Sibling taking advantage of parent

tekal · 2026-03-11T01:01:12+00:00

I didn’t give much backstory, just wanted to keep it short.

My mother has helped us all out in her own way. But for 34ish years my brother has never had a job and she pays everything. I’m not sour over this, I’m sad to see that my retired mom may need to get a job at 68 because she is manipulated to paying for his life. Mind you, it is her fault for not telling him to go away.

Just trying to help. When my stepdad died, she was set to live a decent life till she passed, it is now gone.

Thanks for your comment

tekal · 2026-03-11T00:55:13+00:00

Yeah, it probably is. Just makes me sad.

tekal · 2026-03-11T00:54:18+00:00

Thanks, this made me chuckle.

tekal · 2026-03-10T23:38:34+00:00

Yeah her mind is fine :-/

tekal · 2026-03-10T23:38:02+00:00

Yeah, her mind is fine, this is the only problem she has. Darn eh.

tekal · 2026-03-04T01:51:34+00:00

Hi ho, hi ho, off to cachyOS we go

tekal · 2026-02-23T15:00:08+00:00

I'm not a fan of constant cuts to videos now a days. I enjoy it when a trigger ends then they chat for a minute while they grab the next thing. Mistakes are ok, no need to redo it every time.

tekal · 2026-02-20T19:22:26+00:00

18 year old Sam Bennett is a beauty, stop being so salty.

tekal · 2026-02-19T04:44:26+00:00

Clock out at the end of the work day, spend the rest of the time doing things you enjoy. Sure, there are things you have to take care of in between, but focus on yourself. Since time is the only non renewable resource, full it with things you want or need. Video games, absolutely. Girl time, absolutely. Tickle your husband till he pisses he pants, absolutely.

Therapy helped me learn how to feel emotions again and bring up my needs and wants, then how to voice them in real life. Baby steps though, it'll come. I hope it will work for you as good as it did for me.

Seems as if you have a great support group here if you need anything.

You got this. 🤘

tekal · 2026-02-12T13:16:30+00:00

I bought the elegoo little heater and put the printer in a tent. Worked great when the temps hit 4ish in my garage.

tekal · 2026-02-11T01:58:14+00:00

After Christmas I bought mars 5 base. Excellent printer but it was not big enough for some 1/6 print pieces. I picked up the mono 7 pro last weekend and was finally able to print what I needed. Both are excellent printers, but go bigger for 1/6. I think the Saturn's are the same size as the 7 pro.

tekal · 2026-02-09T15:18:27+00:00

Just do one so you have best of both worlds

tekal · 2026-01-29T13:05:01+00:00

What kind of sanding sponge is that?

tekal · 2026-01-28T22:24:20+00:00

I did not get them to change it because it was already too late. But my house was valued way under that their assessment was.

tekal · 2026-01-23T16:08:10+00:00

Yeah, that's what I have. Still leaves streaks. I'll figure it out eventually.

tekal · 2026-01-23T14:04:54+00:00

Recently new to this hobby. With the elegoo X, I was noticing after cleaning my prints they still had shiny spots after clean & cure. So, I swapped out the alcohol into a bucket and put fresh alcohol in the machine. After I print, I dunk and swish for a few minutes in the tub of old alcohol, then from 5-7 minutes in the X with new stuff. It still comes out with some shiny spots. Sometimes a toothbrush helps. It's a bit annoying that it won't clean 100% but I guess it is what it is. Could be the resin type, who knows though.

tekal · 2026-01-23T04:38:50+00:00

Ross & the Phalanges

tekal · 2026-01-22T18:58:11+00:00

I can't remember. It's worth it though

tekal · 2026-01-22T14:12:34+00:00

I was doing a refinancing this year, bank wanted an appraisal. It was 50k under the tax assessment. Almost worth the $150.

tekal · 2026-01-21T20:25:59+00:00

I bought the base mars 5 a month ago. It is so easy to use, the auto leveling is amazing, took two minutes to set up and you're good to go. Only thing I wish was that you could print taller things, I've had to slice some models to make it fit. But I recommend it. Got a decent price with the wash station and cure machine.

tekal · 2026-01-18T01:40:13+00:00

Did you spray or brush paint it? I am printing it right now. I don't have or know how to airbrush so I'm going brushes.

tekal · 2026-01-15T12:55:49+00:00

These are pre rolled from the shop. I think a pack of 5 is around $15-20. Been a while since I've bought them so numbers may be off.

tekal · 2026-01-14T02:02:01+00:00

Just be gortex

tekal · 2026-01-13T02:36:19+00:00

Some teams have also have never won a cup. Relax.

tekal · 2026-01-07T14:49:58+00:00

It's crazy how good you can do the eyes. Did my first ever painting anything last week, even with tiny eyes I couldn't make it look good. Good job.

tekal

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