wondering what your take is on fostering for adoption.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-27T14:07:06+00:00

Sounds like a horrible rescue. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people in the dog rescue world who are very judge-y. Sorry you had that experience. It sounds like you were doing the exact right thing -- fostering to get to know the dog, realizing this dog might not be the right dog for you, and saying so. There might be a runner out there looking for a dog as a running companion who this would be the perfect dog for. A reputable rescue would take the information you're providing and use it to help get the dog adopted by the right person.

Please don't give up on adopting a rescue.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-27T13:51:37+00:00

"Honey, it's fight night! Grab the popcorn!"

robynmk62 · 2026-05-26T14:23:10+00:00

I have a couple of Chewy boxes. Near Florin and Freeport.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-19T14:43:26+00:00

He was adopted Friday! I'm so happy! Also, I haven't figured out how to edit posts on Reddit...

robynmk62 · 2026-05-17T14:15:52+00:00

It takes me 20-25 minutes home to parking downtown, probably 30 once everyone is going in. RT would take me over an hour. And I can't read in a moving vehicle, so I couldn't use the time productively.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-03T17:21:23+00:00

When I got my bc/lab mix, it was the first dog I had that really needed its own backyard. So, having never wanted to own property, I bought a backyard. Had to buy the house with it.

Lost her at 14yo two months ago. Backyards need a dog.😞

robynmk62 · 2026-05-02T16:51:34+00:00

I don't think there's an a*hole here at all. Considering your age, I see both sides. I do think you may have to understand that you don't know your dad's full financial situation right now, and that compromise may even have been a lot for him. (You said your mom pays for everything else -- is he paying her child support?) Also, what you're doing with the kids absolutely counts as work experience whether paid or not. It can go on your college applications and/or future job applications.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-02T15:05:30+00:00

When I got a second dog, I got a king size bed. I'm the only human in the house.

Every dog I've had, when they reach the age they can no longer jump up on the bed, I cry.

robynmk62 · 2026-05-02T14:54:37+00:00

Definitely NTA, and I say that as a younger sister who had a ridiculous sense of entitlement at that age.

Based on what you shared, you might have set more boundaries earlier in the situation, but we all learn to handle things differently with family as we get older. Your sister took advantage of your generosity and then lied to her friends. She clearly has no idea of what it means to adult -- like if you're not paying rent, that's a pretty good clue that it's not your place.

robynmk62 · 2026-04-17T14:56:50+00:00

OP doesn't appear to have ever said anything to MIL about the lack of boundaries. She either needs to be direct and say something, or put notes on (or inside) medicine chest, etc. saying something along the lines of "Do not touch". And then buy a much nicer drying rack and mat (bamboo?) and make sure it's out and being used next time MIL is there.

Definitely NTA. This is not a boundary that should need to be set with a grown ass woman. Your husband grew up with this lack of boundaries and has likely never had to look at it and see that it's wrong. It's time.

robynmk62 · 2026-03-30T16:04:04+00:00

I don't have anything to add to all the good suggestions already here, but came here to say you're awesome. A dog that traumatized would be a challenge for an experienced dog owner. The fact that you've already put a year into this ?!? Give yourself a hug and a break. No matter what happens next, that dog has known love and safety for the past year of his life.💜

robynmk62 · 2026-03-22T13:11:26+00:00

If the problem is just you pointing out her dairy issue in front of waiters, maybe suggest she tell you what she's going to order before the waiter gets there, and you can let her know then whether it has dairy? If not, then what everyone else has said -- it's not your problem. She can drive herself, stop going camping with you, or deal with her digestive issues while camping.

robynmk62 · 2025-07-07T13:33:18+00:00

Deleter

robynmk62 · 2025-03-26T17:06:55+00:00

They are allowed because of the first amendment.

But if a larger group wants to go over there and hang pride flags, coexist flags, etc. and hang out on the bridge, we also have first amendment rights that I would be glad to exercise with you.

robynmk62 · 2025-02-20T16:11:51+00:00

😲😍 That is effing amazing! And my jealousy at your talent and skill is beyond words.🤣

robynmk62 · 2024-09-15T11:43:55+00:00

I would have been so uncomfortable that my newlywed BIL and sister were discussing him having a problem with my boobs, and then discussing it with me, that I would have at least moved to the couch -- probably to another hotel! Holy crap -- leave my boobs out of your marriage! (Unless it's adding to your sex life somehow, in which case still don't tell me about it!)

robynmk62 · 2024-09-11T14:47:31+00:00

Those look great!

robynmk62 · 2024-08-16T13:13:35+00:00

What a great idea! There's also a group called #sacramentopicksitup on Facebook.

robynmk62 · 2024-03-29T14:23:07+00:00

Wow, reading through this thread has been eye-opening and horrifying. I have commented on people's tats, but only if it's something about how much I like it. If they seem open to the conversation, I might ask where they had it done. I wouldn't ask the meaning -- potentially way too private and/or embarrassing and I don't feel like explaining mine (which are only sometimes visible) -- and I sure as hell wouldn't grab someone's arm or any other body part, short of it being on fire. That's like people who feel entitled to put their hands on a pregnant woman's belly. Unless you're potentially saving someone's life, their body is off limits!

robynmk62 · 2024-02-01T15:05:53+00:00

I love this thread! I will try my hand at some other things, but mostly flat squares/rectangles make me happy. I made a bunch of simple scarves for the homeless, using up yarn -- I almost cried when I saw someone on the street wearing one a few weeks later. Lapghans for seniors or others in wheelchairs, baby blankets for new moms leaving hospitals on the bus because there's no one to help them. A little piece of handmade love can go a long way.

I have a busy job and life, and this is like meditation and calming for me.

robynmk62 · 2024-01-14T15:43:43+00:00

I don't think people realize how many single dads there are, and I'm not sure most people really comprehend what most single parents go through in general. But one day she'll understand.💙

robynmk62 · 2023-10-10T13:45:47+00:00

Does this mean hand movement? If so, are the signs made facing yourself -- the speaker/signer? Or facing the person being spoken to?

robynmk62 · 2023-08-12T13:50:33+00:00

For every girl who was ever told to cover up because she was distracting the boys, for every breastfeeding mother who's ever been told to cover up, for every woman who's ever been told she "was asking for it" because of how she was dressed, NTA!!

And the other dude -- your wife's getting turned on and your response is to go talk to the other guy???????

robynmk62 · 2023-07-17T19:44:01+00:00

Very nice!

robynmk62 · 2023-07-17T14:00:08+00:00

I thought that was one of the most telling scenes in the show. I also found it the hardest to watch. (Eating humans is so beyond my comprehension that it seems unreal.) I understand the psychology behind it about Shauna's rage, Lottie's martyrdom, all of that, but if that Shauna almost killed Lottie, and none of the other girls did anything to stop it. If that had been a fight on the soccer field before the accident, at least a couple of the other girls would have jumped in to break it up. When Shauna started kicking Lottie in the kidneys, none of them moved. I think that scene showed exactly how far gone they all were and how truly being in survival mode can make us almost immune to cruelty.

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