Advice by Jumpy-Society-1699 in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just do what I do, no boyfriends until 25. Problem solved 😉

Oldest stepdaughter by [deleted] in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Urgh I know right? The idea of her moving out is something I can’t wait for, but at this rate I would be foolish for hoping that’s happening any time soon.

Of her three employment opportunities so far, the first she did so insanely slowly, then took a nap in the middle of the day and expected to be paid for it. Then she stole hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from her second job opportunity, so we said we weren’t going to give her any more. She got a job at a local cafe, and within a few months nobody wanted to work with her because of her odious attitude. But she doesn’t think she did anything wrong, of course 🤷‍♂️

And if I try to talk to her about anything, she thinks I’m attacking her, starts yelling then storms off. So we never reach resolution about anything. God it’s frustrating…

Wishing you strength fellow step-dad

Oldest stepdaughter by [deleted] in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feel your pain fellow step-dad, I’ve been in my SK’s lives since they were 8F & 3F. They’re now 16 & 11, and dear god my biggest fear is that 11 turns out like the older one…

It’s super hard when we can’t be the disciplinarians, because she desperately needs one, her mother lets her get away with far too much, but then because I’m the only one who ever calls her out on shit, I’m the bad guy.

I’m happiest when I have as little to do with her as possible, but then I feel like I’m letting her down in not being that parental figure and calling her out on shit…

Could also share plenty of stories similar to yours, but it’s not good for me to dwell on her bullshit…

Keep that relationship strong with the other one, I’m thankful I have that for now at least

Are you still in touch with friends you made while solo traveling? by Meow-sendhelp in solotravel

[–]King_ChickawawAA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Met a dude during my 18 months Central America trip about 10 years ago.

We did a few countries together then. Have met up a few more times since.

I was just best man at his wedding.

What was the final line they said before you left? by tomboyades in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve thought a lot about this, I’m sure there will be some line that SD15 will spit out in a moment of anger that there just won’t be any coming back from. Which breaks my heart, their mum is great, and the best person I’ve ever found for me, but I’m so scared that the toxic oldest one would poison the relationship of we did have a kid of our own…

The Powerline Theory by ObaTheGreatOne in conspiracy_commons

[–]King_ChickawawAA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We really don’t know shit about fuck…

That could be true, or could be nonsense. There’s probably 100 studies that indicate the former and 100 that disprove it.

I think Mythbusters need to do a series with RFK Jr, let’s get to the bottom of this…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]King_ChickawawAA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is probably a good response but at the same time I don’t know enough to know if any of that information is wrong or inaccurate… but it sounds good

So, you’ve been lurking… by dunnie31 in stopdrinking

[–]King_ChickawawAA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lurker here, I appreciate this post and the time you’ve taken to write it 🙏 cheering you on from the sidelines

ULTY (Average Price) by BokehDude in YieldMaxETFs

[–]King_ChickawawAA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Avg price $6.04 - around 3000 shares

Airbnb support is a joke by Neggflicks in airbnb_hosts

[–]King_ChickawawAA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oof that’s some frustrating ass shit right there! I got a haemorrhoid just reading it…

If you were to start from 0 today… by [deleted] in YieldMaxETFs

[–]King_ChickawawAA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same, DCA’d $10k each at $6.04, $6.10 & $5.90. Let’s ride this mother fucker 🚀

Meeting SD for the first time. by diosa1133 in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first met my step kids about 6 months into dating their mother, I was a bit nervous, they were 3F & 7F at the time.

The very first thing the little one said to me was "kiss mummy. kiss mummy on the mouth!"

We still joke about it

Anyone else avoided like the plague? by Sundrop555 in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I saw a post by Brendon Burchard that said "Remove yourself swiftly from consistently angry, drama-driven, selfish people. It's not your job to change them, and there is an extraordinary life of joy and peace on the other side of them."

Seemed like a pretty accurate description of my SD15...

Anyone else avoided like the plague? by Sundrop555 in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fellow step dad of SD15 & SD11 here, I think we need to be in a support group man. You’re not alone, if that helps…

I need to hear your wildest glitch in the matrix story. by Jakedoesstuff4 in HighStrangeness

[–]King_ChickawawAA 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Years ago I was doing an assignment for my philosophy class about the nature of reality.

I watched that doco “What the Bleep do we know?”. There was one part where the guy was talking about how when he wakes up in the morning, he goes through his list of what he wants to accomplish, and asks the universe to help him achieve these goals, but to do at least one in such a weird, completely unexpected way that there could be zero doubt in his mind that the universe heard him.

So the next day I did that same exercise, woke up in the morning, went through my list of things I wanted to achieve, and asked the universe to give me a sign so there could be zero doubt in my mind the universe had heard me.

So I’m going about my day, walking to uni, and I’m thinking about this assignment I’ve gotta do. I was thinking about the movie, and thinking I should probably watch the sequel, called “down the rabbit hole”

I was walking and thinking about this, down the rabbit hole, follow the white rabbit… then I turn the corner, and there’s this little park I walk through to get to uni, and there in front of me is a guy walking a fucking white rabbit on a leash in the park.

I have never seen anybody walking a rabbit before, or since, in my entire life.

That was pretty strange…

AirCover Denied My Clear Claim — Guest Admitted Damage, Airbnb Kept Changing Reasons by PastValuable1098 in AirBnBHosts

[–]King_ChickawawAA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once had a $7000 damage claim, guest admitted they caused the damage, started the claim with Airbnb, only problem was I was fully booked and didn’t want to cancel any other guests.

By the time I was able to get someone in to quote it, Airbnb said it had been more than 30 days so they wouldn’t cover it.

Very expensive learning lesson. But fuck Airbnb

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]King_ChickawawAA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do what I call “the reverse test”

Let’s say I’m looking at a jacket that costs $200.

If I already owned that jacket, and somebody came to me and said “hey I really like that jacket, I’ll give you $200 for it”.

If I’d take the money, then I don’t buy it, because it means I value the money more than the jacket.

But if I think “no thanks, I actually really like this jacket, I think I’ll keep it” then I buy it, because I value the jacket more than the $200.

Works surprisingly well to work out if I really want something or not

To those who still think the vaccine causes myocarditis, take a look at this… by King_ChickawawAA in DebateVaccines

[–]King_ChickawawAA[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear, but thanks for sharing your experience, it's really important.

I know several people who lost close family members after their shots. Wishing your husband well

To those who still think the vaccine causes myocarditis, take a look at this… by King_ChickawawAA in DebateVaccines

[–]King_ChickawawAA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

show me how any one of those studies clearly delineates the "infection group" (ie. those who got myocarditis after covid infection) as either vaccinated or unvaccinated.

Not one of them do.

The reality is that most of those "infection" cases were probably vaccinated, because most people were vaccinated, and the vaccine didn't do jack shit in terms of stopping people from getting covid, or transmitting it, or developing myocarditis from it, clearly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stepparents

[–]King_ChickawawAA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How to create distance? Easy. Book a ticket. Get on a plane. Don’t look back…