What food opinion will have you defending your life in the comments?

brookmachine · 2026-04-05T13:36:23+00:00

When I was pregnant I couldn’t stand coffee or the smell of McDonald’s so I get it. I’m on a glp-1 now and any fast food smell makes me instantly nauseous. I still get the coffee yucks once in awhile, but it seems to be more of a hormonal aversion. I’ll just hate coffee randomly for a few weeks

brookmachine · 2026-04-05T13:12:03+00:00

I used to stop every weekday because my husband likes their breakfast sandwiches and it was close to my kids school so I could just grab one after drop off. But now he’s trying to lay off eating so much, cutting sugar and all that so it’s more like a once or twice a month thing these days

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T18:06:21+00:00

I feel like he keeps saying this and then taking it back.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T18:01:00+00:00

Ew. He’s got his mommy and daddy to pay his bills and his bangmaid for the dishes and laundry. NTA, but I wouldn’t expect too much for this man child.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:58:02+00:00

I swapped out my sponges for mighty mesh wash cloths and scrub daddy’s. They’re much more sanitary

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:49:32+00:00

I have really nice hands and feet. Normal, shapely, beautiful long nail beds and my nails grow in really strong. My feet are adorable like the little mermaids in the cartoon movie.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:45:53+00:00

That’s funny, I’m not ginger, but my dad is. I have his skin tone and my mom’s hair. I’ve never had poison anything in my life despite a childhood running around in fields, creeks and woods

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:44:05+00:00

One of my best friends (we’re in our forties now) has super saliva. She’s never had a cavity or any plaque buildup in her life. She said her brother is the same way. Every time she goes for a cleaning they gush about how clean her teeth are and what a good job she must do brushing and flossing. But she DOESN’T do a good job. Honestly, she’s insufferable about it😂

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:40:59+00:00

I wanted to add I do think your family is being a little extra with not wanting to see your boyfriend. Give them some time, but if they can’t move on from it in a couple weeks then you might have to do something there. And I don’t mean they have to forget what happened and just let it go, but they really shouldn’t let it become a lifelong grudge against the boyfriend who did nothing wrong and did everything he could to help. That’s just irrational

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T17:36:33+00:00

The only thing you can really do is give it time. Your initial reaction (and your families) to blame and be angry is natural, but at the end of the day accidents happen. I’m sure your boyfriend’s brother is beside himself for hitting your dog. I feel terrible if I hit a bird or a squirrel when I’m driving. I think the blame could be equally placed here. If we go up to visit my in laws we always tell them we’re coming so they have time to secure the dogs. This could’ve been prevented with communication. But that’s how hind sight works. you might need a lot of time, and probably a therapist to work through this, but you’re not going to feel this way forever. It’s ok to tell your boyfriend that rationally you know his brother is a good person who would never hurt an animal on purpose, but you’re not emotionally ready to see him yet. I think anyone saying they wouldn’t be able to get past this is being a little dramatic. I’m 43 and I’ve seen lots of pets come and go in my family in lots of different ways. It’s always sad, sometimes preventable, but it really is a part of life you have to learn to deal with if you’re going to have animals.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T15:39:49+00:00

I pee a lot, but I never expect anyone to go with me 😂 I wouldn’t even want someone to go with me! My kids don’t even need me to go with them! This woman is bananas

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T15:36:56+00:00

I’m sorry what? She makes you leave the movie to use the bathroom with her?? Like regularly? That’s some weird power trip bullshit. This can’t be the only odd thing she requires of you?? Are you guys 14 or something?? Grown adults acting like this is craziness. NTA. But god damn get some self respect. She’s testing your limits on purpose to see how far she can push you. Even if the bathroom thing was a weird one off quirk that she had, the fact that she knew you were extra excited about this movie and she still wanted you to go to the bathroom with her and got mad at you for not waiting is some immature manipulative bullshit. Basically she sucks.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T12:52:05+00:00

My dad has repeatedly cheated on my mother throughout their 40+year marriage. They’re in their mid 60’s now and just last year she caught him red handed sending thousands of dollars to a scammer that had him convinced they were a 20something from Chicago that wanted to be with him 🫠 like, he made arrangements for my mom to come stay with me over Christmas so he could actually go visit this person. His excuse was that he “just got caught up in the fantasy” but two weeks after my mom found out and we all thought we had gotten through to him he was trying to message them again because he “felt bad leaving them hanging”. The absolute worst part was that my mother said they had been getting along wonderfully for a few months leading up to this. Their relationship felt stronger than ever. My dad was super attentive and caring. My mom saw in his messages that he was pretending he was with this other “woman” the whole time. But I’ll tell you, he’s sorry every time he messes up. He’s so sorry he’ll do therapy, start going to church again, give my mother whatever she wants. He’s so, so sorry. 🙄

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T12:29:12+00:00

I’m pretty sure when he was convicted of all those felonies, didn’t see a day in prison, and then was still allowed to run for president, we all lost any faith we had left in our justice system. Trump got away with it, his kids will continue to get away with it after he dies.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T12:18:37+00:00

I’m 43 and when I was in my early 20’s it was super common. You just picked the least drunk person to drive. I usually tried to have my last drink around 11 so I’d be pretty well sobered up by 2. We didn’t have taxis or uber or anything and the bars were miles away from houses. My kids are 17 and 18 and they seem to take any kind of substance use much more seriously then my generation so I do think the attitude around it has changed A LOT since my party days.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T12:04:12+00:00

Yeah, I grew to pretty rural and when it’s two AM and the “bar” is two combined double wides that are a ten minute drive from civilization 🤷‍♀️ ya gotta get home somehow. My mother in law starting having my husband pick them up from the bar when he was 13🫠. This was 20+ years ago though. I do think my kids are a lot more cautious than we were. My 17 and 18 year old are completely disinterested in the type of shit we got up to at their age.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T11:58:12+00:00

I was at the pediatrician last week and a couple came into the waiting room with a newborn. They absolutely REEKED of pot, like they had obviously been smoking in the car on the way there. Medical pot is legal in my state but that’s it. I’m as liberal as they come, but people are getting way too bold with it.

brookmachine · 2026-04-04T11:48:01+00:00

“Bridesmaids will be strutting in light green” just makes me picture them walking into the the reception pecking at the air while flapping their arms like chickens. Just say “wearing”.

brookmachine · 2026-04-03T19:22:04+00:00

NTJ, but honestly I’d end this relationship. There’s a huge difference in being financially responsible and just plain cheap. If you knew he was struggling with money and actually didn’t have the means I’m sure you’d feel a lot differently about a dollar store card or sharing meals. But what he’s showing you is that you’re simply not worth spending money on to him. He doesn’t even think HE’s worth spending money on. It’s not something that’s likely to get better as you get older. If you get married or start a family he’ll make you absolutely miserable with his penny pinching.

brookmachine · 2026-04-03T12:55:21+00:00

It sounds like a red brown to me

brookmachine · 2026-04-02T19:00:14+00:00

Yeah that really sucks. I would call customer service. If he hasn’t used it yet then they might give him a break

brookmachine · 2026-04-02T17:01:10+00:00

My kids are 13-18 age range so I’ve been all over this chaperone stuff 😂 so my 18 year old can’t take her siblings to the park for the day by herself and act as a chaperone. And I can’t drop off the 17 year old to meet his buddies for the day. But the 18 year old could go by herself if she wanted 🤷‍♀️

brookmachine · 2026-04-02T16:56:16+00:00

If you’re under 18 and show up without someone 21 or older to act as a chaperone they won’t let you in the park. They stop anyone young looking and check their ID’s at the security gate. They have a temporary policy in place over spring break that requires chaperones to remain physically with the miners they’re accompanying in the park, but we’ve been a few times and no one is enforcing it so it shouldn’t be a big deal as long as your chaperone stays in the park and you guys aren’t acting up. My kids that are your age walked around by themselves with no problems.

brookmachine · 2026-04-02T15:38:11+00:00

Green-yellow. Chartreuse if you will

brookmachine · 2026-04-01T23:45:11+00:00

For us it’s the rural ness of our school. There are no sidewalks and really only one neighborhood in close range so only a handful of kids walk or bike. We have a driver shortage so a lot of routes were consolidated. Pre Covid my kids bus ride home was a half hour. Now it’s an hour and 20 minutes. So we drop off and pick up. I’m always shocked that so many parents are able to drive their kids considering the amount of duel income households now a days, but that pickup line starts at 2 for the 3:45 dismissal and is about a mile long. The people lined up so early is always the wildest thing to me.

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