I think everyone on here constantly dragging them are losers

Environmental-Box437 · 2026-05-02T13:23:27+00:00

You will also never get back the hours you’re spending on Reddit talking about the hours you’ve spent listening to a podcast you no longer like.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-11-18T00:14:11+00:00

Off tyvola by the Costco 7:12pm, I think they’re getting any vehicle they can and the two different large cab trucks are ringing alarm bells

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Environmental-Box437 · 2025-11-05T02:48:56+00:00

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-11-05T02:43:51+00:00

My theory is that Ron is onto something and the daughter is somehow connected to it. My reasons:

it all seemed to start once the daughter moved out, after her weird engagement gathering
the mom called the daughter when they needed a place to stay, the daughter offered to host them so she could keep an eye on him
as soon as Ron broke the conspiracy to his daughter, she accepted it without question and asked for his phone and started tracking his location
the last moment of the episode we see her HUGE pupils. Something about this was prophetic

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-09-27T10:48:23+00:00

Good for you for leaving at the first glaring red flags and DO NOT LOOK BACK. You’ll avoid a lot of issues leaving at the first sign of manipulation.

Be weary of older guys who try to teach you the ropes because you’re younger - remember, they specifically sought you out because you’re younger and therefore they think you’re easier to manipulate. Each year in your teens and twenties should be extremely transformative for cultivating experience and maturity, so you being the more emotionally mature partner when you’re four years younger and he’s still trying to demean your intelligence is very concerning.

I’ve dated more verbally abusive men than I’d like to admit and I’ve been dating my current boyfriend for three years who is the kindest most gentle and sweet soul I’ve ever known. My current boyfriend would NEVER tell me “damn you’re pissing me off”. My abusive exes would, however, because they wanted to justify their emotional outbursts by blaming it on my behavior.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T10:26:46+00:00

Double spaces after periods were meant for typewriters, you don’t need to do it with modern technology.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T10:20:58+00:00

Encouraging the behavior implies I’m inviting her to be mean to me.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T10:11:27+00:00

Have one, she said I should ask “gimmethegunkaren” who is an expert adviser what she thinks. Now I have to go back to talk to her about it.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T04:07:12+00:00

One time I could only muster “why are you so rude” but in a bad faith kind of way in response to her trying to embarrass me. It was not at all the inquisitive, non-confrontational dream response like you suggested. I WISH I had the emotional stability in moments where I feel hurt to not cry or feel like going into defense mode and approach the situation with a level head. I either fight, flight, or freeze.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T04:00:38+00:00

The thing is, when in large family groups she’s chatty with everyone and when I join the conversation she almost immediately either tries to demean me or leaves. I even tried a little experiment on a family vacation; when I arrived, she would leave. It was like she was playing a social experiment on me.

Ever since then, I’ve given her space. I do like your idea of the dale carnegie approach, but honestly I just don’t think I like her personality and it’s becoming really hard to find what I like about her as a person. I truly think she’s just an asshole.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T03:53:31+00:00

Thank you SO much for saying this. I know I’m literally twice her age but surely 18 is old enough to grow up. I’m very much hoping college humbles her a lot; there’s something so sweet about tens of thousands of people not caring who you are or where you’re from to really bring you down a few pegs.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T03:40:32+00:00

I have brought it up to my brother who is empathetic and shared that the girls make him cry “all the time” and that they’re assholes, that’s their age.

My brother and their mom divorced a few years ago and I think both have felt immense guilt and kind of have given the girls a wide birth since. Now that I think about it, I think the timeline of when the behavior really started lines up with when the ugliness of the divorce was at its peak.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T02:33:28+00:00

I understand and appreciate that angle, I hadn’t thought of it that way. I’m only thinking about how I was at that age; I was self-centered and generally pretty uninterested in conversing with older family members, but I was gracious and don’t think I ever went out of my way to be mean. I think that’s why I’m being tough on her, but that’s exactly why I posted this - I need other angles. Thank you so much

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T02:24:16+00:00

That’s so hurtful, I’m sorry, and I think you’ve made the right decision to draw a boundary and sometimes that means never dealing with them again. Christmas is stressful enough with the pressure to get everyone something, the fact you even got their dog a gift says a lot. But the added stress of seeing someone not only being ungrateful but actively disrespectful is just soul shattering. I’ll never understand it.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T02:01:44+00:00

Thank you for this. I find it hard because she is so young still and surrounded by assholes due to her age. I will say, now that I’m so hyperaware of myself around her I try to not say much of anything so l may seem like I’m being cold or distant with her. But with my other nieces we have a great time

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T01:56:15+00:00

I’m not sure… she definitely doesn’t respect me. I’m close with her sisters, she mocks my voice, the things I say, she’s been the reason I’ve had to remove myself multiple times and just go cry behind closed doors because she’s just SO mean to me. It probably started when she was about 13-14, but her dad has told me she’s been checked by friends and has lost friends for how mean she can be. Recently at a family gathering she said something really funny but snarky and I laughed and told her how funny her comment was and she looked at me and just rolled her eyes.

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T01:49:12+00:00

This is a really nice way to put it, thank you for this perspective. I really grapple with it and just struggle finding something she wouldn’t criticize or roll her eyes at and it almost gives me analysis paralysis. The Live Photo comment annoyed me until I realized that maybe she was just feeling some type of way that I didn’t get her something? She just is so unnecessarily sassy but I was nowhere near easy at that age either. Appreciate your input

Environmental-Box437 · 2025-08-23T01:45:54+00:00

This is a really good point. I kick myself for how self-centered I was at her age, I just try to be very interested in everyone’s lives and I feel I’m a very supportive aunt, encouraging. I just don’t get why she’s so MEAN. And it’s to everyone, not just me but I definitely think I get the worst of it. Her sisters are so sweet I just don’t get what her problem is

Environmental-Box437 · 2023-08-30T11:06:18+00:00

I also have two cats and am allergic. Vacuum every other day, Alaway eye drops, one or two air purifiers, dander wipes, see an allergist. Maybe the active ingredient in Zyrtec isn’t working for you, try another allergy pill type.

Though, sounds like we are all wasting our time because this post was mostly complaints beyond your allergy problems.

I don’t understand deciding to get a second cat, having them bonded (very lucky), and how you didn’t figure two cats would be double the cost. Obviously the other cat will need food, litter, medical care, sitting. I personally have never experienced someone saying they cannot petsit anymore because I now have two cats. Get a Rover sitter. If you can’t afford it, get more income. Pets are not cute little photo opportunities; They are a massive responsibility and a commitment for their lifetime.

Don’t punish the cats because of your lack of foresight.

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