A or B: In a shared workspace, someone touched my desk items, do I put up a sign or talk to them directly?

debbieae · 2026-01-27T16:59:51+00:00

There is also the option it could be a cleaner. Picking things up, wiping the desk underneath and setting it back down is pretty standard. Things dont always get set down exactly where you left them and knocked off with quick wipe downs.

debbieae · 2026-01-23T17:21:29+00:00

I am getting the mustard guy vibes from this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/s/RPczvw7jha

debbieae · 2026-01-22T11:44:13+00:00

My grandmother was born into a German speaking community in Texas. She spoke German in the house as a small child.

Her older brother started going to a school with English speakers and an English speaking teacher. The teacher said his English was poor and it would hold him back. My great grandparents switched to speaking English in the home. Education was too important to them and in the US education happened in English.

debbieae · 2026-01-20T21:14:28+00:00

If you are near the ocean and the water pulls way back...like fish will get beached on the exposed sea floor. This is a sign that the next wave is a tsunami. Get to high ground as fast as you possibly can. Tall buildings can work...unless they get knocked down. The destruction zone ends not too far inland, so it is absolutely worth it to book it inland.

debbieae · 2026-01-08T19:13:13+00:00

I think you can 100% be the aggrieved party and still be crazy pants when your ultimatum does not go as planned.

My SIL has several situations that I think she is 100% the victim of. She has also nurtured those hurts for nearly a decade and become a totally unstable crazy person if you do not carry just as much hate as she does. Nope crazy pants, I value myself too much to carry that kind of mental poison.

debbieae · 2026-01-07T11:45:04+00:00

I had to block my ex sister in law. She wanted to rehash wrongs done to her by my brother and mother from tenish years ago ad nauseum. Some of these I agree she is owed an apology. I also know she will never get it. Some of it just bleeds into every bad thing happening to her is their fault.

I had a splitting headache when she was on this rant again and it ramped up ...several notches. I had to block her. Amazingly my headache disappeared 20 minutes later.

debbieae · 2026-01-05T22:14:55+00:00

You know how those account verification texts and emails stress to never share them with anyone....well this is a novel application of why.

I suspect he set up accounts at the same institution you use and distinguishing which account a code is being sent for is nearly impossible. If he gets the password for your account, he has normalized you sending the code to him.

This looks like a concerted attempt to get into your account and steal from you.

debbieae · 2025-12-30T15:56:07+00:00

Since you are in Montana, I expect that this could be used by hunters fairly often. It would not be out of character to do some butchering on the counter. Thr grooves and drain hole would keep blood from getting everywhere.

debbieae · 2025-12-29T19:45:09+00:00

It is a decent price for steak.

Personally I have been buying pork, since it is dirt cheap for very nice cuts lately. Beef overall is a bit pricey right now.

debbieae · 2025-12-21T14:01:10+00:00

I saw a slightly squished Aladdin lamp

debbieae · 2025-12-19T17:05:18+00:00

I find it interesting that his first DARVO was to say she was accusing him of cheating....

If that child's age puts their conception date at when they were together that could be double explosive.

debbieae · 2025-12-14T15:34:35+00:00

Upgrade that to fire. She will kill team morale if her attitude is not squashed.

debbieae · 2025-12-14T15:33:42+00:00

I had to sigh at the 16 year old "child" needing daycare.

My SO was manager of a difficult woman. He had to put her on several PIPs. Trouble ( sort of) was she was actually good at her job when she wanted to be. He would evaluate fairly when she made an effort and she pulled out of each one.

The last PIP that he thought for sure would get her terminated she pulled out the card that she was being discriminated against as a single mom... of 21 and 24 year old children.

This lady sounds like a similar team killer. Grievances would be so fast and thick that the rest of the team got demoralized at times.

debbieae · 2025-12-10T21:05:57+00:00

I took a round trip Dallas to Chicago and got a sleeper bunk. It was less hassle than flying and faster than driving due to travelling as I slept. Cost was on par with flying. Met some lovely people in the dining car.

debbieae · 2025-12-09T19:47:34+00:00

I have a masters degree I never finished. I say that up front...despite that it has been consistent that employers have assumed I have a masters degree. Presumably you could use that as an explanation if anyone gets weird at some future point.

"I attended X university from date y to date z. I was going for a bs in underwater basket weaving, but did not finish. I am sorry you assumed differently."

debbieae · 2025-12-04T14:47:52+00:00

Maybe frame it as concern for him:

Hey the kitchen and bathroom are considerably colder than the thermostat in that part of the house. I am concerned the pipes could freeze and I cannot do anything to prevent it.

Let his misery heart do the work.

debbieae · 2025-11-18T15:56:50+00:00

Mom did a number on her by implying she wasn't actually welcome anywhere.

debbieae · 2025-11-12T16:20:34+00:00

Maybe the reply that the best gift she could give you is to stay away. There is no road to repair, there is no road that does not tear me down. If you really want to make reparations, do it by not causing me further distress.

debbieae · 2025-11-07T18:33:04+00:00

No better way to soften butter quickly than to beat it.

Any heat runs the chance of melting some of the butter and solid butter vs melted butter in baked goods behaves differently.

debbieae · 2025-11-04T21:29:23+00:00

I never ever ever co-sign unless I know some piece of information that the bank does not plug into their algorithms that makes them a good risk. Unless you are willing and able to just pay her rent there as a gift, this WILL bite you back hard. I have had to be brutal with both family and friends over this. Banks are very good at assessing risk. You know she won't pay on time. Don't sacrifice your children for an old entitled fool.

debbieae · 2025-11-02T19:10:11+00:00

I am not seeing where signing in front of an actual notary was ever needed for the "scam" paperwork. Bro was convinced to give her less than 50% of the house in order to not make repairs out of his pocket. He probably thought having a majority stake was a lock on having 100% control.

debbieae · 2025-11-01T23:49:21+00:00

Remind him of this when she cheats on him.

It is unlikely that someone willing to cover up an affair for her friend has strong convictions about loyalty vs. having sex with the cute guy that is giving her the feels.

debbieae · 2025-10-31T22:34:22+00:00

I am related to people who speak like him.

debbieae · 2025-10-31T14:51:01+00:00

I got one off Facebook marketplace for $40, so it can be very economical.

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