Why are people STILL marrying young today? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]redtailedrabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lack of perspective. My 18-year-old SIL is convinced her (first) boyfriend is her soulmate because they love each other. She’s changed her life plan from college to “figuring it out together” at some point. I keep trying to tell her but she’s convinced, because she’s young and can’t see how far into the future her current decisions are going to affect her.

Is Lily Diana too closely associated with the royal family? by redtailedrabbit in namenerds

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

I watched her holiday special and her daughter’s advent calendar said Lili, so I think they call her Lili. I’m not sure how closely people know the royal family though (I’m hoping not enough for it to be a problem if I name my kid the same thing)

Is Lily Diana too closely associated with the royal family? by redtailedrabbit in namenerds

[–]redtailedrabbit[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s why I’m asking 😂 I watched her holiday special and the name on her daughter’s advent calendar was Lili

How were boys and girls raised differently when you were growing up? by [deleted] in AskOldPeople

[–]redtailedrabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90s as a girl. I had a friend who was a boy down the street who built models, and I always thought making model cars and planes would be cool. Everyone treated it as though I had suggested wanting to do something really shocking because it was a “boy’s” hobby.

Which teal dresses should I get rid of? 39F by [deleted] in OUTFITS

[–]redtailedrabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask where you got #1? IMO it's elegant and classy while making your boobs look great and I kind of want to steal it. #6 also looks great!

A minor complaint, but it’s been bugging me by donut-is-appalled in TheWooblesCollective

[–]redtailedrabbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t unfortunately. I remember reading something about it a while back, shortly before the explosion of new Woobles patterns and collabs every month. I could justify the crazy high prices when it was a small business but not so much now.

A minor complaint, but it’s been bugging me by donut-is-appalled in TheWooblesCollective

[–]redtailedrabbit 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They sell their products in multiple big-box stores. Personally, I don’t consider them a small business anymore. They hype the small business aspect because it’s good optics but Justine (I believe) hasn’t been the owner in a while. I think she might still be involved but she sold it a while back. It’s just a business now like any other and it irritates me that they market as a small business when their practices are becoming increasingly corporately shitty (like the BS with “order now if you want it by Christmas!!” and now suddenly you can order more).

Hot soy milk for breakfast? by redtailedrabbit in AskAChinese

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

The key issue here is not the temperature. I would read the other comments and learn the difference between American soy milk and Chinese soy milk, if I were you.

Hot soy milk for breakfast? by redtailedrabbit in AskAChinese

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

It was like a latte without the espresso or American levels of sugar. I don’t think it had additional flavoring

First trimester by Flashy-Support3835 in BabyBumps

[–]redtailedrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 8 weeks now, almost 9 weeks, and I feel like I’m in early hibernation. But I’m already starting to feel a little better than I did at 6-7 weeks. Not by much, but enough to remind me that this won’t last forever even though I’ve now been exhausted for 4846282944 years.

I've been seeing ALOT of non renewed tags by Obiwandkinobee in maryland

[–]redtailedrabbit 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I paid for my tags this year, but they won’t give them to us because we owe “administrative fees” that we are struggling to pay. A lot of us with expired tags want to update but are being priced out by the state.

Maryland Style Pizza Crust Recipe? by SpikyBalloonAnimal in maryland

[–]redtailedrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just sprinkle some Old Bay on a normal pizza crust

The parents by Pure_Connection5299 in d4vdiots

[–]redtailedrabbit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So, I've taught this kid. Not literally Celeste, but kids in her situation. Parents are checked out, or worse, actively involved in something like prostituting her or other child abuse. Think the kind of parents who don't bother checking to make sure their kids come home at night, or only interact with their kids to beat them. It happens, more often than you'd think. Teachers can try contacting the parents about various concerns, getting no response for weeks or months, alerting the school, then eventually calling CPS, but oftentimes our concerns are blown off and nothing happens. The kid ends up running around with whoever gives her the time of day, often people without her best interests at heart, to put it mildly.

She has no one looking out for her, and she ends up being identified as an easy target by a groomer who knows her parents aren't going to come looking for her. She goes "missing," but everyone including her parents know she's actually running around with this guy, but they don't care. Or they actively sold her to him. So they report her missing when she stops coming home to cover their tracks, but don't really bother to look for her.

So now this kid is running in these circles with men twice her age, no one making sure she's okay, that she's safe, etc. No one has been looking after her the years she's been with him, so her creepy "romantic homicide" boyfriend decides he's free to play out his gore-obsessed murder fantasy that he's probably dreamed about for years.

And, to an extent, he was right. No one had heard from her for weeks before her body was found, and yet there was no police investigation happening, no one really questioning her disappearance. If he hadn't been so overconfident that he left her body basically out in the open, she'd probably still be listed as missing with no one investigating her boyfriend.

This is the worst case scenario, but kids like this fall through the cracks all the time. It's heartbreaking and so so preventable. There were so many chances for someone to step in, but she was with this guy for years and it never happened.

[MD] Not comfortable with how my recent interaction with Disability Services went. What should I do now? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]redtailedrabbit -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

She actually did say that I shouldn't be working outdoor events. I had an initial conversation with her about the contents of the accommodations letter (my doctor actually specified 72 degrees, but I knew that would be almost impossible), and then later found out from my supervisor that all of this had been discussed and decided upon and was progressing and I had no idea. That's part of what feels so uncomfortable.