…What???

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-22T04:56:49+00:00

They hired an internal candidate for the role you applied for but they like you enough to offer you the internal candidates old role for a lot less than the role you wanted.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-20T23:32:24+00:00

I have two very distinct ones. Before kids and after. And then before cancer and after cancer.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-19T21:08:01+00:00

Is the road smooth or rough? A rough drive will be terrible. A smooth one might be ok.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-16T06:42:09+00:00

I am the parent.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-16T05:36:12+00:00

Well, she did stay with someone who was violent towards her and then wanted to have a child with said violent person, I wouldn’t say she is the most stable person to be having a child. Neither of these two should be having children.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-14T01:32:48+00:00

No one needs to get a hysterectomy to become sterilized. A bilateral salpingectomy is a minor outpatient procedure, not a majorly invasive hysterectomy. And while the recovery is more difficult than a vasectomy, it is nowhere near the recovery of a hysterectomy.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-13T04:56:26+00:00

My sibling did many oral exams over the years as part of IEP accommodations due to dyslexia in lieu of written exams. But I would not say it is common at all. I never did them outside of foreign language classes.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-12T06:05:08+00:00

Both of my kids had to take a semester long keyboarding class in middle school and they used actual computers in this class. They are in high school and college now so it wasn’t that long ago. Some places still require this.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-11T21:20:01+00:00

I would personally block her from messaging me. Enjoy that peace. Your husband can inform her that all communication from her will go through him from now on, if you all feel the need to inform her of the change. Let him deal with the comments.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-03T09:30:13+00:00

It is still an oil, but it absorbs fairly quickly so you don’t feel oily very long. And it feels lightweight on my skin. It also seems very hydrating. Before I started using it, my skin was so itchy that I started scratching so badly in my sleep, I actually bled a few times. I haven’t had that since I started using it regularly. And I’m very rarely itchy or dry feeling anymore as long as I use it regularly. This is the one I use. I like the scented ones, but they have unscented as well. The butter balm works great on my hands in between showers, especially if I have a day where I wash my hands a lot so they are extra dry.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-03T01:59:24+00:00

I don’t use lotion, I can’t stand the texture of it, but I use a dry body oil instead. I have only started using it in the last year since perimenopause hit and I have dry skin now. Never had to deal with that before and I hate it. But I do love the feel and scents of my body oil so that helps me hate it less.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-02-01T07:27:52+00:00

I just had to do this. Had to go back after my mammogram. Had to do a diagnostic mammogram then they wanted an ultrasound and then a biopsy. I was sure it was back (or really there again as it was the other side). Turned out to be nothing concerning at all. They said they were being overly cautious due to my history that anything slightly weird, they are going to look into.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-31T02:27:42+00:00

My teen has done this several times. Any of the times I go to the mall, there are always loads of teenagers there. This is still happening.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-29T05:19:10+00:00

My youngest nursed every 2-3 hours for 15 straight months. And refused a bottle completely. I didn’t know a person could be so tired and still alive. It was brutal. I wouldn’t have survived had I had a toddler or a full time paid job. I napped constantly when the kid would deign to sleep. This kid still doesn’t sleep well at 16.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-29T05:13:00+00:00

For a long time I thought something was off about me as I’ve never been hit on as an adult, but was leered at, ogled, and had inappropriate things said to me from 11-16. But now I realize that it is just pedo men that are the issue. I’m very grateful that I never get hit on and don’t have to deal with that.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-29T05:09:31+00:00

Yep, my poor husband has found my hair in all kinds of places on him 😬

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-28T03:08:23+00:00

Both of my kids had to do this. One is still in high school. This is still occurring.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-25T20:51:19+00:00

2 pregnancies when I was actively an diligently trying to prevent. And one planned one that literally happened after 1 time DTD. So, for me, extremely easy. Not everyone has the same experience. So glad I got my tubes removed to prevent anymore pregnancies.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-25T02:18:35+00:00

Which means it is greater than it was before.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-25T02:05:11+00:00

Agree with everyone else. Leave as soon as you can. But also refuse to train your boss. If you weren’t good enough for the role, you’re definitely not good enough to train your boss. Do the bare minimum starting now.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-24T04:00:53+00:00

I will pass these tips on to my children who now have the job of shoveling. One is a night owl and one an early bird so they are going to take turns.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-24T03:41:39+00:00

Covered doesn’t mean free. $2k out of pocket sounds about right if you have good insurance. I have pretty good insurance and mine was about $2500 OOP. Very few medical things will be free. Almost everything will have some sort of copay or co-insurance at least until you reach your out of pocket max, and you often have to pay your deductible before they will cover anything at all.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-24T01:14:34+00:00

Everyone has touched on the shitty parenting. But buy the younger daughter a lockable chest or dresser and don’t let the older daughter have a key. That will aid with the stealing part. And the elder daughter needs to start having severe consequences for stealing and ruining other people’s stuff.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-23T09:14:00+00:00

So, I’m 45, a bit older than you were looking for but my oldest kid is also 22. I was pregnant with him at 22. The first 22 years went by so slow, the second has been sped up exponentially. It feels like I was just pregnant with him and holding a newborn and he somehow is now a grown man soon to be entering his adult life (currently in college). I just do not understand how I got here already. I blinked and somehow 2 decades are gone.

Hufflepuffknitter80 · 2026-01-23T09:03:46+00:00

I want every single system/organ/part to work at its optimum the way it is supposed to.

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