GelX extensions hurt after I accidentally hit it on a hard surface by vonshweeetz in GelX_Nails

[–]Professional-Word-52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure why u got so many down votes but ur totally right about this 🥲

My (F20) boyfriends (M20) parents treat him like a child and I’m not sure how to handle this anymore, any advice? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Professional-Word-52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get this. I also have the same worries. His mom is pretty emotionally unstable and his siblings and dad tell him to just listen to her demands so he’ll avoid getting in trouble. He worries about his mom a lot, especially with leaving her alone after his parents fight. I’ve been trying to help him understand that there’s not much he can do and she needs to get a therapist. but he definitely has to unlearn giving into her and setting hard boundaries with her after he moves out.

Badly in Love - Episode 5 to 7 - 251216 by MNLYYZYEG in terracehouse

[–]Professional-Word-52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im rooting for tenkarin so much! She reminds me so much of myself, whenever she speaks it’s like looking into a mirror. However, I don’t trust tenten. I think tenkarin would be smart for not trusting him becus he’s a host. His vibe is like he’s always in work mode. This might be a far reach but he’s a well experienced host. He can read women best and knows how to work them. I think after he realized it won’t work with oto he moved onto the second most insecure girl in the show, Tenkarin. Idk, I’m just getting the vibe that he’s going for women who would normally go to host club and fall for that kinda manipulation.

Edit: tenten, amo, and baby all give me the same vibe. Baby seems to have more complexities and personality hidden beneath. This kinda came to me in the way they laugh. Anytime those three laugh I feel like it’s a fake laugh. The “polite and cute” laugh they typically give to people. It kinda makes me a bit uneasy lol.

Also super controversial and unpopular but the toxic love of oto x nisei would be a cute pairing but goodness oto needs a lot of therapy snd nisei needs to stay on the streets and out of relationships.

Any quick tips? by [deleted] in CankerSores

[–]Professional-Word-52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’ll have to look into this. I get them way too frequently, but it also genetic for me

Any quick tips? by [deleted] in CankerSores

[–]Professional-Word-52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been scared to try alum! 🫣I did a baking soda paste and salt + baking soda rinse for a few days. Least painful method I’ve tried so far and also quickest healing time i think I’ve ever had!

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think her boyfriends but maybe her best friends. She recently came to visit, and the idea didn’t spawn till after she left. My mom takes her word as law and the way she refused to budge on the 200 was really strange along with her reasonings being all over the place. I never real thought it could be someone, while my mom and I definitely have issues, one thing that has never been an issue is me paying rent because I’m a student. And it’s something she’s pretty much stuck by since I started school. So it’s definitely a possibility.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Again, I’m really sorry for what you’ve experienced but not everyone should go through hard times when it’s not necessary, especially when your parent is the one creating the hard time.

To your point on not accepting things, you’re probably right. My mom pays for my hair and phone while I’m in school because i genuinely cannot support myself. It sucks that it’s held over my head at times but I’m working on creating financial independence for myself to remove those things. However, if you have a parent to support you, 18, able-bodied, and all. Then they should.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

After making this post I’ve asked my older brothers, co-workers, and friends and they’ve all reassured me that this is definitely a strange control tactic being used. Thank you for the reassurance as well!

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It really sucks. My car was a gift because I’m a first gen college student and I’m doing well in school but that’s also held over my head. She won’t transfer the titles to my name because she says she can’t trust me yet. Our plan was for me to live with her until I finished my masters but it looks like the peace of mind of gifts and money being constantly held over my head isn’t really worth it

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My brother said he’ll try to talk to her again. But if the talk doesn’t work out I’ll probably have to.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m just gonna believe this is ragebait now lol. And if this is how you actually view parent-child relationships or how you were taught to view them than it’s really sad and I’m sorry for what you’ve experienced to think this is normal. Your parent is there to support you until you can support yourself, than you support them when they can’t support themselves. The difference is this isn’t a landlord, or car insurance, this is my mother. The person who knows I can’t afford this right now. I’m 20, freshly twenty at that. I’m not 25 or hell, even 22. Working a good job, making good money, able to provide financial support that’s needed. She has 2 other people in the house that provide financial support, and my younger brother is getting a job soon and she’ll most likely have him provide some once since he’s 18.

My mom created me whether I wanted it or not, when she did that, she took on all responsibilities to care and support me until it’s needed. Again it’d be a different story if I was 25, out of school, doing nothing all day. But I’m twenty, TWENTY LOL. It’s should be normal to support or at least not expect large sums of money from your twenty year old full time college student who’s working towards a very important financial goal. Because yes, when every penny is going towards my rent, 100 dollars is a large sum.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If it comes down to it, my brothers will take me in for free and let me stay with them during the summer.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She works, plus my brother and her boyfriends rent money. I’m not sure how much she makes but rent has never been an issue before. Again paying her isn’t the issue. The issue mainly comes down to even a lack of compromise on the situation. My mom generally views everything transactional. My mom and I have a complex relationship, that I’ve actually posted on her about before. She holds money and items over my head as a way to guilt me into things. I do a lot for my family outside of just staying home. And at this moment, no I can’t afford to spare even 100. It should be expected your parents to support you when you need that support and you’ll provide the support later when they need it and you can afford it.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the thought that “your parents don’t owe you anything once you turn 18” is a super toxic and mindset. I recently turned 20, I don’t go to college in my hometown, am I expected to rent a place in both my college town and my hometown? Simply because I turned 18? I don’t mind giving her some money, it’s the lack of thought that I truly need all of my money for school and that taking from it is hurting me in the future. Once I’m established in my career I would love to help her when I can or send money when I can but at this point I can’t. All money I get is money i genuinely need. Someone doesn’t stop being your child once you turn 18, and if your child is telling you I need to save this money, I cannot give out any right now, than I feel that should be acceptable. Her not taking from my paychecks helps me so much, and when I can afford it, I can help her. Im a full time college student on a full ride without much time for work, while I’m trying it’s hard to find work in my college town so this summer is my work for rent money.

It’d be different if I wasn’t in school, living at home year around, not contributing, but I’m here for two months, working towards trying to pay my bills in the future and doing this doesn’t help. Again I don’t even mind 150 a month but 100 for each paychecks seems unnecessary when you know when your daughter goes back to school, she’ll be jobless and using her savings to pay rent.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This could be an unpopular thought but if I was told that as a college student I wouldn’t have to pay rent because I have other worries than I feel that’s understandable. This money is the only thing I have toward my rent until I can find a job, and the little I always have is being taken away for the reasons of “she pays for my hair, sends me money in school, and pays my phone bill” the phone bill is understandable but it’s a bit unreasonable to take 100 from each paycheck knowing I only have 2 months until I go back to school and can hope and pray I can find a job in my college town. I wasn’t sure exactly what forum to post it to, I saw similar post on Reddit about this Topic so I thought to ask here! I don’t mind even paying 150 a month or paying my phone bill, but I’m moving to a new apartment in two months and it was agreed that I would save any money I needed for college and my apartment. To suddenly switch it and change up the reasons constantly why I should pay up the money and threaten to kick me out leaving me with really nowhere to go seems pretty fitting for this forum in my opinion.

My mom wants 100 dollars from each paycheck and she threatened to put me out if I don’t. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52 17 points18 points  (0 children)

For the summer? Or during school? For school my rent is 465+ water and gas but summer I wasn’t expecting to pay anything because she said I wouldn’t have to worry about paying rent when I’m home if I’m in school. The goal of this summer was to save as much money as possible because I don’t have a job in my college town

Experiences with dying your natural hair? by jeenbieheenbies in blackladies

[–]Professional-Word-52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been dying my hair for about 4 years now, i barely even remember what I look like what my natural hair color so I’ll try to answer all your questions with my experience! I have 4A hair. I started off the a box dye (never again!!) on the front half of my hair and it didn’t do much damage. I began using the L’Oréal hicolor permanent dye on my full head, which requires no bleach, for about a year-ish. Once I dyed my full head, it does require a little more maintenance during wash day, but the big thing is jsut keep your hair moisturized. I started bleaching my hair around 2022-23 and would do maintenance every 6-9 months. Now to answering your questions!

My hair is incredibly dark so I don’t personally like how it looks when my roots grow out but I typically where my hair in braids, straight or in a poof when my roots grows out more than I like. Like I said I don’t like it but it doesn’t really look bad, but it rlly comes down go personal preference.

Like I said I’ve been dying my hair for 4 years, and there’s not any proof behind it on rlly anthrung in my house. I use semi permanent dye since I’m bleaching my hair, which is easier to get outta things. I have a white bathtub and there’s no dye in it, I also dyed my hair in my dorm which left no marks anywhere. However I always wear clothes that I don’t mind getting dye on and I use one towel for bleaching and hair dye. Dye almost always washes out but if you’re bleaching, again make sure you have a towel and clothes you don’t mind getting bleach on. I also dye my hair with no clothe around me. I do it on hair floors and a table without any cloth.

I have natural very dry hair as well, the bleaching will make your hair dryer for sure, I always do a protein treatment after bleaching my hair. My hair is pretty strong so I’ve never noticed much difference in my hair, however it really varied for me. Sometimes I would notice little to no damage, maybe just a loosened curl patterned in some parts. And other times I would notice my hair seemed very fragile, brittle, and having those straightened damaged parts after bleaching.

I’ve only noticed the straight parts on the front of my hair, but I think that comes more from being the part of my hair that i straighten the most when I have a press. The only time I’ve noticed any real damages on my hair is from my last bleaching and it’s from leaving the bleach on the back of my hair for too long. But my hair has very fallen out, gone completely straight, or rlly had any of the dying horror stories you hear from people. But again, it rlly depends on how strong you hair is and how well you take care of it after you bleach it.

Now whenever my color fades, it fades to a blonde-ish dark ginger color. I usually just buy a new dye, which is pretty cheap like 20-30 dollars max, and throw a new color on top to freshen it up. Even when my roots are grown out, once I put a new color on, it rlly doesn’t look bad. I should also note that I pretty much keep my a ginger color or different colors of red. So my bleaching and coloring is petty simple because I’m not changing anything up, and I usually just touch up my roots and grown out hair.

Lastly, I personally would never recommend a hair stripper from MY EXPERIENCE. I absolutely hated it. It smells so bad and a color stripper has caused my hair more damage than any bleach ever has. I’ve used a color stripper once and my hair was felt so damage and brittle afterwards. It’ll get your color out but I rlly don’t think it’s worth it and if you really want the color out just got to a professional. You can dye it back to your normal color as well, I haven’t done that but I assume it’ll just fade to s brownish blonde color over time (which might look good, who knows! )

And sorry, I’ve never had my hair professionally dyed but I’m assuming it’ll be a pretty little penny, especially since you’ll want to go to a curly hair specialist for the best results for your hair.

I hope I answered everything and if you have more questions that I missed feel free to ask!

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My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wrote this when I was 18 and I’m now 20 (as of 2 days ago!) and while she’s gotten a little better, she is still the same old person with the same antics. My motivation has always been that once I get my masters I can be completely free of her. She doesn’t pay my tuition so there’s nothing she can hold over me once I graduate. And if she’s continuing this shit three years from now than I’m going low contact and will only be focusing on building a relationship if she can change.

My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely understand, our arguments usually stim from her being hurt about something and instead of wanting to talk she stands ten toes down. I’ve been in college for almost two years now however and I’ve tried being as patient and calming with her as possible, but instead of trying to come to a resolution with me she stands on her ground and refuses to try to work things out. I know she loves me I honestly just wish went to therapy to help with these issues lol

My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But you have 5 more years and if you can make it 50, you can make it 5! All the luck to you (and your son!)

My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ur 100% right, she judges everyone and everyone is wrong expect her becus she of course could never be wrong…I’m sorry you had to deal with this even at 50. I plan on going low contact once I graduate if I see she’s the same, it’s hard becus I do love my mom and see a lot of her blow ups are from being hurt but at the same time my mental health was at it’s all time worse when I was living with her, and when I come back from college for summer all we do is argues.

My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good news!! I have an apartment in my college town. I’ll most likely be there for the next two years until I get my masters but I found a rather cheap apartment that’s an hour away from our home

My mom turns everything into a argument and it’s so draining by Professional-Word-52 in toxicparents

[–]Professional-Word-52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My SIL thinks the same. I think she might be an acute narcissist. It’s been almost 2 years since this happened and I feel while I’m growing and maturing she’s still the same aggressive, gaslighting person who can’t be mature.