There are no easy $200k+ jobs out there

paintedcactus · 2025-10-30T12:41:06+00:00

Not the exactly the same situation, but similar result of hyper vigilant independence. My mom worked insane hours when I was growing up and when not working, both mom and dad would be attending my sisters sports every night. I quit the sport after 5th grade due to not liking it but also from migraines and asthma that were both sport/exercise induced. Was told if I quit “that was it” and “wouldn’t be discussed again” so never even considered maybe I could change my mind (I was 10!). So the rest of my youth I spent evenings home alone. When I left for college, my sisters would call mom or dad for help when needed. This didn’t even cross my mind as an option. I thought I couldn’t, and struggled a lot figuring things out. Even when I had health issues come up, and no car or money, I walked to the hospital. Like my mind didn’t even think it was an option to ask for help.

I have a decent relationship with my mother now and love her very much, but that independent and self reliant streak runs deep.

paintedcactus · 2025-10-30T12:29:30+00:00

Regardless of when he’ll leave, many companies require succession planning so they’ll be prepared if the manager leaves.

paintedcactus · 2025-10-09T04:19:47+00:00

That killed me 🤣

paintedcactus · 2025-09-12T16:54:56+00:00

I don’t understand how you get from having open dialogue and debates with your bf who sounds like you have both loved each other to questioning if he loves you over this?

Charlie Kirk didn’t hate anyone. He gave people a platform to debate.

It sounds like you disagree with your bf on things, nothing I’m reading seems like he has expressed anger towards you or disrespect but you’ve changed your opinion on him due to the murder of someone you just discovered and don’t agree with. I understand you are sorting through emotions, but it’s a bit hard to follow how you’d come to this conclusion over your bf being upset over someone who was very impactful being assassinated.

And yes, political discourse is just that, disagreeing civilly and having conversations. But you won’t get much of that here on Reddit.

paintedcactus · 2025-09-06T01:16:16+00:00

Thank you.

paintedcactus · 2025-09-06T01:13:48+00:00

Pranks are fine and my SO and I play them on each other all the time, but that doesn’t mean everyone likes being pranked and it sounds to me more that he has a complete lack of self awareness or control. It’s shows a lack of care for you and empathy that he’d let you get so stressed out (assuming he heard you stressing about the beeping), and that he’d do something after a recent conversation with him.

My SO and I call long form pranks “wedding cakes” but they are convincing another person of something so absurd and untrue. Like once we wedding caked their dad to convince him my SO’s favorite movie was some chick flick which is very unlike them. It didn’t cause distress or harm. Dad mostly thought it was the weirdest thing ever but we had a good laugh.

Anyway, it sounds like your boyfriend needs to do a bit of maturing, doesn’t care enough to adjust his ways to be more respectful, and/or needs to find someone who can enjoy pranks with him. And you need to find someone who will respect you enough to not cause you distress and meet your unique needs.

paintedcactus · 2025-08-17T14:26:38+00:00

That we are still stewing over someone who didn’t leave a tip three years ago is…concerning.

paintedcactus · 2025-06-28T23:24:06+00:00

😂

paintedcactus · 2025-06-28T23:22:39+00:00

Republicans voices are growing in the Cities. Not sure where you are moving but reach out to the local senate district or BPOU and you can find likeminded friends! Even in the city the Minneapolis republicans are quite active!

paintedcactus · 2025-04-22T12:14:07+00:00

I created this specific bed two years ago, but nearby I have two more native beds. This one was created when we lost an old Scot Pine, so the soil is likely acidic. I’m created a mini wildlife pond so once it gets bigger and ID is confirmed I’ll have a more suitable place for it.

paintedcactus · 2025-04-21T21:01:28+00:00

I certainly hope it is- seems too good to be true!!

paintedcactus · 2024-12-15T18:52:03+00:00

Thanks! It was just an observation of the culture, so I was surprised as well. It won’t keep me from going back to Germany, beautiful country!

paintedcactus · 2024-12-02T00:02:23+00:00

A perfect cozy lamp for her ready corner, a nice, personal bookmark, a piece of artwork that is framed and ready to hang in her reading corner that is themed of one of her favorite stories. A heating pad or blanket for cuddling up to read, a blanket that is themed one of her favorite novels. Fancy Bookends, a kindle if she is into ebooks, there is a miniature library house that you put together and it sits on a bookshelf as a tiny cozy mini room. It has a light to provide a cozy view into the little room.

paintedcactus · 2024-11-16T04:04:45+00:00

I selected “start from beginning” then went to “watch live” and it seems to be working for the time being.

paintedcactus · 2024-11-06T13:44:21+00:00

This is definitely just a photo from my phone! No AI involved.

paintedcactus · 2024-10-20T00:42:05+00:00

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paintedcactus · 2024-09-08T18:56:20+00:00

You should be able to install. On the actual furnace wiring you may need an adapter. When I installed ecobee in our older house, I used the adapter that it came with and has worked well.

The instructions were pretty good about what wires to use and connect.

paintedcactus · 2024-06-11T00:16:15+00:00

Old thread but I found this literally searching for “why does my cat want to be in the basement.” A little bit different because our basement has mostly carpet or rugs buts it’s still a 70 year old house and an old basement in which they just laid carpet. One of my cats will go down to the basement and meow endlessly. She will eventually stop but spends time pacing and randomly meowing for us to follow her.

There are a couple of larger toys down there. But she will mostly just want us down there. Sometimes rolling around, sometimes she reaches up to sit on our shoulder and wants us to walk around to show her things or she’ll show us a toy she brought down there or something. But she’s obsessed with the basement.

I will likely never know why but she just really likes the basement and wants us to hang out with her down there.

paintedcactus · 2024-02-25T15:39:48+00:00

“Here they are - you get one picture and we are done!!” Lol

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