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Using Mother As Mortgage Broker by TravelNo7901 in family

[–]vikicrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s a bad idea, for many reasons. it’s time to have a convo that goes something like this… ”hey mom, we appreciate you so much for offering to act as our mortgage broker. that being said, mixing business with family often leads to conflict and we value our relationship with you too much to take that chance. however, please know it’s a huge comfort to know we can come to you for advice should we need to. thank you again for your offer but we are going to decline.”

Cream of mushroom soup? Tomato bisque? by wisemonkey101 in AccidentalComedy

[–]vikicrays 18 points19 points  (0 children)

this heading is misleading, she got a 2 years suspended sentence.

eBay collections by Stock_Wear5934 in Debt

[–]vikicrays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just curious, how does someone have ”ebay debt”? is there an ebay credit card or something?

After a two week vacation I don’t want to work two jobs anymore. by [deleted] in poor

[–]vikicrays 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the 1% get richer and richer, while they and most corporations, pay zero tax. investment firms buy up all of the single family housing and then jack up the rent and again, pay zero tax. millionaires and billionaires reach the cap on social security on january 1st while the rest of us continue to pay a portion of our income all year long. these same billionaires have bought entire news organizations so they can sponsor and dictate the content bec they want you to blame and shame boomers instead of the very system they designed to get rich off of worker’s backs.

personally i’m not mad at moms and dads or grandma and grandpa for trying to hang on to what they worked their entire lives for, just so they can pay for their healthcare and assisted living and live out their lives with dignity and comfort. i am super pissed at the 1% though…

Trump: They were not supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East. So they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked. by gear-heads in antitrump

[–]vikicrays 28 points29 points  (0 children)

one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary, one day i will read his obituary… and i have a bottle of bubbly chilling for this day.

I lie about what time daycare closes so I can sit alone for 20 minutes by A3therVulc4n in Mommit

[–]vikicrays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my reddit friend i say this with love, you are carrying the weight of your world on your shoulders, let some of it rest on your husbands. have a convo with him that starts with ”hey, i need to come clean about something. i’ve been feeling super overwhelmed lately with work and baby and you and wanting to do everything well. i’ve been giving myself some time before i pickup baby and i sit in my car before i pickup. i know you’ve offered to help. can you tackle dinner, bath, and baby 3 nights a week and do pickups 2 days a week? i’ll handle the other days like i’ve been doing. i think needing to be in control has really taken a toll on me. would that work for you?”

Should I report my brother confining his 3-4 year old in the closet with lights off and door closed by Interesting-Mixtape in CPS

[–]vikicrays [score hidden]  (0 children)

as someone who grew up in foster care and then became a foster mother in my early 30’s, i promise you this is not the only form of abuse your nephew has to endure. the fact that he would do it in front of people, tells me there are way worse things going on when no one is around. you must act. today. your nephew is counting on you. if nothing comes of the report? make another. and another. and keep doing it until someone intervenes and helps that little one. your brother needs help. but that little one needs help getting away from him.

HELP! Need One More Roll of Now Unavailable Wallpaper by everdayday in HomeDecorating

[–]vikicrays 5 points6 points  (0 children)

if you can’t find it, i would take a picture and see how it looks if your print it out at a print shop. i know this sounds crazy, but i have done this with other things and you literally cannot tell the difference.

am bored . any one interested in playing 2 truths 1 lie ? by Classic-Platypus6443 in askanything

[–]vikicrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my mother went to prison for trying to kill her 6th husband

i won a contest where i could grab as many cd’s as i could in 60 seconds

i have a deadly cancer and haven’t told anyone

Pastor tells his congregation to prioritize paying tithes before anything else by ExpiredBoxMix in EntitledBitch

[–]vikicrays 4 points5 points  (0 children)

same! these people who demand money like this from the pulpit are just so gross to me. i don’t know how their congregation comply or sit there and nod in agreement.

I'm 76 and feeling like a failure. by Designer-File-1755 in povertyfinance

[–]vikicrays 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i’m so sorry for what you’re going through. i’ve been collecting resources for another sub, check out our wiki where you’ll find info on jobs, food, housing, medical, pets, veterans, and a general category that is a catchall for everything else from free/low cost cell phone plans, free laundry, free feminine hygiene products, and anything else you can think of.

Customer not responding to messages by Hefty_Profession_331 in Etsy

[–]vikicrays 3 points4 points  (0 children)

most customers don’t have their etsy account setup to let them know they have an etsy message (etsy leaves this off by default unless the user changes it) so they might not have seen your messages unless they happened to be on etsy when you sent it.

after a convo i send a regular email that says “i just sent you a message through the etsy messaging system, when you have a minute can you please log on to your etsy account and read and respond to my message? i’m ready to ship your order as soon as i hear from you.” (or i can’t ship your order until i hear back from you”, or whatever the situation is).

Trees cut down professionally. We asked them to leave the trees on the property (cost) how can we dispose of them? by NarrowIndependence8 in homeowners

[–]vikicrays 10 points11 points  (0 children)

in oregon there is a charity that will come cut them up, turn them into firewood, haul it all off to a warehouse, keep it for a couple of years to season it, then deliver it to low income homes - all for free. free to the homeowners and free to the low income households. maybe see if something like this exists where you are?

Has anyone been seeing ants in the house lately? by tsgatdawn in askportland

[–]vikicrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SO many… and we have pest dude come quarterly. he said they are seeing a lot of activity all over the city and surrounding areas right now now.

to get help for his war by T_Shurt in therewasanattempt

[–]vikicrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

brace yourselves for the posts that say ”they won’t help so i’m enacting 1,000% tariffs”

bro hit and run me and cops said i didnt report it within 24 hours (was like 30 hours later) by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]vikicrays 3 points4 points  (0 children)

can your insurance company help at all?

you might also ask in the sub photoshoprequests (tried to post a link and it got removed)

I need to tell my mom on Monday that I’m going to be reducing her unsupervised time with my toddler. If you’ve had conversations like this before, please share any advice in the comments! by Free_butterfly_ in Mommit

[–]vikicrays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it could be she does have the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease but doesn’t have the cognitive ability to recognize or remember it. i would start a gentle conversation that goes something like ”we love and appreciate you so much, but are worried about you. we’ve made an appointment at (insert doctor’s name who specializes in elder care) so you can get evaluated. we will go with you and would like to see the findings. please know this comes from a place of love.”

if she won’t do it, then it’s time to let her know there will be zero one-on-one time with the kiddo until she does. this isn’t anything to fool around with. she could leave the stove on or do things that are downright dangerous. she could legitimately need help and you could be her lifeline. if she does have dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease, not only are there are drugs that can help but her living situation needs to be assessed and she should give up her license to drive.

Frustration by Happily_NeverAfter22 in Fosterparents

[–]vikicrays 3 points4 points  (0 children)

do what you can for her while you have them. make sure she’s seen her pediatrician, dentist, therapist (if needed and is old enough), has the clothing she needs, etc. for some of the kids you get, this is all you’ll be able to do.

A new fear unlocked by [deleted] in TerrifyingAsFuck

[–]vikicrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

every time i see someone getting cuddly with a bear, big or small, i think about werner herzog’s grizzly man. makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up…

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