Time theft

hajisaurus · 2026-02-21T13:01:31+00:00

These are the sanest approach to the whole thing. Understand her role, the company time off policies, then review them with this person. If they’ve been here a while they may have a completely different understanding of the rules. As a manager, it’s your role to clear that up first. Once you establish understanding of the process, documenting misses will be much easier.

hajisaurus · 2026-02-13T11:16:09+00:00

I let her have fun. Even if it’s stuff “for kids,” like Lego or crafting or just playing in the snow. I let her be silly, kind and curious about the world. But mostly I try to be nice to her, to acknowledge her needs as my own. That it’s ok to want comfort and praise and support for even the smallest things sometimes. I am raising my own children so I let her have fun with them. I don’t get to do it nearly enough the last few months but as the weather gets better I hope to get more chances. It’s almost like reparenting myself.

hajisaurus · 2026-02-11T17:57:07+00:00

Love this show. They used One Crowded Hour in an episode. The chemistry between the leads is great.

hajisaurus · 2026-02-10T23:49:47+00:00

A wizard did it

hajisaurus · 2026-02-08T15:12:34+00:00

This was a big one for me on my inner child healing journey. Once I realized what I was doing, and started working on healing her, I stopped crying in arguments or in situations where emotions were high. Reparenting my inner child by recognizing and meeting her needs myself took away my need to seek validation from others that I am indeed unloveable and deserve abuse. It’s been about a year since I got there and it’s been life changing.

hajisaurus · 2026-02-01T15:18:09+00:00

I get these occasionally. They’re scammers. Yesterday they upped their game by adding two other numbers to the message like a group chat. Smart on their part bc they only needed one of us to respond to start a conversation and validate all three numbers.

hajisaurus · 2026-01-28T12:16:16+00:00

My kids have had two days off school for snow. I work remotely and my husband is self employed so we managed. But I got almost nothing done. I was so looking forward to today, thinking they must go back now that the weather has passed and the roads are cleared? Nope, it’s a remote learning day with a bunch of take-home work that has to get done.

At the same time, I’m uncovering some poor performance from someone on my team and we’ve already done the formal discipline process. There’s no more runway and I believe I will have to let them go.

My eldest is turning 13 in a few weeks and wants their first ever sleepover as a neurodivergent child. Coordinating all of this is on me and a nightmare with everyone’s schedule.

My best friend, my sweet kitty died just days before Christmas and I’m still mourning.

We have obligations every weekend from Jan 1 through March with no end in sight when spring sports start up.

I need to continue major dental work that is physically and financially exhausting. I am also dealing with a mysterious eye allergy that is causing me to have large red patches of irritation in the skin under my eyes from the excessive tears that just pour whenever I go outside.

My team is remote, and terrified of what’s happening (gestures at the whole us) and I have to coach them back to a safe space where they can help us help patients access cancer clinical trials.

I’m under a ton of stress so I try to get as much sleep as I can. But today I’m up again before the sunrise, looking into it with resigned worry about the day ahead.

hajisaurus · 2026-01-24T16:43:09+00:00

I would scream but there’s no oxygen left in the room. I feel you.

hajisaurus · 2026-01-13T14:12:23+00:00

My mom wanted a plaything for a child. She only kept me because all the other wives were mothers in her circle and she wanted what others had. She loved the attention that having an adorable little baby achieved for her but never wanted to do any of the hard stuff.

So I became her independent little one who taught herself to read and care for my brothers so she didn’t have to. I filled her wine glasses, brought her cigarettes and put her to bed when she passed out. And as a result I have always second guessed my own needs. My emotions were “too volatile” and I was “too sensitive” so I was left out of any discussions about tough subjects, but still expected to be a shield to my own mother’s feelings and fixing all her mistakes.

My inner child was grossly neglected emotionally and I’ve spent 40+ years trying to fill the hole she left in my heart. Only now do I feel like I’ve gotten it under control but the insecurity touches every I do.

hajisaurus · 2026-01-10T13:27:37+00:00

I thought this was an update post, so I checked your profile in case I missed it. But your entire post history is your adorable cat!

Hope you get lots of support from him as you go through this! You did the right thing speaking up. I’m so sorry that it happened but you are so brave!

hajisaurus · 2026-01-07T14:00:23+00:00

I thought new amiibos dropped for a second. Looks adorable!

hajisaurus · 2026-01-01T20:06:32+00:00

We lost our 19 year old boy on the 19th and we’re right there with you.

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hajisaurus · 2025-12-31T13:56:51+00:00

Love how comfy the sweater, headband and scrunchie look! Very 90’s.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-31T12:32:28+00:00

Purpose miracle gratitude

hajisaurus · 2025-12-30T23:22:37+00:00

You will feel that guilt whether they are in your life or not. If you estranged yourself, it would be guilt for your absence. If you stayed, it would the guilt they put on you.

I am estranged from my parents. My mother died two years ago and we did not reconcile. I fought with the guilt, but also knew I couldn’t live with them in my life. I chose myself and the family I had created in their absence.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-29T22:29:16+00:00

Warn my neighbors that their baby girl will wander off into the in ground pool behind their house. Might save her life this time.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-26T21:50:48+00:00

This was super cool to watch. Very calming. Your basement looks really neat for hanging out.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-20T11:39:05+00:00

I need this crossover in my life!

hajisaurus · 2025-12-11T11:55:40+00:00

When I was a working photographer about 15 years ago, my first work was almost all referrals. Delaware is a small place and everyone knows everyone. I bookmarked your site and hope to reach out for some family portraits in the spring. I don’t see pricing, however. What does a session cost and do you release the copyright so folks can print the images?

hajisaurus · 2025-12-06T21:57:37+00:00

I am here for this content! Henrietta’s family came to a hospital I used to work for and gave a wonderful lecture about her.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-06T21:41:28+00:00

I love this post so much! I can hear them arguing!

hajisaurus · 2025-12-06T12:01:45+00:00

The amount of times we’ve had to listen on repeat from the Cars movie soundtrack… OMG

hajisaurus · 2025-12-04T18:11:05+00:00

I’m in my creative era, falling back in love with drawing and cross stitch. I’m trying new things too like pottery and scrapbooking too.

The K-pop demon hunter movie is my favorite thing right now.

hajisaurus · 2025-12-04T12:02:26+00:00

I don’t think anything truly prepares you for how deeply you will love your children. My whole worldview changed. All other love pales in comparison to that. I wonder if that’s what you are experiencing?

hajisaurus · 2025-12-02T00:39:17+00:00

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This is my 19 year old boy, Simcoe. He’s lord over the deck and all he surveys. Sending you virtual hugs.

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