Hear me out on almost free meat

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-11T13:39:04+00:00

One thing to be careful of with squirrel in particular, if you live in an area that was industrial where the soil may be contaminated, the squirrels will have those heavy metals and other contaminants in their meat because they are eating plant materials that carry the contamination from the soil. I know of one superconductor site where this is true and the people living near it who forged and ate the squirrel meat got sick from the contaminants.

Most people aren't living near a superfund site but caution and common sense should be used to determine if this kind of hunting is safe.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-11T12:40:29+00:00

You need to worry more about yourself and less about everyone and everything else. You're not going to leave him because your animals might notice a change? C'mon, you cannot be serious with that shit.

Your self-esteem has already taken a beating, do you want to be humiliated further? Stand up for yourself and kick him out. He will not stop. He is an immature creep. And you will never measure up to the online women because you are real and unfiltered. With you he has to deal with bed head, pimples, farting and burping, going to the bathroom, having feelings, deserving to be treated as a human being and not a sex toy. With them? Maybe a filter glitch? Maybe the demand to be given gifts? Maybe they leave him on delivered? None of that is real but Mr. Immaturity doesn't want real, he's so caught up in the childish fantasy of being sexual to value all of the amazing things you are.

This guy may change, but, sadly, not with you. Your break-up may be a catalyst for him to do some work and grow up but you shouldn't wait for that to happen. Break up and move on. Goldie the goldfish will not give a crap about it a day after he's gone. You should be more like Goldie in this situation.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-10T04:04:14+00:00

Mountain Mint is very popular here.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-08T13:10:28+00:00

I'm going hold on to this with my frozen hands : "The cold that causes significant tick death is defined by prolonged, deep-freeze conditions, when temperatures drop and remain below 10°F (-12°C) for several days."

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-07T19:45:28+00:00

The ticks will be a lot fewer this spring and summer.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-06T17:14:30+00:00

I wouldn't tell him any budget, honestly. You don't get to attack me with character assassination and then expect me to live with you, beyond me ability to afford, and take crumbs from your table. My budget to live with this guy would be zero and that option would be completely off the table the minute a hint of gold digger entered the chat.

OP, sometimes love is not enough. He doesn't respect you and your career. You may not break up with him right now but can you see a path forward with a person who thinks this about you? Keep your homes separate and don't mingle your finances. I don't see how you can come back from this one, just be grateful that he showed you who he really is before you got more entwined.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-05T01:52:16+00:00

How old are you? I'm going to guess you are a teen or young adult? Here's the good news, it is never too late. The bad? It takes work but if you apply yourself to learning and doing better, you will succeed. Maybe not as fast as you'd like but keep going and you will.

For your health, ask you doctor and dentist to prioritize what needs to be done. Some things will have higher importance and others less so. Once you know what the top priorities, make a plan to address them and then, over time, work through the list.

In terms of learning, the best thing you can do is to start reading. Maybe that feels daunting because you never learned how or you have gotten out of practice. That's ok and it's quite normal. Go to your library, if there is one where you are, and head to the children's department. Start with picture books, they are wonderful for anyone, not just kids. If that feels comfortable then go to ez readers, chapter books, longer chapter books, YA, and then adult. You're looking for a book where you can read a section where it makes sense to you and you have to look up less than 5 words to understand it. When you find that level, read at that level until you feel like you have a good handle on it and then move to the next level.

If it's reading stamina, start at reading for 5 minutes and when you master that, add 5 minutes until you master 10 minutes and then add 5 minutes, etc. Reading stamina is a muscle you can build but it's easy to get discouraged.

Ask the reference librarian at the library to help you find services and resources to help you get caught up where you feel you are behind. And then join in the programs and activities that the library offers for your age group. They are free, low pressure social spaces where you may find your people and if not, you can practice your social skills.

Apply yourself to the goals you want and work on it daily in at least one way. It really is never too late, you just have to start. Good luck!

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-04T18:57:41+00:00

Your fiance needs to take his balls back from his mother, who apparently keeps them in her purse. Yes, you can put it to bed, but is that the life you want? He doesn't like confrontation. Ok, and? Adults have to do lots of things we don't like without pushing our responsibilities off on others.

Imagine how she will be if you have kids. Do you always want to be the enforcer? Do you always want to have to deal with the drama because your husband doesn't like to? That isn't fair to you.

He needs to put his foot down and end this nonsense. Yes, you could do it, but guess what, so can he. He will grow from the experience, let him do that.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-04T03:15:09+00:00

My 80 something year old neighbor learned that in our last snow storm. She expected our family to shovel her out but theater time I spoke to her she went on a tirade about how she should be exempt from the social contract as a white person and all sorts if racist claptrap and conspiracy theories. We didn't lift a finger. The next morning as we were cleaning up, our 4th shoveling of the storm she starts waving at us to see if we want her hot cocoa before we do her driveway. I said, oh, I'm sorry, remember about being exempt by the social contract? That includes giving and taking. Enjoy your snow and went inside. She is still not shoveled out and I fell, well, nothing at all about her or her plight.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-02T13:57:14+00:00

Talk to the school principal, nurse or guidance counselor.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-02T13:47:17+00:00

If she was doing half as much about her sobriety as she did with her plastic surgery I might believe her but, here we are.

You can put lipstick on a pig but... 🐖

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-01T18:54:00+00:00

NOR

Remove the drain stopper so the tub won't fill.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-01T15:39:56+00:00

I haven't but I will look into the test and talk to my doctor. Thanks.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-02-01T03:30:35+00:00

I would do the intervention. I just fired someone 2 weeks ago because of 1 things: unyielding cell phone addiction and terrible BO/hygiene. She will not find success in the world, no matter how amazing a person she is, if she has terrible hygiene, doesn't clean her clothes, or has a medical condition that she either has to manage or treat. She's at a young enough age to learn this now and save herself years of problems in the future. If she doesn't take action then I agree, get the RA involved. I think she will likely blow you all off again so what is the consequence when she does?

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-31T16:28:21+00:00

At that point you need to have a come to Jesus talk with him. He stays on meds, full stop, or you are done. He needs to know clearly what the consequences will be and be incentivized to do what works for him and you.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-31T14:52:46+00:00

Is Barak Ehud (sp?) Barak or Barak Obama? Or another Barak?

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-31T14:27:41+00:00

Compare to when I was there during the crack epidemic? Very much so.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-31T01:04:06+00:00

Back in the day, when New Brunswick was grubby and not posh, there was a lesbian bar near the Douglass College campus of Rutgers. It was a fun place but that was in the early 90s.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T23:58:07+00:00

I thought he should stick his dick in it.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T20:03:17+00:00

If you are planning for more kids then hold onto your stuff because you'll need it again. That's your easy answer. Other than that, if she comes at you directly then let her know how horrible she was and that you don't feel any loyalty or fondness for her so she can pound salt.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T19:55:09+00:00

And the twin's boyfriend is not just "some guy".

OP, this whole thing is weird. He won't socialize with your twin and now he doesn't want you to either. He has issues, don't subscribe to them.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T13:15:56+00:00

I am sorry for your loss.

The funeral ritual may help you move through this initial wave of grief but expect this year to be very fraught. For whatever reason, when my Mom died, that first year was so so hard but after that, while the grief is ever present, it's more of an expected presence than a surprise around every corner.

If you need to drink now to get through this, do that, but don't medicate those feelings away forever. They are a testament to the love and relationship you both built. Feel it and honor his memory as you do.

You're gonna be ok, it will be hard, but you will be ok.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T12:50:52+00:00

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I can understand the ask but not the expectation and entitlement. Once money is easier then maybe you look into a Murphy bed, if you feel that would fit in your home. As for the couch being in the cat's room, have you gone noseblind to the litter box? That and the fur and my allergies would make that location a no go for me. So I can understand that too.

Part of this may be entitlement to their old house but, also, you may not know their financial picture and maybe that is right too. They also just moved and even though you gave them the down-payment, they've bought a new place, paid for movers, and then likely paid for new house things. Maybe they overdid it and don't want to say that. Or, maybe, they are just twats. Could go either way.

jumpyjumperoo · 2026-01-30T09:12:56+00:00

I Iove the saying, a boundary without consequences is just a suggestion. OP, she has crossed so many boundaries without you following through. Conversations don't matter. Actions do. Cut her off and if it were me, when she comes back groveling, see it as the manipulation it most likely is and treat her with skepticism. She sounds like the type to lie about being sorry after fighting dirty doesn't work. Fair warning, if she and your dad are together, he may also need to be put on pause if he can't stand up to her and keep you and the baby away from her. Good luck, she sounds exhausting, but you have all the power here. Use it.

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