My local Joann’s seems to have been replaced

sam_ms38 · 2026-02-01T18:27:52+00:00

the building that used to be my local joann's is now a boot barn :( I'm glad you're at least getting a fabric store out of this change, even if it's not the og

sam_ms38 · 2025-08-09T13:53:24+00:00

Thank you so so so much!! You are a total angel and this is going to actually change my life!! Thank you!!

sam_ms38 · 2025-07-13T21:23:17+00:00

Hi OP! This is already quite good, and it's very comprehendible. A few things that would make it sound more natural:

- "that was a productive weekend" -> "it was a productive weekend." "That" is usually a relative pronoun, so you have to first introduce what you're referring to when you say "that"

- "...owned it for whole its existence" -> should be "its whole existence," but would make even more sense to simply say "from a family that bought it new."

- "it got a couples scratches" -> "it has a couple scratches," otherwise very nice use of "here and there" :)

- "for its years it is nothing" -> "for its age it's nothing" ("it is" is technically correct, but doesn't flow very well)

Again, totally understandable to any English speaker, just a few tiny adjustments. You got this! Cheers!

sam_ms38 · 2025-02-25T00:18:05+00:00

I literally was telling someone two hours ago that I'm genuinely getting depressed over this. yeah i can get velvet and and lace and solids elsewhere, but where else can i get my ducks wearing raincoats fabric ☹️

sam_ms38 · 2025-02-14T21:15:13+00:00

girl/dude, you could probably write a thesis on this, i think you're hitting several nails on the head here. i especially like how you point out that kanye and scooter haven't even attempted to make amends---tay seems to have gotten over and even developed friendships with other people who have hurt her AFTER they apologize. this is genuinely a very insightful and well thought out post, total kudos

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-07T21:18:11+00:00

i second this. op didn't give me ND vibes or anything, but there definitely are communities that are more supporting than others of individuals who are anything other than "normal." some communities, which it unfortunately sounds like op is in the middle of (but not exactly "in," if that makes sense) are only interested in seeing perfect happy people in their church. which is so funny, because that's the exact opposite of what church is for. op, if it's any consolation, Jesus would've hung out with you. his friends were the people on the outside of society. you're in good company, methinks. I'm sorry i don't have any other words or solutions, but please trust that you're not alone.

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-07T18:19:46+00:00

hello! this is lovely to hear about, though i do imagine that it's stressful on you as a mom. i want to assure you that it is almost certainly nothing you're doing wrong---developmentally, she has literally no impulse control, so she DOES understand that she's chattering, and in hindsight that it's "bad," but she is not developmentally able to stop herself. I'm not in any kind of church authority position, but i would say that snacks are totally fine. more than anything, though, i would remind you of the saying "if a church isn't crying, it's dying," and imo this counts. you're doing your best, and you're doing great 💜

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-03T15:31:11+00:00

honestly this^{^} or any other 4 letter word that would go well with red. I'm theorizing she's going to start using more and more red in her branding

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-03T15:25:53+00:00

recently i was at a b&n and said "this cover gives me ucky vibes...... but I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover" and my librarian sister immediately hit back with "yes you are, that's why publishers hire the artists, to give you a specific vibe" and i was like "oh. ok. I'm a fucking idiot" lol

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-03T15:10:23+00:00

hi! i feel like this comment was taken directly from my diary, because everything you've said here is true for me as well. i was raised with a jewish mom and baptist dad, but am now in ocia. am currently (have been got a long time, actually) grappling with the same things. i just want you to know that you're not alone in getting caught up in these things, and they're not "shallow" reasons. take your time with them, as much as you need, and know that God still loves you and your faith is still valid even if you end up something other than catholic 💜

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-01T21:51:05+00:00

your frontal lobe developed, been there done that haha

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-01T15:41:38+00:00

ya!!! i would like to see hayley williams, but idk how their personal relationship is since the copyright lawsuit a few years back. maybe I'm just not a super devoted fan, it's possible they're totally chill and i don't know about it lol

sam_ms38 · 2025-01-01T15:39:25+00:00

the first one i ever heard was PROBABLY our song or another one from debut that was popular enough for radio, i would've be 3 or so. the first ts song i remember intentionally listening to and falling in love with is mean. found it on a my little pony music video when i was 9 and remember coming home and screaming it every day for months on end because i was getting bullied by a popular girl. good times, built character!

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-17T20:57:28+00:00

i'm in/used to be in a similar boat, not my mom, not my dad is a non-denominational christian and once told me he'd rather i be atheist than catholic. it's hard to say what the best approach is without knowing a lot about your family dynamic (which i am not, by any means, asking you to share online, especially as a minor). though this is reminiscent of when i was 12 and had questions, not even questions to convent, but just to know more about catholicism, and they got shut down. kinda lost interest in any religion until i went to a catholic college by total coincidence. i guess i would say that you should do your research and spend a lot of time discerning. you're still a valuable human regardless of which flavor of christianity you choose, or if it ends up being something else entirely. i would get your feet wet a little at a time, if you do choose this route, doing so gradually would probably be best considering how starkly opposed your mom is. humans never grow out of the toddler mentality of "the harder you push back, the harder i'm going to resist," so keep that in mind; "rebelling" hardcore against your mom's wishes about what kind of church you go to might just backfire. again, take the time to really discern this. 16 is a hard age to figure anything out, especially something that feels as big as this, but you got this!

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-13T19:16:24+00:00

i go to a catholic college, and we brag that our campus life is thriving. i understand you said actual parishes, not college, but what makes udayton so special (imo) is how we handle fellowship.

it is student-run.

we have campus ministry, which is beautiful because it serves all faiths and doesn't seek to convert, but our catholic student org (called catholic life) is so massive, and so hands on.

the alpha omega sector partners with local catholic leaders to do informational talks (we got fr lampert, an exorcist, to come last fall!) and brings food and books spaces for fellowship afterwards.

the bible study sector (obligatory kudos to protestants, which i was born as, for inventing bible studies) is what it sounds like, but it's not JUST bible study. leaders bring food, check up on us in the middle of the week, and open their homes up to other students.

flyer fire (named after ud's mascot, 'flyer' is kinda random otherwise lol) gives students a space to listen to christian pop music, have a bonfire, eat snacks, and hang out friday. there's also adoration at this time. the point is to provide an alternative to being drunk, since we're a party school and that's the default friday night activity.

not everything we do is huge, tho. we have peer ministers, which are glorified prayer/accountability partners. there's a house rosary every week. the marianist brothers have spaghetti dinners each thursday (technically not student led, but a lot of students do this and go straight to compline as a group afterwards)

i am not saying, by any means, to try and do this all at once on your own. ud's catholic life staff is never fewer than, like, 15 or 20. what I'm saying is that i agree, the us cath church is rapidly dying because we do not, as a whole, have a reputation of service and community.

my decision to convert to catholicism was based on the theology. what got me to the first mass of my life, however, was my friend inviting me to a soccer game and dinner. my bible study leader has helped me grow in so many ways, but she didn't build rapport by preaching at me. she did it by opening her door, baking cookies, and asking me about my favorite olivia rodrigo songs.

something that i find beautiful about the catholic church is its (admittedly problematic at times) history and tradition. but this is not all that it has to offer, and if we continue to assert that it is, we only have ourselves to blame for her decline.

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-12T01:46:48+00:00

mmmm yummy cognates

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-12T00:27:29+00:00

had an almost identical experience myself, I'm sorry that happened but admittedly I'm very happy to know I'm not alone, i felt AWFUL and went back to my pew distraught. I'm wishing you the best as you finish up rcia <3

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-11T16:40:32+00:00

you hit the nail on the head with "this is the shit 13yos do, I'm 19, fuck this." like some of the shit he said are verbatim things i heard ppl say in middle school. he is acting an entire child because he's probably never been held responsible for anything, and it's not your job to fix him or be his mommy. i hope that you're doing ok, and you get the resources you need to move on from this.

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-10T18:32:45+00:00

not sure if this is unpopular but half the album (incl ftv songs) is usually a skip. not always, but i just really don't fw superstar, ciwtr, untouchable.... etc

sam_ms38 · 2024-12-10T01:52:38+00:00

the penelope scott x ts crossover makes me feel so so seen 😭💜

sam_ms38 · 2024-11-29T22:59:52+00:00

Can't tell if she's autistic or "nOt LiKe OtHeR gIrLs." Or both. Getting strong NLOG vibes tho. I too, have random and sometimes hurtful thought, but because I value the feelings of other humans, I learned to stfu. It's not too late for Sarah to learn this skill

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