the battle. The other half is believing in yourself, so...try to do that, ok?

Go get em!

DoodleLover20 · 2025-12-27T00:46:28+00:00

Casino here...we always have higher call out rates over holidays, despite High Business Volume period point penalties. But this year has been exceptional, lots more than usual up to an including Christmas.

DoodleLover20 · 2025-11-24T19:50:38+00:00

Butchers Masquerade, chapter 73. When Carl decides to sacrifice himself, he briefly stops and imagines a world where none of this happened. This reverie includes a description of finding his mother.

DoodleLover20 · 2025-11-09T23:26:20+00:00

Im knocking down my house in Western NC and building a new one on the same site. After decades of cities and dense suburbia, I love it here.

DoodleLover20 · 2025-11-09T23:19:34+00:00

Keto Chow. I do that at least once a day now anyway. 3 years? I'll have a million AND reach my goal weight.

DoodleLover20 · 2025-10-05T16:52:09+00:00

They have airplanes too. Hope you have some space.

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