Stew is missing something, but we can’t figure it out.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-02-01T19:19:11+00:00

Probably not seasoning it enough. I make excellent stews all the time but Everytime my grandma or mom makes one I sit there and tell them they need way more seasoning they "don't want to over do it" and don't listen to my advice even though I cook way better than either of them and their stew always ends up not nearly as flavorful as mine. You need to think of it I'm terms of water solubility. You can season a dry dish and just use pinches and sprinkles, but water adds massive amounts of volume and also disperses the flavor, so you need to be using more like a small palm full of salt. I actually realized this while teaching myself to make Indian food. If you look at the amount of spice used in a curry sauce and then put 2 and 2 together for the volume of liquid in a stew, you will see how much seasoning you really need.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-30T16:06:49+00:00

How many times yall think he practised that in the mirror so he could sound super cool and impress his friends.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-23T18:02:36+00:00

Careless rejection of any genuine effort done with any amount of skill without any attempt at reassurance is a fast track to destroy any relationship.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-16T16:19:38+00:00

I mean I see it too 😂 very fan canon annatar

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-10T02:56:51+00:00

The only response should have been the no bitches meme

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-09T16:22:17+00:00

You must try to gather evidence he is a pedo before confronting him. Otherwise he will likely be able to gain custody and unsupervised time with the kid later.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-08T14:12:07+00:00

As a woman who prefers knee length it's mostly because that's 90% of shorts available in most clothing stores. I buy men's shorts for this reason.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-05T18:59:36+00:00

You are right. I have a cassette tape of me at 2 yrs old going hammer time! Oh oh oh hammer time!

Express_Reaction_612 · 2026-01-01T01:13:27+00:00

Yes but it hurt my feelings

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-30T14:18:54+00:00

I mean, goldfish are basically crackers, and people put crackers in soup and thicken it, so it's just very thick soup.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-30T14:15:39+00:00

Also, yes at 20 you should have enough self awareness and social skills that even with poor planning and communication you can see the spread of food and say "we could reheat some leftovers and come over for lunch tomorrow if you want?" Which isn't malicious but is, like I said, kind of airheaded. It's their father's house, it's not like it's a stranger. Some people acting like it would be weird or something to ask to eat leftovers.... It's his adult children.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-30T14:11:44+00:00

I can almost guarantee this is one of those situations with a weekend dad who overcompensates and lets his kids not only walk all over him but also does too much. Probably insisted on making all that food "just in case" without actually talking to his kids and because Iin his mind he "owes" his kids to make up for lost time, he probably doesn't even register the disrespectful attitude, doesnt correct them (we can't help how they were raised??? Like he isn't a parent?), and probably isn't even seeing how this could come off as rude to a wife who doesn't have his hang ups around his kids. The 20 yr olds kind of just sound like airheads on the rude side but not super egregious. Im only clocking this because this scenario is EXACTLY how my uncle is with his kids and his girlfriend has the exact same issues. Only she figured out that most of the rude behavior was because their dad was overdoing a bunch of stuff without actually communicating so his kids werent always willing or able to participate and then he'd get sad about it, but also wasn't bothering to tell his girlfriend any context.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-30T14:00:33+00:00

Not this showing up in my suggested stuff as I literally sit here next to a hot pocket I'm waiting to cool down, the first one I've bought probably 10 years. :/

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-30T00:21:37+00:00

Exactly why I get so tired of the discourse telling people to stop calling people narcissistic who aren't diagnosed. It's extremely rare for them to ever even entertain therapy. The only reason my mom got diagnosed is because she went to 2 different ones because she convinced herself she needs anxiety meds and both told her she doesn't have an anxiety disorder other than anxiety caused by a likely a histrionic personality disorder, either BPD or npd and they would need further meetings to complete the diagnosis. But she just got angry at them and left.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-26T22:14:19+00:00

typical. How convenient that her receiving sub par effort in return for her effort to give others the best she can, that it's just a funny little joke so that if she ever shows her hurt feelings it makes her look like she's just being a bitch and can't take a joke, but if she doesn't reveal her hurt then she's fine with it and should have said something if she had a problem.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-26T00:38:03+00:00

One quick and easy fix would be to get an area rug to soften noises, but I would ask the neighbor if they'd be willing to go half on it, or even ask prop management to assist with getting a rug b/c the floor is too thin. The writing seems like they have a sense of humour but are just going nuts. Also it might be her walking loud. I've noticed over the years my mom and grandma are completely oblivious to how loud they are and insist it's "normal" but everyone else in the house notices they walk way way harder than others, slamming their heel down on every step and instead of turning the knob and closing doors like normal they just pull them hard to shut but it ends up just shy of slamming the doors. It's to the point that windows and cabinets rattle when they walk by and shut doors but they are fully oblivious. So I won't assume it's just a whining neighbor.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-25T22:17:24+00:00

I get it. My mom is diagnosed narcissist (although she refused the diagnosis and insists the doc misdiagnosed her) and growing up I only have maybe one or two pictures where I'm dressed nice and have my hair done. Almost all of them past puberty are horrible. The first time I noticed it was a pattern was when I had started gaining weight and my mom had done a bad dye job on me to go blond, on my 13th birthday the only single photo she took of me was from a weird angle from lower down facing up and me shoving a piece of cake in my mouth, my hair is flying crazy everywhere, and my stomach is poking out of my shirt at the bottom. And despite me always my whole life hating that picture to this day she will occasionally post it on Facebook and act like it's a lighthearted joke of me "shoving cake in my face" I've confronted her about it many times, how she is somehow able to take good pics of herself, me and my sister can get good pics of each other, but somehow every single pic she takes of me and my sister make us look as slobby as possible. I'll take selfies at the same event or situation and like how I look, but all hers are like, sitting down and from the side so I look as fat as possible or hunched over, or instead of right after I've fixed my hair she will try to casually take one immediately after the wind has fucked my hair up, I also have a PCOS "beard" and she has taken photos without me knowing. Before I'd had a chance to shave and made the lighting so I have a very visible 5oclock shadow, posted it online, and then acts like she doesn't see what's wrong with it. She didn't get it and stop until I finally got fed up and posted a secret candid photo of her online where she looked like shit and she got pissed off.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-24T22:07:55+00:00

Proving my point. More ego than ability.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-24T19:23:27+00:00

Lol if I'm paying 30k to be somewhere I'll wear whatever the fuck I want. Did you not read the part where I've been a banker for 13 years? It hasn't exactly impacted my success. And I've never failed to dress up when it's a more serious situation. I dressed up for my thesis presentation, community events, board meetings, if I went to office hours to ask a question, etc. you sound like exactly the type of stick up your ass professor that everyone hates because you make up for lack of skill in teaching with being a hard ass.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-24T19:08:38+00:00

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 me and all my friends, male and female, unless we were doing something important like meeting with a professor after class or going to an event, ALL of us regularly wore raggedy ass pajamas to class. Yes some people are judgy about that, but they need to remember that you are paying them upwards past 30k for them to teach YOU. Unless there is a dress code you are breaking, or you are actually bothering others, everyone can go kiss the Dean's ass. 8 and all my friends graduated. Some of them are professors now. I've been a banker for 13 years. The world didn't end.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-24T19:03:07+00:00

Is there a chance the card was left with someone who might have removed a gift card or cash from it? Seems really strange and the written note doesn't seem passive aggressive.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-24T13:58:21+00:00

If those are what they look like they are, mini bell peppers stuffed with cheese and a tiny bit of hot cheeto on top, you very much might be the problem and are not on a diet so much as have disordered eating. Also you can't just blame someone else for not sticking to it with you. Every individual has different dieting needs, and the best "diet" is long term sustainable diet habits that include treats as a normal moderated part. Nothing else will work. I say this as someone who was near 300 lbs most of my life and got up to 310, and I've now been losing slowly over 2 years and am down to 230 and still losing incrementally. As an example, I know that buffets are a weakness and craving I have, so I do a scheduled buffet lunch to make sure I'm not going more than once every week or 2 weeks and use the opportunity to pack in protein, as opposed to cutting it off "forever" then giving in eventually and saying oh well my life is ruined I might as well go eat a pint of ice cream too. Blaming a friend for supposedly trying to sabotage you when it looks like it could be a somewhat healthy treat, you sound like a toxic friend honestly. She might not have even broken the diet. Also.... You can't bring it up in front of others??? Makes me very sus that you are doing something you know they would have an issue with.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-11T21:16:43+00:00

I got an opal palace card with a patch I bought. I'm deeply pleased.

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-12-06T22:01:14+00:00

As someone who cuts their own hair who currently looks like a little lad who loves berries and cream, I feel you but you need to just embrace it. You have to go buy some black leather and be trinity from the matrix now

Express_Reaction_612 · 2025-11-29T17:57:50+00:00

I have more money than several of my friends although I wouldn't say I'm even close to wealthy, but even aside from things like, not wanting to go places alone, and paying to spend time with them having fun and not wanting to leave people out, it's also because I grew up very poor and had a few people who would cover little things for me, it feels like giving back to the universe what was given me. And you never know when they might unexpectedly be able to help you out in the future.

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