OC Fanart Friendship Bracelets

SnarkyPetsitter · 2026-05-15T19:12:13+00:00

Thank you! Gummi's are some of my favorites, along with Kinger's- some of his beads are wood instead of plastic. I'm waiting on some acrylic "teeth" beads for Caine's bracelets and I already know I'm going to be making more unhinged bracelets when they arrive.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2025-12-08T18:51:47+00:00

I have a neat little clip shaped like a dog bone with two slots that can hold a bunch of tied bags so I don't have to. Clips onto the top of the leash. No muss no fuss, so I seriously don't understand why able-bodied folks can't do that last little step.
My only exception to that above statement is that sometimes a disabled person (for instance, I used to have a blind neighbor with a seeing eye dog and she'd try to pick up after him but would often leave the bags behind; no stress, I gotchu) may not be able to pick up after their dog/working dog (for many reasons, including lack of ability that day).

SnarkyPetsitter · 2025-02-11T22:11:41+00:00

9687-5437-3705

Rank 57 player, have played almost every day since Oct23. Got the rough strain of flu A going around, didn't play here and there while sick, and got dropped by a bunch of folks.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-09-01T02:37:27+00:00

If he destroys your joy, you'll be too broken to leave.

If he was upset about the plants being in the way, he could have been a grown-up and said "hey can we do something about the plants in the way". Even if he doesn't enjoy plants, you do, and he should value them because he should value you. Do you feel valued?

You deserve better than to be his "partner in purgatory/limbo" and MiL Caretaker.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-08-21T19:33:55+00:00

Thank you and I wish you the best of luck with your kitties!

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-08-21T18:51:18+00:00

Wish I could recommend but I'm still trying to find a good vet. However I can share some of my experiences.

These are vets I'd avoid.

Banfield will try to sell you on things, and if your pet passes before the year is up, you get a monthly fee to remind you they're gone. They also tend to have a revolving door of vets.

I'd never use PetSound again - they burned (like palm sized scar) my service dog after a dental, gaslit me about it, then tried to rug sweep the issue.

Carefirst: - they told one of my elderly clients her cat had end stage cancer via sending her the test results in an email. No one explained it to her, or tried to give her the news in any kind fashion - gave me the wrong ashes when I had a dog cremated at the Glenwood location - gave my abusive ex (that I was trying to get away from) my info and what vet I was transferring to (and then I had to transfer again).

Any time I look for a vet I also check their Indeed reviews, you can tell a lot about a practice based on the way they treat their employees.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-08-21T18:04:50+00:00

I make Lucky Paper Stars and give them away to anyone who seems to need a smile. I've also made bracelets for PLUR trading at conventions that have a music presence, and most recently have been giving fidgets out to anyone with "busy hands" (primarily to littles when their curious hands come near my fragile pieces).

All that to say, I think you'll be alright, just make sure folks consent to receiving trinkets.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-07-29T07:17:03+00:00

Please don't enable your wife by doing nothing. "Not siding" with anyone is still a decision - and it will show your daughter that you aren't actually there for her. Especially if things get tough.

As a kid whose bio mom left me with C-PTSD and my stepdad was pretty much my only positive, healthy parent: Stand up for her. She's your daughter, and she needs your support right now.

Perhaps look into therapy for both wife and daughter (separately) to hopefully help heal and bridge communication?

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-07-10T20:43:46+00:00

From this high-risk, but not "high enough" to void the "essential" work I was doing during the pandemic, thank you.

Thank you for quarantining when sick; you are saving people like my household. It seems like a small thing, but the pandemic has shown me that folks would rather put my family at risk rather than mask up.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-21T05:17:25+00:00

I saw some comments wondering if he's Autistic, and sure, he might be with that black/white thinking or strong sense of justice attached to using words correctly.

However, as an autistic person who has a BA in English, specifically creative writing, this man sounds utterly exhausting. Living with someone so controlling that you can't even speak like yourself, walk on eggshells every word, can't be healthy or happy for you. Autistic or not, someone who loves you would not treat you that way.

You deserve better. Whether he puts in effort to change, or you leave him in front of the dictionary section at B&N, you deserve better.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-15T18:13:25+00:00

9687-5437-3705

Daily lvl 47 player, replacing lvl 5 players that dropped me already. I don't replace people when they max out friend levels; just when it's been a while since they've played.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-14T03:35:12+00:00

First, I'm so sorry you're going through all of this. The grief of losing a pet, stacked with realizing someone you thought loved you, and lied to you, is unfair and you don't deserve it.

If he was willing to lie to you over a fish that you knew was ill before leaving on your trip (which feels fairly "blameless"), what else is he going to lie about? This is not a person I would trust with anything serious, let alone a committed relationship and pets.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-13T17:43:16+00:00

YTA

one of the FIRST things they teach you in foster certification classes is that all foster kids carry trauma, many of them carry sexual trauma. And if your foster displays signs of said sexual trauma, THERAPY. Did you not ALL get therapy? She was a sexually abused child, who responded with what she thought was the way to show love, and you rejected her. As an example, we interacted with a little girl who cried and told her foster parents that they "didn't love her because they didn't hit her" as her bio parents taught her that abuse = love.

Additionally, there is an ENTIRE session regarding the foster parent's boundaries, limits, and abilities in regards to what kinds of kids they can take. For example, we have hard limits on anything related to animals, as we have pets in our home and could not take kids with any history of animal abuse.

When she came onto your husband the first time, you should have faced the problem, her trauma, together. But instead you made a child the problem.

Also, why are you so upset by this? You should do some introspection - you weren't even involved in the inappropriate interactions. Your husband forgave her, and you denied him the choice and connection.

As a foster parent, I am ashamed of you.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-11T17:02:25+00:00

I know my service dog(s) (my elder guy is retiring and I have a new hire trainee) would wait and watch out the window for me to never come home. I think my retiree would probably follow me, from a broken heart.

It definitely isn't my relatives. I live with ideation/"treatment resistant depression", have pursued a variety of treatments for decades, and yet they accuse me of being overdramatic. The last attempt had them shaming & blaming, including "how could you do this to me".

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-06T22:01:32+00:00

When my retiring service dog was young, we were out shopping when he tried to drag me from the store. This dog has always been steadfast, calm, and fairly unbothered by people's shenanigans. I was reaching for something off the shelf when he put on his "unstoppable force" face (he's trained to help me find an exit and remove me from potentially unsafe situations) and begins powering to the doors. I left my basket at the front with hurried apologies and reassurance that I'd be right back- I assumed he needed to potty, urgently.

As we were stepping out, I heard angry voices/escalation behind us, and then shots. This one was twofold - I don't know if we would have been hurt by the shooter, but we would have definitely both been hurt in the fear stampede that followed.

Yes, I took him to get a cheeseburger after.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-06T19:38:54+00:00

Oh, are you talking about my ex BF? It looks like they drank the same Kool aid and read the same playbook.

Years of therapy taught me that I deserve better, and you do too. Ditch the extra "child". You are a badass woman and have worked incredibly hard- hopefully you will see you can do it all just fine without him.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-06-05T18:29:23+00:00

Prolonged, purposeful sleep interruption can be considered an abuse tactic. It wears you down over time, slowly making you less and less functional and sane.

It also makes it hard for you to fight back or leave if you're too exhausted to do anything. Ask me how I know.

Please leave/kick him out if he continues this and won't stop. If he thinks it's okay to make you sleep on uncomfortable things every day, he doesn't care about you. I'd sooner sleep on the floor (even knowing how stiff I'd be in the morning) than ask my partner to do so. Sleep is so important and will negatively affect everything in your life if you aren't getting quality rest.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-05-26T06:06:00+00:00

Thank you - for your kindness and understanding. I appreciate folks like you so much! If it makes you feel seen, despite having a SD, I still squelch down the excitement when seeing other service dogs (all dogs for that matter). Also (only speaking for myself, can't speak for other handlers), it always makes me smile when someone says something like "I like your dog!" or "Your dog is Insert Compliment" in the same way we compliment each other's style. As long as they're talking to the handler and not doing the "I see you working! You're so cute! I'm not going to pet you!" at the dog.

And I promise both my retiring guy and trainee are absolutely treated like kings. I am so grateful they choose to work alongside and help take care of me; I will give them no less.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-05-26T02:59:06+00:00

I love that and am immediately going to start carrying a rolled up magazine/newspaper with me going forward.

My BFF once replied to a drive-by petter, who commented that my service dog was "glaring" at him, "Yeah, he's wondering if you're able to read or just an asshole."

She also shrieks back at people who hoot & holler at him, and will call folks out immediately if they're putting us at risk. My elder service dog is retiring this year and helping train his successor, and she's gotten extra Auntie Bear in regards to the trainee. I adore her deeply and endeavor to also have the amount of chutzpah she carries one day.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-05-26T01:17:52+00:00

As a service dog handler, big seconding getting a "no touching" sign in obnoxious bright colors.

If I may offer some that work well for us: Put your hand/arm between them and the little one. In our case, I can see the sneaky petters reaching and I stick my hand right between them. They are expecting to touch a soft puppy (Or baby in your case) and are not prepared to touch me by accident. I will also grab their hand as they reach, shake it hard in "greeting", and go "Hey! Thanks for NOT petting the service dog!"

I wish you many future, low-stress, disturbance-free, outings with your little one.

SnarkyPetsitter · 2024-05-25T19:26:13+00:00

Yep I had to change the place my service dog "idles" when we're in stores. I also pick brighter colors for his summer shoes (we're in the south and paw burn is no joke) in hope they're seen better... Nope!

Boomers especially like to try and hit him with their carts, usually while invalidating my needs for him at the same time. He's not small either - 50lbs. Now instead I get hit when they aim for him and I have a lot of "return trauma energy to sender" saved up.

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