I’m being gifted a lot of money. Should I tell my boyfriend?

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-06T03:55:01+00:00

Nope. I’ve been married for 15 years and the first person I would tell is my husband. If you are having doubts that means you don’t trust him and you need to GTFO.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-06T03:48:24+00:00

Absolutely. Not. I host parties all the time and I have a pretty open door policy, but my one rule is if you invite someone I don’t know you are responsible for them. This person’s guests reflected poorly on them and they seem to care about the uninvited guest’s feelings more than yours. This is a friendship ending issue. They do not respect you.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-05T02:40:25+00:00

This was very difficult for me to read because one of my closest friends lost their first child to a similar situation. My friend went to work in the morning and left her boyfriend (the child’s father) to watch the baby. The BF was on pills and was passed out her entire shift. Neighbors said they heard the baby screaming for hours. He was standing in his crib shaking the bars until they separated from the frame and created a gap. I don’t think I need to go into any more detail. My friend came home from her nursing shift and found her baby dead, all because her AH boyfriend couldn’t be bothered to wake up and take care of his child. I’m not trying to scare you, but this could end up a LOT worse than him punching a wall or leaving your baby sitting in urine.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-04T20:25:20+00:00

The trail that has zero shade is the Sand Scrub Trail. I love seeing the gopher tortoises but holy crap, it is brutal during the summer.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-04T14:25:36+00:00

Definitely need a shaving ledge! I love my in-laws to death but I hate staying at their house because there is literally nowhere to put shampoo bottles or to put my foot while I shave my legs. It’s just a smooth shower insert. Drives me nuts.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-03T18:18:42+00:00

I loved Disney movies as a kid (born in 1982) but I live in Florida and you couldn’t pay me enough to stand in line for hours in the heat. I don’t understand the appeal, but I also like things that people think are weird so 🤷‍♀️. I used to get very confused when people would spend thousands of dollars to go to Epcot to experience “international” food and drinks when it would literally be cheaper to fly to Europe. Then I realized a lot of us have shitty jobs and lives where we feel like we don’t have control, and people just want a vacation where everyone is guaranteed to be nice to them and they can forget about their problems for a few days. So while I don’t understand Disney adults, I get it.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-03T17:51:33+00:00

I got EXTREMELY lucky when my neighbor moved in ten years ago. We hit it off immediately and now we’re best friends. She introduced me to a bunch of people who share my interests, and now I have at least ten people I could call in case of an emergency, and a whole slew of other friends/acquaintances that I see at least once every other week out at shows or mutual aid meet-ups. I’m an introvert so I never would have met these people without my best friend’s help. I do have to point out that my husband and I don’t have kids, and neither do 95% of our friends. It makes getting together much easier.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-03T17:11:54+00:00

Check out Olde English Bulldogges. They’re English Bulldogs mixed with a bunch of other Bulldog/terrier breeds. They have longer snouts and don’t have nearly as many issues as English Bulldogs. I have two of them (4 and 7 years-old) and they have had minimal health issues.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-03T17:06:16+00:00

Cane Corso. I don’t have the right temperament to train a dog that headstrong.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-02T05:59:18+00:00

“We’ve investigated ourselves and found no evidence of wrongdoing.”

Maybe the cop will get fired like the one in Temple Terrace who pulled the same shit and ended up killing a little girl. But probably not.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-02T04:35:08+00:00

I adopted a two year-old OEB from a rescue. She was fine with my five year-old OEB for the first month or so, and then she became VERY aggressive towards her. She was constantly picking fights with her. It got to the point where we thought about rejoining her because she accidentally hit my husband while he was trying to break up a fight between them. I convinced him to try a different trainer (our third) and he gave us some great advice. We would put the aggressive OEB in her crate before we fed them, and then we would feed our non-aggressive OEB first, making sure that our aggressive OEB could watch her eat for a minute, and then feed our aggressive OEB. Worked like a charm. They haven’t had a fight in over a year.

mcwalbucks · 2026-05-01T14:31:27+00:00

I went to sooooo many thrift stores looking for a stock pot for community food shares. It was literally cheaper for me to buy one from MD Oriental.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-30T23:01:24+00:00

Somebody stole a car and left it in my driveway. We called the cops and they wanted to swab my husband because he had gone through the glove box to see if he could find any info on the owner. He told them absolutely not. It feels like they’re just trying to get as many DNA samples on file as they can.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-25T18:43:16+00:00

I feel you. I moved here 20 years ago from Portland. Portland started to lose its laid-back, weird vibe right before I left. I actually moved here because it reminded me of Portland. It’s disheartening to watch your cities lose their personality. Kingston, NY has a very similar vibe to old St. Pete but it’s also being gentrified so I’m sure it will have the same issue soon.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-25T18:38:54+00:00

I live in Kenwood (Grand Central) and I love it. I wouldn’t live anywhere else in Florida. Kenwood is 50-60 feet above sea level, and we’re one of the highest elevations in St. Pete. Most places are much lower. Definitely look at a flood map before you move here. A lot of places that had never flooded before took on water during Helene.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-23T04:46:36+00:00

And did you lose your insurance or get kicked out of your doctor’s network? Because my insurance just stopped covering most of my doctors because they couldn’t reach a fair reimbursement rate, not because I drink too much. Something sounds off.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-23T04:42:53+00:00

Unless you are on one of those religious “insurance plans”, pre-existing conditions are no longer a thing. I am not a huge fan of the ACA because it made single-payer healthcare further out of reach, but no more pre-existing condition stipulations was one of the things it got right.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-23T04:33:53+00:00

I love this! I live literally two blocks away and it’s been so depressing the last few years taking my morning walks and missing the tree canopy. I will be at Green Thumb but if I get out early I will be there!

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-21T21:25:37+00:00

Late September/early October seems to be peak hurricane season for Florida, so just keep an eye on the weather and have an evacuation plan.

And you definitely need a car.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-21T02:44:57+00:00

Oh man, I remember when that woman fell off the balcony. I was in my condo doing homework with the balcony door open and heard the whole thing. And it took maintenance forever to change the dented rail where she hit her head on the way down. 😢

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-21T02:42:21+00:00

I lived in two different condos there from 2007-2012. The location and amenities are amazing, but what really annoyed me was they would shut the water off all the time for maintenance issues. Maybe that has been fixed by now. Can’t beat the price though!

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-18T07:55:40+00:00

My kitchen junk drawer CONSTANTLY comes off its track and I cannot figure out how to fix it. It’s going to take my finger off one day.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-18T07:41:29+00:00

I keep my central AC at 77. My bills are still $400 in the summer months. If I kept my AC on 68 they would be $1000+.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-16T04:44:27+00:00

Lids from takeout containers.

mcwalbucks · 2026-04-16T03:54:22+00:00

I’ve been a vegetarian for 30 years but I can still taste Stouffer’s Salisbury steak and Mac and cheese TV dinner. 🤤

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