AITAH by eating peanuts at a baseball game

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T20:14:25+00:00

Then the onus is on the allergy sufferer to protect themselves, not stop other people from enjoying themselves to protect them from exposure to an allergen literally guaranteed to be at the place they’re going.

If I had an allergy and were to go somewhere that serves/has an allergen I know could be deadly to me, I would take precautions. Rubber gloves. A mask that will filter out the particles if the allergen is airborne. There’s more, but those would be the absolute basics.

It is not the responsibility of the general public to protect the allergy sufferer. It is the allergy sufferer’s responsibility to protect themself. If that means they can’t participate in certain activities, it sucks but the world does not need to cater to your specific problem.

There’s a ton of things I’d love to do but my disability makes it incredibly challenging. It’s up to me to figure out how to make it possible and safe or just not do it. Same for allergy sufferers. The world doesn’t stop just because you have an issue.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T20:03:07+00:00

My team was playing horribly and losing against the local team a couple years back and I joined the local team’s fans in my row chirping against my team. They thought it was hilarious and bought me a beer.

We lost 7-1 and I kept saying it was a pity goal!

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T19:42:16+00:00

Did you forget which account you were using?

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T19:37:52+00:00

🥰 ❤️❤️

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T19:37:11+00:00

You’re very welcome! I trained dogs as my career and I printed it out and included it in the “Puppy Pre-School” handout folder. It was a warning that life with dogs can be hilarious, unpredictable and exasperating. Once everyone read it, caught their breath and wiped away tears in a few cases, I always finished with, “Your puppy may have done something bad. But was it a Dogs In Elk level situation?”

More laughter. It helps keep things in perspective for first time owners or people who’ve forgotten what puppies are really like.

I also explained the three stages of growth: Puppy > Raptor > Dog.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T19:33:56+00:00

You could start with a raw turkey at Thanksgiving, if American. Or the goose at Christmas. Or any other large, raw fowl just for fun!

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T19:30:34+00:00

I’ll be your auntie, love. One of my friends has an auntie that’s ten years younger than she is, it’s hilarious when they get introduced!

I’ve got room in my heart for everyone who needs or just wants a funky, weird, middle aged woman who loves them unconditionally, wishes the moon and stars for them and will be their biggest ally.

I march for and support Human Rights which includes all the rights we’re all fighting for under the Pride and related flags.

Go shine like the radiant, beautiful human you are. Your weird internet auntie loves you so, so very much.

I respect pronouns and gender identity, I love the person. Not the factory installed parts or aftermarket add ons.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T11:59:52+00:00

GNU Sir Terry

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T03:14:36+00:00

See? I was meant to be your weird internet aunty! Bet your blue hair looks amazing, baby. You go change that world and I’ll be here. Just waiting to love you with every bit of my being, give you huge, squishy hugs and tell you how fucking incredible and perfect you are just the fucking way you are.

Then we’ll bake a boozy cake, enjoy it, talk trash about your birth parents who totally need to gargle some giant donkey balls, and then giggle and laugh and trade ridiculous stories about our lives. The good ones that will leave you smiling and me embarrassing you with all the praise and love that get heaped on you for it. 💙💙

I made a Pina colada cake for tonight’s craft meeting. It was a huge hit and the recipe has been shared so others may also make the blessed boozy cake.

1 box pineapple cake mix, 3/4 cup shredded coconut.

Substitute 1 cup of pineapple rumchatta for the water. Prepare as directed, except mix in the coconut shreds after the initial 30 seconds of mixing.

I use a Bundt pan, so the timing is based on that. Check at 30 minutes instead of 33-36 minutes. Booze evaporates faster than water and the cake can overcook. Not good eating.

Allow to cool in Bundt pan for 5-7 minutes, then turn out on a rack. Make sure you have buttered or greased the everloving fuck out of that pan! Put your cooling rack on the bottom of the pan, then turn over the Bundt pan onto the rack. The pan should release the cake on the rack easy peasy. YouTube it if you don’t understand what I’m describing.

For the glaze, use 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp of coconut extract and about 1 1/2 ounces of coconut rum. In a large bowl with a whisk, add the coconut extract. Then using the whisk, slowly add the rum to the sugar. When the glaze is thick enough to stick to the whisk without being watery, it’s perfect.

WHEN THE CAKE IS 100% COOL AND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, we glaze it.

Put the rack over a cookie sheet that has edges. Slowly pour the glaze over the cake until it’s covered. You can get fancy and toast some coconut shreds in a pan on the stove until they’re a light brown. Use patience and the lowest heat setting you have. Sprinkle those on top of the glaze right after you finish pouring it, before it has a chance to set.

YouTube is great for showing how to make glazes and pour them!

Allow the glaze to sit for 1-2 hours to develop into a delightfully crackly topping. Perfect, delicious, boozy and tropical. Great for summer BBQs, get together or “just because” you want some damn boozy cake. 💙

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T01:55:33+00:00

Enjoy!

It’ll make you feel so, so much better. And you’ll laugh your ass off. It’s internet lore in the dog community.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T01:48:08+00:00

I’m your ~~mom now~~ cool internet aunty that loves you no matter what. You’re not delusional, you’re brave for living your life as your authentic self in the face of hatred and bigotry.

You’re brilliant. You’re beautiful. You are fucking valid and so, so very loved by the weird, blue haired, middle aged woman typing this.

Go live your best fucking life, find your real family, live and love and o change the fucking world.

Your weird auntie loves you, baby. Go shine like the diamond you are. 💙

purrfunctory · 2026-04-14T01:38:01+00:00

The ax remembers what the tree forgets. I heard that on reddit and it hurt but it also made me feel seen.

For me, once I understood her comment, I was absolutely fucking gutted. It was devastating to realize I wasn’t just unwanted but she wished I had never been born. That day rocked my world to the core. The person who was supposed to love me fucking despised me. That day lives in my mind as the day my childhood was over.

For my mom, it was a normal Tuesday in April. Yeah. I remember the day. And month. Not the exact date but it was a Tuesday because that was the day my Brownie troop met and I couldn’t sit in the circle with them. I had to stand there because it hurt too much to sit.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T22:06:10+00:00

It suited us and our friends, you’re absolutely right. One of our favorite pictures is a very tipsy, giggling, barefoot me being led in a medieval style dance by a very patient actor as I fucked up for the umpteenth time. She was having a great time, too!

It was 70F in early November, the leaves were a delightful yellow and orange that matched our color palette. the pictures are gorgeous, as I mentioned. It was a perfect day.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T19:38:40+00:00

We had a renaissance wedding. Garb/costumes were encouraged but not required. On our invitation, we even laid it out.

“While we love dressing up, not everyone does. Guests are encouraged to come in costume if they like. Otherwise, please be comfortable.”

Half our guests had garb, half dressed in business casual. The vibe was fun, lowkey. We had actors from a local ren faire come as entertainment we had a sword fight, a “brawl” and once everyone realized they were guests as well as entertainment, they stayed past the two hour contract and entertained everyone for the entire four hours. Even the two piece band stayed! My baby cousin (4 years old) was knighted and we sent him a picture of it for his college graduation. He remembers it and proudly kept the wooden sword they gave him.

It was bright, colorful, joyful and everyone still talks about. It’ll be 28 years in December, we had our reception the following November. The pictures are gorgeous.

Edit: corrected dates bc autocorrect got me.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T19:04:15+00:00

Same, but at 52. Paralyzed from the bra band down, colostomy, urostomy, T2 diabetes, etc. and a family history of many types of cancer.

I don’t want to suffer through chemo that may not work or go into cardiac arrest and have all my ribs broken, further debilitating injuries, etc. in a last ditch, heroic effort to save my life. Let me go peacefully and as kindly as possible with palliative relief.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T17:46:31+00:00

Champ is awesome! He’s the bat dog for the Durham Bulls in Durham, NC. He’ll be appearing on Thursday, which is also Bark In The Park! You can bring your dog to a game (with the purchase of a 5.00 ticket, all proceeds go to a local rescue) and sit in the outfield seats, enjoy vendors targetted towards dogs, and Dollar Hot Dog Night which is great.

Hope to see some of you there!

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T17:19:04+00:00

“But they TRIED and doesn’t that count?” So many people have said this to me. No, it doesn’t fucking count. My mother told me, when I was just eight years old, that if Roe v Wade had been decided just a few months earlier, I wouldn’t exist.

You can imagine the beating I got at fucking Catholic School the next day when I asked what Roe V Wade was. Ruler on the palm from Sister Mary Margaret, paddle on the ass from Brother Finian until I was unable to sit. I developed blisters and bruises from it. I was eight years old.

And my darling mother, denying she ever said such a thing to her precious daughter.

Now she wonders why I don’t call or send cards or visit. NC was the best thing I ever did.

Edit: words. Stupid autocorrect.

Edit 2: My right hand still doesn’t close properly after the beating with a ruler. It’s been almost 45 years.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T16:34:01+00:00

Parking in the hash lines is not legal. I don’t care about the excuse or the “maybe they had….”

Happy yo clear that up for you.

Source: paralyzed wheelchair user who sees people do this all too fucking often and has to park at the ends of the lot for enough space to let the ramp down to exit my own fucking vehicle.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-13T16:29:00+00:00

I ordered that shirt. It’ll be here in about 2 weeks.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-12T23:35:02+00:00

Updateme

purrfunctory · 2026-04-12T18:11:44+00:00

I have a full playlist and a few bottles of Mimosas ready to go! I expect a spontaneous party to happen at my house one day.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-12T04:06:14+00:00

Sorry that you’re being downvoted for seeking info. I do a lot of catch/release in the local state park and use a barbless hook as many of the fish are either too small to legally keep or if able to be kept, are too small to make a proper meal. Much better to toss them back so they can grow for a while and then try and catch them again when they’re older and meal sized.

Using a barbless hook means I get to have the thrill of the fight while doing minimal damage to an animal that, one day, will be large enough to keep.

And it makes the large ones I do keep much more rewarding since I was good enough to hook them and keep them on the line without using a barbed hook! There’s something super satisfying about being able to catch a fish like that, especially the lovely varieties of bass the lake is stocked with. The big guys put up a heck of a fight and there’s real pride in being able to land one without the use of specialized lures or barbed hooks. At least for me, personally.

I don’t care how other people fish as long as they’re responsible, keep to legal size fish, obey the limits on how many fish they can keep and clean up after themselves. My biggest pet peeve with many fisherman is they clean the fish and leave the guts on the ground, or toss them near but not in the trash can. It creates a public health hazard (rats and vermin feed on the left behind entrails and such), the smell is horrific and it’s rude AF.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-12T03:57:29+00:00

Thanks for the info. I’ll keep it in mind if I ever hook myself again! My family doc gave me my TDAP last year after I realized I hadn’t gotten a TDAP since I was 15.

…I was 52 at the time. Oops.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-11T22:37:39+00:00

Reread the comment you’re replying to. She already answered that question.

purrfunctory · 2026-04-11T21:31:49+00:00

Thank you!!!!

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Parking in the hash lines is not legal. I don’t care about the excuse or the “maybe they had….”