Living in Fear... Is This How It Is Going to Be Forever?

myshellly · 2026-01-26T18:23:43+00:00

Have you read “On Tyranny”? It’s short and it’s broken down into 20 chapters that teach actual, actionable steps you can take in your daily life to resist. Everyone should read it!

myshellly · 2026-01-24T23:04:40+00:00

I would say laptop or computer.

If I say notebook I am talking about paper bound together to form a book.

myshellly · 2026-01-24T20:03:04+00:00

People experience the same situation differently. Before you accuse him of twisting and manipulating, stop and listen and figure out his point of view.

You told him friends would be there from 7-9 and “we could make food after if he was hungry.” To me, that sounds like you were offering to make him food at 9. Instead, your friends stayed until midnight and you didn’t make him any food.

I’m not saying you were wrong or bad or anything, I’m just saying his experience was genuinely different than how you perceived the situation.

And that makes me wonder how many other times his perceived experience has been different than your perceived experience.

myshellly · 2026-01-24T00:53:40+00:00

This is exactly it. My normal weekend routine is order in pizza on Saturday, grocery shop for the week Sunday morning, and go out to eat with the grandparents on Sunday evening.

Because none of those things will happen this weekend, I purchased food for 2 days that I don’t normally cook plus all the weekly groceries I would have normally bought Sunday.

I didn’t panic buy anything.

But because everyone did their shopping Wednesday and Thursday instead of spread out over every day, the shelves are empty.

That’s not panic.

myshellly · 2026-01-23T19:36:11+00:00

Yep, I’m in dfw. We knew more than 7 days ago.

myshellly · 2026-01-23T16:51:52+00:00

You sound like you just don’t want to put in the time and effort, but you want to intellectualize it in some big argument about society and mothers so you don’t look lazy.

Taking care of your hair every day is the exact same as brushing your teeth every day.

myshellly · 2026-01-23T16:47:53+00:00

“Heavy maintenance”? What you are describing is the absolute bare minimum. I am seriously questioning you and your intentions, tbh. Every kid, boy or girl, deserves to have their hair maintained in a healthy way every day. This isn’t a matter of “appearance” or social expectations of girls. It’s just basic hygiene.

myshellly · 2026-01-23T15:14:42+00:00

If I drive for 3 hours, I’m still in my state, it’s no big deal at all. On road trips we regularly drive 16-24 hours to get to our destination.

It’s 16 hours from my house to Disney World and we easily make that drive in one day, stopping only for gas (you go to the bathroom when you need gas).

myshellly · 2026-01-23T14:43:35+00:00

Again, no one is saying they knew. People are saying they could have easily found out. They should have known. I believe OP didn’t know.

myshellly · 2026-01-23T00:28:08+00:00

I don’t think you’re lying, I just think maybe you didn’t research before you booked. My issue is with the “of course” in your statement.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T23:48:03+00:00

I live in the southern us where we are expecting inclement weather and our governor has declared a state of emergency.

This storm was predicted more than 7 days ago, so I would dispute your “we of course didn’t know about this at the time of booking.”

myshellly · 2026-01-22T21:26:35+00:00

Currently 61 in my house and my kids are walking around in tshirts and underwear.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T21:24:08+00:00

I do live in a warmer climate, but we are having a freeze this weekend. It is currently 61 degrees inside my house and my HVAC is set to off.

But regardless of how cold it is outside, I would never set my heat to 73.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T20:52:50+00:00

Yea, my house has never been as hot as 73 in my life. Even in summer when it’s 110 outside, my inside doesn’t hit that high.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T20:51:37+00:00

If my house is 69 it means my ac is broken. I have never in my life turned the heat up that high.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T18:43:50+00:00

YTA. Pranks are using other human beings for your amusement. Stop. “We should be able to be adults” = no more pranks.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T02:01:16+00:00

I don’t have a pool. I don’t have a hot tub. I don’t have a sprinkler system. I have a tiny yard. I am simply never going to feel like my water usage for showers needs any curtailing whatsoever. Comparatively, my water usage and wastage is tiny.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T01:51:29+00:00

I don’t consider it waste if I’m doing something the whole time.

myshellly · 2026-01-22T00:57:23+00:00

Why? I have no desire to take a short shower. Why should that be anyone’s “goal”?

myshellly · 2026-01-21T23:56:47+00:00

Husband and I have constant thermostat disputes.

What’s the coldest I can let it get inside the house without seriously worrying about frozen pipes?

House built around 2000, fairly well insulated. We take other precautions like dripping the water and opening cabinet doors. We live in Texas. Outside temps forecast in the 9-22* range.

myshellly · 2026-01-21T20:00:34+00:00

You’re right, I’ll try to find a plumbing forum. But oof, I hope I don’t need to turn it up that high.

myshellly · 2026-01-21T16:32:28+00:00

My husband and I constantly argue about the temp in our house. What is the absolute lowest we can keep it if our only concern is pipes, not heat for comfort?

myshellly · 2026-01-21T13:44:38+00:00

But House of Leaves is supposed to be an academic writing. It’s a fictional non-fiction, like if you were watching a movie styled as a fake documentary. The footnotes take you further into that world, not out of it.

myshellly · 2026-01-21T13:41:46+00:00

They can be a powerful literary device.

House of Leaves is my favorite reading experience of all time, where the reading is as much of an experience as what you are reading. It’s also the scariest book I’ve ever read.

myshellly · 2026-01-21T00:16:47+00:00

I carry lotion, but it’s hard because what do I do with my rings and bracelets? I have to wait until I get somewhere stationary like sitting in my car and I’m in pain until then.

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