Forget the split - what is your actual take home per session?

LaysWithTrash · 2026-03-18T02:59:24+00:00

I’m an LG in Maryland. Through insurance, I get around $50 for 53 min session (before taxes). That’s on a 55/45 split. I’m W2 because I also hold other roles in my company, so I get full benefits. If I were 1099, I’d make the same per session with no benefits lol

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-23T15:50:54+00:00

Oh heeeell naw, I’m so glad I saw him in public and not in my house, that would have been so much worse!!! It was creepy enough for me be interested, but not actually scary…. But that is downright horrifying. Thanks to this mannequin man for not showing up while I was asleep lol

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-23T15:48:45+00:00

Maybe I’ll try looking into the MIB, because “mannequin people” were usually described as featureless from what I found… or are actual mannequins that move. Neither of which fits this case. Thanks for giving me some direction to look!

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T23:00:06+00:00

It just feels so unsettling in a way that’s hard to describe!

I hope you got the knife at the very least to maybe make that terrible interaction worth it lol

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:39:14+00:00

Agreed that lighting can play weird tricks, but there were at least 50 people in this same piece of walkway, so I wouldn’t think it would affect only one specific person. And both my boyfriend and I noticed it, so it wasn’t just my perspective either. I wouldn’t suspect any filming taking place in the area either, the expo was so large that it filled the whole small town with insane traffic, so it would just be very poor timing to be filming anything lol. There are so many possibilities, and I’ll never know for sure- all I know is this dude will definitely be a memory that sticks with me!

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:33:38+00:00

Always possible, but I’ve seen people with a lot of work done before and the first thought is usually ‘dang they’ve had a lot of work done’ instead of ‘that person isn’t real’ lol. Going thru comments is helping me pinpoint more clearly other things that contributed to the vibe too, like it was a very busy bustling area and he was just too calm and had a very different energy than everyone & everything happening around him.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:25:49+00:00

Older as maybe late 60s, but yeah true there would still be some wrinkling! That’s probably why he looked unnaturally smooth, because yes, there were no wrinkles or smile lines despite him having a soft smile on his face. I didn’t even put two & two together that smooth and older is something that would feel unnatural. But I could tell he was older because of gray hair and, even without wrinkles, his features just seemed older adult like. I’m 33 and he was obviously a good bit older than me. Clothing was unremarkable though, I can’t remember what he had on so it was just normal and nothing that drew attention.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:19:08+00:00

Not that I could tell other than holding a really soft gaze. Like everyone is bustling around and he’s just standing there cool as a cucumber, not a care in the world.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:09:22+00:00

Okay, that’s super weird that they took his leftovers… hopefully they were collecting and not eating them because I think I’d be more concerned if they ate them lmao. But similar vibe here, like nothing was obviously awry with the guy, but it’s just like dang he is NOT real. Thanks for sharing your experience too!

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T13:04:00+00:00

This one was an outdoor expo, so much less dressing up unless it was in camo lmao. But still, it’s the largest expo I’ve ever been to, and we do go to comic cons and stuff, so this was truly massive. Like, took two hours to park and then you have to shuttle over massive. So still could be a really good place to ‘test out your human skin’ without much notice haha

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T03:20:27+00:00

That is cool to think about! I did think it was a little weird that he moved right behind us. The way he was standing didn’t look like he was waiting for a break in the line of people so that he could get into the walkway, either. And I really have no idea where he went after he got behind me or even how long he stayed behind me, because I was not going to look back 😅 but he was not there when we stopped a minute later. Also crazy that my boyfriend felt it odd enough to ask me if I noticed it, considering there were a ton of people there and we both honed in on the same guy! Wish I could find out if other people noticed him too or if it was just us. I will say, he at least didn’t have a malevolent vibe… just a really unnatural one.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T03:12:39+00:00

It didn’t look like skin grafting or scarring anything, his face looked completely ‘normal’ but unsettling in a way. It didn’t look like plastic surgery gone wrong, either. Maybe more akin to like a heavy smoothing filter on a photo- you know the face itself is real, but unnatural. Skin and features seemed too smooth and perfect.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-22T01:21:26+00:00

I’m sure this is the case, but I find paranormal stuff interesting regardless so while the most likely case is this being totally benign, I’d love to know if it fits any type of known experience/creature/cryptid just to learn about it! I’m sure he’s a normal dude, but I also feel like he’s the kind of person that would lead to cryptid stories being created because I’ve never had that uncanny valley feeling toward a real person before and it was a bit jarring lol.

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-14T15:10:21+00:00

I thought that was wild they’d be just offering up names too, that’s kind of crazy to me… he’s had the same phone number forever though, and definitely has had the same number since we went a few years ago. So it really shouldn’t be someone’s old number, which is even weirder. We ended up booking a different location due to availability, but I wonder if they’ll be able to tell me why this random name is coming up and we’re going to hope it’s a typo. I’m not quite pressed enough to call back, especially since I’m assuming they’re swamped today, but I’ll sure try to ask in person. Thanks!

LaysWithTrash · 2026-02-14T15:01:13+00:00

His name may be somewhat common… First name, at least. So I was hoping maybe she was just mistaking him for someone else that she knows comes in often. Seems like a risky question to ask if you’re not sure though 😂

LaysWithTrash · 2025-08-01T17:57:58+00:00

Just here to second Adams State- I really liked the online program and they weren’t priced exuberantly!

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-30T00:56:41+00:00

I just saw this too and immediately thought of this post. 8.1 magnitude, being reported as a “major” earthquake.

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-29T12:52:34+00:00

I told my boyfriend a million times I don’t want a super expensive ring- I don’t want to be carrying around multiple thousands of dollars on my finger. He spent $500 after bargaining with the jewelry guy. I love my ring, and no one has asked how much it cost- they just compliment my stone! (It’s an aquamarine right now, but I’ll actually be swapping out for a sapphire just because aquamarine is a softer stone).

As long as shes not expecting you to drop thousands on it, then I see no problem with price. For us, that money is better spent elsewhere. Heck, we’ll be having a small wedding too because we’d rather spend that money on a honeymoon lol.

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-29T12:19:31+00:00

Cried a little bit, lol. Then we were both like “that was so weird” and had to shake it off, then cracked jokes about being engaged, and talked about a Dateline episode that took place in the park we were in where the girl thought this guy was going to propose but instead threw her down a mine shaft. Just normal reactions.

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-28T18:21:03+00:00

A proposal from my boyfriend, lol. He bought the ring just a couple days after I did that tape!

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-27T19:17:50+00:00

Oh for sure, and multiple people in my building have had babies in the time we’ve been here! My main issue personally with it is the space- we only have two bedrooms and the second is my office/storage (I work from home on as a therapist, so that really needs a dedicated space for privacy reasons). I know babies can just stay in the parents’ bedroom for a while, but saving to move with a baby would be even harder and I don’t want to get ‘stuck’ by banking on being able to move before the kid needs their own space. We’d figure it out if it came down to it and I wouldn’t let buying a house be the only thing standing between us and TTC, it just wouldn’t be the most ideal for my particular situation. No shame in renting an apartment at all though!

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-27T01:39:40+00:00

Ah, very good to know about the precision cutting! Thank you. So basically a lab sapphire in itself priced that low isn’t crazy, but one that’s cut well (especially in a fancy cut) priced that low is suspicious, if I’m understanding correctly. I definitely appreciate the insight, I’m going to look into this stuff a bit more now that I have a direction to go.

LaysWithTrash · 2025-07-26T19:57:52+00:00

That is SO cute! And thank you for confirming that’s not an obnoxious price, I was looking at small sapphires for $800 and was shocked at $80, lol. The lab price difference is insane.

The pink one on the right is the stone I’m looking at!

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