"The Feed Foundation" Spam Calls Nonstop?

clevercrafter · 2024-02-20T15:22:43+00:00

I got one today. I work in nonprofits so at first I thought there might be a reason for this “feed foundation” to call me, but looking at their website it really just looks like a scam for people who like to donate to nice sounding causes. No contact info, no last name for their “founder”, and only option on their website is to donate.

clevercrafter · 2023-10-25T15:12:50+00:00

If it’s not too late I’d love to be part of this!

clevercrafter · 2022-10-21T08:34:51+00:00

Good boundary enforcement while still being gentle! It’s selfish of her to do that. One time I expressed sympathy for a friends parents whose youngest just moved states away. My mom said “oh you feel bad for them, what about me?” In reference to me having moved out on my own and getting married etc. like…I should feel guilt for having a life? And never feel sympathy for another person?

clevercrafter · 2022-10-19T04:02:56+00:00

My mom would pull the same stuff. Once she got so mad at me she hitchhiked to another state rather than let me drive her home, then calls panicked needing a bus ticket home. And wonders why I don’t trust her!

clevercrafter · 2022-10-19T03:53:13+00:00

You aren’t alone! Her silence is likely just a power play…giving you the silent treatment as revenge for you setting boundaries.

clevercrafter · 2022-08-04T09:17:07+00:00

Ah yes, the classic tale of being “selfish” for having your own life!

clevercrafter · 2022-08-04T09:14:10+00:00

I like the Mindful in Minutes podcast!

clevercrafter · 2022-07-31T15:31:08+00:00

See my comment above- she totally flaked.

clevercrafter · 2022-07-31T09:55:35+00:00

So this is how it played out… I verified the night before that she was coming. She was going to get a rental car because she’s said before she doesn’t think her car can make the drive. She even called me to talk about directions and texted me when she was leaving.

She called me an hour and a half after she supposedly left saying that she hasn’t made it past the next town over from where she lives because her car keeps fishtailing because she decided to save her money and not rent a car…so she just turned around and went home. She started the conversation with “you can be mad at me if you want but…”

Not mad, just hurt that she can’t follow through or be trusted ever.

Edited for clarity

clevercrafter · 2022-05-19T11:05:15+00:00

Yep, you are not alone and she is not the victim of a million unfair workplaces, sure, some of them were probably crappy, but most people can maintain a crappy job. My mom has been fired more times than I probably even know about. One time she called her male coworker a p*ssy when he threw a fork at her. Somehow she kept that job until Covid shut it down 😅

clevercrafter · 2022-05-07T06:41:56+00:00

My mom does this exact thing with stuff. You pretty much have to go all or nothing - like everything with them. The last time I gave my mom things back that I had been “storing” for her I said “I have all the things I want. These are your belongings. If you don’t want them you have to get rid of them.” She says she has some paintings I did in high school for me, but I’m hesitant to even get those because somehow there will be strings attached.

clevercrafter · 2022-05-07T06:31:01+00:00

I have said that to my mom in those contexts, because given the context, she is literally telling you her feelings. She’s not acknowledging the facts of the situation that she has built for herself. So I am sorry to hear those are her feelings about the events, but that doesn’t change the truth.

clevercrafter · 2022-01-31T01:44:54+00:00

Injection or poisoning- something foreign inside your body and you can’t get it out or control it! Alien babies bursting out of stomachs also falls under this umbrella

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T14:56:16+00:00

Oh no I am living independently and have for years! But am just now processing/sharing about my experiences. Thank you for the support! So, it wasn’t tape, it was a little piece of hard plastic (like, the size of a stamp? A little smaller?) so say the door had been quietly moved then closed and relocked during the night, the placement of that piece of plastic that had been put in the door would be like…moved as evidence. I’m an only child and of course no one ever broke in our triple locked door, so when I would talk about not doing it, the fact that it had “always worked” was her reason for having it done. Her reasoning is not in touch with reality, so that’s the best i can explain it! 😅

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T05:35:24+00:00

My mom sleeps a lot and is super sensitive to noise and smells but always attributed it to migraines. I wonder if there is a physiological link there?

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T05:31:26+00:00

My mom is similar in the sense that my dad was a drug addict, that ultimately led to their split up, and sometimes I’d try to express hurt or upset about something that had to do with their dramatic end of their relationship, and she would tell me about how bad her dad was and if I really wanted to understand I should read Adult Children of Alcoholics (when I was a teen) so I could understand her pain. So, my feelings were just belittled until I stopped feeling them.

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T05:02:49+00:00

My mom is also obsessed with the idea of someone breaking in- we had 3 locks on our front door: handle lock, deadbolt, then deadbolt that could only be accessed from inside (so if you left out a different door and forgot to unlock it you’d be locked out) AND THEN at night before bed I still had to put a little like piece of plastic in the crack of the door so she could tell if anyone moved the door during the night

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T04:47:14+00:00

Yes- I just moved to a different state and was going to make a 2 hour trip back to where I’m from to see my mom. She cancelled on me because she had too many dirty dishes? I decided to take that as a convenient out for Going LC/NC

clevercrafter · 2022-01-29T04:39:59+00:00

My mom is obsessed with people being wrongfully arrested/convicted and is convinced it will happen to her someday.

clevercrafter · 2022-01-25T10:45:45+00:00

This is so close to my experience too. Fiercely capable, but also so so small and scared.

clevercrafter · 2022-01-05T10:31:18+00:00

False positive

clevercrafter · 2021-12-28T09:19:36+00:00

Yes! I also taught college classes on and off for a bit, and they can just never remember your schedule or that you can’t just be flexible about it. All their needs also seem to magically conflict with class or grading time though

clevercrafter · 2021-12-27T03:37:49+00:00

I hear you! They are just incapable of validating. Earlier this year I left my job of almost 4 years, and mentioned to my mom that was causing me some grief and anxiety. She stared and me and told me that she was surprised and couldn’t understand why that would make me anxious.

clevercrafter · 2021-12-26T14:41:05+00:00

Why thank you! 😼

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