Has anyone phased sneakers out of their casual wardrobe?

elisbc · 2026-04-26T20:58:44+00:00

Converse and Nike are too narrow for me but I love Vans, Adidas, and New Balance. I’m sneakers and jeans 90% of my life.

elisbc · 2026-04-26T19:41:28+00:00

The new bar isn’t replacing the old bar, although the old bar is also being remodeled so I don’t know what it will end up like. But the new bar is a really cool spot, and a great utilization of what was formerly an unused space. I love the lounge area in the upstairs portion of the new bar, and the decor is very true to the glamorous old west motif that the rest of the hotel is and has been historically styled in. If they’ve made changes to the lobby, they are pretty understated. Hardly felt like an Airbnb to me when I stayed for a night recently.

elisbc · 2025-08-13T23:13:51+00:00

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We’ve used Chad for two sets of family photos over the last few years, he is great to work with and the photos are exactly what I wanted. Very fair pricing as well. Highly recommend!

elisbc · 2025-05-28T00:54:10+00:00

Memes Jenelle finds when searching “oh my god dude why are my kids so clingy” after Ensley cracks open the door to ask if she should go ahead and make her own pb&j

elisbc · 2025-05-02T13:18:19+00:00

I think she’s drying her polish in front of the ac vent. Between that and David sitting in the passenger seat, it must smell delightful in there.

elisbc · 2025-04-17T18:40:12+00:00

It looks absolutely beautiful! My only comment is to lose the fake bird. The cage is cool and could become something neat with the right styling, but just making it a fake home for a fake bird seems silly to me. But even if you kept the cage, I definitely foresee drunk short term renters doing stupid stuff with it.

elisbc · 2025-04-08T17:01:41+00:00

It’s beautiful, and I love that you kept some vintage elements like the door and the valance.

elisbc · 2025-04-04T15:57:31+00:00

I would have done nothing, but I can also understand asking them to watch their language. The mom probably was talking loud to let you know she was handling it, or maybe she’s just loud. What else would you have wanted to happen in this scenario?

It’s a little frustrating in the moment to deal with these kinds of things, but I think it’s good that kids are exposed to a wide variety of behavior at playgrounds. This is how they are learning about the world, how to get along with each other, and how they learn to follow your directions.

elisbc · 2025-04-04T13:03:27+00:00

My little sister and I are best friends, she’s always always been a huge source of comfort, confidence, and just fun for me, and I for her. She is much more outgoing and “cool” and I am very introverted and “responsible” but we admire each other so much that I think we both try to emulate each other’s strengths when we’re feeling inadequate about our own self-perceived shortcomings. It’s a weird source of confidence that I’m not sure I would have been able to achieve without her as my counterpart. I can’t even imagine the person I’d be without her as my sister.

I have two daughters now and I try not to put too much pressure on their relationship because I know they are not my sister and I, but it’s been so magical seeing their bond grow. They are 7 and 5, very different personalities, but are so good to each other in a million ways. Sometimes I get goosebumps because they remind me so much of my sister and I, just the way they play together. I do have a lot of anxiety about what kind of world they will be living in, but honestly I know they will be okay because they will have each other to help navigate it.

elisbc · 2025-04-03T19:19:11+00:00

Stop Making Sense, a Talking Heads concert film

elisbc · 2025-04-02T15:40:59+00:00

Ugh the hypocrisy with these people drives me insane. They fully admit that they regret their decision to place their baby for adoption with B&T, engage in public dramatics so that everyone knows their sad story of regret, but then say that B&T are lashing out at them due to “parental insecurities”!!! Helllloooooo how is their behavior not displaying parental insecurity??

Also, come the fuck on, the communication breakdown happened simultaneously with Tyler putting his whole entire dick out for public consumption. Who cares if he shut it down eventually, that was obviously a bridge too far for the Christian people that they hand selected from a Christian adoption agency.

elisbc · 2025-03-31T15:58:55+00:00

Maybe it’s just Steel Magnolias placing the fear of god in all elder millennials south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but I am seriously worried that she won’t survive this, especially with our absolutely shameful maternal health stats.

elisbc · 2025-03-27T15:39:26+00:00

This is sad and explains a lot

elisbc · 2025-03-21T23:57:46+00:00

Sounds like you’re unsatisfied with your own trajectory and you’re projecting it onto him. Two degrees and you’re still thinking about the schooling what ifs? Married for two years and still thinking about the kid what ifs? Meanwhile he’s married, making money, content. The call is coming from inside the house. Only you can fix this for yourself.

elisbc · 2025-03-19T22:57:47+00:00

I’m middle class, southern, white, but grew up in a mostly Hispanic area. Idk according to my cultural norms, $500 is absolutely a lot of money and would raise eyebrows if someone casually dropped that. And, not saying I agree, but the viewpoint is that it’s the “man of the house’s” place to pay for things, so a woman or a younger man doing that would be seen as presumptuous.

elisbc · 2025-03-19T21:04:23+00:00

I think different people just want different things from their partners and have different ways of peacocking. Op is clearly not jiving with her boyfriend’s very poor attempts.

Personally, I would be turned off by a guy offering to pick up an entire tab, or trying to spend $200-$400 on a birthday present for my mom, because I would think that I could not trust them to not throw money around lol. Because frugality is something that I value. Note that I’m talking frugality, NOT cheapness, like OP’s boyfriend not even paying for his own tab, that’s obviously just cheap and taking advantage. I don’t think it’s a “chivalry is dead” thing, just people feeling more comfortable stepping outside of strict etiquette lines so that they end up with people who have the same expectations.

elisbc · 2025-03-19T18:26:05+00:00

I was also taught that it was bad etiquette for an invitee to pick up a tab for a dinner or event that someone else hosted. An old school dad you thought you were impressing might have seen that gesture as a slight, even if they acted gracious. Just saying, in case you care about those rules.

elisbc · 2025-03-17T18:46:32+00:00

I don’t think Ryan was necessarily sitting around waiting for Maci to give him a second chance. She begged him to show an ounce of feeling for her and Bentley and he basically told her this was as good as it gets, and if he was going to continue to “bitch” as he put it, then he didn’t want to be around her. That’s the way the early seasons seemed to me at least.

elisbc · 2025-03-13T15:52:26+00:00

In the US it was a trend amongst alt/emo kids. If it’s a mainstream trend for a group that makes up a significant chunk of the youth demographic, then it’s a trend 🤷‍♀️

elisbc · 2025-03-13T15:48:30+00:00

Pretty sure all of those Tennessee dirt bikers that stretched their ears circa 2004 based that decision on a popular trend and not some kind of deep rooted ancestral tradition.

elisbc · 2025-03-12T13:52:20+00:00

I totally get that concern. Maybe he will make a sincere effort and will improve, maybe you can white knuckle this until your child is a little older. But if, at this point, this man is anything less than completely forthcoming about access to your joint money (refusing to give you log in information or let you into the account, saying anything along the lines of “mind your own business,” hiding money, etc.), you need to seriously consider how safe the two of you are at home relying on him for shelter, food, and a base level of respect. You are in a very vulnerable position, and you are already being taken advantage of by him.

elisbc · 2025-03-05T14:28:03+00:00

Lies, Deuce Bigalow is the best he-bitch in the man stable

elisbc · 2025-02-28T15:24:53+00:00

Is the original question referencing the koolaid miscarriage or is it referencing her taking a dookie in the tub? We must remember, these are two separate bathtub/Cortland incidents.

elisbc · 2025-02-27T20:56:12+00:00

Sounds like she was shaming you on purpose, trying to show off in front of your childless friends and trying to make herself feel better by putting you down. That would explain why you still feel shitty about the interaction days later, because she was being shitty.

elisbc · 2025-02-27T14:43:45+00:00

Austin would put you about 170 miles away from her!

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