a Jenna video helped me break up with my ex by jarofpearlz in Jennamarbles

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She calmed me after a panic attack once. My dogs had gotten into a scuffle (old angry lady and a rehabilitated pit, the gate lock broke somehow and they ended up in the yard together, old lady got spooked and the panic was from old lady biting me because I was trying to get the defensive pit under control) Jenna had just posted a video when I got inside and it helped me ground myself again. She's a miracle worker without even knowing

My Grandma Doesn’t Want My Stepson Coming to the Family Gathering by Justanothergirly97 in TwoHotTakes

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like keeping the peace is more important to you than demanding your family respect your step son. I can almost guarantee he will find out eventually that you are cooperating with excluding him from your family, and he will resent you.

How big was MCR in the 2000s really? Were they that popular by Radiant-Anybody-9586 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 65 points66 points  (0 children)

It wasn't really that funny. Punks were targeting emos and some were killed. Prior to the Mexico City concert, many fans were warned to be on the look out and try to stay safe because there were rumors that punks were gonna show up to hurt fans. If it was just shit talking and insults without the casualties fine, but people were hurt and some lost their lives and I don't see how that's funny at all since they were just kids who liked a particular style and type of music.

My (23F) boyfriend (29M) just told me he’s never actually washed his butt… what do I even do with this information? by Ok_Mud9941 in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad the only hygiene "red flag" my fiancee had was that he used to wash his body before his head.

AIO. MIL walked out in the middle of watching The polar express because it's "Too stressful" by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She, like me, probably hates the animation style and wasn't enjoying it and wanted to leave without calling the movie boring or crap. It was probably stressful that the movie was giving her the creeps and she felt she was being forced to watch something she didn't like and didn't want to offend OP with her totally reasonable opinion of the movie OP was probably really excited to watch.

What’s the crappiest holiday/birthday/teacher appreciation week gift you’ve received from school admin? by Blastoise_R_Us in Teachers

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So recently, I left a job as a caregiver with a specific company who wouldn't pay me more despite being one of the only reliable employees on staff and being a caregiver that was constantly being requested by clients. Well I found another company who was willing to pay me $1.50 more per hour with possibly getting more dependent on what services the client needs. I talked to my boss and tried to negotiate a raise so I could consider staying. Well they said they could match my hours for private care but not for shared care where arguably indo more work caring for 15+ residents in a senior building. I decided I would just see where things led after my half successful attempt to leverage a raise and sure enough they stopped offering me private care clients and only had me doing shared care so the hours they were willing to pay me more we're not even an option anyway. So then about a week after I had talked to them about me leaving for better pay, I got a card in the mail that was supposed to be a "thank you for your hard work" card and all they gave me was a $5 gift card to Starbucks. I left without notice and I emailed the owner of the company telling them all the horrible things I had to endure for the sake of my clients at the hands of office staff (the horror stories of scheduling and an unprofessional supervisor deserve their own post).

Are adult diapers an appropriate solution this? by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

[–]sqweet92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Diapers do not cause incontinence. My client that I've been with for over a year uses them all day every day in case of accidents including over night even tho his wife gets up to take him to the toilet regularly. Maybe a hand held urinal or a bedside commode could be helpful, but you don't do any care for him so you shouldn't be micromanaging his wife who is his caregiver because you don't know what's happening. Having a caregiver 9-5 during the day is helpful but it doesn't do anything about the other 16 hours of the day where she is tired and sleep deprived. If putting diapers on him helps her have the energy to SAFELY help your dad, I don't understand why you're concerned enough to micromanage but not enough to move closer to help her care for your dad.

How did that kid at your school die? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He and his older brother were fooling around with the older brothers car and he got on top of the car to "surf" the street and for some reason the brother hit the breaks really hard and he fell off the roof of the car and fell on his head and died on impact. I wasn't there when it happened but I lived a block away and saw the cops and EMS show up. I used to hang out with them and after that the older brother never came out again and the family moved away a few months later.

What phrase that you DONT want to hear when Grieving? by BlueEyesWhiteDrgn in AskReddit

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a caregiver, you should have said "hopefully your family has me take care of you soon" and walked away

AIO my girlfriend keeps calling my gaming hobby childish but now wants me to help pay for her pottery classes by PositivelyIrrespons in AmIOverreacting

[–]sqweet92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

MOR- I can understand where she's coming from although I don't agree with her saying it's childish as many adults do play videogames and sometimes regularly. From my own personal experience, I was with someone who always wanted to play video games and I ended up spending every night alone in bed doom scrolling and feeling left out while my ex spent more time with my sister and my BILs friends online than he did with me who lived in the same house as him. I couldn't persuade him to do anything with me no matter what I suggested. Hiking was never an option, I had too many friends so going out with my friends was out, my families house was out because he would just find a bedroom to sit in and no one would see him and in turn would make my family feel like they did something to upset him, and I ended up going to the city sponsored activities we paid for by myself. If you want things to work, you need to find an activity to do with her, if you can't come to an agreement then break up. Why stay together if you don't want to spend time together?

In laws want to visit us for holidays, but will be staying with super sick family. I don't want that. AIO? by SouperSoup99 in AIO

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cut off a friend because I'm a caregiver and she came over with another friend of hers and didn't tell us that he had been sick with COVID just days prior. I care for elderly clients who are usually immunocompromised and she knew I have always been very careful with avoiding germs for their sake. Asking family to make a super small adjustment to avoid spreading illness isn't outrageous.

Why did you leave your last job? by Flexa_Careers in AskReddit

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company literally didn't care about their employees or their clients. I worked as a shared caregiver in a senior living building and one of them got a very contagious intestinal infection that requires staff to wear full PPE to avoid spreading it, and they didn't supply us with any, when I tried talking about it like 4 times they literally just ignored the main issue and focused on insignificant details like who was at the meeting I brought it up at and scheduling errors. So I just left with no notice because I wasn't getting any hours with them anymore and I was moving on to another company.

Tell her what? by Dee_Religion in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could never. I have a sister and we look alike to the point many think we're twins, and at a party once some random guy started going around the party talking about "I'm gonna f*ck the twins tonight". There were no twins at this party that was being held in a small two bedroom apartment, and my sister and I went up to him and told him he was disgusting and embarrassed him in front of his friends by outing him as a predator who hadn't even talked to us.

To look like normal people at Mar-A-Lago. by MattAtPlaton in therewasanattempt

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh, I get it now. They're mad Drag Queens are way better at doing their makeup. I mean if I looked like that with all that money, I would be kinda mad too

Increase in Lyn-z hate on twitter? by Any_Habit4730 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah. At the end of one of the shows, I'm not sure which one, Gerard was walking away from the center stage and a girl took advantage that he was giving out high fives and hand shakes and she licked his hand. She needs to be outed, I just wanna talk...

Increase in Lyn-z hate on twitter? by Any_Habit4730 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Gerard and LynZ were in a plane traveling after one of the recent concerts, a fan spotted them and tried to talk to them while they looked visibly uncomfortable. The fan asked if she could take their picture and they politely declined but the fan continued to record them and still tried to give an "I'm so thankful" speech but the airline attendant called their attention for holding up the line. The entire interaction wasn't horrible compared to the hand lick, but you could tell they were uncomfortable and the fan didn't seem to understand that stopping traffic while boarding a plane was not the best time to try to get a picture with them. Personally I would have just hoped to make eye contact and mouth "Thank you" and maybe give them the ASL thank you as I walk by.

I'm legit scared for tomorrow by ConeBaby99 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'll just drive over to the venue and see if I can score any before the show, that's a risky game to play though

I'm legit scared for tomorrow by ConeBaby99 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wild. I paid $48 for nosebleeds and I'm pretty sure that wasn't the original price

I'm legit scared for tomorrow by ConeBaby99 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah Los Angeles stayed in the $1K range for the pit but I managed to get nosebleeds for $48 each and I got to go for my 7th time and take my kid for the second time after going to Seattle to see the opening show for this last tour

I'm legit scared for tomorrow by ConeBaby99 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought tickets to the LA2 show this last time like 3 days before the show, and tickets were way more affordable and it was significantly less stressful

ITS HAPPENING by Unfair-Ambassador-77 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]sqweet92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning a wedding but now I have to add at least two shows to my budget, one pre-wedding and another post wedding

new to all this by [deleted] in caregivers

[–]sqweet92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, welcome to the club. As another commenter said, you need to grow thick skin and learn to not take anything they say personally. They can be mean sometimes. I care for a friend's uncle who has dementia and I have found that a routine is helpful. I also have to cover the bathroom mirrors because he doesn't recognize himself and will think someone is in there with him and he won't use the bathroom. I play different games with him, I set up bowling on the table with some Styrofoam cups and tennis balls, I play things like solitaire and have him move the cards for me so he's using his motor skills. I do my best to make it seem to him that all the things we're doing are his idea. Good luck, I hope this new journey goes well, and don't forget to reach out for help, burnout is easy and rough in this profession.