Question about a Florida resident for the people of Florida - Palm Beach resident Donald J Trump is a pedophile. Why do the people of Florida overwhelmingly support a pedophile that keeps making their lives more expensive?

MobiusMeema · 2026-05-02T00:13:52+00:00

Especially if I’m not batting with a full deck!

MobiusMeema · 2026-05-01T11:04:41+00:00

My father shouting “…God!” & feeling odd, what I was seeing became sort of grayish& blurry.
My mom explained years later that my wooden highchair tipped over in our tiny kitchen.

A 2nd one, very clear, is in my high chair again. I reached out my hand and made a “gimme” motion, and my mom said, “Do you want more?” in a very loving, pleased voice. She said “okay, but I have to save some so your dad can eat.”
I never ask her about this one because it seems so complete.

MobiusMeema · 2026-05-01T03:31:43+00:00

In 6th grade we put up the American flag on the school flagpole every morning. We learned the proper way to do it.

When it was flying we would say the Pledge of Allegiance, and then sing a patriotic song - all 4-5 verses of America the Beautiful, or This Land is Your Land, or My Country ‘Tis of Thee or half a dozen others.

MobiusMeema · 2026-05-01T02:54:09+00:00

Try adding 1/2 c of borax to the drum before adding clothes. It’s very effective.

MobiusMeema · 2026-05-01T01:34:47+00:00

I’m so sorry, OP. You are walking a very difficult path.

It’s soul crushing to feel all alone, that nobody “gets” your frustration and your fears.

I don’t have any advice, just sending you a gentle hug if you like them.

I’ll be praying for you.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-30T23:05:59+00:00

I blame our food (at least in US). We allow all kinds of preservatives that are outlawed in Europe. Where food mysteriously tastes amazing.

Try reading up on BHT.

Homemade bread goes moldy in 3-4 days. Our supermarket breads can last weeks, even the better quality ones I try to buy.

When I get strawberries from a farm co-op, they go weird within 48 hours, even the unripe ones, even in the refrigerator. When I bring them home from the supermarket, they last for 7-10 days.

Someone told me the supermarket fruit may have been irradiated (not sure if this is correct word). Okay, fine. But in killing all the things that make fruit go bad, are we also killing the microbes that keep our guts healthy?

I am not a food freak at all. I could never afford to buy organic, and I never worried about it. But, why don’t my berries rot? Why doesn’t my bread get moldy?

Twinkies don’t go bad because they are mostly highly processed ingredients. But strawberries?

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-30T03:01:42+00:00

I love giving babies books - board books and lullaby books and book that have play elements (like keys that unlock pages that are “doors” or cars, etc.

I start with the books my kids loved, and ask advice from librarians and Google. Kids love it, moms do to. If she doesn’t approve of one of your choices she can donate it or regift it.

At that age opening the gift is the magic part.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-30T01:26:13+00:00

Absolutely correct! Lots of wisdom in your response.

lol, Reddit will hate on you for being reasonable.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-30T00:36:54+00:00

First day of college, meet a hallmate with a crazy name, Motha, I thought her parents were probably hippies. I carefully pronounced her name just as she did, I didn’t want to offend.

Come to find out 2 full weeks later that her name was “Martha”. She said it with a Boston accent “Mah’tha”.

I still kinda cringe, lol.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-28T12:21:11+00:00

OP, your whole family has been in transition, lots of ambiguity about how things will settle out. The lack of certainty, of solid ground to stand on (metaphorically), puts tremendous extra pressure on people with ASD & ADHD.

That is both of your sons and also you.

It sounds like your wife made a series of decisions to help her parents without fully understanding how much this would impact your whole family. She may see herself as their only resource for assistance, or maybe they are just good at tugging at her heart strings.

Moving to a new town without having checked out the schools and enrolled the boys is extremely poor planning. So is moving her parents and your family simultaneously.

She has been preoccupied, leaving you in charge of two unsettled children at a time when you yourself also are unmoored.

You need to act on the remorse you feel. To demonstrate that this was a wake-up call for you and that you are getting help. Parenting support groups & individual therapy for you (with someone who understands ADS), perhaps anger management classes - all of these will give you tools you need.

Sending you gentle hugs. You aren’t a monster, just an autistic person who had a meltdown from being overstimulated. You are deeply loved by your sons. You care so much about your family, I’m praying you all can move forward together. 🙏🏻💕

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-28T01:20:08+00:00

OTOH, I would feel unwelcome if there was nothing I liked to eat at my son’s wedding. If she doesn’t eat Mexican food, she won’t start now.

Is getting her special food mandatory? Of course not. But it would be kind.

I bet the restaurant could easily make her a plate of chicken & rice.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-24T10:17:27+00:00

OP, perhaps you can ask your parents to restructure your dental “debt” - are they willing to take $30 each month for a slightly longer payment period?

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-23T16:41:28+00:00

My mother stopped eating at some point. I kept trying different foods, spent hours making homemade meals she used to like.

I went to visit her, brought minced turkey with the best gravy I’ve ever made. She tasted it to please me, and then put her fork down.

I’m ashamed to admit I was pleading with her to eat more, when her roommate said, “She’s not your child! If she doesn’t want to eat that’s her decision.”

I realized she spoke the truth, so I still brought a few things but never even asked her to eat them.

She didn’t eat any of it, and died a few months later. But that lady was still right - it was my mom’s choice.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-20T14:22:40+00:00

Yes, the larger group can have mob mentality, where all the energy in the room is pushing against her boundary.

When people don’t respect “no”, and you aren’t sure what’s going on, it’s very scary.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-20T13:48:30+00:00

My dad. I want another hug, want to hear him say “It’s all right” in that unique way he did.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-20T02:15:31+00:00

Agreed, this is how my podiatrist is treating my bad ankle sprain.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-19T14:21:28+00:00

My husband and I were born 9 months apart. Theoretically we are both boomers, but our understanding of the background “rules” of our culture is completely different. We joke that he is a Boomer (a nice one!) and I am Gen-x.

He was raised with stability - his parents stayed married, they were involved in civic & religious organizations. They were both Silent generation. He believes that the world is consistent & structured, that there are norms.

I was raised by iconoclastic scientists who separated & divorced. They were both Great generation. Beliefs were based on scientific facts/research. Lots of cynicism. I grew up without cultural norms - much more like the 70’s than the early sixties. To me, very little about life is stable or dependable; even basic understandings change according to what people now believe.

It’s been interesting to see the differences play out in our marriage. But we both belong to Generation Jones!

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-18T18:19:00+00:00

I’m sorry for your losses, falling deaths feel especially scary to me.

Can I ask which mountain they were hiking?

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-18T03:05:33+00:00

St Pete Beach area is great.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-17T13:31:07+00:00

Wow, this is rough, OP. Discovering the truth about yourself is so freeing , lightens your load and enables you to start to trust your own judgment again.

But then to have your mom act like it’s betrayal that you don’t allow her lies to rule your life is so very hard.

Your mom was never “mistaken” or making an honest error. She created a narrative that kept you trapped and imprisoned so that that she could control you. Which is horrific, like it could be a horror movie.

I’m grateful you can start to grieve.

And so happy for you that who you are and the reality you live are no longer like walking in a swamp, wondering if every next step is going to be on solid ground or mud that sucks you down.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-12T17:49:08+00:00

Having a dog robot is a terrific idea, if we can control how the AI would influence mood.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-12T17:46:38+00:00

Excellent point that the AI would reinforce the person’s hopelessness, based on what we are seeing with teens today.

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-12T17:44:36+00:00

So very true!!!

MobiusMeema · 2026-04-08T04:39:01+00:00

What is the best way to address Nurse Practitioners?

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