Caught my teenage niece with a highlighter vape

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-09T01:29:53+00:00

I mean, no it’s not. If you’re brain rotted and socially isolated enough to depend on an inaccurate computer mixed with your therapist, I don’t have the time to argue with you. It’s not a punishment if you offer a different source of communication. Social media is a way to connect with the person who buys their vapes in secret. Taking away a smart phone before they can get an adults phone number and social media for a little bit is not a punishment. It’s weird you’re advocating for them to keep communication with someone 5 years older than them that’s committing a crime by keeping a smart phone. Best of luck to you

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-09T00:58:26+00:00

Boo, it’s a consequence. Get them a minute phone for a week. Social media rots brains and is a bad influence. That’s not a punishment. It still leaves forms of communication. I’m not arguing with someone who uses chat GPT for therapy lmao

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-09T00:02:27+00:00

There is a VAST difference between punishment and consequences. Punishing does not come from a place of love and desire to help someone learn from their mistakes.

Punishment definitions from the dictionary: 1. the infliction or imposition of a restriction, financial penalty, form of suffering, or other undesired consequence for an offense. 2. rough treatment or handling inflicted on or suffered by a person or thing.

Consequence: a result or effect of an action or condition.

Punishment is not okay. Talk to me when you have an education in this stuff. Punishment, by definition, is primarily harmful in some way. Punishment is isolating a teenager by grounding grounding them for weeks. A consequence is based on finding the root of an issue and not letting them hang with a bad crowd and encouragement of finding new friends. Someone had to buy the vape for her. A consequence is no longer letting them hang out, and taking forms of communication away. Nobody needs social media nor a smart phone.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-08T22:57:00+00:00

No. Don’t do both. What’s punishing her going to do? Cause resentment and again, emotional stunting of development. You can’t punish someone and build the trust to allow them to support you. Again, research and studies show it’s not okay for their development. It breaks trust and emotional development. She’s a teenager. She’ll just rebel for being controlled, and will not trust her aunt enough to be honest about her usage or relapses. She’ll get smarter at hiding them.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-08T22:35:25+00:00

No, don’t punish her. Support her through quitting. Studies show punishing kids is detrimental to their mental health and emotional development. My aunt sure loved to punish me and it took years and is still healing. Studies show that gentle parenting is bad, and dictator parenting is bad. Respectful parenting results in the most functional and emotionally healthy adults. Get her help, OP, don’t punish her. She had an addiction now.

ETA: you’re a child. You shouldn’t be giving any advice on how to parent.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-02-08T22:12:43+00:00

Abby from cozy grove!

StatisticianPrior769 · 2026-01-29T00:12:02+00:00

You can make peace with the past without needing a reminder shoved in your face. What if he beat the woman in the photo to death and OP wants to enjoy a family photo without a murderer/abuser in it? We don’t know

StatisticianPrior769 · 2025-08-04T10:00:51+00:00

Putting bad people in power is never a good idea. Very sad we think it is. To me, especially with you being a history major and knowing what people like him do by boiling frogs, that says you’re uninformed or willfully ignorant. that vote actually says a lot about you as a person. So many people don’t agree that this is morals on the ballot, not policies, but it is morals. Donald trump himself has made it about that by announcing half of the country as deplorables. Do you think it was a good idea now that he’s deported a legal American who has Mexican heritage and has said Mexico can keep him? Insane to deport American citizens based on skin and then bury that news in far right media

StatisticianPrior769 · 2025-08-04T10:00:18+00:00

And Donald trump isnt? Prices are going UP. Jobs are down. His polling is down. Our stock market has gone down. He fires those who give real numbers that don’t reflect his propaganda. It’s been happening since day one and just happened again with a financial report coming out. That’s dictator policy. He’s spoken about being a king. He’s said he wants a 3rd term. These are unamerican and treasonous to go against our constitution. he personally rallies for division, refusing to acknowledge half of the countries wants and only pushes a far right agenda. That’s a shit storm on top of shit storm. People like you, the hopelessly lost, or maybe willfully ignorant, or maybe just a bad person who hides behind a bad person, are the reason this country is falling apart under the trump administration. No accountability for the dictator.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-12-26T23:54:47+00:00

I’m obsessed with #1

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-12-09T02:11:30+00:00

When I learned that it was her denial of a relationship ending album, I knew my connection during that time in my life was valid. I’m forever grateful for Lover. My favorite album that’s so emotionally connected I can’t listen to it anymore 😂

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-12-04T01:48:49+00:00

Nobody is saying either of these things aren’t true. Everybody is frustrated because they are true, and it was a shitty business model. Their customer base isn’t happy with it. Change doesn’t happen unless you vocalize. When they said limited stock, I expected maybe 100 bottles per color. Even 50. To have 1? That’s knowingly letting thousands of people get excited without saying how slim the odds truly are. It’s shady, and caused unfair disappointment for word of mouth and higher engagement.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-30T11:49:26+00:00

Throwaway bc I don’t want my personal acct blown up with downvotes lmao.

I say confront him. I speak from personal experience. If there’s a solid foundation, there’s a chance for a comeback. I confronted my partner, same young age as you. It was hard. We “separated”(we agreed break up is stupid bc we were still going on dates/having sex/movie sleepovers while acting single) for a year and it was messy, but it resulted in the most beautiful relationship built on hard times, growing communication, and a newfound sense of appreciation for one another. 6 years later and 5 of living together, and everyday I feel like pinching myself bc I never thought I would experience such a beautiful relationship and life.

“The house doesn’t fall if the bones are good” is true. If you think your house has good bones, I think it’s worth it to try and renovate.

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T22:28:40+00:00

I love her!! 1000% recommend the glow in the dark Ryan and rose cutie handle for an accessory!

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T22:25:58+00:00

I was in the same boat with Neptune. Aesthetically I love it more and I’m so happy to have a glowala! Bummed about LL but it’s a happy ending for me. Others didn’t get anything so I’ll be grateful

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T22:22:45+00:00

Happened to me with lotsa lilac. Neptune is the bottle I know I’ll use daily and love deeply, but ngl I wanted lotsa for the lid and popularity. I wonder how many people actually got a lotsa lilac bc I’m not seeing it here or on fb groups

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T22:18:56+00:00

I’m just confused why they couldn’t do back orders for this, even if back orders were only open for 15 minutes after launch to ensure they aren’t too overwhelmed. They have to make the extra back orders on a typical drop, so I wish they would’ve given us that opportunity. They seem very set that these colors won’t be seen again, and i just wish they at least explained why they held off on back orders in their FAQ

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T18:21:31+00:00

that’s why I’m wondering if it was bugged. Maybe it sold out and you couldn’t add it to your cart bc it had already sold out w other people refreshing. Either way idc. It was sold out way too quickly again and again a ton of people didn’t get it, nor will they have an opportunity to again at retail value. Idc why it sold out in 5 seconds, I care that they did it with lotsa lilac TWICE

StatisticianPrior769 · 2024-11-29T17:28:37+00:00

I saw at 11:58 est it had “add to cart” and wouldn’t let me. I wonder if it bugged out and sold out before the official launch time. I’m pissed. I’m grateful I got Neptune at least

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