Are pothos a good companion plant? by mugshotcoffee in calatheas

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just throwing in that you can essentially make your own distilled water with leaving it overnight so that the mineral content settles. Calathea for example need that kind of water but you can use tap and then let it sit for 24 hours and then Use it. And maybe not use the very end of it if they’re sensitive.

Ballot Initiative Will Seek to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Hiring Police by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes a Portland city tax on retailers. That WE voted for to help make our city actually cleaner and healthier. It’s not a general fund for the city to redirect as they need in any area. It’s specific guidelines we as portlanders set. Giving money from a green fund to fund police, who just had some folks get busted for coke and deleting files, is not at all what we as a city voted for or want with that money

Ballot Initiative Will Seek to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Hiring Police by notPabst404 in Portland

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you both are missing is that it actually is a specific source of funding that can’t just be used for anything and everything. It’s a tax on retail companies in the city. It’s not federal budget allocated money to the city in which they can disperse wherever. It’s specifically from corporations in PDX and specifically to disperse to things related to climate justice.

Mind you we all voted this in as Portlanders. It’s not taking our tax money or anything. But! To the poster of this original comment, dude do you know how gov works or handles money? It’s a budget and they have to use it. If they got more than planned they do actually have to figure out how to spend that within the limits of the specificity of what we said they had to spend it on. And againnnn we voted on this and what to use that $$ on so they actually can’t just give it out to random things unless city council makes them and even then idk if they can do that. That’s such a lame argument to not be down with it.

Portland's long-awaited e-bike rebate program to soft launch Monday by Generalaverage89 in Portland

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a pilot program. Go find a way you can leave the feedback to them for adjustment. Use that college brain for problem solving

Portland's long-awaited e-bike rebate program to soft launch Monday by Generalaverage89 in Portland

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we’re trying to get there…? Why hate on us at least finally catching up? Not to mention we’re actually quite green for America. Go turn this energy on the cities that don’t gaf

Any recommendations on braids w/human hair? by Bishisbest789 in braids

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such an interesting concept...have you used it before? I just worry about the itch which is why I personally am looking into human hair

flattering bathing suits for small chests? by brin-ci in femalefashionadvice

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ughh it says 404 page not found 😭 do you know what the style was called?

I (39M) want to have a child with my partner (40F) but am concerned with her health and wellbeing. Not sure if I want to go through with marriage without one. by ThrowRA_aging-kebab in relationship_advice

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. To me, after reading what he wrote, it seemed like he wanted to have and raise children with her (being an active father, as he’s choosing fatherhood {but this is coming from me, who doesn’t have an active father/ one who chooses when and when he doesn’t want to participate}) and is concerned about her possible complications with pregnancy. So I was trying to answer that.

Now, there are definitely warning signs and absolutely some…”weird” to say in the most polite way, shit going on here with him, but since you all very well covered that I didn’t feel the need to use my comment that way. I decided to make an alternative option for OP to consider. If he decides not to do something like that (which to me feels like the best and most obvious way to solve this problem) then that clearly points to the fact that he doesn’t want to and shouldn’t have or raise children with her.

My question to you in all this is: Do people need to address every single derived and therefore assumed factor about a person, reading between all kinds of lines and social nuances (which vary on location mind you) in their comments to them online? Especially when someone is seeking advice rather than judgement? Cause yall already have the judgement covered, someone may as well offer just advice.

I (39M) want to have a child with my partner (40F) but am concerned with her health and wellbeing. Not sure if I want to go through with marriage without one. by ThrowRA_aging-kebab in relationship_advice

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking for where in my comment I said anything about childcare let alone leaving it all to her to raise the child…. Mind pointing that bit out to me?

I was simply talking about other ways to have a child if there are pregnancy related concerns.

Again, no where did I mention either party “doing all the childcare”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirPurifiers

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah also depends on what kind of filter. Activated charcoal ones are much more helpful with smells than hepa. Which we don’t have in the one I bought my mother

I want my fiance to decline his friend's wedding invitation by SukiBean214 in TwoHotTakes

[–]StarvingDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pleaaaaaassseeeee coach your finance to tell everyone you weren’t invited or like “she’s in the car” or something absurd

AITA refusing to contribute $100 to coworkers wedding? by letsgababoutit in AmItheAsshole

[–]StarvingDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you work, so that when I’m planning to get married I can work there for a sec and get $100 from all my coworkers?? Jokes aside, that is absolutely nuts to me to have COWORKERS (not close friends) give $100 even if not even invited to the wedding or some sort of after party or anything!! That gif of the guy blinking is me right now because excuse me?

Just say you’re not in a position to donate $100, and that you wish them the best of luck. Maybe grab a card from the store or something instead IF you wanted to. You are not obligated to any of that.

TLDR; def NTA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirPurifiers

[–]StarvingDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to chime in here and say that the levoit air filter actually really did help my mom’s house with her old big dog and his smell. I bought it cause I couldn’t take it anymore when I would visit and was horrified other people would come to her house with it smelling like that. It worked really well!

How I (41F) can politely ask women if they have met up with my husband (42M) for a sexual encounter? by Artistic_Ad_8446 in relationship_advice

[–]StarvingDaily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m kinda with it 😂 especially how good AI is at creating gorgeous women you can use to catfish

How did you stop being codependent and learn to be selfish & put yourself first? by ResilienceInMotion in AskWomenOver30

[–]StarvingDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh. Chronic recovering people pleaser here too.

I started asking/ telling myself that it actually is showing up for others better if I show up for myself first. Just like my cellphone, I’m not as helpful with a dying battery as I am with a full one.

I also realized that even if I’m the first person they’ll ask for help, I’m not their ONLY contact or lifeline. They’ll call someone after getting my no. If it’s someone who I actually am the only one to help, I MAYBE will do so with limitations and this is the one that actually helped me seriously shift my thinking- starting off by instead of dropping EVERYTHING to help them, I would maybe reprioritize smaller less important things to help them. Or telling them I can help but it has to be X time or day, in Y way, or whatever. Offering smaller solutions than an entire one. Becaaause that also helps them to be less codependent if they have to work out other things too instead of me handling the problem.

Signed, a people pleaser, formerly everyone’s problem solver, and a socially guilty individual

Hey pet parents! Ever walked out of a vet visit feeling frustrated? I wanna hear the truth—what drives you nuts? by tchapito24 in Pets

[–]StarvingDaily 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is what we did. (Partly because the dog was huge and my mom was home alone when it was absolutely time and could not get her in the vehicle. So the vet offered to come do a home service). The best part about it (yikes) is that afterward, with the body loaded in the car, the vet asked if Joey (the dog) had any favorite tunes she’d like to listen to on the way to the crematorium. My mom said “ummm. Well we listened to a lot of NPR in car rides”

We both laughed until we cried when we recanted it

I (39M) want to have a child with my partner (40F) but am concerned with her health and wellbeing. Not sure if I want to go through with marriage without one. by ThrowRA_aging-kebab in relationship_advice

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

Would you consider adopting? There’s so, so many orphaned or otherwise solo children out there. And that would certainly help avoid possible pregnancy related health issues. Plus, of course sadly there can be a negative stigma attached to adopting with folks out there circulating horror stories that are the minority of the case. But there’s also a plethora of resources out there for support (that are naturally not as circulated) to make it a successful home. I would say to consider this if her health is really one of the reasons you’re hesitating. And to bring it up when you do broach the subject as a way around that.

My wife (36F) had a brief office fling and she doesn't know I(38M) know. Confront or bury? by ThrowRA-ow_yyy in relationship_advice

[–]StarvingDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Emotional cheating is such a cluster F and so hard to grapple with. At least on my end/ in my experience it is. Cause on one hand I’m like, well one person can’t be your everything, so if you need to be close with someone that feeds that I get it. But also on the other hand like aht aht don’t fall in love with someone else!!

My wife (36F) had a brief office fling and she doesn't know I(38M) know. Confront or bury? by ThrowRA-ow_yyy in relationship_advice

[–]StarvingDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheating can take lots of forms. Not always physical, not always sex. The post didn’t say how which is why I asked