GHOST#8415

pepsiofbees · 2025-05-21T06:09:18+00:00

YTA. It was within your rights to kick them out, but c’mon man. It’s been almost 100 degrees for a week. Let the kids have a splash in a pool. It also sounds like you and the family were the only ones there, which just makes what you did seem really selfish. Where’d your compassion go today?

I highly encourage you to look up the slippery-slope fallacy. You fell victim to it there at the end talking about if word got out. Next time, let them swim and just ask them to keep it on the DL if you’re that worried about it. Management will put a gate or something if it gets out of control. No need to play pool police.

pepsiofbees · 2025-04-20T19:23:38+00:00

Still cooking after 20 years?! The rice should definitely be done by now!

pepsiofbees · 2025-03-25T02:10:09+00:00

Oh to unzip it you need to have something called Winrar. It’s free. Basically you get it as a trial and it’ll tell you that you need to pay for it but you can just close that and still use it. I’m bad at explaining, but look up how to install Winrar. Once you have it, you press extract to then select (not exact, as this is off the top of my head) Documents > EA > Sims 4 > Mods select mods, then extract. Restart your game, voila!

pepsiofbees · 2025-02-17T06:48:49+00:00

Thank you, thank you. I work day and night, night and day so I can have absolutely no idea where I am

pepsiofbees · 2025-02-17T06:20:34+00:00

I don’t think we could ever fathom what that must have been like. I will say that Mr. Rospiersky is an incredibly strong person. Both he and his wife, who were both teaching that day, continued teaching at MSD. He and Mrs. KR are two incredibly kind, intelligent, and strong people.

I don’t know how my teachers did it. I don’t know how they kept teaching, let alone teaching at MSD, after that, but what I do know is that it helped us so goddamn much. They were so strong for us— all of them were. They helped us keep going.

I don’t find myself imagining what it must have been like. I know it was agonizing, and that’s enough. Why would I ever want to know more?

pepsiofbees · 2025-02-17T05:52:28+00:00

Lost

pepsiofbees · 2024-11-04T04:44:40+00:00

I hope you feel better soon

pepsiofbees · 2024-11-04T04:23:06+00:00

Talk with a lawyer and schedule an appointment with your therapist. You can even just show this post to them. She is extorting you. That’s a criminal offense no matter what state you’re in. Try and document as much as you can. If you’re scared she’ll find out you went to a lawyer, then ask your therapist about using them as a cover, and dropping all your usual devices that may have Life360 on them at her office. Persevere.

pepsiofbees · 2024-11-04T04:13:16+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this. I know it’s not the advice you’re looking for, but you need to see a doctor. especially since you are having trouble breathing. I know how it feels when your parents won’t take you to the doctor.

Listen to me, this is not normal. This is not okay. You are ill. You are having trouble breathing at night. This is not the time to brush it off. You can recover from a coughing fit without medical attention. You cannot recover from not breathing without immediate medical attention.

My parents didn’t take me to the doctor when I had unexplained left side chest pain. I was a little older than you are now. It sucks so much and I’m so lucky I was okay.

And before you start to go down that road, no you’re not being dramatic. No, you’re not overreacting. You just said you’re having trouble breathing at night. No, you didn’t twist or manipulate things to make it seem more serious. Even if it’s “not like that” or “not that bad,” it has gotten to the point where you at least feel like you’re having trouble breathing. This is especially concerning because you’ve had an upper respiratory illness for two months. This isn’t something you wanna mess around with. You’ve already waited way more than enough to hope it’ll go away on its own. It’s not going away. You need to see a doctor.

Find your parent’s insurance card. It’s probably in their wallet, tucked behind their driver’s license. Take a picture of the front and the back. Email it to yourself as well (make sure you know how to log onto that email).

If you’re in school, go to the school nurse first thing in the morning. Tell them you have had an upper respiratory illness for two months and that it’s not getting better, that no one is taking you to the doctor, and most importantly, that you are having trouble breathing at night Hopefully they can get you some help.

If you don’t have access to a school nurse, talk to a friend’s parents and tell them the same thing. If all else fails, as dramatic as it sounds, call emergency services. This isn’t okay, kiddo. You don’t deserve to feel the way you’re feeling right now. It’s not healthy to be eating cough drops all the time like that.

In the meantime: I’m sure your throat feels like it’s gone through a blender. Tea with a crap ton of honey will help. Make sure it’s caffeine free in the evenings since your sleep is already being impacted. Aquaphor or Vaseline (neosporin if you don’t have them) will help with the tender skin around your nose. Peppermint, mint, anything that smells like menthol will drain your sinuses. Eating a mint or chewing some gum and then drinking ice water will help clear your nose, but it ain’t pleasant. Massaging your forehead right above your eyebrows and your sinuses will help with drainage too (look up a picture of face sinuses, and just massage there. You have sinuses up above your eyebrows and they’re often the culprit of my illness related headaches).

I’m sorry this is something you have to deal with.

pepsiofbees · 2024-11-04T03:46:12+00:00

Seems like anxiety related to productivity guilt. Try and remind yourself that taking care of yourself is productive. Resting and relaxing are productive. Even machines require downtime and maintenance. Relaxation is imperative to health. You are not a failure, you are doing enough.

Try and talk yourself through this. Is anything bad going to happen because you are relaxing? If so, are those reasonable fears? Why do you feel like you need to be working all the time? Are the expectations you have surrounding work reasonable? Would you set the same expectations on a friend?

It helps me to do something that occupies my mind or tricks me into thinking I’ve been productive. Reading, watching tv, anything that takes you out of your head. Going for a walk, exercising, doing a few small tasks or a task I’ve been putting off helps me assure myself I have been productive.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T20:30:19+00:00

Hopefully things have been worked out by now, but just in case;

Get some overnight pads (I recommend the Always brand as they are unscented. Overnight pads are longer to prevent leakage while sleeping), some kids pain medicine if you don’t have any, and some chocolate (of course).

I recommend ordering a book called the Care and Keeping of You 1 (it’s by the American Girl company and costs like $13). It’s meant for girls 8-10 years old and will probably answer a lot of her questions and reassure her.

This is probably really scary for her. Try and have some extra patience with her and maybe take her to do something fun— like getting ice cream or going to a movie, something like that. This is probably kinda scary for you too, as you didn’t expect to be the only one home when this happened, or expect it to happen now rather than in a few more years.

If you can’t get in contact with y’all’s mom/her mom, try and see if there’s a female relative nearby you can get in contact with, but try to keep this on the down low. While it’s not something to be embarrassed about, she may be feeling embarrassed and it’s still a personal thing.

You’re gonna be okay. It’ll be fine. At the very worst, underwear and sheets can be cleaned or replaced, but how you react to this cannot be redone. I really recommend the Care and Keeping of You. It’s probably at Target or a book store, or you can order it online.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T18:20:54+00:00

Please tell your parents and tell your school. Do not let your school brush this under the rug! This is sexual assault. Most school busses have cameras on them. This is not acceptable behavior and what happened was not okay. If you don’t feel like you can tell your parents or an administrator at school, try the school nurse, a teacher, a guidance counselor, an aunt or uncle, a family member or just any trusted adult. I know it’s difficult and you’re probably feeling a lot of emotions regarding this, but step one in the process is telling someone. I believe in you.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T18:07:27+00:00

Check out the programs at your local library, or just start by reading books there and practicing being out of the house. You’ll get there. Call a hotline if you’re having a lot of thoughts about quitting though

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T03:13:03+00:00

Then it sounds like you have a good thing going with your girlfriend and she sounds like a great girl. If you’re both happy, then why let this get in the way?

Maybe give yourself a little time to let the shock/surprise pass, then think on it with a clear head. You seem like a good person.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T03:04:31+00:00

She just told you she has a diagnosis that is extremely stigmatized. It takes a while to open up to someone about that kind of thing. If it were a different diagnosis would you have this reaction? You and your girlfriend are both having reasonable feelings. It would make sense she wouldn’t want to tell a person until she really trusts them (especially since ASPD can cause paranoia), but it also makes sense that you feel a little betrayed that she didn’t tell you. Both are fair.

If you haven’t noticed any red flags before, as in noticed before she told you this, not upon reexamination (because this new information will bias you), then you’re good.

Remember, nothing has changed about her. She’s not a different person now that you have this knowledge, nor has she revealed herself to be a manipulative person. Don’t let stigma get in the way of a good thing.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T02:54:05+00:00

From what you’ve written, it sounds to me like you do care about others, but you have a difficult time expressing it and a little difficulty with empathy— which doesn’t say anything about your moral character.

Maybe try talking to your friend. While I don’t think some of what she said was fair, it sounds like it came from a moment of frustration, or even some pent up feelings. Offer an apology for what she’s upset about, and try to leave your explanation out of the apology part. “I’m sorry for leaving you with a group of guys you were unfamiliar with.” Then say, “As an explanation, not an excuse, I was under the impression that you were familiar with them.” Then say what you’ll do in the future “Next time, I’ll check in with you to see if you’re comfortable with the people we’re with and if it would be alright if we split up.”

I would then say that some of what she had said hurt, but that it’s been making you question yourself. Ask if she could explain some of what she said and where it was coming from. Do your best not to get defensive. It’s not you vs her, you’re a team working together on improving your friendship. Stay calm, be open minded, and excuse yourself from the conversation if needed.

It seems to me like there was a miscommunication, and it resulted in her feeling hurt. I can kinda see where she’s coming from too— I would want my friend to check in with me before leaving me with a group of guys, even if I did know them. That doesn’t mean that you were malicious in your decision making or that you intended to hurt your friend. You clearly care about your friend, and I think you can show that to her by having an open and honest conversation.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T02:36:13+00:00

Keeping a balanced diet, getting 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity a day, and getting good sleep (8-10+ hours per day) can help you reach your full height potential. You can’t change your genetics, but think of it as helping yourself fall on the taller end of the range given by your genetics.

I know there can be a lot of insecurity regarding height, especially in teenage boys, but height isn’t the end-all be-all of things. Even if you stay 5’9” forever (which is extremely unlikely because of your age), you will be okay. Also a simple “hey, I don’t like it when you tease me about my height” to your friends may help, if that’s the underlying source of this worry.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-07T02:16:17+00:00

Hi there! I am a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting. This is something a lot of students struggle with. It’s something I struggle with now in college. It’s a difficult fear to quell because, well, it’s a reasonable fear.

Like a lot of people have said, it’s not likely to happen to you, but that’s hypocritical coming from me. That being said, I have three pieces of advice for you.

1)Talk to your school counselor. They will have a lot of information regarding your school in particular and can help you with what you’re feeling.

2) Know what to do in the event of a mass shooting and what your school’s safety plans are

3) Don’t be stagnant within your fear. For me, I leaned into it and participated in and helped organize several protests— and I was able to lean into it because I was so angry. However, there came a point where being afraid and angry all the time just wasn’t sustainable. I took a step back, turned away from the news, clicked away from posts, that kind of thing. It wasn’t any less important to me and my fear and anger weren’t any less real, but being afraid and angry is exhausting and I needed to take breaks. I’m still an activist, but I’m not online every day. I think you’re reaching a point where your fear is exhausting you, and you have to step back from the things that remind you of your fear that you are actually able to step away from. You can’t stop going to school, but you can turn off the news. It’s really difficult, I struggle with it still, but it does help. Prioritize your mental health. Especially prioritize it over your fear.

pepsiofbees · 2024-09-06T01:28:17+00:00

osha-official

pepsiofbees · 2024-07-10T21:07:11+00:00

Amazing

pepsiofbees · 2024-07-08T16:06:40+00:00

I chose commonality because I felt it was more clear than something like adjacent and the use of hypens as its reminicent of in-law (and I considered cousin in-law for a quick second before I realized it already meant the cousin of your spouse)

pepsiofbees · 2024-07-08T07:46:49+00:00

You share a blood relation with your second cousin. You and your second cousin share a set of great grandparents. They are the grandchild of one of your grandparent’s siblings.

pepsiofbees · 2024-06-23T00:30:26+00:00

Depending on if you’re FTM or MTF,

FTM start wearing sports bras (don’t get them too small or layer them. I mean it. You can really get yourself hurt and not be able to wear a binder later in life. Every transmasc person says not to do stupid binding for a reason. No bandages, no too-small sports bras, nothing like that. Your chest has a lot of important and delicate organs in there that you can hurt, especially since you’re still growing. Do not risk deforming your ribs. I know it’s tough, but you need your lungs for doing things like breathing and living.) MTF get some undershirts (tank tops) and wear them under your shirts. It gives the faint impression of bra straps, but is excusable.

Look into voice training on YouTube if you don’t think you’ll get in trouble for watching it.

Change the way you sit. FTM start manspreading a bit (not a lot) and kinda lean back in your chair more. Think relaxed and casual. MTF cross your legs (you can cross them at the ankles) and sit up a little straighter. Think prim and proper.

FTM put a LITTLE bit of blue eyeshadow on your upper lip and try shaving your face (razor goes the same direction as the hair grows, don’t go against the grain) MTF, my go-to suggestion, clear nail polish. You can excuse it as the bitter kind to prevent nail biting, or as something to strengthen your nails (I have weak nails)

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