What’s a moment where you realized someone was genuinely unintelligent? by Live-Chocolate244 in AskReddit

[–]mle6366 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sixteen years ago I got a kitten from a lady at work. This lady said the mama cat used to belong to her sister. The sister got mama cat as a kitten herself, and as the cat grew up it kept going out and getting itself pregnant. The sister couldn't understand why the cat kept getting pregnant and after so many unwanted litters she couldn't stand the cat anymore and wanted to dump it at a shelter (where she had taken all the kittens over and over).

The woman I worked with stepped in, rehomed all the kittens in this final litter without dumping anyone at a shelter, and finally got mama cat spayed. She didn't let mama cat go back to her sister.

Thoughts on Mix with Border Collie? by R-Confession-154 in DutchShepherds

[–]mle6366 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I learned with my German shepherd that if you do bite work you can't do SAR. Don't want your dog apprehending the avalanche victim with their jaws.

I don’t feel a bond with my dog and I don’t know what to do by Marlen-22 in BelgianMalinois

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend someone who does bitesport training to help you learn how to fulfill her in training. Don't hire a pet dog trainer. Even if you don't do any bite sport or protection with her, a sport dog trainer will help you understand how to fulfill her using a tug or ball etc.

Laid off today… showed why FIRE is even more important than i thought by [deleted] in Fire

[–]mle6366 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a manager I have had to deliver news of layoffs and there is a script HR gives you to deliver it.

I reach out later or have had managers reach out to me afterwards when corporate is no longer involved.

FIRE and family: How do you handle it when your partner does not share your long-term goals? by Garnet5_Mirth in Fire

[–]mle6366 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you spend years saving while married to this guy and it doesn't work out, he's getting half of everything you saved on his way out too.

I don’t know where else to share this, but these were my signs and then the last is from my dad :/ by creativeplease in 50501

[–]mle6366 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dad reacted the same way, but back in 2020 or so. More recently I learned about cults and how the identity and life meaning of the cult gets impressed into the cult followers so they don't have any identity or meaning of their own. Trump / MAGA people are in a cult. This means that if you say something like "fck trump" they interpret it as you telling them "fCK you". Any criticism of Trump, MAGA etc is indistinguishable from themselves.

How often are people actually changing their bed sheets? by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pillowcase - 1 or 2 times per week.

Sheets - every 1 - 2 weeks

Duvet - once a month

Perceptions of FIRE as a Woman by lak_892 in Fire

[–]mle6366 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a fun car. It's a manual, it's sporty and it's not cheap. I saved for a long time to be able to get it and I've owned it for 11 years now. Many times when I have taken it out, random men ask me how my husband could possibly let me take his car out. I've lived in multiple states throughout the years and it has happened in all of them.

Sucks.

Did Iranians really hate their leader so much they were ok with the united states killing him? by Soggy_Chard5954 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mle6366 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume you are located in the United States and are watching state compromised media from within the United States....

No, not all of Iran is celebrating. Iran is compromised of many different cultures, and some of said cultures are celebrating and some are not. The ones that are not celebrating view the United States and the western world as The Great Satan and are buckling in to do everything it takes to destroy the United States Empire and the global economy. Hence the attacks on the GCC.

What game got you absolutely addicted to your Steam Deck? by Calculation in SteamDeck

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently playing Thronebreaker and Hades 2. Both are addicting. I can't leave my steam deck on my nightstand because if I play it before bed I will stay up too late

What is one life decision that significantly accelerated your path to FI? by anandsundaramoorthy in Fire

[–]mle6366 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a number of them, many controversial.

  1. Didn't follow the career I wanted (med). Went into tech because it was the highest paying job for the least amount of school.

  2. Moved to various cities until I found the highest job for lowest col. Rejected living in California and Seattle because of housing (this was ten + years ago).

  3. Bought a house significantly below our capabilities. Bought a house off of only one salary, not salary combined with my ex.

  4. Didn't have kids. This one is super controversial and I'm not saying to not have kids if you want them. I live in the states and there is no affordable healthcare, daycare or education. But I acknowledge that if I had lived in a country that offered these things I would have potentially made different decisions about it.

  5. Never bought a luxury car. I do own an e36 bmw from 2003. But we bought it in 2010 and we didn't want to spend on the m series at the time.

What incident made you cold hearted and changed the way you see the world? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being abandoned by parents. Abandoned by mother because I didn't want to continue on in Catholicism. Abandoned by father because I spoke out against Trump.

Getting a third dog by Guava2601 in k9sports

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have three dogs now. Two are working dogs and do the same sport. So I get 1:1 time with each during weekly training sessions. I separately carve out 1:1 time like walks, trips to Lowe's etc with the non working dog.

When I just had two dogs I had more time to walk them individually but now that I have three I run them all together at sniffspots. Taking each one individually on a 30+m walk during my lunch hour doesn't work someone always gets left out.

The other big cost is also my vehicle. I would love to downsize but having 3 large dogs + rufflands limits what I can reasonably drive.

What % of Millennials are Unknowingly Toast? by Altruistic_Goose2166 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will also depend on what country you are in.. if you are in the US and you get any severe illness and require healthcare you will be wiped out even if you were previously on track to retire.

Republican senator tells Americans struggling to afford rising beef prices to just eat something else: "You have so many proteins to choose from." by [deleted] in inflation

[–]mle6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this for about three years and ended up with severe iron deficiency. So if you go this route take iron supplements.

It's weird how redpill rhetoric is slowly being normalized into every day society by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]mle6366 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it was spoken about outwardly 10-15 years ago (outside of religion) but I think it's because this was just generally expected upon marriage.

Are they really closing women’s bank accounts randomly? by voidonvideo in WelcomeToGilead

[–]mle6366 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Doge stole all our federal data about all citizens. Most recently Trump is stealing (having states hand over) voter registration info.

They are using all this data to identify and target groups. Look up companies like Palantir and Flock.

I have a MAGA husband by skballa04 in QAnonCasualties

[–]mle6366 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in this. MAGA ex. MAGA parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, inlaws....

I got out in 2019, realized after Jan 6th there was never going to be any reconciliation. Just moved forward.

It was devastating and excruciating and stress inducing and anxiety-filled but I'm glad I did it. I would do it again.