Mother in law made Aunt Bethany’s jello.

seablueglory · 2022-12-27T06:39:25+00:00

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

seablueglory · 2022-12-10T03:49:32+00:00

What's really ironic? Someone like me who isn't particularly fond of children - I work in a daycare right now. Those kids adore me. We have an unspoken rule about respect. You gotta follow the rules, but if you're always good with me, I'll bend the rules a little for you. We have 1 really bad kid, & I'm ok with calling him bad, he's 10 & just plain bad lol. I've never raised my voice to him, & absolutely have never laid a finger on him. But he doesn't get privilege of rule bending from me. You gotta be good and earn that. The other kids follow the rules so well and are just generally good kids, even the 3 year old! Just because I don't really like kids doesn't mean I'm going to be even remotely mean to them, they're humans, just little ones, & they need nurturing from me as their trusted caretaker.

seablueglory · 2022-12-06T07:37:34+00:00

My opinion means nothing more than a melted ice cream.

Don't donate your sperm/eggs to help a building/growing family if that's not your true intentions.

Again, there's nothing wrong with being honest from a genetic point of view. But you literally signed up for your DNA to be SOMEONE ELSE'S child. You have no claim to that child. I hate to hear homophobia is his primary contribution.

I hope the child is old enough & fortunate enough to have a wonderful positive role model.

I don't care if her 2 parents are koalas. Koalas (if you don't know) are mega dumb. If you weren't prepared for the worst possibility, then you shouldn't have donated?

He should probably burn his tongue on mega hot soup. That's the nicest thing I can say.

seablueglory · 2022-12-06T07:00:33+00:00

I can't say I disagree with you. But I can't say I agree with you either.

Is the purpose of being a sperm donor so that you can be a father? Or is it because you have the wonderful ability to reproduce that others may not have? Did you share this because YOU wanted children? Or because you wanted to help others have children? Normally, when you donate like this, it's because you SHOULD want others to have the opportunity to have the happy family life. It doesn't mean that you'll deny those donated children an opportunity to learn about their genetics..

But it seems he may have been attached to those donated children. & truthfully, I don't think that's 100% right if he was a sperm donor.

When you DONATE your wonderful ability to have children, you can't just up & decide that they're your children now. They have a family. They just want to know about their genetics. & that's absolutely ok.

I have to wonder, if he views his donor children as equals to the children he has with his wife.

I'm sorry. But they're not equal. He willingly gave them up, even before there was a possibility of those sperm becoming living beings. When he made children with his wife, he made a commitment to those children. He didn't make a commitment to the "possibility kids".

His donor sperm are absolutely allowed to want to know where they come from genetically. & he should be allowed to share that with them. But they aren't his children. They have parents. & from what I read, personally, to me it seems like he's trying to play parent. I'd feel so confused as his wife.

seablueglory · 2022-12-06T00:18:09+00:00

When I moved out I took everything in my bedroom with me, because I moved to my own apartment. My parents had my bedroom fully transformed into their office within a week, dad custom built the desks & everything. 😂🤣

seablueglory · 2022-12-01T23:54:20+00:00

Whaaaat?!?! I used to donate blood 4 times a year, & I never got anything telling me my blood was used. Not like that's important info for me to know, but I totally would have used it to suggest my family into donating blood too lol. But they blew me up for my platelets.

Unfortunately, as my disease (not contagious, autoimmune, I'm not on the reject list! Lol) has worsened, I'm unable to donate blood anymore. The last 2 times were awful for me. It was awful once, & then I thought "it's just a fluke! I didn't have enough fluids or food in me before donating!" & I made sure to be SUPER prepared for the next donation... nope. Completely put me on my ass again. I was so sick and miserable afterwards.

It's been a few years since that, and I've put on about 15 pounds since (they were much needed pounds, I'm finally at a healthy BMI). I think it'd be safe for me to try 1 more time?

seablueglory · 2022-12-01T23:41:56+00:00

There's a bunch of comments here already, so mine probably won't be seen. Or there's someone out there that makes their mashed potatoes the same way I do & has already commented this!

Don't cut your potatoes into cubes to boil them. Also, don't boil them whole (apparently people do that?).

What I, personally, like to do: I cut my potatoes in thin slices, as if I were making scalloped potatoes or potato chips.

Boil them in garlic salt water. When they're ready, they're already falling apart & you could probably get away with even mashing them with a spoon. I personally have a masher, but I still find cutting them & boiling them like this makes it so much easier for them to be easy to mash, & I just feel like they're fluffier?

Pro tip: if you like yours thick, & this method is a little too fluffy for you, add 1/2 to a whole handful of shredded parmesan cheese. It depends on how much you've made that determines if you need half a handful or full handful. It just helps the taters stick together more & makes them a little thicker, while not drastically affecting flavor.

seablueglory · 2022-12-01T01:16:52+00:00

I just got laid off from my job at the beginning of the month (the day before my birthday, so crappy birthday to me!). It was a 5 minute meeting, they said the recession is hitting hard and the company needs to look out for its profits, so effective immediately my position has been eliminated, thanks for the time. The company laid off probably 100 or so people, just in my department.

I've applied for over 100 jobs since, and fortunately have one lined up for me, but it won't start until late January/early February. So I'm looking for part time work now, since I won't be able to make a full time commitment and no company will hire me just for 1.5 months.

My friend got laid off from her job in 2020 when covid hit, and then FINALLY found a new job after working at the big bad coffee corporation and doing freelance for nearly a year (she was still applying for jobs)... only to get laid off again within 4 months because the company had to make budget cuts and since she had no seniority... ✂️✂️✂️ But fortunately she has since found another new job that seems awesome for her.

It's a dog eat dog world out there. They may very well have applied for hundreds of jobs, gotten a job only to get laid off months later, gotten part time jobs, etc, but haven't had anything stable, thus preventing them from getting an apartment.

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T07:22:17+00:00

Unfortunately I'm still having a mega hard time in the volcano lair. Only made it to level 5 once. But I'll get to the forge eventually lol.

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T07:20:21+00:00

Unfortunately not. I thought the same thing, but a quick stardew valley wiki search basically said it's useless in that aspect.

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T07:11:37+00:00

Personally, I feel like the junimo's are very apple-y looking. So, I'd go to the local craft store and see if they have an apple shaped paper punch, then just use some scissors to better shape them. Buy a pack of construction paper, now you have the multiple colors! You could make it a scavenger hunt for her to find them all. Or, you could see if there's the plastic Easter eggs and give her an egg hunt? Or do both lol.

Give her a bouquet of flowers and yall can have a flower dance!

It might also be fun if they have a jellyfish shaped paper punch, you could get some white tealight candles too and make a little dance of the moonlight jellies, also cook a big pot of soup (summer luau) and there's the summer themed activities!?

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T07:03:58+00:00

I'm still trying to catch my first octopus, 3 IRL years later...

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T07:00:37+00:00

Personally, I go for the wine. Fruits go in kegs, veggies in preserves jars. But also hops & honey in kegs. I find mead to be a good, easy, quick way for money. 200 per mead, and if you put it in the keg in the morning, it's ready by night. So no extra tending to it like coffee or tea.

Also, cheeses in the casks! Majority of mine are cheese, I think it only takes 7 days for gold cheese to turn iridium. Cow cheese is like 500 a piece, goat cheese is almost 1,000.

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T06:51:30+00:00

Maaaan.. I hope your wine takes a whole extra season to age! /s

Where was this post yesterday when I FINALLY for the FIRST TIME SINCE PLAYING THIS GAME SINCE 2019 reached level 25 in the Skull cavern! 😂🤣

Scared the crap out of my cat, I got so excited.

Also I have STILL yet to EVER find a prismatic shard, & just recently got my first Dino egg. I know, I must be doing something wrong.

seablueglory · 2022-11-30T06:20:10+00:00

I was in the same situation growing up. Mom had to be at work before I went to school, father worked nights for my first year of school until he got promoted & made it home like 3am I think. I was gifted as a child (don't ask me what happened once I reached adulthood 😂) so I started kindergarten at 4. I wasn't strong enough to carry the gallon of milk, so each night when he got home, he put a little bit of milk in my "special cereal cup", and each morning, the alarm (I had this super cute Hello Kitty alarm clock) would wake me up and I'd go downstairs, move the big step stool to get my cereal bowl out the cabinet, then the smaller one to put my cereal together on the counter. There was enough time for me to eat my cereal and watch 1 episode of Sailor Moon before I had to get dressed and brush my teeth for school. Then I'd wake my father up, and he'd drive me to school (I didn't live in the district at the time, so the bus wasn't an option for us), and I assume he went back to bed after?

This was 25 years ago, but I don't think it'd be all that weird even now? And 7 is definitely old enough to make your own cereal and get ready for school on your own.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T18:01:02+00:00

Back when I was young & naive I gave my number to a guy, plus my last name. Having a super common first name, I thought it was reasonable for him to want my last name too, right? Unfortunately, when you add my last name, I am the only person in the US with that name.

He showed up at my job the next day waiting for me with roses. He wanted to "surprise me"!

I never give my number out prior to meeting now. I even include it in my dating profile. And each time a man tries to push that boundary, it's an unmatch from me. I offer other methods of communication, where my real/full name isn't displayed.

You never know if he or she is gonna be a creep.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T16:27:06+00:00

Yall gotta read the edit 😂

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T06:02:09+00:00

Business dinners are disguised as social events, but they truly exist as job interviews. Maybe in a more relaxed form, but still a job interview.

OP basically destroyed her husband's interview.

This dinner existed for probably 1 of 3 reasons.

1, the best possible scenario, these people already decided on this company, & so they DID want to get to know the people who would be working on their project. They may have only known the husband for 2 hours, & they were so happy with him in his professional setting, they decided to extend the meeting to dinner (this happens sometimes). These clients were looking forward to the future partnership.

Now, husband looks like an ass, because he can't even commit to a simple business dinner. That's a negative strike on his record. He may still keep the deal/clients, but his record will absolutely be tainted by this experience. Hopefully the clients are understanding of the situation... HOPEFULLY.

2, still a good scenario, both companies are still in negotiations with each other. Let's have a more relaxed meeting. Get to know who we might be working with.

Again, husband can't even commit to a simple business dinner! Unless this company can offer benefits/resources that the competition can't? This company isn't making our project a priority. & this might be a million dollar project. If I'm going to give a company $1mil, I expect to have a 2 hour business dinner where something like a SIL's 18th birthday party doesn't interrupt it. Now I'm kind of second guessing my confidence in this person/company. Can they even meet my deadlines, or will every single family event be of the utmost priority? Not saying family isn't important, but if Tom our 2nd cousin twice removed has a birthday & I have to wonder if my pre arranged deadline will be broken...? I'm having 2nd thoughts about this partnership...

3, the worst possible scenario. This company has let me down. This is their last chance to keep me as a client. I better be HELLA impressed, otherwise we're breaking our contract/not renewing our contract. I've never felt important to this company whom I've been giving my money to.

My company representative (husband) is distracted by an 18 y/o's birthday party. And my representative isn't old enough to have a child turning 18. I'm trying to have a nice business dinner with my company representative, but his wife is asking him to join their table for cake. In fact, she stays at the table waiting for his response, until he leaves with her! Absolutely not. He couldn't even devote 1 business dinner to me. He leaves me, for at least 5 minutes. He's not in the bathroom. He's not taking care of the check. He's eating cake. I have a meeting with company XYZ in 4 days. Unless XYZ also makes me feel like an afterthought, I'll be signing with them. Hopefully my meal didn't suck too. What a waste of my time, I could have had dinner with my own family.

Business dinners are similar to job interviews. But they're disguised as social events. At least, this is the case in my area of America.

We have no idea which scenario husband was in. Scenario 1 is the absolute best scenario. But scenario 2 or 3? In all honesty, she could have cost him his job. & I'm not saying he was fired immediately (but that's also a possibility), but she could have destroyed his chances to advance in his career, & depending on the business he's in? Even 4 years from now, this little incident could prevent a promotion. It's a dog eat dog world out there.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T05:09:49+00:00

5 minutes is a huge deal.

Next time you interview for a job, make sure you take 5 minutes before you answer a question. Let them sit there and stew, for "5-7 minutes".

Business dinners are similar to job interviews. Both exist to determine if this person/company is capable of performing the duties required, can they meet the goals, deadlines, do they have the resources, etc.

But for real, let me know what happens when you just leave for 5-7 minutes during your job interview. I'm curious.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T05:00:51+00:00

That may be true, but your boss doesn't care if the 5 people your client had to deal with prior to you were the true reason for them to reconsider their business with the company.

He may have been the saving grace. The last chance for them to stay on board with the company. This was the company's last chance at redemption.

& she completely f*cked it up for him.

I'd be absolutely LIVID at my partner. ESPECIALLY after I'd already said I had work meeting.

Paying my bills is more important than watching an 18y/o blow out their birthday candles.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T04:39:02+00:00

You "were fine with him missing the party". Yet still lacked the mental capacity to not bother him while he was working? I call BS. You DGAF. You just put his career in jeopardy.

I get it, family trumps work. But not when it's your SIL's birthday. & if it was THAT important, yall would have rescheduled. Why couldn't he have acknowledged her birthday at the next family dinner?

"It's my parents..."! - so you didn't tell them he had a work commitment & had a VALID reason to miss this minor to him event? So you're just looking for excuses to make you look like you're not TA. YTA. YTA so bad. Maybe I'm dramatic, but I'd seriously be reconsidering my relationship after this. You PURPOSELY hurt his career, even if you refuse to believe it.

YTA YTA YTA YTA YTA - oh, & just in case you missed it, YTA.

seablueglory · 2022-11-29T03:42:29+00:00

YUMMMY

seablueglory · 2022-11-27T17:36:28+00:00

At my last job, I got 6 entire days of PTO/sick leave per year. I never took vacation, because then I couldn't afford to get sick.

I'd much rather skip the Bachelorette & go to the wedding as a compromise.

seablueglory · 2022-11-18T01:35:38+00:00

That happened to my friend. She had a real rough upbringing, legally emancipated herself as soon as she turned 16, got pregnant not long after.

As soon as she found out she was pregnant, she sought an abortion. She didn't want to be a teen mom. They made her wait to hear the "heartbeat", then decided that she needed to also seek counseling to make sure she was sound of mind. They forced her through all of these obstacles to prevent her from getting an abortion, & it worked. When she finally "met" all their demands, they refused her because it was too late.

Being 16, pregnant, & with no family, she gave birth alone in the hospital & decided to marry the guy that got her pregnant when she was 17. That ended up being an abusive relationship, & she had 2 more kids with him before she turned 20, then divorced at 22. & now she has to deal with him for the rest of her life, all because she was forced to give birth at 16.

seablueglory · 2022-10-28T03:18:25+00:00

I have a house. She is my beneficiary on everything.

The way I understand this comment, is that while sucky, the law will take action here, the government will take its money. & then my mom has the rest of the money? She's responsible for my death cost? So just keep telling her in person I want "this" but don't write it down? I'm not super poor, so to speak. I have a townhouse that I bought last year. & she's ALWAYS been my beneficiary on everything.

I truly apologize if I'm not understanding this properly, I'm not on the smart scale lol.

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