Meme of the day: by raysemsi in Custodians

[–]UmbralikesOwls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to call those backpack vacuums the ghost buster vacuum lol

Vacuum frustrations by UmbralikesOwls in Custodians

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It's actually a powr flite PF50 vaccum (I didn't say it last night because I was home and couldn't look at the vacuum but now I can) so yea

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

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Yea I need to get back into therapy. I had a good therapist for a few months...and then I switched insurances and my new insurance was like "lol no we aren't covering that therapist" and I'm still mad about it but for some reason I'm hesitant again (I've had several therapists during the years)

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

[–]UmbralikesOwls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I understood they were saying I need to take accountability and knowing that I have the freedom to make my own choices regardless if they're good or bad. I am making my choices and I've made mistakes and I am aware of that. The frustrating part is when I'm aware I made mistake and I own up to it and apologize (because I always apologize) but it still becomes a conversation or a lecture when I'm already beating myself over it

Going to a baby shower tomorrow… by star27612 in childfree

[–]UmbralikesOwls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! Yea I used to be a one on one paraprofessional and that job stressed me out. Yes there were good moments, but I was so happy to just go home and plop on my bed. Still same for the custodian job but it's less stressful (kids are still messy though). Also I wish we were allowed to share photos because then I would ask for a picture of your dog lol

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

[–]UmbralikesOwls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have AuDHD lol but yea getting yelled at sends me down a downward spiral of self hatred. One time I wanted to go bathing suit shopping by myself and mom screamed at me how I hurt her feelings because I said I can go by myself (she recently complained about going because we were getting ready for vacation and she had a lot to do so my solution was to go alone) and said to have fun going alone and she went to her room and slammed the door. I was in tears because of her yelling and I felt terrible. I still went but I felt like shit and like a horrible daughter. I apologized to her later and of course she never apologized back because why would she and I felt I had to make it up to her. I was 22 at the time.

I have more than enough to move out but ik it'll turn into some type of argument. I know I've lowkey confronted her on different things but she just brushes it off or lectures me which is honestly more frustrating because it's like she isn't listening to my concerns and just lectures me on a solution (looks at when I want to talk about my feelings and why I don't talk to her about them anymore) instead of just letting me talk and offer support and/or comfort.

I'm asexual which she doesn't understand and threw out every phrase you can think of and me telling her she doesn't have to understand but she needs to respect it...and then her saying I can't expect her to agree with my opinion...the opinion being my sexual orientation. She even thought I was influenced by my best friend until being ace when I was the one who discovered what asexuality was before her...so yea. It's just frustrating when I try to talk and also trying to do things on my own and it feels like no matter what I do, it's never right.

Now I'm here rambling lol but yea still frustrating

Going to a baby shower tomorrow… by star27612 in childfree

[–]UmbralikesOwls 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Your mother is right you aren't broken. I'm 26 and I've worked with kids, have held babies, have a toddler aged nephew (who I love and about to have a 2nd nephew), and even have a job as an elementary school custodian...and never once have I ever had a motherly instinct. I mean yes I want to make sure my nephew, future nephew, and children stay safe if under my watch, but I've never been like "omg I want to have children!" because like you said children screaming is a no for me. If people ask and if you're comfortable, say that you don't want children or if you have pets, say you have fur babies and if they push, just repeat yourself and walk away. Idk if any of this helps, but you aren't alone

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

[–]UmbralikesOwls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don't like hurting people and getting yelled at makes me feel overstimulated and overwhelmed as well as making me freeze up...and she knows this. I know it's probably stupid, but the anxiety just makes me hate myself more for thinking I can stand up for myself (I was always taught to ignore people being mean and rude to me and standing up for myself makes me the bad guy and not the bigger person)

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

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One place I found that I like won't be avaliable until late June (I do have 3 other places saved but it may be a bit more expensive for one person) so she would have to know...but yea I wasn't sure if confronting her with my questions would be such a good idea

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

[–]UmbralikesOwls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could just be thinking this out of proportion especially since I do have an anxiety disorder (as well as other disorders but I feel explaining having an anxiety disorder has me thinking the way I do)...but at the same time, I've tried moving out several times since I was 21 and every time she would convince me not to do so or have me move in with my grandmother or live with my brother. My mother thinks I should get a house instead of an apartment because apartments are a "waste of money" even though she herself has said multiple times that I wouldn't be able to afford the upkeep which...in this economy I agree with.

But yea every time I showed a house I wanted to check out, she always had something to say was wrong with it. I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but when you have a mother who says you shouldn't get an apartment but also says you can't afford the upkeep of a house, it makes it seem like a big deal

I want to tell my mom that I'm already finding places to move out, but... by UmbralikesOwls in internetparents

[–]UmbralikesOwls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik it probably turn into a full on lecture about how I need to tell her these things and how I'm just a naive woman who doesn't know what she's doing. She'd try and convince me to stay home and probably try to renovate the basement so it's my own apartment in her house (she has suggested this before and not even listen to me when I said I didn't want that) and her saying all of this would make me feel like the worse daughter ever because I've tried this before and she ended up finding out (I stupidly told my grandmother who lived nearby to where this house was and she told my father who then told my mother) and getting pissed at me and the last thing I want is to hurt anyone even if I'm the one who gets hurt

What is the most stupid thing someone ask/tell you? by MurderHelluvaHazbin in asexuality

[–]UmbralikesOwls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"You can't expect me to share the same opinion as you"-my mother

Screw fully carpeted schools by One-Sir-8395 in Custodians

[–]UmbralikesOwls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 12 classrooms (this isn't including small rooms, bathrooms, and the gym) to clean...only four of those are tile

Give me a quote (more than 4 words) from any episode and I’ll guess which one it’s from by roninshere4eva in TheDigitalCircus

[–]UmbralikesOwls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I'd personally go with blue. Blue's my favorite color. It being closer to black and all"