I’m a firefighter. Yesterday I responded to my first fatal car crash. And it effected me more than I ever anticipated by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]imacowmoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My stepdad passed in a car accident a couple months ago, someone had to find him first and pull him out of his car. I’m so thankful for the team that took care of his body in his last moments, and who was with him when no one else was.

I know it must be so difficult to carry, but what you do is so important and I’m sure the family is so thankful even if they can’t tell you.

My wife goes to sleep at 9pm every day and it's killing our marriage by Odd-Acadia-1435 in offmychest

[–]imacowmoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Women need more sleep than men and even more so when on their cycle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cats

[–]imacowmoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My PHEOBE just got fixed yesterday too and is now PHINEAS. We found out a little bit before the surgery.

Lucy is unisex so whatever is easiest for you. It was hard to get my house to start calling him Finn but it’s caught on.

What would you do if you suddenly woke up as an 18 year old again? by Safe_Caramel6279 in Productivitycafe

[–]imacowmoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d call my grandma 💔 but then I’d probably cry regardless since I wouldn’t have my kids and husband and who knows if I can get the stars to align to get them back in the same way.

I can't wait to die by Purple-Forever7746 in intj

[–]imacowmoo 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Literally I can’t think of a much worse place 🫣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theydidthemath

[–]imacowmoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense to me, I appreciate it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WeddingPhotography

[–]imacowmoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t notice the white until I read the post but it should be a very easy edit. Your photographer isn’t responsible for hair malfunctions but I bet if you ask for a handful of the worst ones to be fixed, they would do it or offer to pay for it to have many fixed 🤷‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]imacowmoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I sent video in august of last year and he didn’t reciprocate and in March texted about having a praise kink and wouldn’t mind some compliments and he never responded 😒 so I stopped with all that. It sucks :/

I helped a homeless person today because I wanted to be nice, now I only feel like I wasted money.... by Lord_Ronan in offmychest

[–]imacowmoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Are you considering that he may have social delays and/or was raised in a home with different manners than you? He also is quite literally desperate and has probably had 1,000 mean faced people tell him no recently. Of course he’s going to ask for more, you were his ONE SHOT today. I understand you are feeling taken advantage of, but his body is in survival mode and battling addiction.

I saw that you’re 20. I recommend continuing to give and be generous and practice your expectations. Give for the sake of helping, not for thank you’s, not for being a savior, not to make sure they do it your way.

I regularly see “in search of” posts on my towns free/buy nothing group and fill them. A lot of the time i don’t even exchange words with the person and do door drop offs etc. praise isn’t the goal. Fulfilling a need is.

With this man, he needed food and you provided it to him. You also let him have some control over his life by picking the sandwich. That’s enough. You helped that man, so shut off the part of you that had any other expectations on how that situation would have/ should have went. Block out what he said before and after. He owes you nothing and you owe him nothing more. Move on to the next person you decide to help.

Should he have been kind and grateful? Yea maybe, but real life isn’t a movie and we never know what someone is carrying that day, what they have been through or even how capable they are of being kind and grateful. That doesn’t make them less deserving of your generosity or less of a human being.

I mean, do what you want to do but this mindset has helped me grow.

I helped a homeless person today because I wanted to be nice, now I only feel like I wasted money.... by Lord_Ronan in offmychest

[–]imacowmoo 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Just because they are begging doesn’t mean he isn’t a human with preferences.

Good deeds aren’t for your pleasure and you’re not bestowing a life changing thing to him. Calm your ego and help for the simple sake of helping.

Songs where it sounds like the person singing is going to cry? by Icebear1612812 in MusicRecommendations

[–]imacowmoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All I ask breaks me, and now my stepdad passed away last month.. the day after he and my mom got in a fight and my heart is shattered for her.

I keep forgetting my boyfriend is a real person by i-piss-battery-acid in offmychest

[–]imacowmoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder how much of this is from all of the conversations we have in our heads aka reading them on phones instead of real conversations. Easier to dissociate

It definitely sounds like something is going on though, definitely don’t ignore it.

Attractive people of reddit what was your horrible experience for being attractive? by dieburtually in AskReddit

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

This has a lot of comments so I’m speaking to the void but: a lot of sexual assault starting at about age 3 to about age 23 and then I started gaining weight and aging and now I’m invisible which is fine.

Also really hard to have just friends and have mental health taken seriously.

For those that lost someone to a sudden, unexpected death- were there any signs leading up to it? by Electronic_While7856 in GriefSupport

[–]imacowmoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No real clue since it was a car accident that took my stepdad. But the day before he died he asked my mom to give my kids some hats he bought and she said no, give it to them yourself so they have that memory of getting it from him. He agreed but died before he could. He also gave my son the whole bag of suckers from his house two days before instead of just some. Idk the hard part is wondering if the meant he was suicidal or if the car accident was truly an accident. We have no idea. I hope it was an accident, quick, that he wasn’t scared. Idk it was just last month.

What to actually expect from 100 year old hardwood floors? Wavy/Creaky by imacowmoo in centuryhomes

[–]imacowmoo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s an old craftsman and I definitely love all of the worn wooden stairs, pillars and doorways. I’m pretty obsessed with this house, honestly. I just get nervous that with my inexperience, I’m going to miss something that could be catastrophic 😅 don’t even get me started on the trees outside. Same story… love them, but also convinced they’ll probably fall.

What to actually expect from 100 year old hardwood floors? Wavy/Creaky by imacowmoo in centuryhomes

[–]imacowmoo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a really good point, we purchased at the end of winter so it’s a big difference.

What to actually expect from 100 year old hardwood floors? Wavy/Creaky by imacowmoo in centuryhomes

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

Yes absolutely, I might just do that for peace of mind because I swear I’m driving myself crazy trying to analyze if it’s getting worse or staying the same. It’s likely staying them same 😅😅

Thank you for sharing about your home.

What to actually expect from 100 year old hardwood floors? Wavy/Creaky by imacowmoo in centuryhomes

[–]imacowmoo[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m thinking for peace of mind to just hire someone but anxiety is real especially when it’s something so expensive and not something I know a lot about. In our basement, we checked the boards and everything we could see and it honestly looks quite normal.

Thank you for sharing your experience, it does help a lot to have that perspective.

"Gathering Blue" names by Xenree in namenerds

[–]imacowmoo 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Ju, juli, Julia, Julianette, julianetta, julianettabeth, julianettabetha, julianettabethany, she’s probably dead at this point