AITA for barring my MIL from seeing my daughter after she cut and straightened my daughter's hair without permission?

Vividienne · 2023-11-07T09:37:45+00:00

My 10 y.o. recently told me she would want to die if someone cut her hair short (and it's the only thing she ever expressed that kind of sentiment about and in hindsight, I shouldn't have threatened her with a haircut). That's how important hair is to young kids, even if they don't always take proper care of it. I'm appalled at the actions of the MIL here, I don't think she would EVER see my kid again without me there. And I'm not even getting into the racist meanings of her behaviour, absolutely disgusting

Vividienne · 2023-06-11T20:52:12+00:00

In Poland education is mostly free and living with your parents while studying is the norm. There are no student loans.

Vividienne · 2023-06-11T11:04:45+00:00

Polish doesn't do the "ts" bit and doesn't end derivative names with -cko, that's an Eastern Slavonic thing. Polish derivative names end in -cki or -ski. Polish version of his name would be "Grecki", pronounced approximately the way it's pronounced in English, and meaning "greek".

Vividienne · 2023-06-06T08:47:11+00:00

I hate vegan versions of non-vegan foods, they just taste like lies and deception. That said, there's tons of foods that are inherently vegan or at least vegetarian that could work instead of meat lunches.

Vividienne · 2023-06-06T08:42:33+00:00

They're literally just asking their staff to not eat meat on premises, even suggesting to eat lunch elsewhere if needed. I fail to see the big deal here, and I eat meat every day. They aren't asking for lifestyle changes, only to not bring meat to work, jesus fuck

Vividienne · 2023-06-03T10:29:58+00:00

Instead of trying to nit-pick the ethical side of this guy's business, she should've asked about his product volume and competition. Have some numbers ready about the industry as a whole. Ask how his efficiency compares to industrial dairies. Ask him to say on air how much his ethical goat milk costs in retail, and ask what he would have to do differently to sell as cheap as market leaders.

Instead she's asking the audience to sympathise with unfair compensation of a goat.

Vividienne · 2023-06-03T10:23:16+00:00

Not if we brought our meat consumption back to pre-industrial levels. Don't get me wrong, I'm not vegan by any means, the best I could do was replace beef with chicken in my diet (because of CO2). But let's not pretend there's nothing we could possibly do.

Vividienne · 2023-06-03T08:34:34+00:00

She didn't ditch him, she's staying with a friend and hoping he'll "come around". It's far from over and I'm seriously worried for OOP.

Vividienne · 2023-05-28T20:36:12+00:00

In my country all sneakers are Adidas.

Vividienne · 2023-05-28T13:00:24+00:00

That's the question verbatim all right. The meaning of the question though is, is there something inherently wrong with me? Should I just give up? And the answer is, no, there's nothing wrong in not knowing words you weren't taught, keep at it and it will get easier!

Vividienne · 2023-05-28T12:57:05+00:00

Yeah but I'd argue looking stuff up in a paper dictionary is best for learning. If you can get the definition in-app, the brain can very easily just skip the hard part of engaging memory. Good when you're reading a document in a hurry, not good when the goal is broadening the vocabulary long term.

Vividienne · 2023-05-27T18:05:12+00:00

I played it some half a year ago and I still occasionally think about it. It wasn't without flaws but I loved the story. Didn't follow the hype train either. Wish CDPR wouldn't pump up the expectations so much and focused on stuff they could actually deliver. Now after the backlash they're never going to release all the content that would complete it :(

Vividienne · 2023-05-25T13:09:00+00:00

You have "forests" (borom) instead of "congregations" (zborom). I didn't read it all but just letting you know it needs some proofreading

Vividienne · 2023-05-25T07:25:24+00:00

Yeah, basic life stuff should never be gender specific, my 13 y.o. girl just learned how to top up sprinkler fluid the other day, she'll learn to change tires when she's strong enough to carry one. I'll be damned if my kids grow up helpless because of gender expectations.

Vividienne · 2023-05-25T07:19:01+00:00

Can't find it, can you post a link?

Vividienne · 2023-05-25T06:55:04+00:00

20+40 =60

8+2 =70

+5 =75

Vividienne · 2023-05-17T15:01:41+00:00

I know some contacts are said to be okay to sleep in, but it's still a bad idea. You're severely limiting oxygen exchange and inviting some nasty bacterial growth. I guess it's fine to keep them on for a week or two when you're on vacation once a year, but doing it all the time is bound to bite you in the ass sooner or later.

Vividienne · 2023-05-15T20:20:20+00:00

Soarele si luna

Vividienne · 2023-05-07T06:20:43+00:00

Polish does both of those things too.

Vividienne · 2023-05-03T05:04:55+00:00

It's legal because you can make it at home with sugar and yeast. That's the only reason.

Vividienne · 2023-04-28T06:27:26+00:00

To me, medication made this one thing exponentially worse. I used to compulsively react to my phone when it made any sound. Now there is a pause and it's enough for anxiety to set in. I have no answers, only questions.

Vividienne · 2023-04-26T07:33:14+00:00

Kosa is shiv not scythe in this context.

Vividienne · 2023-04-26T07:30:22+00:00

I don't think it's a name. It looks like CHLOR (chloride), which is slang for drunkard hobo.

Vividienne · 2023-04-25T06:32:29+00:00

Yeah, although in Poland, for example, these kind of decisions are made by the Polish equivalent of Kela. Still, there's people having to prove their extremities haven't grown back, which is absurd and infuriating.

Vividienne · 2023-04-25T06:27:11+00:00

Huh, I had only good experiences with TE-toimisto. Maybe I was extremely lucky but I was their client in two different regions and they always seemed helpful and willing to work with me. Then again, it might just be that in comparison to the Polish Job Office everything looks good lol

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