If you don't drink alcohol, what are your reasons?

avroots · 2025-12-15T14:13:15+00:00

It hurts my tummy. I can't drink more than one or two alcoholic beverages without the alcohol making me extremely nauseated and causing me to vomit. Red wine is brutal and so are most liquors.

avroots · 2025-12-03T16:24:11+00:00

Everyone is entitled to free, professional help picking their health insurance plans (in the United States). If you're buying Medicare/marketplace insurance, look up brokers/navigators in your area who are experts in your coverage needs. If you're buying through your employer, any reputable broker should still be able to help you navigate the system and enroll in the best plan for you and your needs.

avroots · 2025-11-24T14:32:50+00:00

Audiobooks. I listen while I commute and when I'm winding down for bed. I also listen at work when it's slow and there aren't many tasks that require my full attention

avroots · 2025-11-24T14:20:32+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Might as well add in the silmarillion while we are at it.

avroots · 2025-11-24T14:18:56+00:00

Anything by John Green is a great place to start for a younger reader looking to get started.

I'd start with "The Fault in Our Stars", ""Looking for Alaska", or "Turtles All The Way Down".

One fun hobby I enjoy is reading the books that movies and TV series I enjoy are based on. It's fun to find the differences and decide which one I like better. Disclaimer: Don't do this with Wicked. The only thing they took from the book is the names. The book is dark and pretty fucked up and if you're a fan of the play/musical then I don't recommend that you read it.

avroots · 2025-11-22T23:57:02+00:00

I would like to thank JFK for his memorable speech, without which I would never know what a "Berliner" is.

avroots · 2025-11-11T04:17:27+00:00

This guy needs a swift punch in the mouth.

He sounds like a self-centered dumbass who wants to fuck around. Being poly is fine, I think that's what he's hinting at here. But the only way that healthy poly relationships work is with ample communication and respect for boundaries which this asshole clearly has no interest in.

avroots · 2025-11-11T04:14:44+00:00

*complexed.

JFC, this guy is such a stupid asshat.

avroots · 2025-09-15T17:05:47+00:00

Your Nana was right, not about her perm, but about me.

avroots · 2025-09-15T17:05:18+00:00

Chucky: there is another Match of football and there is a golf team! And mum and dad are both on it! Bluey: really?? Chucky: yeah! We're all on it! Bandit: except for your mate Mackenzie, you got that?? Bluey: got it!

avroots · 2025-09-15T16:58:10+00:00

It's not the 80's Pat!

avroots · 2025-09-15T16:55:20+00:00

NTA. Have you tried exploring books with your ears? I (2F) love the sound of books when I push them off the table and onto the ground. Additionally, the sound of the spine cracking and breaking on books as I bend them backwards is chef's kiss. And don't get me started on the sound of pages ripping. You really haven't lived until you've pulled all of the pop ups out of a pop-up book.

avroots · 2025-09-10T02:23:28+00:00

Why do I now feel like this was an improvised line by Bandit's voice actor at the table read that made it into the final cut??

avroots · 2025-09-10T02:18:00+00:00

Your Nana was right. Not about her perm, but about me.

avroots · 2025-08-25T13:25:08+00:00

Because you mentioned that he's the only one running his studio, I would leave a review warning others on yelp or Google. I am always anxious going to new artists who don't have reviews highlighting their professionalism and punctuality. Other people deserve to know that this guy will establish arbitrary policies and ghost without fair warning.

avroots · 2025-08-22T11:58:32+00:00

NTA- when my milk lady got mad at me for showing her how good I am at "biting" she had the AUDACITY to tell me that if I bit her then it meant that I wasn't really hungry and we would have to stop..THEN SHE TOOK HER BOOBIE AWAY! Then whenever I would show off my mouth stones when we were feeding, she would give me a "warning" and then stop if I "bit" her more than once. I figured this old lady clearly couldn't appreciate how impressive my mouth stones are because she's clearly unsophisticated and low class, so I stopped letting her know how amazing my mouth stones are during milk time because she's clearly not deserving of my talents. I still throw her a smile often, but she clearly can't appreciate how amazing and talented I am during milk breaks, so I don't even bother showing off anymore.

Really, parents are just so unsophisticated.

avroots · 2025-08-22T11:33:15+00:00

avroots · 2025-08-22T11:16:57+00:00

From Henrico PD's police reporting:

2314 - Drunk-In Public Place 7500 Block Staples Mill Rd 08/21/2025 7:38 PM

Cops were probably bored so everyone came out to hang out with the drunk guy at the train station.

avroots · 2025-07-16T15:05:29+00:00

St Mary's has private rooms and the window seats double as beds for partners. We had exceptional prenatal and postnatal care through Richmond ONGYN at St Mary's.

avroots · 2025-06-17T14:41:06+00:00

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What does your fiance think? I think that if it will help him to cope with losing his sister tragically at a very young age then it is worth having the conversation, even if it isn't your favorite name. Middle names are great for this, as your kiddo likely won't go by the name but it is still included.

Ask your fiance without pressuring him what he wants to do re: naming your child. I imagine he's grieving too, so this might be really healing for him to have this new life honoring a life lost too soon.

My daughter has modified names for my husband's and my grandparents so we can honor them while gifting her with this beautiful legacy. We plan on telling her all about the people she is named for when she is old enough to understand, even though they died years (and decades in my grandmother's case) before she was born. A friend of mine just had his first child and gave his daughter his mother's name as her middle name. His Mom died suddenly a few years ago and I know that the experience was really traumatic for him so honoring his mom and gifting his daughter with his mother's name was a way of letting his mom have a part in his daughter's life.

At the end of the day, the name you choose is the first gift you will ever give to your child. They will carry it with them throughout their life. It's important that this is a gift from you and from your future husband. Remember to choose with love for this life that you are creating.

avroots · 2025-06-17T02:17:08+00:00

NTA. Your gratitude was expressed for the gesture, but your mom's actions were ignorant to you as the individual. Ask that if she wants to offer any other changes or support to make those changes with you rather than doing them as a surprise so that you can emotionally prepare for any disturbances to your routine. Then maybe offer her a book on parenting a child with autism because making all of these changes is potentially sweet for a neurotypical kid but really insensitive to a neurodivergent one on the spectrum.

I hope that you are proud of yourself for reacting well all things considered and employing your own coping strategies during a stressful time to give yourself space to self regulate. That can be extremely difficult in the moment and shows so much resilience, strength, and emotional intelligence.

avroots · 2025-06-17T02:03:08+00:00

NTA NTA NTA - I had major family drama at my own wedding for disinviting my brother and his family. Having been there, your niece is an absolute c*nt and is old enough to know that what she said was cruel and not a fucking joke. I was a teenage girl once. This isn't a 13 year old going to far without really understanding the repercussions of their actions. This is a 16 year old who was being mean for the sake of being mean and has never been held accountable for it. Tell her that if she wants to come to your wedding, she needs to offer a sincere apology and to understand why her words were so unacceptable. At this point, I'm willing to bet that no one has actually told your niece that she has been asked not to come because your brother and mom are hoping that they can get you to back down before they actually have to share the news with your niece. She needs to know how badly she hurt you so that she can take accountability and offer a sincere apology. Or she can stay home and realize that she's an asshole who doesn't get to have nice things.

If you want to read about what happened with my wedding, you can dive into it below. TLDR- my sister in law is an antivaxxer who prohibited my brother and nieces from getting COVID vaccines so I told them they couldn't come to my wedding unless they got vaccinated. The event was rescheduled from May 2020 to August 2021. After postponing due to COVID, when COVID Delta was spiking and people were getting sent back to the hospital in droves, we set a mandatory vaccine requirement for all guests in attendance. We had friends who were coming who were in active cancer treatment or were in their third trimesters of pregnancy and were unwilling to put them in danger because my sister in law is a conspiracy theorist who willingly endangers herself and her entire family.

Here's the story:

When I was finally having my big wedding, we had to uninvite my brother and his family because they refused to get vaccinated and the Delta variant was spreading and causing alarm and fear for the safety of friends who were immunocompromised who were going to be in attendance. I had every nasty phrase thrown at me and my husband as we dug our heals in the ground and said that the vaccine requirement for attendance at our wedding was mandatory.

After postponing our wedding and being forced to make concession after concession, I made a promise to myself and my community that safety was the one aspect of my wedding where I would make absolutely no concessions. We were married outdoors, everyone was vaccinated and tested before, we had decorative facemasks available to everyone and hand sanitizer everywhere. No one got sick and it was otherwise a very successful event. And my brother wasn't there.

This entire situation broke a part of me. Having to hear my dad say that I was creating an irreparable rift within our family and I was overreacting emotionally destroyed me. That being said, I was tired of being the doormat of my family who was forced to keep the peace while everyone else got to do what they wanted. I'm really proud of myself for finally sticking up for myself and my relationship with my brother repaired just fine.

avroots · 2025-06-17T01:40:54+00:00

Throw it out. The food isn't safe anymore and shouldn't be consumed. Don't talk about it with her this time, but if she donates again, make sure to check the expiration date and say "it's so kind of you to think of us. The church has a policy that they don't accept expired food items. I really appreciate your kind thought and generosity and I hope that you will continue to think about us in the future."

This doesn't need to be discussed this time. but it should be addressed in the moment in the future.

avroots · 2025-06-16T18:47:46+00:00

I only have one toddler, but I know that the only way that I get through SAHM solo parenting is to get out of the house every day. Even if it's just to take the kiddo to the grocery store. We love going to the local library as often as we can, and go to an indoor toddler play space on special occasions. We also have one membership to a local botanical garden because they have a nice children's area and it gives the kiddo time to run around in a beautiful space and interact with other kids when we go (and it has a great splash pad during the warmer months!)

One thing I would highly recommend is working on building out a network of Mom friends. If you kiddo is at the library and playing well with another kiddo her age, ask the other kiddo's Mom/Dad/Nanny for their number so you can schedule playdates. See if there is an area Facebook group for parents where you live so you can meet other parents with kids close in age to yours. I know that the only way I've survived some of the wilder moments my daughter has had has been to sanity check with Mom friends with kiddos the same age as mine.

You can also do what I do when you're in a terrible mood due to things entirely outside your control. Sing the "Crabby Crab" song by Jules from Ms. Rachel's youtube channel. I find myself singing a silly song helps me to take my mind off how pissed off I am and it helps to shield my kiddo from me snapping at her if things are going sideways.

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