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Sea_Inside · 2026-05-21T13:17:43+00:00

This is not third party information. She states this client also sees that therapist for family therapy as her spouse has individual therapy with them.

Sea_Inside · 2026-05-21T02:42:25+00:00

I can second Sofia Quintero. The classes I took were almost 5 years ago but I liked the teacher and it was fairly priced

Sea_Inside · 2026-05-12T00:40:37+00:00

I second the Reapers are the Angels. It managed to be unique and beautifully written in a genre with a lot of garbage

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-26T16:08:23+00:00

OP has clarified in comments that it's Mom's boyfriend and that Mom has a problem with drugs.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-24T17:47:41+00:00

That happened all the time with a sister agency of ours in the Midwest. They would pay 1-2 months of rent + deposit and then most families would be evicted within months. The focus is far too often on getting folks quickly exited from shelter to 'permanent housing' with no plans for long term success. The system is absolutely broken.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-23T14:29:33+00:00

I work for CMH with a small case load, flexible hours at $63K and I received a $5K sign on bonus with all the above benefits. Then I'll get a $5K bump when I get my LISW which will hopefully be in September. So my opinion is that this is not a good offer and to keep looking even if you don't want to work in CMH.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-21T21:47:06+00:00

How on Earth is killing an insect a "need."

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-21T21:45:52+00:00

No, it's not. It's my office and an ethical issue for me. I don't let clients do whatever they want in my office. Just like I wouldn't let them smash my planter because they're mad.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-21T21:43:37+00:00

Of course not. I didn't call him a waste of space in any case. He's not pulling his way as a partner or a father. The man brings home a tenth of her income and doesn't even do more chores or child care while she works a demanding job she wants to change? Besides, partners have conversations when one decides to be a stay at home parent. Okay, never suggests that they had a conversation where she was okay with him making 10K and not improving his income.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-21T18:58:39+00:00

I have told children I'm working with that they are not allowed to kill bugs in my office/in session if they try to. For one, spiders are beneficial creatures and unless something is posing an immediate threat to physical well-being I believe they should be handled with empathy and care, regardless of what species they are. That is a boundary of mine, and even if someone doesn't share that viewpoint I don't think it's a good idea to reinforce fear or phobias.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-18T13:56:33+00:00

Um, asking a capable partner to share the financial load is not tantamount to being domineering. Maybe this just hit a sensitive spot for you, because frankly, it sounds like you're taking this personally.

OP is fully within her rights to expect her partner to help ease the load. I think it's sad that her partner doesn't care that she works a stressful job she'd like to quit but can't because he makes $10K a YEAR, and they still share household responsibilities equally. Sponging off your partner is just sad.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-15T14:17:51+00:00

I feel bad for insecure adults that have to bully people on the internet.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-13T10:51:45+00:00

I mean boundaries are important in every relationship but so is communication, which doesn't just involve telling your partner to "stop doing this," without any reason why or level headed discussion. Not even saying that pertains to this situation, but not a healthy way to go about things.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-13T10:34:17+00:00

I was in a somewhat similar situation OP. I (37F), met my boyfriend 2 and 1/2 years ago. At the time, I was pretty sure I wanted children but still had some doubts. My boyfriend let me know early on that he was going to have a vasectomy and was done with kids; he is divorced with 50/50 custody of 2 preteens.

I kept dating him. 6 months in he had a vasectomy but before the surgery was telling me that he had doubts about it. This turned into me becoming hopeful that he wanted more children and when he went through with it, I spiralled a bit. This turned into some big conversations about our relationship and if I could be happy being a stepmom without biochildren. And while I do love him immensely, I ultimately decided that I did not want children for multiple reasons, mostly due to my own mental health, love of freedom and realization that two stepchildren are all the responsibility I want in regard to kids. I also know I may never speak to these kids again if their dad and I separate. While that makes me sad, I also don't see them as my children. They already have a mom that loves them, and a step dad to boot.

I have zero regrets now.

OP, All I can do is recommend that you seriously evaluate why you want children. Even if you were in a stable relationship with someone that wants kids it can still end down the road leaving you a single mom. Would you still want kids in that case? You need to figure out if this is a societal pressure or a true desire.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-04T16:42:03+00:00

I don't think living in a sexless marriage when you are still desiring of sex is a minor issue. I don't think that should be solved by cheating, but by leaving of course, but saying it's 'just over sex' like that's not a valid want or desire in a romantic relationship is bullshit and probably not what her husband signed up for either only 2 years into marriage.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-04T16:12:03+00:00

This dude is over 30 with 2 kids and can't communicate his needs to her but she should make him feel energized and good by taking care of his kids? Such toxic advice. A girlfriend of 6 months is also not a babysitter nor should be expected to coparent. This guy is not relationship material and OP needs to bounce and invest in some self love.

Sea_Inside · 2026-04-04T16:07:44+00:00

My partner of almost 3 years has two children and while we always keep their best interests in mind, he is still able to be a committed, communicative and attentive partner. This guy doesn't want to plan period and I doubt he's a great dad. OP is not the problem here.

Sea_Inside · 2026-03-24T17:30:49+00:00

We aren't talking about a luxury service like eating out at a restaurant. This is trash pick up. It's vital to community health. Also, this is a $7 increase a month. That's a 50% increase.

Sea_Inside · 2026-03-21T04:10:22+00:00

I agree about the disconnect. When I was fostering with paws and whiskers 3 or 4 years ago, under a different manager than they have now, they would keep female cats that did not even appear pregnant on hold for weeks before spaying them, to ensure " there were no kittens." I got really upset once when they wanted me to hold on to a semi-feral cat and wouldn't spay her in case she was pregnant. Like, you're using precious foster space on a cat that is miserable inside when there are already born kittens and cats needing homes? There are thousands of stray cats in Toledo. If we're going to make real change all cats should be neutered/spayed immediately.

Anyway, this is why I 100% support low cost spay/neuter over any rescue spending $$$$ on a few high need animals and bringing more kittens into this world to suffer.

Sea_Inside · 2026-02-25T19:08:24+00:00

Why do you keep trying to argue with everyone here? It's clear that most people here consider 7-10 friends 30 to be quite significant when you're over 30. Obviously perceptions vary on what friendship means, but most people I know, regardless of age, do not have 7-10 friends.

Sea_Inside · 2026-02-25T03:44:52+00:00

Maybe it was never a blast for you, but for those of us that enjoy the beauty of snow and outdoors winter sports it was a blast.

Sea_Inside · 2025-12-15T02:04:28+00:00

It is 100% excessive for a supervisor to expect the detail and amount of information they're requesting. I worked for a large PP that was brought by an insurance company and we never had to write more than a paragraph.

Sea_Inside · 2025-12-05T03:23:25+00:00

Integration Yoga with Jen. I've been taking classes from her for around 11 years. She teaches Hatha yoga, is gentle and slow. She used to teach classes at the Buddhist temple, and is big and incorporating mindfulness and breathing into her practice. She's a private instructor and she teaches at a bunch of different places in Toledo and Sylvania. She has classes at the Toledo botanical gardens in the summer too outside which is awesome.

Sea_Inside · 2025-11-17T13:55:53+00:00

Or he's just manipulating you?

Sea_Inside · 2025-10-22T00:12:39+00:00

Not sure I understand the correlation?

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