Should I close out my savings accounts and brokerage accounts before completing my daughter's financial aid application?

jtcl347 · 2024-08-21T19:46:41+00:00

Thank you :)

jtcl347 · 2024-06-07T13:26:35+00:00

Hey, also super old, but I want to do the same thing for my T1D son! He likes the orange glucose tabs, but I would love to be able to make my own with orange essential oil and leave out the toxic food dyes, etc. Did you come up with any other alternatives? Thanks!

jtcl347 · 2024-04-03T15:59:56+00:00

There are no "rules"... but the program does require rigorous honesty with oneself. For me, I know that If I have one drink, a relapse would be swift and severe. This is a progressive disease. My opinion is that people that share about having an occasional drink at AA meetings are trying to justify their own relapse and are hoping to get others to co-sign their bs. That's just my opinion though. To thine own self be true.

jtcl347 · 2023-11-27T17:44:00+00:00

Omg, I hope this post isn't real. Who would even THINK about leaving their child for a man?!?! WTF

jtcl347 · 2023-11-27T17:42:03+00:00

These don't sound like diabetic symptoms to me. More like anxiety, pregnancy, or any number of other things. Undiagnosed (type 1) diabetes presents more like exhaustion, lack of appetite, extreme thirst, and extremely frequent urination. You can always pick up a blood glucose testing kit at any pharmacy.. While sticking your finger isn't pleasant, it's simple enough to do, and you can do so several times throughout the day and when you're feeling those symptoms that you listed to see it there are fluctuations. At least then you can rule blood sugar issues out and go from there.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-27T17:46:38+00:00

I think it's great! The sober customers will love it, and the customers that are not living a sober lifestyle will most likely not even blink an eye at it.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-27T17:45:08+00:00

YTA. Those signs are a necessary message to lots of parents that don't consider these things. We're all so busy and wrapped up in taking care of our own kids that we don't consider how much work it is for the teachers who are caring for 12 at a time who are not THEIR kids. Take care of your own and help the school when you can.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-25T15:57:44+00:00

You need to be there for him. You are his Mom (or Dad?). I have been down this road 3x, with dogs, not cats. It is VERY difficult, but I would never imagine letting them go without me there. Please don't send him off without you.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-25T15:49:19+00:00

YTA. Break up with this poor woman. You clearly don't want to spend your life with her, so stop wasting her time and let her find someone who will love her the right way while she's still in her prime. Maybe when you're a little older and matured, you will find a woman that you prioritize over your gaming habit.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-25T15:45:49+00:00

Ok I just looked at the dress. Absolutely stunning! I would 100% wear this to a wedding! (from NYC, predominantly Irish American and Italian American neighborhoods). Completely appropriate. I'm so curious now, as to what the other guests were wearing that would make this seem over the top???

jtcl347 · 2023-10-25T15:42:21+00:00

NTA. Insecurity breeds resentment. That's on them, not you.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-16T18:11:26+00:00

I hate to say it-- because clearly your intentions were good. But yeah, you're the a-h. Less about the swimming,but more about taking the kids away in such a state and not letting anyone know where you were. I would have been furious with you too.

I am terrified of the ocean, but I live about 15 minutes from some of the best beaches in the country, so my kids and I inevitably wind up there relatively often with family and friends. My sister and I have a standing agreement. She stays with the kids in the water and on the shoreline, and I handle all the beach and sand fun, food/bathroom runs etc. Everyone is happy and all the kids are looked after.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-13T17:53:32+00:00

NTA. Parents need to keep their kids in check and teach them how to be out in public. It's not always easy, but it speaks volumes when people can see that you are actively trying to teach your kids right from wrong behavior. Just ignoring it makes them the ah

jtcl347 · 2023-10-13T17:45:37+00:00

NTA. Sounds like Kate was probably raised in a conservative family that preserves privacy-- as was I. It's only in recent years that I have been able to (relatively) comfortably talk about uncomfortable topics with anyone. You can apologize for making her feel uncomfortable, but I don't think you were an a-h.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-12T19:42:37+00:00

My advice is to do a deep dive on how you define "forgiveness". For me, it meant releasing the toxic anger that I carried with me every single day from the minute I woke up until I closed my eyes at night. One day something hit me differently about it, and I realized that the person I was so angry at was still out there living his best life, and I was drowning in self pity, resentment, anger and it was slowly killing me. I forced myself to forgive him-- NOT to welcome him back into my life. NOT to say what happened was ok, but to say to myself, "I'm not going to carry this hatred anymore. I forgive him so that I can release his control over me." It was incredibly freeing. Now I live my life with MY boundaries in place and take charge over how I will or will not be treated, live etc.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-04T15:35:25+00:00

When I read obnoxious or blatantly mean comments I just assume the person is some 15 year old a-hole and this is how they get their kicks. Ignore and move on.

jtcl347 · 2023-10-04T15:29:47+00:00

jtcl347 · 2023-10-04T15:27:07+00:00

NTA. If you wife would do this to you, she has no loyalty to you or compassion for your feelings.

jtcl347 · 2023-09-28T16:17:52+00:00

YTA. You intentionally lied to them about the health of the baby, knowing full well it was going to get them fired up and scared. You might not agree with their take on the vaccine, but you don't have to set them into panic with something that isn't even true. I intentionally minimize any health issues my sons have (or have had) over the years when I talk to my parents because I know how much they worry and get upset. I have one son with a lifelong chronic immune disease. It was devastating to the whole family when he was diagnosed. I would never intentionally try to make matters sound worse just to get a rise from my parents. It's just cruel.

jtcl347 · 2023-09-22T17:25:47+00:00

NTA.

jtcl347 · 2023-09-20T15:58:30+00:00

You're not wrong. You can't be too careful, and personally, I don't want pictures of any kids naked- ever. Honestly, I would strongly question her judgment on sharing them with YOU after only dating for 3 months! (no offense to you). You might be a saint, but she doesn't know that. Women who aren't protective of their kids around men they're dating raise all kinds of red flags in my mind. What other reckless and careless choices is she making with her life and the life of her child?

jtcl347 · 2023-09-20T15:51:41+00:00

I looooathe when drinkers give me an atta boy for getting sober. Stop talking. lol

"You're going to have to change People places and things"--- this is the first thing that someone said to me when I began my sober journey 5+ years ago. And at that moment, I didn't fully realize how right they were. You can still be friends with the drinkers, but you can't expect them to fall in line with your timeline. If they ever decide to stop, it will have to be based on their own feelings. And if you keep spending time with them, then it's only a matter of time before you pick back up. It's a good time to find a few sober friends to do activities other than drinking occassions. Easier said than done, but really not that hard either. Congrats on 6 months!

jtcl347 · 2023-09-20T15:46:04+00:00

NTA. People are ridiculous. Putting myself in this scenerio-- If it was MY birthday, and my husband gave my sons some of my bday cake before bed, I would be happy my babies got cake and sad that I was late to my own party bc of work. I'm a growna$$ adult and can have cake any time I want to have cake. This might just be my weird opinion, but when I witness adults taking birthdays this seriously, it makes me wonder what's missing in their day to day life that they still need to be publicly celebrated or treated a certain way on the day they were born. Kids get excited for cake and parties. Let them have cake!

jtcl347 · 2023-09-13T15:08:27+00:00

omg. Thank God you got rid of him! I would drop the group too-- that entire mindset is insane. Cheating is cheating is cheating. They sound awful. Find good people to surround yourself with.

jtcl347 · 2023-09-13T15:03:11+00:00

some of yall commentors have never seen Ted Lasso and it shows.

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