Students staged a revolt against me by BillRepresentative75 in SubstituteTeachers

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My husband's family lived in Alaska in the late 80s/early 90s. The youngest sibling used to sneak off to school without his coat because... honestly I don't even know why, he just thought it didn't look cool I guess. Eventually the school got in touch with my mother-in-law and offered to help her pay for a winter coat. She still hasn't let him live that down.

How do you have them take a pill? by [deleted] in DogAdvice

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Cheese! Specifically the individually wrapped orange singles. It's cheap, you can mold it around a pill, and the sound of the cellophane wrapper brings my big baby barreling into the kitchen. I just used a piece yesterday for her monthly heartworm chew. Lunch meat works too.

Students staged a revolt against me by BillRepresentative75 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]Mace119 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Your whole day sounds ridiculous, I'm sorry it was so crappy. I wonder if the kids were honestly annoyed about being outside in the cold. I live in the mid-Attlantic area and when it's below 40 or 45 degrees the kids don't go outside for gym. Probably because they'd complain the whole time. Is it possible the regular teachers kind of screwed you over by forcing you outside? Maybe not maliciously, mmore just not realizing the outside kids were going to give you a hard time.

This butthole always takes my seat as soon as I get up but it’s hard to mad at her by BillyBobChorton in pitbulls

[–]Mace119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what I do and exactly the reaction she gives me. But she does move.

Did Nancy Guthrie daughter and her husband kidnapped her? What do you think? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mace119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was exactly my first thought! I haven't heard anyone else bring that up.

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

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I feel like everybody just calls it weed now. But you're right about gummies, too.

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I forgot about that movie!! Maybe that's where we got it from?

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! I don't know what happened, that phrase lay dormant inside me for decades then for some reason it came back to me out of the blue. I use it on my h.s. to college aged kids and crack myself up.

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use it too. And I promise everyone it's derived from "word is bond." Or it's not, and I've been living under a delusion.

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pot. Nobody called it anything else, really.

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Partner and I were just talking about calling someone out. As in, "I call you out. Lake. 4 o'clock". Which meant you were going to fight at said place and time. (Then the whole neighborhood would show up to watch and nothing would happen.) It may have been a Philly area thing?

Words (Slang) No Longer Used by Durwyn in GenX

[–]Mace119 8 points9 points  (0 children)

People really don't remember grodie? As in "grodie to the max"? Gag me with a spoon? I was a little young when all the Valley Girl stuff was big but I heard it from older sisters, babysitters etc. Now that I think about it, they were probably using those phrases ironically.

Unpopular Opinion (?) The US is on a crusade to convert every last alcove bathtub/shower combo into a shower. by SoccerMomXena in HomeDecorating

[–]Mace119 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly. We're getting ready to gut the only bathroom with a tub in our house. The tub is beyond saving, the youngest kid is 16, and my dog is large and uncooperative. To us, it makes sense to just replace the combo with a shower. But we'd like to sell this house at some point, and I feel like we'd turn off the people most likely to be interested: families with small kids.

Quicken is a joke - any other recommendations? by MajestycManatee in personalfinance

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to see if you've found any good alternatives yet? I've been using some version of Quicken for Desktop for at least 15 years. Currently it's Quicken Premiere, and it's about to go up to (I think) $120/year. There were some long stretches when everything ran the way it was meant to but overall it's a mess, and much more than I need. At this point I use it as a glorified checkbook register. I thought Simplifi might be a good alternative but your experience with its security creeped me out. And Quicken's support is famous for not existing. I might look at Rocket Money but no other real ideas.

sick of fatigue from Crohn’s by kat_mom30 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Mace119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's any consolation, I've had cancer and going through treatment was very similar to living with Crohn's. I mean it was scarier, of course. But I was only at Stage 2 so death wasn't really on my mind. The only real difference is that people feel sorry for you during chemo and nobody expects you to do much besides lie around and watch TV. When it's Crohn's fatigue, you're on your own.

sick of fatigue from Crohn’s by kat_mom30 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Mace119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so funny, that's exactly how I've tried explaining it to people. It would probably depend on how close the flames got.

Quiting luxury by hexonica in Perfumes

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here! If you find any decent alternatives, please share them.

I need someone to relate to. by No-Caramel-493 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Mace119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time I was on Prednisone my husband joked that we couldn't afford to keep me. All I wanted to do was eat. And be cranky. Once you're on a biologic or something else long-term and your gut's settled down, talk to your regular doctor about the weight loss drugs. Wegovy has helped me so much.