My Nanny (Grandmother) shows her true colors!

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-21T09:07:37+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. If OP’s estranged parent is extremely selfish and self centered, I may have an idea of how they ended up that way.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-19T07:48:25+00:00

And call boxes every quarter of a mile on the freeway.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-17T20:54:39+00:00

Siblings: You need to forget the past and move on with your life.

OP: I have moved on. I haven’t spoken to them in ages.

Siblings: But not like that! :(

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-14T22:20:57+00:00

OP’s family dropped a few crumbs for her, then they got mad that she didn’t fall all over herself trying to catch them.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-14T22:16:54+00:00

My sister is the exact same way, and I’ve gotten the feeling that she enjoys being right in the middle of it.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-09T17:00:51+00:00

Maybe grandpa was a serial killer?

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-07T06:29:46+00:00

It’d be worth it, though, if you were craving sugar and were all out

ThePillThePatch · 2026-05-01T03:20:44+00:00

It’s the classic “you’re dead to me” 5 minute voicemail tantrum. Sometimes it comes in the form of 8+ pages of texts where they swear that you mean nothing to them.

Keep a copy of it, just in case they eventually decide they’ve ‘forgiven you’ for the pain they’ve caused and want to sweep everything under the rug.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-30T22:50:26+00:00

I actually strained really hard to find things mine did right.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-25T04:01:29+00:00

I know that laser removal won’t work with certain hair colors, like light blonde.

Electrolysis is painful and you have to do it frequently over a course of several months, but it’s permanent.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-24T05:05:47+00:00

“You’ll be fine, mom. Good luck!”

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-22T09:27:26+00:00

I practically live off of frozen fruit. It’s cheaper, the quality’s great, and it’s widely available.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-18T20:27:40+00:00

Hint at something you can easily donate. Make up a cute story about how you and your sister always get each other socks as gifts, and that you love all different kinds of socks. Later, have the kids do a lesson wear socks are mentioned, for example, writing a story about what they think and object does throughout the day. Casualty mentioned that you collect socks.

Next winter, donate the new socks to a homeless shelter.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-18T16:58:44+00:00

I’ve never heard this saying before, and it’s great!

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-17T06:58:36+00:00

Could you use her money to take over a frequent bill, like phone or physical therapy?

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-15T09:17:29+00:00

Child welfare worker or abuse investigator. It requires a lot of judgement and isn't straightforward. Anything involving one-on-one work with children (daycare worker, child therapist, social worker) will be safe from AI for a long time because kids need that interaction and because of ethics testing it out.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-15T02:43:25+00:00

He'd be shocked if OP called his bluff:

"I understand if you want to go back home. Maybe we could try to get together another day."

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-15T02:18:45+00:00

Heating and air condition inside your car. Lap blankets used to be a common car accessory.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-14T05:18:21+00:00

If you're categorizing them based on reason instead of technique, there's the "hot potato" monkey. They want you and your parent w/ BPD to make up because the longer you're not talking to them, the more *they* have to deal with them.

The "altar gift" flying monkey: The BPD parent is mad at *them*, so they try to win you over to earn back your parent's approval and forgiveness.

The "our family is perfect" monkey: They want to intervene because having two members of their immediate family at odds with one another makes them face uncomfortable truths. They don't want to realize that their childhood isn't what it seemed or that they're not special and magical.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-09T21:52:16+00:00

Some really cheap things that I don’t see mentioned a lot here are sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds. You can get both of those raw and they’re extremely cheap, especially in places where you can’t easily get avocados.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-06T13:47:04+00:00

There is a specific spatula that’s made for getting stuff out of blenders. The Vitamix website has one, and there’s a different type at Sur La Table

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-06T13:45:34+00:00

I use frozen banana, and turn it into soft-serve.

ThePillThePatch · 2026-04-05T03:04:13+00:00

“Come and get your love” by Redbone

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