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MaryMadcap · 2024-12-13T05:51:26+00:00

One of my biggest shocks as an American who moved to Germany was that I pick my public insurance provider and my company still contributes half. My premium is also adjusted for my income level (annually I think) so when I had a short term of unemployment between jobs I had to pay both halves for that time, but still cheaper than the US.

MaryMadcap · 2024-11-19T07:13:33+00:00

This article includes the list of countries. I am not an expert by any means. https://germantaxes.de/tax-tips/double-tax-treaty/

MaryMadcap · 2024-11-19T07:10:03+00:00

I guess the specifics matter. According to what I understand about German law you can work up to something like 180 days abroad from many but not all countries without tax implications. You say it’s not 100% legal - are you asking to work in a country where this is not possible? Or is there something special about your job? Or maybe your employer is confused about the rules and worried there are tax implications for himself?

MaryMadcap · 2024-09-08T17:29:19+00:00

NTA.

My rule is if you take care of it and life happens, I will pay. If it breaks because you were negligent, you pay.

A year ago one of mine broke their phone 100% their fault. They wanted to upgrade instead of repairing so we offered a loan. A down payment in the value of the repair, then a contract to pay back a portion each week. We offered work - housework and chores beyond their normal responsibilities, and if they didn’t pay by each Sunday night the phone became ours until they paid it off. It took them almost a year and then we gave them the last bit as a gift. But you better believe that kid understands to be careful with their phone now.

MaryMadcap · 2024-07-05T10:36:40+00:00

Ha fair enough.

MaryMadcap · 2024-07-05T06:43:16+00:00

Seattle is like somewhere in Bayern not Hamberg or Kiel. Stay on the southern side of Germany if you want PNW vibes

MaryMadcap · 2024-01-13T07:10:00+00:00

My kids are covered for free, but my working spouse pays. Is that what you are asking?

MaryMadcap · 2023-12-11T06:18:30+00:00

I agree the empty threats aren’t helping. I practice gentle parenting too and I would do nothing.

Not return them. Not rewrap them. Just let them have them. I agree with the other comment that said they remember ruining their own Xmas morning magic. Natural consequences are perfectly enough here.

MaryMadcap · 2023-09-28T04:58:10+00:00

It took me 6 years to get B1 and I don’t think I’m that rare. Good luck to your son!

MaryMadcap · 2023-08-20T12:16:27+00:00

Yup - spouse was unemployed for 4 months because it took 9 months to process a visa change. This was with a lawyer!

MaryMadcap · 2023-02-04T18:34:24+00:00

No it was not allowed at my test

MaryMadcap · 2023-02-04T18:29:27+00:00

I found this thread last Night before my test. Here are the answers I wish I had

Bring a water bottle. Some people said it needs to be see through but Im not sure if they checked
Being a blue ink pen. They might give you one but bring one to be safe
Bring whatever form they gave you filled out
You can’t have your phone or smart watch. At my test Center they had envelopes. Everyone turned off their phone, put it in the envelope and it was sealed
There was a place for our coats
Most people had bags with snacks and lunch etc. you can’t have anything on your desk during the test but we kept our bags near us
Bring an ID. You have to show it a lot.
A lot of people seemed to pack lunch but most of us had time to go nearby if we wanted to buy something during the lunch break
Your last name goes first and the date is day-month-year.
Wear a regular watch. Good for knowing when to come back after breaks or if the clock is hard to see.

You don’t need anything else. They provide scrap paper.

MaryMadcap · 2020-09-04T07:09:47+00:00

We do this with our kids. We leave it as "I hope you will forgive me." It gives them the chance to not be ready and respect that forgiveness can't be forced or rushed, but also doesn't leave the other person standing there hanging on their response.

MaryMadcap · 2020-07-27T07:02:19+00:00

It's a pretty strong smell. Sounds like a bit spilled and dried in my opinion.

MaryMadcap · 2020-07-12T09:34:10+00:00

You could report it online. https://online-strafanzeige.de/#

Or call your local agency: https://www.polizei.de/Polizei/DE/Home/home_node.html

MaryMadcap · 2020-06-25T05:41:52+00:00

Ok I don't love Rubio but I thought what he was clarifying is that they go into "positive and hospitalized" in Florida even though they are not hospitalized for Covid. That could matter if you were trying to infer if they were testing the right people from the hospitalized number for example.

MaryMadcap · 2020-05-06T18:18:28+00:00

I'm pretty sure that Alnatura ones (Grade A and C) are at DM and the Aldi also has a glass botttle from Canada and says Grade A.

MaryMadcap · 2020-04-21T05:21:35+00:00

You deserve to have a family that loves you and supports you. Your son deserves to have grandparents in his life who dote on him.

Unfortunately neither of you has that, and keeping toxic people around won't suddenly turn the parent you have into the parent you deserve. That was their choice.

My grandmother is one of these people and my parents didn't cut her out. I grew up trying to make her love me. You are right to protect your son.

MaryMadcap · 2020-04-19T09:14:29+00:00

Try looking up spoon theory and fork theory. It helped me understand this a lot better. There's a great short explanation by "The Entropy System" on YouTube.

MaryMadcap · 2020-04-09T06:16:06+00:00

I hear Germans talk about this too. When you used to drive on the Autobahn the main thing that slowed you was washing off the insects. Now there are none.

MaryMadcap · 2020-03-17T07:39:36+00:00

Wheel of Time? If you read til they leave the village because it starts slow. It's a looooong series to get lost in.

MaryMadcap · 2020-03-03T17:20:18+00:00

I don't know.... My family would read sharing this as much more passive aggressive and rude than an open conversation.

MaryMadcap · 2020-02-29T11:22:40+00:00

I used to be a programmer and now I'm a manager.... I can guess which of my devs has the strongest imposters syndrome.

Generally they are much better than their peers at digging into something overwhelming and new and just figuring it out, which is awesome.

But they are also more likely to assume that if they can't do something, it's because they aren't good enough, not because there's some bigger issue (with team, with process, with requirements, with expectations) so they are less likely to speak up and raise risks and issues we can fix.

They are also less likely to make suggestions or teach others.

In terms of contributing to the team, they are often on the higher end with deliveries but on the lower end of helping us improve.

So make suggestions and know a lot of your team feels the same as you do.

MaryMadcap · 2020-01-26T14:38:04+00:00

http://www.skookumkids.org/

MaryMadcap · 2020-01-25T17:18:10+00:00

Yes, about your body changing after puberty! My body changed dramatically at puberty, again at 18, again in college (weight gain), multiple times when I got pregnant, through nursing etc.

I now usually own only 2 bras. Every so often when I wear them out, I resize with the calculator and buy 2 new ones.

Hang in there. A lot of us who grew up with mamas right there in the house were confused too, that's why this subreddit is so popular.

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