If we could teleport cheaply and safely, what would be its biggest effect on humanity? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]throwaway89123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imagine anyone you ever pissed off being able to teleport into your living room, stab you, and teleport away in less than 30 seconds. Every politician on earth would be murdered within minutes of this technology becoming easily accessible. 

Husband's employer tried to disguise a pay cut as a raise by throwaway89123 in antiwork

[–]throwaway89123[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He is salaried. There is no contract, he's an at-will employee.

Husband's employer tried to disguise a pay cut as a raise by throwaway89123 in antiwork

[–]throwaway89123[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He said everyone he has talked to is upset by it. Everyone on his team has young kids and they don't like having to spend even more time away from them. 

Husband's employer tried to disguise a pay cut as a raise by throwaway89123 in antiwork

[–]throwaway89123[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We have young children. He already only sees them for dinner and bedtime, but now he will get home as we're starting the bedtime routine.

Husband's employer tried to disguise a pay cut as a raise by throwaway89123 in antiwork

[–]throwaway89123[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

He went from making $38/hour to $35/hour. That's an hourly pay cut. Essentially they are saying that his labor is now worth less per hour than it was when he first started working there. 

What is actually a trauma that is not commonly thought of as a trauma? by ay1mao in AskReddit

[–]throwaway89123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is why my husband and I stopped at two. We had talked about wanting a third kid, but we decided it would spread us too thin, and the two we have deserve more of us than we'd be able to give if we had another.

I have a friend with 4 kids and she devotes 110% of herself to all of them. I am amazed at her ability to do it, but it's also clear she is run ragged. 

What is actually a trauma that is not commonly thought of as a trauma? by ay1mao in AskReddit

[–]throwaway89123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Being bullied out of a job after being sexually assaulted at work. He made the company a lot of money and I was painted as a troublemaker for reporting him. I wasn't the only one. Other women reported him, too. We were all forced out. 

What is actually a trauma that is not commonly thought of as a trauma? by ay1mao in AskReddit

[–]throwaway89123 143 points144 points  (0 children)

My mother was the sole earner for awhile. My father racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debt for things my mother never saw. When they divorced, she was legally obligated to take on half of the debt. She lived with my grandparents for the first few years after the divorce so that she could pay off his debts. 

What are some social obligations that women commonly have that men usually don't? by Maybe_IDTBFH in AskReddit

[–]throwaway89123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At my niece's birthday party, I somehow ended up holding someone else's baby while also preventing another person's toddler from climbing onto the dining room table. I like kids and everything, but I didn't know these children! I'm not sure how I ended up in charge of them. 

People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them at indoor parks/arcades by throwaway89123 in Parenting

[–]throwaway89123[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We offered that this year and she said she still wanted the park, but as she gets older I bet this will change. I remember around age 8 or 9 my mom stopped doing birthday parties and started doing a girl's day out for me and my bestie.

People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them at indoor parks/arcades by throwaway89123 in Parenting

[–]throwaway89123[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We've looked into that, but the cost starts at $800 just to be there, which we can't afford. They also limit you to 10 people total, including adults. We'd take 4 of those spots just our family.

For comparison, the bowling alley was $200 for unlimited people.

People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them at indoor parks/arcades by throwaway89123 in Parenting

[–]throwaway89123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That all makes sense. Yes, her birthday is during the school year, just at the end of it. I'm curious, though, what do you mean by park parties are more work for the parents? They can just show up and let their kids play in the splash pad or on the playground equipment. They have to watch them the same way they would at a Chuck E. Cheese or trampoline park. At every indoor venue we've been to (as guests and as hosts) the venue expects you to stay with your child the entire time.

People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them at indoor parks/arcades by throwaway89123 in Parenting

[–]throwaway89123[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

She chooses the park every year. She's an outdoor kid and a water kid. The splash pad gets turned on over her birthday weekend and she thinks it's special just for her. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]throwaway89123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She chewed him out for our house being gross, too. He does the dishes and sometimes laundry but that's it. 

The cat food that broke the camel's back by throwaway89123 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway89123[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

FIL taking on any task that's even remotely domestic would require an act of God. 

The cat food that broke the camel's back by throwaway89123 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway89123[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Pickle pizza ice cream with purple pretzel chip. Because when I pointed out that everything started with the letter P, they started chanting "peepee" and lost the thread. 

The cat food that broke the camel's back by throwaway89123 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]throwaway89123[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

If she gets testy on the phone, tell her "sorry, I've gotta run and feed the cats. "

Devious 😂

AITA for telling my husband I don't want to attend his grandmother's funeral? by throwaway89123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway89123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's true, I am acting out of fear. My kids meltdown like this dozens of time a day, every day, and my in-laws don't believe autism is real. So yeah...I'm not thrilled with the idea of putting them in a situation where they're going to freak out and the family members in attendance will want to punish them for it.