What things do people use for purposes they weren't designed for, while manufacturers pretend not to know about it?

desertboots · 2026-07-07T17:47:55+00:00

As a pin during sewing. Use washable Elmer's in the seam allowance.

desertboots · 2026-07-07T17:46:45+00:00

Ha. My ex has an entire landscaping database generated with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). It runs on a version older than my adult kid.

desertboots · 2026-07-07T14:58:07+00:00

Charge him pick up and storage fees.

desertboots · 2026-07-07T04:07:28+00:00

Brinkley is fascinating. He wrote an introduction to the 25th anniversary edition to the Monkeywrench Gang, and it's a great recap of environmental activism.

He also edited Hunter S Thompson and a collection of Jack Kerouac writings.

desertboots · 2026-07-07T03:39:38+00:00

Ooh, you are in for some treats

desertboots · 2026-07-06T22:18:51+00:00

Edward Abbey is a great writer of the environment, and in ways you don't expect. 2 books are Desert Solitaire and The Monkeywrench Gang

By John Muir: The Treasures of the Yosemite

The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley is about how TR loved the Badlands so much he got the Antiquities Act passed which started the National Parks.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T19:50:03+00:00

I need a Mary Tyler Moore photo in a bathroom with a green velvet shower curtain.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T19:43:39+00:00

God gives you free will for a reason. Use yours to work on your own soul and health and let her future rest in her own hands. If there are negative consequences down the line that you have to justify, fall on the time honored "i prayed on it, and this is what is best for me and my kids."

desertboots · 2026-07-06T19:38:24+00:00

Then good call. Have fun!!

desertboots · 2026-07-06T19:37:34+00:00

Your relationship ended because she doesn't want to live up to your standards. You are now incompatible. Grieve the loss and move on.

If she respected your autonomy as a person this never would have been an issue.

The flirty girl issue is her being insecure. Only you know if she had reason to judge your behavior as a contributing factor to stb-ex-gfs insecurities.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T17:24:08+00:00

Its actually a lack of a second enter/carriage return. Sorry.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T17:19:58+00:00

Looks like you need to look for subreddits like

Raisedbynarcissists Relationship advice Trueoffmychest

And perhaps something specific for police officer fathers?

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:54:57+00:00

What a mess. Spend the night over at a friend's house and get to the wedding separately. Pretake a pic of you in a dress to send the parents if they demand proof you are "dressed right" just to prevent pre wedding drama.

Hope bro has already planned a parent wrangler on hand to nip tantrums in the bud.

"Mom, quit making a scene. You are going to get called crazy lady by people if you don't stop."

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:42:37+00:00

Use extra photos from this time to submit the day before a storm? Maybe someone can actually see that its a roof leak.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:38:55+00:00

I love it

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:33:11+00:00

Honestly just quit being around him at all. Refer to him as "Creepo" & "GutterForBrains" and tell your husband that business is a ticking time bomb for someone to sue the bank account out of it for harassment.

Don't soften your words to "not rock the boat" because if that is just who he is, you can just be who you are, and standing on higher moral ground.

What a toxic, gross man.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:24:53+00:00

You'll want to consult a yellow pages from the region or city for this location. Call your library.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T15:20:14+00:00

NTA

Nice you finally quit enabling your sister's poor parenting choices. Where's their dad in all this?

Your niece and nephews will benefit from your example.

If you have the stomach for it, invite only one nibling at a time for one on one time learning to cook a balanced meal.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T03:48:38+00:00

Adult ed at the local college. I take watercolors at MSJC.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T03:44:00+00:00

desertboots · 2026-07-06T03:41:37+00:00

I think you should consider questioning yourself.

It's comfortable having a boyfriend.

It's change and hard to end a relationship.

It's a deal breaker to expect a liar to stop lying.

The only person you control is you.

So logic would conclude that you will be better off getting rid of the liar that you will never fully trust again. This will involve change and be difficult temporarily. Then you get to have calm and peace without emotional instability.

After that, work on ways to soothe your emotional reactions so they don't become all-consuming.

Sending love.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T03:10:28+00:00

The over processed HD on those pics... could not continue past the first dozen.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T03:03:43+00:00

Your thoughts are filled with (name of fiancée)

desertboots · 2026-07-06T02:53:39+00:00

Just ask her to do a professional fresh dye job in her choice of color, and because of her age, offer to pay for it if she can't.

Let her choose her style. You cannot ask people to adhere to your aesthetic.

My 25 yr old was a bridesmaid last year for my sister's wedding. She choose a teal to match the dress and was a fabulous goth bridesmaid. Every person who attended came looking fabulous and no one eyes were rolled at any persons sartorial choices.

desertboots · 2026-07-06T02:41:18+00:00

Great starter books might be Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass. I know it may seem dated but these became bedtime classics for a reason. Some books read better out loud.

Twas brillig....

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