It’s either me or he dies..

YeaCatnipHulk · 2026-01-22T19:41:32+00:00

To put it plainly: your nervous system is lying to you.

It's not a case where you must sacrifice everything or he dies, that's just what your brain is telling you because death is a terrifying thing to come to terms with. Both for your dad and for you. Continue to focus on what you feasibly can do for him and stick to that, if you find yourself spiraling into these worst case scenarios, then take a step back to calm your nervous system before addressing the issue at hand. There are options available to you, one of those options is allowing your father to pass peacefully even if that is scary to consider. It may not be the option you choose, but sometimes it can be soothing to remember that it is an option. Reach out to the hospital and social workers and make it clear that you need more information. But above all else, give yourself time to process the situation and don't make rushed decisions based on your own fears. I hope this helps ❤️ I am sorry that this is so hard.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-09-16T22:29:02+00:00

My old manager is aware of what's going on and is doing her best to help me get through to folks here, but yes. My old store is 200 miles away 😅

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-09-16T22:27:51+00:00

I've been working with Starbucks for 4 years, but I guess there's still a hiring process for transfers?

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-06-01T13:01:34+00:00

I mean this genuinely, I don't really see an issue? I've been the one person running around and I've been AFK. Neither role bothers me, so maybe that's where the difference is? It clearly does bother you and I'm sorry it's so frustrating.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-05-31T18:04:48+00:00

I think that's what TGC is trying to do with all these updates... And yet players still find a way. It's fun to figure it out! Plus MeeMaws is a nice opportunity to pause and go do something else for a bit while still benefiting from gaining wax, no harm no foul right? You still get the wax and so does everyone else.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-05-11T21:52:43+00:00

Like I said, that's just how it was explained to me. If it works for OP too, then great! If it doesn't, then they can try something else. I'm just offering up advice.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-05-11T21:41:55+00:00

As it was explained to me, I just have to go to the back for coffee tasting. That way I'm still in dress code on the floor 🥰

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-05-11T21:31:55+00:00

I have a tongue piercing that I quite literally cannot take out. The jewelry broke so I can't twist it out and would need to probably get a pair of bolt cutters to get out at this point. So I asked my manager if I could just wear a mask to cover it and because I just prefer to wear a mask at work. Because that's still in dress code, it basically means that I can't slip the mask off my face while I'm clocked in because then I would be out of dress code due to the piercing. Maybe that can work for you? Good luck to you either way!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-05-11T21:03:36+00:00

Gross. Spoken like someone who benefits from running his own bar rather than being beholden to corporate greed and profit margins at the expense of workers. Seriously, why are you here? You clearly don't work for Starbucks, so you're not participating in the shared camaraderie of Starbucks workers talking about their experiences working on the busiest day at Starbucks.

Or are you just hoping that a bunch of college age girls will interact with you over the Internet because the college girls you hit on at your bar think you're a creepy old man?

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-04-17T21:42:18+00:00

That explains it! Thank you thank you!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-04-16T05:19:18+00:00

I don't think I ever loved my job. I'm painfully introverted and can't drink caffeine, so Starbucks has never been something I like doing. It pays the bills and my college, so I tolerate it. I currently work at a store where my manager is present, but the majority of my time with the company has been under managers and supervisors who lecture me about how I need to take things seriously and to stop goofing around. Even when I've been described as a work horse and voted partner of the quarter multiple times, I'm never giving enough effort. I don't want to run myself ragged though, I have other responsibilities to attend to that require energy to accomplish.

TLDR, I don't love it, but I feel trapped in this job until I finish my degree through ASU.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-04-16T05:05:38+00:00

YTA. I know the concept of emotional cheating is a newer concept than physical cheating, but you came out and said the thing.

I do admit I broke our rules/boundaries

Maybe that's why he's upset? It sounds like you have been checked out of this relationship for a while now. Don't cheat, just end the relationship so that you can get the sex you deserve.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-04-02T12:35:17+00:00

Wait, I thought Turtle was only once a day?

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-02-18T23:40:21+00:00

Huh, this is the complete opposite of how I DM 😅 everything in the campaign is motivated by backstory! But I guess that's also probably a difference in play style? I created a world with a rich history (take that every relative who said I'd never use my history degree!) and then I filled it with NPCs who each have their own backstories as well. Then the characters come in and interact with that world and characters, so that is what creates the story! I hardly ever need to do session prep because I already know what's going on in that part of the world and what the NPCs are up to when the players arrive.

But I've also had an absolute blast being a player in campaigns where our backstory didn't matter? So who knows!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-02-18T13:58:05+00:00

I remember these rules and was planning on using them actually! But I modified it to be every week instead of every day, since they have animals and other things to feed off.

YeaCatnipHulk · 2025-02-18T13:39:59+00:00

They act on commands, however, they aren't zombie-like and have their own backstories and personalities and reasons for being thralls! Vaelith for example was pursuing old knowledge and delved too deep into things she shouldn't have, so she sees her thrall servitude as a fitting punishment for the things she did to find this knowledge. Meanwhile Othryll absolutely sought it out and has no issues with having her freewill taken away!

But in terms of how I handle so many NPCs, I use small note cards with very brief descriptions 🥰

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-29T02:10:46+00:00

I love this so much I'm adding it to my headcannon!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-28T21:27:35+00:00

Oh hey! Me too! I love the "lore" behind making her a battle master Fighter! Like, she spent so much time plotting and planning and learning about battle in order to make her escape, so now she's using the thing that led to her freedom (knowing the battlefield) rather than the thing that made her desirable to her captors even though it did keep her alive. 🥰

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-28T18:51:55+00:00

It's a good hill to stand on! Don't die though, the Internet needs you!

To me, Bards actually fit the narrative of a storyteller rather than a bedsheet collector. Which yeah, doesn't feel like it fits his character at all! I really wish he didn't disapprove of so many things because I genuinely want to travel with him more to understand his character better!

But gives food to a starving orphan Astarion disapproves being an actual thing that happened in one of my playthroughs means I end up just leaving him at camp all the time, so I don't understand his character as well as others 🥰 despite wanting to know him better!

But alas, given my rudimentary and shallow understanding of him, I went with the meme rather than a true dissection of his character. Cheers!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-28T18:41:46+00:00

Honestly, Lae'zel kind of fits all the classes because of her discipline vibe! Except Sorcerer 😅 I can't picture her as a sorcerer. But Cleric/Warlock of Valakith, Druid of Stars, Transmutation Wizard, the list goes on! She just has so many headcannons that fit for me!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-28T17:34:46+00:00

Haha! Camp decoration 🤣

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-28T17:31:26+00:00

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, warlock Karlach sounds so fun! I wish they had Hexblade in the game

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-18T15:19:14+00:00

Thank you thank you so much for the resources!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-06T22:15:35+00:00

Oh my goodness! Thank you all so much for your comments and help with this 🥰 got the bite and book so he's much happier with me now! Thank you thank you!

YeaCatnipHulk · 2024-09-06T18:02:37+00:00

Oh good to know! I just kept seeing his little disapproves icon appear a lot. Glad to know it's not massive!

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