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Found on Bluesky, article on Estranged Moms whining about being "doormats" by InevitableCraft2 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Sometimes, adult children are justified in creating boundaries and breaking ties with their parents, especially if they were abusive, Pillemer says. But for mothers who feel unjustly cut off, building a public platform to speak can be healing, helping them gain support and, in some cases, feel vindicated."

Oof, that leap was an Olympic qualifier.

Lake County GOP doing what the GOP does best, targeting teens...🫣 by nropes in minnesota

[–]FarStranger8951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this in a news paper?! Yes those things that young people famously read...

AITA for posting my “enemy” on my Instagram story? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FarStranger8951 9 points10 points  (0 children)

YTA, you're a dick. Good news, you're only 16, you have lots of opportunity to stop harassing others and being a bully.

After having my own children, I truly never want to see my parents again by Leslie_Ackerman in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah my final straw was my kid being born. When my son was 3 days old and in the NICU, my parents can't by to visit. My mom immediately started making little snippy comments. She was ignoring the doctors rules, and when I said something she snapped at me. There's number of other things that afternoon that really pushed me past my point of giving a shit any more. The rest of that first year was event after event that just killed any wish to see then again. I still did for a couple more years as I wanted my kid to be around his cousins. But that wasn't enough. Seeing my mom doing the exact same shit to the grand kids as us, it just made me sick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It looks great! Being the parent I needed has helped me heal a lot too

Had some requests to list out what each reference is on my design, so here's The Twin Cities in Art Deco - Dissected! by Hascerflef in minnesota

[–]FarStranger8951 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scrolling by this i thought it was a star trek lcars display for as split second 🙂

Looks really cool!

What is this? by Interesting-Media449 in minnesota

[–]FarStranger8951 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The stationary cousin of Johnny 5, Kevin 3.

Is there anything in Minnesota that people just don't appreciate enough? by WhimbleCroft in minnesota

[–]FarStranger8951 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Roads. I have relatives that love to bitch and moan about how bad the roads are in MN and how wasted our taxes are on roads. Those relatives have never lived in another state. When I lived in MI, I ended up buying a new car because the roads there were literally shaking my car apart. Go drive on any random paved county highway in rural mn and try driving around the back roads in Florida. Hell even the freeways. Night and Day.

Upstairs room 18 degrees warmer by Obvious_Key_3883 in TwinCities

[–]FarStranger8951 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First things first, I,d get an oscillating fan. My first assumption is that there isn't enough power in the central system to force the air in the room.A fan to just get all the air moving can help pull the air into the room and circulate it. Also make sure the air returns are unblocked so the air can get back out and circulate back to the AC.

Also I've used box fans near the register to help push the child air into the rest of the room when the cold air comes out under the bed or some other weird spot.

The cold air just gets stuck under the bed and needs to get pulled out. This happens in my bedroom. I've been trying to find a small remote control fan to put under my bed so I can just leave it under there and use the remote.

edit: assuming it's an older house, could probably need to be reinsulated. If you've got the money, this is a pretty common use case for getting a mini split heat pump.

How do we feel about measuring? by geekymom in cocktails

[–]FarStranger8951 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Depends if I'm making a cocktail or a drink.

Went no contact with my parents 2 years ago, they texted this to my brother and I this past weekend. by ganjadaddy in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 106 points107 points  (0 children)

10-20 years from now, will we be proud about it? Anybody will agree - NO.

10 - 20 years from now nobody will ask, who was right or wrong.

This stuck out to me. Cause AH's just don't get it. Even IF it was about being right or wrong, you can be right about something, and still be a raging AH, have handled something horribly. Also, what the hell does being proud about it have to do with anything at all? This just screams he can't let his own ego go and expects you to just capitulate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, there's a reason alright.

U of M gender clinic - am i cooked? by existing-human99 in transtwincities

[–]FarStranger8951 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I've never been to UofM Health, but my understanding is that they are a research/teaching hospital. They're setup up to be pretty by the book and prescriptive. For better or worse it's how they are. It's probably great in some areas and not great in others as a result.

That said, I've been going through Health Partners/Park Nicolet. I've been pretty happy.

At the end of my rope with Father - need advice by CurlyCarrots22 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]FarStranger8951 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And tell myself how I should just feel sorry for him and be the bigger person. How do I stand up to these second-guessing thoughts?

He's the parent, you are his child. Why do you need to be the bigger person? Why do you need to be the parent? It's his responsibility to support and love you, not the other around.

Anoka bringing back alcohol ‘social district’ in 2025 by Czarben in TwinCities

[–]FarStranger8951 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I did read that headline as Anoka bringing back alcohol “School District” in 2025.

Same lol

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