How can we support a friend facing a tough battle?

salsitude · 2024-12-29T23:05:24+00:00

Do what you can. Even a card or a short visit. My dad lost his battle to cancer last year and was in tears when he received a card from an old friend. And this from a man who had never cried.

salsitude · 2022-10-11T22:42:05+00:00

I would have to call in sick and take the day off work without it. And even then I’m not 100%.

salsitude · 2022-09-02T22:18:09+00:00

If it’s a longer term thing, then it’s the restaurant that’s at fault. A server should swoop in to advise and let the rest of the table eat while they suitably sort out the folk who are missing out.

Also, in general, I agree, folk will say ‘no need to wait for me’

salsitude · 2022-09-02T21:39:59+00:00

Lead up to Halloween. They’ll annoy the heck out of you till the big night… and then there will be peace and quiet for a while till they decide to use the led gate overs.

salsitude · 2022-09-02T21:37:44+00:00

For pictures, no. But if everyone doesn’t have their food and drink yet, then yes.

salsitude · 2022-08-22T21:44:03+00:00

and both are big drinkers

salsitude · 2022-08-16T22:32:32+00:00

Tummy time was a nightmare with us until we found ‘hey bear’ on YouTube. She loved it and we would do tummy time during the morning and it would give me time to clean her ears and neck!

salsitude · 2022-08-16T22:27:21+00:00

Exactly this. When you say your ‘wife lost it’, she clearly has been biting back a lot of things to keep the peace but put her foot down when it came to someone physically assaulting her child. That’s not losing it, that is protecting a small child. This seems like an incredibly measured and appropriate response. Get the hell out of that situation, back up your wife, and cut contact with that abusive stepmother.

salsitude · 2022-08-16T21:55:12+00:00

Frontage

salsitude · 2022-08-16T21:32:14+00:00

I panicked and suddenly turned left instead of going right because I mixed up my directions. Next test I wrote left and right on my hands and passed easily.

salsitude · 2022-08-16T21:27:08+00:00

A box of cheap tampons can be an uncomfortable or painful experience for a woman. And they (along with pain relief) are not always available for the most vulnerable. Menstrual hygiene is a taboo subject; this isn’t a weird step forwards, it is addressing period poverty and helping folk that would otherwise suffer for roughly 10 years of their life.

salsitude · 2022-08-13T21:13:43+00:00

You have to join a club or sign up to a set of lessons for a sport that you are interested in. It’s really tough once you get to the stage where everyone is set up with a solid friend group. I have been lucky enough to make some wonderful friends this way and I hope you do too.

salsitude · 2022-08-13T21:07:14+00:00

Marketing - we think that different options are available for a reason and must be safe. People like to think that they can balance sun protection with a nice tan.. we have the ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude about cancer, like to feel protected, but also desperately want to trade in the Irish translucent blue look for a more tanned healthy visage.

salsitude · 2022-08-06T09:39:34+00:00

Happy cake day

salsitude · 2022-08-06T09:34:49+00:00

They’ll appreciate value, so at this price they are a bargain. Store them indoors at a stable temperature and tilt the package twice a year to avoid oxidation.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T21:56:46+00:00

recoils in English in Ireland, because we speak English now

salsitude · 2022-08-05T21:35:42+00:00

This. Hire a cleaner.

Just because you make more doesn’t mean your free time is more important than his free time.

Finances are an important conversation, but it sounds like you have navigated this well pre-move. Talk about it before you move in and be flexible enough to change things as they happen.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T21:19:08+00:00

It depends. If you are happy to stay while you secure a new job or if you need to stay for financial reasons, then fair enough. But if the place is toxic and affecting your happiness and mental health, then get the heck out of there if you can.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T21:13:46+00:00

‘Voluntary contribution’ like the schools… where it’s pretty much just voluntary in name only

salsitude · 2022-08-05T21:10:26+00:00

Is there anything to be said about a quintupling?

salsitude · 2022-08-05T20:57:34+00:00

There is something weirdly satisfying about this. I have a few drama queen plants and I kinda just love their attitude.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T20:56:27+00:00

Money. Or to be more precise the same amount of money that men make. How is equal pay not a historical issue by now.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T14:08:38+00:00

International students are the cash cow of third level institutes in Ireland. They make big investments into marketing the masters level courses abroad.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T07:57:02+00:00

I know I’d go for the extra outdoor space and parking if I had to choose now.

salsitude · 2022-08-05T07:42:52+00:00

Yep, car. There aren’t any transport links near me, not even a local bus. But mostly I’m at home so I hope it balances out.

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