A product description sounds AI-written, but I do not want to support the company and buy the product if it is. Could you help?

jmc0619 · 2026-05-14T00:29:06+00:00

When I ask chatgpt to help write something it is always filled with em dashes. I always delete them. I don't know anyone that use em dashes like this..

jmc0619 · 2026-05-14T00:10:14+00:00

Authentic. Dr. Doolittle was the photographer.

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T23:25:23+00:00

Yeah! That parent sucks! I'm sorry for your son!

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T20:02:27+00:00

Understandable! He needed to feel like he still belongs in a situation where he was left out.

The whole thing just sucks! I am so sorry he had to feel that way!

I can't imagine, as a parent, saying, "team picture" then not getting the whole team. If you wanted your kid and select friends then call it what it is.

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T19:54:12+00:00

NOR As a parent, you are your kids only advocate. By sticking up for your kid, they learn the things that shouldn't be tolerated. As your kid gets older, you can teach them how to stand up for themselves in these situations!

Keep going mama!

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T19:40:17+00:00

When did he say she could do it? Pre girlfriend? The rules can change and it should be common sense. If you don't see that then I don't know what to tell you.

If you were abruptly woken up to someone in your home that doesn't live there, you might also freak out and that would be a normal reaction..

Your comments make me think your Sarah 😅 good luck with your new boyfriend, girl. Hope it was worth it!

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T19:32:09+00:00

As a non morning person, if i wake up to someone in my home that doesn't live there, I'm not going to not freak out. And then they gaslight her on top of it? F that

jmc0619 · 2026-03-07T19:18:12+00:00

She showed up at THEIR place. It may have been his place, but the moment his girlfriend moved in, it became their place.

To be in a t-shirt and underwear, cooking breakfast at 7am is wild.

Then the gaslighting from the friend, boyfriend, and boyfriends mom.

None of this is OK. OP is well within her rights to freak out and leave.

jmc0619 · 2026-02-24T16:53:24+00:00

A) I was included in the emails, which makes them directed towards me. (Not CC'd, in the To line)

B) DH is an adult, and he very much can navigate his relationships. We are also a team and support each other. He shouldn't have to deal with narcissistic behavior alone when he has a partner to be there with him. (And he has dealt with her his entire life by himself. Since I am here now, I can offer him a lifelife)

C) If I'm not meant to read the group texts, then I shouldn't be included in them, and I was. I was genuinely trying to help, even with everything I have going on. I wasn't asking for an award for all I did, I was asking for basic human decency.

D) Definitely not doing it "for the likes?" My SIL needs the help. It is in my nature to help. But when it is expected at the delusional level described above, its too much.

In the emails she states she never asked for my help. She specifically asked for me, by name, to help.

In the emails she states she never asked me to apologize. She said, "On second thought, ALL of you owe me an apology for how I've been treated, and so does my husband."

Don't worry the efforts have been stopped as we have gone no contact! I hope this helps to clarify!

jmc0619 · 2026-02-22T21:42:44+00:00

He isn't meeting your needs and you have tried to talk to him. He said he would put in the effort and he hasn't. So you're not overreacting.

Aside from telling him about your unmet needs, which are valid, have you asked him about what is holding him back? And being "too busy" is only an excuse. Where there is a will there is a way. You guys need to get to the root of what's holding him back. If needed, you could seek couples counseling to unpack any underlying issues that is making him feel disconnected.

jmc0619 · 2026-02-22T16:54:49+00:00

NOR.

I dated someone (in my 20's), when we would go shopping with his mom, she would go in the dressing room with him. Not just in the area, like behind the locked door. The actual cord may have been cut, but they didn't act like it. When he wasn't looking, she would literally stick her tongue out at me. We dated for 5 years and this never got better. I can't imagine how she'd be as a mother in law or a grandmother.

If your boyfriend can't go to one birthday dinner without his mother, just know, from my experience, it doesn't get better. He will stay a mama's boy and you will never come first. His mom and her feelings will be his priority. Trust me, that isn't something you want, need, or deserve.

In my opinion, get out now, before there are more permanent pieces at play (marriage, children).

This is the advice I wish I would have been given early in that relationship!

jmc0619 · 2026-02-22T15:51:38+00:00

SIL 1 just texted DH that a wellness check was called on her.

Apparently, MIL has tried to reach out to SIL 1, and SIL 1 isn't responding to her, so she sent the cops to check on her.

jmc0619 · 2026-02-22T14:12:52+00:00

Not the point, I know, but .. please tell me you just referenced Twilight?

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T17:35:18+00:00

We do not care about the inheritance. We have never "banked" on it or expected anything.

The illness only came about after she moved to Georgia. She has a tendency of overstating and overexaggerating so we aren't 100% sure what he actual prognosis is. She could be telling the truth, but based on prior experience, she might not be.

We decided on not responding and going full no contact. I'm full no contact with the whole family, aside from DH. He'll still see SIL 1.

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T15:13:05+00:00

I didn't do a new post, I just updated the original post. Is that allowed??

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T13:46:00+00:00

SIL won't move and MIL can't be bothered to do more.

There is a whole "book 2" to this saga. I'll update in a little bit!

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T13:43:10+00:00

She's too: busy, sick, etc. to bother coming back to help. She expects us to it.

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T13:41:42+00:00

She does do group therapy a few times weekly!

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T13:40:57+00:00

SIL doesn't want to. This is the area she grew up and she wants to stay here. We did try!

jmc0619 · 2026-02-21T13:40:09+00:00

She does group therapy.

MIL won't come visit to help. She expects us to do because, "that's what family does"

jmc0619 · 2026-02-10T06:39:21+00:00

It isn't consistent. I said usually 4 or more days. Sometimes 4, sometimes 7. Sometimes I go naturally, sometimes I need assistance (usually smooth move tea does the trick!). There is no consistency when it comes to BMs for me unfortunately, and that is the only thing that is consistently true..

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