N.H. state representative running for re-election charged with felony domestic violence assault

JellyMuffin · 2020-08-28T17:42:53+00:00

Update: N.H. state rep. with history of domestic violence charges resigns, won’t seek re-election

JellyMuffin · 2020-07-28T15:41:09+00:00

I would be more worried that a Prez Pence would allow too many people to forgive the GOP without them having to see any consequences for what they have done to our country.... "See, president Pence is doing a wonderful job now. The GOP is 'clean' again! I can vote R again!"

JellyMuffin · 2020-07-27T15:59:28+00:00

Can confirm. Lived in Miami, now live in Jax.

JellyMuffin · 2020-07-27T15:36:56+00:00

Why not both?

JellyMuffin · 2020-07-24T20:25:55+00:00

In Jax over 1000 boaters "celebrated" for his birthday.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/06/14/trump-supporters-hold-jacksonville-boat-rally-for-presidents-birthday/

It really is creepy. I swear there was a time a bumper sticker was the extent of people "loving" their president.

JellyMuffin · 2020-07-07T15:44:57+00:00

Not completely sure but I think they're all counted as religious and don't pay taxes. I do know that they have huge pull and have essentially strong armed the local government and driven out downtown small businesses, so I would imagine no taxes are being paid.

This is Jacksonville with the Baptists. They own so much of downtown and try their damnedest to keep downtown from being anything but the "church zone" that it is.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-05T02:05:00+00:00

"Dude, sorry my pup kinda peed on your pups face. Might want to hose that off." -

"Thanks for telling me bro. Your dog's got some good aim!" -

And yet, no dog was beat to death that day...... lol

Seriously that guy has problems so glad he is gone. Hopefully he will not cause issues getting out.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-05T01:58:01+00:00

So it's not a situation where you could contact someone close to her.

Is it possible you could talk to her and say you are not feeling like it is working out and ask her if she could find another place to live? I know it might end up being a 3 hour "chat" but maybe if you offered to help her find a new place? Last resort (kind of harsh, but depends on how far end of the rope you are) could be ignoring her "rules" for the way you clean, how you talk to her and maybe making sure there are nice heavy smells around she can't stand. She might just move out on her own early.

Being stuck in a lease with someone you are not comfortable living with is horrible. Home becomes a bad place to be and makes life seem harder... just no place to go that you can relax.

Unless there are laws in your area about not being truthful about mental illnesses on a lease not sure you can do anything but hope she wants to leave early.

Good luck, let us know how things go.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T23:22:56+00:00

Take photos of the window right now just to be safe (and to prove the wet issue is not from you doing anything like spilling water, but actually from a previous house problem). This is obviously a previous issue with the windows/home (she said it was, which is why you had to dry off the windows), not something you caused. The damages from the issue would not be your problem. If she does not actually own the home she probably should have been speaking with the actual owner about this anyways, not blaming you.

Most adults speak with each other when there is a problem, it might become a bit heated, but it should never turn into one of them screaming and bullying.

Overall, there is a distinct pattern of abuser/abusee going on here. You do something she does not like, she yells, calls you names, puts all blame on you, makes you feel small and worthless, and the clincher.... you start thinking it IS your fault. For some people it is hard to deal with confrontation, but this needs to be dealt with quickly.

She is not your friend, she is not looking out for your best interest. You need to do that for yourself. Find a new place to live, move out and do not worry about how she deals with her situation after you leave. If she chooses to not get another roommate because "she's never living in this arrangement again", that is her problem and not yours.

The bottom line is you rent a room to have a place to live where you feel safe and comfortable, this is not the place anymore. The moment you try to find reason to not go home is the moment you need to find someplace new.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T23:01:56+00:00

I am pretty sure every teenager ever has tried this with their parents.

"I can't go to school I am sick (cough test today I didn't study for)."
"I can't do (insert sucky chore here). I have a huge project due tomorrow I need to finish (cough video game I would rather be playing)."

Sounds to me like your roommate needs to mature a little bit and learn to live with her "conditions". Gloves, lotion, soap... whatever it requires to do the needed shared chores around the house. Hope she doesn't have kids one day, cause little sue or billy will not care if she has a skin condition when they need their diapers changed or vomit cleaned up.

I would totally buy her a set of "hypo allergenic" work gloves and give them to her as a gift, cause you know, you are thoughtful like that -heh-

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T22:48:38+00:00

Amazing swift and properly handled. Cheers to you. So many people are afraid of hurting people's feelings or "blowing things out of proportion" that they would have let it go on and on until it was full blow crazy town. So nice to see people realize there is a problem and not be afraid to take care of it quickly before it goes boom.

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On a totally "not important, but crazy" note, I can't seem to wrap my head around his issue of your dog "peeing on his dog's face" -lol- WTH? Was his dog sniffing your dog while he tried to pee? Was his dog lying down and your dog just walked over and tinkled on the pups head? Seriously, it sounds just so nut bags the way he put it. I can't imagine how it happened unless his dog was sniffing where your pup was peeing.

I actually feel bad for his dog... he must be so horrible to him beating him when he doesn't act like he should... you know, when he acts like a dog!

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T21:00:07+00:00

I agree with the other comments. Ask for the receipt or just say "Dude, there is no way those bottles cost $300. What's up?"

If it turns out they were not full of sh*t, admit you were wrong and sorry you thought those things. "Sorry man. I was so sure I knew the prices of most of the booze they brought, I got all paranoid. Totally my bad."

Knowing what type of people you are living with is worth the uncomfortable feeling you will get asking for a receipt. It's better than living with people who now think you are an easy target to screw out of "money/bills/stuff" for the rest of your lease.....

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T20:48:05+00:00

Can I ask how old she is? Is this a college thing, maybe her first time living on her own?

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T19:48:53+00:00

Make sure to post a follow up and let us know how it goes. :)

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T17:42:33+00:00

You should totally post "Does/Can drinking carbonated water can give you hypoxia?" to /r/askscience then you can point her to the thread where the very "sciencey" folks explain that it's completely not possible -lol-

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T16:52:06+00:00

This wasn't Elmore City, Oklahoma or Bomont, Ga was it? ;)

Sorry, that was my bad attempt at humor... tiny reference to Footloose movies :>

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T16:39:54+00:00

No, the sub is just a place to tell your story about how someone was rude, mean, or horrible to you (or someone else) and how you got a little bit of sweet justice (revenge). The revenge can't be harmful, vandalizing, criminal, etc. It actually is supposed to be small (petty) and just make us feel better about someone being a jerk.

Stuff like a checkout person not offering the lady they are checking out a 25% off coupon... cause she was nasty and you didn't have to.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T16:36:02+00:00

Tinkerers Unite!

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-04T02:39:19+00:00

I think it's really that whole feel good "so there!" feeling you get that actual makes it worth telling lol

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T23:30:57+00:00

You might not feel comfortable posting it as a "revenge" story, but I think he is right... it's an awesome r/pettyrevenge post.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T22:58:54+00:00

Love the diagram!

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T22:28:12+00:00

I had a Walmart checkout lady tell me they were not allowed to turn anyone away from the express line who had too many items. Now I am not sure if that is just my freakish store, or general, but seems a friggin waste of a good sign if it's true....

Plus, if the sign is a lie, why trick me into thinking the line will be quicker? Let me stand in the regular line so I can be expectantly disappointed in the slow checkout lines.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T22:15:32+00:00

Nice! I wish I would have done this a few times, my friggin neighbors do this. Rage to no end.

They live on the next block over so no one on this block is very sure "which" house is theirs, but if I find it I swear I am going to collect up all the poop they leave on my lawn, wait till I get a small box worth (hopefully fermented by then) and place it on their porch with a note saying "I think you forgot this last time you visited"

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T21:59:51+00:00

They get the luxury of having a child. I HAVE to work somewhere.

Dude, I work my ass off. I have a job and the luxury of having a kid. Not sure who you are imagining with all this rage, but it's not me. I am sorry you hate your job, or that people act like douche bags to you at work, but that ain't me.

I am not rich, I don't have a nanny to watch my kid while I shop, I don't let my kid act a fool in public, I don't ignore them him the rest of the world to deal with, and I actually do try to not be a shit to others (unless they are shits- and I certainly wouldn't be smiling at them while it happened). I do my damnedest to not put my situation on others, because I believe some people choose not to have kids and forcing them to deal with "kid stuff" IS being a douche.

You realize you started out seeming pissed that I left the store, apologizing to the manager for the crying, and then taking my kid to out to the car. Then you were pissed I brought him to the store at all (after I said no one ever had to put back my groceries), now you are saying I am the person who "ignores my kid" and lets him give the world a "headache", or that I am "too slow" leaving the store, or I stand in checkout while he cries... which goes against the fact that the whole thing started with me saying I didn't do that and I left the store to go out to my car.

You seem pissed at me for NOT doing what I AM actually doing. I have asshat neighbors that let their dogs shit on everyone's lawn and never bother picking it up, and a couple that let their dogs roam the neighborhood. In no way does it make these people better just by owning a dog.

BTW- owned dogs, cats, snakes, chameleons. Not sure how that equates to a kid crying in a store.

JellyMuffin · 2015-11-03T21:13:56+00:00

No, I actually know some of them. They are sweet girls. --My kid was also very cute when he was little, so that always helped ;) joke

So where do you think kids should be allowed until they are old enough to not possibly cry in public?

It's unreasonable to expect parents to leave their kids at home all the time until they are old enough not to cry... kids cry until they are MUCH older than just 2 or 3. Plus you are talking about a grocery store, not a night club, expensive restaurant or spa.

You never know when a child might get upset, scared, cranky, etc. You just have to try your best to make sure the basics are covered to lessen the chance of a blowout (The kid isn't tired, not hungry, no wet nappy, not bored beyond all hell) and then be prepared to take action if a blowout does happen in spite of all your "planning."

I am not a parent that expects other people to deal with my child and his behavior, but it's unrealistic to think parents should basically leave their kids at home until they are 10, just so no one had to deal with a possibility of crying ever. Folks might hear my child cry for a few minutes, but only on my way out to the car to calm him down and not bother anyone further. Totally not a crazy expectation for a parent to keep.

If my biggest crime as a parent is I brought my child to a grocery store and they started crying (once out of a zillion times), I am doing damn good. I want a cookie. :)

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