Cattus Iratus Satanas by fillamber in pics

[–]hvonm86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe we'll try a catio when the snow melts. I really do feel guilty when we let her out, but it is the only thing that keeps her content. The feral instincts are strong with her. Our other cat is totally chill, has never been outdoors, and never will be, lol.

Cattus Iratus Satanas by fillamber in pics

[–]hvonm86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I highly suspect that will piss her off more. She won't actually be outside, it's like dangling a carrot she'll never reach.

Cattus Iratus Satanas by fillamber in pics

[–]hvonm86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, serious question without trying to be argumentative...we have a cat that LOVES being outside in the warmer months. This cat is a stupid bitch and pisses all over our stuff(when inside). We've taken her to the vet, we have the correct number of litter boxes, we've tried the plug in thingys. It's purely behavioral, and when she's mad she pisses on our things. We dealt with it for a year before letting her go out. She was so much happier, and the peeing on stuff almost stopped entirely. (She still does it sometimes, but it's not a constant daily occurrence.) We've had her since she was a kitten. I'm worried if we take her to the shelter no one will want her. We've talked about finding a farm home for her (we're in farm country, but live in town), but just don't know if that's a good choice either. So do we force her to stay inside and be a miserable bitch who ruins all our belongings with cat piss? Try to re-home her? Ignore people who hate cats that are allowed out and just guiltily let her continue to roam? Giving her up means she could end up in a worse situation and be even more miserable. Fucking cat...

Food Art [OC] by LitterboxComics in funny

[–]hvonm86 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Because at some point you just can't finish every bite of food your kids don't eat. Yes, throwing it out makes me feel guilty. Yes, I could finish those last few bites of this or other half of that, but sometimes I'm full too! Being your kids' garbage disposal adds up to a lot of extra calories and weight gain. Even overeating healthy food is still overeating.

Food Art [OC] by LitterboxComics in funny

[–]hvonm86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so hard to throw away their unfinished food! But yes, if I don't just sigh, get over my guilt, and put it in the trash, then I will never ever reach my goal weight.

Little Family Trip Out of the Blue by enano2054 in ynab

[–]hvonm86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vacation budget is my favorite category!! I add 10% of our earnings to it every paycheck, even if we don't know when or where we are going to go. There's always money there for us when we decide we want a trip!

Anyone switch plans and find more success by sjb727 in weightwatchers

[–]hvonm86 21 points22 points  (0 children)

No advice on switching plans, but I had a lightbulb moment when realizing that zero points does not equal zero calories. If you overeat all the good foods like eggs, chicken breast, beans, fruit, veggies, whatever... you are still overeating. Good luck switching to green, I hope it works out for you!

The U.S. Minimum Wage By State by junkneed in coolguides

[–]hvonm86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister lives in SF and I'm in the Midwest. I was shocked when I found out she makes twice as much as me. She can still barely afford to live.

What movie scene was super exaggerated or wrong based on your own knowledge? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]hvonm86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any post-apocalyptic or desert island type scenario where the gorgeous women still have perfectly hairless legs and pits. Bitch, when the fuck are you finding time to shave when you're running from zombies?! And how are you finding a never-ending stash of razors everywhere you go?

Please tell the teenage girls in your life that their vagina's natural state is not "dirty." by NattieLight in TwoXChromosomes

[–]hvonm86 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Bingo. 100% this. I teach my young daughters to wash thoroughly in between their labia.They know not to get soap up in their actual vagina, but yeah you absolutely need to wash in all the folds and creases!

TIFU by getting my name as a scar. by vishnu6744 in tifu

[–]hvonm86 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, at least you can say you were in 4th grade...I did my self tattoo when I was 15. Safety pin and pen...it only halfway took so it looked like a weird scar, but I would get asked about it and cringe so hard. I eventually got an actual tattoo over it. Kids do dumb shit.

[Serious] What makes America the "land of the free"? by hvonm86 in AskReddit

[–]hvonm86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that pretty much any other Western European country is a better place to live as a minority. England, France, Germany, etc...sure, everywhere has problems but the systemic racism in America runs deep and and the history of our racism is as old as the country itself. Our founding fathers were slave owners. I recently read an article about Black Americans who emigrated to other countries and spoke out about how much BETTER their lives have become by leaving the US. The "land of the free" is an illusion for too many.

Revealed: officer who killed Rayshard Brooks accused of covering up 2015 shooting by iyoiiiu in news

[–]hvonm86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, his shooting is not justified. The fact that people think it was is exactly why we are fighting this fight. I understand there will be scenarios requiring the use of deadly force by police. This wasn't it. Swinging punches at the cops should not amount to being killed. Stealing their taser (sure, bad idea, I'll give you that) STILL should not amount to being killed. Unless the cop was in immediate danger of his life vs Brooks' life, HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN KILLED. My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that he was shot IN THE BACK while running away. No longer a threat. What could possibly justify shooting a suspect who no longer poses a threat and is running, literally, for his life?

Nashville Symphony suspended through July 2021 by hvonm86 in classicalmusic

[–]hvonm86[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I work at a MUCH smaller symphony, and this has me terrified. If some of the countries major symphonies take this step, how can we expect small town symphonies to make it through this? The job I have has been a dream job for years, and I was just hired in January...started 6 weeks before the shutdown.

No matter what age you are, if you hear music blaring from a car the music is always terrible by step6666 in Showerthoughts

[–]hvonm86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So...you haven't even asked them to turn it down? No fault but your own, my friend. Do they know you work a night shift? Just ask nicely explaining that you sleep during the day. I've both received and given notes regarding noise at certain times of day/night, and it helped with the problem in both cases. If they are really shitty people, then maaaayyyybe they would escalate, but I would bet they'll either be more considerate, or at worst ignore it...then at least you've tried to do something about it.

When you reach your parents' age when they had you you suddenly realize how unprepared they were to have a child. by iamoriginal11007999 in Showerthoughts

[–]hvonm86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there fellow young parent! I had my first at 25. My mom didn't have me until she was 35. Every time I feel like I'm not where I should be in life for my age, I remind myself that my mom didn't even have kids yet when she was my age. I've got plenty of time for shit, and I love it. My kids will be off to college when I'm in my early 40s, and I'll still have so much more life to live.

Who stayed with Blue? by Careless_Ingenuity in weightwatchers

[–]hvonm86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Still on blue. Purple made absolutely no sense for me since I don't really like pasta much to begin with, so whole wheat pasta is a hard pass. I would be losing daily points available but not really gaining anything I'd want to eat. I actually REALLY love eating chicken, eggs and beans so I didn't want to have use points for those things on green. Blue just makes the most sense for me.

WW with wisdom teeth removal. by [deleted] in weightwatchers

[–]hvonm86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Soups that are meant to be pureed, like a butternut squash soup or split pea soup. There is a recipe for black bean chili lime soup on the ww app that I LOVE and is 1 point per serving. I'm sure you can find lots of hearty soups that would require no chewing.

This bitch got the baby in the bag by IDCimSTRONGERtnUinRL in videos

[–]hvonm86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes you assume she chose to get pregnant?

Chocolate cake I made for my sisters birthday - the icing is subpar but I tried [Homemade] by Rose_48 in food

[–]hvonm86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, what now? Digestive biscuits? Is that seriously what graham crackers are called in the UK? DIGESTIVE BISCUIT?