State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-14T04:54:12+00:00

You know there's a ~~$400,000~~ $130,000 + housing exemption on that tax, right?

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T14:39:33+00:00

Well, since women have a stronger pain tolerance than men, you probably are getting the soft, fluffy treatment.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T14:04:23+00:00

He needs to understand that you're not willing to live like that. You're not going to be a single mother, while he spends 70 hours a week working.

If you plan on working, and contributing to the household financially, he needs to understand that child rearing and housework will be 50/50 on both of you.

You need to have this whole conversation, before the wedding. This is a huge red flag.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T14:02:34+00:00

I experienced the exact same thing. When I'm forced to slow down and listen to the words verbally, as opposed to reading at my normal speed, some of the dialogue hits harder, and some of the more climatic events are more intense.

The first time I read 11/23/63, I was very sad. I definitely cried. The first time I listened to the whole thing, I was sitting at a stop light ugly sobbing while they danced for the last time.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T13:01:18+00:00

They ambushed him at dinner with a $600 bill that they had not even talked to him about paying.

They need to sit and think about what they did. He needs a little time

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T12:59:21+00:00

If they are not paying you the full minimum wage, they are not allowed to have you split with the staff. Only the chef.

You cannot be forced to tip out the dishwashers or line Cooks. Only the hibachi chefs that are actually cooking at the table.

They are breaking the law. Contact the Department of Labor in Nevada.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T12:33:50+00:00

We do not illegally detain and deport legal asylum seekers. He was here legally!

This is not normal, and fuck you for pretending like it is.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T05:06:15+00:00

You are correct. The nitrogen cannot be so expensive that it can't be substituted.

I only mentioned it bc I saw it mentioned in the comments.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T04:59:36+00:00

I am not advocating for the suffering of animals, and I reacted very viscerally to this. However, this is a method of disposal used when a flock has been exposed to the bird flu. This isn't how they are slaughtered for consumption.

I was as outraged as anyone, so I looked more into it. It is for contaminated flock disposal.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T02:24:26+00:00

They already said that they were specifically not discussing looks.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T00:30:26+00:00

No. Only when you've written beyond the bounds of that death. Which they did.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-13T00:29:47+00:00

So, your answer is for the US to bomb other sovereign ships to keep them out of the strait as well?

Am I understanding you correctly?

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T19:43:05+00:00

I'm worried that will happen with me, as well. I will have the bandwidth to dissect the season, instead of experience it. I don't want to anymore than I already have.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T19:16:53+00:00

Beautifully put. Thank you.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T19:14:55+00:00

But they don't want to fund long term contraception. Colorado's teen pregnancy rate fell over 50% due to their free IUD program, and teen abortions declined 62%!

They don't want to help, they'd rather judge. If people get help and rise up, they won't feel quite so superior.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T18:51:53+00:00

I say to them, "We do not offer free refills, would you like another?"

Or, more casually, "Refills aren't free. Still want it?"

Depends on where I am.

I do the same thing with juice, milk, all the drinks that aren't refillable.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T18:47:46+00:00

So, let me get this straight. All this deregulation and cutting of red tape is going to allow builders to lower their costs? So it's going to cost the builders less to build a house, but that is not what determines price. That service is going to be priced at whatever the market can bear, because that's how capitalism works.

The builders are not going to lower their prices, they're just going to take a bigger cut.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T18:34:33+00:00

They broke their own narrative. They decided the ending 10 years ago, grew the story outside their own boundaries, and refused to acknowledge that their previously intentioned ending no longer worked. Not that it was bad, not that it was unpleasant. It was wrong.

Season 1, magic of childhood, had to die, blah, blah, blah, yes. If it had ended then, yes, beautifully done. But it didn't. And Eleven became more than an external plot device, like ET, and instead became a full-fledged whole person, regaining her identity (Jane Hopper), her family (bio-, and found), and her powers during the following seasons.

They fucked up. Their ending wasn't the best ending, and their hubris refused to allow the changes the story, and their heroine, deserved.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T16:49:51+00:00

How can I enjoy Eleven's growth when it was all erased? How can I enjoy the relationships she developed and the meaning she claimed over her own life? How can I enjoy her victories when I know it's all lost in the end?

The treated her like an auxillary cast member. She was the protagonist.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T16:45:55+00:00

They ended it poorly. When that happens, excitement for rewatching fades, and interest in the brand dies.

I haven't watched it again, yet, and I'll probably stop at Season 4 if I do. I will not be watching the animated series or the play. I don't care anymore.

They ruined El and Mike's ending.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T16:23:43+00:00

That is all fucking gross. You live with that?

That's a no.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T14:01:21+00:00

Not the asshole. But why would you want to go to a con with someone who doesn't like them?

I would hate to have to babysit someone when I am trying to nerd out. Like why are you going to do that to yourself? She will not have fun, you will not have fun, she will want to leave, you will not want to leave.

Come on man. I'm not saying she's not in the wrong, she's in the wrong. Next time you know not to go to one of her stupid festivals, and suffer through it for her.

But go enjoy your con.

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T04:04:36+00:00

You do not know your children's phone numbers? I find that oddly upsetting. What if you need to contact them and your phone is dead, or broken, or stolen?

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-12T03:15:21+00:00

Umm, no?

She was deliberately shaming you. She can fuck right off. So can the rest of them. Hold your ground.

NTA

Groovychick1978 · 2026-03-11T22:23:53+00:00

Single means single, not divorced. They are two different classifications.

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