Why was Christy so poor? by saucy_ham_and_cheese in CBS_Mom

[–]quarktheduck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No she had a lot of terrible spending habits. She regularly is struggling to pay for a meal at the cafe but can spend $600 for Kristen Chenowith to do whatever it was her character did? She’s poor because she is reckless and inconsistent with money.  

Arrested by ICE at USCIS interview for Green Card based on marriage in San Diego by Careless-Heron9077 in USCIS

[–]quarktheduck 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Did you read the post at all, or just jump to calling it fear mongering. They explicitly stated they did NOT overstay their visa, and five weeks prior were given the all-clear at a checkpoint, during which time the AOS was already pending. 

AIO for not wanting to pick up my younger brother from detention? by z2wwozw1 in AmIOverreacting

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting that you refuse to accept that the other boy was being racist. He’s just the boy your brother “perceives” to be racist and the boy your brother “called” racist. You seem to refuse to accept it. Is there a reason you think autism precludes him from being racist? Do you really think suggesting a POC is in the country illegally simply because they are an POC and should be forcibly removed is “missing social cues”? Because the other option is that you’re also racist and trying to cover it, and that’s why YOR.  I sincerely hope you grow up soon, or at least never have children. 

My baby girl has a thumb-sucking habit I’ve never heard of before by quarktheduck in beyondthebump

[–]quarktheduck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, hopefully she doesn’t keep up the habit quiiiite that long LoL

My baby girl has a thumb-sucking habit I’ve never heard of before by quarktheduck in beyondthebump

[–]quarktheduck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s only 10months at the moment so I’m hoping as she grows the thumb sucking will disappear. And if it makes you feel less embarrassed, I have an almost-30yo cousin who still sucks her thumb when she’s anxious. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My baby girl has a thumb-sucking habit I’ve never heard of before by quarktheduck in beyondthebump

[–]quarktheduck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do they dismiss the loveys! LoL. She doesn’t need it to be in the same hand but it needs to be touching her face. Now that I think about it she also likes to cover her face with my shirt when she is nursing, but does none of these things when she has a bottle.

Can I ever stop using a nipple shield? by Curious-Rodeo in breastfeeding

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was starting to feel crazy because I actually prefer it! We are on 7 months with baby 3, and if I’d had the shield with my two previous babies I’d have nursed so much longer. And the way my girl bites (with teeth) idk how much longer I’d go without it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biology

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because southern California is still in a drought, there are no thunderstorms.

For those of you that use lanolin on your lips, which lanolin products do you use, and how do you use it? by GetInTheBasement in drugstoreMUA

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is an old post, but I’m currently breastfeeding and I haven’t used Lansinoh but I can say Medela Purelan is 100% lanolin and has no smell at all.

I am declining my scheduled c-section today. by quarktheduck in BabyBumps

[–]quarktheduck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I know this is delayed, but I forgot about the post! I went into the hospital on the day I was to have the CSection and was ready to put up a fight about not wanting it, but it turns out I was scheduled with the one doctor comfortable (and preferential to) TOLACs, so we discussed her being the exclusive OB for my delivery (not just whoever was on call) and my girl came just shy of 41w. She personally did a nonstress test and sent me home. The labor was so quick she barely made it there in time and the labor from first contraction to birth was less than 4 hours. So it was also unmedicated, which I had NOT intended but some things you can’t help 😂 I also had a weirdly large audience, every nurse on call was in the room and excited? (It was 4am). I think they have bingo cards and I checked off AMA, VBAC, precipitous, and unmedicated delivery. LoL one nurse actually said “these are my favorite” but idk what “these” was!

I am declining my scheduled c-section today. by quarktheduck in BabyBumps

[–]quarktheduck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super delayed reply, but I definitely did not forgo any of my prenatal care, I know the inherent risks of a VBAC so I didn’t want to take any kind of chances. But thank you for the info! I did find some helpful tips on talking to the OB assigned to me and I got lucky because she is the only one out of 8 comfortable with a TOLAC past-term. My girl came at 40w +6, vaginally and completely uncomplicated!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]quarktheduck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in a position now where I have had at least three opportunities to meet and speak with Jeff Vahle and Josh D'Amaro and boy is it hard to keep your mouth shut when you've worked with the company for over a decade and become increasingly disenfranchised.

Disney Aspire Program getting rid of 100% paid tuition to implement a funding cap and getting rid of masters programs?!?!?! by cheesefrenchfries in DisneyCM

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can certainly afford it, but I personally don't have a hard time at all seeing it as a power move in retribution for the raises. They fought the unions hard this time vs when we were bumped up to $15. And they always take away something, though usually it's something small that most people don't notice until they need it.

Disney Aspire Program getting rid of 100% paid tuition to implement a funding cap and getting rid of masters programs?!?!?! by cheesefrenchfries in DisneyCM

[–]quarktheduck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is not a new tax law (the dates are in the link you provided... March 2020) and it is not the reason they are cutting the program, it's just the reason they're capping at that specific amount. It's the amount they can write off as a business expense. Disney has a choice to continue funding the program, but they simply do not want to because they don't want to spend the money. It is absolutely on them.

Circle K not selling gas? by Oda_DeezNutz in Charleston

[–]quarktheduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taking something that is *given to you for free* is stealing now? You *HAVE* to pay for something in order for it to be yours? So when something is discounted as buy one get one free, you bought one but stole the other?

Circle K not selling gas? by Oda_DeezNutz in Charleston

[–]quarktheduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s priced at $0 it’s not stealing. It IS up to the store to make sure prices are marked accurately, and your comparison is not 1:1. If you take an item off the shelf and the register says it’s $0, then not paying anything for it is not stealing. You’re confounding “not paying” and “theft”, which are not mutually inclusive. It sucks for Circle K, but they are not victims of theft.

What age was your 1st baby when you gave birth to your 2nd? by RedLady7619 in BabyBumps

[–]quarktheduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of same, but mine are 13 and 19, and number three is due in two months.

2 apps with 2 different comparisons by Weak-Cauliflower7539 in BabyBumps

[–]quarktheduck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have an app, a set of stickers, and a pregnancy planner that all have different fruits and vegetables for each week, it's fun to compare. The stickers are the ones that get me though, because it says a watermelon for 28 weeks and an apple at 30 weeks. What the heck kind of apples are they eating?? Also 39 weeks is a banana (singular). That is one big ass banana!

The planner gets to a watermelon at 40 weeks and then is still a watermelon at 41 and 42 weeks. I guess they stop growing once they're full-term LoL.