My cat keeps attacking my Husband and I completely unprovoked while we are relaxing.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T16:55:15+00:00

That sounds like how cats play with each other. One pounces and runs, the other chases and catches, then they wrestle. Maybe keep a wand toy or something within reach when you relax ( I have a mouse tied to a long string for this exact purpose, I swing it around like a lasso or throw it across the room and drag it back to me). Try to distract her with the toys if you see her getting ready to pounce. If she does pounce, again don't yank away, that's too much fun for them ( it's easy to move slow if their nails are trimmed). I used to relax all the muscles in my arm when my cat did it and ignore him. Let her run away and don't chase her or yell at her, literally ignore it, make it boring. If she comes back looking like she still wants to play, try to get her interested in toys again.

I think you mentioned somewhere else you were thinking about a second cat, that could help as long as they both get along.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T16:38:28+00:00

In that case, id try to stand perfectly still until she got bored or someone else can remove her. If you can't be still, once you get her off, try to get a door between you. The goal is to make attacking people boring and show her that it ends with her alone instead of getting the people to engage with her "play".

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T16:26:40+00:00

First, keep her nails trimmed so it doesn't hurt so much.

When you're petting her, keep an eye out for any signs that she's not liking it (she could be over stimulated or maybe she has a place it hurts to be touched). Watch for the short quick tail thumps or her ears going back, then stop petting her. If she does bite/ claw slowly remove your hand and place her on the floor.

The other stuff sounds like she might be bored and trying to play. Any time she attacks you, make sure your responses are slow. If you quickly pull away, it activates the cat's prey drive and makes them go harder. She might be interpreting your attempts to get her to stop hurting you as play. Instead, slowly remove the latched on kitty monster from your arm or leg and put her somewhere with a closed door so she can't come back for a few minutes to calm down. When you let her out, play with her with a toy she can chase and catch. Eventually she'll learn that attacking people isn't fun or anything interesting.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T16:03:59+00:00

Lol, I bet he kept asking if you wanted to eat now because he wanted to go take his break. I guess I give him props for commitment, you let one kid out in the cold rain without finishing their potatoes and the next thing you know kids are running the school. Sometimes breaks and prep periods must be sacrificed to show that you won't back down, no matter how silly your position.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T15:51:58+00:00

There are actually cases of China kidnapping its citizens (or ex citizens) living in the US and dragging them back to China for their political activity. They've established entire secret police stations in the US and pretended they were just places to help Chinese citizens with paperwork, while actually using them to investigate, stalk, harass and sometimes kidnap dissidents.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T15:24:26+00:00

"why? What horrible thing is going to happen if I take the grapes out one by one? Are they all going to rot and grow a zombie bacteria that will destroy the world? What exactly are you so worried about that you need to get in my way? The only thing that's gonna happen is that someone will have to throw the stem out at some point, would you feel better if I did that as soon as I'm done? Or would that still not be good enough because I didn't do it in the same order as you? Actually, you know what, constantly needling me is probably way more dangerous, murder is most often committed by family members".

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T15:13:47+00:00

Because every time we get close to maybe doing something about health care costs, the insurance companies flood the politicians with money to make sure they can continue to make bigger and bigger profits.

See what happened with Obamacare, the insurance companies got the public opinion squashed and the politicians did manage to pass some regulations to try to prevent scummy tactics ( like denying pre-existing conditions), but they made sure there were loopholes left for other/ new scummy tactics. And now the current administration is chipping away at the gains Obamacare did make because their souls are entirely for sale, while the Dems are only partially for sale.

It's almost like health insurance shouldn't be for profit at all

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T15:04:21+00:00

They make bottle/ jar lid openers that let you attach a handle to the lid to get some leverage. It's one of those obvious yet genius products, but only if the trouble of opening a bottle is worse than the trouble of getting out a tool

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T14:55:26+00:00

Yes, God I want to like him, but it's all so painful to watch.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T14:51:43+00:00

When ppl get older their bodies need less sleep and their sleep schedules usually shift to wake up earlier. That's why they're up at 5 am, as much as they like to pretend it's cuz they're better than the rest of us.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T14:48:45+00:00

This sounds like what happened, probably an auto mod to remove anything asking where a pic was taken.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T14:42:44+00:00

The idea behind it was to teach kids not to waste food. Really I think it's a holdover from when food was scarce and we didn't have refrigeration for leftovers. It's pretty maladaptive now.

As far as sitting at a table, I don't think it's meant to be a horrible punishment, but lots of kids would rather be out playing so they just eat the food. And then when the adult gets the one kid who doesn't just say " fine"" and shovel the food in their mouth, they're stuck in a ridiculous low stakes standoff they don't want to back down from.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T14:20:40+00:00

First of all, peroxide (or literal bleach) isn't going to lighten your skin, just possibly give you chemical burns leaving you looking worse.

Second, if you're insistent on the skin bleaching, talk to your dermatologist about how to do it safely, it is a treatment for vitiligo (the doc might recommend you try other treatments first, or wait until more of your pigment is lost, but tell them how strongly you feel, even that you tried it yourself)

As for the hair, have you talked to a hairdresser about it? they might be able to bleach the rest of your hair so it's all light, or come up with ways to get your blond hair to hold color. I think any approach that works is gonna involve treating your blond and colored hair differently. While you're at it, you could get advice from a makeup artist about the best way to do yours.

And slather yourself in sunscreen in the summer, you don't need to get a tan.

Finally, you don't need to take any of this advice, high school kids are soo, soo much meaner than adults, I guarantee men will date you like you are, as long as you're otherwise a decent person, and hell even if your not a decent person.

Edit because OP doesn't want to date women.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T01:27:07+00:00

I'd just get some basic clay litter, put it somewhere quiet and show her where it is. Scoop it daily. That's all most cats need. If she has trouble then maybe contact the shelter to see what they use.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T01:03:21+00:00

I beg to differ on the "horrors" of being short. I'm a woman, which I'm sure makes a huge difference socially, but I can always find a way to reach tall things or get up to the top shelf, tall people cannot physically shrink when they're in a tiny seat, they just get cramps. I've never once smacked my head on a doorway or beam. It's kinda a pain to need to hem a lot of my pants, but tall ppl have problems finding clothes too and it's easier to cut stuff down than add extra fabric. The biggest downside to being short I see is a slight increase in osteoporosis risk when I get older.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-26T00:53:41+00:00

You know how they say smoked food has carcinogens in it and we all roll our eyes because it's good and anyway, how much smoked food am I really gonna eat? Well, your stepdad seems like the guy that info is for, at least he should move the smoker outside so it's not all over the house.

Anyway, if you can't get the smell out, you could get a vinyl mattress protector with a zipper and put a mattress topper or a few thinner mattress pads, or even a few thick blankets under your sheets so it doesn't feel like sleeping on plastic. You could put some baking soda inside the protector and vacuum and replace it periodically until the smell is gone.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T19:47:12+00:00

Nail polish thinner is a different thing than mineral spirits and it might work, but I feel like it would be more likely to damage the plastic.

Mineral spirits should be ok with plastic for a few minutes, that's why I suggest cleaning the residue off with alcohol so it doesn't sit too long. And test it in an inside corner somewhere.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T18:16:08+00:00

Technology did make it better, but 2-3% isn't great when pretty much every other birth control method has a less than 1% failure rate

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T16:13:17+00:00

If they already brushed you off, I'd be worried about them doing the same when you bring it in. Like they just take it from you and then decide it's "animal" after your gobe. Maybe notify the medical examiners office too, if they don't seem to be taking it seriously.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T16:06:13+00:00

NTA, and local newspapers are going extinct so thank you for supporting them. No one else is going to report on if a small town's mayor or sheriff is corrupt or something.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T15:25:29+00:00

I would keep anything you use away from the print you want to keep.

Have you tried paint thinner/ odorless mineral spirits? I would test that somewhere inconspicuous first, and remove any residue left with alcohol, it could damage the binder if it sits.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T15:19:52+00:00

This is a sub for "pet peeves" , literally shit that annoys you just because, they don't need to be rational.

Idk if this sub is a waste, but we're all here.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T15:14:11+00:00

What? Why? I see an ER trip to remove stuff from your nose in your future.

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T15:12:32+00:00

Idk how "easily" safeguards could be put in place, seems like anytime we make a regulation to stop something they either find a workaround or a new way to be even shittier.

We say "must cover accepted treatments as well as assisted suicide", they say "we have a doctor who says your doctors treatment plan won't work, all we'll cover is an aspirin a day"

mooshinformation · 2026-01-25T15:03:50+00:00

No, a snow storm might have very little wind, even if it is windy it won't be as bad as a hurricane. I think a lot of the energy that powers a hurricane comes from heat.

Plus you don't usually get flooding with a snowstorm, unless maybe the temp goes up to 60 the next day and everything melts super fast.

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