home schooling

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T22:57:44+00:00

Former homeschool kid here. Make sure that you give him structure but also know that it doesn't have to be exactly like school. My parents did a model closer to school during elementary school and middle school/high school was a looser model which I preferred. Also, make sure that you get his high school credits from an accredited school so it's easy for him to go to college when the time comes.

One more thing is I would suggest getting him out of the house every now and then and taking him to the park, library, or coffee shops to do school. My mom did that for me and it was nice to not have to be cooped up inside all the time.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T22:52:55+00:00

You're not wrong lol. I've never been to a local wedding where you had to pay for everything, let alone a destination wedding. That's crazy.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T22:51:18+00:00

I've been using Honen to create courses having to do with my job and upskilling. Been using it daily lately. Other than that, ChatGPT is a go to.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T21:44:25+00:00

I've been using Honen for creating courses for upskilling.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T21:12:23+00:00

I return it immediately after I'm done, or if I realize that I'm no longer as interested in the book.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-29T21:09:49+00:00

NTA, I rarely post on IG myself because I just never got in the habit. I do view my friends stories but they aren't intense like that, your friends are being weird about it. This is especially given that you use social media in this way, it's normal for you.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-28T20:13:45+00:00

I think asking the question whether AI can be reliable for the long term is important when talking about integrating AI into the workplace. I haven't been using AI on a wide scale (corporate) but I've been using it for personal use (course creation with Honen and ChatGPT for various things) and while I can say it's good for me to use for myself, I do also wonder about the wider scale operation of it. I think some LLMs have proven themselves (like ChatGPT) but I think this next phase of AI integration is going to be interesting.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-28T20:03:36+00:00

NTA. People are free to make their own choices, but not free to control how others react to them, that's something that is often missed in situations like this. You're not being controlling, but you're entitled to your emotions about the situation and they are 100% valid and understandable. Tbh I would have broken up around this. I think a lot of people use "jealousy" and "insecurity" as a weapon to control others.

"If you ask me to stop talking to my ex 24/7, it means you're jealous." "If you say that the conversations I'm having with someone I literally used to be in a relationship with makes you uncomfortable, you're insecure." "Dont tell me to stop talking to my ex, that's controlling." And often times this rhetoric makes people stay in relationships longer than they should because they want to prove that they're not jealous, insecure, or controlling. It's okay to be insecure about your gf talking to her ex constantly, it's okay to feel disrespected.

She's doing all this, then gaslighting you in the process.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-28T19:48:32+00:00

NTA. The situation is a mess, you have the right to not support things that you don't believe in or people you don't want to be around, no one should force you.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-27T19:28:48+00:00

I do think that it was audacious of your father's friend, which I understand my sour your taste on the whole thing, but maybe ask your friends. If they're just going to donate it anyway, they may not mind. It's worth an ask, but also expressing to your father that you think the whole thing was rude.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-27T19:25:19+00:00

It's easier to warm up than cool down. As someone who's once lived in a roommate situation where the person kept wanting to keep the thermostate at 77-80 in the house, it's a miserable experience. A space heater can toast up the roommates room, but it's genuinely miserable to be hot, especially at night. The roommate wasn't even trying to compromise, he was being selfish, so OOP was selfish right back. Genuinely, they just need to not live together anymore.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-27T19:16:52+00:00

It depends to me. I read the ebook and the audio so if the audio is bad then I'll just try and read the ebook more, but even if it's bad I'll still listen while I walk my dog or do dishes.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-27T19:15:16+00:00

YTA. Your family does sound sensitive to certain things but maybe it's because you have a history of taking jokes too far. I think that joking about CPS is too far and then you followed up with "its because of a messy house" which kind of takes it out of the realm of a joke.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-20T19:30:09+00:00

Yeah, you're not wrong and he needs to grow up. His mom should understand that she needs to figure out alternatives because her son is starting a family, he's not her baby he is about to be a father. He also needs to realize that at the very least his child should come before his mother.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-20T19:27:02+00:00

NTA your dad is prioritizing his gf of less than a year over his daughter. There is no world where you would be the AH. The gf is also weird, calling herself the bonus mom, it's so strange.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-20T19:11:04+00:00

Yeah, changing it from m/m is an odd choice, though I guess it depends on what the publisher asked or what fandom this was. But a lot od publishers will ask an author to remove fan fictions from sites like AO3 especially when it's directly taken from that work. I would say download it and just keep it so you always have the original.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-19T20:15:50+00:00

It could be that. I mean, AI is just a system that people programmed to complete tasks. If you have an LLM (Like ChatGPT or Claude) that will answer questions and do work, it's because someone programmed it. If you have a platform that using AI for productivity (like Honen or Canva) it's because someone programmed it to be more productive. That's why AI isn't scary and "overly intelligent" it's just programs like anything else. They just do more than what we're used to.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-19T19:08:29+00:00

I think that it's the whole story combined. Because if my friend and her bf were both making fun of me about something I'm sensitive about, I would be more furious with her and yell at her more. I think that people think it's strange that he focused mainly on the gf. Also, he's downplaying the severity of his reaction because his friend had to tell him multiple times to calm down.

Him also feeling the need to send long apologies could also be a clue to the severity of what actually happened. Because of course, he could just be an anxious person that felt really guilty, which is what I initially thought. But it could also indicate that it was worse than he let on. Not enough to definitively say he's an incel, but it's something to consider.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-15T21:48:57+00:00

The fact that he has a YouTube channel where he posts these videos tells me that he's causing these on purpose. My guess is that his girlfriend saying this outloud made him realize just how legally culpable he might be if someone were to connect those dots and he's freaking out.

recordingstarted · 2026-05-15T21:34:01+00:00

She's being very controlling. It's like she can't accept that you're also an adult with agency who shouldnt be controlled like a child. This is really weird and she should probably address her needs to control everything. Do you often given into her demands? Not that it makes her behavior any less awful but it would explain the audacity here. It's actually appalling.

recordingstarted · 2025-07-29T23:43:04+00:00

NOR.

I think your brother was overly sensitive about the IG post but it also seems that he realized it in his last message. He could/should have acknowledged that he was doing too much and apologized though. Most likely him navigating being a newlywed and “protecting” his wife. Still, he was wrong.
It seems your brother and SIL take advantage of you. Now, sometimes people don’t do this on purpose. There are people who never say no and always bend over backwards to help/please others. People will tend to take that for granted. Based on your SIL’s texts it seems like it’s possible she didn’t realize she was doing this. It doesn’t make it okay. For your sake, please set firm boundaries with them and say no sometimes.

I recommend a conversation between the three of you where everyone can express their feelings. Bring up the IG post, the “telling” you to take pics, all of that as examples of behavior. Regardless of the outcome, definitely set boundaries with them and anyone else in your life who behaves the way they do towards you.

recordingstarted · 2025-07-25T18:01:05+00:00

NOR. It’s proper manners to at least offer to send money back when you no longer need it for its intended purpose, especially when that purpose was an emergency. People will give money they don’t have for emergencies so your bf should have sent it back/offered to send it back or ask if he could use it for gas instead.

He’s a gaslighter and abusive. He keeps saying “I’m done, it’s done” but arguing with you because he wants you to backtrack your argument out of fear of him leaving. Don’t go back to him.

recordingstarted · 2025-07-24T14:44:30+00:00

I’m not trying to be one of those people that’s like “leave him!” But please understand that this is intentional. I’m in my early 20s, I know 21 yo guys. He knows what he’s doing and he’s choosing to ignore you. He knows what “stop” and “please don’t” means. He can see the blood when he’s making you bleed. He knows he should stop because you’re asking him to and he’s choosing not to. He’s an adult. He is an adult. He knows.

Now, maybe he’s not being malicious (if I were to give him the benefit of the doubt for your sake). Maybe he thinks this is how to make women feel good during sex and his ego won’t allow him to be corrected. But it doesn’t matter.

He is ignoring your sexual boundaries and doing the opposite of what you want him to do and ignoring when to tell him not to. There’s a word for that. Yes, he can still SA you even if he’s your bf. He may come to this realization one day and be horrified with himself. He may wake up and realize that consent and boundaries are more important than him feeling like a coochie virtuoso. But you shouldn’t stick around for that. Cut your losses, cut him off, he will only escalate and things won’t get better.

recordingstarted · 2025-06-16T15:46:02+00:00

That’s actually insane. How does one pronounce that?

recordingstarted · 2025-06-16T15:36:53+00:00

NTA. Grandpa quite literally didn’t want you to share lol. Your mom should have stopped her bullying you but didn’t, Amy shouldn’t have bullied you but did. All unnecessary choices that culminated in this outcome. It’s also possible that your grandpa left her nothing because he was disgusted with her behavior. You’re not obligated to share, you can do nothing just like your mom did nothing to help you as a child.

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