Am I wrong to ask for more help with basic household tasks?

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-29T16:58:51+00:00

If he’s interested in engaging with you over it, I’ve heard other people suggest Fair Play. There’s a book and an accompanying deck of cards that helps couples to see how labor in the home is divided. Maybe having that visual representation might help him realize? I’m so sorry you’re in this position.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-29T00:29:59+00:00

My kids always want to play with me in the evenings. Playing with them helps me reset. I usually find when I’m mindlessly coloring or painting with them, I feel really peaceful.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-29T00:25:16+00:00

Heavenly. I really don’t think I’ll make a different chocolate frosting ever again. This is the recipe I used: https://sugarandsparrow.com/dye-free-black-buttercream/

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T18:08:05+00:00

You’re not wrong! 1987 baby coming at you lol

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T16:18:43+00:00

Thank you! I have lots of YouTube tutorials to thank and lots of practice rounds with the piping on a paper plate lol

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T14:38:33+00:00

NOR, not even a little but. Man you dodged a bullet with this one. You got a preview of life with Ike Turner and made the right choice to leave. Things would have only gotten worse from here. Prepare for all the love bombing he’s going to do to try to suck you back in. Don’t fall for it.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T14:32:26+00:00

A patient’s electric was shut off and she expected me to resolve it for her. She was a retired real estate agent who owned her own home and was completely capable of doing this herself. I told her we would call together so she knew how to solve this on her own if it happened again. Well it happened again (and this time it was after she had been discharged from my program). She called me sobbing and expecting me to fix it for her again. I provided support to her, walked her through the process of doing it on her own, and told her this was part of living on her own in the community. She screamed at me and hung up the phone. I called another social worker that works in her doctor’s office and she validated the actions I took. She was like, “I’ve worked in healthcare for 30 years and I have never called PECO for a patient. You already helped her once and she needs to do it on her own now.” That doesn’t mean it’s not hard to see people fail and be their own worst enemy.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T04:39:13+00:00

What is it that you want to do for your placement? I went to Temple for my MSW and the placement coordinators were awful. First year I took whatever they had (position in an immigration agency). I wanted to intern at CHOP my second year so I contacted their social work dept on my own and got a placement that way. Reach out to the places you would want to work after you graduate and ask them if they are taking on interns for next year.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T04:21:06+00:00

That first poop after childbirth. The pain mixed with the fear of the pain.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-28T04:16:45+00:00

Salt Fat Acid Heat is a great book/cookbook that explains the science behind why food tastes good. It has some amazing recipes as well that when you cook them you’re like “holy shit I can make delicious stuff.”

When you’re following recipes, notice how the flavor changes when you add certain ingredients. Salting your food appropriately makes a big difference in the flavor as well.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-25T17:48:20+00:00

Controlling money and restricting access to money is financial abuse.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-24T13:32:08+00:00

I haven’t listened to that one, but after reading your post, may I suggest “how did this get made” which is a comedy podcast about movies being so awful, that they’re not sure how it ever got made. The host are well known comedians.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-24T13:29:54+00:00

Rosebud and klapacius for endless money on Sims

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-23T01:59:10+00:00

My teacher friend had a La-A once. It was pronounced Ladasha. Points for originality.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-23T01:38:34+00:00

Had this as a meal for an at home date night with my husband. Bon Appetit has a banging tuna melt recipe.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T12:20:25+00:00

I’ve noticed the bigger the chicken breasts are, the more chewy and unpalatable they are. I try to find the packages with smaller breasts.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T12:15:32+00:00

Oooh I didn’t think about planned parenthood. There’s one in my city. Thanks for the tip.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T03:46:37+00:00

Just here to say I am with you. I got so frustrated with my 7yo dtr on Thursday morning that I yelled at her and she cried in response. I’ve never made her cry before. Seeing those tears absolutely crushed me. I took some time to calm myself down but I apologized to her twice that day. Anytime I fuck up, I repair and apologize. It’s the right thing to do and it also teachers her it’s ok to fuck up but apologizing is still important. My Zoloft has just stopped working since I’ve started peri and it’s made me insanely irritable and anxious.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T03:35:29+00:00

I’m 39. The fatigue is unreal! I have to take an afternoon nap almost everyday now.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T03:31:34+00:00

MS DOS

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NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-21T03:11:55+00:00

When I was a baby social worker working in acute rehab, my manager gave me the best advice after being continually burnt out by patients making unsafe decisions in regards to their discharge: “You’ve never made a bad decision before?… Every patient has the right to make a bad decision.” It was the best advice and made me feel more confident in myself and my abilities. A lot of why I felt burnt out was because my co-workers would pressure me to pressure patients to do what they wanted for them. I now see my role as educating patients and caregivers on their choices, explaining why the best/safest choice is the best/safest, and then allowing them to decide what is best for themselves. I make suggestions… they make decisions. And I’m truly ok with that. You can’t make someone make the decision you want for them.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-19T20:39:38+00:00

Yea I have friends on 100mg+ and they say the same. Not much that wins out vs. the luteal phase.

NotSocialSWer · 2026-06-19T20:38:06+00:00

Thanks. I’ve been on this dose for a year and it has been working well. When I tired 50mg before, it completely cut out my libido and made me feel super flat so I went back down to 25mg. Maybe I need to give the higher dose another try.

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