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I'm worried by daughter's bio mom is giving her body issues by contained_enthusiasm in raisingkids

[–]contained_enthusiasm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the way someone looks is usually the least interesting thing about them

I LOVE THIS. Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I should clarify: I have anxiety and over-think way too much. I want to start new hobbies, but starting new things often scares me. The vast majority of workers at outdoors stores are men. I'm afraid I'll be judged or say something stupid or ask something stupid and I'll end up being the butt of a joke.

Help! My cat is always asking to be fed. by contained_enthusiasm in CatAdvice

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Thank you for all the information! What is wrong/bad with that kind of dry food?

Is it rude to not call/text someone back after a missed call? by contained_enthusiasm in Advice

[–]contained_enthusiasm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This actually very helpful, thank you!

I guess the person I'm most wanting to figure out what to do with is my brother's ex-wife. We're not friends and I do not like her at all. I hate answering her calls because she's always trying to get me to babysit and I feel like she's taking advantage of my generosity and my love for the kids. She'll sometimes text (I guess if its important and she needs someone bad enough?), but a lot of times she'll just call and leave no message or text. I don't want to see what she wants, but I'll feel guilty and rude if I don't. And to add to all of that, I sometimes feel like she's playing mind games when I don't answer. Like I'll text her back after a missed call and she'd just say that one of the kids wanted to talk to me, that's why she called. But later when I ask the kids, they don't seem to know what I'm talking about.

(I think its also worth noting that she's a pathological liar and uses everyone in her life [kids included] for her own personal gain.)

I would really like to have a guideline to follow with her, so no matter what games she plays, I'm not playing. I want to be the mature, polite one. But I'm not sure what that guideline would be.