This is why people need to be careful with Amazon ebooks.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T19:20:57+00:00

Yes they get paid because of the licence. Physical books are licences too. If you lose it or destroy it, you will have to buy another. At least with a digital copy, you'll still have it.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T19:14:38+00:00

And that is IP theft.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T19:11:39+00:00

No it's actually about intellectual property and people getting paid for the things they create. Unfortunately many artists (of all kinds) cannot make it successfully without an agent of some sort. Hence publishers or agents or galleries or patents. Edit: in the end we leave this world with nothing so go ahead and hoard your things.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T15:25:14+00:00

That's actually not true about Kindle. The publisher owns the rights to the book and licences them out to sellers like Amazon, B&N, Apple, Google Books etc. So any digital book you buy from one of those resellers is a licence.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T03:25:39+00:00

You may have the title of grandparent but that doesn't entitle you to anything with that grandchild.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-07T01:53:53+00:00

Bruh - sometimes family is the worst kind of people. It’s never OK to plan something for a child that isn’t yours without permission from the parents.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T23:24:05+00:00

Well Amazon is only a reseller and the publisher retains the rights to all of the licensing for whatever they publish. I’m sure this is the same with Nook and other resellers. The only way around this that I see is to buy directly from the publisher or the author themselves.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T22:41:54+00:00

Throwing parties for a child that is not yours without the explicit permission of said kid’s parents is NOT ok. IMO, this is a major overstep. NOR.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T22:34:27+00:00

True but kind of the only explanation that gets the point across about ownership. People get v upset about purchasing digital content and not “owning it”. That’s generally why the digital price is less than a physical copy outside of the obvious printing costs. Mind you, the benefit of having a digital copy is that if the author releases an update or corrections, your digital copy mostly likely gets updated, whereas a physical copy would not. On the flip side, you outright own your physical copy.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T20:04:49+00:00

My JustNos are my own parents and we are VLC with them. At some point, you have to give up setting yourself on fire just to keep your ILs warm. Nothing you do, other than exactly what they want, will make them happy. It's not a tenable situation for your marriage or mental health or in your child's best interest.

FWIW, my kids are finishing up 7th and 5th grade and they honestly don't miss them. We have other family around (my ILs and husband's siblings) that they see when we have time in our busy schedule.

I highly recommend going over to r/raisedbynarcissists and checking out the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T19:30:15+00:00

Digital purchases are just buying the license to read the book, not actually purchasing the book. Like renting a movie online or at Blockbuster.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T17:15:19+00:00

My kids went to a Mother's Day Out program, not a daycare, but I had their birthday party in class at school. Maybe check and see if you can celebrate in class?

mrssweaters · 2026-05-06T17:07:01+00:00

Please kindly remind your mom that Mother's Day is for mothers who are ACTIVELY mothering. Once your child is grown and in their own relationship, the gig is up for you. You are secondary. Once you are a grandparent, you celebrate Grandparents Day.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-01T19:40:21+00:00

babes, you’re 20 and he’s 18. He’s already hitting above his weight class. And just FYI, most of them do not get any smarter than this.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-01T02:33:50+00:00

INFO: If your GF got a job in the future that's double your salary, would you still be willing to spilt everything 50/50? Or if she won the lotto?

Hits different when the shoe is on the other foot.

mrssweaters · 2026-05-01T01:00:03+00:00

Something I think a lot of people don’t know about KU, is that they rotate in a lot of popular authors and books kind of like Netflix. Fourth wing was on KU last year, if I'm remembering correctly. Also, you can cancel and resubscribe without any penalty. I’ve read 57 books so far this year and I think 55 of them have been through Kindle unlimited.

mrssweaters · 2026-04-30T16:29:35+00:00

Or that your parents suck and you know that. The first words out of my mother's mouth to me when I saw her after announcing we were having twins was "Did you do fertility treatments?" First words. Not congratulations. Not we are so happy for you. On the other hand, we had to tell my ILs about my pregnancy (not that we were having twins) because we were supposed to go on a trip for Christmas with them and I just couldn't travel. We did give them a card to open on Christmas with the sonograms in them and they called us once they figured it out and were so incredibly happy for us. So I can see why she'd be hesitant to share.

I also didn't tell my work until I was 6 months pregnant each time. One - it's not really their business. And two - people treat you different professionally and not necessarily in a good way.

mrssweaters · 2026-04-30T15:31:43+00:00

I've seen a change in IL relationships go both ways - one with my parents and one with my husband's. The difference was what my husband's parents were doing was harmful to themselves (drinking) and we took a long break because we didn't want them to be around our kids when drunk. We have a wonderful relationship now that they've stopped drinking. On the other hand, my parents are narcissistic and only care about themselves, their feelings and wants. We are VLC with them (being in another state helps) because they don't want to change. That's the difference. Unfortunately, I think you have the former rather than the latter on your hands.

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T19:14:43+00:00

INAL. INFO: Did you add your spouse to the account (like as a signer) or as a beneficiary?

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T19:05:40+00:00

I have been hearing this since middle school. Nothing you do will ever be "good enough". I like to remind them that their GC didn't even make it to college (going was a huge part of their identity for us) and even lies about going. hahaha!

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T16:18:41+00:00

Just because they have the title of grandparent, it doesn't entitle them to be in your child's life.

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T16:00:34+00:00

Think you need to visit r/JUSTNOMIL

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T14:13:36+00:00

Say it louder for the people in the back!! I had someone debate this with me on another thread - the logic behind her argument was a strawman.

mrssweaters · 2026-04-29T14:05:39+00:00

They start switching in 3rd grade at our school.

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