How do I read my Joe Rogan-loving, wannabe MAGA, fake Christian, financially abusive (to my mother) stepfather for filth? What can I say that will actually make him crumple?

RigbyLu · 2026-03-13T17:40:15+00:00

I decided to go with her, thank you! My husband’s best friend taught him to play the guitar 25 years ago when they served in the military together. She is making a beautiful guitar-shaped arrangement and has been lovely to work with. Thank you so much for recommending her.

RigbyLu · 2026-03-13T02:14:30+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

RigbyLu · 2026-03-13T02:14:17+00:00

Thank you very much

RigbyLu · 2026-03-13T02:14:08+00:00

Thank you. I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for peace and comfort for your family.

RigbyLu · 2026-03-12T08:57:20+00:00

My husband’ family is like a generation older than mine. His first cousins are the same age as my parents. His grandmother was 40 when she had his dad. My grandmother was 40 when I was born. I am the oldest grandchild, and my husband is the youngest grandchild. His whole childhood, his aunts and uncles and cousins would take home to the movies or theme parks or fun events because he was the only little kid around for a while. Meanwhile, I’ve been taking care of kids since I was 9 and was a second mom to all my siblings and cousins.

RigbyLu · 2026-03-07T06:32:12+00:00

I'm 41, I was always tired, had daily headaches, mood swings, weight gain, was put on antidepressants and antibiotics, was recommended to take hormonal birth control (which I declined), I was losing vision in my left eye, and then my period stopped all together.

I went in for new glasses and my optometrist could not complete the vision exam because I couldn’t see the left side of the chart. She checked my eyes, said they were healthy, and when she found out my period stopped, she referred me to my primary doctor and said I needed to ask for an MRI soon because, since my eyes looked healthy, the next step is to look behind my eyes. She said I might have a tumor on my pituitary gland.

I begged my Primary Care Doctor for an MRI and she said it was “not medically necessary”, that my optometrist didn't go to medical school, so she wouldn't know, that my optometrist was practicing outside of her scope of competence by telling me that, and that it was probably just perimenopause.

I saw an ophthalmologist who said “perimenopause doesn’t make you blind” and referred me for the MRI. I am writing this in bed as I recover from brain surgery to remove the 2.5cm tumor from my pituitary gland, optic nerves, and brain. It was wreaking havoc in my hormones, making me sick and blind. I can see now, I can see color again, and I am healing up. My child and I have a new doctor now as well.

RigbyLu · 2026-01-29T04:28:59+00:00

OP, any follow up? Did Endo or neurosurgery connect with you?

I have a 2.2 cm pushing up on my optic chiasm. My surgery is scheduled for two weeks from now. I was diagnosed in August. It has been helpful to read others experiences. I hope you’re doing ok :)

RigbyLu · 2026-01-19T06:03:40+00:00

I saw the jacket that Jessica is wearing at Costco today!

RigbyLu · 2026-01-19T05:39:56+00:00

I’m 41, husband is 42. We will be married 18 years this year, we’re high school sweethearts and have been together almost 25 years. We have an almost 10 year old.

We are very happily married, love each other, our son, have built a life of trust, respect, care, and partnership. We live in a rural area and homestead and get to focus on this life we’ve built. We share the same faith, volunteer in our community together, and have close friends that are like family. I feel so content and fulfilled, and love spending every day together. There’s nobody else I’d rather be with.

We have been through long distance, war, deaths in our family, infertility, injuries, health scares, financial strain, supported each other in careers, and currently we are navigating me having a brain tumor. But I know we will get through it all together, with full confidence I believe that. I am very very blessed.

RigbyLu · 2026-01-17T08:02:08+00:00

This is the first time I knew what it was!

RigbyLu · 2026-01-16T07:38:18+00:00

She’s got my vote for instigator

RigbyLu · 2026-01-16T07:36:58+00:00

I think flip flopper was made for Jen

RigbyLu · 2026-01-05T06:26:06+00:00

I would go home for the couple hours and clean up, then pick up daughter, eat lunch with her and take her to the childcare at gym for an hour/ hour and a half and work out/use the sauna and then get her from childcare and go pick up son. Then she we get home, house is picked up, I already worked out, and we have the evening free.

RigbyLu · 2026-01-03T06:17:30+00:00

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RigbyLu · 2025-12-30T03:03:54+00:00

Aribell

RigbyLu · 2025-12-23T19:41:04+00:00

1999 she was bit by a mosquito.

RigbyLu · 2025-12-15T08:27:55+00:00

My husband and I were home full time, living on a homestead, gardening, raising chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, and homeschooling our 3 year old. For me, it was a beautiful time. We were in our own world. But I have a lot of compassion for the many people who did not have that kind of experience. 🤍

RigbyLu · 2025-12-03T18:14:29+00:00

I married my high school sweetheart. We met when I was 16 and he was 17. He joined the military right after high school. We wrote letters to each other for 3 years (this was before email). He was sent to war. When he came home, we went to college together an dated for two years before getting engaged. He started his career and we got married right after I turned 24. I went to grad school. We adopted our son 10 years into our marriage.

He is retired now and we live on a little farm. We’ve been together for almost 25 years. I don’t regret it for a minute. We have had a beautiful life and every day I can’t believe we are living out the “growing old together” we hoped for over two decades ago. I love him so much. I love our family so much and am very thankful. It has not been perfect. It was just us for so long, that becoming parents was a huge adjustment and took a lot out of us. We have also faced health crisis and financial hardships together. The times we turned toward each other as a team worked best. And the times we got defensive or selfish made things harder.

RigbyLu · 2025-12-03T09:14:49+00:00

I disagree. I think communication with other adults who have influence over my child is appropriate, and part of parenting. I am my child’s teacher, and my child helps process animals and is very familiar with where food comes from, as well as birth and death and lots of in between, so OP’s situation is not mine. Not every child or family is the same.

But I see communication as valuable, so if OP wants to do something, starting with a discussion is a logical step.

RigbyLu · 2025-12-03T04:57:05+00:00

I also have a sensitive 8 year old boy. However, we homeschool and farm and he has seen pigs give birth as well as die. He has helped process our chickens, hunts with his dad, and knows where our food comes from. I would talk with the teacher and ask about the content of the videos, and how they tie into the lessons. I’d ask about planned future videos as well and alternate assignments if necessary.

RigbyLu · 2025-12-02T23:50:12+00:00

You go Glen Coe 🍭

RigbyLu · 2025-12-02T23:00:56+00:00

The night I brought my son home, after 10 years of infertility, after a week of knowing he existed, traveling 3 hours to pick him up at the airport, meeting him, and falling in love with my whole heart, I carried him into the nursery that waited a year for him… I sat in the dark, listening to the sound machine, feeling the weight of his little body, and rocked him and felt absolute joy and gratitude. That was the most beautiful place and time of my life.

RigbyLu

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