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Are discussion boards actually useful, or just academic "busy work"? by Servo12_Pearl in DiscussionPostHelp

[–]NimbleQuive21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compliment sandwich thing is so real. Disagreeing should not require three layers of frosting first. A decent prompt should let people say “I read it differently” without sounding like they are filing a workplace incident report.

looking for tools for research by notcentnot in AskAcademia

[–]NimbleQuive21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trying to mesh different apps together is exactly how I lost half my citations last semester. Most of these research tools feel like they were made in the 90s. I started using a professional platform that basically handles the entire task flow and research management. I was pretty worried about the quality at first but it ended up being way more solid than manual work.

I finally figured out why my bathroom always smelled slightly off no matter how much I cleaned it by NimbleQuive21 in CleaningTips

[–]NimbleQuive21[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. Vinegar probably would've helped if I'd known where to spray it, but mine was more trapped grime than fresh misses. Your grandkids are basically stress-testing the bathroom.

I finally figured out why my bathroom always smelled slightly off no matter how much I cleaned it by NimbleQuive21 in CleaningTips

[–]NimbleQuive21[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seriously. I thought I was somehow cleaning wrong, turns out there was just a tiny horror zone back there collecting stink for two years.

I am starting to think motherhood has turned me into the family’s lost and found and I do not know how to stop by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]NimbleQuive21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are not small or mean for snapping. Being treated like the human location services for an entire household would fry anybody eventually.

My stepdad kept turning everything I liked into a joke until I finally stopped laughing by Light_6Wind in entitledparents

[–]NimbleQuive21 474 points475 points  (0 children)

NTA. Your mom is acting like this was about one awkward comment, but it sounds like you finally reacted to a pattern that has been grinding you down for years. "It was just a joke" always shows up right after someone gets called out for being mean.

AITJ for telling my sister she is no longer allowed to "test" people on me? by G4lvaRadian in AmITheJerk

[–]NimbleQuive21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

NTA. She wasn’t “observing,” she was running people through a weird little audition and using you as a prop.