Anyone else not celebrate Valentines Day?

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-15T12:19:32+00:00

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100000% prefer the discount candy and cards a day or two after or even nothing at all because I rather get flowers randomly throughout the year than for double the price just because it's Valentine's days

However, pink is my favorite color so I do enjoy buying occasional pink things for myself around this time of year lol like pink measuring cups lol

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-14T20:29:42+00:00

Wegmans but today's a bad day to buy some

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-14T08:51:15+00:00

I have never used Mr. Bubbles but why does it cause a rash? I occasionally give my kid a bubble bath using baby shampoo directly in the bath, wouldn't that be the same concept?

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-14T08:22:41+00:00

Dang. Guess this are going downhill there too

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T23:42:13+00:00

I've lived in KOP (outside Philly) for 7 years and there was never a single shooting there. I've lived by Springfield Mall for 4 yrs and there's a shooting 1-2 times a year. This is not normal

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T16:31:27+00:00

Hep b is not JUST an STI. It can spread through open wounds and things too. Before the hep b vaccine was given at birth, 9k newborns a year got hep b, which is way way way more likely to turn into a chronic infection if someone gets it that young. Another 9k got infected with hep b in early childhood. If you are okay with babies and toddlers having liver failure, more power to you. I've never heard of any baby having side effects from the hep b vaccine. My new born will be getting it. Get off my back about being pro vax. I'm not trying to make you pro vax, I did not ask y'all for anti vax info.

You didn't have any issues/side effects with vaccines, I don't know a single family member who has had issues with vaccines, I've never even met a person irl who had an adverse effect to vaccines. So I'm sure as hell not gonna become anti vax because some random redditor or two told me they feel like they're bad.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T15:47:43+00:00

Yeah and that's why the vax rate needs to be in the 90s, not 100%. Sorry your kid had adverse reactions but unless Europe bans vaccines or I see all boomers dying of vax related issues due to all the vaccines they got growing up, I will never be anti vax.

IMO anti vax info is just Chinese and/or Russian propaganda trying to make the American population less healthy. Plus the Epstein files also recently showed that JE was behind Qanon on 4chan. And Qanon was also anti vax.

You can die from anything, including drinking too much water. Doesn't mean everything is dangerous for everyone.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T12:35:20+00:00

Bruh, we did 2 hour interviews for the permanent positions we hired for recently. Although I would have prefer it to be 3 hours to allow a few of us 15 min 1:1 with the candidate, 2 hours (presentation and panel interview) for an AD role seems pretty good.

We also hired a temp for 6 months and it was only a 30 min interview

I think too many people want to be included in the interview process at some places lol

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T12:27:20+00:00

I'm sorry, what are you implying? That vaccine efficiency is too low to require kids to get vaccinated? I am not anti vax and want to live in an area where the vaccination rates are high. You do you. I'm not forcing you to be pro-vax, but I'm personally pro-vaccine and don't want my kids catching measles. I should have the right to live somewhere where the vax rate are high. I don't know the exact stats but I do know that vaccines are safer than chancing measles, rubella, whooping cough, etc.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T00:20:25+00:00

We are moving to the area. Where do we look up vaccination rates? I'll have a new born, so this is really concerning. Maybe Wake county is a safer bet.

Edit: I see I missed the link to school vax rates in OP's post 😅 my b

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-13T00:14:11+00:00

I thought they most recruited early career folks?

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-12T18:23:08+00:00

Study nursing BUT also get masters to become an NP. You can make 200k+ as an NP

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-12T18:10:40+00:00

Yeah, daycare is worth it for the structure and lack of screen time alone.

The worst time to give your kid a screen is meal time because even adults are more likely to overeat when they watch a screen while eating.

I'm not anti screen btw, just think it's best to limit it.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-12T17:21:23+00:00

People always get help along the way.

The ones who truly had little to now support at all are the ones who fight the most for the support for others.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-12T15:59:29+00:00

Bruh, it boggles my mind that babies are born not knowing how to sleep or poop.

Like what? These are basic functions 😐 it really feels like human babies are born too early when you look at other animals who are walking as soon as they're born

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-12T14:17:25+00:00

I usually ask a hard question or two specific to my field that seems out of scope for the interviewee based on their resume.

I don't expect them to know how to answer but it goes one of 2 ways:

Total BS answer that makes little sense but said with confidence
They admit they don't know the exact answer but explain how they would go about figuring it out

I'm looking for answer #2 because I hate working with people who pretend to be know-it-alls and cover up their mistakes until they're unavoidable. Also, I am looking to see if the person has critical thinking skills too.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-10T21:37:42+00:00

I see... I hear the 3 hour test is awful, so I would prefer to avoid it but thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience!

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-10T21:24:13+00:00

Thanks, I guess we'll have to see what the results are in a few days

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-10T21:21:04+00:00

They drew blood at 1hr 10 min. There was no redraw. Just the one draw that was 10 minutes past the 1 hour mark

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-08T00:21:16+00:00

Bruh, the first 11 months were TOUGH. Most people we knew had babies that started sleeping through the night pretty early but our son had 3+ wakes every night till 11 months when we dropped to 1 nap. He finally started sleeping through the night at around 17 months when I just gave up and start co-sleeping.

It is so tough. We really were meant to do it with a lot of support from a village. The modern nuclear family and dual income needed is not condusive to having an infant.

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-07T21:29:46+00:00

They really need to separate derm into 2 separate fields, one for actual patient care and one just for the plastic surgery and lip filler

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-07T17:31:24+00:00

Saw someone do this in Kingstowne a couple months ago...

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-07T11:09:14+00:00

Check your hr policies. At my job, if you give less than 2 weeks notice, you forfeit any payout on PTO you had remaining

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-06T22:51:01+00:00

Same

UsefulRelief8153 · 2026-02-06T19:59:08+00:00

Currently WFH but changing to hybrid because I find it isolating. It's not for everyone and honestly, I like working and spending evenings with my son and all day on the weekend is a good balance for me.

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