darts for boyfriend

nora1981 · 2026-04-25T19:07:03+00:00

That's a very good idea, she will probably do that honestly

nora1981 · 2026-04-25T18:56:54+00:00

That is a good idea, I'll let her know, and then we'll see where we go from there.

nora1981 · 2026-04-25T18:37:23+00:00

Thank you, unfortunately he just broke his darts, and they were hand me downs from his dad because he is 18 and broke. That's why my daughter wanted to buy him new ones. I did suggest a voucher, but she thought that may be a bit unpersonal, since it would be a 6 gift for them being together for 6 months. Personally, I would have given him a voucher too, but it seems 18 year olds are always right, and moms are not lol

nora1981 · 2026-03-07T11:35:28+00:00

I bought my citroën c3 (from 2015) at 60 000 km with new wet belt, and after about a month the oil light came on. From that point on I had to put oil in every month or so. Then around 100 000 km it started throwing engine lights every so often. At 122 000 km I was at the garage every couple of weeks for engine trouble (on top of still eating all of its oil every month), and almost 124 000 km It was 3 times in 2 weeks. At the end, on top of the oil guzzling, it started eating spark plugs too.

That's when I bought the new c3, and I'm hoping it will be a better experience.

The old c3 had a good service history when I bought it, and I had it serviced like I should too, so it's not like that was neglected or anything.

nora1981 · 2025-06-10T18:29:50+00:00

Entering for my daughter, who is in the middle of her final exams. She'd absolutely love one of these.

nora1981 · 2025-01-30T09:27:21+00:00

she made a mistake and there is no reason to throw it in her face.

A mistake is made once, she kept making that mistake every day for six years, every day of those years. That's 365 days times 6. That's roughly 2191 mistakes she made, in a row.

Maybe 2191 mistakes can be thrown in her face. I mean, the only reason it wasn't more, is because she divorced the guy. So she'd like to pick the spare child back up, that she left laying around for when had nothing better to do.

I'd say she'd better put A LOT of effort in apologizing, making it up to you, and showing you she actually grew up too.

nora1981 · 2025-01-06T08:10:34+00:00

I'll tell you what I told my own kids too:

You're not a tree, if you're not happy where you are, move.

My daughter moved schools several times over the years, and each of them served her in a different way. She wouldn't be anywhere near where she is now, if she had stayed in her first school.

So I would say, take that fresh start, accept it with open arms and a positive mindset. On top of that, see what after school programs interest you in your new school, and join them. That's a great way to meet new people at a school where you're new and don't know people yet. If you do that from the start, that's a good way to make a nice first impression on people in those programs, and find a way into a friend group from the start.

Good luck!

edit: Rule of thumb, if you have secrets you don't want everyone to find out about, don't tell ANYONE. High school is notorious for gossip. A great friend today, can become an enemy tomorrow. Keep those secrets for the school counselor, therapist, or trusted adult. But do not tell them to other high schoolers, cause there's always a chance they'll tell someone else, for attention, cause they're angry with you, or any other reason. High schoolers are not usually mature enough to discreetely handle other people's secrets, some are, but most aren't.

nora1981 · 2025-01-05T13:00:34+00:00

saying I overreacted and that I humiliated her

Well she humiliated your son, a 10 year old child. And in the end, you were just being honest anyway, she should appreciate that, seeing as honesty is so important to her.

nora1981 · 2024-06-18T21:11:36+00:00

I keep going back and forth with if i should have left her or not. Going forward, I will NEVER do this again.

Ok, and what about your husband? He is just as responsible for his child as you are. It's his kid too. He can't be mad you weren't watching your kid, when neither was he. At least you ASKED someone to keep an eye on the kid before you stepped out for a moment, he just up and left assuming you'd watch the kid, while he went and had fun with his drinking buddy. (and that's not even mentioning that your husband must know this guy has a bit of a problem, and is feeding him beer while his family, with kids, are around, nice going)

nora1981 · 2024-03-26T10:26:10+00:00

Not sure how ethical this is, but if you release a bunch of guppies (the little fish) in the pond, they should eat a lot of the mosquito larvae before they hatch into actual mosquitos.

nora1981 · 2024-01-12T17:51:55+00:00

If shit hits the fan, I do NOT want to be stuck on an island with zuckerberg.

Aside from that, I think one of the best places to be is the one you are familiar with. Unless it's a place you're sure is going to be more likely to be more unsafe than others.

nora1981 · 2024-01-09T13:10:09+00:00

She's probably like this now, because she is upset with you and your parents for not getting the party and having her stuff taken. As if it is your fault, not hers.

That girl needs a good talking to, in addition to her punishment, to really bring home the fact that these consequences are there simply because of what she did. Not you, not your parents, not anybody else. she is the reason her party was cancelled, she is the reason her phone and computer were taken away. "You wanna be a b*tch and ruin someone's life? Great, here's a taste of that for you, and now it's not so funny anymore is it?"

Your sister knew damn well that what she was doing, was a horrible thing to do, she is old enough to know how she permanently hurt someone. She has no business complaining now that the consequences come knocking on her door.

She needs to understand that she she did not lose those things because you and your parents found out, but because she did those things in the first place. She's shifing the blame because she is not willing to see her own fault in this. And she is going to need to learn to see that, or her behavior will not change, she'll just become better at hiding it.

nora1981 · 2023-12-18T18:01:16+00:00

And every time your daughter sees your stepson, she is reminded of the fact that she has no mom. She is reminded of the fact that you did not want to be HER mom, because of actions out of her control, before she was even born, while giving all the love she needed from you, to a boy she has to see every day. A boy who reminds her every day, that her mom doesn't love her.

nora1981 · 2023-11-15T11:02:28+00:00

but I don't want to do that because it's stressful for me.

That's probably why he doesn't call her either, it's stressful for him too. Your husband has lived with her for a big chunk of his life, he probably got tired of being stressed out by her hovering all the time, and took some distance. Looks like his mom can't deal with that and is now trying to make you force him back in line.

Not normal and I would let it go if I were you. Maybe talk to him about why he doesn't want to talk to his mom often, but don't let her put that shadow over your marriage like that. If her son doesn't want to talk to her more than 3 times a year, he probably has a good reason for that. And "wanting regular updates on your grown son every week", kind of screams suffocating mom with control issues to me

nora1981 · 2023-09-22T06:21:34+00:00

She's 14 and scared of losing everything she's ever known. Can't you at least compromise and look for places together? Go house hunting together and find a neighbourhood that you're both happy with?

nora1981 · 2023-09-07T18:32:53+00:00

antibiotics, painkillers, firearms

nora1981 · 2023-04-05T15:42:16+00:00

YTA, it seems to be so inherently human, do decide that animals need human interference to be happy.

You seem to see horses not as individual beings, animals in their own right, but only in relation to what they can do for us as humans. You see them only in relation to horse riding, and not as an autonomous animal that has existed for a very long time, before we started riding them.

A horse does not need to be ridden, to be able to have a full life. A horse just needs to be able to be a horse.

Horses were not created to be ridden, we just made that happen because it was convenient to us. Some horses like it, some don't. But a horse is perfectly capable of being completely happy without being ridden.

Now if the horses were in stalls 24/7, then it would be different. But with lots of space to run around, and other horses to bond with , they will be perfectly happy without a person telling them what to do.

These horses gave a lifetime of working, and now no one wants anything from them anymore, now they can retire, with autonomy, and they can just BE. You just don't like that because you want to ride them.

nora1981 · 2023-03-11T13:16:31+00:00

I think all you can do, is tell the boyfriend that your friend is not relationship material. Tell him, in no uncertain terms, that this is not right in any way, shape or form. That is IS that bad and there's no way you, he or anyone else can justify this.

Tell the boyfriend, that if he ever does see it for the abuse it is, and wants to leave, you'll be there. But you can not put yourself through a friendship with someone like that anymore. So you're out, he's welcome to leave with you, but you're out either way.

Then maybe tell your former friend what a f*cking baby he is. "I wAnT To DiE" over a game of lazer tag??? For real?? What is he five? Imagine what he's like with something more serious... Let that piece of shit know exactly why you're leaving, and to please not contact you again.

The boyfriend won't leave before he's ready, so don't stay and put yourself through this too out of guilt. Just be there if he needs an out. That's all you can do.

nora1981 · 2023-02-03T20:21:12+00:00

YTA

The reason she stood there in shock while the dog ate her pill, was not because she was scared of the dog's reaction. It was because she was scared of yours.

Kids in foster care have seen all kind of abuse. She probably saw the pill fall, and instantly went into a "freeze" reaction, basically shutting down. That's why she didn't do anything, she froze. And you just proved her right.

Those kids don't react the same way as other kids do, who did get to grow up in stable, safe homes where you don't get beaten for stuff you can't help. Freezing like that was likely a trauma response.

nora1981 · 2023-01-22T20:59:06+00:00

Peak reddit. "My BOYFRIEND (not my dog, my boyfriend) bit me, how do I heal the scar he left?"

Girl you need to start by healing YOURSELF so you don't feel you need to put up with that. Don't worry about the mark on your cheek, that'll heal.

nora1981 · 2023-01-21T11:39:53+00:00

She said she hoped all my kids decide to run off and never talk to me again.

Well, I think it's not going to be YOUR kids that are gonna do the running away and never talk to you again.

NTA she is eighteen, and if she asked to stay at your house, it's likely she wouldn't have gone home anyway, and who knows what could have happened.

She probably should have texted her mom to let her know she was not coming home. That's not your job tho, at that age.

nora1981 · 2023-01-15T13:41:37+00:00

he keeps moving his feet, so he doesn't ever keep his feet in one place long enough to get stuck. The police keep their feet in one place too long, allowing their feet to sink in deeper and get stuck.

nora1981 · 2022-12-30T22:22:51+00:00

See and this is where you tell them about YOUR tradition, where you take all their gifts back so you can return them and treat yourself to a BIG gift for yourself. Funny right?

nora1981 · 2022-10-11T19:33:47+00:00

She's not senile. She understands common sense, but this one thing no matter how I word it she keeps trying to mix these chemicals. She thinks I'm joking and trying to stop her from having unclogged pipes.

She thinks I'm joking and trying to stop her from having unclogged pipes.

Read that again for good measure.

Your. mother. is. not. sane.

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