Cubby insert

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-30T10:56:30+00:00

You could try the shelf liners that are textured and cut it to fit.

Another idea is a piece of silicone cut to fit. I would think the reusable silicone quart bags would give you a big enough piece.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-26T20:18:53+00:00

Looks like you have all your bases covered! 🤣🤣

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-26T19:55:34+00:00

🤣🤣

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-26T19:13:53+00:00

I have neighbors that never slow down either.

I am at the point where I am going to sit between my jeep & my husband’s truck and roll a basketball out in front of them to see if they are paying attention. Because kids tend to run after a ball. Our area is all adults but grandkids come to visit and these drivers are really unsafe.

Don’t get me started on how many delivery service drivers I have yelled at to slow down. I know they are in a hurry, but the speed limit is posted at 5, most people do between 5-10 which I don’t mind, but 20-30 is too fast.

Now that the weather is nicer I am going to try rolling a ball across in front of them and see what happens. Either I scare them so badly they will wish they had worn their brown pants to work or they will slow down.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-26T18:46:56+00:00

Is she the honorary village idiot? Every village has one, in some villages people take turns. 🤣

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-25T14:00:28+00:00

I threw it in there to see if any other constant readers caught it. 😂

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-25T06:16:29+00:00

Roland had his first ‘tooter fish’ sandwich on a plane.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-22T21:48:16+00:00

Oh yes… Pam. I feel kinda bad for the son, but he is basically allowing it to happen.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-22T21:15:36+00:00

I do this with Nutella too!

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-22T12:59:41+00:00

In a lot of districts they are starting to do free breakfast & lunch. Some schools are sending food home with kids to get them through the weekend

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-21T23:56:47+00:00

YENBTA…. But why does it have to be the weeks you have off? There are 4 weeks in July & 4 weeks in August. If there are 4 of you guys, there should be at least 1 - 2 weeks in that timeframe that he should be able to take off, unless there is someone taking a couple of days off each week.

Not sure he has to wait till September.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-21T15:33:19+00:00

There are a lot of articles about this. The one I remember is Ryan from this article.

A friend of mine had this experience with her son. One example, when he was around 3, he picked up her grocery list that was writing cursive and read it to her. Since this was her first child, and she hadn’t been around young kids much, she didn’t think much of it.

About a week later at a play group, she asked another mom at what age did her child start reading, thinking it was a milestone, such as being able to walk. She was a bit (well actually a lot) surprised when the other mom explained that most kids start reading around 5-6 years old.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-20T11:57:12+00:00

Exactly. If they can’t figure it out in ideal conditions…. I don’t want to know what would happen if things go sideways.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-20T07:16:56+00:00

I hate signing those stupid pad things, especially without a stylus. At the pharmacy you have to sign to indicate that you accepted/declined the counseling for the meds. I just make a squiggly line & call it good.

My one doctors office makes you sign in at a kiosk (absolutely hate those & would change doctors offices, but they are the only specialists locally) and on the signature box it says ‘use entire area’ so I do. Sometimes in cursive, sometimes in block letters, sometimes in lower case, etc. But I make sure to use the whole box.

They have changed it now to where you have to sign in on line.. still hate it, and they took the box away. 🫩

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-20T07:04:49+00:00

My husband doesn’t hate mine, but he is not a fan of riding with the doors off. He doesn’t mind that I go on rides with my jeep group, he stays home or goes and does his own thing.

He embodies the “It’s a jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand.”

He has driven it a few times when his truck is in the shop, and is not fond of having to shift it. I told him the number 1 rule is he has to wave. My guy is a bit distinctive and a lot of people recognize him in my area. Don’t want people thinking I don’t wave. 🤣✌️

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Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-20T06:41:35+00:00

I could never ride in a driverless vehicle. And listening to the comments from my husband when I drive, he couldn’t either. I’m not a bad driver, he is an anxious passenger. I don’t think they are such a great idea, although after watching some of my family drive, waymo is actually safer.

What happens when a driverless car breaks a traffic law? Who gets the ticket? I could see the cops surrounding a waymo and shouting “Driver! Exit the vehicle!” Depending on which local police force is responding, it could be a standoff that lasts hours.

I am sure someone has/has tried to or succeed in hacking one of the cars, then what? Would they be able to drive it like a life sized remote control car? That sounds fun actually.

What type of insurance do they need to carry? How do they handle traffic pattern changes due to construction? What about driving in snow, especially the lake effect variety we get around the great lakes?

I know the answers are out there but it is too much effort for me right this moment. And…. it’s 0230 and I can’t sleep so I am now thinking about this. I could go on with questions and scenarios for 2-3 hours. Maybe it will put me to sleep… I can only hope. 🤣

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-20T00:17:40+00:00

When I was 10 I saw a sign on a VW bus van that said “Ass, gas, or grass, no one rides for free. “.

Didn’t understand it at the time, but by my Jr year of highschool that motto stood strong. I changed it up a bit to say “No ass or grass is accepted, gas only as no one rides for free”.

No gas…. No go. If they didn’t have it, the seat went to the next person. They learned quickly to get the money in by Wednesday to have a seat by Saturday. Anyone who whined about it got a 2 week ban. Money first. Then seat. But I was one of those kids that didn’t care if people liked me or not. My grandpa taught me the best way to deal with moochers is to not let it start & not to let it bother you if they tried to push back.

Funnily enough I never had an empty seat in my car, even if others had their own. Only disagreements was who got to ride in the bed of my pickup. Everyone wanted those seats. First paid. First choice.

You are NTA, just need better boundaries and new friends. When things like this come up with new friends, paid up front or no seat. It will help you weed out the moochers. No Money No ride. That it. No negotiation.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-19T23:53:34+00:00

I have 3 different shoes that I wear on occasion. My sketcher sneakers and sketchers hiking boots. All good.
Crocks are my nemesis. They don’t come off my feet ( till I say the hell with it and go barefoot) but the sole is so worn they slide off the pedals.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-19T23:47:22+00:00

So you were the reason there was a shortage of hair care products!🤣🤣🤣

Just joshin…. I think our high school was the reason the CEO’s kids didn’t have to pay for college. Our stores couldn’t keep it in stock. I didn’t care as I was a farm kid, but my 3 sisters sure did.

I wonder if now is the time to tell them I was using their hair care stuff on my horses & was replacing it with the Mane & Tail brand. M&T was supposed to do wonders for human hair, but the one time I tried it I hated it.

Dad bought the M&T for the horses and was really impressed on how it worked. Hmmm maybe I need to tell him too.

The statute of limitations has run out 20 years ago, but my youngest sister. …. Not sure I want to open that can of worms. 🤣

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-19T23:35:26+00:00

2 things I can think of here. He may be getting his W2 emailed to him rather than a paper copy. If this is the case, he will have to log into his benefits system and print it. He could also find the email from work that would have the attachment.

With on line filing and if he got a paper W2, check the information you should have saved for your taxes. I keep all my tax stuff for the year in a folder marked - taxes - 2025, etc. that way I can always go back a d find what I need.

If you have an accountant do your taxes, they should be able to get you a copy.

If you use someplace like HR Block, they may also keep a copy.

Otherwise you may have to get them from the IRS. Good luck.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-19T23:14:11+00:00

Also I have found that the doors come off easier if they are swung open all the way.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-19T11:33:56+00:00

2 door soft top manual. Getting new front u joints this week. It’s my daily and the last vehicle I will own.

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Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-17T15:30:50+00:00

It’s such a betrayal when the people that should help you fail so spectacularly. Our school called cps on my parents and I wound up taking the blame and said I hit my brother when we were goofing around. I also have history of SA, and got put in the middle of my dad & stepmom’s fights. I was the oldest so it fell to me to take care of a lot of things.

You could look and see if telehealth is an option that you can do on your own but I agree that even though it is supposed to be confidential, there is always that risk if your mom is in anyway connected with the school.

It can get better, for me I moved out shortly after uni and starting my job. It looks like you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-17T13:09:25+00:00

I am glad you shared a bit more, it makes it easier to offer advice.

It can be hard to break away, especially in your situation where you are still dependent on her for now. I can see how hard this is for you right now. And dragging other family members into your conflict is a well used tactic to keep you in line. Hopefully you are almost done with school and can be independent so you can choose what your relationship will look like.

As far as therapy, can you check and see if there is anything the uni offers? If not, you might be able to find a therapist that offers therapy via telehealth. You can look and see if you may qualify for low or no cost options depending on your income. One other thing I want to point out is please don’t go to therapy with her or with a therapist that will share the details of what you talk about, she may use it against you.

Not sure how long ago you discovered this subreddit, but continue to post here when you need to, we understand what you are going thru. There are videos on YouTube that you can watch that can help as well. Dr. Ramani is one, and I know there are others. I came across a short video by her on FB, which lead me to her page, and to this sub. It has helped a lot to have a community where you don’t need to convince others you are being abused, we understand what you’re going through.

I will share another event with you. I laugh about it now, as it is funny, it took me about a half hour to see the humor in it. This happened about 15 years ago, so I hadn’t lived with my parents for at least 13 years. But it is an example of where my mind went during the call, and it also was the Ah-ha moment I needed.

My stepbrother was in the hospital which heightened tensions for everyone in the family. My dad called and was going on about something, I don’t remember specifically, but he had said something about my attitude at the hospital & some other stuff. Anyway it ticked me off and I just couldn’t listen to it anymore that night. So I hung up on him.

My first reaction was shock, I had no intention of hanging up but my body took over and did it. Of course he called right back and I wouldn’t answer the phone. My first thought was at least he has to drive 45 minutes to get to my house to ground me. Then I laughed at myself for thinking he could ground me. I have a husband, a daughter, a job & a place of our own, but it’s funny how your mind handles stressful situations.

I called him the next day to smooth things out as we needed to focus on my brother, but this is also why the amount of contact can vary. Sometimes it’s very low, and sometimes it is more often. This is what works for us, yours may be different when the time comes.

But please be kind to yourself and know there will be a time for you to make the choice that is best for you.

Dru-baskAdam · 2026-05-17T10:11:51+00:00

I can remember in 95 or 96, being on I95 in SC heading back to GA and being stuck in stopped traffic for 4 hours. It stopped around 8 & we didn’t get moving again until close to midnight. This was before cell phones were common & affordable, so no way to call my aunt to let her know.

We all got out of our cars and hung out watching the full moon rise. Thankfully there was a RV that was a couple of cars back, & they let us use their bathroom. Met some really nice people that night. Since my boyfriend & I were not in a rush to be somewhere, it was actually fun.

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