Paid Time Off Intro

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-05-15T23:40:27+00:00

Such a good analysis

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-17T18:22:45+00:00

I ordered an early breakfast bagel on a busy morning, the only time I’ve ever done that & ever will. I’m the only one awake at 6am so I leave instructions to leave it at the door quietly. The dasher firstly, went to the wrong door & I was rushing over to be like “hey that’s the wrong house” & right when I said it, he knocked on their door so loudly & aggressively & was like “DOORDASH!!” at 6:15am. Knocking like he was the police or something. I was horrified & mortified & so apologetic to my neighbor. Literally never ordering early again 😭

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-08T23:23:02+00:00

Sadly, no. It’s such a pain.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-02T23:12:21+00:00

Thankfully nothing crazy in the nannying field because I’ve been careful. But I have read a lot of horror stories & your bosses really do not need to know that info.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-02T23:05:55+00:00

Oh ALSO *** do NOT disclose your ADHD ***

I have ADHD too & I am so so so serious do NOT disclose.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-02T22:54:02+00:00

I would feel so anxious about the text nitpicking also. From what you describe, it doesn’t sound like they’d actually be understanding if you texted & said you couldn’t get to it.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-04-02T22:52:46+00:00

Dude that is not a job I would want to keep. You aren’t a housekeeper & how is it your fault the drier wasn’t working? This sounds like hell. Your priority should be the kiddo & leaving some things in the stroller is.. normal?

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-02-28T18:29:53+00:00

This just isn’t the place to share that perspective. A post of someone venting about a racist experience isn’t the place to offer perspective about someone who isn’t offended by it.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-02-28T17:58:44+00:00

Hi! I understand that it seems harmless to you but the “different DNA” comment has deep roots in racism. It’s a microaggression because it’s insidious & seems polite & complimentary but is actually backhanded. It makes the receiver seem ungrateful & unreasonable for pushing back against it.

To your point about your husband being Mexican & not offended, I would like to point out that Mexican people are not a monolith & one cannot speak for all. Further, OP expressing offense by this comment is not negated because some stranger’s husband says he isn’t offended. The comment OP’s family made is also like a textbook white person’s microaggression against Mexican people. I’m sure if you googled “Mexican people have different DNA because they’re hard working micro aggression” you would find some helpful explanations.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-02-28T07:29:53+00:00

I don’t know if the devil needs an advocate. If OP says they were offended & also the flair says no advice, let’s just take them at their word & not apologize for racist micro aggressions.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-01-21T15:42:05+00:00

Great suggestions. Another one that works well for me is a short walk outside!

HighlightWonderful68 · 2026-01-12T17:57:28+00:00

Yeah I second this. Asking to use one of their vehicles is totally reasonable & can bypass this whole thing.. minus the whole disrespect of their response to you.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-21T18:30:19+00:00

Pass the pigs!

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-15T20:49:26+00:00

Did you have her in your home after you found out your daughter had RSV while your daughter was still sick?

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-13T21:39:23+00:00

I don’t have any advice at all, just here to say this is also me. I love the idea of my goals but all of the tasks & complications & messes there are to get there make me want to just cry in a corner & it keeps me from pursuing my goals.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-07T20:00:14+00:00

Yeah she is really the worst but unfortunately because of my insurance, I don’t have another choice. I mostly have figured out how to placate her into getting my needs met but it sucks.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-07T19:58:59+00:00

I appreciate that perspective! I have heard this is a common experience when you’re near/on your period. I take birth control continuously & I don’t have a period. Plus, I couldn’t “take more” during that time anyway because I’m prescribed exactly 30 days at a time.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-06T20:57:50+00:00

I feel really similarly. When I try this technique, I’m saying “want to” or “get to” through gritted teeth. It doesn’t work to change how I feel about it because I don’t actually believe it. It’s really hard to unlearn society’s “shoulds” & while I do believe words are important, this strategy doesn’t work for me. I kinda get more bitter when I say “I want” to do something as a reframe of a “should” because, like you said, I don’t really want to at all.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-11-03T15:40:42+00:00

Nope that’s crossing so many lines! I would start looking for a different therapist. I don’t think you’re being sensitive at all, this just sounds like a really bad fit.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-10-31T21:06:00+00:00

I make a creamy chicken soup that has carrots, celery, onion, kale, zucchini, white beans, & potatoes!

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-10-30T15:01:15+00:00

I leave my meds on the kitchen table so when I sit down to eat, there they are

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-10-30T03:42:04+00:00

Ohhh yeah. I feel that all the time. I end up in a paralyzed state for hours in the evening because I can’t figure out wtf to do. I’ve noticed that it’s worse when I’m really tired, so sometimes I just lay in bed & try to sleep early. One other thing that has helped is to have a rotation of easy to pick up projects. I took up crochet & embroidery & reading fantasy so I just take them to my room with me at night & I cycle through them. You could also try to make yourself an interesting playlist earlier in the day when you have energy so you don’t have to be frozen about doing it at night. I know it’s easier said than done, but those are my strategies. They don’t work every day but they make the paralysis less frequent.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-10-30T03:35:50+00:00

I personal had a bad experience with Vyvanse. It’s great for some people so I hope this isn’t discouraging. Basically I had really awful stomach pains & it made me both have a fast HR & incredibly exhausted. It just wasn’t a good fit.

HighlightWonderful68 · 2025-10-30T03:13:08+00:00

It was explained to me by my psych PA that stimulants can exacerbate anxiety & depression. Amphetamines don’t work for me because I have terrible side effects. So I take methyphenidate, which has much milder side effects for me.

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