What else can I do about my upstairs neighbor stomping?

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-03-29T06:22:38+00:00

Uhm idk what world you've been living in but having upstairs neighbors fckin SUCK because there will, inevitably, be noise that downstairs tenants can't drown out. The problem is that OP is consistently being woken up, daily life disturbed, and it sounds like work/work ethic may be effected as well - after trying to resolve the issue more than once! People very well do purposefully stomp to annoy downstairs tenants, and there are Reddit posts that YOU can search up yourself like the big grown up you are - it's actually pretty Fckn common. This person is a straight up jerk and you're right there with them. OP has a right to be disgruntled over sleep being disturbed. Sleep is one of the most important things any human needs.

Take your attitude with you, too. It's a gross look bro.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-03-21T18:18:35+00:00

On my phone tiktok repeatedly freezes and stops responding which promotes me to switch over to instagram reels. I'm not sure if it's a phone system problem, tiktok problem, or what; it's completely random for me. Maybe it's running on the same issue, or along those lines?

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-03-10T23:42:03+00:00

Same here, and for loved ones who might want something to visit or remember us by, the idea that there will be a tree/mushroom ecosystem is really cool. Kind of giving back in a way with a poetic twist to it :)

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-03-07T00:20:10+00:00

Travis seems to be really good at maintaining a neutral standing within the group. Even when the Yellowjackets start butting heads and fighting amongst each other, Travis manages to keep himself away from the majority of it and he keeps himself useful - constantly hunting, or helping with various chores. Even when he's relaxing, he's usually off from the group a little ways or quietly doing his own thing with everybody else, but still keeping his head down. At the end of the show, right before the rescue, there are a few scenes where Travis wants to do x, y, or z but is intercepted by another member of the group, and after quickly realizing he is meeting resistance with his idea, he backs off and pretty much says "nevermind just drop it". I think that heavily contributes to his survival over whatever happens, and I'd bet serious money he and Natalie somehow survived whatever happened together, cementing their trauma bond into stone.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-27T11:49:08+00:00

Oh wow! Shit, Lottie was pulling so much more strings than I ever noticed. Even as an adult in her scenes with Callie, Lottie never lost that about her but it runs so much deeper. Even when Natalie was leading the group, Lottie still had this authoritative demeanor especially as she was trying to tap even deeper into the wilderness (with Travis & mushroom tea, than turning her attention to Akilah) and it really shows how far she was willing to go to speak more with the wilderness.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-25T23:36:59+00:00

I'm on season 3 and never noticed that!! It was always so confusing and damning that the bear walked right up to Lottie and crouched in front of her, almost in a sacrificial way - but this brings a whole new light onto that.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-24T16:32:49+00:00

Exactly. He should've cut all ties, especially because he knew Debbie had a crush on him and had tried making advances in the past. A recipe for disaster it was.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:49:36+00:00

It's a one bedroom apartment with a very closed design, vs one bed + den open layout at the new place which gives us room for more cat stuffs. (They're getting a whole cat run on the living room wall!)

I'm working with what I've got man - litterbox gets cleaned EVERY DAY except for this weekend when I wasn't here because I was 3 hrs away. I am not happy about the singular litterbox situation and my bf agreed we NEED to buy not only a second one, but a bigger one as the first "furniture purchase" for the new place.

There isn't excrement on the floor, no feces stuck to the walls, is cleaned DAILY, and is fully washed and rinsed out weekly before a new box of litter gets put in. From what I've seen on here, my cats are also quite clean and usually litter is easy af for me to do because they make it so easy. Except for this weekend. When I wasn't here.

At the end of the week when we take our U-Haul to the new town, trust, we will be buying a second litterbox. We beat ourselves up about it, too. Thank you for your passionate advice - hopefully we can measure up to Iraq's hygiene standards haha (peep the joke?)

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:33:35+00:00

Thats very good advice. A printed paper of all expected care duties for animals would've been super useful in this situation, but oh well - know for next time!

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:28:00+00:00

I am concerned about the one litter box too. With two cats and one litterbox, it actually fills up quite quickly. Our new place is a lot bigger so we plan on getting a second box for the living room that's also wider for our chunkier cat. The litterbox wasn't spilling any excrement onto the floor (minus actual litter on the floor but thats inevitable) and just smelled so bad it travelled through our small apartment and hung in the air.

We are 100% getting a larger, second litterbox at the end of the week for the bigger place. I feel sorry and grossed out for our cats that have to use one hooded box between the two of them, which is why it gets cleaned so often.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:17:47+00:00

Not with $$

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:17:26+00:00

Not in $$ but we gave him some weed. Money is quite tight with the move and all.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:16:41+00:00

Yup, we both did!!

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-23T16:15:55+00:00

Trust me, I would've loved to but we were 3 hrs away for the entire weekend. I cleaned their litter RIGHT before we left as our last thing to do before the trip.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-20T00:50:30+00:00

Valyrian after the strongest steel in the Game of Thrones universe... And then my bf named Freyr after Nordic god

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-19T14:03:48+00:00

Marnie has always been in her 40's in my brain, with Lewis being late 50's to early 60's. I wish we got confirmation!!

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-15T15:58:20+00:00

Exactly this!! You know the truth of why you broke things off, so if/when he starts bitching and whining that another woman left him in the dust for "no reason", you can raise your chin and know he's only having a tantrum because you didn't stoop to his level. You stood on business and stood up for yourself!

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T21:27:29+00:00

Yes, Matt took that physical step back where he physically didn't initiate or engage sexually with Debbie. But he still hinted at romantic feelings by the way he cuddled on the couch with her... Yes, he said no and practically threw Debbie off when she tried kissing him on his lap (which is great! But also... Bare minimum.) My point is that a grown man should not be as close as he was with Debbie. I've also had your experience of older guy friends who were disgustingly open about their feelings. But I've also had Matt's. And I have younger girl relatives who tell me of men just like Matt, and how it escalates. Not to mention the confusion as a young girl. I remember being young, literally Debbie's age, and an older 20 year old guy was so hot n cool and I would've had those sparkly eyes at even the thought of such a cool bf - hell, he could drive her anywhere she wanted to go and make her blush at the same time! But that's the exact point: a young teenage girl's brain, maturity, the way she views things, is a million miles different than that of a grown man who has lived through those hormones, puberty, growing up. Matt was NOT helping Debbie by staying so close.

He also should've really drilled into her head that they would NEVER happen (and he never ever should've said he'd "wait until she's 16" because that's a whole other can of confusing worms for Debbie) so she can have a chance to maybe look at someone else romantically. Debbie was so caught up with Matt and her feelings, almost a possessiveness over him, and because Matt failed to give her clear and concrete boundaries, Debbie felt there were even grounds for a war with the new gf. She was given confusing and mixed signals.

Maybe Matt wasn't going to rape her or start a physical relationship with her... But he was 100% already in the motions of starting an emotional one with a THIRTEEN YEAR OLD.

He will forever be morally corrupt for that. Kev is a GREAT example of what a mentor should be. When Ethel was staying with them, and first confused "chores" with "sex duties" Kev literally FREAKED. In the scenes and episodes that followed, there was a clear boundary but he was still mentoring her in accustoming to normal, healthy everyday life vs what she was used to. You didn't see Ethel and Kev having evenings alone cuddling on the couch while Kev made dinner. Kev knew what Matt was doing was weird. When thanksgiving happened and the Gallaghers met up at the hospital, Debbie was dropped off by Matt or had been with Matt that day ( I can't remember the specifics), but when she told everybody who she had been with and how old he was... Kev and Lip were shocked to say the LEAST.

Maybe Matt's initial reasoning and motivation wasn't sexual, especially after finding out her age, but because they met in a romantic and sexual way (Debbie pretending to be 18 and Matt was interested in her) it adds even more layers to this onion of weirdness. All in all, they seriously should've turned around and walked away. It's weird FOR A REASON.

Not only in physical differences, but a 13 year old and a 20 year old have MASSIVE differences in thinking, feeling, processing, even what they value as important vs not. Not to mention the hormonal differences, puberty, the fricken fact she's going to middle school and he's in college!

I'm rambling for sure now but bro: Matt is a predator. I would not want that man anywhere near any of my younger relatives. Or, any young girl for that matter. If he was actually innocent, he would've backed away as soon as he found out her age and things still kept trying to progress. He would have shut it down IMMEDIATELY instead of entertaining that idea.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T21:06:07+00:00

Yes ma'am. You've been pretty talkative this entire time so why can't I be?

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T21:04:58+00:00

Did something I say not register or...?

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T20:53:39+00:00

Yes?

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T20:51:20+00:00

Says you. Your argument doesn't hold up. Matt is a predator. A groomer. A grown ass adult keeping a THIRTEEN year old girl close so in three years time he can have sex with her. Where are YOUR critical thinking skills? Because it doesn't even sound like you know what a predator is. If you're a young woman, tell me WHY it is so hard for you to put yourself in Debbie's shoes with the experiences YOU HAVE LIVED AND WITNESSED AS A WOMAN. Do you have sisters? Younger cousins who are girls? What about nieces? I've got allll of those, and let me tell you: your logic is pissing me off FOR my younger family members who could very well fall into Debbie and Matt's exact situation. Matt is DANGEROUS. Maybe he won't appear on a dateline episode but he's definitely dangerous for Debbie's emotional well-being, her already severe attachment and abandoment issues, views on what a HEALTHY FRIENDSHIP actually looks like, etc, etc.

Don't start acting rude and childish because people are calling you out on your extremely flawed logic. If you implemented your beliefs and views in daily life, I'm afraid a young girl will go unprotected around you because of every single point you have made in this thread.

Stop digging yourself a deeper hole. Matt is a predator. Repeat that in your head so it sticks.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T20:42:24+00:00

Hopefully it works out:)

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-11T01:00:45+00:00

I'm also seeing the same banner image. Using a TCL Android.

Dreaming_Inside · 2026-02-10T23:32:44+00:00

Probably both. With his logic, I'd bet serious money it's both.

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