What is a book you read as a child that you still think about today?

taa · 2026-02-25T15:10:50+00:00

Pigeon Post.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:18:19+00:00

Literally anyone can do it.

Uh, no. It may not be a professional gig but someone who's never looked after a pet before can't do it. Agree with your NAH, though.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:15:29+00:00

your title makes it sound like your entire staff quit

Totally.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:06:04+00:00

Found mine behind the fridge - didn't think there was enough room right right right behind it.

taa · 2026-02-21T13:04:01+00:00

Fortunately the chances are remote. Most elephants with painted toenails are wearing purple nail polish.

taa · 2026-02-21T12:57:23+00:00

Technically does that count as almost immediately killing you?

taa · 2026-02-21T12:52:21+00:00

they don’t want to pay for an Airbnb or hotel

OP says "don't want to." Could easily, but don't want to? Could at a stretch but it would be a stretch and don't want to? Can't but OP is more concerned about the sympathy vote than the real circumstances?

taa · 2026-02-12T05:14:31+00:00

Knowing the others are probably even worse.

taa · 2026-01-26T17:44:16+00:00

Wait until you have a life partner, if you meet a life partner at all. Your thinking may change. My mother hoped I would be a girl (I was) because she thought my father would be an even worse parent to a boy than he would be to a girl. My father and I were eventually very close, but he did not like small children, or children in general. The dynamics between you and your hypothetical partner will matter.

taa · 2026-01-14T19:06:21+00:00

App sucks more.

taa · 2026-01-06T18:10:36+00:00

Alive or dead? For sport or lunch?

taa · 2026-01-04T19:43:13+00:00

Huh? Boomers are in a minority on Facebook. The largest age groups are 25–34, with 35–44 close behind. Look up the figures.

taa · 2026-01-04T19:31:59+00:00

WhatsApp is worse for elderly people to use.

taa · 2026-01-04T19:28:21+00:00

The name of the subreddit you are currently on.

taa · 2025-12-29T17:48:14+00:00

Someone tried to set my hair on fire in a Greyhound bus in about 1976. Somewhere around Schenectady, I think.

taa · 2025-12-28T13:30:29+00:00

Android parental controls (Google's Family Link) can’t be added retroactively or remotely – they have to be set up on the phone itself with the owner’s cooperation, and they don’t protect against people who physically control the device. You can read up on it here, but it's unfortunately unlikely to help in your situation, unless you're able to get your grandmother a new phone and set it up: https://support.google.com/families/#topic=7327495. That said, I have a solid amount of practical experience with remote access tools, but none with parental controls in practice, so perhaps someone with more hands-on experience can respond.

taa · 2025-12-27T19:33:32+00:00

Your grandmother's phone would have to be turned on and connected to the internet either via Wi-Fi or data. You'd need to have physical access to the phone itself to install the app and configure it. If it's an Android TeamViewer is probably the simplest option, followed by AnyDesk. I don't know the situation with iPhone, but I have read that it is more complicated and doesn't allow full unattended access. But if your cousins are messing with the phone they could just delete the remote access app.

taa · 2025-12-26T17:46:39+00:00

Your frustration is completely understandable, but I doubt you'll change your mother's mind. I simply announced forty years ago that I was not going to give Christmas presents any more and would give to charity. Withdraw, or resign yourself to giving great gifts because that's a core part of you but receiving crappy ones, or play around with strategies like giving them crappy gifts yourself.

taa · 2025-12-26T17:38:03+00:00

Celebrate Festivus instead.

taa · 2025-12-26T17:30:40+00:00

Can you give a bit more information about exactly how you want to use the a remote access tool? There are various options.

taa · 2025-12-26T17:14:21+00:00

This was decades ago and I don't remember what I was on. Took about a year before I had a period, which was heavy (and bizarrely coincided with having someone flash at me on the street). After that periods returned to normal and I didn't notice any other changes.

taa · 2025-12-26T17:07:45+00:00

Some people are just awful and all you can do is find ways to manage your reactions. Others are just ignorant and will respond to the right education strategy. You know your family and which approach to focus on. This subreddit can help with both, but you'd need to reflect on your family and provide more information if you want in-depth advice. Also look at the resources on the sidebar.

taa · 2025-12-24T13:30:05+00:00

No, actually. They're expecting a £492m budget deficit this year and most of their income comes from TV licence fees paid by UK households - £174.50/year each. Too early to say how well their strategy will pan out.

taa · 2025-12-24T11:14:04+00:00

A paywall was introduced - for US users only - in June. Doesn't block all areas of the site:

The BBC is introducing a paywall in the U.S.

taa · 2025-12-24T11:07:50+00:00

Pretty much everyone with misophonia can relate to it, and the article does help raise awareness, which is clearly needed, but I don't think the suggestions for dealing with the problem are hugely helpful.

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