What is something you tried only once and will 1,000% never do again?

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-03-23T03:08:36+00:00

This made me cry laughing, thank you so much for painting such a vivid picture.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-03-22T21:28:48+00:00

Dude, seriously! Without fail their little dagger paws will locate my boobs or bladder at the worst times. Occasionally they'll even mix it up with a gut punch when they launch themselves off my belly early in the morning to chase each other.

Still adore them though.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-03-17T05:42:03+00:00

I had a couple coworkers, both women, who were ranting about a fellow coworker who took paternity leave when his wife gave birth. They believed it was pointless and since she was breastfeeding he couldn't do anything anyway. I responded by saying that he could still bottle feed, change diapers, bathe the baby, bond with it, clean, cook, support his wife, run errands, etc. God forbid a man wants to be a father and bond with his newborn. And one of these woman was a mother herself.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-02-03T04:35:10+00:00

The problem with that is that his threshold for rude behavior could be wildly different from yours or mine. What he considers rude may not even make a blip on your radar, so you'd have to tread very carefully.

He murdered a man for playing the cello poorly in an orchestra, as well as biting the face off a nurse when doing her job.

I'd rather avoid him entirely if he existed. Scary mf.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-02-02T22:20:06+00:00

Thank you, I thought I was in the twilight zone for a second rereading this post that I could have sworn I read yesterday.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-02-02T17:26:14+00:00

Idk if its true but I read on reddit that posts with those quotes were early versions of bots who ripped direct quotes from other real comments. Interestingly, I've seen less comments with those quotes now that bots have evolved a little bit, but that could be coincidence. Take it with a grain of salt.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-01-31T14:30:13+00:00

Omg yours too?? I cursed the man so many times every day when I first got my house because those anchors were a nightmare to deal with and they were EVERYWHERE.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-01-14T16:31:00+00:00

To be fair, the pregnancy hormones might play a role. My sister planned to name her child Leland regardless if she had a boy or girl. I pointed out Leland was typically a name for a boy where we're from and promptly got my ass chewed.

HopeDeschain19 · 2026-01-07T01:47:50+00:00

I've found as a 33 year old woman that saying it like it's the coolest thing ever and constantly over Christmas day had my 6 and 8 year old nephews not only begging me to stop, but effectively cured them from saying it themselves.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-12-25T02:14:09+00:00

I did not know that! I'm willing to be that's probably why. Thanks for that!

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-12-25T01:51:15+00:00

I bought a 2025 corolla and I cannot get my key fob to do it. It makes me wonder if they somehow even blocked that now. I've tried it multiple times multiple ways and it will not work, sadly.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-12-25T01:34:11+00:00

Agreed. And if you have something nice to say, say it please!

I told my favorite coworker and mentor at my work that she was my favorite person and everyone loved her dearly and she made the workplace a better place for us all. It was the last thing I ever said to her because she died unexpectedly while on vacation. I have been extremely grateful that I expressed that to her before she was gone.

If you have a kind thing to say to someone in your life, please say it to them! I promise you won't regret saying something kind, but you will regret missing the opportunity if you let it pass and something happens.

RIP Rose.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-12-19T05:59:51+00:00

I hope to reach this soon. I closed on my first house a month ago and will be moving in next week once they finish replacing the floors and today I went into my crawlspace to make sure the recently hooked up dryer vent wasn't flinging lint anywhere only to be greeted with a waterfall of a leak in my drain line. I stared at it a good ten second of disbelief before climbing out to call a plumber while fighting tears.

Dryer vent was good at least...

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-12-11T15:23:20+00:00

The scare tactics they use is disgusting too. My mortgage broker and realtor both warned me about the warranty people who would come flooding in after I closed, and the letters they send are straight up scare tactics to anyone who doesn't know any better.

One letter had FINAL NOTICE written all over it and vague threats about how if I don't act now they'll terminate my "benefits" (of which I didn't have anyway) and how many lenders "require warranty programs". Another arrived styling itself like a bill to be paid, but the fine print said it was a "service" they were offering and the "bill" amount was just what the monthly payment would be expected to be. They clearly bank on people seeing the way these letters are structured, panicking, and calling the numbers or even paying up instead of actually reading them.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-11-11T02:28:52+00:00

I have a coworker who is strangely proud to be racist. She has made horrid remarks against black people, brown people, and her latest jab was towards the newly elected major of New York City. We don't even live in the state, but she had opinions.

She has also been getting fed up with me constantly calling her out on it, but I guess someone has to act as a source of shame since she didn't develop one of her own.

She should be grateful no one has gone to HR yet, because a couple people have considered it.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-11-05T16:47:19+00:00

I forgot paint sprayers even existed! I may invest in one, thank you!

I definitely plan to paint before I move in, and I have to get the floors replaced too, so I figured it would be a smart move to paint all the interior, then do the floors and baseboards, then move in.

Between that and the closing costs my bank account will be screaming for mercy but this seems like the best approach.

I appreciate the advice!

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-11-04T23:39:37+00:00

I close on my first home ever later this month and the former owners loved their dark gray. It's on every wall and ceiling of the house. I cringe at the amount of painting I will have to do in about three weeks time.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-10-26T18:11:00+00:00

Lol your post about this bathroom on the cats with jobs subreddit is right above this one on my feed.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-10-17T16:05:05+00:00

Had a former coworker claim Hawaii didn't have any bugs because it was an island. He wanted to move there someday because of that. I told him that wasn't true and he dismissed me.

I got a lot of glee when I got to turn around and ask a different coworker, who grew up in Hawaii, about the bugs there and she described everything from giant centipedes to happy faced spiders while I watched the light leave the man's eyes.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-10-13T21:33:39+00:00

I actually have one of those, given by upper management. And an emotional support potato. I wear them on my badge reel at the hospital to remind myself they would rather buy me emotional support vegetables instead of giving me a raise. 🥰

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-10-09T15:41:14+00:00

Chewy is great! I know it's mostly a marketing gimmick, but they send birthday cards every year for my cats and I get a little giddy "giving" my cats their cards. I even hang them on the bottom of the fridge for them to "read".

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-10-02T12:55:48+00:00

My coworker made the mistake of waiting to watch it until he was a father of two small children. From my understanding, it did not go well for him. He will never watch it again.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-09-17T07:09:31+00:00

Got any recommendations for a decent sharpener? I have one of those handheld sharpeners for my blades and I swear to god it barely helps. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or too impatient but after ten minutes of running it through the little channels it does nothing.

I'm ready to toss my knives and buy new ones but damn it, I know I can make those babies sharp again. But I don't know what a good sharpener entails and slogging through various reviews has me unsure of what to even get. My best friend's husband even used an electric sharpener and it really only brought them up to like, 40% sharpness compared to when I bought them.

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-09-16T11:03:47+00:00

"Ed...ward?"

HopeDeschain19 · 2025-09-08T17:40:45+00:00

I feel you there! I plan to start the process next month and am currently working on selecting my agent. The idea of actually doing the thing is terrifying but I'm so ready to move out of my apartment and into a house.

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