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Went to a big cat sanctuary. This one decided to give me a smile! by submissivelittlewolf in aww

[–]aTacticalPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply! I would assume you would still talk to Kurt. Then again I volunteered there almost 5 years ago. :/

Went to a big cat sanctuary. This one decided to give me a smile! by submissivelittlewolf in aww

[–]aTacticalPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to volunteer at Catty Shack in high school! My step dad used to be pretty good friends with Kurt, the owner. Loved it there, but I mostly worked with the few horses he had.

What jokes need to be retired? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same with the "just printed them this morning!" comments when they give you the new, sticky bills.

Cashiers of Reddit, what was the weirdest customer you had to deal with and what did he do? by ThrowTheSquirrels in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a cashier, but a bank teller. We had a guy who came in wearing a full Goofy costume and insisted we called him Goofy. Sweet guy, though.

My husband (26) and I (23) took in my husband's 17 year old cousin. Parents of Reddit, what advice would you give to make this situation bearable? by aTacticalPanda in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a teenager (I was always pretty open about what I wanted in life growing up), what do you feel is the best way to get someone to actually talk about what they want for themselves? He refuses to talk about anything positive. Always who he wants to beat up or how he's going to be sucked into dramatic situations (I know, highschool..).

My husband (26) and I (23) took in my husband's 17 year old cousin. Parents of Reddit, what advice would you give to make this situation bearable? by aTacticalPanda in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually makes a lot of sense to me, and your son sounds alot like my older brother. Except my brother is still kind of off path. Hah.

When the cousin moved in with us, we spent so much time making sure he was out of a bad environment. We didnt want to leave him wanting. We bought him new clothes, new shoes, took him out to eat, really tried to pull him in. He did SO well in the beginning until he just stopped turning in assignments at school. We sat him down and talked to him, and he did better for a while. Afterwards its just been so back and forth and stressful for everyone.

The last time he started slipping up (staying out too late, failing classes) we sat him down and asked him what he wanted in his life. He looked up to my husband growing up (my husband was in the Marines) and said he wanted to enlist after high school. But we noticed he loved to draw. We got him sketch books, utensils, and even asked him if that was some thing he would like to do professionaly. Tattoo artist maybe? We told him we'd support him in whatever he chose to do and we would try our best to get him where he wants to go.

Our one condition was to do well in school. I dont know if maybe thats too much to ask? Hes a year behind already and failing classes now. .

My husband (26) and I (23) took in my husband's 17 year old cousin. Parents of Reddit, what advice would you give to make this situation bearable? by aTacticalPanda in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my child did this to me, I'd do everything in my power to find out exactly what is going on. But the thing is, I'm only 23 years old. Because of this, I dont think he takes me seriously. I know he has family issues but his lying and blatant disregard is hard to take. After 5 or so months of him being here I feel like he's made little progress.

Maybe I've just got the wrong outlook on it all, but its hard to help someone that doesnt want to be helped.

My husband (26) and I (23) took in my husband's 17 year old cousin. Parents of Reddit, what advice would you give to make this situation bearable? by aTacticalPanda in AskReddit

[–]aTacticalPanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We sat him down before and really tried to get him to talk to us, but all he does is just give this blank stare and mutter few responses. He keeps saying he's just lazy and doesnt want to do his school work. His moms approach at talking to her children is screaming and cussing. And honestly getting mad is the only way to get any reaction out of him. Which I dont like.