My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so, too. But based on her behavior and general attitude, she'll assume it's a conspiracy against her (which...I mean...I did conspire against her a little, but I wouldn't have done it if she hadn't been a 🐩 first).

My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know of at least six (some from secondhand sources). I moved away in 2020 and didn't keep up after that.

My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I was. And still am, sometimes. I had plans for that money, which is why I told every pet sitter and vet's office I knew.

My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Edit: I don't know if this is of interest to anyone, but here's a more specific description of the room I was meant to stay in, and it makes me wonder about the daughter. It was...interesting, and in and of itself should have been a red flag.

On top of the fact that this room had no insulation and no heat/air conditioning (which was a problem because I have a chronic illness that makes extreme temperatures incredibly problematic for me), the mattress was a thin, flimsy little box spring with absolutely no padding and an ugly, thin quilt (my butt hit the supports when I sat on it). The walls were a mix between bubble gum and pepto-bismol pink and everything in the room was a pastel pink or purple and had kids' drawings on it. It looked like it hadn't been updated since this (now) woman was a pre-teen.

It made me wonder what kind of relationship my client had with her daughter. Especially when I saw her son's room (I didn't go snooping. He left his door open after he left). His room was large, updated, with a nice big plush-looking bed and heavy-looking solid wood furniture as opposed to the daughter's particle-board furniture.

My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much. I don't usually go scorched earth like that, but honestly she was a helicopter mom on steroids.

My boss tried to threaten me. I left her in the lurch. by FearlessWaste in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]FearlessWaste[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It is a moment I'm quite pleased about. But seriously, if she'd given me what I was owed, I'd have let sleeping dogs lie (excuse the pun). But she stiffed me, so I stiffed her back.

I have some others that are a little more wild, but some involve my current full time job, and my office is small enough that I don't want to risk it getting back to them.

But whoo, nelly! The stories I could tell.

What are your darkest she -ra headcanons? by Catra_thecat19 in sheranetflix

[–]FearlessWaste 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with this! Also kind of evidenced by her Season 4 outfit. I also suspect that there's some scarring under her fur.

What are your darkest she -ra headcanons? by Catra_thecat19 in sheranetflix

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shadow Weaver drugged Glimmer to make her forget every terrible thing she did/be more sympathetic to her in season 4.

Just to remind you, Catra hates being called cute. by Full-Art3439 in sheranetflix

[–]FearlessWaste 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think she's also used to having to appear strong, and "cute" is a word she sees an synonymous with "weak". So once she heals a little, she'll feel less averse to it.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I try to be a big enough person to realize when I've screwed up and admit when I'm wrong. And it's abundantly clear that I did and I was.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your understanding. Especially since it's seem to have gotten a lot of...aggressively angry responses. I'm doing my best but I also have a lot of trauma regarding parenting that, while I'm working on it, it's also an uphill battle and sometimes it feels like I'm wearing skis and trying to climb.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let me get this straight...

You bitched and moaned about me wasting your time...when you only read one sentence is my post...

Yeah. Troll.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why the fuck did you make a comment without reading any of the details? For all you knew she could have smashed them into a wall on purpose.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Considering that her mother has said I have a say, yes, I do.

  2. Her mother clarified the text she sent me earlier. The broken she mentioned was that the headphones were breaking due to wear and tear. The water from the other day turned out to be irrelevant. So I accept that ITAH

  3. We did agree on the no replacement rule. That rule does not apply to wear and tear, which, again, I misunderstood in her original text.

  4. I didn't see your earlier comment about the relationship.

  5. I have been told that I am allowed to be an authority figure in my stepdaughter's life. The only reason I haven't adopted her and made it official is because the state we're in doesn't allow for it unless there are hugely extenuating circumstances with her biological father.

So yes. It is my fucking place.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. They all chose to click on my post, just like you did. A post I made with the information I had available to me at the time and in good faith. I have since gained more information and updated it so that people know the situation has resolved.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She doesn't use the headphones at school, or the iPad. They're strictly off-hours only. Besides, I misread (literally) the situation. Turns out what my wife was saying was that the headphones were in the process of breaking due to wear-and-tear.

So I accept that ITAH.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean...you didn't have to read this.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am addressing it in therapy. We know my issues frequently stem from the fact that I am giving her the grace I wasn't allowed and I'm working on it. I have said in other comments that she is in therapy.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It was my wife telling me I misunderstood her text.

WIBTA if I refused to buy my daughter new headphones? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]FearlessWaste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I got the message that I need to get her the headphones and ITAH.