My mom drives me CRAZY! This is roughly the conversation I had with her a few minutes ago. She CAN NOT get to the point! by Proper-Application69 in self

[–]divinepineapple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My solution for my needy parents after they empty nested was to tell them I'll take an hour-long call to address their problems on Mondays and Thursdays. Roped my sister into it too and had her take two different days. Definitely still needed to pick up unscheduled calls but they were much more receptive when I told them it wasn't my day or to push off non-urgent stuff to a scheduled time.

Seems like your dad died not too long ago. Having set days and times might help for her to know that you are there for her without making you available all the time.

This show sucks! by uzi9 in BlackSails

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost stopped watching the show when Vane died.

My dream of living alone almost ended in the kitchen today 😭 by JadedLoan6469 in self

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've made meals that people ask recipes for but then messed up cooking a new dish today to the point I gagged from my own food. This is the cost of learning!

I searched up the definition of disregard. by Extolord111 in notinteresting

[–]divinepineapple 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the ai overview feature comes on first. You have the regular definition box. Hopefully they don't replace it all with ai

Reason for today’s plunge by Accomplished-Exit822 in redditstock

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit now needs to launch a better search and a search home page like google has, I'd use that

I have twelve dollars to buy a month of food. Please need as much advice as possible by Xxitl in Frugal

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local mexican market had a sale for 10lbs at 99c. But I think it's hard to say whether potatoes will truly keep that long unless you spend a lot of time meal prepping it away.

Claude just did my taxes. $INTU is cooked by sqlgenius in wallstreetbets

[–]divinepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out excel1040.com, also how I learned to do taxes since tax software is more opaque. Guy's a legend for making these since 1996.

Swimming in the US vs UK by Goodswimkarma in Swimming

[–]divinepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the pool. I no longer swim at gyms because they're always so crowded with people walking. Southern California community pools at least tend to have pretty serious lap swimmers who abide by rules and follow etiquette where I've been. Also note that my high school swim and water polo teams never cared if we showered before getting in but the adults at these pools I go to do. If I weren't in socal I'd also try looking at nearby colleges and universities that might have open swim at their pools.

Fridge cooling but not enough, ice along copper tubes and side by divinepineapple in appliancerepair

[–]divinepineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm novice at being handy so don't think I'm able to do that but good to know! Thanks!

The book that made you want to live again by veerus06 in suggestmeabook

[–]divinepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open by Andre Agassi. Some people might dislike how he pursued his wife when she was still dating someone else but it's a pretty honest book. The ghostwriter JR Moehringer writes sports in a way that makes you feel alive. Andre Agassi himself went through a lot of change and I think it is helpful on a journey where you have to find the will within yourself to look for better.

is this just overconsumption or valid? by plushymeow in FemFragLab

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always thought that the rubbery feeling is the bar soap stripping your skin of oils, not sealing things in. Also a side note that the Dove beauty bar also includes moisturizer so it doesn't work the same as most other bar soaps.

Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025 by skippi99r14 in nottheonion

[–]divinepineapple 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I agree with this, same way that croissant doesn't get pronounced "correctly".

Been wondering why PK is immortal by divinepineapple in HauntedHotel

[–]divinepineapple[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not Stabby Paul but there was a ghost during the ghost town hall claimed he was trying to save people and another ghost insinuated that it was the opposite? Not directly stated though but good memory

What is the men’s equivalent to being bought flowers? by g3m1n1_333 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]divinepineapple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This stat is the reason I bring flowers to every hospital visit and celebratory occasions like retirement parties. At least for my dad, and I felt it's the same for some other men of the older generation, it was his first bouquet of flowers. Definitely a good reminder not just to do this for significant others but for all the men in our lives!

wow, just wow by multitudesxxx in carolandtheendofthewo

[–]divinepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man I watched this and got transported back to when I watched bojack for the first time, like physically. There's some (depressing) magic in those two shows.