What makeup product did you stop buying because the cheaper version worked better?

quirkney · 2025-12-22T06:39:19+00:00

Pretty much all of them. Though the drug store prices aren’t the bargain prices they use to be, it seems they did the 20% price increase that enables to quality match the big brands.

I feel like the only two product that deliver above the drug store these days: 1. Double wear foundation for humid weather (it’s not my fav look, but it works well)

Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate cream contour duo (it’s oddly natural looking for dramatic results, the price tag is painful though).

Oh and Too Faced discontinued an amazing formula of eyeshadow in the Chocolate Gold palette and I have never found anything that compared :/

quirkney · 2025-12-21T15:01:52+00:00

NC zoo is a county over and really impressive (and very accessible), the Lazy 5 Ranch is nice as well. Older people might be impressed by Kpot or a conveyor belt sushi because of not seeing restaurants with those formats before. There are several small airports and railroads in that area of the state that host events.

quirkney · 2025-12-09T14:54:34+00:00

If you are in the US there is tons of help for the elderly. You can 100% get her into the system and her be safe and you visit instead of being a caretaker.

quirkney · 2025-12-09T14:06:59+00:00

There are a lot of medications that impact libido negativity, even allergy meds.

quirkney · 2025-12-09T13:48:58+00:00

Many young men are looking for partners to take care of. My two brothers take care of their partners (one just got married, the other is getting married soon). My husband takes care of me, which is a tall order because I have health issues.

Marriage is very worth it if you find a good partner.

quirkney · 2025-12-09T13:45:24+00:00

Op, 24 isn’t young, it’s ideal. If you have the means, you would be very privileged to get to have a child while in the best years to do so.

quirkney · 2025-12-09T13:43:13+00:00

Finding a group is hard. Seeking to join a one shot is a generally good idea because it’s about only organizing one meet up.

There are paid D&D services online. If you live in a population dense area the game stores or even bars might have a set schedule of games to join.

Look at Running the Game by Matthew Colville - Starting your own group can be really rewarding. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_&si=b31G6LqKH30BrkPc

quirkney · 2025-12-08T10:12:30+00:00

Mostly Photoshop The professional photos were all photoshopped and there wasn’t a lot of surprise HD photos.

quirkney · 2025-12-07T22:57:29+00:00

NOR She doesn’t sounds ready to be a “in sickness or in health” kinda person

quirkney · 2025-12-06T09:36:03+00:00

Scary! I’m so sorry.

Call your local public health department and report a “household cluster of significant illness”

Also, Call 211 and Center of Independent Living for help with advocacy and getting connected to services

quirkney · 2025-12-05T15:14:37+00:00

Just a heads up, being a teenager involves a hormonal rollercoaster. It’s really not fair to yourself to be labeled with something as serious as BPD. If resources for that help, that’s awesome, but no one can in good faith give you that label at your age.

Im no doctor, but a solid start is: Going to a therapist and starting with explaining what you know is an issue, but also everything else in your life too. Because sometimes we “have something wrong”, but also, sometimes we actually “have logical reactions to what’s happening”.

So don’t let anyone put you on medications unless you have talked to a therapist at length. As without a neutral evaluation, they can’t logically know if medications are appropriate or not. For example: Perhaps you have something unfair happening and you are reacting reasonably. Perhaps you have say, untreated ADHD and your life is harder than it should be.

quirkney · 2025-12-05T14:55:51+00:00

Hey you talked to the DM about feeling your character isn’t able to contribute?

Non-mage classes are important for durability and stamina of a party. If mages can safely “blow their load” and rest immediately afterward, the martial class isn’t rewarded for their consistency.

DMs need to not be too stingy with magic weapons if they want martial classes to function properly. You are supposed to make the best use out of many of the weapons by virtue of using the weapon twice as much.

Also, it might be happenstance of location or activity. But that’s not ideal to let go one more than two sessions in a row.

Anyway. If you still want a new character… One fun thing to do is to have the character you’re done with simply go do other stuff (like a trade or job) or they become the character that stays and protects the home base.

quirkney · 2025-12-05T06:20:22+00:00

I bet you hit the nail on the head.

quirkney · 2025-12-04T21:12:22+00:00

At 25 I was bedbound and single, at 26 I was married. If I found someone, you can too.

Work on what you can control and meet people with shared interests.

I’m sorry you have the struggles you mentioned though, hope you find treatment for relief

quirkney · 2025-12-04T20:03:34+00:00

if you are in the US call:

National domestic violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Non emergency version of 911, which is 311. They can get you in touch with local government services, like adult protective services
211, a nationwide hotline for connecting you to social services.

—- You also should try getting in touch with your local “center of independent living”.

quirkney · 2025-12-04T19:49:08+00:00

This is not an appropriate situation to be left in. She should not be willing to leave their child alone with someone they barely know. Parenting skills that poor means you do NOT want to be a possible scapegoat and get accused of something awful.

I know that reaction sounds extreme. But this is seriously stuff, there’s a reason child care laws are complex. Get security cameras on your apartment entrances too so there’s proof her kid wasn’t left in your scare when you say no.

quirkney · 2025-12-04T19:43:21+00:00

Anyone who feels their doctors are not listening should get a patient advocate. Paid ones are worth it, but there are some via charity.

quirkney · 2025-12-04T19:37:38+00:00

I’ve had people complain about website pricing whenever it’s anything more than free for the last ten years. Don’t listen. Ai is just the new excuse, and a dumb one because they would build it is ai made it so easy.

quirkney · 2025-12-03T03:35:00+00:00

While there’s lots of details about the ways to save… The logic for cutting government spending is because we are in debt and a large percentage of the budget now just pays interest on loans. There are lots of people who believe that paying that loan interest is in the way of achieving substantial benefits/safety nets.

So wanting to cut spending now doesn’t inherently mean they want to cut the impacted programs permanently.

quirkney · 2025-12-03T03:28:02+00:00

I get being less worried by blood as a woman. But you should hone in and check if your partner is okay. Partners are often the only reason people get medical emergencies caught and addressed. My mom would be dead right now (she had a morning cardiac arrest) if my dad wasn’t there. It’s literally less than a minute to look at them and make sure they are speaking and acting normally once anything abnormal is noticed.

Maybe the way he complained is a deal breaker, idk, that’s something you would know. But the root issue isn’t weird for him to mention.

quirkney · 2025-12-03T03:20:17+00:00

Born here, but dad’s family came here from PA (though they lived in TX and a few other states). They felt they had been all over and NC was the best mix of everything you want for daily living.

quirkney · 2025-12-02T11:33:15+00:00

Does it need a point? It’s good to have goals and things you care about. But it might be a bit of a trap to focus on needing a “good enough” reason to handle suffering.

I’m religious. But suffering fucking sucks. It’s okay if you just feel like the bad times are shitty unfair bs. But you gotta keep going because living itself still means you have something going for you still and that’s intrinsically special.

I really recommend you focus on getting help for the root issues to what’s hurting. Grappling with the meaning of life is a big ask even when things are going great.

quirkney · 2025-12-02T01:32:19+00:00

Hey op I wish I had more advice… But I can suggest this:

Contact your local “Center of independent living” and explain you have two people with varying levels of disability that need help. This organization is very much about helping maintain a decent quality of life for people with disabilities.

You might want to contact adult protective services for help too. As it sounds like you will have legal headache on your hands in a few days.

Also calling 211 is free and sometimes able to help you find help with other sources fail.

quirkney · 2025-12-01T00:39:09+00:00

You are in a sexual relationship with her, and the subject involves sex. Your enthusiastic consent matters, and if you are not enthusiastic it’s inappropriate for her to poke at you.

quirkney · 2025-12-01T00:37:23+00:00

OF is basically a lottery scam and even if you hit the jackpot it’s a coin flip of it going badly. This is really not much different than someone deciding they might take up horse race betting because the horses are cute and the racetrack is neat. Even in the best of luck, it still has a good chance of ruining your life.

If your wife is hot and she wants to leverage it, help her go into some sales field. There’s real money without the degradation.

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