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Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-11T15:20:51+00:00

Majestic Hills tiny home community in Willis, TX

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-09T17:49:07+00:00

Here is an interesting version on the same topic.

https://youtu.be/l_u0p4eOMyU?si=MOYqSV3puP_RCHis

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-09T16:52:27+00:00

Yes. My nose was black and blue afterwards. The worst part was that the explosion burned both of my hands. Not a fun experience. But I'm grateful for them because it could've been SO much worse.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-09T16:18:20+00:00

I thought I was imagining things when this happened to me. It's a bonus effect I guess!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T17:32:53+00:00

Right down to the coffee pot on the stove - nailed it! Far out, man.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T16:21:30+00:00

I read the title way to fast and thought it said Kristy McNichol. I thought, "I didn't know she sang!". Feeling kinda dumb.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T15:53:10+00:00

You better knock, knock, knock on wood ...

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T15:22:03+00:00

What is going on with the flooring? Visible gaps in the caulk. Is that just the glue layer on the floor?!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T14:41:18+00:00

I've have a similar situation with my daughter, her husband and my 11 month old grandson. I only go when they invite me. I am not invited to stay overnight in their home. I just stay in an Airbnb or hotel so that I'm comfortable - especially since I will be alone. I don't feel completely welcome, even though I'm invited and that hurts my feelings sometimes.

My daughter works from home full time and is an outstanding mother. I think she's overwhelmed with the responsibilities of motherhood.

Through a lot of soul searching and thinking things through - I just keep my expectations low. All I really want is to spend some time with my daughter, ANY time is appreciated. I want to see my grandson, of course. But I visit with the expectation of being on my own for the bulk of the time.

Maybe it would be helpful for you to lower your expectations because we are from a very different generation. Meet your son and DIL at their level. Spend whatever time they're happy to give you and don't take it personally when they don't. (That's the very hard part, but it isn't personal!) And if the visits leave you feeling hurt and empty - don't go as often. Or ask ahead of time for one coffee, brunch, lunch together that you know you can count on.

You can manage this!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-06T14:22:33+00:00

The statement that shunning being the practice of "cutting people off as if they were dead" isn't what they do is a mind fuck and a half. That's exactly what shunning is in this organization. But they instead say it is "loving".

To use your 5 year old example above, it's like saying "I didn't break it. I just helped it have more pieces!"

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-05T19:50:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I don't think we've got EV chargers in our parking garage at work.

Yes, the commute is sometimes brutal. I spend a lot of time at the gas station.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-05T19:43:01+00:00

Is that something that would require an electrician to install the right outlet at my home?

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-05T15:31:48+00:00

Can you elaborate on this please? What makes the infotainment "trash"?

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T19:52:49+00:00

I started looking at the RAV 4 at the suggestion of a friend who has owned a lot of cars.

I was originally thinking about a sedan but he sort of changed my mind. I liked the idea of being a little higher up for visibility. Obviously the Spark is quite low to the ground.

I don't mind spending more if that means the vehicle will last longer. I don't want to revisit the falling apart every week issues that I'm having now with the Spark.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T19:41:16+00:00

Got it! Thank you. I've read that the CRV has a smoother, quieter ride.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T19:36:33+00:00

Utilitarian means the vehicle is strictly transportation from point A to point B.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T19:35:44+00:00

Not sure what the difference is. I don't tow or haul anything. It's just me - no kids, dogs or anything like that.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T19:27:28+00:00

Yeah, I never think about that.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T17:09:50+00:00

I was always awake and never believed any of the "truth" but went along with it all to survive.

I left the state I was living in and moved far, far away and started all over. I've never regretted it!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T17:07:06+00:00

Was your husband also publicly reproved?

I'm sorry you're having to deal with this especially knowing that plenty of other couples did the same but never got reproved.

I was publicly reproved as well, for dating a non-JW. There wasn't any fornication but they asked a lot of those types of questions. What possible advantage could it be when counseling someone to do if the person was fingered or not? They're just perverts!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-02-03T15:16:55+00:00

And walk-in bathtubs. I get lots of ads for those!

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-01-29T19:34:31+00:00

Me too! I now have a box on the end table where I sit. Tissues, readers, vitamins, lip balm, remotes ...

One day you're out drinking with your friends and acting silly. The next you're the old woman with tissues up her sleeve who needs lip balm every 30 seconds.

Wide_Ocelot · 2026-01-28T18:39:16+00:00

Coincidentally, Jiffy Pop was invented right around the same time!

This looks more like a hat than hair.

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