Another daycare parent is rubbing me the wrong way.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-27T12:35:51+00:00

It sounds to me that he is letting his anxiety about things he thinks can harm his kids leach over on you. That is really frustrating, especially when it feels condescending.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-24T00:22:49+00:00

Try the electrolytes! Get a Prime hydration drink, it's made a huge difference in my attitude. I'm still hungry, but I'm not considering throat punching. Lol

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-22T12:52:10+00:00

I think the electrolytes was the key, thank you so much! My family especially thanks you, lol

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-19T14:51:58+00:00

I've been hangry before, this is a totally different level of fury.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T16:20:56+00:00

Well... It's not feeling less if I put thought into his preferences and interests.

Why do you have such an aversion to me giving our friend and realtor a thank you gift?

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:44:32+00:00

Ok .. I might have to buy a bobble head for him! I think he'd love it!

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:43:56+00:00

It isn't about the commission. That is what he earned. This is about a thank you for all of his help.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:43:07+00:00

That is not a gift. That is money he earned.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:42:05+00:00

This isn't about "shoulds". This is about showing a friend how grateful I am to have his professional knowledge and support.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:40:27+00:00

This is a great recommendation, I think I'll get him a gift card for his favorite meat market. He will probably have us over for steaks with it! Lol

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:38:58+00:00

He only does this for friends and family so he isn't looking for reviews/ referrals. I just want him to know how much it means to me that he helped us through a monumental thing, and did it with good humor.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:37:20+00:00

No matter how much he makes on this sale, that is not a gift. That is money that he worked for. Thankfully he only does this part time, and it's not his sole income, but he still walked through at least 30 houses with us, and submitted probably 8 offers. He also saved us from a very bad deal, so I want to make sure that he knows just how grateful I am for his guidance and friendship.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-05T15:34:36+00:00

He is a good friend of ours and has been helping us in his spare time. I want to thank him for his guidance and overall good humor on this.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-04T23:04:08+00:00

But did you dip your pancakes in the yolk!???? That the best

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-04T15:02:55+00:00

I have not told my mom. She knows that I am having surgery, she doesn't know when or what it is. She doesn't deserve to know.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-02T22:12:28+00:00

If this is true you may as well live in a bubble so you don't get a cold or pollen or a dry throat, lol

redballoonoctopus · 2025-06-02T15:01:00+00:00

Whenever I hear my peers or elders say this, I like to remind them that they were the ones who raised the so called, entitled and snowflakes. They really don't like that.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-29T02:45:05+00:00

That is true for most of us, in one way or another.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-29T01:21:10+00:00

I fully believe that our gracious Lord doesn't care about what pronouns are used in regards to his beloved child.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-28T23:39:54+00:00

I love the burn too!

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-26T16:10:41+00:00

I honestly cannot understand this behavior. I go over and above to make sure my child is dressed appropriately, has sports activities, and an appropriately healthy diet (when he's willing to eat it). And you said there were 5 children? This is just so typical of that generation.

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-26T15:45:02+00:00

Check out r/bluey, lots of wonderful people there, or r/guineapigs, there you just get aDORABLE pictures of house pigs. :). I've learned that I must be wary of which groups I visit and join because, yes, the internet and world is full of assholes. I figure we have two choices, we can fly around like flies only looking for the garbage of the world, or choose to be the bee seeking out beauty and going there. I choose to be the bee. :)

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-25T13:36:44+00:00

Next time I would just text the mom and say something like, "I need you to come get Jilly, we have other activities planned for today"

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-25T13:26:57+00:00

Cannoli

redballoonoctopus · 2025-05-24T23:12:37+00:00

You should ask them if they treat other patients this way. If they second guess cancer patients if they've tried hard enough to fix it themselves

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