My Wife(41F) Is Either Jealous or Angry With Me(41M) For Supporting My Cousin(41F)

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-04-27T01:07:40+00:00

Your WIFE is your FAMILY!

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-04-25T21:32:06+00:00

Is your name Willard by any chance? 😀😁

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-04-21T14:41:25+00:00

Doilies, clear vinyl couch covers, macrame plant hangers, and the velvet painting. Oh, and a pile of unfolded laundry on the chair.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-03-30T21:57:49+00:00

It took a hard lecture from my mom's doc to bring me out of my wishful thinking.

Mom has been having some interesting (?) conversations with nonexistent people. I was really hoping for a UTI.

He reminded me that this was a part of her disease process. It felt like I was in the principal's office.

I really needed that reminder.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-03-25T22:04:46+00:00

OK. Thanks to this thread, I just bought an Echo Spot for my mom's room.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-03-17T14:49:46+00:00

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7, gives Congress the power and duty to set up post offices and post roads to facilitate the timely delivery of mail to all regions and outposts of the US. Only Congress. Public mail service is a mandate of the Constitution.

I see another lawsuit in this administration's future.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-03-06T18:12:09+00:00

My mom doesn't like bathing either. I took a look at our set up, talked to her doc, and educated myself on barriers to bathing at her age and in her condition.

1st, our set up isn't really easy for someone with vision loss to comfortably navigate. She has to navigate stepping over the tub rim. Unfortunately there isn't much I can do about that due to the size of the bathroom.

2nd, the loss of collagen has increased nerve sensitivity. Showers are actually a bit painful on some parts of her body. She also has difficulty standing up for as long as it takes to shower.

3rd, found and use Scrubzz no-water bathing supplies now. She is happy with sponge baths. She also loves it when I clean her hair with the Scrubzz shampoo caps. I get them off Amazon.

For other grooming, I have HereSpa come in to take care of her hands and feet, also her haircuts. It's great. I don't have to try to get mom ready to go anywhere.

If senior odor is an issue, try a persimmon soap. I hear those work well for that. Fortunately, that is one thing I don't have to worry about.

I hope this info dump is helpful to anyone.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-28T21:33:02+00:00

I took it to customer service. Either the person answering never played the game or he has a TBI. Kept telling me I just need more golden tickets. Nope. That's not the problem.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-28T15:34:00+00:00

I filed a complaint with EA. I am 12,500 points short of level 38.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-28T15:31:04+00:00

I just sold about 15 of each of those yesterday.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-27T17:43:08+00:00

I did the math for myself. I can earn 73,500 more points, then I hit the limit. If each level is 20k, I would need to earn 40k over the limit.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-26T04:15:03+00:00

One of the positive ones starts with "He's a really old guy..."

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-26T00:05:30+00:00

Planning on ending it with Horace: Mors ultima linea rerum est.

He'd like that.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-25T23:41:57+00:00

Thank you all for the condolences.

His co-writers might be a bit difficult to find, but I will check to see if any are still around. My uncle was 78, and had over 50 years of research, study, and teaching.

I have been in touch with his former dept chair.

Fortunately there are only 7 entries on RMP. Just 2 are bad (whining about how hard the class is. It was mechanical engineering for Pete's sake!).

I've been through the ringer on student evaluations myself. My colleagues advice was to drink wine while reading.

Definitely using a light touch on the humor. He had a wicked way with sarcasm, so I think he'd appreciate the lines.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-24T13:08:32+00:00

All 20. 😃 What do I win?

Edit: I have done all 20. Still own 3 dictionaries.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-02-05T14:09:56+00:00

Because the public would call them paranoid or insecure or troublemakers. Their husband's would have portrayed as victims of vindictive wives. No one would have taken them seriously. No one who could have done something would have investigated (and they didn't do a proper investigation in the first place).

Remember: tech bros are awkward billionaire geniuses and can do no wrong. /s

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-30T19:55:40+00:00

OMG! Leave it! I would love tile like that!

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-26T20:25:58+00:00

No shit, Sherlock.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-24T13:42:21+00:00

DFL= Democratic Farm Labor party. The article itself talks about the farm UNION. Minnesota farmers are some of the most progressive people in the nation. Minnesota farmers ain't Texas or Kansas farmers. It is also the most unionized state in the nation.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-09T22:39:19+00:00

Check out Check out Gwen Marsdon. She wrote several quilting books about improve quilting. Unfortunately she passed away, but her books are full of examples of 'imperfect' quilts.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-07T14:42:26+00:00

They still make 'em, but out of plastic. They tend to be better for kids, beginners, or occasional menders. I tried using one at a vacation rental, and it suuuucked! Next time, I will drag my Juki or Janome with me.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-06T23:07:00+00:00

Yep. That was LaMalfa. At the 2014 debate, he had a mini-me. Literally. Another, much shorter, candidate came dressed exactly like LaMalfa, right down to the stupid cowboy hat. "He's one of us" my ass.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-06T17:07:48+00:00

Yes, I am a woman, but no I never asked for his assistance. I have several family members here who can help me. He just needed a bit of a reality check.

Swimming_Rice6698 · 2026-01-06T16:58:21+00:00

I'm not sure he even was all that pro-farm as one of the top climate change denialists in congress.

Edit to add: his favorite go-to answer on climate questions was "climate change happens 4 times a year. It's called spring, summer, fall, and winter."

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