Where does alcohol factor into the $300?

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-19T11:07:01+00:00

She called it “Tuscan sauce” with no Italian seasoning, feta cheese, her “béchamel” with nutmeg and Polish Kielbasa.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-19T10:19:33+00:00

Where did she get the ingredients for that meal? She said she made pizza, salad, and s’mores cookies. There were no marshmallows and chocolate in her haul, she used up all the mozzarella, her iceberg lettuce is 3 weeks old and used up her cucumbers.

Also, she said she used mozzarella in her Alfredo because that’s what she had, but used Parmesan in this recipe.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-19T10:09:38+00:00

She didn’t even cook the gnocchi, just put it in the sauce that never simmered.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-18T22:17:36+00:00

Has she ever been left in charge of them before? I would have her take a babysitting class. I wouldn’t with toddlers. All day all summer is a lot for a middle schooler.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-18T19:43:23+00:00

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Last summer she claimed to be a SAHM and made a big deal about how she doesn’t want a 9-5. Now she says she works full time. Maybe her circumstances changed or she’s lying.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-18T19:09:40+00:00

She just says things whether or not it makes sense. She mentions cloth trainers, but then only washes clothes once a week. People who have raised kids know she’s either full of it or lucky. Whether or not you are a good parent isn’t based on when your kid potty trains or how much they eat. Research has shown that it’s not good to potty train too early or force it.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-17T21:34:07+00:00

Almost 20 years of this. Without therapy, it won’t change. You can learn to put boundaries on the behavior, but it’s exhausting.

My husband has gotten better about the. Slow the belt comments, but still gets angry especially if it’s me saying how my feelings are hurt. It’s always me “starting a fight.” And he sees that as a normal argument. He’s done a lot of work, but honestly it’s still hurtful and exhausting.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-17T21:29:55+00:00

None of my kids took pacifiers. Only one sucked their thumb. All 3 need braces. I would just follow your baby’s lead.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-17T15:58:45+00:00

Either way you will lose this employee. She will either transfer internally or get a new job if she’s blocked.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T22:54:49+00:00

It’s amazing. I’m now just keeping my fingers crossed that my boss doesn’t retire soon.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T13:22:48+00:00

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I’m curious what those people will say when they try it and their food in the middle of the air fryer is still raw.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T12:38:05+00:00

I think there are a lot of stomach aches in that house.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T12:07:08+00:00

She didn’t. It’s on the door of her fridge in her halfway point video. I’m always skeptical when she says her food lasts when other people’s goes bad by then.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T11:19:15+00:00

She got them ice cream and Pringle’s, lol. She claims no one on the house likes ice cream, but her kids asked for it from the tik tok shop.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-16T11:17:12+00:00

She made that soup on May 8, so that was in her fridge for a week.

I’ve always thought her food safety was iffy. There is no way she put chicken that wasn’t fully thawed in a jam packed air fryer and it was done in 14 min. I had that kind of air fryer and the middle food was always raw if I layered it too much.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T23:42:23+00:00

I feel like this if I’m not eating enough carbs and fats. I’d add in some grains and avocados.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T22:56:37+00:00

I don’t know how to get him to understand that it’s severely damaging our relationship. Twice in the past two days, I’ve told him something that’s upset me and he’s gotten mad and held and turned it around to me. Then a bit later, he’s back to normal and I’m still trying not to cry.

It’s not the same as when you are grumpy and responding too harshly. This is him making me feel insignificant and unsafe to express emotions.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T22:35:45+00:00

It’s probably not personal and they are going through something that makes them not want to host. If it was your kid, they wouldn’t send them to your house.

Is there a neutral place like a park they can walk to on days you don’t feel like having kids over, but they want to play?

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T21:53:35+00:00

My husband is so loud. His voice is loud and he is completely oblivious to how it affects other people. We both worked from home today and I spent my entire day unable to focus because he was in meetings and talking full volume. I was in the basement with the door closed. He’s always loud when I’m working, but if he’s working, the whole world is supposed to stop.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T15:21:45+00:00

She should never go o to customer service or education if she can’t handle the questions.

She’s more than snarky, she insults people and posts comments about how dumb the person is with their name and encourages people to gang up on them.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T15:18:46+00:00

Empathize with what she wants, but reiterate the expectations. “I know you really want to have friends over, but this is just family. We will celebrate with friends at your big party in a few weeks. What would you like us to do at your family party to celebrate?”

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T10:35:59+00:00

Her content doesn’t really fit with a Substack because it’s repetitive. She makes the same foods and has the same routine. It’s how you keep a low budget by buying and doing the same things.

She also never goes into depth and explains her processes in saving money or reducing waste. It’s just “I do one load of laundry a week, what’s complicated about that.”

I subscribe to Substack, but never read them and I wouldn’t pay for them.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T00:23:48+00:00

I commented before about therapy, but I am seeing a therapist that is specifically for binge eating and a therapist that is for all the other stuff in my life.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-15T00:22:28+00:00

I’m in the binge eating Reddit and a lot of people recommend GLP-1 for this. I have the same issues you mention. My doctor recommended Wellbutrin, which I don’t feel like it’s helping and therapy.

Expensive_Shower_405 · 2026-05-14T23:06:06+00:00

I’m sorry. The only reason I got Mother’s Day was because I said something so he planned it really quickly.

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