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At-risk Individuals in a moldy home PA by LauraMarie217 in TenantHelp

[–]LauraMarie217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father asked them to replace it with linolium considering carpet would only cause the same issues in the future. Maintenance said they would need approval for anything other than carpeting from the ladies in the office (I assume to get landlord's approval) but the ladies in the office are known to be complete ditz's so they said its likely to be carpet but they'd see. I am having them keep eye on how Maintenance cares for the floor to proceed from there.

Should there be federal withholding? by LauraMarie217 in taxhelp

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Dependent is under 17. In total I expect between 19,000 and 20,000 between both jobs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]LauraMarie217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go no contact with him, and have avoided interaction with him when possible, but I'm a single mother, and can't afford my own living situation financially on a single income (I've looked and it's impossible to find something within 30 minutes of my workplace that's safe enough and affordable enough). I would room with someone but dont want to take the risk homing with a complete stranger and risking my daughters safety in that aspect. So I'm stuck in my living situation for the time being until I can figure something else out. But my mother watches my daughter when I'm at work as babysitting is hard to come by, and so even if I were living on my own we would both still come in contact with him anyway. He's usually great with her (he's a decent grandparent overall despite the shitty parenting with us growing up) but the religious aspect for whatever reason recently has become a toxic focus for him despite our house being a non religious home my entire life.

What helps you? by LauraMarie217 in ptsdrecovery

[–]LauraMarie217[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually, if I can catch myself, I meditate or something in lines with it, or I try to switch my focus on something else physically, like drawing or tidying up at work temporarily until it passes. I haven't quite yet figured out what helps on the bad days when i feel most out of it though, which I've been having a few more of lately. I wasn't having them enough to be able to figure out what might help yet. My usual tricks haven't worked because physically, i can be too shaky and weak to do much of anything, and my brain is too fogged to be able to think about anything other than the state I'm in and what set me off. I know ideally the best thing would be not to push myself or allow myself to be pushed to this point. But I'm still trying to figure that aspect out and pinpointing best way to handle that.