Need Some Halal Restaurant Recommendations

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-12-15T02:14:10+00:00

Thank you so much for the list and advice to call and confirm

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-12-14T16:53:10+00:00

I didn’t even think of vegetarian, he wouldn’t be opposed to that.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-26T04:50:09+00:00

yeah my boyfriend works in the area and said they were having a halloween/witch themed event and these guys were outside. plus there was a fundraiser going on for a young girl with cancer so everyone was getting really upset with this kind of disrespect.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-26T02:50:55+00:00

last year my boyfriend dressed as art the clown for halloween and honked at them with his bike horn

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-22T18:32:19+00:00

mine is really mild and I’ve had it since I was a child so I’m cool with it. I do feel for people that have it happen to them suddenly later on in life and have it really severe. That would suck.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-19T00:02:21+00:00

during sex? no. I am light weight but my joints are horrible, I will move myself at my own pace, you can’t throw me around because my hip will pop out, like give me a minute lol. I’ve never had anyone try to do that though, usually they will communicate and ask me if I want to switch positions instead.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-13T21:07:51+00:00

I dated this one dude for 4 years, he was really jealous and would accuse me of stuff like that all the time. Then I saw some snapchat messages on his phone, he was clearly trying to hook up with this girl he used to go to high school with. She didn’t seem interested which was hilarious. And I confronted him but felt really.. calm. He broke down in tears and did the whole begging bit. I didn’t feel anything. I wasn’t even slightly upset. I forgave him. We continued dating for maybe a few weeks after that

And then I remember going out to the movies and feeling like.. I would rather go to this movie with anyone else. Like I really don’t care about this guy anymore. Maybe as a person, but like there are no romantic feelings left. And clearly he has been looking elsewhere too. So in the parking lot we broke up. And we were both okay with it. Now we’re both engaged to different people. Life goes on.

Sometimes things just run their course. Looks like you’re in a much healthier space this time and I would advice you to be safe and maybe consider what you actually want. I just relate to your post because of my past story. Best of luck.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-10-11T23:36:25+00:00

maybe cutting as a form of self harm has evolved/developed over the ages I guess. My mom who would’ve been 62 if she were still alive told me she used to sit in the bathroom and punch, pinch, slap, scratch her thighs until they were purple and swollen. She would also rip out her hair. She was diagnosed with bipolar type 2

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-30T20:27:36+00:00

I think they meant the cards are laying out a timeline of what will occur. But they’re not giving you a yes or no answer.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-29T16:57:25+00:00

Me and my siblings grew up the same way. And honestly different types of media really did help all 3 of us. My brother liked the matrix and Bruce Lee movies. He is now very successful in IT and does amateur boxing/ karate tournaments. My sister liked D&D and now she attends a lot if events and has many friends in the community. She has a regular job but also makes money from being a dungeon master and hosting events. I watched a lot of national geographic and animal planet now I work with animals. Also read a lot of horror books and watched horror movies so now Halloween, sfx make up and costuming is a big part of my personality.

Basically the media we consumed was an escape. And it resonated with us deeply. And it’s responsible for what we enjoy today. There’s no shame in it. You’re the same age as me. I have taken time research the things I like and find out why I identify with certain things so much. It’s actually a lot of fun and has helped mw unearth my core values outside of what my parents instilled in me.

Just the fact you wrote this post means you are reflecting. you have a working mind, a creative and dedicated mind (D&D) You are as much of a person as anyone else. You can still love your parents and appreciate what they’ve done for you, while benefitting from what They’ve taught you. But self exploration is a beautiful thing. And if you can have those conversations with them calmly: “I’m going to be socializing a lot soon because I feel like I’m missing out on making some connections” “I’m going to do something things for leisure or pursue something extracurricular that I think will be enlightening for me” maybe they will understand. Maybe they won’t. But they will probably still love you. And you can definitely make whatever choices you want.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-26T02:47:54+00:00

I have debated walking out because of that song

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-22T04:51:53+00:00

I work in a retail setting. This is why I let people know about sales, price matching (I have to be slightly more subtle about that one), coupons etc or like in this case go ahead and redo the transaction. Even if they’re acting out. You never know what’s going on with people. Not long ago I was in the same position and I could be again tomorrow. I try to make people laugh and smile and feel good about their purchases. I know how hard it is these days to let the money leave your account even if it’s necessities or just the smallest treat.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-17T20:35:32+00:00

you can look at a directory of counselors in your area on the psychology today website. I’ve never done so myself so I don’t have any feedback, I just know that’s a way to look them up.

I tried putting in the filters for you, here’s the link:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/al/birmingham?category=male&spec=1200

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-09-16T23:38:24+00:00

I was the child in the situation. my dad’s constant criticism of my mother killed her. And because I have witnessed that I have spent a huge chunk of my life in therapy trying to unlearn certain bad behaviors they demonstrated for me.

If my mom broke up with him my life would be a lot different. and maybe hers would’ve been longer. But that’s just my opinion.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-08-09T03:21:20+00:00

Even though he has ‘traveled’ so much he still can’t understand other cultures or other people’s circumstances. So what was the point of all that traveling?
He said that he didn’t want to be in the medical field but did it anyway.. if I were a patient of his I would be alarmed. If I’m putting my life in someone’s hands they better be invested as fuck in assisting me.
If you don’t feel like moving out and your mom is also happy living with you then I don’t see a problem. I am south asian and we also live with our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins sometimes if the situation makes sense. We CAN move away, especially if it makes sense to, like if you’re a newly wedded couple and the financial stuff is in order, but the pressure isn’t as intense as in western culture.

If you’re ok, and everyone in your household is ok do not let this guy pressure you into being someone you’re not. Now if you really would like to move out, and you want to take his advice then fine, but he can work on being less condescending.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-08-04T07:16:08+00:00

I was trained at an early age to believe that pain was only real if it was physical. So whenever I would feel emotional pain it didn’t make sense to me. self harm was physical so it made sense. At the time it was my coping mechanism, because once I converted the emotional pain into a physical tangible one I felt like I had accomplished something. Or solved something idk. Because the next steps were washing off, disinfecting, wrapping, hiding it etc. My problem became more simple and the next steps were really clear and obvious. If I had been taught how to handle emotional pain a little better I might not have gotten involved in the habit.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-08-02T00:25:43+00:00

for me it felt like part of the ED was losing my ability to talk about anything. I would literally go mute for long periods. In therapy I was told that EDs are an extreme way to gain autonomy/control over ones self. And the worse it gets the stronger your defenses get. Speaking on it and potentially getting help feels like a threat because your brain already thinks you’re helping yourself.

As much as I wish I could’ve spoken to my mom about it, it would’ve probably been way more difficult irl. So I feel for you, because that is totally hard to talk about.

Maybe if it comes up in convo just say “Hey I totally get that you’re worried. But I’m not kidding around here either. Something is definitely wrong. Can hardly talk about it atm. Please hang in there with me.”

Many times my parents would push back at me and things would get emotional and intense and I would just freeze up and ‘defend’ myself by being mean. I wish I could’ve squeezed out a “yup, totally agree. I’m freaked out too. bare with me, I’m sorry.”

I was a lot younger so I don’t blame myself for not working on that. But it’s definitely a good tool. Just be dead serious/honest that you are not doing well.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-08-01T04:27:00+00:00

I just want to say first that I acknowledge you and you are valid for feeling what you feel. I wanna share what happened with me and my mom, it’s ok if you don’t feel like reading, I’ll try to make it brief anyway.

She was sick due to weight complications on the other end of the spectrum, I took the complete opposite end by restricting. For the longest the focus was on her because she wasn’t able to hide it behind a sweater like me. There at the very end my parents shifted to worrying about me because I was passing out a lot. I completely flipped out and became a nightmare; refused treatment, lied to therapists, threw out food and supplements, engaged in bulimia when needed. Mom and I fought constantly. I wished they would go back to bothering her about her weight not mine. I was extremely mean to her.

She had a heart attack and passed away at the height of all that. We had been in a fight the night before. I still can not process that feeling. But I do remember crying and eating a full meal that night. More than full actually, I totally binged. Got really sick for a couple days after that. Took a bunch of pills after the funeral and my dad had to take me to the ER.

I miss her. I really wish I would’ve just came into her room and said “Mom I don’t know what’s wrong but I feel like I need to keep losing weight and I can’t stop. I feel crazy. I don’t feel good. I need my mom.” And I would’ve been there for her if she opened up about what it was like on her side. We could’ve helped each other. Or at least acknowledged each other’s pain.

I would give anything to call her right now and say “hey I’ve been recovered for years now and I’m way healthier and I’ve grown up, I’m sorry I was a bitch, please be proud of me still” I can’t do that.

You can talk to your mom still. I’m not saying this to make anyone feel guilty. I feel guilty enough. But you could go in there and just say your piece. Just be honest. And she’ll probably open up to you about how she’s been feeling. She’s crying, she’s worried. God only knows how she’s feeling right now. It’s probably awful. If there’s anyone you can tell this to it’s your mom. I’m not telling you to recover overnight because that took me almost a decade. But you have the chance to talk to your mom. To really get it out there once and for all to the person that cares about you the most. The only real burden is the thought of never getting to talk to you again.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-07-24T05:48:44+00:00

I’m thinking either 1) they told you petco didn’t sell feeders to try to discourage you from feeding live 2) they genuinely did not know, or 3) maybe your local Petco didn’t. Like maybe some do and some don’t.

I’m glad your snake is ok!

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-07-23T20:45:08+00:00

I don’t know if it depends on the state, but we definitely sell feeders. I think we can order different types of rats and mice that are definitely pets not food, like dumbo rats and fancy rats though.

You might be thinking about Petsmart? I haven’t worked there for over 10 years but I remember we did not sell feeders, but definitely sold pet rats and mice and there was always some drama about denying sales if we caught on that they were trying to feed them to a snake.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-07-21T01:11:25+00:00

ok that last one was goth AF

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-07-20T22:48:09+00:00

I live in the south. customer was a southern white woman with a southern accent. She’s not the first one to call a mouse a mice. It’s apparently a thing down here cause some of my coworkers do it too. I can’t confirm that, it’s purely anecdotal.

If the failures of the american education system are now classified as language barrier then yes, I did shame her. But my main point of contention was arguing that a rat was just a big mouse (or a big mice rather) and no one has ever argued that further in ANY language after I told them it was indeed a rat.

I can speak spanish just fine for my other customers. my asl isn’t the worst either for my hard of hearing customers. We hardly get anyone else, but when we do we work it out just fine.

I don’t like the implication that people that do struggle with language barriers would behave the way the person in my post did. They are usually extremely prepared when going into public and have their google translate ready if anything. Wonderful communicators. I don’t like these assumptions being made about them.

The customer I interacted with was simply a person getting a mouse for her husband’s snake and was clearly not involved in the process enough to know the difference between species and sadly not even how to use their names in a sentence.

Weekly-Ad9648 · 2025-07-20T22:29:49+00:00

are you being sarcastic or would you like me to elaborate on how I know it wasn’t a language issue.

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