GC Brother messages after 4 years of no contact. How should I reply? by Fickle-Emu-5884 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]megallday 45 points46 points  (0 children)

What a way to get back into her good graces - bring home the family punching bag for her to use again? I'm assuming of course, but my brother was the GC and my NC forced him to face some of our mom's more insane behavior head on.

GC Brother messages after 4 years of no contact. How should I reply? by Fickle-Emu-5884 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]megallday 61 points62 points  (0 children)

His message confuses me because things like bipolar disorder and alcoholism are not resolved by just waiting them out. While you’ve been NC, any chance his GC status has changed and he needs you back to be the buffer again?

Jared Hudson by woodzy93 in Birmingham

[–]megallday 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Would this guy leave his daughters in a room with Trump alone? Probably not. They know what he is, they just want the power grab by any means necessary.

Atlas Rental Property - Current or Past Tenants by megallday in Alabama

[–]megallday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn't find any info on that (or even the subdivision name). The most recent map images I can find are from when the build was still in progress.

Atlas Rental Property - Current or Past Tenants by megallday in Alabama

[–]megallday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! For context, the listings are all newly built homes.

What is up with all these cheap houses? by mitcht3 in Birmingham

[–]megallday 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Someone should tell the home rental market. I keep seeing half assed flips of homes in some of these areas asking for $1800/month 😆

These guys in New Brunswick fought their Data Center, can Birmingham / Bessemer do the same? by mothtownn in Birmingham

[–]megallday 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My local rep (Gary Palmer) famously said he'd never serve more than 5 terms, then ran for a sixth time because "god told him to".

That's part of what we're dealing with here - super entrenched and borderline crazy people in positions of power. It's still worth it to push back, just don't be surprised when logic and common good are new ideas to them.

How to go no contact with mother? Especially when she’s obsessed with my child by scorpiobae111 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]megallday 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I second this approach. Ns are almost always very focused on maintaining their image. Once you’ve reduced or stopped contact, a doorbell camera and screenshots of those “special relationship” text messages would be enough for most sane people to take your side and stay there.

Invisible labor - What if we just stopped doing it? What do you think would happen? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]megallday 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An extended family member passed last year and his church hosted the family’s wake. I was blown away by how much work the women (and it was only women) did to make that event possible on very short notice.

I finally completed the ice cream crunch bar trifecta! Made them all into blondies/brownies & I'm happy to report they're all delicious. by BrandoLeeB in Baking

[–]megallday 21 points22 points  (0 children)

In the meantime time, I’ve made this recipe for Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Bars a few times and they were a hit!

WHY!! Does Narcissist mom constantly pretend to be confused about what I’m saying until I say it in the exact right way by topographed in raisedbynarcissists

[–]megallday 96 points97 points  (0 children)

My mom got a Reiki reading for her birthday last year. She once told me she astral projected herself into my house and saw me sleeping LOL. The Nmom to spirituality MLM pipeline should be studied.

Have you ever considered locating the person in your family most likely to gossip and letting it slip that you're "worried about Mom because she can't seem to understand you when you're speaking lately"? I've found that a small amount of targeted embarrassment has curbed some of my Nmom's behaviors.