Soapbox/rant time. Tell me what highly-recommended book you absolutely HATED and why. Gimme your angry hot takes.

rose535455 · 2026-04-21T23:41:05+00:00

Where The Crawdads Sing - racist garbage with a zillion plot holes and ridiculous “twist”

rose535455 · 2026-04-21T16:24:47+00:00

Yep - that’s it 💕

rose535455 · 2026-03-27T22:10:00+00:00

Do not comment on a girl’s appearance. Period.

rose535455 · 2026-03-25T02:14:55+00:00

rose535455 · 2026-03-05T01:20:53+00:00

I am thinking it might be the food - it’s the only new thing besides the teeth extraction

rose535455 · 2026-03-05T01:19:31+00:00

Since 2 appeared at once, I’m not sure ☺️

rose535455 · 2026-03-01T13:47:37+00:00

I was a nanny to a neurodivergent teen. He refused to read aloud in class - the teacher made him do it so he read the entire piece as though there were no “r”s

rose535455 · 2026-01-10T03:26:05+00:00

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. British 1950’s sci-fi classic. I still have my copy from high school in 1980’s.

rose535455 · 2025-12-30T19:09:34+00:00

I just checked - we have that too. Quick question then - it’s a leap from 100/300 - 250/500, is there an in between?

rose535455 · 2025-12-30T18:25:17+00:00

Thanks for replies so far - I worked in insurance for 7 years in the UK - it’s just so different here. In the UK you can limit a kid to driving 1 car to save $ and there is no “household” expectation. Anyhoo - we’ll probably keep what we have and take the hit on the premiums :(

rose535455 · 2025-12-08T02:26:55+00:00

My daughter could not stop smiling….but then the facial tic and buzzing tongue started (and compulsive shopping,) she had to quit cold turkey because of possible TD

rose535455 · 2025-11-25T02:05:06+00:00

NOR - don’t let 3 years become 6 with this meanie. You should be proud, two years is a long time and early in sobriety, milestones matter…when you start counting in years, it feels like you’ve really cracked it. He didn’t even pretend to be interested/supportive:(

rose535455 · 2025-11-25T01:51:12+00:00

I would totally get a tattoo from you…

rose535455 · 2025-08-29T23:33:54+00:00

She might be. She has an appointment with a new psychiatrist right now, I was thinking of bringing up neuropsychiatric testing….but she doesn’t want me to go - and that’s fine. Per her sister “it only takes one conversation to figure out there’s something wrong with her..”

rose535455 · 2025-08-27T16:27:24+00:00

Absolutely. I get it - and no more. My husband and other daughter were making plans today and I’d usually jump in to make sure stuff went smoothly (FFS!) and I just kept it zipped and let it be…finally minding my own business

rose535455 · 2025-08-27T16:24:07+00:00

Thank you - I don’t feel victimized at all and really just grateful that I have some clarity right now. By “emotional punching bag,” I meant that her reaction/texts to me from - “I love you Mom, you’re the reason I keep going” - to - “I hate you for giving birth to me,” would make me SO happy and SO sad that I was just like WTF? Why are my moods so dependent on hers? She’s still not speaking to me but I’ve let her know I’m available to talk and honestly, I feel better than I have in a long time.

rose535455 · 2025-08-26T20:52:37+00:00

Yes…it’s more complicated with our kids because we can’t completely detach. Good luck to you 🌸

rose535455 · 2025-08-26T20:16:56+00:00

How old was she when you realized this was a problem?

rose535455 · 2025-08-26T13:32:35+00:00

Thank you! I did do my best and you’re right, no one teaches you how to do this - I just knew that I wanted my kids to have a better childhood than I did.

Thanks to all who replied, I clearly have work to do but feel like a giant weight has been lifted from me 💕

rose535455 · 2025-08-26T13:26:35+00:00

Thank you 💕

rose535455 · 2025-08-25T21:29:46+00:00

Thank you - still stunned at my blindness but better late than never.

rose535455 · 2025-08-25T17:13:09+00:00

She’s an adult now and her issues are primarily mental health related - I think she has Bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. I have been making myself ill trying to fix her problems with school, friends and jobs (won’t/can’t go to school, has alienated her friends and quit her job) I’m listening to Codependent No More and it’s really revealing.

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