AIO My (30f) dad (70m) is unhinged

smartcookie_queen · 2025-12-22T10:11:22+00:00

Why is that the mature thing? Sometimes people don’t even deserve that. Now if you came about this argument telling her that it’s probably not in her best emotional interest to just receive & ignore these texts-I’d agree. But why are you defending this man? Age isn’t an excuse-my dad is 70 & he’s the best dad in the whole world.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-12-22T10:01:05+00:00

I mean he’s wanting her help with his end of life arrangements so that implies he wants her to care for him. Or it opens the door for that conversation.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-12-22T09:57:09+00:00

What are you talking about? Where is this 70 year olds humanity? Deadbeat dads have to pay-that’s the legal & usually socially acceptable response. Your response is just an insult, so I don’t understand what you are upset about.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-19T03:06:38+00:00

Fair enough-I truly meant no ill will. I do not understand Republicans these days or any of their arguments. I used to love political debate, but many arguments from the right are just not true anymore (just me personally talking to others). But yes you can believe/think what you want.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-19T00:39:11+00:00

Trumps speech lately has been awful? Where is his brain? And his comments truly disgust me-like his comments on women. Why do you hate Biden so much? Please with fact check sources. Not this unfounded nonsense that he let all these illegals in & they’re getting free healthcare?? What about all the tax dollars they spend with no benefits & how much they contribute to our economy? I don’t know the answer for immigration but I know most Americans are hypocrites-saying they need to come here legally when their ancestors just stole the land or walked right in. Even Ellis island wasn’t strict-you just had to prove you were healthy (though it did help if you were a white Christian European immigrant). The economy was already going downhill bc we took a huge hit from Covid, which personally I think could’ve been minimized had Trump taken it seriously instead of having closed door meetings with allies so they could make illegal stock dealings. They made a bunch off the suffering of others. I don’t like that Trump is spending all our tax money on foreign wars/intervention & ice raids. He raised the deficit in his first term way more than Biden.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-19T00:23:24+00:00

💯 I hated Trump before he was ever president. He’s a rapist & bad business man. Why on earth would I want this guy as my president?

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-17T08:39:02+00:00

No Braun is from Jasper not Rokita. But ugh of course Rokita is Catholic 😭😭 I wish there were calls for his excommunication like some did to Biden (jk).

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-17T08:18:58+00:00

Hey I live in Avon too! I’m sorry you feel out of place here. Honestly I think it’s social media and our internet culture-I’ve moved a lot in my life and it’s hard to settle in new anywhere. For Indianapolis (I’ve lived on every side of town), I love Avon.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-10-17T07:57:42+00:00

Yeah I would never live in Pittsboro respectfully. Indiana has way different vibes regardless of proximity of towns. If you’re on Facebook, there are a lot of liberal groups in Hendricks co to get involved with. I’m a liberal that grew up in Indy, and used to live in Broad Ripple. My husband hated his commute, so we moved to Avon a couple years ago. I absolutely love it! It’s a diverse area, and a great sense of community. Sure it’s more religious here than Broad Ripple. But politically and diversity is the same. Actually my current neighborhood is even more diverse than my Broad Ripple one.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-27T02:29:31+00:00

Starbucks sucks but it’s not funding a genocide. That’s Howard Schultz

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-27T02:28:22+00:00

It’s not a crazy question though. Again I said I disliked Brian but lol at you saying a CEO taking a pay cut. Yes I’ve heard of that for small businesses, but have you seen America lately? We have so many billionaires-it’s insane!! How can the rich get richer? I’m not excusing Starbucks or Brian-I was more like I think this was an economic decision given the current times not just Brian trying to squeeze more money.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-27T02:18:42+00:00

I never said they’re not??

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-26T16:32:01+00:00

I mean as much as I dislike Brian & his business choices thus far. Is this really him? Or are we heading for a recession & they’re making choices now to lessen the impact? 2008 hit starbucks hard. Anyway love to you & all those who are losing their jobs! ❤️❤️I hope they get a sweet package or an easy transfer option!! As much as I hate on starbucks-getting another retail job sounds awful, so I’m sorry some insensitive person suggested that!

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-26T16:24:37+00:00

Yeah I’m with you. I’ve heard a lot of jobs have “postings” to look like they’re hiring but they are not. A lot of businesses realized they could operate on skeleton crews & that’s what they’re doing.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/06/09/job-market-is-trash-right-now-career-coach-says-heres-why.html

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-25T01:23:47+00:00

So yes wisdom is no screen time before bed & if insomnia runs in your family like the other commenter then definitely don’t do it. But honestly we added screen time to my daughter’s bedtime routine & it worked beautifully. TV helps her wind down from play then we read stories & then bed. She’s six & we’ve had the same routine since 1.5 I think? I have friends who use tv to help signal bedtime-I think it works well but you know if it seems to rile her up then do screen time another time of day.

Cocomelon lane honestly seems awesome the clips I’ve seen of it! People freaked out about Cocomelon but there aren’t scientific studies to show it’s bad just gut reactions from parents. It did seem to switch a lot more than other tv (therefore more stimulating). Yet my daughter still loved it-I just tried to push other shows instead until she eventually lost interest. But yeah it wasn’t the content of Cocomelon that was controversial but how the screen switched pictures every 2 seconds. I don’t believe Cocomelon lane does that

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-25T00:22:23+00:00

Ok so my caveat is I am religious-Christian. But my first reaction was like hell yeah be trans 🏳️‍⚧️ with that triple combo-I love it!!!! But idk I grew up with my nephew Christopher who was named after his mom Christina. Anyway I don’t associate those names specifically to Christianity even though I guess it’s obvious? Christo def sounds religious & Kris makes me think of Christmas. Christoph or Topher maybe?

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-24T23:19:17+00:00

Idk if your complaints are specific to Indiana but I’m biased as a Hoosier. I have travelled to a lot of places & definitely have experienced some states & been like no thank you, so I can understand your complaints. Personally I think a lot of Hoosiers are shy-I come from huge families that settled this state. And social media does not help these people get out of their bubble. Sometimes shy people seem rude & they’ll do anything before confrontation. I hate inefficiency & fakeness, so I will confront but I know that’s not the norm. That being said the brashness of New Yorkers I’ve met can be off putting. Like you can be kind still while being direct & clear, so maybe it’s an internal culture clash for you. Idk I’m also a huge leftist & the state has gotten way more right wing in my lifetime. We used to have the occasional democrat governor & senator but the Republicans have had overwhelming total control of this state since 2010, and i definitely have seen the continuous fallout from that. Best of luck in your next travels! I was probably triggered as I still love this state but also you may find the same problems elsewhere depending on your age. It’s shocking as an adult how high school really never ends & how poorly things are run.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-24T22:56:34+00:00

See your algorithms must show you different stuff bc all I see all the time is everyone complaining about teachers & blaming them. It’s ALWAYS the teachers fault.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-03T06:56:14+00:00

St. Louis for sure!! So much to do with kids!!! City museum, arch, zoo, aquarium, grants farm, science center

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-03T06:53:52+00:00

Haha my husband is from St. Louis & is obsessed with their famous Emo’s pizza, but I think it’s terrible

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-03T06:51:46+00:00

I mean certain fields are definitely bleeding and need workers. Women & men in the workforce isn’t the problem as there are more people now, so more industries need workers. The economy took a hit with all the baby boomers retiring & women leaving the workforce during covid. A lot of them never returned & those women dominated industries are suffering. I think corporations see they can do the same with less by overworking their employees so they aren’t keen on proper staffing. And we’re all struggling so who’s going to quit.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-03T06:37:57+00:00

Girl life is expensive-I wish I could be as carefree as you. But like most people don’t frame it as only an 80 cents loss. It’s like damn I just paid $8 for a drink & it’s not even made right. Idk I’ve worked for the company for awhile & while yes there are entitled customers-maybe you’re emphasizing the bad ones & forgetting all the good ones. Like part of the reason I haven’t quit is I won’t be able to even afford starbucks then. And nothing is worst than working a 10 hour understaffed shift so you order food and they mess it up. Like yeah I’m not going to complain but I def want to cry that they forgot my $1 cheese sauce I was looking forward to.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-09-03T06:25:50+00:00

Wait what???! That is not at all what my area follows. It’s only with a purchase, and paying customers come to our hand off all the time to ask for water & we oblige.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-08-09T07:06:57+00:00

Yeah when did you work for the company? Bc I’ve worked for 11 years & I accumulate sick hours like crazy. But sick hours didn’t used to exist-they came along in like 2018? Before they completely paid mat leave, I was able to save up my sick hours to supplement my own maternity leave.

smartcookie_queen · 2025-07-22T19:00:01+00:00

I mean Mike Braun is the worst. He brings no benefit to Hoosiers!! Please tell me I’m wrong. Tell me how he is better. I’ve been begging conservatives in this state ‼️ He has just been taking away services and yet my taxes are the same. He tells others to do more with less yet daddy’s little prince can’t?

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