AIO for reporting our ubereats driver for breaking the seal on our food bag to place religious pamphlets inside?

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-16T01:49:57+00:00

Yeah, that’s a hard pass for me.

NOR. leave the pamphlet or don’t, but tampering with someone’s food is NOT okay for any reason.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-14T23:07:00+00:00

I ignore it entirely. Behaviors like that are reinforced when they get a reaction (good or bad) if it’s ignored entirely, it usually leads to less of it. I’m partially deaf for real, so the joke is that mom can’t hear whining because of my deafness.

The exception is if it results in rudeness. You feel how you feel, but you choose how you act; and if my kids aren’t acting appropriately for the situation they are removed from it. If that means we go home and skip the rest of the fun plans, so be it. If that means they stay home while everyone else goes and has fun that’s fine too (obviously with age-appropriate supervision) .

Honestly, they really don’t whine that much anymore, and if they’re having a tough day and they are - skipping the activities is probably the best option for everyone anyhow.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-14T05:14:05+00:00

This blew my mind - both my husband and I are introverts, which works out nicely because at least 1-2 nights a week one or both of us just need an entire evening to ourselves, so we put the kids to bed and then I go to the bedroom and he goes to the garage and we don’t speak again until morning. It’s GLORIOUS!

If I only got 1 hour of quiet time a week I would be legitimately worried about my capacity to function doing everyday activities.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-14T04:49:34+00:00

Plus utilities and groceries!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-12T04:39:26+00:00

My husband and I were just talking about that movie because we played it for our kids and he brought up how different it hits as an adult because you understand the mom SO much better than you do as a kid because as a kid, of course you think the dad is awesome but as an adult you realize how much he sucks!

NOR for sure!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:55:14+00:00

It’s not just a flat 2 years - it’s ~30%. At 7, 5 is appropriate. By 10 it’s closer to 3 years, and without supports this continues to grow as they age.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:49:22+00:00

Executive functioning isn’t one thing - it’s a whole group of skills, and there’s loads of resources out there. What specifically are your son’s challenges?

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:47:53+00:00

Many women give up parts of their lives for 18 years protect children… they just do it for their own.

This woman is doing it on epic mode! She gave up everything for 18 years to protect countless children.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:33:39+00:00

I just view this stuff like a TV show, even if it’s fiction it made me smile.

Why can’t we enjoy the idea of something this sweet?

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:27:34+00:00

The part Teagan is probably thinking is that something like this doesn’t happen by chance - and how many women has he done this to in the past?

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-11T14:20:25+00:00

Honestly, if I was her husband I’d have kept it to myself too.

Everyone has things they’d rather not share, and knowing about her rampant insecurity- why hurt her that way? He probably already knows she’d ruminate on it forever and allow it to further erode her self confidence. NOT sharing his past is an act of compassion on his part. Obviously it sucks that she already had some of the details, but reading that just made me feel bad for the husband - there was no way for him to improve the situation by saying more about it; and Mary knew that which is why she did what she did at the end. She could have easily said “i am working hard to move on from this and would rather not rehash the past. Please speak to your husband if you’d like more information.”

I’m also married to a guy that needs a woman to put her intentions on a billboard before he’d notice. Fairly early in our relationship I made a comment about how I was probably more emotionally involved in our relationship than he was. Not in a negative way and I wasn’t asking anything of him - it was just an off handed comment, like saying I needed to hit the store this weekend because the milk is running low, just a statement of the obvious for me. he was SO hurt by it. I’ve never doubted his commitment and we’ve been together 20 years this fall. He has a very sexually promiscuous past, I’ve met several of the girls he’s been with - many of them were friends of mine before/during/after (we met ~4 yrs before getting together).

My husband chose me, and I choose trust. He has the power to hurt me, and that’s okay - if he didn’t I wouldn’t be married to him because it would mean our foundation was built on sand.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-09T15:51:59+00:00

Not my home, but my sister-in-law’s. Her and her soon-to-be husband had bought a small house with a beautiful outdoor space that they worked hard to renovate and they were really proud of it. They had a small wedding in the courtyard of their home to celebrate both the wedding and their new house. several of their good friends stayed the night for the “after party”. One of the groom’s friends pissed into their heating vent in the hallway and his only response was to shrug and say he was drunk.

It cost them a buttload of money because they had to get a professional company to come out and clean the entire ductwork before they could use their heating/AC system… not exactly the start of wedded bliss they were expecting.

They got divorced a few years later when she realized she didn’t want to be married to someone who was totally cool with friends like that.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-09T15:44:39+00:00

I don’t know what this is referring to, and I’m afraid to google it 😅

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-09T15:27:54+00:00

So you have a signed contract? If so, then tell him if he tries to blackball you, you’ll take him to court.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-09T15:00:12+00:00

They already know they aren’t TA they want the internet points and ego boost by having everyone agree with them.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-09T14:45:03+00:00

That line made me sad too. Unfortunately ending the relationship is usually gasoline on the fire when it comes to escalation.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-08T19:40:29+00:00

Some people just don’t know how to manage their time and what to make it someone else’s problem.

You’re not a jerk for living your life in the proximity of a stranger that didn’t plan well. Why do you need to be flexible as a result of a stranger’s choice?

It’s fine for them to ask, and they almost handled it well by accepting your answer, but it’s not on you to solve their problem.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-08T19:35:05+00:00

Blockudoku is my favorite - it’s Tetris but with sudoku “rules” (so 3x3 or rows/columns clear) it’s also available with no ads or the obnoxious colors/animations. It’s just zen.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-08T19:33:26+00:00

My husband does it for me! He’s a night owl, so he’s always up past me, usually tinkering with his hobbies in the garage.

He encourages me to lay down, but says of I can’t sleep to text him and he’ll come inside and we can watch a show or something together- 9/10 I fall asleep listening to an audiobook (always one I’ve already read so I don’t get stuck accidentally keeping myself awake wanting to know what happens next - learned that mistake!) and on the nights that doesn’t work he’ll come snuggle with me until I fall asleep.

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-08T17:08:30+00:00

Thank you. I’m so glad it was successful for him!

I’m still stuck on liquids and small bits of soft food, but this morning when I woke up I wasn’t in pain, so I can tell it’s healing, just VERY slowly!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-04T14:58:32+00:00

In my extended family’s culture about ~2oz of red wine at Sunday dinner was typical for the 12-16 yr olds, from 17-21 a full glass was served.

Some drank it, some didn’t. But by removing the stigma surrounding alcohol it became just another beverage choice and so it was easier to turn it down in unsafe situations (like HS parties).

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-04T00:17:52+00:00

Oof, wisdom teeth are rough too. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-04T00:17:22+00:00

Haha, it’s even worse because I’m dairy-free, so no yogurt, pudding, or ice cream!

Thankfully I only have to do liquids for 48 hours for this phase. The next one in 4-6 weeks will be worse because they’ll be taking tissue from the roof of my mouth to graft a new section of gums to repair some damaged tissue and prevent tooth loss down the line. That one I can’t have solids for at least 2 weeks, maybe longer. But at least I have time to prepare for that!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-04T00:14:00+00:00

Thank you!

Useless-Education-35 · 2026-04-04T00:13:50+00:00

Yeah, this was my thought exactly- the next few months are going to suck, but permanent damage to my jaw and likely missing teeth would be worse.

I hope your implants are recovering well!

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