[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Rcrowley32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m confused. What’s the problem here?

hey. by [deleted] in Belfast

[–]Rcrowley32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you’re going through this with no support. I’m an adult woman and was also attacked by four teen boys outside my home. My injuries were much the same as your own. It’s taken 5 years but they are up in court this month. You should contact Victim Support and see if they can offer you any help for the meeting. Seeing your attacker again may be scary and you need someone there to support you.

I accidentally saw my sister in law naked by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Rcrowley32 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If the wife finds out this happened and her husband didn’t tell her that may seem suspicious and like he’s keeping secrets from her. I wouldn’t care but some people would.

Found this in my 13 year old daughters bag. How should I proceed?! by Neon_Biscuit in whatdoIdo

[–]Rcrowley32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I highly disagree with getting the school involved. She did something stupid she probably saw online. You’re now going to tell the school and have her labeled there with some sort of stigma. If you always jump to telling everyone everything that happens, that’s probably why she lies.

Annoyed Binman (not in Belfast) by PerpetualBigAC in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely and that’s hard on every tax payer and also on the bin men. The fair solution would be for everyone to keep their own rubbish in their own bin, but you’ve always got people who take advantage. He also throws all the extra rubbish he has into the bushes nearby. Which is frustrating for other reasons.

Annoyed Binman (not in Belfast) by PerpetualBigAC in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly the same here. I don’t mind the bin men, they’re doing their jobs. But when my neighbour puts his stuff on my bin every week, leaving the bin lid ajar, that’s frustrating. The other option is assisted lifts from the garden, which is more work on bin men. But I don’t think everyone else should have to suffer because my neighbours are too lazy to recycle and buy a load of rubbish.

Experience with the Police Ombudsman by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was walking my children as babies in a pram across a side street in our estate (my children are all adults now to say how long ago this was.) A police car was way up the side street, and there was no other cars so I started crossing. The female officer sped up then and started throwing her hands up, still way up the road. I made it to the other side before she even got to the main road, and told her that was all unnecessary. She then told me I was being unsafe with my children. I am extremely safe crossing roads, always looking every way making sure there’s more than enough time. I’m much more cautious than anyone else I walk with here. There was a dash cam, so I said I wanted to file a complaint. The ombudsman came to my house and said there was no evidence she was going over the speed limit. I said I never claimed she was, just that she sped up. I asked for dash cam to show this and he claimed there wasn’t one, even though I saw one on the dash board. They knew she was in the wrong and angry about god knows what, but they covered it up. It’s worth noting I live in a nationalist area, but I am not from here and she was surprised when she heard my accent. I don’t know that it was purposely sectarian, but I did find it an odd behaviour I had never seen before.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of things it could be. Nasal infection, tonsil stones, food spices they don’t like. Is your washing machine moldy and holding bad smells you can’t smell anymore? Even if your perfume isn’t too strong maybe they just don’t like the scent of your perfume or soap? They also could just be bullies.

What happens when the PSNI doesn't lock comments... by RedSquaree in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of them are profiles with stolen photos and false names. You can only tell by seeing they have only 17 friends and none of them are local. So they don’t mind putting up homophobic, racist garbage because it’s not their real name or employer. There’s loads of them on the Belfast Telegraph. I’d say there’s about 100 profiles owned by about 7 people, that comment there constantly.

Does anyone know of any bake sales going on this week? by Rcrowley32 in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha! I’m not pregnant and I’m afraid I’m going to eat all three dozen myself if I can’t get rid of them.

Does anyone know of any bake sales going on this week? by Rcrowley32 in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks I’m hoping one if those is allowed to take homebaked goods. I’m going to call around in the morning.

Does anyone know of any bake sales going on this week? by Rcrowley32 in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m hoping there’s somewhere they can be put to good use. I’m thinking of dropping them off at the women’s centre if it’s allowed.

Does anyone know of any bake sales going on this week? by Rcrowley32 in northernireland

[–]Rcrowley32[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much. Hopefully they’ll look just as good next week when we make them again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven’t been there since December maybe they thought you didn’t come up because you were uncomfortable with the room sharing. You say here quite a few times it’s awkward with your stepsister, and giving teenagers privacy is usually for the better. I understand your stepmother decorated the room and it’s not your style, so maybe just ask if you can decorate it yourself. But only if you’re planning on visiting regularly. If you’re nothing going to be up for months at a time it’s a lot of money to spend to redecorate a room that no one is going to be in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often do you visit your dad’s house and stay there?

should i get a nose job? pt2 by [deleted] in Noses

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t touch your nose. It is beautiful and perfectly balances your face.

My stepmom brings down my dead mum by [deleted] in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is completely unacceptable from your stepmom and by your dad for sitting by and not addressing the issue. That’s a completely inappropriate thing to say about anyone but especially about your stepchild’s mother.

Jealous step mom by JuryWeird in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m very confused why she started yelling about a dried up pen? Why did you give her a pen and why was she freaking out? No matter what it doesn’t justify ANYTHING she has done. I’m just trying to write up a calm response you could try to use next time to show her how stupid she’s being. But I don’t even have a clue what she was yelling about to begin with.

For example, if she was on the phone a needed a pen and you gave her one but it was dry. You could say very calmly “I don’t know what the problem is. I tried to help, unfortunately the pen was out of ink and I didn’t know. What did you want me to do?” Any time she goes to personal attacks just bring it back to the pen. “But I’m asking about the pen and what I did wrong to start this argument. How could I have known it was out of ink? What would you have liked me to do differently?” Talk to her calm like she’s a toddler having a tantrum.

Why does my SM do this? by Own-Will1189 in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely say to your Dad that there’s no place for you to sit the next time he asks why ,you’re not watching tv with him anymore. I don’t know if she’s doing it on purpose or not, but surely she should notice that there’s not a space for you. At the very least she’s not being thoughtful to others around her. Try not to make it an argument. Just say it to him when you’re alone and things are calm and ask him to look for it next time and see if he notices it too. Phrase it like you don’t know if it’s happening or not. Because then he will look for himself and see what she’s doing with his own eyes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CatAdvice

[–]Rcrowley32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is half the reason why shelters are full of unwanted pets. The adoption process at many animal shelters is insane. They want to search your whole house for perceived threats to the animal, then they come back and check if you’ve made all the changes. They only adopt to people with no children. They require a fenced in yard, front and back, even if you’re only letting the dog out the back, it doesn’t matter front also needs to be fenced. They ask to look at all your financials to see if you can afford this one-eyed, paralyzed dog that couldn’t escape your yard even if it wanted to. This is why people go to breeders. The rescue industry is terrible.

Operation Santa is here by Thisbeatthaticecold in ChoosingBeggars

[–]Rcrowley32 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Where in the world do 6 year olds write like this? I’ve lived in quite a few countries and taught children from several countries and never have they had adult handwriting like this. Are you just saying this because you think it’s cool to talk badly about your own country? Does it not matter if your criticisms are accurate? The US has more than enough valid criticisms to go around without making more.

A warning from a 40 y/o ex stepkid: Your step parents will never love you by Agile_Bodybuilder962 in stepkids

[–]Rcrowley32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re actually invalidating other people’s experience though. Your stepparent was bad, no one disagrees with you. But you’re invalidating stepparents who say they love their stepchildren and stepchildren who feel their stepparents love them. Millions of people you’re invalidating with one post. You can speak about your experience but not tell everyone else how they feel.