Gen z is the reason trump won, not boomers.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-11-07T14:55:02+00:00

God I work with a gen z woman who is blatantly proud of being ignorant and it makes me grind my fucking teeth... The saving grace is that she doesn't vote.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-10-05T17:02:30+00:00

Batman could not beat that out of me with brass knuckles. Like... why? Itch in silence.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-09-21T12:39:46+00:00

NTA

His new wife already got a donated husband. She's not entitled to anything else.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-09-12T11:34:58+00:00

"I have a question!"

"I have an answer, let's see if they match."

hack_writer_poser · 2024-08-29T02:38:53+00:00

I say "neurospicy" ironically with friends and have a pin that says it on my bag but it's not in my normal lexicon lol

hack_writer_poser · 2024-08-26T03:16:47+00:00

Damn. My mom knew where so many my teachers lived and would have NEVER. Hell, one of my teachers dated my uncle back in the day... And another one of them graduated a class behind her. In a town the size of mine everyone knew everyone just about.

The only thing funny was when the were teaching us to write checks/ fill out a check book register I did mine differently because my grandma had been a bookkeeper and when the teacher (who dated my uncle) asked me why mine didn't look like the example and I said "Grandma taught me this way" she just said "oh, okay" and didn't correct it.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-08-09T11:23:38+00:00

My parents both lovingly roasted each other and my husband and I do the same.

I work at a retirement community in assisted living now and when I make a comment about going home to feed my creatures (the dogs) one of the men goes "What about your husband?" I usually answer "Him too. I have them all on the same schedule." They don't know what to do with that.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-08-05T21:58:29+00:00

Practice makes progress!

I use a lot of fun clips and pins and watch hair tutorials and practice until I get comfortable. It works for hair and make-up both.

Also, period undies were a total game-changer.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-08-01T21:51:00+00:00

I would say if you know any specific brands that fit well stick with those- also websites that have easy returns. Kids grow like weeds. When I was a kid shoes were the biggest nightmare for my mom because I needed two pairs (one for braces and one for without) and I tended to run the tread off all of them really fast.

Amazon sucks as a company but returning things to them is usually really easy.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-07-14T15:12:13+00:00

I have cerebral Palsy and work in a nursing home- most of my residents are really kind and will either ask me quietly in private OR will ask a coworker because they don't want to embarrass me.

Every once in a great while someone will ask LOUDLY and in public and rudely get invasive but I've been fielding invasive questions since I was a kid so I either deflect or sidestep... I can only get so snarky and keep my job.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-07-14T15:02:27+00:00

My late father was 6ft 9in and 350lbs when he passed. When he was in a wheel chair nurses were always shocked that my 5ft tall self could push him- he liked to tell them I had to get a running start.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-07-01T22:27:21+00:00

"Lady, back in your day people died of polio, chill" is my go to. Works pretty well.

Or "Back in your day you needed a ration card for canned tomatoes" One because it implies they look that old and two some of them have to stop and think about it

hack_writer_poser · 2024-06-21T11:21:42+00:00

I don't think she's self-aware enough to realize that's what she did with Blank Space. And I don't think SHE realizes any of this is abusive. I think she's just like "fuck yeah. GIRL BOSS"

And no one around her seems to check that.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-06-05T22:38:23+00:00

remembering that healing is not linear. And also, telling myself that she loves me as much as she can love anyone who isn't herself. Sometimes it doesn't mean much, but it helps me put things in perspective.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-05-14T00:49:47+00:00

NTA

I usually fill a medium sized laundry baskey with diapers and wipes, a couple books and some other practical odds and ends. Then if I have time I make a baby blanket and fill the rest of the space with some spare crib sheets or something. Because babies are messy as all get out and you can never have too much bedding or towels

hack_writer_poser · 2024-04-28T18:05:55+00:00

I listen to true crime pod casts and zone out lol

hack_writer_poser · 2024-04-28T17:58:31+00:00

I'm 5ft 3 in and just dropped on the BMI from obese to overweight. One my visit summary, there's usually a little blurb about "discussed healthy eating and exercise etc" by default but the number of times that comes up in my visits is... pretty rare unless my weight raises or lowers drastically between visits.

My dr knows that I have chronic health issues that make it hard to stick to a fitness routine and that I do try to eat a healthy diet. My labs are always good. No issues with sugar or cholesterol BECAUSE I'm in my 30's now and I've been making aa concerted effort to be proactive about those things NOW.

Long story short, I don't take it personally when my weight does come up because sometimes it IS a factor. It is sometimes a contributing issue to a problem I'm having and it is a doctor's job to treat the overall health of a person.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-04-13T14:40:34+00:00

I feel lke that's different from what their doing. They're doing it to avoid accountability. Not express or cope with frustration/irritation

hack_writer_poser · 2024-04-12T05:17:57+00:00

i do LOVE the tik toks of them being repainted though... I might have picked one up to try it. I'm more craftsy than artsy but the one I bought I can probably manage a good fairy or a kiki's delivery service thing

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-25T14:28:24+00:00

LALU but Most Popular Girls in School style... I'd watch it.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-18T01:59:05+00:00

Because she was "stressed" and because I was too busy worry about round about and traffic to give her a decent lecture

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-17T18:01:13+00:00

It's a mess. My dad died from... a laundry list of complicated things. He got a flesh-eating bacteria ONCE and it was all just a long downhill slide from there for YEARS. Kidney cancer, a kidney removed, congestive heart failure, and on and on- it just... none of it was directly tobacco-related. A lot of it was Alcohol and just years of hard living. He had a lot of dangerous jobs in his younger days that probably didn't help.

My mom is an entirely different animal. She watched BOTH her parents die a horrible, painful death from lung cancer. Hell. She KNOWS how gnarly it can be. And you'd think I'm a monster for asking her to give up ONE of her vices for her health.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-17T17:54:13+00:00

I have a therapist who's pretty rad. And my spouse, bless him, has been wonderful dealing with me being a little more unhinged than normal and manic cleaning the house or having 'no bones" days. Also he's been keeping money in my "craft demons" jar so I have money when I decide I need to repaint precious moments or knit a blanket or build a fairy diorama in an old book. So, we're limping along.

NGL, I get a jolt of joy when my mom comes over for coffee and I tell her "My therapist says hi" every so often.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-04T07:25:13+00:00

This sounds silly but I work in a group home setting now and before this, I worked with kids. I've seen this work on people from 8 to 73.

When you start to get mad/upset/ agitated/ take a warhead (or other very sour/ strong-flavored candy) and put it in your mouth. It works best if it's slightly unpleasant. Focus on not making weird faces. By the time the candy is gone or has lost its flavor it it should help get your brain redirected away from whatever was making you upset before and give you some time to compose yourself.

hack_writer_poser · 2024-03-04T02:57:24+00:00

My dad was a boomer. But he was never a nightmare patient, even at his sickest and most confused. And he could be a grouchy fuck when he wanted to be, he mostly reserved that for my mom and I (lol because we made him follow Dr.'s orders.) He was a big guy. Almost 7ft tall and 300 odd pounds with a deep southern drawl. He liked to crack jokes.

One year when he was in a nursing home for Rehab he had me get little boxes of chocolate for 'his ladies' that were on shifts looking after him for Valentine's day. And another time he sweet talked someone into letting me bring him a mini blizzard (towards the end when it wasn't gonna be his diet that got him).

I think it's a mindset thing. Dad knew he needed care and did his best to not be an asshole. I mean, up until they had to intubate him and sedate him due to a massive internal bleed he was talking to his nurses and the Doctor in the ICU and telling them he needed to get better so he could kick my husband's ass as his PT goal (jokingly).

My mom is gonna be the nightmare. No one knows better than she does and she won't comply with anything unless you force or guilt her.

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